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Hiroto Akiyama, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100033666	DISPLAY PANEL SUBSTRATE, A DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SUBSTRATE, A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SUBSTRATE, AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel substrate in which parasitic capacitances are provided to data signal lines and any short which occurs between the data signal line and a conductor film can be corrected, and a display panel having the substrate. A plurality of strip conductors	02-11-2010
20100045906	ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELS - The present invention has an object to provide an active matrix substrate, a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display element, a liquid crystal display device, and a substrate for liquid crystal display panel, each capable of suppressing generation of uneven cell gap without increase in a parasitic capacitance of a wiring. The active matrix substrate of the present invention is an active matrix substrate including a spacer on a substrate, wherein the spacer includes a base layer and a covering layer, the base layer being buried in the covering layer.	02-25-2010

Hiroto Akiyama, Chuo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090179375	Sheet accumulation apparatus and image forming system having same - The invention is to provide a sheet accumulation apparatus enabling to uniformly load tabbed sheets into a train of sheets for load and store the sheets on a tray. The sheet accumulation apparatus has a sheet outlet for successively discharging the sheets, a tray means for loading to hold the sheets thereon, a sheet carrier means for discharging the sheets from the sheet outlet to the side of a downstream, a sheet front end regulating means for colliding the sheets sent by the sheet carrier means against the regulating means at the sheet front ends and regulating them, and a sheet rear regulating means disposed to the tray means for regulating the positions of the sheets from the sheet outlet at the sheet rear ends. The sheet front end regulating means comprises (	07-16-2009

Hiroto Chiba, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090148738	Fuel cell - A first separator has an outlet side first connection channel connecting a first fuel gas flow field and a fuel gas discharge passage, and a second separator includes an outlet side second connection channel connecting a second fuel gas flow field and the fuel gas discharge passage. The outlet side first connection channel and the outlet side second connection channel include outer passages and outer passages arranged in the same plane formed by facing the first separator and the second separator. The outer passages and the outer passages are formed alternately and independently in the same plane.	06-11-2009

Hiroto Fujiwara, Miyazaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080246293	Vehicle Outer Handle System - In a vehicle outer handle system including a circuit board which includes an electric part and which is contained in an operating handle, the operating handle is die-formed of a synthetic resin in such a manner that a protecting means covering the circuit board is mold-coupled to the operating handle. Thus, a special water-proofing counter measure is not required, leading to a reduction in number of operating steps and a reduction in number of parts. Further, the generation of an abnormal sound during operation of the operating handle is prevented.	10-09-2008
20110179602	VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE SYSTEM - In a vehicle door handle system, a handle is pivotally supported by a base member, at least one portion of the base member being attached to an outer panel; and a lever member is pivotally supported by a spindle fixed to the base member and having an axis at a right angle to a plane extending along the outer panel, the lever member being interlocked and connected with a handle arm configured to pivot with the handle and the lever member being linked to a latch device. An attachment part which attaches the base member to the outer panel is disposed coaxially with the spindle. Accordingly, it is possible to attach the base member to the outer panel while avoiding the bulkiness of conventional systems.	07-28-2011

Hiroto Fukuhisa, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090096644	SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, PATTERN DETECTION METHOD AND SERIAL-PARALLEL CONVERSION METHOD - A shift register SR configured to successively take in and hold input serial data on the basis of a first clock signal, a pattern detection section configured to detect a predetermined pattern contained in the serial data taken in the shift resister and a second clock generation section configured to determine timing of output of the serial data held in the shift register on the basis of a result of this detection are provided to detect the desired pattern contained in the serial data in the course of transferring the serial data for conversion from the serial data to parallel data to the shift resister, and to determine timing of conversion to the parallel data on the basis of a result of this detection, thus reducing the latency and achieving an improvement in communication speed and a reduction in circuit area.	04-16-2009

Hiroto Furuta, Wakayama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110151456	TEST METHOD FOR TYPE-2 DIABETES USING GENE POLYMORPHISM - The present invention relates to a method of testing for genetic susceptibility to type-2 diabetes in a subject that comprises detecting one or more polymorphisms present in the KCNQ1 gene and/or EIF2AK4 gene in a DNA-containing sample collected from the subject. The present invention permit a method of accurately, conveniently, and rapidly testing the genetic susceptibility of subjects to type-2 by targeting determinative genetic factors of genetic susceptibility to type-2 diabetes.	06-23-2011

Hiroto Hara, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110162093	METHODS FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODIES - [Problems to be Solved] The present invention provides methods for producing antibodies and antibody-producing cells.	06-30-2011

Hiroto Hara, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090246170	Therapeutic Agent For Alzheimer's Disease - The present invention provides novel therapeutic methods and agents for treating Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, the present invention relates to anti-inflammatory cytokines, anti-inflammatory cytokine genes, negative-strand RNA viral vectors carrying an anti-inflammatory cytokine gene, which are used for treating Alzheimer's disease or developing therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease, which comprise the cytokines or vectors. The present invention further provides methods for treating Alzheimer's disease, which comprise the step of administering an anti-inflammatory cytokine, or a vector such as a negative-strand RNA viral vector carrying an anti-inflammatory cytokine gene. The present invention enables novel gene therapies for Alzheimer's disease.	10-01-2009

Hiroto Hasegawa, Mishima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090230114	IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND HEATER USED FOR THE IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - The image heating apparatus includes a heater has a first and heat-generation segment having a plurality of heat generating parts therein in the longitudinal direction respectively, and the heat generating parts each having a first electro-conductive pattern provided along the longitudinal direction on a substrate, and a second electro-conductive pattern provided along the longitudinal direction on said substrate and has a region that overlaps with said first electro-conductive pattern in the longitudinal direction, and a heat generating resistor which electrically connects the respective overlapping regions of said first electro-conductive pattern and said second electro-conductive pattern with each other and generates heat by a supplied electric power. It simultaneously prevents the temperature in a non-sheet feeding portion from rising and secures fixing properties in a gap between the divided heat generating resistors, and a heater used in this image heating apparatus.	09-17-2009
20090257794	IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND ENDLESS BELT USED FOR IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - The image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording medium includes an endless belt that includes a base layer made of a metal material; a heater that contacts with an inner surface of the endless belt; and a backup member that forms a nip portion together with the heater through the endless belt. The image formed on the recording medium is heated while being pinched and conveyed in the nip portion. An end surface of the base layer includes a plane region and a curved surface region. When the thickness of the base layer is t, the width of the plane region in a thickness direction of the base layer is h, and the flatness ratio H of the end surface of the base layer is defined as h/t, the flatness ratio H satisfies 50%≦H≦90%.	10-15-2009

