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Homma, JP

Akihiko Homma, Higashine JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090231760HEAD CLIP AND WORKING METHOD USING THE SAME - A head clip used in a task of assembly, inspection, and maintenance such as repair or cleaning of a device having a head attached to an actuator, and to a working method using the head clip. The heads are located at an extreme end of the actuator. The head clip includes first and second support units inserted into the actuator so as to support suspensions to which the heads are disposed. The first support units are in contact with adjacent suspensions and support them at a first position which is located nearer to the pivoting fulcrum than to the heads in the longitudinal direction of the actuator. The second support units regulate the adjacent suspensions at a second position located at the extreme end, and the heads are disposed between the first position and the second position on the longitudinal direction.09-17-2009

Akira Homma, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100295448VEHICLE DISCHARGE LAMP - A vehicle discharge lamp is provided with an outer tube, an arc tube disposed within the outer tube, and a pair of electrodes disposed within the arc tube. The arc tube includes a light emitting portion, and a pair of pinch seal portions. Molybdenum foils are sealed in the respective pinch seal portions. Each of the electrodes includes a sealed portion sealed within the pinch seal portion, a projecting portion projecting into the light emitting portion, and a welding portion welded to the molybdenum foil. A concavo-convex part is formed on the sealed portion.11-25-2010

Patent applications by Akira Homma, Shizuoka JP

Akira Homma, Komagane-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090310454DIMPLE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND DIMPLE POSITION DETECTION METHOD FOR DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A dimple position detection device for detecting a position of a dimple formed on a load beam is provided with an illumination device, imaging device, and image processing section. The illumination device directs illumination light toward the dimple. The imaging device receives reflected light from the dimple. The image processing section binarizes an image obtained by the imaging device. The image processing section maximizes a binarization level, binarizes the reflected light image, determines whether an area of a light spot region or on-region above the binarization level has a predetermined value, reduces the binarization level when the area of the light spot region is less than the predetermined value, and calculates the gravitational position of the light spot region with the predetermined value reached by the light spot region area.12-17-2009
20120106825Dimple position dectection device and dimple position detecting method for disk drive suspension - A dimple position detection device for detecting a position of a dimple formed on a load beam is provided with an illumination device, imaging device, and image processing section. The illumination device directs illumination light toward the dimple. The imaging device receives reflected light from the dimple. The image processing section binarizes an image obtained by the imaging device. The image processing section maximizes a binarization level, binarizes the reflected light image, determines whether an area of a light spot region or on-region above the binarization level has a predetermined value, reduces the binarization level when the area of the light spot region is less than the predetermined value, and calculates the gravitational position of the light spot region with the predetermined value reached by the light spot region area.05-03-2012

Akira Homma, Niigata-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090242336FLOATING-DISK TYPE BRAKE SYSTEM - A floating-disk type brake system includes floating disk assemblies placed respectively in spaces between a rotating member, such as a wheel of a transportation machine or a rotating shaft of a machine tool, and a stationary member. Differences in rotating speed between the adjacent ones of the sliding surfaces of the floating disk assemblies in frictional sliding engagement are reduced. the floating-disk type brake system includes a first floating disk assembly 10-01-2009

Akira Homma, Shizuoka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080203919DISCHARGE BULB - A discharge bulb is provided. The discharge bulb includes an arc tube, a glass shroud cylindrically surrounding the arc tube, and an insulated plug fixedly supporting an end portion of the glass shroud. The arc tube includes a light generating portion having a discharge space therein, a first pinch seal portion and a second pinch seal portion disposed on respective sides of the light generating portion, a first electrode rod protruding into the discharge space from the first pinch seal portion, and a second electrode rod protruding into the discharge space from the second pinch seal portion so as to be opposed to the first electrode rod. The discharge space contains a rare gas and a metal halide, but does not contain mercury. The first electrode is made of thoriated tungsten, and the second electrode rod is made of pure tungsten.08-28-2008
20100066246MERCURY-FREE ARC TUBE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a mercury-free arc tube, regions including molybdenum foils 03-18-2010
20100187995MERCURY-FREE ARC TUBE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP UNIT - A mercury-free arc tube for a discharge lamp unit including a closed glass bulb in which main light emitting substances of NaI, ScI07-29-2010
20120091891ARC TUBE FOR DISCHARGE BULB AND DISCHARGE BULB INCLUDING THE SAME - An arc tube for a discharge bulb includes: an electrode assembly that has an electrode bar and a molybdenum foil, wherein an overlapping portion of an end portion of the electrode bar and a molybdenum foil is joined by spot welding; a pinch seal portion that seals a part of the electrode assembly, the part including at least the molybdenum foil; and a closed glass bulb, into which a tip of the electrode bar protrudes, the closed glass bulb forming a discharge light-emitting portion, wherein the size of a recess, which is a weld mark, in the molybdenum foil on the side opposite to a joint portion, at which the molybdenum foil and the electrode bar are joined with each other, is within a range from 0.07 mm04-19-2012

Patent applications by Akira Homma, Shizuoka-Shi JP

Atsuko Homma, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100218539ANIMAL FIXATION DEVICE AND ANIMAL FIXATION METHOD - In order to provide an animal fixation device and an animal fixation method which are able to euthanize and fix the animal instantaneously and steadily, a columnar cage in which animal is arranged, a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the cage, an euthanizing gas supply mechanism configured to supply euthanizing gas into the cage, and a solid refrigerant supply mechanism configured to supply a solid refrigerant into the cage are provided. The euthanizing gas supply mechanism includes a gas manifold for euthanizing which is connected to the cage so that the euthanizing gas flows on an inner wall of the cage along a circumferential direction. The solid refrigerant supply mechanism includes a solid refrigerant supply line which is connected to the cage so as to be abele to supply the solid refrigerant during rotation of the cage.09-02-2010

