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Hiroshi Tamura

Hiroshi Tamura, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110003460METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACE OF SOI SUBSTRATE - A method for minimizing thickness variation of a substrate in an anneal step and achieving the smoothing of the surface of the substrate. Specifically provided is a method for treating the surface of a SOI substrate, including the steps of treating the surface of the SOI substrate by the PACE method using a plasma or the GCIB method using a gas cluster ion beam and subjecting the treated substrate to a heat treatment in argon atmosphere or an inert gas atmosphere containing 4 vol % or less of hydrogen so that the treated SOI substrate can be annealed.01-06-2011
20110003462METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOI WAFER - Provided is a method for manufacturing an SOI wafer, which is capable of: efficiently removing an ion-implanted defect layer existing in an ion implanted layer in the vicinity of a peeled surface peeled by an ion implantation peeling method; ensuring the in-plane uniformity of a substrate; and also achieving cost reduction and higher throughput. The method for manufacturing an SOI wafer includes at least the steps of: bonding a silicon wafer with or without an oxide film onto a handle wafer to prepare a bonded substrate, wherein the silicon wafer has an ion implanted layer formed by implanting hydrogen ions and/or rare gas ions into the silicon wafer; peeling the silicon wafer along the ion implanted layer, thereby transferring the silicon wafer onto the handle wafer to produce a post-peeling SOI wafer; immersing the post-peeling SOI wafer in an aqueous ammonia-hydrogen peroxide solution; and performing a heat treatment at a temperature of 900° C. or higher on the immersed post-peeling SOI wafer, and/or polishing a silicon film layer of the immersed post-peeling SOI wafer, through CMP polishing by 10 to 50 nm.01-06-2011
20110104871METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BONDED SUBSTRATE - Provided is a method for manufacturing a bonded wafer with a good thin film over the entire substrate surface, especially in the vicinity of the lamination terminal point. The method for manufacturing a bonded wafer comprises at least the following steps of: forming an ion-implanted region by implanting a hydrogen ion or a rare gas ion, or the both types of ions from a surface of a first substrate which is a semiconductor substrate; subjecting at least one of an ion-implanted surface of the first substrate and a surface of a second substrate to be attached to a surface activation treatment; laminating the ion-implanted surface of the first substrate and the surface of the second substrate in an atmosphere with a humidity of 30% or less and/or a moisture content of 6 g/m05-05-2011