Hiroto Higuchi, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090017392	TONER, DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner composition including toner particles including at least a binder resin; and a colorant, wherein the toner composition satisfies at least one of the following relationships (1) and (2):	01-15-2009
20100233609	TONER, DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to toner compositions containing: toner particles made of: binder resin; colorant; and a wax which is dispersed in the toner particles, where the toner composition satisfies relationship (2): B≦394−400A′ when 0.950	09-16-2010

Hiroto Higuchi, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080268366	TONER, AND, DEVELOPER, TONER CONTAINER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner which includes a toner material, wherein the toner satisfies the following formula:	10-30-2008
20090010687	FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE FIXING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member; a charger; a light irradiator; a developing device; a transfer device; an image bearing member's cleaner; and a fixing device, wherein the fixing device includes a fixing member configured to fix a toner image upon application of heat and pressure thereto; a pressing member configured to press the recording material toward the fixing member; and a cleaning member configured to clean a surface of the fixing member and/or the pressing member, wherein the cleaning member has an outermost layer including a reactive material which increases viscoelasticity of a binder resin of the toner by reacting with the binder resin.	01-08-2009

Hiroto Ikeda, Chigasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110143033	VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VACUUM PROCESSING METHOD - A vacuum processing apparatus has a degassing chamber and does not need a large-sized vacuum evacuation device. In the process of heating and degassing an object to be processed in the degassing chamber, transferring the object to be processed into a processing chamber through a buffer chamber; and performing vacuum processing, the degassing chamber is connected to an vacuum evacuation system having a low evacuation speed and degassing processing is performed in a vacuum atmosphere of 1 to 100 Pa (time	06-16-2011

Hiroto Imai, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100056367	EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST - An exhaust gas purifying catalyst	03-04-2010

Hiroto Imai, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110079001	EXHAUST PURIFYING DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An upstream catalyst and a downstream catalyst are arranged in series and are housed in a common casing disposed in an engine exhaust passage. The upstream catalyst including a NOx storage-reduction catalyst that adsorbs NOx contained in incoming exhaust gas when the air-fuel ratio of the incoming exhaust gas is lean, and releases and reduces the adsorbed NOx when the air-fuel ratio of the incoming exhaust gas becomes rich, and the downstream catalyst includes a three-way catalyst. The upstream catalyst has a higher oxidizing capability than the downstream catalyst, and the downstream catalyst has a higher reducing capability than the upstream catalyst. The upstream catalyst has a multi-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer, and is prepared such that the upper layer has a higher oxidizing capability than the lower layer, and the lower layer has a higher reducing capability than the upper layer.	04-07-2011
20110118113	EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST - Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, including Rh/Y—ZrO	05-19-2011

Hiroto Itamura, Echizen-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080310077	MONOLITHIC CERAMIC CAPACITOR - In a monolithic ceramic capacitor, the size of end surfaces of a capacitor body in a two-dimensional surface in which ceramic layers extend is greater than the size of side surfaces in the two-dimensional surface in which the ceramic layers extend. External terminal electrodes include a resistive component. In each of first to fourth internal electrodes, a width-direction size of a lead-out portion is less than a width-direction size of a capacitance portion. The lead-out portions of the first and third internal electrodes and the lead-out portions of the second and fourth internal electrodes are arranged so as to partially overlap each other or not to overlap each other.	12-18-2008
20090002920	MONOLITHIC CERAMIC CAPACITOR - In an LW-reverse-type monolithic ceramic capacitor including external terminal electrodes each including a resistance component, internal electrodes include nickel or a nickel alloy, and the external terminal electrodes each include a first layer, a second layer provided on the first layer, and a third layer provided on the second layer. The first layer has a wrap-around portion extending from an end surface to principal surfaces and side surfaces of a capacitor main body, and contains a glass component and a compound oxide that reacts with Ni or the Ni alloy. The second layer covers the first layer such that the edge of the wrap-around portion of the first layer remains exposed, and contains a metal. The third layer covers the edge of the wrap-around portion of the first layer and the second layer, and is formed by plating.	01-01-2009
20090284897	CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND COLLECTIVE COMPONENT - A collective component has a first region that intersects a conductive paste film for external terminal electrodes in a break line in which break leading holes are arranged and a second region that does not intersect a conductive paste film for external terminal electrodes in the break line. The first break leading holes are formed in the first region so as not to reach the second region. The second break leading holes are formed only in the second region or from the second region to a portion of the first region. The pitch of the first break leading holes is wider than the pitch of the second break leading holes.	11-19-2009
20110102971	CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND COLLECTIVE COMPONENT - A collective component has a first region that intersects with a conductive film for external terminal electrodes in a break line in which break leading holes are arranged and a second region that does not intersect with the conductive film for external terminal electrodes in the break line. The plurality of break leading holes includes at least one extending break leading hole located so as to extend over the first region and the second region.	05-05-2011

Hiroto Ito, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090121421	POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A post-processing apparatus having therein a stacker that stocks sheets temporarily and an ejection device that ejects a plurality of sheets stacked on the stacker from the stacker wherein the ejection device has an ejection claw that pushes up the plural sheets and a moving device that moves the ejection claw along the stacker, the ejection claw has a contact surface with which the aforesaid plural sheets are brought into contact when the plural sheets are pushed up, and the contact surface has plural protrusions protruding toward the plural sheets.	05-14-2009