Atsushi Homma, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110168112VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a drive-side rotation member synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a driven-side rotation member integrally rotating with a camshaft, a rotational phase adjusting device including a retarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber, the rotational phase adjusting device adjusting the relative rotational phase between the drive-side rotation member and the driven-side rotation member, and a boss member provided at a portion of the driven-side rotation member facing an outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine and including a thrust surface that extends to be perpendicular to a rotational axis of the camshaft and that is exposed to the outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine. The boss member causes the drive-side rotation member to be prevented from making contact with the outer wall surface by making contact with the outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine.07-14-2011
20120006290VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A variable valve timing control apparatus, includes a drive-side rotary member, a driven-side rotary member, a partition portion arranged at least one of the drive-side rotary member and the driven-side rotary member to partition a fluid pressure chamber into an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber, a seal member arranged at a portion of the partition portion, which faces the other one of the drive-side rotary member and the driven-side rotary member, the seal member avoiding a hydraulic fluid from leaking between the advanced angle chamber and the retarded angle chamber, and a biasing member biasing the seal member, wherein at least one of the partition portion and a facing surface of the other one of the drive-side rotary member and the driven-side rotary member facing the partition portion is defined by an inclined surface of a tapered portion.01-12-2012

Bunji Homma, Kiryu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100178180Fuel supply device - A male terminal is provided in a terminal hole formed in a flange unit. A female terminal and a grommet having a sealing portion to be fitted into the terminal hole are provided to a harness. A distance from an end of the sealing portion to a fore-end of the female terminal is set smaller than a distance from a fore-end of the male terminal to an opening of the terminal hole. With such setting, the grommet is retained in the terminal hole even if the female terminal is disconnected from the male terminal, thereby ensuring support of the female terminal. Moreover, a stopper is attached so as to cover the terminal hole to prevent the grommet from slipping out of the terminal hole.07-15-2010
20100215523FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - Male terminals 08-26-2010

Hideaki Homma, Ashikaga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110186114SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - A solar battery module comprising: a transparent front surface board receiving an incidence of a light; a packed bed which allows a light, which passed through the front surface board, to pass through; a solar battery cell comprising a light receiving surface and is fixed by the packed bed, wherein a light which passed through the packed bed is received by the receiving light surface and is converted into electricity; and a light reusing sheet positioned at a back surface side of the light receiving surface of the solar battery cell, the light reusing sheet comprising a reflecting layer comprising a reflecting surface which reflects a light which was not received by the light receiving surface.08-04-2011

Hideaki Homma, Ashikaga-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110220195LIGHT REUSE SHEET AND SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - A light reuse sheet includes: a reflection forming layer having an uneven portion including a first inclined portion and a second inclined portion; and a reflecting surface provided at a surface of the uneven portion. The light reuse sheet generates second light by reflecting first light toward a front plate, the first light being transmitted through a filling layer without being received by a light receiving face of a solar battery cell, the light reuse sheet generates third light by reflecting the second light at an interface between a light incident surface and outside of the front plate, and the light reuse sheet causes the third light to be incident to the light receiving face of the solar battery cell.09-15-2011
20120104946EL PANEL, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an EL panel, an EL illumination device, and an EL display device in which irregularity of luminance does not easily occur in the in-plane of the EL element by a protection sheet for suppressing conduction of heat on the outermost surface of the EL element. There is an EL panel including: a light-transmissive substrate; an EL element including a light-emitting medium layer interposed between a cathode and an anode, the EL element being provided on one surface of the light-transmissive substrate; and a protection sheet on the other surface of the light-transmissive substrate of the EL element. The protection sheet has a surface opposite to the light-transmissive substrate, the shape of the surface includes rounded convex shapes and prism shapes. Each of the rounded shapes has an apex that is a center point of a cross-section farthest from a bottom surface where the cross-section is parallel to the bottom surface of the unit convex shape and the area becomes smaller in a direction from the bottom surface of the rounded convex shape to a top portion thereof. Irregularity of luminance in the in-plane of the EL element does not easily occur by optimizing the height of the apex and the distance between the apexes.05-03-2012

Hidetoshi Homma, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100219682TRAIN CONFIGURATION RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND TRAIN CONFIGURATION RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A pair of transmission lines 09-02-2010
20100322267TIME SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM AND TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD IN TRAIN - An inter-vehicle network that connects monitoring and control devices communicating with an intra-vehicle network that couples in-vehicle devices with the monitoring and control devices. A train clock station at an uppermost level in a hierarchical structure and a vehicle clock station in a middle level in a hierarchical structure are established from the monitoring and control devices. Other devices are established as a correction information waiting station at a lowermost level in the hierarchical structure. The train clock station performs a time correction of its own station with time information that is arbitrarily obtained as reference time. The vehicle clock station performs a time correction of its own station based on a message transmitted from the train clock station. The correction information waiting station performs a time correction of its own station based on a message transmitted from the vehicle clock station.12-23-2010

Hiroki Homma, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090098439Fuel cell and fuel cell stack - A fuel cell includes a plurality of electrolyte electrode assemblies and a pair of separators sandwiching the electrolyte electrode assemblies. The separator has first protrusions and second protrusions. The first protrusions form a fuel gas channel for supplying a fuel gas along an electrode surface of an anode in a direction indicated by an arrow B04-16-2009
20090208799FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, a reformer, and a combustor. The combustor is provided around the heat exchanger. A combustion gas path for supplying a combustion gas produced in the combustor to the heat exchanger and an exhaust gas path for supplying an exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell stack after consumption in power generation reaction are merged at a merger section provided on an upstream side of a heat medium inlet of the heat exchanger.08-20-2009
20090263689FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, a reformer, and a combustor. A combustion gas path for supplying the combustion gas produced in the combustor to the heat exchanger as the heat medium is provided. The combustion gas path is provided between a space of dual walls comprising a first inner plate and a second inner plate and a first case unit and a second case unit accommodating a load applying mechanism and the fuel cell stack.10-22-2009
20090325035FUEL CELL - A flow path member includes an orifice section, a pressure regulating section, a filter section, and a distribution section joined together integrally, and these components are detachably provided between insulating seals. In the orifice section, orifice holes are formed around a fuel gas supply passage. In the pressure regulating section, a substantially ring shaped pressure regulating chamber is formed. In the filter section, a plurality of filter holes are formed. The orifice holes and the filter holes are connected through the pressure regulating chamber. In the distribution section, a plurality of distribution grooves for distributing the fuel gas flowing through the fuel gas supply passage in a stacking direction to flow along a separator surface, and a circular groove for supplying the fuel gas to the filter section are formed.12-31-2009

