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Hiroyoshi Aoki, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090162944	Method of Measuring Biomolecular Reaction at Ultrahigh Speed - According to the present invention, a method for ultrafast and precise measurement and analysis of biomolecules using a small sample was established, and moreover, a compact and simple micro fluid device for implementing the method was provided. Using the method and the micro fluid device of the present invention, the ultrafast, instant, and precise analysis of biomolecules is possible, and there is a great deal of potential for application in the research field, manufacturing field or medical field, environmental monitoring and the like.	06-25-2009

Hiroyoshi Aoki, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110171738	METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF IMMOBILIZED PROBES AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a method for estimating an amount of immobilized probes, including the successive steps of: providing a sample on a substrate to form one or more spots of the sample on the substrate, the sample containing particulate substances and probes in a predetermined ratio, the probes being reactive with a predetermined target; measuring the number of the particulate substances contained in at least one of the spots; and estimating the amount of the probes contained in the at least one of the spots from the thus measured number of the particulate substances.	07-14-2011

Hiroyoshi Furukawa, Sunto-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100228727	CASE IMAGE REGISTRATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CASE IMAGE SEARCH APPARATUS, METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND SYSTEM - Case images are registered so as not to cause bias (or partiality or imbalance) in amounts of feature of the case images included in a database of a similar image search system for image diagnosis. Since registration of the case images to the database is controlled according to degrees of similarity of the amounts of feature, it is possible to prevent a lot of similar case images from being included in the search result. Thus, it is possible to reduce possibility of representing a similar search result which may interfere with an accurate diagnosis by a diagnostician.	09-09-2010

Hiroyoshi Ishii, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110214649	Control System for Gas Engine - A control system for a gas engine including a controller being configured to execute load equalization control such that a fuel feed amount corresponding to a higher-temperature cylinder of a first predetermined number which is selected to include a highest exhaust gas temperature, among cylinders which are controlled targets, is reduced, and a fuel feed amount corresponding to a lower-temperature cylinder of a second predetermined number which is selected to include a lowest exhaust gas temperature, among the cylinders which are the controlled targets, is increased; and a sum of the first predetermined number and the second predetermined number being less than the number of all of the plurality of cylinders so that there is a cylinder whose fuel feed amount is not changed.	09-08-2011
20110224889	Knocking Control System for Gas Engine - A knocking control system comprises a knocking determiner device for determining whether or not knocking with a predetermined intensity or higher has occurred in a cylinder of a gas engine in each cycle; an integration variable calculator which adds to an integration variable CT when the knocking determiner device determines that the knocking with the predetermined intensity or higher has occurred, and subtracts from the integration variable CT when the knocking determiner determines that the knocking with the predetermined intensity or higher has not occurred; and a main controller for reducing a power output of the cylinder if the integration variable CT is not less than a threshold.	09-15-2011
20110259298	Knocking Control System for Gas Engine - A knocking control system for a gas engine of the present invention, being configured to calculate a knocking occurrence ratio (SEV) which is a ratio of a cycle number of cycles in which a predetermined knocking occurs for a period of the cycles of the predetermined cycle number, to the predetermined cycle number, decide a target value of an ignition timing of the ignition device based on a deviation (ΔSEV) between an occurrence ratio delay calculation value (SEV	10-27-2011

Hiroyoshi Ito, Kuwana JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110108382	ONE-WAY CLUTCH AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SUCH CLUTCH - The object is to stably support pillars forming a retainer of the roller type one-way clutch. An outer race (	05-12-2011

Hiroyoshi Iwata, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100164274	Shield Machine - The present invention provides a shield machine (	07-01-2010
20110031017	ABRASION DETECTING APPARATUS DETECTING ABRASION OF COMPONENT OF CUTTER HEAD AND TUNNEL BORING MACHINE INCLUDING ABRASION DETECTING APPARATUS - An abrasion detecting apparatus is configured to detect an abrasion of a component of a cutter head of a tunnel boring machine configured to excavate a ground using a cutter to bore a tunnel, the abrasion detecting apparatus including: an abrasion detection probe located rearward of a front end of the cutter by a certain distance and located forward or rearward of a front end of a component, whose abrasion needs to be detected, of the cutter head by a certain distance, the abrasion detection probe including an abrasion detecting portion at a front end portion thereof, the abrasion detecting portion abrading away by contact with the ground to be excavated; and a detecting device configured to detect an abrasion of the abrasion detecting portion.	02-10-2011

Hiroyoshi Kaneko, Saitama City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100033156	NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDER - [Problems] To provide a non-contact power feeder that is high efficient and high power factor and has no load dependence.	02-11-2010

Hiroyoshi Kawada, Toyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100113456	THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CORNEAL DISEASE - A therapeutic agent for a corneal disease comprising irsogladine or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. The purpose is to find a substance capable of effectively treating/ameliorating a corneal disease which has been increased in the number of cases thereof in recent years and to provide a therapeutic agent for a corneal disease comprising the substance as an active ingredient.	05-06-2010
20100267665	REMEDY FOR CORNEAL DISEASES - The present invention provides a method for treating a corneal disease by administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of ozagrel or a salt thereof.	10-21-2010

Hiroyoshi Kawada, Toyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090030001	THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CORNEAL DISEASE - A therapeutic agent for a corneal disease comprising irsogladine or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. The purpose is to find a substance capable of effectively treating/ameliorating a corneal disease which has been increased in the number of cases thereof in recent years and to provide a therapeutic agent for a corneal disease comprising the substance as an active ingredient.	01-29-2009
20090247600	REMEDY FOR CORNEAL DISEASES - A therapeutic agent for a corneal disease comprising ozagrel or a salt thereof as an active ingredient is provided. The purpose is to find a substance capable of effectively treating/ameliorating a corneal disease which has been increased in the number of cases thereof in recent years and to provide a therapeutic agent for a corneal disease comprising the substance as an active ingredient.	10-01-2009

Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090168063	DENTAL COLOR MEASUREMENT TOOL, DENTAL COLOR MEASUREMENT TOOL SYSTEM, AND DENTAL COLOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A dental color measurement tool disposed opposite an opening portion for capturing light from an artificial tooth to undergo color measurement with a color measurement device includes at least one pair of guide posts having an engaging portion corresponding to an engaging portion on the color measurement device side, and an abutment post disposed between the pair of guide posts and having a pointed convex shape to which the artificial tooth can be mounted. The abutment post has a color measurement reference surface in a color measurement light axis direction as the vicinity of a focus position of the color measurement device in a photographing state. When performing color measurement photographing, the artificial tooth is mounted to the abutment post to position the front thereof at the color measurement reference surface. Thus, the artificial tooth can be stably retained at a suitable position with respect to the color measurement device.	07-02-2009
20110032350	ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - An illumination device includes a first illumination section having a first light source which emits white light and a first optical system for applying, with a first directional characteristic, the white light emitted from the first light source, and a second illumination section having a second light source which emits light of a color different from the color of the light from the first light source, and a second optical system for applying the light emitted from the second light source with a second directional characteristic such that the light is applied to a second application area contained in and smaller than a first application area based on the first directional characteristic.	02-10-2011

Hiroyoshi Kodama, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090061106	PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC MEMORY MEDIUM, A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND A MAGNETIC MEMORY STORAGE - A perpendicular magnetic memory medium capable of high-density recording and reproducing consists of a soft magnetic lining layer (	03-05-2009
20090155630	Alloy nanoparticles, method of producing the same, and magnetic recording medium using alloy nanoparticles - A method of producing alloy nanoparticles includes the steps of: adding a metallic salt, a reducing agent, a stabilizing ligand, and an organic iron complex to an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of 2-20C hydrocarbon, alcohol, ether, and ester in an inert gas atmosphere to obtain a reaction liquid; and stirring the reaction liquid while heating the reaction liquid to a predetermined temperature. The grain diameter of the alloy nanoparticle is controlled by regulating the amount of the stabilizing ligand.	06-18-2009
20100140214	MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium in a shape of a disk includes forming convex sections repeating on the upper surface of an intermediate layer in the radial direction of the disk, and each having an upper surface that repulses magnetic particles; and filling the magnetic particles into concave sections sandwiched by the convex sections in a self-assembling way to form a magnetic recording layer with the magnetic particles.	06-10-2010

Hiroyoshi Kojima, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110199075	ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE, AND ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION METHOD - A rotation angle detection device includes: a detection portion that detects detection angle that univocally corresponds to rotation angle of a rotating body which is within a predetermined range, wherein the detection angle linearly increases from a minimum value to a maximum value as the rotation angle increases within a unit range, and the detection angle changes from the maximum value to the minimum value or from the minimum value to the maximum value at a boundary between unit ranges that are adjacent to each other; and a correction portion that corrects the detection angle so that the detection angle detected in the predetermined range has linear characteristics, if the boundary between the unit ranges is contained in the predetermined range.	08-18-2011

Hiroyoshi Kojima, Vaaksy FI

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090126822	Collapsible loom - A collapsible loom, comprising a folding loom, a removable weaving assembly, including a warp beam (	05-21-2009

Hiroyoshi Komobuchi, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080309780	Imaging Device - For a first region being a portion of a storage section (	12-18-2008
20100046906	Image Processing Method, Image Recording Method, Image Processing Device and Image File Format - A recording process records low-resolution video data while obtaining a high-resolution image in a window region being a portion of an entire image. Then, the process learns, as a resolution conversion rule, a resolution increasing parameter by using the high-resolution image. In a resolution increasing process, the resolution of the recorded low-resolution video data is increased by using the resolution increasing parameter learned in the recording process.	02-25-2010
20110043670	IMAGING PROCESSOR - An imaging and processing device includes: an optical element; a single imager with a color filter array of a plurality of colors attached thereto for outputting a value according to an amount of light which has been guided by the optical element and transmitted through the color filter array, thereby enabling to obtain separate images of the plurality of colors for every frame time point; a first adder section for adding together values, associated with a first color of the plurality of colors, of different images obtained over a plurality of frame time points; a second adder section for adding together a plurality of values, associated with a second color of the plurality of colors other than the first color, of an image captured at a single frame time point; and an image restoring section for restoring an image including a plurality of colors at each frame time point from an image based on the first color which has been subjected to the addition by the first adder section, and an image based on the second color which has been subjected to the addition by the second adder section.	02-24-2011
20110134285	Image Processing Method, Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Program, and Image File Format - In a learning process, first, images having different resolutions are obtained from a target region of the subject (S	06-09-2011
20110285886	SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - The solid-state image sensor of the present invention includes: multiple different types of pixel groups, which exhibit mutually different sensitivity properties that vary from one group to another according to wavelengths of incoming light, wherein each pixel has a photoelectric converter for outputting a pixel signal that changes with the intensity of the light received, and a reading circuit, which reads the pixel signal from each of the multiple types of pixel groups and which outputs an image signal representing an image that is associated with the type of a pixel group. The reading circuit outputs the image signal with the frame frequency changed according to the type of the pixel group.	11-24-2011

Hiroyoshi Koyama, Mishimi-Gun, Shimamoto-Cho, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110014299	SOLID PREPARATION COMPRISING ALOGLIPTIN AND METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE - The present invention provides a solid preparation containing compound (I) [compound (I) is as defined in the specification] or a salt thereof, and metformin hydrochloride, which is useful as a therapeutic drug for diabetes and the like, and superior in the preservation stability. A solid preparation having a first part and a second part: a first part: a part containing compound (I) or a salt thereof and substantially free of metformin hydrochloride a second part: a part containing metformin hydrochloride and substantially free of compound (I) and a salt thereof.	01-20-2011

Hiroyoshi Kubo, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090007419	IRON CORE, IRON CORE MANUFACTURING METHOD, ALIGNMENT APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An iron core includes an electromagnetic steel plate having a first region on the surface of which an insulating film is formed and a second region which is not covered with the insulating film and exposed, and a coating member which coats at least the second region. The second region is formed by removing the insulating film by machining.	01-08-2009

Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090186512	CONNECTOR - A connector (	07-23-2009
20090186524	Connector - First terminal fitting accommodating chambers (	07-23-2009

Hiroyoshi Maruyama, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090207496	Polycarbonate Resin Composition for Light Diffusion Plates, and Light Diffusion Plate - There is provided a light diffusion plate for liquid crystal display devices which can be produced with an excellent productivity by an injection molding method, and have a thin thickness and a large size (wide area) and are excellent in dimensional stability, optical properties and mechanical strength. The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition for light diffusion plates, comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a viscosity-average molecular weight of not less than 12,000 and less than 15,000 and containing a low-molecular weight component having a molecular weight of less than 1,000 in an amount of not more than 2.5% by weight, and (B) 0.2 to 20 parts by weight of fine particles having a weight-average particle diameter of 0.7 to 30 μm.	08-20-2009

Hiroyoshi Masuda, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110270798	NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND MAP INFORMATION UPDATING METHOD - When an update instruction to update “A” navigation map information and “B” navigation map information is inputted, a CPU initializes the storage area having stored therein no map information currently in use out of the two storage areas. The CPU then reads, from a CD-ROM, the latest version of the “A” navigation map information or the “B” navigation map information that corresponds to the map information currently in use, and stores it in the initialized storage area. The CPU then updates management information, starts use of the newly stored map information, initializes the storage area having stored therein the map information whose use is stopped out of the two storage areas, reads, from the CD-ROM, the latest version of the “A” navigation map information or the “B” navigation map information not currently in use, and stores it in the initialized storage area.	11-03-2011

Hiroyoshi Masuda, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110153661	NAVIGATION DEVICE AND DATABASE UPDATE PROGRAM - A navigation device that is provided with reference databases that include search databases that are referenced when the navigation device performs a location search for a location on a map, that accepts provided update data, and that performs update processing for the reference databases is provided with a priority processing unit that, in a case where a command to perform the location search is input during the update processing for the reference databases, gives priority to performing the update processing for location data that are stored in the search databases, as well as with a search unit that, after the update processing for the location data is completed by the priority processing unit, is enabled to perform the location search using the updated location data.	06-23-2011

Hiroyoshi Masuda, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100070772	NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A CPU of a navigation apparatus stores public keys to which priorities are set and which are published by an information distribution center in a public key storage section. The CPU of the navigation apparatus extracts an electronic signature of distribution data which is distributed from the information distribution center and verifies the electronic signature by using only ‘valid’ public keys among the public keys in order of the priorities. The CPU of the navigation apparatus determines that the distribution data is valid information which is distributed from the information distribution center when the electronic signature passes verification.	03-18-2010

Hiroyoshi Matsumoto, Ibaraki-Pref JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080219720	Image forming apparatus - A moving unit is made to perform a contacting operation at least two times. The contacting operation includes relatively moving an endless belt and an image carrier so that the endless belt and the image carrier to come in contact with each other.	09-11-2008

Hiroyoshi Matsumura, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090263784	THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE AND UTILIZATION THEREOF - A method of designing an anti-allergic agent, sleep controlling agent, anti-obesity agent and remedy for brain injury acting via the inhibition of biosynthesis of prostaglandin D	10-22-2009

Hiroyoshi Miyake, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100206675	VENTILATED DISC ROTOR - A ventilated disc rotor includes a hat portion at which the ventilated disc rotor is attached to a rotation shaft, a sliding portion formed in an annular shape and provided at a radially outer portion of the hat portion, the ventilated disc rotor being slidably held by an inner pad and an outer pad at the sliding portion so as to brake a rotation of the ventilated disc rotor and the sliding portion including an inner disc-shaped portion, an outer disc-shaped portion and a plurality of cooling fins, wherein the hat portion and the plurality of cooling fins are integrally made of a steel plate material, and the outer disc-shaped portion and the inner disc-shaped portion are formed by casting together with the plurality of cooling fins in such a way that the plurality of cooling fins integrally connects the inner disc-shaped portion to the outer disc-shaped portion.	08-19-2010

Hiroyoshi Mori, Hitachinaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090057556	METHOD AND APPARATUS OF AN INSPECTION SYSTEM USING AN ELECTRON BEAM - Problems encountered in the conventional inspection method and the conventional apparatus adopting the method are solved by the present invention using an electron beam by providing a novel inspection method and an inspection apparatus adopting the novel method which are capable of increasing the speed to scan a specimen such as a semiconductor wafer.	03-05-2009

Hiroyoshi Mori, Tokushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090246555	Light-resistant titanic acid coating film and resin bases with the coating film - A titanic acid coating film a light-resistant titanic acid coating film obtained by applying a suspension of flaky titanic acid to a substrate and drying the coating, characterized in that the suspension of flaky titanic acid is an aqueous suspension of flaky titanic acid which is prepared by treating a layered titanate with an acid, making an organic basic compound act on the obtained product to conduct interlaminar swelling or delamination, and then replacing the organic basic compound by cesium ions and, preferably, in that the layered titanate is one represented by the general formula: A	10-01-2009

Hiroyoshi Mori, Iwakura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080202618	Fiber Reinforced Hose - A fiber reinforced hose has a multilayer structure including an inner rubber layer, an outer rubber layer and a fiber reinforcing layer of a reinforcing yarn between the inner rubber layer and the outer rubber layer. The reinforcing yarn includes at least one raw yarn. The raw yarn is obtained by fixedly entangling short fibers with multiple monofilaments that are a bundle of paralleled monofilaments so as to intersect with the paralleled monofilaments and project from the multiple monofilaments.	08-28-2008
20080230137	HOSE FOR GASOHOL FUEL - A hose for gasohol fuel including an inner layer containing at least one selected from (A) to (D) below and an alcohol-cut off layer including a rubber composition containing a butyl rubber, a hydrated hydrotalcite compound, and a 1,8-diazabicyclo(5,4,0)undecene-7 salt (DBU salt):	09-25-2008

