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Hirooka, JP

Akira Hirooka, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120065320FLUORINE-CONTAINING 1,6-DIENE ETHER COMPOUND AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER - A fluorine-containing polymer obtained using a 1,6-diene ether compound represented by formula [1] is a high-performance polymer exhibiting a low refractive index, high glass transition point, a high degree of transparency, and solubility in solvents. There are many potential uses, such as use as a coating material or bulk material. For example, said polymer could be effectively used in high-tech fields such as: optical materials such as low-reflection films and optical waveguide cladding; semiconductor materials such as pellicles and resists in semiconductor lithography; and protective film materials, insulating film materials, and water-repellent materials.03-15-2012

Akira Hirooka, Takasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110281090GERMANIUM-CONTAINING HIGH-REFRACTIVE-INDEX THIN FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a high refractive-index coating film and a production method of the high refractive-index coating film. The production method comprises producing a coating film containing a germanium compound containing a Ge—Ge bond as a backbone thereof, and baking the coating film under vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere. The high refractive-index coating film produced by the method is soluble in a solvent and has a high moldability and film-formation property, and has a high refractive index of 1.8 or more and further 2.3 or more, and is chemically stable.11-17-2011

Eiko Hirooka, Takasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110281090GERMANIUM-CONTAINING HIGH-REFRACTIVE-INDEX THIN FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a high refractive-index coating film and a production method of the high refractive-index coating film. The production method comprises producing a coating film containing a germanium compound containing a Ge—Ge bond as a backbone thereof, and baking the coating film under vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere. The high refractive-index coating film produced by the method is soluble in a solvent and has a high moldability and film-formation property, and has a high refractive index of 1.8 or more and further 2.3 or more, and is chemically stable.11-17-2011

Eiko Hirooka, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120065320FLUORINE-CONTAINING 1,6-DIENE ETHER COMPOUND AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER - A fluorine-containing polymer obtained using a 1,6-diene ether compound represented by formula [1] is a high-performance polymer exhibiting a low refractive index, high glass transition point, a high degree of transparency, and solubility in solvents. There are many potential uses, such as use as a coating material or bulk material. For example, said polymer could be effectively used in high-tech fields such as: optical materials such as low-reflection films and optical waveguide cladding; semiconductor materials such as pellicles and resists in semiconductor lithography; and protective film materials, insulating film materials, and water-repellent materials.03-15-2012

Hirofumi Hirooka, Sumoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080224667Method for charging battery pack - A method for charging a lithium-ion secondary battery is so designed as to fully charge, with a voltage of the lithium-ion secondary battery being limited to a set voltage. Further, the method for charging the lithium-ion secondary battery is so designed that a degradation level of the lithium-ion secondary battery is detected, and when the degradation is advanced, the battery is fully charged with the set voltage being lowered.09-18-2008

Kazuyuki Hirooka, Kita-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110112043METHOD OF UTILIZING PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF RARE SACCHARIDE AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING RARE SACCHARIDE - A method of utilizing the physiological activity of a rare saccharide, wherein physiological-activity sensitive cells are treated with the rare saccharide to modify the function of the cells. A composition containing, as an active ingredient, a rare saccharide which is introduced into physiological-activity sensitive cells and has an effect of modifying the function of the cells. The cells are human cells. The composition is a functional food, a drug, or a cosmetic. The rare saccharide is a rare saccharide belonging to aldose and/or ketose. The aldose is D-allose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of cancer-cell proliferation inhibitory activity sensitive cells and active-oxygen production inhibitory activity sensitive cells. The ketose is D-psicose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of chemokine secretion inhibitory activity sensitive cells, microglia migration inhibitory activity sensitive cells, and hypoglycemic activity sensitive cells.05-12-2011