Hiroshi Tamura, Nagoya JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080215199VEHICLE-USE DUAL VOLTAGE TYPE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - The vehicle-use dual voltage type power supply apparatus including a high voltage power supply system and a low voltage power supply system has a configuration that the target power generation cost is calculated individually for each of the two power supply systems in accordance with SOC as a variable of its own battery, so that the electricity cost reduction type power generation control can be performed individually for each of the two power supply systems.09-04-2008
20090078400TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR ON-BOARD BATTERY PACK - A temperature control device has a heat exchanger recovering heat from exhaust gas of an engine, a water circulating passage in which a cooling water is circulated while receiving the recovered heat, an air conditioning unit heating air with the hot cooling water of the passage to produce a temperature controlled air, an air duct, a water heater attached to the bottom surface of a battery pack, and an electric heater attached side surfaces of the pack. The conditioning unit blows the controlled air against the battery pack through the duct. The water heater receives the hot cooling water of the passage and raises the temperature of the battery pack. The electric heater subsidiarily warms the battery pack with heat generated from electric power of the pack.03-26-2009
20090195430ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTING APPARATUS WITH LOWER TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE - In an A/D converting apparatus, a converting unit has an input terminal and an input-output characteristic. The input-output characteristic has temperature dependence, and the converting unit carries out a process of converting an input voltage signal to digital data. A temperature determining unit has information representing a relationship between a variable of an output of the converting unit and a variable of a temperature around the converting unit according to the temperature dependence of the input-output characteristic of the converting unit. When the specified voltage is applied to the input terminal of the converting unit, the temperature determining unit determines a value of the temperature around the converting unit based on the information and the specified voltage. A reducing unit reduces temperature dependence of the process of converting an input voltage signal to digital data based on the determined value of the temperature around the converting unit.08-06-2009
20090251103VOLTAGE DETECTING APPARATUS WITH VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR AND BATTERY STATE CONTROL SYSTEM - In a voltage detecting apparatus, a voltage controlled oscillator, when an input voltage is applied thereto, outputs a signal with a logical value that is periodically inverted. A detector counts a number of logical inversion of the output signal from the voltage controlled oscillator over an interval between edges of pulses of a pulse signal to thereby generate, based on the counted number of logical inversion, digital data as a detected result of the input voltage. A determiner determines whether a reduction of a time required to detect the input voltage is higher in priority than an increase of a resolution of detection of the input voltage. A variably setting unit variably sets a frequency of the pulse signal based on a result of the determination of whether the reduction of the time required to detect the input voltage is higher in priority than the increase of the resolution of detection of the input voltage.10-08-2009
20110001352POWER SOURCE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A power source apparatus mounted to a vehicle is equipped with a lead-acid battery and a lithium battery. An open circuit voltage and an internal resistance of each of the batteries are determined to satisfy the following conditions (a1), (a2), and (a3): (a1) In the use range of SOC of the lead-acid battery and the use range of SOC of the lithium battery, there is an equal voltage point Vds at which the open circuit voltage V01-06-2011
20110025271STATE MONITORING APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLED BATTERY - The state monitoring apparatus includes a high-voltage side monitoring section having monitoring units assigned to respective unit batteries and a low-voltage side monitoring section having a control device. The monitoring units measures the voltages of the unit batteries upon reception of a voltage measurement command transmitted from the control device, and determines whether or not the measured voltages are within a predetermined range. This determination is transmitted to the control device. If this determination is negative, the control device limits a charge/discharge current of the assembled battery, and then causes the monitoring units to transmit the measured voltages.02-03-2011
20110043393DEVICE FOR CONVERTING ANALOG SIGNAL INTO DIGITAL VALUES AND CORRECTING THE VALUES - An analog to digital converting device has a first converter nonlinearly converting an analog level into a first digital value every first sampling period, shorter than a second sampling period, with low precision, a second converter linearly converting the analog level into a second digital value every second sampling period with high precision, and a controller determining a correction equation by using the second digital value having a high precision in each second sampling period so as to renew the equation every second sampling period, and correcting the first digital values, obtained in each second sampling period, to corrected digital values according to the corresponding correction equation to output the corrected digital value as a digital value, obtained by substantially linearly converting the analog level, every first sampling period.02-24-2011
20110260544POWER SUPPLY UNIT HAVING PLURALITY OF SECONDARY BATTERIES - The power supply unit includes a lead secondary battery (first battery) that is capable of being charged with power generated by an alternator (power generator); a lithium secondary battery (second battery) that is electrically connected in parallel to the lead secondary battery, capable of being charged with power generated by the alternator (power generator), and has higher output density or higher energy density than the lead secondary battery; and a switching means that is electrically connected between the alternator and the lead secondary battery, and the lithium secondary battery, and switches between conduction and blocking. The switching means is configured by a plurality of MOS-FETs (semiconductor switches) being connected in series such that respective parasitic diodes present in the semiconductor switches face opposite directions.10-27-2011

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tamura, Nagoya JP

Hiroshi Tamura, Annaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110014776METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOI SUBSTRATE - A method for easily manufacturing a transparent SOI substrate having: a main surface with a silicon film formed thereon; and a rough main surface located on a side opposite to a side where the silicon film is formed. A method for manufacturing transparent SOI substrate, having a silicon film formed on a first main surface of the transparent insulating substrate, while a second main surface of the transparent insulating substrate, an opposite to the first main surface, is roughened. The method includes at least the steps of: roughening the first main surface with an RMS surface roughness lower than 0.7 nm and the second main surface with an RMS surface roughness higher than the surface roughness of the first main surface to prepare the transparent insulating substrate; and forming the silicon film on the first main surface of the transparent insulating substrate.01-20-2011

Hiroshi Tamura, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100075206On-board battery assembly - An on-board battery assembly includes a cell stack, a blowing member, and a control component. The cell stack includes a plurality of cell modules. The cell stack has one side face that extends generally along a width axis orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the plurality of cell modules. The blowing member having a blow-out port that has a dimension generally equivalent to a dimension of the one side face. The blowing member includes a casing having a suction port and a flow channel. The flow channel has a width that becomes greater toward the blow-out port. The control component is provided in a space defined between the casing and a plane, which is perpendicular to the width axis, and which includes an end portion of the one side face.03-25-2010
20100270976BATTERY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A battery system for a vehicle warms up a battery, which is mounted to charge and discharge. A charge/discharge unit is located closer to a battery set than an inverter unit is. When the battery set cannot produce a required output power because of its low temperature, a control unit controls the charge/discharge unit to charge and discharge and also controls a blower to deliver heat transfer medium, which receives heat generated from the charge/discharge unit, to the battery set, so that the battery set is warmed up to produce the required output power at earlier time.10-28-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tamura, Nagoya-City JP