Hiroyoshi Morita, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090040390	Cut detection system, shot detection system, scene detection system and cut detection method - A cut detection system includes: an extractor configured to extract macroblock type information at least for every B frame from video compressed data including the macroblock type information; a calculator configured to calculate the number of intra-coded macroblocks for every frame from the extracted macroblock type information; and a detector configured to detect the B frame or a group of picture including the B frame to be a replay cut portion, which is a head portion or last portion of a replay shot, by using a frequency characteristic of the intra-coded macroblocks included in the B frame as determination conditions.	02-12-2009
20090153744	Scene detection system and scene detection method - A shot symbol string storage is configured to store a shot symbol string provided by applying a shot symbol corresponding to the type to each shot of video data. A model pattern storage is configured to store a model pattern symbol string which is obtained by arraying the plurality of shot symbols so as to correspond to a scene to be detected. A detector is configured to detect a symbol string, which corresponds to the model pattern symbol string of the model pattern storage, from the shot symbol string of the shot symbol string storage. Continuous shots of the video data corresponding to the symbol string detected by the detector are recognized as a specific scene.	06-18-2009

Hiroyoshi Murakami, Obu-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090126670	AIR INTAKE APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A housing has an intake passage extending substantially in a vertical direction of a vehicle. A valve is configured to open and close the intake passage. A shaft supports the valve. A bearing supports the shaft. A hose is connected with an upper side of the housing in the vertical direction and configured to lead intake air into the intake passage. A communication passage configured to communicate an inside of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle with the hose. The communication passage has an opening in the vicinity of a point directly above the bearing. The hose has a wall surface defining a condensate passage, which connects the opening with a target location from which condensate is to be dropped.	05-21-2009

Hiroyoshi Murata, Kumagaya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090122024	Display Device Provided With Optical Input Function - In a display device, an object approaching a display unit is detected by referring to an image picked up by the display unit. An alternating current drive circuit drives an alternating current signal to the display unit, so that a detection circuit detects an amplitude change or a phase shift. Alternatively, a liquid crystal panel is vibrated at a predetermined frequency, so that the strength of the frequency of the vibration sound is detected. This makes it possible to more accurately detect the timing when the object touches the display unit.	05-14-2009

Hiroyoshi Nakajima, Nagareyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110073846	ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element having an element structure that can reduce damage to an organic layer during electrode formation and can facilitate the injection of charges from the electrode into the organic layer. The organic electroluminescent element includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer held between the anode and the cathode. The organic layer contains a luminescent material. The organic electroluminescent element further includes a transparent protective layer provided between the anode or the cathode and the organic layer. The transparent protective layer contains a bipolar charge transport organic compound and an electron-accepting compound. The transparent protective layer is formed in a period between after the formation of the organic layer and before the formation of the anode or the cathode on the organic layer.	03-31-2011

Hiroyoshi Nakajima, Ichihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080249225	POLYPROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE COMPRISING THE SAME - A polypropylene resin composition is disclosed which contains a propylene polymer (A) selected from the group consisting of propylene homopolymers (A-1) and propylene-ethylene block copolymers (A-2) which are propylene-ethylene block copolymers each of which is composed of a propylene homopolymer component and a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component and has an intrinsic viscosity of from 2 to 8 dl/g, an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) defined below, the amount of the polymer (A) and the amount of the copolymer (B) each being based on the combined amount of the polymer (A) and the copolymer (B) which is an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer having a melt index, as measured at 190° C., of from 1 to 40 g/10 min, and a petroleum resin (C-1) or a terpene resin (C-2) having a glass transition temperature of 90° C. or lower.	10-09-2008
20100298456	POLYPROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FOAM MOLDED ARTICLE - There is provided a polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene polymer (A) containing 0 to 70% by mass of a propylene homopolymer (A-1) and 30 to 100% by mass of a propylene-ethylene block copolymer (A-2) defined below, an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) defined below, and an inorganic filler (C), wherein the proportion of the amount of the (A), the proportion of the amount of (B), and the proportion of the amount of (C) relative to the total amount of the (A), the (B) and the (C) are 40 to 94% by mass, 5 to 30% by mass, and 1 to 30% by mass, respectively, the propylene-ethylene block copolymer (A-2) is a mixture of a propylene homopolymer component and a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component, wherein the intrinsic viscosity, as measured in Tetralin of 135° C., of the propylene-ethylene random copolymer component is within the range of 2.0 to 8.0 dl/g, the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) is a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, the copolymer having a density of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cm	11-25-2010
20110039965	RESIN COMPOSITION AND FOAM MOLDED ARTICLE - There is a resin composition containing a propylene polymer (A), an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B), and organic polymer beads (C), wherein the proportion of the amount of the propylene polymer (A) and the proportion of the amount of the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) relative to the sum total of the amounts of the propylene polymer (A) and the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) are 40 to 95% by mass and 5 to 60% by mass, respectively, the amount of the organic polymer beads (C) for 100 parts by weight in total of the propylene polymer (A) and the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) is 0.1 to 20 parts by weight, and the density of the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) is 0.85 to 0.89 g/cm	02-17-2011

Hiroyoshi Nakajima, Hong Kong CN

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090195243	TILT ANGLE SENSOR AND DETECTION-TARGET DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - To provide a tilt angle sensor that is capable of detecting acceleration, a tilt angle, and the like of a device to which the tilt sensor angle is mounted, and also capable of reducing the size and the cost with a simple structure. The tilt angle sensor comprises: a spring member having a fixed end a free end that has a flexibility to be bent at least in one direction; a magnetic field generating device for generating a magnetic field, which is mounted at the free end of the spring member; a magnetic field detecting device provided by facing the magnetic field generating device for detecting a direction of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating device; and a damping device for giving a damping force to a bending action of the spring member.	08-06-2009