Kazuyuki Hirooka, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080297865REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING METHOD, RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS, RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING METHOD - A reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing method, recording apparatus, and recording method are provided. A reproducing apparatus reproduces data from a hologram recording medium in which data inserted with syncs at predetermined intervals is recorded in each predetermined page unit by interference fringes of reference light and signal light includes a reference-light irradiating unit that irradiates the reference light on the hologram recording medium, a signal readout unit that receives diffractive light corresponding to the data recorded on the hologram recording medium, a sync-position detecting unit that detects a position of a detection object sync on the basis of positions of plural syncs selected with the position of the detection object sync as a reference, and an amplitude-value calculating unit that specifies positions of respective recording pixels in the readout signal on the basis of the positions of the respective syncs detected by the sync-position detecting unit and calculates amplitude values of the respective pixels.12-04-2008

Keiichi Hirooka, Toyama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090053866NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A p-type source region 02-26-2009

Ken Hirooka, Uji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110158388RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An air grid is constructed such that absorbing foil strips, which absorb scattered X-rays, are arranged in a direction parallel to the direction of rows of detecting elements, and that spacing between adjacent shadows among shadows of the absorbing foil strips formed on a flat panel X-ray detector (FPD) as a result of the absorbing foil strips absorbing X-rays is larger than spacing between pixels forming an X-ray image. An image data acquiring unit, a transmittance smoothing unit, a grid data acquiring unit, a shadowless pixel calculating unit, a shadow total quantity calculating unit, a transmittance correcting unit and an X-ray image acquiring unit are provided to remove the shadows with high accuracy by using corrected image data (X-ray transmittances) which constitutes a profile of shadows occurring at an actual time of X-ray imaging of a subject.06-30-2011

Ken Hirooka, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100272236RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detecting device with detecting elements arranged two-dimensionally, a radiation grid with absorbing foil strips for removing scattered radiation, a physical quantity acquiring device for calculating predetermined physical quantities based on outputs of the radiation detecting device, a physical quantity map generating device for generating a physical quantity map by mapping the predetermined physical quantities, and a physical quantity map smoothing device for smoothing the physical quantities arranged on the physical quantity map in a direction of extension of the absorbing foil strips, thereby to generate an average value map.10-28-2010

Kenichi Hirooka, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080303306VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle door structure includes a reinforcing member extending along an inner side of an outer door panel in a longitudinal direction, wherein the reinforcing member includes an extrusion-molded body, a forward end surface and a rear end surface, each comprising fixing portions configured to abut forward and rear mounts upon the inner side of the outer door panel, and the reinforcing member configured to be secured to the mounts in the longitudinal direction.12-11-2008

Kouji Hirooka, Gunma-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100242662Steering apparatus - The present invention provides a steering apparatus that can provide good operation feeling in telescopic adjustment and can have a very simple configuration. The steering apparatus has a fixed bracket, a movable bracket, a sliding shaft support member, and a tightening tool. The sliding shaft support member is constituted by a main sliding unit made of an inelastic resin and buffer portions made of a rubber or an elastic resin. The buffer portions are fixedly attached to both sides of the main sliding unit in the front-rear direction, the upper and lower surfaces of the main sliding unit are in a state of sliding contact with both guide edges of a long hole for telescopic adjustment of the movable bracket, and the buffer portions can abut only on both stop end edges and do not come into contact with the two guide edges.09-30-2010
20120096977Operation lever for steering apparatus - An operation lever includes a lever main body A having a tapered insertion portion which has locking portions and in which the size in the up-down direction decreases gradually and an operation knob having a tapered insertion hole in which a size in the up-down direction decreases gradually from an opening toward a deep end wall surface. The insertion hole includes tapered reference surface facing each other in the up-down direction. Grooves are formed from the opening and along the deep end wall surface so as to protrude outward from the respective tapered reference surfaces and the inner side surfaces in the insertion hole of the operation knob. The insertion portion is inserted into the insertion hole and the locking portions bite in outward through the respective tapered reference surfaces.04-26-2012

Patent applications by Kouji Hirooka, Gunma-Ken JP

Makoto Hirooka, Takasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110281090GERMANIUM-CONTAINING HIGH-REFRACTIVE-INDEX THIN FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a high refractive-index coating film and a production method of the high refractive-index coating film. The production method comprises producing a coating film containing a germanium compound containing a Ge—Ge bond as a backbone thereof, and baking the coating film under vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere. The high refractive-index coating film produced by the method is soluble in a solvent and has a high moldability and film-formation property, and has a high refractive index of 1.8 or more and further 2.3 or more, and is chemically stable.11-17-2011