Hiroto Itoh, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100171101	ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An objective in the present invention is to provide an organic EL element exhibiting high emission efficiency and long lifetime, together with a lighting device and a display device thereof. In the present invention, disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising a support substrate provided thereon an anode and a cathode, the organic electroluminescent element comprising an organic layer containing a reactive organic compound between the anode and the cathode, wherein the reactive organic compound contained in the organic layer has nonuniform concentration at any point in time between termination of a process of preparing the organic electroluminescent element and a start of electricity application to the organic electroluminescent element.	07-08-2010

Hiroto Kasuka, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100105957	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACROLEIN AND GLYCERIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a process for producing acrolein, which exhibits a prolonged catalyst life, low energy consumption, and excellent efficiency, and which is earth-conscious, and a glycerin-containing composition which can preferably be used even in this process. The process for producing acrolein is one which includes bringing a raw material gas containing glycerin gas into contact with a solid acid catalyst in a reactor, and the partial pressure of the glycerin gas in the raw material gas is set to be from 0.01 to 30 kPa. The glycerin-containing composition is for use in a process for producing acrolein using a solid catalyst and includes a fatty acid and/or a fatty acid ester, and a total mass of the fatty acid and the fatty acid ester is from 0.001% to 5% by mass, relative to the glycerin.	04-29-2010

Hiroto Kawakami, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090097867	OPTICAL RECEIVER USING MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER - The present invention relates to an optical receiver, in which the transmittance of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer can be locked at a normal operation point in a simple structure and control.	04-16-2009

Hiroto Kawashima, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080287431	Heterocyclic Compound and Anti-Malignant-Tumor Agent Containing the Same as Active Ingredient - Heterocyclic compounds represented by the formula I and anti-malignant-tumor agents containing the heterocyclic compounds as effective components:	11-20-2008

Hiroto Koga, Abiko-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080247774	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having an image forming section, a sheet storage space, and a dehumidifier device which dehumidifies the sheet storage space includes the dehumidifier device which has a dehumidifier member of a heating regeneration type, a dry space being dehumidified by the dehumidifier member, a regeneration space regenerating the dehumidifier member, a heating section provided in the regeneration space and heating to regenerate the dehumidifier member, a driving section transferring the dehumidifier member in a route between the dry space and the regeneration space, and a partition member dividing the dehumidifier member into a plurality of parts and enabling to partition the dry space and the regeneration space.	10-09-2008
20080277862	SHEET FEEDING UNIT, SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding unit is detachably attached to a sheet cassette in which sheets are loaded. The feeding unit includes a sheet tray on which sheets are loaded, and a fan for blowing air against the side surface of a stack of sheets loaded on the sheet tray, the sheet tray and the fan being held in a case.	11-13-2008
20100032893	SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus in which generation of a hollow at a separation roller can be prevented.	02-11-2010
20100329737	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, a first door that can make the conveyance unit accessible, a rotation shaft configured to rotatably support the first door, and a second door which is provided to the first door in an openable/closable manner, wherein the second door can make the conveyance unit near the rotation shaft accessible.	12-30-2010

Hiroto Kotori, Kitakyushu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080206907	Method for fabricating semiconductor device to which test is performed at wafer level and apparatus for testing semiconductor device - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes placing a semiconductor wafer on a stage, the semiconductor wafer having a plurality of ball-shaped external connecting terminals projected from a surface, bringing a probe card close to the semiconductor wafer placed on the stage to bring a plurality of probe terminals included in the probe card into contact with the external connecting terminals respectively, and applying a voltage to the semiconductor wafer through the probe terminal to perform a test of the semiconductor wafer. The probe terminals contact all the external connecting terminals.	08-28-2008

Hiroto Kouka, Kanagawa JP

Hiroto Kouka, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100261936	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED ETHER - A process of producing α,β-unsaturated ethers includes pyrolyzing an acetal represented by Formula (2) below in a gas phase in the presence of a catalyst and a compound having at least one hydrogen atom capable of hydrogen bonding to produce an α,β-unsaturated ether represented by Formula (3) below:	10-14-2010

Hiroto Masuda, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080264470	Solar Battery Module Device and Method of Installing the Same - A solar battery module device (	10-30-2008

Hiroto Matsushita, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090036282	MACHINE TOOL WITH AUTOMATIC TOOL CHANGER - A tool changing unit moves between a magazine position and a changing position to transfer a tool. A machine tool has a plurality of tool changing positions. One of the tool changing positions is selected in advance for changing the tools next time. The tool changing unit and the tool mounted on a tool spindle move to the selected changing position for changing the tools in the selected changing position. Accordingly, the tool changing unit and the tool spindle move respective short distances for changing the tools, thereby shortening the non-machining time of a machine tool combined with the automatic tool changer.	02-05-2009

Hiroto Mitoma, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090153395	Radar apparatus and method of measuring azimuth angle of target - A radar apparatus capable of determining the position of targets at a high accuracy even when plural objects of an identical relative velocity are present in a detection view field of the radar, using signal processing of obtaining an effect which is similar with that of virtually increasing the number of antennas along the moving direction of the radar by determining the change of intensity of reception signals using data in the past in which an identical antenna was positioned at a slightly different place (T	06-18-2009

Hiroto Miura, Milwaukee, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090306159	Inhibition of Intermediate-Conductance Calcium Activated Potassium Channels in the Treatment and/or Prevention of Atherosclerosis - Methods for treating or preventing atherosclerosis in human or non-human animal subjects by inhibiting or blocking intermediate-conductance calcium activated potassium channels associated with vascular smooth muscle and/or other cells which play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis (e.g., KCa3.1, KCNN4, IKCa1, IK1, SK4 channels).	12-10-2009

Hiroto Miyake, Himeji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080234455	Vinyl ether compounds and polymerizable compositions - Disclosed is an oxetane-containing vinyl ether compound including one or more aromatic or non-aromatic carbocycles and/or two or more vinyl ether structures, such as a compound of Formula:	09-25-2008

