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Hiroyuki Matsumoto

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kobe-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110059356NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains a nitrile compound having a chain saturated hydrocarbon group and a nitrile group, the number of carbon atoms in the nitrile compound is four or more, and the positive electrode contains a positive-electrode active material on the surface of which particles of a rare earth element compound are deposited in dispersed form.03-10-2011
20110076571NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is prevented from decreasing the remaining capacity and returned capacity at the time of continuous charge at high voltages and high temperatures. The battery has positive and negative electrodes, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing ethylene carbonate and fluoroethylene carbonate as a solvent. The positive electrode contains a positive-electrode active material with the fine particles of a rare earth element compound deposited on its surface in a dispersed state.03-31-2011

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090253459MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTIC THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal includes: a signal transmission section having a predetermined default value for a transmission characteristic; an antenna to be used at least by the signal transmission section; a separate circuit section sharing ground with the signal transmission section and the antenna, and being different from the signal transmission section; a monitoring section monitoring a change in a use state of the terminal related to the separate circuit section; and when the signal transmission section transmits a signal using the antenna, if the monitoring section detects a change in the use state of the terminal, a transmission-characteristic adjusting section adjusting a transmission characteristic of the signal transmission section from the default value to a characteristic optimized for the use state.10-08-2009
20100309885Wireless Communication Terminal and Communication Method - Provided is a wireless communication terminal (12-09-2010
20110003592Control Method of Wireless Communication Terminal and Wireless Communication Terminal - A wireless communication terminal 01-06-2011

Patent applications by Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Chigasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100328809METHOD FOR REMOVING RESIST AND FOR PRODUCING A MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - In one embodiment, a method for removing a resist includes irradiating, with an UV light having a wavelength of less than about 240 nm, a structure having a resist on a pattern surface in an atmosphere having oxygen. The resist is used as a mask as it remains above the pattern after the pattern has been transferred to a magnetic recording medium surface having a magnetic film thereon, and the irradiating is performed during production of the magnetic recording medium. In another embodiment, a method for forming a magnetic recording medium includes applying a resist to a surface of a magnetic film above a substrate, curing the resist by irradiating the resist with first UV light to form a pattern, transferring the pattern to the magnetic film using the pattern, and removing the resist by irradiating using second UV light having a shorter wavelength in an atmosphere including oxygen.12-30-2010
20110149429FLOATING HEAD DEVICE FOR FLOATING A HEAD ON A MAGNETIC DISK AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC DISK - In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetic disk includes rotating a magnetic disk, supporting a floating head on the rotating magnetic disk, the floating head having a slider body and an element unit formed on a trailing edge of the slider body, contacting a floating surface of the slider body with the magnetic disk, and protruding a portion of the floating head toward the magnetic disk due to application of power to a heater element within the element unit, wherein the element unit is positioned away from the magnetic disk. In another embodiment, a floating head includes a slider body comprising AlTiC, an element unit positioned on a trailing edge of the slider body, the element unit having an initial recess amount of at least about 4 nm, and a heater element positioned within an alumina protective film of the element unit.06-23-2011

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100018619Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire has a tread surface is provided with a groove portion, and a land portion sectioned by the groove portion. In wall surfaces facing the groove portion in the land portion, an inside wall surface facing an inner side at a time of being installed to a vehicle is formed by a zigzag surface, and an outside wall surface facing an outer side at a time of being installed to the vehicle is formed by a flat surface.01-28-2010
20100218867PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention has an object to provide a pneumatic tire having a sipe, which can increase ice braking performance without reducing anti-wear performance. The pneumatic tire includes: a plurality of land portions 09-02-2010