Hiroshi Tamura, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090032451AERATION-LESS WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - An aeration-less water treatment apparatus including an anaerobic reactor which receives sewage to cause the sewage to flow as an upward stream, and an aerobic reactor which receives treated water from the anaerobic reactor to cause the water to flow as a downward stream so that the water contacts aerobic microorganisms and air to aerobically treat the polluted matter in the water, the apparatus further including a suspended sludge section located in a lower part of the anaerobic reactor and in which the anaerobic microorganisms are suspended in the sewage, and a carrier section located in an upper part of the anaerobic reactor and having carriers to which the anaerobic microorganisms are attached, the anaerobic microorganisms having flowed from the suspended sludge section being further attached to the carriers.02-05-2009
20090149632Antibacterial peptide - The present invention provides a novel peptide based on CAP11 as well as provides an antibacterial agent, an LPS-cell-binding inhibitor, and a drug such as a bacterial-infection-treating agent or an endotoxin-shock suppressant, each containing the peptide as an active ingredient. The peptide has the following amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1): X01 X02 X03 X03 X04 X02 X03 X03 X05 X04 X03 X04 X02 X01 X03 X02 X05 X03 (wherein X01 represents a cationic amino acid residue or a polar uncharged amino acid residue, X02 represents a non-polar amino acid residue, X03 represents a cationic amino acid residue, X04 represents a non-polar amino acid residue or a cationic amino acid residue, and X05 represents a non-polar amino acid residue or a polar uncharged amino acid residue). Each of the antibacterial agent, lipopolysaccharide-cell-binding inhibitor, and drug (e.g., bacterial-infection-treating agent or endotoxin-shock suppressant) contains the peptide as an active ingredient. The present invention also provides for a peptide comprised of a sequence of cationic and non-polar or polar uncharged amino acids forming an α-helix wherein the amino acids are arranged along the α-helix such that when represented as a helical wheel, there is a substantial bi-lateral symmetry between cationic versus non-polar or polar uncharged amino acids.06-11-2009
20090208995PRO-CLOTTING ENZYME, AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ENDOTOXIN OR (1-3)-BETA-D-GLUCAN USING THE SAME - Objects of the present invention are to provide a DNA fragment encoding a 08-20-2009
20100112668Method For Producing Factor G Derived From HorseShoe Crab - The invention provides a virus harboring a DNA encoding a subunit of 05-06-2010
20100261266BIOLOGICAL DESULFURIZATION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a biological desulfurization apparatus including a reaction tower 10-14-2010
20100273242BIOLOGICAL DESULFURIZATION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a desulfurization apparatus including a biological reaction tank 10-28-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tamura, Tokyo JP

Hiroshi Tamura, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080228915EVENT NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND EVENT NOTIFICATION METHOD - An event notification device notifies event information via a network. A storage unit stores therein event-transmission determination information. An event monitoring monitors whether an event occurs. A determining unit determines based on the event-transmission determination information whether event information of occurred event is to be transmitted to only a target communication device from among communication devices that have requested to be notified of the event information. An event notifying unit notifies the target communication device or all the communication devices of the event information by using the WS-Eventing protocol according to a result of the determination.09-18-2008
20100214603COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A communication device is driven by an on-demand driver installed in an apparatus that includes an on-demand driver generating program that generates the on-demand driver for the communication device based on device information of the communication device. The communication device includes a memory unit that stores therein the device information of the communication device, a responding unit that, in response to a request for obtaining the device information from the on-demand driver generating program, sends the device information stored in the memory unit to the apparatus, and an updating unit that is used in externally updating the device information stored in the memory unit.08-26-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tamura, Kanagawa JP

Hiroshi Tamura, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100204386ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - A sealing compound composition as an adhesive composition contains a vinyl chloride resin, a plasticizer, a filler, a moisture absorbent and an acrylic resin as a pH control material. The moisture absorbent is blended within a range of 0.3 to 2.0% by weight. The acrylic resin is blended within a range of 1.0% by weight or more to less than 7.0% by weight. A blending ratio of the moisture absorbent is half or less than that of the acrylic resin.08-12-2010