Makoto Hirooka, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120065320FLUORINE-CONTAINING 1,6-DIENE ETHER COMPOUND AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER - A fluorine-containing polymer obtained using a 1,6-diene ether compound represented by formula [1] is a high-performance polymer exhibiting a low refractive index, high glass transition point, a high degree of transparency, and solubility in solvents. There are many potential uses, such as use as a coating material or bulk material. For example, said polymer could be effectively used in high-tech fields such as: optical materials such as low-reflection films and optical waveguide cladding; semiconductor materials such as pellicles and resists in semiconductor lithography; and protective film materials, insulating film materials, and water-repellent materials.03-15-2012

Masoto Hirooka, Shisou-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080284146GAS GENERATOR FOR AIRBAG - A gas generator, relating to a gas generator for a side air bag or the like, is provided. The gas generator has an inner cylindrical member is stored in a housing, wherein the inner cylindrical member has a second outside diameter portion abutting against the inner peripheral surface of the housing, and a first outside diameter portion smaller in outside diameter than the second outside diameter portion, the tip end of the first outside diameter portion side abuts against the closed end portion (one end portion) of the housing, the filter is provided on the outside of the inner cylindrical member in the radial direction of the first outside diameter portion, and the ignition means is provided on the opposite end portion (the other end) from the closed end portion of the housing.11-20-2008

Nobuyuki Hirooka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100191477PARTICLE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A particle behavior analysis system includes a calculation section that, regarding a decomposition portion decomposed in accordance with a decomposition method in a range to be analyzed, considers interaction force with another substance that acts on a particle and calculates behavior of the particle, while performing information communication with other devices; and an output processing section that switches output advisability of an analysis result obtained by the calculation section based on priority of the decomposition portion corresponding to the advisability of output processing of the analysis result.07-29-2010

Nobuyuki Hirooka, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090094310PARALLEL COMPUTING SYSTEM AND PARALLEL COMPUTING METHOD - The parallel computing system is provided with: plural computing nodes that perform a computation; a management node that is connected to the plural computing nodes, and that manages parallel computing by the plural computing nodes; and an external memory that is connected to the management node, that is accessible from the management node and the plural computing nodes, and that uses a semiconductor memory as a memory medium. The management node allocates data to be processed to each of the computing nodes, and creates an individual data file for each of the computing nodes in the external memory, and each of the computing nodes performs a computation by accessing the external memory and by reading the data file allocated to itself and a different data file to be referenced in a computation using the allocated data file, and outputs a computation result to the external memory.04-09-2009

Shigeki Hirooka, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080256492OBJECT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An object display apparatus displays a plurality of object at respective display positions, and receive a designation to set one of the plurality of displayed object as an object of interest. Upon reception of an addition or deletion instruction of one or more objects with respect to the plurality of displayed objects, a display of the objects is updated by moving object other than the object of interest while keeping the display position of the designated object of interest.10-16-2008
20090144227INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - In an information processing apparatus including a first content group, to which an external device including a second content group is connected, a content list is created from a content group in which the first and second content groups have been integrated. Attribute information of the content is acquired in accordance with the type of the content included in the second content group, a control method for the content list is determined based on the acquired attribute information, and the content list is processes in accordance with the determined control method.06-04-2009
20090259952INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - UI widget content includes reference information by which its own UI widget refers to a child UI widget, and a description of an initial-focus designation for designating which of its own UI widget and child UI widget will have initial focus. A self-UI widget is generated, a child UI widget associated with the self-UI widget is generated based upon the reference information, and a UI widget hierarchy is thus built. A path is followed from a root of the UI widget hierarchy to a child UI widget designated by the corresponding initial-focus designation information. When a UI widget for which a child UI widget has not been designated in the corresponding reference information is retrieved, it is determined that this UI widget is the UI widget having the initial focus.10-15-2009
20100289818IMAGE LAYOUT DEVICE, IMAGE LAYOUT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image layout device including an image alignment unit configured to align an image included in an image group based on an attribute of an image included in an image group, a layout selection unit configured to select a layout frame based on an order of a layout frame, which arranges an image, included in a template which is an arrangement object of an image and an attribute of the layout frame, an image selection unit configured to select an image based on an order of an image aligned by the image alignment unit and on the attribute of the image, and a selected image layout unit configured to arrange an image selected by the image selection unit in a layout frame selected by the layout frame selection unit.11-18-2010