Hiroto Miyake, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110008577	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF FINE STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a process for the production of a fine structure through nanoimprinting a photocurable resin composition. The process includes the steps of (1) forming a photocurable resin composition for nanoimprint into a film on a support and transferring a pattern to the film by pressing the film with a nanostamper at a pressure of 5 to 100 MPa, in which the photocurable resin composition contains a curable compound component including at least one cationically polymerizable compound and/or at least one free-radically polymerizable compound; and (2) curing the patterned film to obtain the fine structure.	01-13-2011
20110200918	PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION FOR VOLUME HOLOGRAM RECORDING AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A photosensitive composition (I) for volume hologram recording includes a binder polymer (A), a photo-induced cationically polymerizable compound (B), a photoinitiator (C), and a sensitizing dye (D), in which the binder polymer (A) is a polymer containing naphthalene rings and having a weight-average molecular weight of 1×10	08-18-2011

Hiroto Mori, Ehime-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110203868	WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle includes a HST, forward and reverse pedals, a brake pedal, an intermediate link mechanism (ILM) operating in linkage with operation of the forward or reverse (F or R) pedal, a single shift rod receiving the operation from the ILM and rotating a trunnion shaft of the HST to a forward drive side and to a reverse drive side, a neutral return mechanism (NRM) having a cam plate rotating integrally with the trunnion shaft and forming a curved surface portion, a roller moving in contact with the curved surface portion, a lower return arm configured integrally with a return arm that includes the roller, and a first spring acting in a direction of returning the trunnion shaft to a neutral position, a lower return arm onto which the first spring is latched, a F pedal onto which is latched a second spring acting in a direction of returning the trunnion shaft to the neutral position when depression operation of the F or R pedals is not being performed, an ILM including a damper applying a resistance to movements of the F or R pedals, and the NRM disposed between a rear wheel and a fender of the working vehicle in side view.	08-25-2011

Hiroto Nakai, Hitachi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100119122	FINGER VEIN PATTERN INPUT APPARATUS - To provide a finger vein vein pattern input apparatus to be felt that one finger is put surely at a predetermined position during an authentication time, thereby a good convenience is attained.	05-13-2010

Hiroto Nakajima, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100284770	INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An industrial robot may include a first hand and a second hand on which an object is mounted, a first arm which turnably holds the first hand on a first end side, a second arm which turnably holds the second hand on a first end side, a common arm which turnably holds a second end side of the first arm and a second end side of the second arm, a first turning center part which is a turning center of the first arm with respect to the common arm, a second turning center part which is a turning center of the second arm with respect to the common arm, and a main body part which turnably holds the common arm. The first hand and the second hand may be disposed so as to superpose each other, and the first hand and the second hand may be formed with an escape part.	11-11-2010

Hiroto Nakamura, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090278926	CALIBRATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE TEST APPARATUS - In an electronic device test apparatus using image processing technology to position an IC device relative to a socket, a calibration method of an electronic device test apparatus of calibrating a relative position of a device camera with respect to a socket, the method comprising: calculating an offset amount of a socket guide with respect to the socket on the basis of a relative position of the socket camera with respect to the socket guide and a relative position of a socket camera with respect to the socket; and adding this offset amount to the relative position of the device camera with respect to the socket guide so as to calculate the relative position of the device camera with respect to the socket.	11-12-2009

Hiroto Nakayama, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100185750	READING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A reading device, comprising: a reading unit configured to read a document and to generate image data representing the read document; an uploading unit configured to upload the image data read by the reading unit to an server on a network; a storage time limit setting unit configured to set a storage time limit within which the image data is stored on the server; a judgment unit configured to judge whether the storage time limit has expired with respect to the image data uploaded on the server; and a data management unit configured to delete, from the server, the image data for which the judgment unit judges that the storage time limit has expired.	07-22-2010
20100214625	READER, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A reader includes a reading unit configured to read image data on both sides of each of document sheets, a determining unit configured to make a determination as to whether a predetermined one of both sides of each of the document sheets is blank, based on the image data read by the reading unit, and a classifying unit configured to classify the image data read from each of the document sheets into one of different groups, based on the determination made by the determining unit.	08-26-2010

Hiroto Nakayama, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100110466	IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming device includes an operation unit, a job executing unit, a receiving unit, a first determining unit, and a second determining unit. The print job received at the receiving unit contains information about an amount of print resource to be consumed. The first determining unit determines whether the receiving unit receives a print job while the user is setting another print job by the operation unit. The second determining unit determines whether the print resource remains as much as both the received print job and the another print job can be executed when the first determining unit determines that the receiving unit receives the print job while the user is setting the another print job by the operation unit. The job executing unit sets an order of priority for executing the print job based on the determination result of the second determining unit.	05-06-2010
20100165393	IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes: a reading unit; a transmission unit and a limiting unit. The reading unit is configured to read a document and create image data. The transmission unit supports a plurality of transmission modes, and is configured to transmit the image data to an external apparatus using at least one selected from the plurality of transmission modes. The limiting unit is configured to limit selectable transmission modes of the transmission unit based on at least one of: a user-designated attribute of the document set by a user; a reading attribute of the reading unit; and a content of the document read by the reading unit.	07-01-2010

Hiroto Narieda, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100132851	COPPER ALLOY PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A sheet material of a copper alloy has a chemical composition comprising 1.2 to 5.0 wt % of titanium, and the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities, the material having a mean crystal grain size of 5 to 25 μm and (maximum crystal grain size−minimum crystal grain size)/(mean crystal grain size) being 0.20 or less, assuming that the maximum, minimum and mean values of mean values, each of which is the mean value of crystal grain sizes in a corresponding one of a plurality of regions which are selected from the surface of the sheet material at random and which have the same shape and size, are the maximum, minimum and mean crystal grain sizes, respectively, and the material having a crystal orientation satisfying I{420}/I	06-03-2010
20100269959	COPPER ALLOY SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A copper alloy sheet has a chemical composition containing 0.7 to 4.0 wt % of Ni, 0.2 to 1.5 wt % of Si, and the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities, the copper alloy sheet having a crystal orientation which satisfies I{200}/I	10-28-2010