Hiroshi Tamura, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100112086ELECTROLYTICALLY REDUCED WATER, HOT WATER FOR BATHING, AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSION OF LUMPY FAT - An electrolytically reduced water which consists of an alkali ion water prepared by ion exchange and has a dissolved hydrogen concentration of 0.20 ppm or above, an oxidation-reduction potential of −150 mV to −500 mV, and a hydrogen ion component of pH6.5-10.5 and which is quantitatively specified in the reducing power capable of inhibiting the oxidative deterioration of fat in the cutis through the elimination of active oxygen due to the characteristics of hydrogen, the oxidation-reduction potential characteristics of high reducing action, and alkaline characteristics and can activate the skin to inhibit the oxidative deterioration and suppress lumpy fat (cellulite).05-06-2010

Hiroshi Tamura, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100101985APPARATUS FOR REMOVING DISSOLVED HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN ANAEROBIC TREATMENT - Disclosed is an apparatus for removing dissolved hydrogen sulfide, including an anaerobic treatment tank (04-29-2010

Hiroshi Tamura, Gunma-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090246935Method for producing soi substrate - Provided is a method for producing an SOI substrate comprising a transparent insulating substrate and a silicon film formed on a first major surface of the insulating substrate wherein a second major surface of the insulating substrate which is opposite to the major surface is roughened, the method suppressing the generation of metal impurities and particles in a simple and easy way. More specifically, provided is a method for producing an SOI substrate comprising a transparent insulating substrate, a silicon film formed on a first major surface of the transparent insulating substrate, and a roughened second major surface, which is opposite to the first major surface, the method comprising steps of: providing the transparent insulating substrate, mirror surface-processing at least the first major surface of the transparent insulating substrate, forming a silicon film on the first major surface of the transparent insulating substrate, and laser-processing the second major surface of the transparent insulating substrate so as to roughen the second major surface by using a laser.10-01-2009

Hiroshi Tamura, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080199217ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCORPORATING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - An object is to provide an electrophotographic photoconductor which prevents an increase in the friction coefficient of the photoconductor surface caused when printing takes place for a long period of time or in large amounts, which has sustainability of the low photoconductor surface friction coefficient, low wear properties and high durability, and which is particularly superior in polymerized toner (or spherical toner) cleaning capability; a process cartridge incorporating the electrophotographic photoconductor; and an image forming apparatus incorporating the electrophotographic photoconductor. There is an electrophotographic photoconductor including: a photoconductor substrate, a photosensitive layer over the photoconductor substrate, and a protective layer over the photoconductor substrate, wherein the protective layer is formed by curing together at least a trifunctional or more radical polymerizable monomer having no charge transporting structure, a fluorine-based UV-curable hard coat agent and a monofunctional radical polymerizable compound having a charge transporting structure, and contains lubricant fine particles.08-21-2008
20080227008ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CARTRIDGE CONTAINING THE SAME AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS CONTAINING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photoconductor having an extremely low increase in friction coefficient and wear, while also having superior cleanability even after long-term or large-volume printing, and to provide an electrophotographic apparatus for forming an image using a polymerization toner without providing a unit for externally supplying a lubricant to a photoconductor. Namely, the present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductor having a photosensitive layer and a crosslinked resin surface layer over a conductive substrate, wherein the crosslinked resin surface layer at least contains trimethylolpropane triacrylate, a dimethylpolysiloxane having a radically polymerizable functional group, and lubricating fine particles.09-18-2008
20080311499ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE PHOTORECEPTOR - An electrophotographic photoreceptor, including an electroconductive substrate; a photosensitive layer, located overlying the electroconductive substrate; and a crosslinked resin surface layer, located overlying the photo sensitive layer, wherein the crosslinked resin surface layer includes a crosslinked body of trimethylolpropanetriacrylate, isocyanate including a radical polymerizable functional group and a heat or a light-curable charge transport material.12-18-2008
20090067891ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductor including, an uppermost crosslinked surface layer including a cured product of a crosslinked surface layer composition containing a tri- or more functional radical-polymerizable monomer having no charge transportable structure, organosilica sol, an isocyanate group-containing radical-polymerizable monomer, and a curable charge transport material.03-12-2009
20090148180IMAGE BEARING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BEARING MEMBER - An image bearing member including an electroconductive substrate, a charge generating layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate, a charge transport layer located overlying the charge generating layer, the charge transport layer comprising a charge transport material and a protective layer having a thickness of from 3 to 15 μm located overlying the charge transport layer, wherein the density of the charge transport material in the protective layer at depth of 2 μm from the surface of the charge transport layer satisfies the following relationship:06-11-2009
20110287353ACRYLIC ESTER COMPOUND AND MANUFACTURING INTERMEDIATE THEREOF, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACRYLIC ESTER COMPOUND, AND LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE BEARING MEMBER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - To provide: a latent electrostatic image bearing member including one of a cured material obtained through radical polymerization of a radically polymerizable compound of component (A1), and a cured material obtained through radical polymerization of a radically polymerizable compound of component (A2) in the outermost layer, wherein the component (A1) includes two radically polymerizable groups and a substituted amino group which does not include a radically polymerizable group in a molecule, and the radically polymerizable group and the nearest substituted amino group which does not include an unsaturated bond in between are connected with two or more aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, and, the radically polymerizable compound of component (A2) includes a condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formed by bonding a radically polymerizable group and a non-radically polymerizable substituted amine group through a condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group; and an image forming apparatus, image forming method and process cartridge which uses thereof.11-24-2011