Patent applications by Shigeki Hirooka, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Shigemasa Hirooka, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090132149Ejector system for a vehicle and ejector system controller - A vehicle ejector system (05-21-2009
20100004844CONTROL SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM - When a catalyst warm-up request for promoting warm-up of a catalyst is issued and no negative-pressure increase request for increasing a negative pressure downstream of a throttle valve is issued, a control system of an internal combustion engine controls the ignition timing to the timing (ϑ0 + Δ ϑ1) obtained by correcting HIGH A the normal ignition timing (ϑ0) to be retarded by a correction amount &Delta, −ϑ1, and controls the degree of opening of the throttle valve to a throttle opening (TAO + ΔTA01-07-2010

Shigemasa Hirooka, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080264059Control apparatus and control method for negative pressure generating apparatus - A control apparatus for a negative pressure generating apparatus includes an ejector that generates a negative pressure whose magnitude is larger than that of a negative pressure to be taken from an intake passage in an intake system for an internal combustion engine provided in a vehicle; a state change device that makes the ejector function or stop functioning; and a predetermined value change device that changes a predetermined value according to an operating state of the vehicle, when the state change device makes the ejector function based on a result of a comparison between the negative pressure to be taken from the intake passage and the predetermined value.10-30-2008
20080267789Control apparatus and control method for negative pressure generating apparatus - A control apparatus for a negative pressure generating apparatus, includes an ejector that generates a negative pressure whose magnitude is larger than that of a negative pressure to be taken from an intake passage in an intake system for an internal combustion engine provided in a vehicle; a state change device that makes the ejector function or stop functioning; and a prohibition control device that prohibits the state change device from making the ejector function, when the vehicle is transiently decelerated.10-30-2008
20090043477Ejector System for Vehicle - An ejector system controls the idle speed of an internal combustion engine by controlling an electric throttle valve system that adjusts the flow-rate of the intake air to be supplied to the internal combustion engine, and includes an ejector which generates a negative pressure of which the absolute value is larger than the absolute value of a negative pressure to be introduced from an intake manifold, a vacuum control valve which causes the ejector to operate or causes the ejector to stop operating, and an ECU that controls the vacuum switching valve. With the ejector system, even if the ejector is caused to operate or caused to stop operating, it is possible to appropriately suppress fluctuations in the idle speed, and appropriately obtain a negative pressure.02-12-2009
20100047081CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE GENERATING APPARATUS - A control apparatus for a negative pressure generating apparatus that includes an ejector that generates a negative pressure whose magnitude is larger than that of a negative pressure to be taken from an intake passage in an intake system for an internal combustion engine provided in a vehicle; and state change means for making the ejector function or stop functioning. The control apparatus includes prohibition control means for prohibiting the state change means from making the ejector function, according to a temperature of intake air.02-25-2010
20120035829CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine according to an embodiment includes: cooling units arranged on a path where a coolant is circulated, and cooling an exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine with the coolant flowing through the cooling units; a pump circulating the coolant; and ECUs estimating a heat quantity of the exhaust gas and deciding whether or not to operate the pump after an ignition switch is detected to be OFF in response to the estimated heat quantity of the exhaust gas.02-09-2012
20120035830CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine according to the present embodiment, includes: cooling units 02-09-2012
20120059566CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a control device for an internal combustion engine according to the present embodiment, the control device includes: cooling units arranged on a path where a coolant is circulated, and cooling an exhaust gas of an engine with the coolant flowing through the cooling units; an atmospheric pressure sensor detecting an atmosphere pressure; and ECUs deciding whether or not to perform an exhaust gas temperature control for suppressing a temperature of the exhaust gas based on whether or not a heat quantity is more than a decision value, and correcting the decision value to be lower as the atmosphere pressure is lower.03-08-2012