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100097171SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY, MAGNETIC COMPONENT USING THE SAME, AND THIER PRODUCTION METHODS - A soft magnetic alloy contains P, B, and Cu as essential components. As a preferred example, an Fe-based alloy contains Fe of 70 atomic % or more, B of 5 atomic % to 25 atomic %, Cu of 1.5 atomic % or less (excluding zero), and P of 10 atomic or less (excluding zero).04-22-2010
20100188186SOFT MAGNETIC AMORPHOUS ALLOY - A soft magnetic amorphous alloy represented by the following composition formula: {Fe07-29-2010

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100086676Apparatus for Cleaning Magnetic Disks and Methods for Manufacturing Magnetic Disks - A method, according to one embodiment, includes forming a lubricant film on a magnetic disk having at least a magnetic recording film above a substrate, and a protective film above the magnetic recording film, and wiping the lubricant film while rotating the substrate, e.g., at about 3.0 m/s to about 3.5 m/s by pressing a pad against a wiping cloth e.g., at a loading speed of about 12 mm/min to about 36 mm/min e.g., under a pressure of about 3 gf/mm04-08-2010

Patent applications by Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090178601Discrimination medium and article having the same - An embroidery 07-16-2009
20100048238Radio Communication Terminal - A radio communication terminal 02-25-2010
20110207359MALE AND FEMALE CONNECTORS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A female housing of the female connector has a slider slidably installed in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal joining direction. The slider includes a first cam provided with a first ridge portion, and a pair of opposing first and second slanting portions extending from the first ridge portion. The male housing of the male connector is formed with a second cam on an outer wall surface thereof. The second cam provided with a second ridge portion, a third slanting portion coming into abutment and slidably contacting with the first slanting portion of the slider, and a fourth slanting portion being slidably in contact with the second slanting portion and pressed and retained by the second slanting portion. Thus a half-fitted state can be detected and the connectors are prevented from loosening.08-25-2011

Patent applications by Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Yokohama-Shi JP

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100035162NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent and lithium salt as an electrolyte, and wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains chain fluorinated carboxylic acid ester represented by the formula CH02-11-2010
20110223469NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A positive electrode active material with least part of a surface coated with a surface treatment layer composed of a phosphate compound. The phosphate compound contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium.09-15-2011

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Izumo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090310276MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes external terminal electrodes that are formed by direct plating on the first and second side surfaces of a ceramic body including stacked ceramic layers and inner conductors. The external terminal electrodes include base plating films formed so as to cover the exposed portions of inner conductors. Voids are provided that are open to the side surfaces of the ceramic body so as to be adjacent to the ends in the width direction of the exposed portions of the inner conductors. A plating metal defining the base plating films enters the voids and is electrically connected to the inner conductors in the ceramic body.12-17-2009
20090316330MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes dummy conductor patterns on a ceramic green sheet laminated in an earlier stage of the lamination and sheet-by-sheet crimping process that have widths that are less than the widths of dummy conductor patterns on a ceramic green sheet laminated in a later stage of the lamination and sheet-by-sheet crimping process.12-24-2009
20100002356MONOLITHIC CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a dummy electrode having a dummy body portion and an internal electrode having an extended portion, in which the conductor density of the dummy body portion is less than the conductor density of the extended portion of an internal electrode. With this configuration, the fixing strength of an external terminal electrode to a ceramic element assembly is improved, and undesirable deformation caused by a dummy conductor provided in a monolithic ceramic electronic component is prevented.01-07-2010

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kita-Ku, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090286051ANTHRAPYRIDONE COMPOUND OR SALT THEREOF, MAGENTA INK COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME, AND COLORED PRODUCT - The present invention relates to an anthrapyridone compound represented by the following formula (1):11-19-2009