Hiroto Narieda, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110138966	Method of detinning Sn plating layer on Cu-based material - A Cu-based material 5 is immersed into an alkali hydroxide solution with a concentration of 3.0 to 37.5 mass % and a H	06-16-2011

Hiroto Narieda, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100139822	Cu-Ti-based copper alloy sheet material and method of manufacturing same - Provided is a Cu—Ti-based copper alloy sheet material that satisfies all the requirements of high strength, excellent bending workability and stress relaxation resistance and has excellent sprig-back resistance. The copper alloy sheet material has a composition containing, by mass, from 1.0 to 5.0% of Ti, and optionally containing at least one of at most 0.5% of Fe, at most 1.0% of Co and at most 1.5% of Ni, and further optionally containing at least one of Sn, Zn, Mg, Zr, Al, Si, P, B, Cr, Mn and V in an amount within a suitable range, with the balance of Cu and inevitable impurities, and having a crystal orientation satisfying the following expression (1) and preferably also satisfying the following expression (2). The mean crystal grain size of the material is controlled to be from 10 to 60 μm.	06-10-2010

Hiroto Nehashi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090010702	Brush holding structure of liquid cosmetic applicator - To make it easier to draw a thin line with a sharp tapered brush member, a brush-holding structure of a liquid cosmetic applicator has a tubular applicator body in which a cotton pad or liquid cosmetic is contained, and a nosepiece having a permeable brush-hold member securely inserted therein and fitted in a tip portion of the applicator body, wherein a through hole is formed in a center position of the brush-hold member and extending in a lengthwise direction, a brush member formed of a bundle of filamentous fibers is securely inserted and fitted in the through hole, and a tip portion of the brush member protrudes from a tip of the brush-hold member.	01-08-2009

Hiroto Nishida, Ishikawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080235714	Optical Disc Device - When storage of an optical disc in which information has been recorded is started, a pair of rollers rotate while holding the optical disc inserted through an insertion/ejection slot of a body of an optical disc device, so that the rollers convey the optical disc to the inside of the body. On this occasion, circumferential edge sensing units provided in the inside of the body sense a circumferential edge of the inserted optical disc continuously to thereby sense the outer diameter, shape and insertion state of the inserted optical disc. The optical disc is ejected when decision is made that there is abnormality.	09-25-2008
20080320506	Disk Device - A disk device is capable of quickly identifying an inserted optical disk. A reading portion obtains disk surface information from an optical disk that is passing, and stores the obtained disk surface information in a storing portion provided in a disk playing device. An identifying portion decides whether or not the disk playing device is able to play the optical disk, based on the surface information.	12-25-2008
20090007163	Optical Disc Device - An optical disc device capable of sensing exactly whether or not a disc is present is provided. In an optical disc device includes a main body having a disc slot, and a carrying roller for carrying a disc between the disc slot and a disc loading position of the main body, a swinging lever whose base end is supported turnably in an inside of the main body by a supporting shaft and to which a disc arriving switch is fixed, and a sensing lever whose base end is supported turnably by the supporting shaft and whose top end contacts the outer periphery of the disc, which is loaded in the disc loading position, to operate the disc arriving switch are provided.	01-01-2009
20090007166	Optical Disc Device - To provide an optical disc device in which the number of parts is small, and quietness can be secured with a simple mechanism. The optical disc device includes a main body having a disc insertion/removal port, and a conveying roller for conveying a disc between the disc insertion/removal port and a disc receiving position in the main body, and also includes a swinging lever which is pivotally supported at its proximal end on a supporting shaft within the main body, and has a disc arrival switch fixed thereto, and a detection lever which is pivotally supported at its proximal end on the supporting shaft, and contacts an outer periphery of the disc (which is to be received in the disc receiving position) at its distal end to operate the disc arrival switch, and when the disc is to be inserted into the disc receiving position, the detection lever is projected into the disc receiving position.	01-01-2009
20090025019	OPTICAL DISK DEVICE - An optical disc device and a disc changer drive capable of achieving a reduction in cost and number of articles and a reduction in size of the disc drive with a simple configuration rather than the prior art and also carrying out a stable playing/writing operation are provided. An optical disc device includes a playing chassis which is supported turnably on a main body of the disc drive and on which a turntable is installed, a substantially Y-shaped cam groove formed on the playing chassis, a driving lever on which a substantially T-shaped cam groove is formed and which transmits a power to a holding portion of the disc, and a turning lever supported turnably on the main body and engaged with the playing chassis and the cam groove of the driving lever via a driving shaft, wherein a turning of the turning lever is followed by a turning of the playing chassis and a movement of the driving lever that follows the turning of the playing chassis to hold a disc as a series of operations.	01-22-2009
20090055847	DISC DEVICE - A disc device is capable of suppressing movement of discs remaining on standby. Discs are moved upward and downward, thereby providing an operation space S at a lower side of the desired disc, and a pivotal arm is located in a predetermined position, and thereafter the desired disc is set on the pivotal arm, and recording/reproduction is effected. At this time, the standby discs disposed at the lower side of the desired disc are disposed below the operation space (S), and are fixed by pressing pressing members of disc fixing portions against outer peripheral surfaces thereof.	02-26-2009
20090204982	OPTICAL DISC DEVICE - To provide an optical disc device in which an identification and a disc ejection control processing for an optical disc with a high transmitting property and an 8-cm optical disc attached to an adapter can be effected easily and positively. There are provided a body capable of receiving an optical disc therein, an insertion/ejection port capable of insertion and ejection of the optical disc relative to the interior of the body, and rollers which are provided within the body, and rotate, while holding the optical disc therebetween, so as to convey the optical disc into the interior of the body. A mechanical detector, having a contact element for contact with at least one of obverse and reverse surfaces of the optical disc to detect the optical disc, is provided within the body so that an identification and a disc ejection control processing for optical discs can be effected easily and positively.	08-13-2009

Hiroto Oka, Machida-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100259635	IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an input image, a conversion unit configured to convert the acquired input image to an output image, a detection unit configured to detect in the input image a pixel having a predetermined luminance, a calculation unit configured to calculate a position of an output image corresponding to a position of the detected pixel, and a display unit configured to display the output image on a screen.	10-14-2010