Hiroki Homma, Asaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090280364FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a fuel gas supply unit for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell, an oxygen containing gas supply unit, which has a heat exchanger for heating an oxygen-containing gas, for supplying the oxygen-containing gas heated by the heat exchanger to the fuel cell, an exhaust gas discharge unit for supplying an exhaust gas used in a generating reaction and discharged from the fuel cell, as a heating medium for heating the oxygen-containing gas to the heat exchanger, and a combustion gas supply unit, which has a combustor disposed out of a passageway of the exhaust gas discharge unit for generating a combustion gas by combusting a raw fuel with an oxygen-containing gas supplied thereto, for supplying the combustion gas, together with the exhaust gas, to the heat exchanger.11-12-2009

Patent applications by Hiroki Homma, Asaka-Shi JP

Hiroki Homma, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100227233FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, an evaporator, a reformer, and a combustor for at least heating any of the fuel cell stack, the heat exchanger, the evaporator, and the reformer. The fuel cell module is surrounded by an inner heat insulating layer and an outer heat insulating layer. The inner heat insulating layer is used in a high temperature area, and the outer heat insulating layer is used in a low temperature area. The inner heat insulating layer contains a large amount of metal component in comparison with the outer heat insulating layer.09-09-2010
20110076586FUEL CELL COMPRISING SEPARATOR WITH PROTRUSIONS IN ZIGZAG-PATTERN - A separator of a fuel cell includes a sandwiching section, first and second bridges connected to the sandwiching section, a fuel gas supply section connected to the first bridge and an oxygen-containing gas supply section connected to the second bridge. The sandwiching section sandwiches an electrolyte electrode assembly, and has a fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel separately. In the sandwiching section, a plurality of first projections are arranged in a zigzag pattern in a direction in which the first bridge extends, and the first projections at least protrude toward the fuel gas channel to contact an anode.03-31-2011

Hisao Homma, Odawara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080263190STORAGE SYSTEM - A host I/F unit has a management table for managing an MPPK which is in-charge of the control of input/output processing for a storage area of an LDEV, and if a host computer transmits an input/output request for the LDEV, the host I/F unit transfers the input/output request to the MPPK which is in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV based on the management table, an MP of the MPPK performs the input/output processing based on the input/output request, and the MP of the MPPK also judges whether the MPPK that is in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV is to be changed, and sets the management table so that an MPPK which is different from the MPPK that is in-charge is to be in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV.10-23-2008
20080282049STORAGE CONTROLLER, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - In the storage controller of the present invention, different difference bitmaps are used for predetermined sections respectively, whereby the difference between the primary volume and the base volume is managed for each section, and the data are protected efficiently. The difference between the primary volume and the base volume is managed by using the difference bitmaps that are different for the respective sections. The journal data after a lapse of the targeted protection period are written to the base volume and then discarded. At the time of recovery, the difference bitmaps are merged to create a new difference bitmap, and the difference is copied from the base volume to the primary volume. Thereafter, the journal data up to the designated restoration point are written to the primary volume.11-13-2008
20090089458STORAGE APPARATUS, PROCESS CONTROLLER, AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A storage apparatus comprises: a memory for storing a processing ratio/upper limit table, which stores an upper limit number per prescribed time for input/output processing in accordance with the processing of a processing type for each of a plurality of processing types executed by a host computer; and a processor which receives an input/output request from the host computer, and executes input/output processing corresponding to the input/output request, such that input/output processing corresponding to the processing of each processing type per prescribed time falls within the upper limit number. According to this constitution, the input/output processing count per prescribed time can be properly controlled in accordance with the processing type.04-02-2009
20090193208STORAGE CONTROL SYSTEM - A storage control system is provided where a first host system connected to a first storage controller can issue a control command to a second storage controller connected another host system. The first storage controller is connected to the second storage controller and the command is issued without providing the command to the other host system. The first storage controller has a virtual volume, a memory unit for storing information necessary for mapping the virtual volume to a logical device in the second storage controller, and attribute information for the logical device. The host system identifies the virtual volume as the logical device in the second storage controller and issues a control command to this logical device via the virtual volume.07-30-2009
20100205479INFORMATION SYSTEM, DATA TRANSFER METHOD AND DATA PROTECTION METHOD - Availability of an information system including a storage system that performs remote copy between two or more storage apparatuses and a host computer using such storage system is improved. A third storage apparatus including a third volume is coupled to a first storage apparatus, a fourth storage apparatus including a fourth volume is coupled to a second storage apparatus, the first and third storage apparatuses perform remote copy of copying data stored in a first volume to the third volume, the first and second storage apparatuses perform remote copy of copying data stored in the first volume to a second volume, and the third and fourth storage apparatuses perform remote copy of copying data stored in the third volume to the fourth volume.08-12-2010
20100313068INFORMATION SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - Availability of an information system including a storage apparatus and a computer is improved. First and second storage apparatuses execute remote copy of copying data written into a first primary volume from the computer to a second primary volume, at least one of the first and second storage apparatuses executes local copy of copying the data written into the first or second primary volume in a self-storage apparatus to the corresponding first or second secondary volume, and the computer switches the destination of a write request of the data from the first storage apparatus to the second storage apparatus in case of a failure occurring in the first storage apparatus.12-09-2010
20110138085STORAGE SYSTEM - A host I/F unit has a management table for managing an MPPK which is in-charge of the control of input/output processing for a storage area of an LDEV, and if a host computer transmits an input/output request for the LDEV, the host I/F unit transfers the input/output request to the MPPK which is in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV based on the management table, an MP of the MPPK performs the input/output processing based on the input/output request, and the MP of the MPPK also judges whether the MPPK that is in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV is to be changed, and sets the management table so that an MPPK which is different from the MPPK that is in-charge is to be in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV.06-09-2011
20110154102INFORMATION SYSTEM, DATA TRANSFER METHOD AND DATA PROTECTION METHOD - Availability of an information system including a storage system that performs remote copy between two or more storage apparatuses and a host computer using such storage system is improved. A third storage apparatus including a third volume is coupled to a first storage apparatus, a fourth storage apparatus including a fourth volume is coupled to a second storage apparatus, the first and third storage apparatuses perform remote copy of copying data stored in a first volume to the third volume, the first and second storage apparatuses perform remote copy of copying data stored in the first volume to a second volume, and the third and fourth storage apparatuses perform remote copy of copying data stored in the third volume to the fourth volume.06-23-2011
20110302447INFORMATION SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - Availability of an information system including a storage apparatus and a computer is improved. First and second storage apparatuses execute remote copy of copying data written into a first primary volume from the computer to a second primary volume, at least one of the first and second storage apparatuses executes local copy of copying the data written into the first or second primary volume in a self-storage apparatus to the corresponding first or second secondary volume, and the computer switches the destination of a write request of the data from the first storage apparatus to the second storage apparatus in case of a failure occurring in the first storage apparatus.12-08-2011