Patent applications by Shigemasa Hirooka, Susono-Shi JP

Shinichiro Hirooka, Fujisawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090153649Imaging Apparatus - An imaging apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, a cutout image generation unit for cutting out a specified area in a pickup image taken by the image pickup unit to generate a cutout image enlarged at a specified magnification, an image display unit for displaying one or both of the pickup image taken by the image pickup unit and the cutout image generated by the cutout image generation unit, a display image control unit for controlling a method of displaying an image the image display unit displays, a manual focus operation unit for the user to control through manual operation the focus position of the image pickup unit, and a manual zoom operation unit for the user to control the zoom magnification of the image pickup unit.06-18-2009
20100020194Imaging Apparatus - An imaging apparatus having a wide dynamic range, including an imaging unit, an exposure control unit realizing a plurality of the imaging processes on the same object with different sensitivities by controlling the exposure of the imaging unit, a camera signal processing unit generating a video signal by processing the camera signal from the imaging unit, a video synthesis unit synthesizing a plurality of video signals having different sensitivities generated by the processing unit, and an object recognition unit processing the video signals from the processing unit and detecting the object information. The object recognition unit detects the object information for each of the plurality of the video signals. Based on the detected object information, the control unit controls the exposure, the processing unit controls the gamma characteristic of the video signals, and the synthesis unit controls the ratio for synthesizing the plurality of the video signals.01-28-2010
20110249153OBSTACLE DETECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An obstacle detection display device, for enabling to display the information of a result of image recognition at high accuracy, at high speed and without position error of shift, even for an image photographed by a wide-angle camera, is constructed with: an image pickup means; an image correcting means for executing geometrical correction upon a video signal outputted from the image pickup means through image processing, and thereby outputting it; an image recognizing means for detecting object information by executing image processing on the video signal outputted from the image correcting means; a display information producing means for determining display information and display position in the video signal, to be presented to a user, being superimposed on the video signal, which is outputted by the image pickup means, upon basis of the object information detected by the image recognizing means, and thereby outputting them; and a display information superimposing means for superimposing the display information outputted by the display information producing means upon the video signal outputted from the image pickup means, upon basis of the display information outputted by the display information producing means. The display information producing means executes correction calculation upon the display position, by taking an error of positions on the video signal, between the video signal outputted by the image correcting means and the video signal outputted from the image pickup means, into the consideration thereof, when determining the display position of the display information to be superimposed on the video signal outputted by the image pickup means.10-13-2011
20110317030IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image signal processing system according to the present invention has a function to perform image quality control in photographing a subject having a large difference in brightness in the surrounding environment so that the entire photographed image, in particular a subject which a user desires to view, has an adequate brightness and an adequate gradation. Specifically, this image signal processing system comprises: a video input unit, a video signal processing unit for performing signal processing on a signal output from the video input unit, and generating a video signal; an input-output characteristic control unit for controlling a characteristic of the video signal which the video signal processing unit generates; and a subject recognition unit for performing image processing on the video signal which the video signal processing unit generates, and recognizing and detecting subject information.12-29-2011

Patent applications by Shinichiro Hirooka, Fujisawa JP

Shohgo Hirooka, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090160998IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEVICE - An image capturing module according to the present invention includes a holder member, which accommodates therein a focusing lens for forming an image of a subject light on an image capturing chip attached on a substrate and is attached to the substrate to cover the image capturing chip, where the holder member is directly supported on a surface of the image capturing chip.06-25-2009

Taisuke Hirooka, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110156058SILICON CARBIDE MONOCRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for producing a silicon carbide single crystal substrate according to the present invention includes steps of: (A) preparing a silicon carbide single crystal substrate having a mechanically polished main face; (B) performing chemical mechanical polishing on the main face of the silicon carbide single crystal substrate using a polishing slurry containing abrasive grains dispersed therein to finish the main face as a mirror surface; (C′1) oxidizing at least a part of the main face finished as a mirror surface by a gas phase to form an oxide; and (C′2) removing the oxide.06-30-2011