Hiroto Okumura, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100297202	PLANAR ANTENNA AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an aqueous dispersion containing polysaccharide particulate gels, which is characterized by containing particulate gels substantially composed of a polysaccharide. The aqueous dispersion containing polysaccharide particulate gels is also characterized in that shapes of the particulate gels are maintained even after the particulate gels are heated for 30 minutes at 95° C. in an aqueous medium. Namely, disclosed is an aqueous dispersion containing polysaccharide particulate gels, wherein the particulate gels are composed of a polysaccharide and have shapes that can be maintained even after 30-minute heating in an aqueous medium of 95° C.	11-25-2010

Hiroto Sakai, Niiza-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110128188	ANTENNA - There is provided an antenna small in its size but capable of achieving sufficient gain. The antenna comprises antenna elements connected to a power source. The antenna elements comprise upstanding vertical sections connected to the power source and horizontal sections substantially parallel with a ground pattern and having one end thereof connected to an end portion of the vertical sections. The antenna elements further comprise short stubs provided away from the vertical sections toward the other end of the horizontal sections and connected to the ground pattern, and open-ended open stubs provided away from the short stubs toward the other end of the horizontal sections and extending from the horizontal sections toward the ground pattern. The antenna elements are made of a metal foil and are provided on an antenna board.	06-02-2011

Hiroto Sasaki, Chichibu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080318709	GOLF BALL - A golf ball which is formed from a vulcanized rubber compound composed of 100 parts by weight of a rubber base material, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an organosulfur compound, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, the rubber base material being composed of a first polybutadiene accounting for 50 to 95 wt % and a second polybutadiene accounting for 5 to 50 wt %, both polybutadiene being synthesized by using a rare earth element-based catalyst, the first polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 (100° C.)) no lower than 50 and the second polybutadiene containing no less than 60 wt % of cis-1,4 bonds and having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+, (100° C.)) no higher than 45. The golf ball is characterized by good rebound resilience and good workability with which it is produced.	12-25-2008

Hiroto Sato, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080272314	Scintillator panel and radiation image sensor - An Ag film as a light-reflecting film is formed on one surface of an a-C substrate of a scintillator panel. The entire surface of the Ag film is covered with an SiN film for protecting the Ag film. A scintillator having a columnar structure, which converts an incident radiation into visible light, is formed on the surface of the SiN film. The scintillator is covered with a polyparaxylylene film together with the substrate.	11-06-2008
20100163751	SCINTILLATOR PANEL - Comprising a first step of supporting a substrate formed with a scintillator on at least three protrusions of a target-support element disposed on a vapor deposition table so as to keep a distance from said vapor deposition table; a second step of introducing said vapor deposition table having said substrate supported by said target-support element into a vapor deposition chamber of a CVD apparatus; and a third step of depositing an organic film by CVD method onto all surfaces of said substrate, provided with said scintillator, introduced into said vapor deposition chamber.	07-01-2010

Hiroto Sato, Tachikawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100210212	MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device includes: a first communication module configured to perform first wireless communication with a base station; a second communication module configured to perform second wireless communication with a hands-free device through a near field communication network; a power controller configured to supply power to the second communication module when an incoming signal is received from the base station; and a link controller configured to control the second communication module to establish a wireless link with the hands-free device after the power is supplied to the second communication module by the power controller, wherein the power controller maintains supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is established by the link controller and stops supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is unestablished by the link controller.	08-19-2010

Hiroto Shibata, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110186472	SUBSTRATE STORAGE TRAY - A substrate storage tray that can be decreased in size for transportation. A substrate storage tray (	08-04-2011

Hiroto Shibata, Sendai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090255930	SUBSTRATE ACCOMMODATING TRAY PALLET AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A substrate accommodating tray pallet has a substrate in a horizontal state, includes openings for inserting substrate removal tools for raising the substrate, and is used for transferring substrate accommodating trays which can be vertically stacked, wherein: the substrate accommodating trays are to be mounted on an upper surface; and substrate removal tool insertion openings for inserting the substrate removal tools are positioned so as to oppose openings of the mounted substrate accommodating trays.	10-15-2009

Hiroto Smida, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100148404	NANOFIBER SPINNING METHOD AND DEVICE - Provided is a nanofiber spinning method and device for producing a high strength and uniform yarn made of nanofibers with high productivity and at a low cost.	06-17-2010

Hiroto Sugimoto, Toride-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110045310	FIXING BELT AND FIXING DEVICE - A fixing belt includes a cylindrical base composed of a metal and a polyimide resin layer formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical base, in which the polyimide resin layer has an imidization rate of 70% to 93%, and comprises a polyimide resin containing a specific constitutional unit.	02-24-2011

Hiroto Suzuki, Shioya-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110009044	VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a first blower unit is connected by a connection duct to a side portion of a casing constituted by respective air passages, and a second blower unit separate from the first blower unit is connected to a Lower portion of the casing. The first blower unit adjusts an inflow rate of external air by means of an adjustment damper, which is disposed to face toward an opening of a duct, and the external air flows into the casing through an intake damper.	01-13-2011

Hiroto Suzuki, Toyohashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100090495	VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle door structure includes: a door body that includes an inner panel and an outer panel and that has a space between the inner panel and the outer panel; an acceleration detector that is arranged in the space; a support portion that supports the acceleration detector on the door body so that a direction of sensitivity of the acceleration detector differs from a direction in which the door body is closed; and a sensitivity direction changing portion that changes a position in which the acceleration detector is supported by the support portion so that the direction of sensitivity of the acceleration detector approaches a direction in which the inner panel faces the outer panel as the outer panel is relatively displaced toward the inner panel.	04-15-2010

Hiroto Suzuki, Tochigi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110138850	HEAT EXCHANGER FOR VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND PARTITIONING METHOD FOR HEAT EXCHANGER - In an evaporator constituting part of a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a first cooling section that faces a first front passage, and a second cooling section that faces a first rear passage are provided. At a boundary portion between the first cooling section and the second cooling section, a partition member constituted by a filled and hardened packing agent is formed. The partition member is formed so as to fill spaces, which are located between first fins that constitute the first cooling section and second fins that constitute the second cooling section. Air that flows through the first cooling section and air that flows through the second cooling section do not mix together in the interior of the evaporator by the partition member.	06-16-2011