Patent applications by Hisao Homma, Odawara JP

Hitoshi Homma, Miyagi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110229666INJECTION-MOLDED BODY - An injection-molded body according to the present invention includes a tubular body portion, an airtight seal surface formed on a peripheral surface of the body portion near one end of the body portion, and a plurality of undercuts disposed at positions around the peripheral surface of the body portion that are closer to the end than the airtight seal surface is. The undercuts prevent a seal member mounted on the airtight seal surface from falling off, in which a clearance is formed between a peripheral wall and the undercuts. The peripheral wall defines an inner hole of the body portion, and the clearance accommodates deformation of the undercuts in radial directions.09-22-2011

Ichiki Homma, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090144517DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Decrease in throughput performance called a “jamming” in a memory device is prevented. There is provided a timing generation part which gives, based on a request signal outputted for each unit of the data processing from a data processing part, an output timing for a burst transfer request to a burst transfer request generation part. Based on the relationship in size between a lapsed time from the output of the burst transfer request to the activation of the request signal and a time specified by a set threshold value of a threshold value register, the timing generation part controls output timing for a burst transfer request. When the lapsed time exceeds the time specified by a maximum threshold value, the burst transfer request generation part is given an output timing for the burst transfer request without waiting for the activation of the request signal. As a result, when the issuance of the request signal is delayed, a next burst transfer request can be given to the memory device without waiting for the issuance but preceding it.06-04-2009

Itaru Homma, Setagaya-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080227490Camera capable of communicating with other communication device - A camera having communication ability can switch a mode between a communication mode and a shooting mode. The camera combines features of a communication device and a digital camera. The camera comprises a communication device, an imaging device, and a switching device. The switching device switches the communication mode to the shooting mode responsive to completion of communication.09-18-2008

Katsuhisa Homma, Tochigi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110114847COMPOSITION FOR REFLECTIVE FILM, REFLECTIVE FILM, AND X-RAY DETECTOR - Provided is a composition for reflective film comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin, an epoxidized vegetable oil, a solvent, a coupling agent and titanium oxide.05-19-2011

Katsuhisa Homma, Otawara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100224784RADIATION DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a radiation detector includes, a substrate, a scintillator layer, a moistureproof body, and an adhesion layer. The substrate comprises a photoelectric conversion element. The scintillator layer is formed on the substrate and converts radiation into fluorescence. The moistureproof body comprises a flange portion in a periphery thereof, the moistureproof body being deep enough to contain at least the scintillator layer. The adhesion layer causes the substrate and the flange portion of the moistureproof body to adhere to each other in a sealed manner.09-09-2010

Katsuhisa Homma, Kuki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090084961RADIATION DETECTOR - A radiation detector includes an electrode substrate having plural photoelectric transfer elements which convert visible light into electrical signals, a scintillator layer formed on the electrode substrate and converting radial rays into visible light, and a protective film includes a drying agent film and a moisture-proof film. The drying agent film is formed on at least the scintillator layer. The moisture-proof film is formed on the drying agent film.04-02-2009
20100116997RADIATION DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A radiation detector characterized by includes a photoelectric conversion element, a scintillation layer which converts radioactive rays to fluorescence, the scintillation layer being formed on the photoelectric conversion element, and a reflective film formed on the scintillation layer, the reflective film containing light-scattering particles for reflecting the fluorescence from the scintillation layer and a binder material binding the light-scattering particles, and having depletion portions without being filled with the binder material, the depletion portions being formed in a periphery of the light-scattering particles.05-13-2010

Patent applications by Katsuhisa Homma, Kuki-Shi JP

Kazuki Homma, Kodaira JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090289965LIQUID CRYSTAL DRIVING DEVICE - A liquid crystal driving device is provided, which can reduce the problem of contrast lowering of the liquid crystal display screen due to the decrease of the driving current of LED, by the control which is performed in order to cope with the decrease of the maximum rated current of LED as a light source of the backlight at a high temperature. The liquid crystal driving device includes a liquid crystal driving circuit, a backlight control unit, and display data expansion circuits. The liquid crystal driving circuit generates a liquid crystal driving signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal display panel in response to display data. The backlight control unit reduces driving current of the light emitting diode as a light source of the backlight module to illuminate the liquid crystal display panel, in response to the temperature rise of the liquid crystal display panel. The display data expansion circuit, in response to the temperature rise of the liquid crystal display panel, performs the data expansion of the display data, and compensates the contrast lowering of the liquid crystal display panel due to the dimming of the backlight module with the temperature rise of the liquid crystal display panel.11-26-2009
20090303264LIQUID CRYSTAL DRIVING DEVICE - A liquid crystal driving device includes a liquid crystal controller and specific color expansion circuits. The liquid crystal controller generates a liquid crystal drive signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal display panel in response to display data. The specific color expansion circuits generate an image output signal from a low-intensity image input signal corresponding to a specific color by intensifying a gradation using a specified factor. The specific color expansion circuits generate an image output signal from a high-intensity image input signal corresponding to a specific color by intensifying a gradation using another small factor. The image output signal is appropriately intensified by the specific color expansion circuits and is supplied as display data to the liquid crystal controller.12-10-2009
20100079479DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT - A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.04-01-2010