Hiroyoshi Nakajima, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090326123	POLYPROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE MADE THEREOF - A polypropylene resin composition is provided which contains 50 to 90% by weight of a propylene polymer (A) selected from the group consisting of a propylene homopolymer (A-1) and a propylene-ethylene copolymer (A-2), 5 to 20% by weight of a propylene-ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) given below and 5 to 30% by weight of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (C) given below, wherein the composition has a melt index, measured at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg, of greater than 40 g/10 minutes but not greater than 200 g/10 minutes,	12-31-2009

Hiroyoshi Nishida, Yamanashi JP

Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136446	INDUCTION OF REGULATORY T CELL-RESISTANT HELPER CD4+ T CELLS - The invention relates to stimulation of immune responses against antigen(s) and overcoming regulatory T cell suppression of such immune responses against antigen(s).	05-28-2009

Hiroyoshi Ogura, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100181596	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A high voltage horizontal IGBT, which is an aspect of a semiconductor device relating to the present invention, has a buffer region formed in an SOI substrate and extending from a surface of the SOI substrate to a surface of a buried oxide film. An interface between the buffer region and a drift region is positioned equally in a vicinity of a bottom of the buffer region and in a vicinity of a surface of the buffer region or shifted toward a body region in the vicinity of the bottom of the buffer region compared to that in the vicinity of the surface of the buffer region. With this structure, a concentration of electric field in the vicinity of the bottom of the buffer region is moderated, whereby a collector-emitter breakdown voltage can further be increased.	07-22-2010

Hiroyoshi Ogura, Isehara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100053049	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display has a liquid crystal panel, a gate chip on film (COF) disposed at a side of a side surface of the liquid crystal panel, side-edge-type backlights having a light emitting diode disposed on left and right side surfaces of the liquid crystal panel, and a cover and a frame that hold the liquid crystal panel and the backlights, the frame has an opening disposed at a position corresponding to the position of the gate COF into which the gate COF is inserted, and a lid for covering the gate COF inserted in the opening is connected to the frame in such a manner that the lid is capable of being opened and closed.	03-04-2010
20100066937	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT - There is provided a slim liquid crystal display unit having a large screen by providing a slim structure capable of sufficiently radiating the heat from a light source. The liquid crystal display unit according to the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel; an optical guiding board installed on a rear face thereof; a pair of light source-mounted substrate disposed, opposing right and left side faces thereof; a light source mounted on the light source-mounted substrate; a metal frame connected on the opposite side to the optical guiding board of the light source-mounted substrate; a chassis member for supporting the optical guiding board and a reflection sheet group; and a thermal diffusion member fixed onto the metal frame along with the chassis member. The chassis member has a stepped portion in the vicinity of the light source. Between the stepped portion and the reflection sheet group, a thermal insulation member is attached.	03-18-2010
20100079942	VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a simply usable shield cover capable of enhancing the mechanical strength of a set even if a display device is decreased in thickness. In a video display apparatus including a base chassis on a front surface of which a displaying member is arranged and on a back surface of which a unit for driving and controlling the display device is arranged, and a plurality of frames arranged on the back surface of the base chassis in parallel with each other, a shield cover is attached to the plurality of frames to extend over those to form a crosslink structure.	04-01-2010

Hiroyoshi Okumura, Higashine JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090061742	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STORAGE MEDIUM - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a storage medium includes providing a medium plate member for forming the storage medium and a guide member; and aligning the medium plate member and the guide member so that the medium plate member and the guide member are placed adjacently and the surfaces of the medium plate member and the guide member form a substantially common plane. The method further includes guiding a burnishing member for burnishing the medium plate member onto the surface of the guide member; and sliding the burnishing member on the guide member onto the medium plate member so as to burnish the surface of the medium plate member.	03-05-2009

Hiroyoshi Onnagawa, Toyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090050878	MULTIFUNCTION ORGANIC DIODE AND MATRIX PANEL THEREOF - Disclosed is organic diode which is capable of light emitting display by an organic EL display, image sensing by a organic photodiode and power generation by an organic solar cell. Also disclosed is a matrix panel of such a multifunction organic diode. Specifically disclosed is a multifunction organic diode comprising a first electrode (	02-26-2009

Hiroyoshi Sasaki, Kagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110020187	SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A surface treatment apparatus	01-27-2011

Hiroyoshi Sekiguchi, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100015877	METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method for producing a plasma display panel, the method comprising the steps of: (i) preparing a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel being a panel wherein an electrode A, a dielectric layer A and a protective layer are formed on a substrate A, and the rear panel being a panel wherein an electrode B, a dielectric layer B, a partition wall and a phosphor layer are formed on a substrate B; (ii) applying a glass frit material onto a peripheral region of the substrate A or B, and then opposing the front and rear panels with each other such that the glass frit material is interposed therebetween; (iii) supplying a gas into a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels from a direction lateral to the opposed front and rear panels, under such a condition that the front and rear panels are heated; and (iv) melting the glass frit material to cause the front and rear panels to be sealed.	01-21-2010
20110171871	METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method for producing a plasma display panel includes: (i) providing a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel being a panel wherein an electrode A, a dielectric layer A and a protective layer are formed on a substrate A, and the rear panel being a panel wherein an electrode B, a dielectric layer B, a barrier rib and a phosphor layer are formed on a substrate B; (ii) supplying a glass frit material onto a peripheral region of the substrate A or B to form a glass frit sealing member; (iii) opposing the front and rear panels with each other such that the glass frit sealing member is interposed therebetween; and (iv) heating the opposed front and rear panels to reach a softening point of the glass frit sealing member or a higher temperature than the softening point, while supplying a cleaning gas into a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels. Prior to the heating of step (iv), a gas is introduced into a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels, or a gas is exhausted from a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels.	07-14-2011

Hiroyoshi Sekiguchi, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110050714	Image processing device and imaging apparatus - An image processing device includes a memory interface to read out image data from a memory, and a memory access controller to control reading process of the memory interface so as to keep a number of pixels in a main scanning direction of the image data read out from the memory smaller than a number of pixels in a main scanning direction of a screen to which the image data is output.	03-03-2011