Hiroto Takei, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090284208	MACHINE POSITION CONTROL DEVICE - Even when rigidity of a load drive system using a motor is relatively low, by performing a load position control in which a load position signal is fed back as stable as a semi-closed control system in which only a motor position signal is fed back, an accurate load position control can be made possible. Therefore, regarding a load position signal x	11-19-2009

Hiroto Tanaka, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090120410	IGNITION TIMING CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IGNITION TIMING CONTROLLING METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A 90° integrated value calculating unit of an engine ECU calculates a 90° integrated value obtained by integrating a magnitude. A calculating unit calculates a knock magnitude by dividing 90° integrated value by a BGL. A value obtained by subtracting a standard deviation σ from a median value of 90° integrated value is determined as the BGL. An ignition timing control unit controls the ignition timing depending on whether knock magnitude is equal to or larger than a determination value. A median value calculating unit calculates median value of 90° integrated value. A standard deviation calculating unit calculates standard deviation of 90° integrated value. A first stop unit stops updating of median value and standard deviation when 90° integrated value is smaller than a first threshold value or is equal to or larger than a second threshold value.	05-14-2009
20090217908	IGNITION TIMING CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IGNITION TIMING CONTROLLING METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating a knock magnitude N by dividing an integrated value lpkknk obtained by integrating the magnitude of vibration in the knock detection gate by BGL; controlling ignition timing according to a result of comparison between knock magnitude N and a determination value VJ; stopping updating of a standard deviation σ when it is determined that determination value VJ to be compared with knock magnitude N is to be changed; updating a median value VM by increasing an update amount of median value VM; and updating BGL according to median value VM and standard deviation σ.	09-03-2009

Hiroto Tatamidani, Suita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110071289	AMINOPYRAZOLE AMIDE DERIVATIVE - Disclosed is a compound represented by the formula (1) below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as an agent for prevention and/or treatment of diabetes and the like.	03-24-2011

Hiroto Tomita, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080197703	Power Supply Control Circuit and Electronic Circuit - A power supply control circuit (	08-21-2008
20090051573	VARIABLE-LENGTH-CODE DECODING DEVICE - A variable-length-code decoding device is operable to decode bit streams encoded in conformity with a plurality of coding systems. The device comprises a decoding unit (	02-26-2009
20090220009	IMAGE DECODING DEVICE AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD - An image decoding device (	09-03-2009
20100183193	IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR PROCESSING IMAGES - This image processing apparatus, for photographed images taken at a predetermined time interval and input sequentially, specifies an image area as the target of predetermined processing. The apparatus (i) has processing capability to generate, in accordance with a particular input photographed image, reduced images at K (K≧1) ratios within the predetermined time interval, (ii) selects, for each photographed image that is input, M (M≦K) or fewer ratios from among L (L>K) different ratios in accordance with ratios indicated for a photographed image input prior to the photographed image, (iii) compares each of the reduced images generated at the selected M or fewer ratios with template images, and (iv) in accordance with the comparison results, specifies the image area.	07-22-2010
20100232712	DETECTOR, DETECTION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR DETECTION - A detector detects a specified image in an input image. The detector includes an area determination unit for determining, in the input image, a detection target area in which the specified image potentially exists, a setting unit for setting positions of a plurality of matching target ranges substantially in the detection target area, each of the matching target ranges being a predetermined size, so that the matching target ranges cover the detection target area, and each matching target range overlaps a neighboring matching target range by a predetermined overlap width, and a matching unit for detecting the specified image by matching a portion of the input image encompassed by each matching target range set by the setting unit and a template image for detecting the specified image.	09-16-2010
20100290669	IMAGE JUDGMENT DEVICE - The present invention provides an image judgment device that can prevent increase in a storage capacity to store element characteristic information. The image judgment device stores the element characteristic information for each element that a characteristic part of a sample object has and first and second positional information defining a position of each element, selects either the first or the second positional information, acquires image characteristic information for a partial image that is in an image frame and considered as an element specified by the first positional information in a characteristic extraction method based on a first axis when the first positional information is selected, extracts image characteristic information for a partial image that is in an image frame and considered as an element specified by the second positional information in a characteristic extraction method based on a second axis, which is acquired by rotating the first axis, when the second positional information is selected, specifies element characteristic information for an element corresponding to a position of the partial image, and judges whether or not the characteristic part appears in the image frame with use of the specified element characteristic information and the extracted image characteristic information.	11-18-2010
20110199499	FACE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND FACE RECOGNITION METHOD - Provided is a face recognition apparatus which reduces a data transfer amount used in eye position detection processing and face feature extraction processing. First normalization means normalizes a face image to a certain size on a face image including a face detected by face detection means. Part detection means detects a part of the face by using a normalized face image. Second normalization means normalizes a face image to a certain size on a face image including the face detected by the face detection means. Feature extraction means extracts a feature amount of the face by using the normalized face image. Face image acquisition means acquires a face image to be processed by the normalization means by using a position and a size of the face detected by the face detection means. Face image acquisition selection means switches between a mode in which the face images to be used by the normalization means are individually acquired and a mode in which the face image is shared therebetween.	08-18-2011

Hiroto Uchida, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080258106	LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE MADE OF THE SAME - Provided is a liquid crystalline polymer composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of a LCP, and equal to or more than 0.01 and less than 1 part by weight of a low temperature softening inorganic glass filler whose softening temperature is equal to or less than 550° C. The composition can provide a molded article which cause no or less blister formation upon reflow soldering using a lead-free solder.	10-23-2008