Keisuke Homma, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110292353OPTICAL DEVICE AND PROJECTION DEVICE - An optical device includes: a light synthesis prism that synthesizes incident light beams which are incident to a plurality of incidence surfaces and outputs the synthesized light beams; a light modulation unit that includes an optical compensation element and a reflective light modulation device; and a fixing member that fixes a reflective polarization element and the light modulation unit to the light synthesis prism so as to correspond to one of the incidence surfaces, wherein the light modulation unit includes a light blocking member that blocks light from reaching the light modulation unit and limits light with which the optical compensation element and the reflective light modulation device are irradiated, to light passing an aperture portion; and a heat insulating member that comes into contact with the light blocking member and the fixing member.12-01-2011

Kenichi Homma, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080276676Solidification Material - A soil improvement material comprising a ground burned product A and gypsum, the burned product A having a hydraulic modulus (H.M.) of 1.8 to 2.3, a silica modulus (S.M.) of 1.3 to 2.3, and an iron modulus (I.M.) of 1.3 to 2.8. The soil improvement material is useful for improving the ground, especially through solidifying soft soil, such as water-rich soil or organic-rich soil.11-13-2008

Kenji Homma, Joyo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110170293ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - An illumination device has a board, a plurality of light emitting elements that are mounted on the board, the plurality of light emitting elements being disposed such that a light irradiation direction of each light emitting element becomes substantially perpendicular to the board, and a plurality of lenses. Each of the plurality of lens is paired with one of the plurality of light emitting elements. A relative positional relationship between the light emitting element and the lens in each pair varies according to a position on the board in which the corresponding light emitting element is disposed.07-14-2011

Koichi Homma, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100000481PHASE VARYING APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - [Object] Heat generation is not caused by friction in a phase varying apparatus for use with a vehicle engine.01-07-2010
20110000450PHASE CHANGING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE ENGINE - Objects The invention provides a phase changing device for automobile engine capable of preventing an unanticipated change in phase angle between the middle rotor and the camshaft of the device caused by a disturbing torque while preventing frictional wear of the inner circumferential walls of groove guides and avoiding generation of axial thrusts of links of the device.01-06-2011

Makoto Homma, Katori JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110192295SCREEN PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD - In a printing system in which a roll film is rolled out to be printed by a printer and the film is rolled up after printing and drying, there is a possibility that wrinkles of the film are generated when printing, and printed materials are scratched because the printed film is positioned near the printer.08-11-2011

Masato Homma, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110109895MAGNETIC SUPPORTING MECHANISM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A magnetic supporting mechanism which comprises first to fourth magnets having first to fourth magnetic poles, in which the third magnet is partially inserted into a gap between the first and second magnets so that the first and third magnetic poles face each other and the second and fourth magnetic poles face each other, and which supports a supporting target to be movable in a second direction, in which the third magnet is inserted, of two directions perpendicular to a first direction in which the first and second magnetic poles face each other, wherein the third magnet is formed such that an effective width across which a magnetic force acts in a third direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions is narrower at a second end thereof opposite to a first end thereof inserted between the first and second magnets than at the first end.05-12-2011

Masatoshi Homma, Yokkaichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110073804Titanic Acid Compound, Process For Producing The Titanic Acid Compound, Electrode Active Material Containing The Titanic Acid Compound, And Storage Device Using The Electrode Active Material - This invention provides a titanic acid compound-type electrode active material having a high battery capacity and, at the same time, having excellent cycle characteristics. The titanic acid compound exhibits an X-ray diffraction pattern corresponding to a bronze-type titanium dioxide except for a peak for a (200) plane and having a peak intensity ratio between the (001) plane and the (200) plane, i.e., I03-31-2011

Masayuki Homma, Narita-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120123099AUTOANTIBODY PRODUCTION INHIBITOR - The present invention provides an autoantibody production inhibitor which can specifically suppress the autoantibodies and which can effectively prevent or treat the autoimmune disease of autoantibody type. According to the present invention, there is provided an autoantibody production inhibitor comprising, as an effective ingredient, a fusion protein which consists of a protein (X) containing a site recognized by autoantibodies which are a cause of the autoimmune disease of autoantibody type and a protein (A) containing a fragment which exhibits the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity of the antibody heavy chain constant region.05-17-2012

Michihide Homma, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110028682PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYALKYLENE OXIDE - The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a polyalkylene oxide, which is capable of improving reduction in reactivity of a double metal cyanide complex catalyst in the case that a low molecular weight initiator is used, and producing the polyalkylene oxide with high productivity at low cost. The method for producing a polyalkylene oxide comprises carrying out a ring-opening addition reaction of an alkylene oxide with an initiator having at least one hydroxy group and having a molecular weight of not more than 300 per hydroxy group in the presence of a double metal cyanide complex catalyst in an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is used in an amount of 500 to 1,500 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the alkylene oxide used at the start of the reaction.02-03-2011

Mitsuru Homma, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090134396SEMICONDUCTOR RANGE-FINDING ELEMENT AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - To transfer signal charges generated by a semiconductor photoelectric conversion element in opposite directions, the center line of a first transfer gate electrode and that of a second transfer gate electrodes are arranged on the same straight line, and a U-shaped first exhausting gate electrode and a second exhausting gate electrode are arranged to oppose to each other. The first exhausting gate electrode exhausts background charges generated by a background light in the charge generation region, and the second exhausting gate electrode exhausts background charges generated by the background light in the charge generation region. The background charges exhausted by the first exhausting gate electrode are received by a first exhausting drain region and the background charges exhausted by the second exhausting gate electrode are received by a first exhausting drain region.05-28-2009
20090230437SEMICONDUCTOR RANGE-FINDING ELEMENT AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A part of a semiconductor layer directly under a light-receiving gate electrode functions as a charge generation region, and electrons generated in the charge generation region are injected into a part of a surface buried region directly above the charge generation region. The surface buried region directly under a first transfer gate electrode functions as a first transfer channel, and the surface buried region directly under a second transfer gate electrode functions as a second transfer channel. Signal charges are alternately transferred to an n-type first floating drain region and a second floating drain region through the first and second floating transfer channels.09-17-2009