Hiroyoshi Sugawara, Anjo-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100279145	Coating structure and method for forming the same - A coating structure for a metal member includes a surface-smoothing layer formed on the metal member for smoothing a surface of the metal member, and a fluorine-based film formed on the surface-smoothing layer. The fluorine-based film can be formed by applying a fluorine-containing solution on the surface-smoothing layer, and by drying the fluorine-containing solution. The coating structure can be suitably used for a fuel injection nozzle.	11-04-2010

Hiroyoshi Sumen, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194897	Injection member of molding machine and molding method - An injection member of a molding machine is provided which can shorten the molding cycle and maintenance time, and prevent occurrence of galling between a cylinder member and an injection member. The injection member of the molding machine includes a supply section (P	08-06-2009

Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090142721	Atmosphere Heat Treatment Apparatus and Method of Operating the Same - An object of the present invention is to provide an atmosphere heat treatment apparatus that is operable without relying on experiences and/or intuitions of an operator, and a method of operating the same. The atmosphere heat treatment apparatus includes an entrance side exhaust path (	06-04-2009

Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Numadu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110283150	STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An objective is to allow a storage apparatus to accurately locate a failure site upon occurrence of a failure. Provided is a storage apparatus	11-17-2011

Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100213741	VEHICLE BODY FLOOR STRUCTURE - Vehicle body floor structure has a floor tunnel provided on a laterally central portion of a vehicle body floor panel and extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body, a desired stored component being stored in the floor tunnel. The stored component has a passageway formed therein to extend in a width direction of the vehicle body. The floor structure also has a cross member passed through the passageway of the stored component, the stored component is supported on the cross member via a resilient member, and the cross member is fixedly fastened at its opposite ends to the inner surfaces of opposed side walls of the floor tunnel.	08-26-2010
20110233996	VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A vehicle electric power supply system includes: an electric power generating source; a battery; a first voltage converter configured to raise a voltage of the electric power generating source; a second voltage converter configured to raise a voltage of the battery; and an electric power converter configured to supply voltages, which are obtained by conversions by the respective first and second voltage converters, to a vehicle load. A power control unit, which includes the first voltage converter, the second voltage converter and the electric power converter, and the battery are integrated into a unitary component, and are placed in a front portion of a vehicle while isolated from a vehicle interior. Accordingly, it is possible to widen the vehicle interior and a luggage containing space in the vehicle's rear portion, and to avoid increase in the weight of the vehicle.	09-29-2011

Hiroyoshi Tagi, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100163282	PRINTED WIRING BOARD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - Provided are a printed wiring board and a flexible printed wiring board which hardly generate radiation electromagnetic noises and are not easily affected by external noises. First and second wave-shape wirings are provided between at least two insulation substrates stacked on each other. The first and the second wave-shape wirings three-dimensionally intersect with each other in a plane direction and a thickness direction of the insulating substrates. The first and second wave-shape wirings are electrically separated from each other by a resist layer provided between the insulating substrates.	07-01-2010

Hiroyoshi Takashima, Sabae-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090022882	PHOTOGRAVURE PRESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - In a print area provided on a peripheral surface of a gravure roll, a plurality of cells are defined by printing-direction walls and perpendicular walls, and each perpendicular wall has a plurality of cuts. In a center portion of the print area, most intersections of the printing-direction walls and the perpendicular walls are defined by T-shaped intersections where the perpendicular walls do not cross the printing-direction walls, but meet the printing-direction walls in a T-shaped arrangement. Preferably, round chamfers are provided at corners where a portion of each printing-direction wall and a portion of each perpendicular wall intersect, and at leading ends of the perpendicular walls pointing toward the cuts.	01-22-2009

Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, Oobu-Shi JP

Hiroyoshi Tomita, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100214823	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY CELL HAVING CAPACITOR - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells formed on the semiconductor substrate and arranged in a matrix in a first direction and a second direction on the surface of the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of sense amplifiers formed on the semiconductor substrate and including a first sense amplifier and a second sense amplifier; and a plurality of bit lines extending along the first direction above the memory cell array, and arranged side by side in the second direction, wherein the plurality of bit lines include a first bit line pair formed in a first wiring layer and a second bit line pair formed in a second wiring layer located above the first wiring layer.	08-26-2010

Hiroyoshi Tsuchiya, Kitakyushu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090072654	COIL INSULATOR, ARMATURE COIL INSULATED BY THE COIL INSULATOR AND ELECTRICAL ROTATING MACHINE HAVING THE ARMATURE COIL - A coil insulator of an electrical rotating machine used as a main insulator for insulating a bundle of conductors formed of a plurality of insulated wires to form an armature coil provided in a slot of a rotor core or a stator core of an electrical rotating machine, wherein the coil insulator includes a mica layer including at least one of a peeled-off mica and a composite mica, a woven- or unwoven cloth including at least one of inorganic and organic materials, hexagonal crystal boron nitride particles having a graphitization index of 1.8 or more, and thermosetting polymer organic resin which integrally connects the mica layer and the hexagonal crystal boron nitride particles to each other, and the hexagonal crystal boron nitride particles is oriented in a longitudinal direction of the coil.	03-19-2009

Hiroyoshi Tsuchiya, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090197102	HIGHLY HEAT CONDUCTIVE INSULATING MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a solution to the above-described drawbacks, and more specifically, as the tape-like or sheet-like insulation member, the resin matrix in which the first particles having a heat conductivity of 1 W/mK or higher and 300 W/mK or lower, that are diffused in the resin matrix, and the second particles having a heat conductivity of 0.5 W/mK or higher and 300 W/mK or lower, are diffused, is employed.	08-06-2009