Taisuke Hirooka, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110237078SiC SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a SiC substrate which has a first principal surface and a second principal surface, includes the step of removing, by a vapor phase etching process, at least a portion of a work-affected layer which is formed by mechanical flattening or cutting on the first principal surface of the SiC substrate.09-29-2011

Takaharu Hirooka, Shinjuku-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110094616BEVERAGE FILLING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Only a bottle properly preliminarily heated is sterilized by hydrogen peroxide. Temperature inspection to the bottle is performed while travelling the bottle. During the inspection, a bottle of which temperature does not reach a predetermined temperature is removed and a bottle of which temperature reaches the predetermined temperature is continuously travelled, hydrogen peroxide condensed mist α is blown toward a mouth portion 04-28-2011

Takazumi Hirooka, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120103174HELICAL TOOTHED ROPE - A helical toothed rope includes a rope body including a first resin coating and a linear body including a second resin coating. The linear body is wound around the outer surface of the rope body, and the second resin coating is fusion-bonded to the first resin coating.05-03-2012

Tatsuya Hirooka, Adachi-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110188004PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection-type image display apparatus includes an imaging light generation portion which generates imaging light, a housing which stores the imaging light generation portion, and a passage region provided in the housing, through which the imaging light emitted from the imaging light generation portion passes. The housing has a movable portion of which dimension in at least one direction varies, and the passage region is stored in the housing by means of the movable portion while imaging light is not projected.08-04-2011

Toshihiko Hirooka, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100061408LASER APPARATUS - Provided is a laser apparatus including: a DFB fiber laser 03-11-2010

Patent applications by Toshihiko Hirooka, Miyagi JP

Yasuyoshi Hirooka, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080318501Vibrating Device - The object of the present invention is to enable efficient vibration processing by applying a sufficient displacement amount and response speed to an object to be vibrated. In grinding of an outer surface of a workpiece W, first and second supporting members are provided for supporting two opposed points of the workpiece, and first and second vibrators comprising a plurality of piezoelectric elements are arranged in blind holes formed in the center of the first and second supporting members. The first and second vibrators are activated with sine wave signals which differ in phase by 180 degrees so as to cause the first and second supporting members to expand and shrink in the back-and-forth direction. The displacement amount is amplified and the processing is performed. Also, the second supporting member can move back and forth toward the first supporting member.12-25-2008

Yoshiaki Hirooka, Kawanishi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090316998OUTLINING METHOD FOR PROPERLY REPRESENTING CURVED LINE AND STRAIGHT LINE, AND IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD USING THE SAME - A contour pixel is extracted from binarized image data. The contour of the image data is approximated to a straight line based on the extracted contour pixel. It is determined whether a first straight line in the contour obtained by the straight-line approximation includes a portion to be kept straight in the curved-line approximation, based on the relationship between the first straight line and a second straight line connected to the first straight line. In a case where it is determined that the first straight line includes a portion to be kept straight, curved-line approximation is performed by setting a control point on the first straight line at a position closer to an end of the first straight line connected to the second straight line with respect to a midpoint of the first straight line.12-24-2009