Nobutaka Homma, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100222203PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PROPYLENE, RESTORATION METHOD FOR CATALYST, AND SOLID ACID CATALYST - A production method for propylene is characterized in that ethanol is converted into propylene by continuously reacting ethanol on a catalyst. A solid acid catalyst is characterized in that the kinetic constant k of the butane cracking reaction on the catalyst at 500° C. is 0.1 to 30 (cm09-02-2010

Noriaki Homma, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100066235IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The shortest distance L [μm] from an arbitrary point on an exposed insulating surface on a base to a conductive member on the base and a sheet resistivity Rs [Ω/□] of the arbitrary point satisfy Rs×L03-18-2010

Noriyasu Homma, Sendai JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110266464SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS - A certain component of an input time series signal (hereinafter referred to as input) is assumed as a cycle time-variable time series signal and a prediction model for predicting a value of the input after the predetermined time is produced, and the value of the input after the predetermined time is predicted and outputted using the prediction model.11-03-2011

Ryota Homma, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100014574DIGITAL AMPLIFIER - A digital amplifier amplifies an input signal from a tuner (01-21-2010

Shigeki Homma, Niigata JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090051364Onboard Battery Management Device - A battery management device is provided for accurately measuring in a simple manner the internal resistance (reciprocal of conductance) of a battery that serves as the determination reference of the deterioration level of a battery without the application of an AC voltage to the battery while the battery remains onboard, and determining and displaying the deterioration level of the onboard battery. The onboard battery management device has sensors 02-26-2009

Shigeo Homma, Odawara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100005329Storage System - There is provided a storage system including a file server connecting to a computer over a network and a storage apparatus connecting to the file server connecting over the network, wherein the file server includes a first controller, the storage apparatus includes multiple storage devices having multiple storage areas and a second controller that controls accesses to the multiple storage areas, each of the multiple storage areas has at least one power saving mode among multiple power saving modes with different shift times from the power saving modes to a ready mode, the first controller, in response to the reception of data from the computer, sets an indicator relating to the performance of response to an access from the computer to the data and refers to the indicator of the data and selects a first storage area having the power saving mode satisfying the indicator, and the second controller stores the data to the first storage area.01-07-2010
20120017042STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING MULTIPLE STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUSES - A storage system has multiple disk controller (DKC) units that are coupled to one another in accordance with a coupling mode that satisfies the following (a1) through (a3): 01-19-2012

Shigeru Homma, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100046763SOUND PICKUP APPARATUS - An A/D converter sets a sound pickup signal to low sensitivity and inputs the signal to a sound pickup beam generation unit. The A/D converter sets a sound pickup signal to high sensitivity and inputs the signal to the sound pickup beam generation unit. A sound detector determines from the sound pickup beam whether or not sound is present and whether or not clipping has arisen. A control unit inputs a determination result from the sound detector, thereby setting an encoder such that a low-level sound pickup beam signal is output to the outside when a high-level sound pickup beam signal is clipped.02-25-2010

Shinji Homma, Nakai JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100033862Inspection Apparatus and Inspection Method of Magnetic Disk or Magnetic Head - The present invention provides a technique for converting burst data to digital data, applying FFT operation to 202-11-2010

Shuhei Homma, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110014495METAL MATERIAL FOR PARTS OF CASTING MACHINE, MOLTEN ALUMINUM ALLOY-CONTACT MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM - A Ni alloy layer is formed on a surface of a steel base on the side to be in direct contact with a molten aluminum alloy, and titanium carbide (TiC) is bonded in a particulate state to the surface of the Ni alloy layer. This makes it possible to provide a metal material having materially enhanced melting loss resistance without resorting to conventional techniques, such as the provision of a ceramic coating by PVD or CVD.01-20-2011

Soichi Homma, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090298228METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A resin layer made of thermoplastic resin is formed on a supporting substrate, and then, an insulating layer is formed on the first resin layer. Then, an interlayer connector is formed through the insulating layer and then, a wiring layer is formed on the first resin layer so as to be electrically connected with the interlayer connector. Thereafter, a first semiconductor chip is mounted on the wiring layer. Then, the first resin layer is heated so that the supporting substrate and the insulating layer are relatively shifted one another to shear the first resin layer, thereby separating the supporting substrate and the insulating layer and forming a semiconductor device.12-03-2009
20110233786SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a separation layer and a wiring layer having an organic insulating film formed of a resin material and a metal wiring are sequentially formed on a support substrate. Regions of the organic insulating film corresponding to dicing regions are removed. Plural semiconductor chips are mounted on the wiring layer. A sealing resin layer is formed on the separation layer. The sealing resin layer is formed to cover edge surfaces of the device forming regions. The support substrate is separated from a resin sealing body having the wiring layer, the plural semiconductor chips and the sealing resin layer. The resin sealing body is cut according to the dicing regions to cingulate a structure configuring a semiconductor device.09-29-2011

Patent applications by Soichi Homma, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Soichi Homma, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120077313SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a semiconductor device manufacturing method, a first resin layer with optical transmission restrained is formed on a supporting substrate and a second resin layer made of thermoplastic resin is formed on the first resin layer. An insulating layer and a wiring layer are formed on the second resin layer and a first semiconductor chip is mounted on the wiring layer. The supporting substrate is separated by irradiating the first resin layer with a laser beam, and the second resin layer is removed.03-29-2012