Hiroto Uchida, Chigasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090066976	PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus free from contamination of dust into a coated layer is provided. A printing apparatus of this application includes a first ejecting head and a printing head. The first ejecting head is located on a leading side in a moving direction D of the printing head. Since electric charge is removed from an object to be printed and dust is removed therefrom, by blowing an electric charge-removing gas through the first ejecting head before an ink lands on the object to be printed, dust does not contaminate a coated layer. In addition, since a suction hole is arranged between an ejecting hole and a nozzle zone, a stream of the electric charge-removing gas is not formed in the nozzle zone, and thus a meniscus of nozzles is not disturbed.	03-12-2009

Hiroto Uesaka, West Bloomfield, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090146797	Security for navigation system and garage door opener - A method of operating a security system using a vehicle and preventing access to a vehicle system and to a vehicle garage may entail monitoring a security condition of the vehicle with a vehicle electronic control unit (“ECU”). Upon detecting an unsecure condition, such as a vibration, an alarm may sound and then the ECU may deactivate a vehicle system, such as a navigation system, to prevent access to personal or business addresses. Further, devices such as garage door openers in the vehicle and an in-garage, garage door opener may be disabled by satellite, cell tower, wire or direct wireless communication between the ECU and the device to be disabled. Silencing the vehicle alarm and reactivating all garage door openers and the navigation system may be accomplished by turning a key within an exterior vehicle lock or entering a code into the navigation system.	06-11-2009
20090157268	Method of detecting an object near a vehicle - A method of detecting an object in or near a path of a vehicle utilizes object detection and warning system, including one or more cameras mounted to the vehicle. The method includes taking a first image with a camera when the vehicle is operated in a first predetermined manner, taking a second image with the camera when the vehicle is operated in a second predetermined manner, comparing the second image with the first image, and operating the system based on the compared first and second images. The method may further include storing a plurality of first images in a memory and comparing the second image with one of the first images stored in the memory. The method may further include alerting a vehicle driver when the object is detected, disabling the vehicle and then enabling the vehicle when no object is in a potential path of the vehicle.	06-18-2009
20090212974	Parking aid notification by vibration - A vehicle parking aid system may employ a seat, a steering wheel, and at least one or more sensors disposed about the periphery of the vehicle to detect objects outside of the vehicle. Additionally, indicators, which may be vibratory, may be disposed in a component such as a seat and/or the steering wheel of the vehicle and are associated with the sensor(s). The vehicle component may communicate with a driver of the vehicle via the at least one indicator, which may vibrate when the at least one sensor detects an object near the vehicle and sensor. The indicators may be selectively orientated in the seat and steering wheel and activated by the sensors in a manner that indicates a location of the detected object relative to the vehicle.	08-27-2009
20100073158	System for recommending maintenance for fuel economy improvement - A method of optimizing fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle may entail utilizing an interior vehicle display to alert a driver as to the state of various vehicle components and parameters and their effect on fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions. The components and parameters may be monitored by or direct information into a vehicle efficiency ECU which communicates with the display. The method may entail reading and displaying a real-time tire pressure into the efficiency ECU and displaying the corresponding fuel economy. a manufacturer's recommended tire pressure and corresponding fuel economy could also be displayed. The method may also entail reading a variety of real-time weather conditions into the efficiency ECU that correspond to a plurality of different road routes to a driver-selected destination. The fuel economy of each route may be displayed for driver selection to optimize fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions.	03-25-2010
20100250130	NAVIGATION LOCATION MARK BY CELL PHONE - A system is provided that may mark and communicate a location to a navigation system via a portable device. The portable device may include a user interface, a first GPS device, a first memory device and a transmitter. The user interface may selectively allow the first GPS device to acquire geographical coordinates of a current location of the portable device and store the geographical coordinates in the first memory device. The navigation system may include a second GPS device, a second memory device, a receiver, and a display. The transmitter of the portable device may communicate the geographical coordinates to the receiver of the navigation system.	09-30-2010

Hiroto Watanabe, Kiyosu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100304655	Air conditioning register - An air conditioning register includes a retainer having an elongated opening, a first fin, and a plurality of second fins. The first fin is arranged along long sides of the opening at a downstream position in the retainer. The second fins are arranged along short sides at an upstream position in the retainer. The retainer includes a pair of facing inner wall surfaces corresponding to the long sides of the opening. First inclined surfaces that are continuous with the long sides of the opening and second inclined surfaces that are continuous with the first inclined surfaces through ridges are each formed in the corresponding inner wall surface of the retainer.	12-02-2010

Hiroto Watanabe, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080262317	LIGHT-SOURCE DRIVER FOR PORTABLE ENDOSCOPE - A light-source driver for a light-source unit detachable from an endoscope body of a portable endoscope is provided. The light-source driver includes a first switch, a pilot lamp, a warning lamp, a second switch, and a light-switching block. The first switch switches its status between the On-state and Off-state in connection with the attachment and detachment of the light-source unit to the endoscope body. The pilot lamp indicates that the illumination light source is being energized. The warning lamp indicates that the output voltage of a battery has dropped below a predetermined value. The second switch switches the status of the warning lamp between the On-state and Off-state in connection with the On-state and the Off-state of the first switch. The light-switching block switches the pilot lamp to the Off-state and further enables the second switch when the second switch is set to the On-state and the output voltage has declined to or below the predetermined value. The second switch is set to the Off-state when the light-source unit is detached from the endoscope body.	10-23-2008

Hiroto Yoshida, Ota-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110147349	WAFER DIVIDING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A wafer dividing apparatus for dividing a wafer along a plurality of crossing streets in the condition where the wafer is attached to the upper surface of a dicing tape supported to an annular frame and the strength of the wafer is reduced along the streets. The wafer dividing apparatus includes a frame holding unit for holding the annular frame, a wafer holding table having a holding surface for holding the wafer through the dicing tape supported to the annular frame held by the frame holding unit, a tape expanding unit for relatively moving the frame holding unit and the wafer holding table in a direction perpendicular to the holding surface of the wafer holding table to thereby expand the dicing tape, and a vibration generating unit for applying vibration to the holding surface of the wafer holding table.	06-23-2011

Hiroto Yoshida, Kakegawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100204039	Exhaust Gas-Purifying Catalyst - The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes at least one of a first composite oxide represented by a formula A(Al	08-12-2010