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Fukuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090226884Method of Quantitative Analysis of Oxidized Protein, Labeling Reagents for Quantitative Analysis of Oxidized Protein and Labeling Reagent kit for Quantitative Analysis of Oxidized Protein - Oxidized proteins, which have undergone oxidative modifications, are labeled with labeling reagents and quantified by mass spectrometry. In this process, a first labeling reagent, which is capable of reacting with the oxidized proteins, and a second labeling reagent, which has the same chemical structure as the first labeling reagent and in which at least part of the component atoms is substituted by an isotope of the atom concerned, are employed as the labeling reagents. The oxidized proteins labeled with the first labeling reagent and the oxidized proteins labeled with the second labeling reagent are mixed together and subjected to mass spectrometry, with mixing ratios varied. As the labeling reagents, are raised here 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine in which a carbon atom on the phenyl group has been substituted by a stable isotope (09-10-2009

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080247084Disk Device, Shutter Control Device, and Computer Program for Shutter Opening/Closing Control - To assuredly determine whether a shutter pinches a disk in a disk device including a shutter at a disk insertion slot. A shutter control device 10-09-2008
20090037943Shutter controller, disc device, and computer program for determining that disc is caught - During a process of closing of a shutter of a disk device, a position of the shutter is detected. A first shutter position indicator indicative of a first position of the shutter and a second shutter position indicator indicative of a second position, which is immediately before the first position, are calculated. Whether a disk is pinched by the shutter is determined based on comparison of a predetermined threshold and the difference between the first shutter position indicator and the second shutter position indicator.02-05-2009
20090046546DRIVING DEVICE - A controller 02-19-2009

Patent applications by Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Saitama JP

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090020961METAL GASKET FOR MARINE ENGINE - A metal gasket is made up of a backing material made of stainless steel, a galvanizing film is formed on a surface of the backing material, and a sealing rubber film is formed on a surface of the galvanizing film. In one embodiment a silane coupling type vulcanizing adhesive is applied to the surface of the galvanizing film and heated at a temperature of 100° C. to 200° C. for a prescribed period to generate a zinc oxide film on the surface of the galvanizing film and to bake the silane coupling type vulcanizing adhesive. Vinylidene fluoride type rubber containing a polyol type vulcanizing agent can be calcined onto its surface to form the sealing rubber film. The metal gasket can be provided on a mating surface of a cylinder head and a cylinder body of an engine provided in an outboard motor.01-22-2009

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Mishima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080286001IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, to which apparatus a process cartridge is detachably mountable, wherein said process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum unit and a developing unit, wherein said photosensitive drum unit includes a photosensitive drum, and said developing unit is rotatably engageable with said photosensitive drum unit and includes a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said photosensitive drum, and wherein said developing unit is movable between a contact position in which said developing roller is in contact to said photosensitive drum and a spaced position in which said developing roller is spaced from said photosensitive drum, said image forming apparatus including means for exposing said photosensitive drum with light through a transmission member to form the electrostatic latent image, wherein said exposure means is positioned below said process cartridge when said process cartridge is mounted to a main assembly of the apparatus; moving means for moving said developing unit to the contact position or to the spaced position; and a cleaning member for cleaning said transmission member in interrelation with an operation of said moving means.11-20-2008

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kumagaya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110181001SEALING STRUCTURE USING METAL GASKET - A metal gasket has a primary bead formed on an area positioned between a cylinder bore and a cooling water passage. A second bead is formed on an area corresponding to an opening of one or more cooling passages. A base member of the metal gasket comprises bead plates that have a rubber coating layer. The base member also comprises a shim member disposed between the bead plates. The primary bead is formed by defining a space respectively between the bead plates and the shim member. The secondary bead is formed by defining a space on a given area between the bead plates.07-28-2011

Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Wakayama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110273780Zoom lens and imaging apparatus - A zoom lens includes first, second, and third lens groups having positive, negative, and positive refractive powers, respectively, which are arranged in order from the object side to the image side. When zooming from wide-angle to telephoto, the first lens group moves to the object side, and spacings between the lens groups change. The third lens group has at least two lenses including a positive lens arranged closest to the object side. Blur correction on the image plane is performed by moving the positive lens of the third lens group perpendicularly to the optical axis. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (1):11-10-2011