Hiroyoshi Uejo, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100232717	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a memory; an obtaining unit that obtains image data representing an image including concatenated pixels; an isolating unit that isolates a rendering element, the rendering element being an image surrounded by border lines of a color in an image represented by the image data; and a classifying unit that, in a case where a plurality of rendering elements has been isolated by the isolating unit, and in a case where color difference between two of the plural rendering elements or the distance between the two rendering elements is less than a threshold, classifies the two rendering elements into the same group, associates pieces of image data that represent rendering elements belonging to the same group with one another, and stores the pieces of image data in the memory.	09-16-2010

Hiroyoshi Uejo, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090064275	DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DATA SIGNAL - A document management system, which includes a management section that manages identification information corresponding to a component included in a document; a setting section that sets the identification information managed by the management section to the component included in the document; and a history management section that manages history information of the component corresponding to the identification information that is set to the component by the setting section.	03-05-2009
20090070348	DOCUMENT DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DOCUMENT DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT DEVICE, DOCUMENT DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DOCUMENT DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A document disposal management system, which includes a print unit that performs combined printing of plural documents, each of the plural documents being embedded with document identification information and combination identification information; a management unit that manages comparison image data associated with the document identification information and a similarity value used as a threshold value; a determination unit that receives a request containing combined image data and pairs of document identification information and combination identification information, compares each of the combined image data with the comparison image data to calculate a similarity value, and determines approval/disapproval of disposal; a request unit that separates and extracts the combined image data and the pairs of document identification information and combination identification information from the scanned image output, and requests for determination; and a controller that performs control to dispose of or prohibit disposal based on the determination result.	03-12-2009
20100225984	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a first determination unit that determines whether each of an image regions is for a vector image; a color number counting unit that counts the number of colors in the pixels of high-resolution image data; a frequency counting unit that counts a number of times where the difference between the colors of each of the pixels in the high-resolution image data and the colors of at least one pixel located around each of those pixels is greater than or equal to a threshold; a second determination unit that determines that the image region is not an image region for a vector image; and a generation unit that generates image data in which a process for rendering images in the image regions determined by the first determination unit to be image regions for vector images is defined by numerical values or numerical formulas.	09-09-2010
20100239166	CHARACTER RECOGNITION DEVICE, IMAGE-READING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND CHARACTER RECOGNITION METHOD - A character recognition device includes: an acquiring unit that acquires image data describing pixel values representing colors of pixels constituting an image; a binarizing unit that binarizes the pixel values; an extracting unit that extracts boundaries of colors in the image; a delimiting unit that delimits plural image areas in the image; a specifying unit that specifies, with regard to first image areas arranged according to a predetermined rule, pixels binarized by the binarizing unit, as a subject for character recognition, and specifies, with regard to second image areas not arranged according to the predetermined rule, pixels of areas surrounded by boundaries extracted by the extracting unit, as a subject for character recognition; and a character recognition unit that recognizes characters represented by the pixels specified by the specifying unit as a subject for character recognition.	09-23-2010
20110043852	DOCUMENT OUTPUT DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND DOCUMENT OUTPUT METHOD - A document output device includes an acquisition unit and a controller. When a printed document is read by a reading device and output of the document on the basis of read document information is instructed, the acquisition unit acquires at least one of attribute information of a document receiver, attribute information of an output instructor, and second identification information inputted by the output instructor. If it is determined, on the basis of a first identification information and the acquired information, that an output of a constituent element specified as an object of output restriction is not permitted, the controller restricts the output of the constituent element which is the object of output restriction in the document.	02-24-2011
20110168815	RECORDING MEDIUM DESTRUCTION AND DISCARDING SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM DESTRUCTION AND DISCARDING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM DESTRUCTION AND DISCARDING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A sheet destruction and discarding apparatus for destroying and discarding a sheet, comprising a destruction and discarding unit that destroys and discards the sheet based on a determination whether or not the sheet is allowed to be destroyed and to be discarded; a notification unit that notifies that the sheet is not allowed to be destroyed and to be discarded and a reason why the sheet is not allowed to be destroyed and to be discarded when the determination indicates that the sheet is not allowed to be destroyed and to be discarded; an insert sensor that detects whether or not the sheet is taken off, wherein, after the notification unit notifies that the sheet is not allowed to be destroyed and to be discarded and the reason, a state of the insert sensor changes to an off state and then a state of the sheet destruction and discarding apparatus changes to a standby state.	07-14-2011
20110222762	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a separation section, a background color setting section, and a generating section. The separation section separates at least one image component having different attributes contained in electronic document data expressing an original image. The background color setting section selects a coloring method, from among a plurality of coloring methods for coloring a background, according to software to be used and sets a background color. The generating section generates software data corresponding to the software by coloring the background color based on the setting of the background color setting section, and re-arranging the at least one image component.	09-15-2011

Hiroyoshi Uematsu, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110223500	MCFC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - Disclosed is an MCFC power generation system and a method for operating the same enabling significant reduction of CO	09-15-2011
20110223501	HYDROGEN-RECYCLING MCFC POWER-GENERATING SYSTEM - Provided is a hydrogen-recycling MCFC power-generating system that can improve power generation efficiency by effectively utilizing fuel gas having the hydrogen included in anode exhaust as the main component, and that can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide discharged by separating and recovering the carbon dioxide. The system is provided with a molten carbonate fuel cell (	09-15-2011

Hiroyoshi Urushihata, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080251899	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device in which a plurality of chips are packaged without increasing the thickness of the package. A plurality of semiconductor elements (a first and a second semiconductor elements) that are packaged in the semiconductor device are overlaid with each other. Specifically, the first semiconductor element is fixed on the top surface of the first island while the second semiconductor element is fixed on the bottom surface of the second island. Furthermore, each of the islands (a first and a second islands) on which the semiconductor elements are respectively mounted in the present invention provides a structure has an irregular shape, and the islands are overlaid with each other along the sides of the semiconductor element to be mounted.	10-16-2008
20080284008	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device which is small in size and in which the deformation of leads is prevented at the time of wire-bonding. The semiconductor device includes: an island; a semiconductor element mounted on the bottom surface of the island; leads provided close to the island; and a sealing resin for integrally sealing these constituents. Moreover, in the semiconductor device according to the present invention, electrodes on the semiconductor element are bonded to the leads provided adjacent to a side of the island, the side not provided with leads which extends continuously from the island.	11-20-2008