Soichi Homma, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100087033METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A resin layer is formed on a support substrate. An intermediate structure body is formed on the resin layer. The support substrate is fixed to a first unit configured to fix and heat. The intermediate structure body is fixed to a second unit configured to fix and heat. The support substrate and the intermediate structure body are heated by the first unit or the second unit, so as to soften the resin layer. The second unit is moved with respect to the first unit along each of a plurality of line segments or a curve, so as to enlarge a distance between a center of the support substrate and a center of the intermediate structure body as the second unit moves, while the support substrate and the intermediate structure body being kept in the horizontal state, and until the support substrate and the intermediate structure body are separated.04-08-2010
20110053320METHOD OF FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method can include forming a debonding layer constituted with a thermoplastic resin on a supporting material, and forming an insulating layer constituted with a thermosetting resin including a solvent dissolving the thermoplastic resin on the debonding layer.03-03-2011

Sumio Homma, Niigata JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090051364Onboard Battery Management Device - A battery management device is provided for accurately measuring in a simple manner the internal resistance (reciprocal of conductance) of a battery that serves as the determination reference of the deterioration level of a battery without the application of an AC voltage to the battery while the battery remains onboard, and determining and displaying the deterioration level of the onboard battery. The onboard battery management device has sensors 02-26-2009

Taiga Homma, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100131769DELIVERY CONFIRMATION SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A portable terminal, which is connected to a server, includes: a communication section to send and receive data to and from the server; a time obtaining section to obtain current time; a location obtaining section to obtain a current location of the portable terminal; an input section to input receipt confirmation information indicating that a recipient of a shipment has received the shipment; and a control section to cause a digital signature to be attached to electronic form data, and to cause the communication section to send the electronic form data with the digital signature to the server. The electronic form data includes the receipt confirmation information input through the input section when the shipment is received; the current time obtained by the time obtaining section when the shipment is received; and the current location obtained by the location obtaining section when the shipment is received.05-27-2010

Takeshi Homma, Fuchu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090234847INFORMATION RETRIEVAL APPARATUS, INFORMATIN RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD - Provided is an information retrieval method including: retrieving, by a computer, a name including input characters from a database for storing the name, an attribute word associated with the name, and a degree of relevance between the name and the attribute word; outputting the retrieved name as a candidate name; and extracting an attribute word associated with the candidate name, the extracting including: calculating a degree of independency indicating a degree of difference between the extracted attribute words, a degree of coverage indicating an extent to which the combination of the extracted attribute words covers the candidate names, and a degree of equality of a number of corresponding candidate names for each attribute word; and calculating a score of the combination of the attribute words based on at least one of the independency, the coverage and the equality to output the combinations of the attribute words to an output unit.09-17-2009
20100185446SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND DATA UPDATING METHOD - It is provided a speech recognition system installed in a terminal coupled to a server via a network. The terminal holds map data including a landmark. The speech recognition system manages recognition data including a word corresponding to a name of the landmark, and sends update area information and updated time to the server. The server generates, when recognition data of the area of the update area information sent from the terminal has been changed after updated time, difference data between latest recognition data and recognition data of the update area information at a time of the updated time, and sends the generated difference data and map data of the update area information to the terminal. The terminal updates the map data based on the map data sent from the server. The speech recognition system updates the recognition data managed by the terminal based on the difference data.07-22-2010
20110246192Speech Quality Evaluation System and Storage Medium Readable by Computer Therefor - In prediction of a speech quality evaluation score such as a phone speech, even when a background noise exists, a subjective opinion score is predicted with high precision. A speech quality evaluation system that outputs a predicted value of the subjective opinion score for an evaluation speech such as a far-end speech of a phone, includes a speech distortion calculation unit conducts, after calculating frequency characteristics of the evaluation speech, a process of subtracting given frequency characteristics from frequency characteristics of the evaluation speech, and calculates the speech distortion on the basis of the frequency characteristics after the subtracting process has been conducted, and a subjective evaluation prediction unit that calculates the predicted value of the subjective opinion score on the basis of the speech distortion.10-06-2011

Patent applications by Takeshi Homma, Fuchu JP

Takuro Homma, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110266679SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a technique capable of improving the reliability of a semiconductor device having a slit made over a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, so as to surround each element formation region. In the technique, a second passivation film covers the side surface of an opening made to make the upper surface of a sixth-layer interconnection M11-03-2011

Tamotsu Homma, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090087777Optical Disk Storage Medium - The surface of a transparent layer provided on the uppermost layer of the label side of an optical disk is subjected to pearskin finish. As a result, a light from a reflection layer is prevented from directly entering a user who has viewed an image on the label side, and an antiglare phenomenon is prevented from occurring. This configuration enables good viewing.04-02-2009

Tomoki Homma, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110036769Solid-Liquid Separating Device, Filtering Apparatus, and Solid-Liquid Separating Method - A solid-liquid separating apparatus is provided with: a separating roll which has a substantially cylindrical shape with a plurality of through holes, which penetrate between an inner surface and an outer surface in radial direction thereof, and is rotatable in circumferential direction thereof; and a pair of separating filter cloths which is endless belts capable of traveling in a rotation direction of the separating roll and are wound around the outer circumference of the separating roll so as to overlap each other, wherein a material supplied between the pair of filter cloths is squeezed by being rolled together with the pair of filter cloths therebetween on the outer circumference of the separating roll, and the material is dehydrated by ventilating via each through hole.02-17-2011