Patent applications by Hiroshi Tamura, Susono-Shi JP

Hiroshi Tamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080254187SEASONING HAVING FUNCTION OF IMPARTING KOKUMI TASTE - The present application provides a taste-improving glycopeptide, a seasoning containing the same, and a food or drink containing the seasoning. The taste-improving glycopeptide of the present invention has a molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000 and is composed of a sugar chain and a peptide linked to each other.10-16-2008

Hiroshi Tamura, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120003916Ventilating device - A ventilating device includes a housing; a gas concentration detector; a passage portion defining an outside air passage and an inside air passage; a permeable membrane disposed at an interface between the outside air passage and the inside air passage; an air sending portion to generate at least one of a flow of outside air in the outside air passage and a flow of inside air in the inside air passage; and a controller. The controller controls at least one of the flow of inside air and the flow of outside air by controlling the air sending portion, based on a gas concentration of a predetermined gas detected by the gas concentration detector.01-05-2012

Hiroshi Tamura, Marugame-Shie JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120027914IMMUNOPOTENTIATING FERMENTED FOOD OBTAINED FROM FRUCTAN-CONTAINING FOOD - A fermentation product (fermented food) that has high functionality by subjecting a fructan-containing material (in particular, a material including garlic or rakkyo containing fructan at a high concentration) directly to lactic acid fermentation without performing a heat treatment or an enzymatic treatment. More specifically, provided are: a fermentation product having an immunopotentiating effect, which is obtained by lactic acid fermentation of a fructan-containing material using a lactic acid bacterium 02-02-2012

Hiroshi Tamura, Akashi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120032500HYDRAULIC BRAKE APPARATUS OF MOTORCYCLE - The present invention provides a hydraulic brake apparatus of a motorcycle, including a main frame having a pair of right and left frame members extending rearward from a head pipe, and equipment arranged in a space between the right and left frame members, the hydraulic brake apparatus further including at least one brake fluid pipe, wherein the at least one brake fluid pipe is arranged so as to extend rearward from near the head pipe along an upper surface at least one of the frame members.02-09-2012

Hiroshi Tamura, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120034566MICRO-CHANNEL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING MICRO-CHANNEL DEVICE - A micro-channel device provided in a solution analysis system using pressure liquid feed comprises a plurality of straight-line channels and curved channels connecting the ends of the neighboring straight-line channels. The width w of each curved channel is smaller than the width t of each straight-line channel. The radius of curvature r of each curved channel is set so that the value of a expressed by formula (1) is equal to or smaller than the value of a at a local maximum point of the theoretical step height H expressed by formula (2) and based on the shape of the curved channel.02-09-2012

Hiroshi Tamura, Marugame-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120101152NEURITE ELONGATION AGENT, MEMORY-IMPROVING AGENT AND ANTI-ALZHEIMER AGENT COMPRISING 4'-DEMETHYLNOBILETIN OR 4'-DEMETHYLTANGERETIN AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE COMPOUND - A method for producing 4′-demethylnobiletin or 4′-demethyltangeretin including fermenting a skin derived from at least one citrus fruit selected from citrus fruits belonging to section 04-26-2012