Hiroyoshi Urushihata, Iruma-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110316135	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - When a metal ribbon is ultrasonic-bonded, a peripheral area of an island and hanging pins provided in the periphery of the island need to be clamped by use of clampers of a bonder to prevent the island from being lifted up. However, if no sufficiently-wide peripheral area of the island can be secured or no hinging pins can be provided due to the miniaturization of the device, there arises a problem that the island cannot be clamped. A protrusion, which protrudes toward a lead and has the same height as an end portion of the lead, is provided to an edge of the island opposed to the lead. Accordingly, when the protrusion and the end portion of the lead are simultaneously pressed by the damper, it is possible to prevent the island from being lifted up even when no hanging pin or no clamp area around the island is provided.	12-29-2011

Hiroyoshi Watanabe, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100023005	HIGH-FREQUENCY TREATMENT INSTRUMENT - A high-frequency treatment instrument that is used with high-frequency electric current supplied from a power source, which includes: a pair of forceps members connected with each other by a rotational axis; and an operation wire having a distal end portion which is rotationally connected to proximal end portions of the forceps members and a proximal end portion which is electrically connected with the power source, in which at least one of the pair of forceps members has a conductive electrode portion, and an insulating portion disposed so as to cover at least part of the electrode portion, the operation wire is electrically connected with the electrode portions, and a conductive outer surface of the forceps members, which includes a portion where the operation wire and the electrode portion are electrically connected, located closer to the proximal end portions of the forceps members than the rotational axis of the forceps members is covered by the insulating portion so as not to be exposed.	01-28-2010

Hiroyoshi Yamada, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080200551	Flourene Derivative - This invention relates to a novel fluorene derivative having a characteristic structure in which guanidino group or the like functional group is linked to the fluorene structure via carbonyl group, or a salt thereof.	08-21-2008
20090036421	Pyrrole Derivative or Salt Thereof - [Problem] To provide a compound which may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which 5-HT	02-05-2009
20090062363	AMIDE DERIVATIVE OR SALT THEREOF - [Problem] To provide a compound which can be used for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which 5-HT	03-05-2009
20100168096	ACYLGUANIDINE DERIVATIVE OR SALT THEREOF - [Problem] To provide a compound which can be used in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which 5-HT	07-01-2010

Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080319595	ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THE APPARATUS - An electric power generation control apparatus mounted to a motor vehicle predicts an operational point of an internal combustion engine in the future based on driving path information supplied from a navigation system mounted to the motor vehicle. The apparatus further predicts an increased amount of fuel consumption which is caused by electric power generation of an alternator based on the predicted operational point of the internal combustion engine. The apparatus sets a reference value of an electric power economy index which is an amount of fuel consumption per electric power generation. On driving the motor vehicle on a path, the apparatus sequentially predicts the operational point of the internal combustion engine, and controls the alternator so that the actual electric power economy index becomes equal to the reference value based on the operational point of the internal combustion engine predicted.	12-25-2008
20090195430	ANALOG-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
20090251103	VOLTAGE 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
20110025271	STATE 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

Hiroyoshi Yoshida, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090254602	NETWORK DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND NETWORK SYSTEM - If an instruction of a predetermined function is given at a device A in a network, the device A issues a notification request for inquiring whether or not it is possible to execute the function to devices B, C and D in a list of devices capable of cooperating with the device A. The device B receives the request and if the device B can not execute the function, then the device B issues a notification request including the search path of the device B to devices E, F and G included in a list of the device B. If the device B receives a response including a search path through the device E that can execute the function, from the device E, then the search path of the device B is added to the response and the response is sent to the device A.	10-08-2009
20090284780	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - Input raster image data is divided into objects of each attribute. The division results, and charge information representing a consideration accrued from a vectorized process for the division results are displayed. It is designated whether to execute the vectorized process for the displayed division results. The vectorized process of converting the raster image data into vector data is executed on the basis of the contents of the designation.	11-19-2009
20100014112	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Device B requests a network service of device A, and devices B and A are set in a client mode and server mode, respectively. Further, a mode is set in which the console unit of device A is controlled from that of device B, and image data scanned and created by the scanner of device B is processed as image data scanned by that of device A. In response to process start designation input from the console unit of device B, device A designates device B to scan an image using the scanner of device B. In response to the designation, device B transmits image data scanned by the scanner of device B to device A. Device A executes a process corresponding to setting information for the image data.	01-21-2010
20100333035	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM - This invention relates to an information processing apparatus being able to execute first and second functions and set the processing conditions of each function by using a user interface, and a control method of the information processing apparatus. In a case that either of the first and second functions is selected, an application common to both the first and second functions is launched, and a user interface window generated based on common data corresponding to the application is displayed. The processing conditions of the selected function can be set from the user interface window.	12-30-2010
20110069356	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A control method for controlling an image processing apparatus capable of transmitting image data using any one of a plurality of communication protocols includes holding, in a holding unit, management information for managing a destination of image data to be transmitted and a communication protocol associated with the destination, displaying one or more destination candidates according to a character string entered by a user and the management information held in the holding unit, determining, in a case where a destination is selected from the one or more displayed destination candidates, a communication protocol associated with the selected destination according to the management information held in the holding unit, and transmitting the image data to the selected destination via the determined communication protocol.	03-24-2011

Hiroyoshi Yoshida, Ohta-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100306690	METHOD FOR DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH USER'S INTENTION - A user interface is controlled to support a user using an image processing apparatus which can perform a task, for example, for storing image data obtained by a scanner in a memory or printing the image by a printer. In a display apparatus which can display a user interface including operation items, a user's intention is estimated, and an operation by the user for specifying a task is supported. For example, statuses of an image input unit and an image accept unit relating to execution of the task are monitored, and display forms of the operation items are varied in accordance with results of the monitoring.	12-02-2010