Toru Homma, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090110417IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus mounted with a toner cartridge having a memory unit includes a toner cartridge which stores a plurality of control data depending on toner in the memory unit, an acquisition unit which selects one of the plurality of control data in the memory unit and acquires image formation-related information and a setting unit which sets image formation parameters on the basis of the image formation-related information.04-30-2009
20090110440TONER CARTRIDGE - A toner cartridge includes a recording unit that records a deterioration table in which a reference value of a deterioration degree is specified for each of constituent members and a load characteristic table in which the deterioration degree corresponding to an operation state of an image forming apparatus in which the toner cartridge is inserted is specified, a transmitting and receiving unit that performs transmission and reception with the image forming apparatus in which the toner cartridge is inserted, a deterioration counter that extracts the deterioration degree for each of the constituent members from the load characteristic table according to an operation state of the image forming apparatus and counts the deterioration degree for each of the constituent members, and a control unit that compares the deterioration degree counted by the deterioration counter and the reference value specified in the deterioration table.04-30-2009
20120076520TONER CARTRIDGE STORING CONTROL DATA FOR AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus mounted with a toner cartridge having a memory unit includes a toner cartridge which stores a plurality of control data depending on toner in the memory unit, an acquisition unit which selects one of the plurality of control data in the memory unit and acquires image formation-related information and a setting unit which sets image formation parameters on the basis of the image formation-related information.03-29-2012

Toshihiko Homma, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080216923WEAR-RESISTANT ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A material is shaped and sintered into a compact using iron-based alloy powder containing Cr; and a nitriding treatment having no carburizing action is conducted to the compact so that a surface of the compact may have a mixed structure 09-11-2008

Toshiko Homma, Niigata JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090051364Onboard Battery Management Device - A battery management device is provided for accurately measuring in a simple manner the internal resistance (reciprocal of conductance) of a battery that serves as the determination reference of the deterioration level of a battery without the application of an AC voltage to the battery while the battery remains onboard, and determining and displaying the deterioration level of the onboard battery. The onboard battery management device has sensors 02-26-2009

Tsuyoshi Homma, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080256218NETWORK SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, RECORDING DEVICE, SERVICE SERVER, METHOD OF ACQUIRING RESOURCE STATUS OF RECORDING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A network system including: a terminal unit; one or more recording devices; a service server; and a controller is disclosed. The controller includes: a resource status acquiring unit that, upon receiving a resource status acquisition request to request acquisition of information on resource status of the one or more recording devices, the resource status acquisition request being transmitted from the service server that received the remote recording reservation request from the terminal unit, transmits a resource status acquisition instruction to the one or more recording devices via the local area network and receives a result of determination on remote recording reservation depending on the resource status, as the resource status information, from the one or more recording devices.10-16-2008
20100131690Content reception apparatus and content reception method - Disclosed is a content reception apparatus capable of receiving a content distributed from a server apparatus via a first network and a second network, the content reception apparatus including a plurality of content reception apparatuses capable of being connected to the second network that is local and connected to the first network, the server apparatus being capable of distributing a content and capable of being connected to the first network. The content reception apparatus includes an arbitration condition storage unit to store an arbitration condition for an arbitration, an arbitration table storage unit to store an arbitration table, an input unit with which a content reception request is input, an arbitration start request transmission unit to generate and transmit an arbitration start request, and an arbitration unit to execute arbitration processings.05-27-2010

Yasuyuki Homma, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100328854COMPONENT, DISPLAY PART STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - The invention provides a component, a display part structure and a portable terminal device with which breakage of a protecting member can be prevented so as to contribute to further thickness reduction of the portable terminal device. The display part structure of a terminal device includes, in a housing, a display panel used for displaying information; a lighting unit used for irradiating the display panel from a rear face thereof; a protecting member used for protecting the display panel; and a component disposed in the vicinity of at least the protecting member, and an empty space in accordance with a shape of the component is formed in the housing in the vicinity of the protecting member and either of the display panel and the lighting unit. The component has a shape including at least one of a curved face, a bevel face and a face vertical to the protecting member.12-30-2010

Yoshihiro Homma, Asaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100245631IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor 09-30-2010
20100289929IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus arranged so that an optical image of an object obtained by emitting a flash is converted into an electric signal to obtain a first image regarding photographing of the object, the same optical image of the object is converted into an electric signal to obtain a second image, a distance from the object is measured for each image area of the first image on the basis of the second image, and the first image is corrected on the basis of the distance from the object measured for each image area and light distribution characteristic data of a flash stored beforehand corresponding to the distance of the object.11-18-2010

Yoshitsugu Homma, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120055748Damper device - A damper device includes a cylinder body, and a piston body. At least one end of either the cylinder body or the piston body is linked to an object to be braked to brake a relative movement or a movement of the object to be braked. The cylinder body includes a blocking member made of a synthetic resin at a deep inner section opposing to the piston body. The blocking member is formed separately from the cylinder body, and installed in one end of a tubular-shaped body forming the cylinder body. The blocking member has a fluid passage section and a braking force variable member moved therein. The braking force variable member holds passage of a fluid passing through the fluid passage section at a time of a movement of the piston body in a direction leaving from the deep inner section.03-08-2012

Yuichi Homma, Wakayama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110059683POLISHING COMPOSITION - A polishing composition includes a copolymer and an abrasive. The copolymer has a constitutional unit expressed as the following formula (I) and at least one of constitutional units expressed as the following formulae (II) to (IV). Methoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate etc. are used as monomers for forming the constitutional unit of the formula (I), stearyl methacrylate etc. are used as monomers for forming the constitutional unit of the formula (II), polypropylene glycol methacrylate etc. are used as monomers for forming the constitutional unit of the formula (III), and styrene etc. are used as monomers for forming the constitutional unit of the formula (IV).03-10-2011

Yuji Homma, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110291377STABILIZER BUSHING FOR VEHICLE - A stabilizer bushing is provided which effectively reduces a torsional friction between a bushing body and a stabilizer bar. The stabilizer bushing includes a bushing body 12-01-2011

Yuya Homma, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090138839METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR DESIGNING CIRCUITS - A circuit designing method for a semiconductor integrated circuit, the circuit having a clock control circuit and leaves to which clock signals are propagated through the clock control circuit, has detecting a clock signal producing point where a clock signal is to be produced and an operational mode setting point where an operational mode setting signal for setting an operational mode is to be imparted, using a netlist and a cell library, setting a clock signal and a name of the clock signal at the clock signal producing point, setting an operational mode setting signal suitable for a desired operational mode at the operational mode setting point, propagating the clock signal and the operational mode setting signal, and extracting signals being propagated to the leaves.05-28-2009