Yoshimi Hirooka, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090195048PICKUP-STYLE WORK VEHICLE - A pickup-style work vehicle comprises a front driver's seat, a backseat, a loading floor that is located rearwardly of the backseat and that can be moved to a dumping position, a loading floor size changeover mechanism, and a backseat posture change mechanism. The loading floor size changeover mechanism changes the size of the loading floor between a first state in which a front wall portion and a front bottom portion of the loading floor are moved forwardly in a fore-and-aft direction and a second state in which the front wall portion and the front bottom portion of the loading floor are moved rearwardly in a fore-and-aft direction. The backseat posture change mechanism changes a posture of the backseat between a first posture which is a non-use state and a second posture which is a use state. The fore-and-aft dimension of the backseat in the first posture is less than a fore-and-aft dimension of the backseat in the second posture. the backseat in the first posture is located immediately forwardly of the loading floor in the first state and the backseat in the second posture is located immediately forwardly of the loading floor in the second state.08-06-2009
20090195049PICKUP-STYLE WORK VEHICLE - A pickup-style work vehicle comprises a driver's section, a loading floor that is located rearwardly of the driver's section and that can be moved to a dumping position, a loading floor size changeover mechanism that changes a size of the loading floor between a first state in which a front wall portion and a front bottom portion of the loading floor are moved forwardly in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle and a second state in which the front wall portion and the front bottom portion of the loading floor are moved rearwardly in the fore-and-aft direction, a fixing member connected to the vehicle, and partition member position change mechanism for changing the position of the partition member in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle between a forward position and a rearward position. The partition member when placed at the forward position is located immediately forwardly of the loading floor in the first state while the partition member when placed at the rearward position is located immediately forwardly of the loading floor in the second state.08-06-2009
20100019539Work Vehicle - A work vehicle includes a vehicle body frame extending in the fore/aft direction, the vehicle body frame including a front frame and a rear frame disposed rearwardly of the front frame, a passenger's section provided on the vehicle body frame, a driver's seat disposed on the front side of the passenger's section, and a drive unit including an engine, the drive unit being disposed downwardly of the rear frame. A rear portion of a rear seat disposing space provided rearwardly of the driver's seat is overlapped with an upper side of the rear frame. A rear seat disposed in the rear seat disposing space is selectable in its posture between a first posture where the upper side of the rear frame is opened up to allow visual inspection of the drive unit and a second posture where the rear seat is positioned on the upper side of the rear frame to cover the drive unit.01-28-2010
20110132678Work Vehicle with Engine, Air Cleaner, and Battery - A work vehicle includes: a seat disposed between front wheels and rear wheels; an engine disposed between the right and left rear wheels rearward of the seat; a battery disposed in a container space positioned downward of the seat disposed frontward of the rear wheels; an air cleaner disposed in the container space and arranged proximally to the battery in a vehicle longitudinal direction; and an opening-closing lid unit for covering the air cleaner and the battery from outside in a vehicle transverse direction. An element of the air cleaner is disposed in the air cleaner so that the element is insertable and removable in the vehicle transverse direction, and a position of the air cleaner is set so that the element is accessible from outside the vehicle body.06-09-2011
20120056411Work Vehicle - A pick-up style work vehicle includes a rollover protection structure (ROPS), a seat section including a forward driver's seat and a rear seat, and a rear seat posture changing mechanism for changing the rear seat in its position between a first posture where the rear seat is in a non-use condition and a second posture where the rear seat is in a use condition. A fore/aft length of the rear seat in the first posture is shorter than the fore/aft length of the rear seat in the second posture. The work vehicle also includes a partitioning member for partitioning the seat section from a space behind the seat section with the partitioning member being supported by the ROPS. The partitioning member is movable with being supported by the ROPS between a rearwardly displaced position immediately behind the rear seat and a forwardly displaced position moved forward from the rearwardly displaced position.03-08-2012

Patent applications by Yoshimi Hirooka, Osaka JP

Yoshio Hirooka, Inuyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120011969FASTENING TOOL - The invention provides a fastening method and a fastening tool which can stably fasten a nut to a bolt securely and with a small dispersion at a desired axial force. A fastened member is fastened by inserting a bolt to the fastened member, thereafter temporarily fastening a nut and the bolt, pulling a leading end of a shaft portion of the bolt in an axial direction of the bolt, rotating the nut so as to screw into the bolt while elastically deforming the bolt so as to generate an axial force, and thereafter canceling the pulling of the bolt.01-19-2012

Yosuke Hirooka, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090091122PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTING SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ENVELOPE WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTING SHEET - The present invention provides a personal information protecting sheet in which personal information can be easily made illegible. The personal information protecting sheet includes a base material, a release layer formed on at least a part of the surface of the base material, and an image-receiving layer formed on the release layer. When a force having a directional component that is larger than a predetermined value and parallel to the surface of the base material is applied to the surface, a portion of the image-receiving layer to which the force is applied is peeled from the release layer.04-09-2009