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Honda, Kanagawa

Eiichi Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090239069LAMINATE FILM - A laminated film including at least a substrate, a primer layer, an adhesive layer and a sealant layer which are laminated in this order. The adhesive layer is formed by curing an adhesive containing an epoxy composition composed of an epoxy resin and an epoxy resin-curing agent as a main component. The cure product contains the skeletal structure represented by the following formula 1:09-24-2009
20100160494AMINE EPOXY RESIN CURING AGENT, GAS BARRIER EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE CURING AGENT, COATING AGENT, AND ADHESIVE AGENT FOR LAMINATE - The present invention provides an amine based epoxy resin curing agent containing an epoxy resin and an amine compound capable of imparting a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life, in addition to excellent performances which an epoxy resin conventionally possesses, and an epoxy resin composition with a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life, which contains the subject curing agent. Also, the present invention provides an adhesive for laminate with excellent adhesiveness to various polymers, papers, metals, etc., which contains, as a main component, an epoxy resin composition containing an amine based resin curing agent with a high gas barrier performance and a long pot life.06-24-2010

Eiji Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110319394FUSED HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides a compound which has the effect of PDE inhibition, and which is useful as an agent for preventing or treating schizophrenia. The compound is represented by the formula (I):12-29-2011

Hitoshi Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100241418VOICE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND VOICE RECOGNITION METHOD, LANGUAGE MODEL GENERATING DEVICE AND LANGUAGE MODEL GENERATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A speech recognition device includes one intention extracting language model and more in which an intention of a focused specific task is inherent, an absorbing language model in which any intention of the task is not inherent, a language score calculating section that calculates a language score indicating a linguistic similarity between each of the intention extracting language model and the absorbing language model, and the content of an utterance, and a decoder that estimates an intention in the content of an utterance based on a language score of each of the language models calculated by the language score calculating section.09-23-2010
20110029311VOICE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a voice processing device. The device includes: score calculation unit configured to calculate a score indicating compatibility of a voice signal input on the basis of an utterance of a user with each of plural pieces of intention information indicating each of a plurality of intentions; intention selection unit configured to select the intention information indicating the intention of the utterance of the user among the plural pieces of intention information on the basis of the score calculated by the score calculation unit; and intention reliability calculation unit configured to calculate the reliability with respect to the intention information selected by the intention selection unit on the basis of the score calculated by the score calculation unit.02-03-2011
20110125496SPEECH RECOGNITION DEVICE, SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A speech recognition device includes a sound source separation unit configured to separate a mixed signal of outputs of a plurality of sound sources into signals corresponding to individual sound sources and generate separation signals of a plurality of channels; a speech recognition unit configured to input the separation signals of the plurality of channels, the separation signals being generated by the sound source separation unit, perform a speech recognition process, generate a speech recognition result corresponding to each channel, and generate additional information serving as evaluation information on the speech recognition result corresponding to each channel; and a channel selection unit configured to input the speech recognition result and the additional information, calculate a score of the speech recognition result corresponding to each channel by applying the additional information, and select and output a speech recognition result having a high score.05-26-2011
20110313773SEARCH APPARATUS, SEARCH METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A search apparatus includes a sound recognition unit which recognizes input sound, a user information estimation unit which estimates at least one of a physical condition and emotional demeanor of a speaker of the input sound based on the input sound and outputs user information representing the estimation result, a matching unit which performs matching between a search result target pronunciation symbol string and a recognition result pronunciation symbol string for each of plural search result target word strings, and a generation unit which generates a search result word string as a search result for a word string corresponding to the input sound from the plural search result target word strings based on the matching result. At least one of the matching unit and the generation unit changes processing in accordance with the user information.12-22-2011

Itsuo Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100224265VALVE DEVICE - A valve device is used by being attached to a fuel tank. The valve device includes a main body portion provided with ventilation openings which become an inner end of a connecting passage with the outside of the fuel tank, a valve body opening and closing the ventilation openings using a liquid surface of a fuel, and a skirt portion extending down from the main body portion so as to surround the valve body, and also constructed so as to admit fuel due to a pressure difference between inside and outside of the fuel tank when the liquid surface of the fuel reaches a cuff portion of the skirt portion.09-09-2010
20110139301VALVE DEVICE FOR FUEL TANK AND OVERFILLING PREVENTING DEVICE FOR FUEL TANK - A valve device used by being attached to a fuel tank includes a case provided with an airflow valve opening which communicates with the outside of the tank, on an upper portion, and also provided with a fuel inflow section located on a lower side of the airflow valve opening, and a float body housed in the case so as to be vertically movable, and also seated in the airflow valve opening by being elevated by the fuel flowed into the case through the inflow section. In the case, an airflow section which interconnects the inside of the tank and the inside of the case is formed in a higher side than a waterline of the float body at the seating time, and also at the seating time, this airflow section is restricted.06-16-2011

Katsumi Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100245647SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a first chip including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light sensing unit generating a signal charge responsive to an amount of received light, and a plurality of MOS transistors reading the signal charge generated by the light sensing unit and outputting the read signal charge as a pixel signal, a second chip including a plurality of pixel drive circuits supplying desired drive pulses to pixels, the second chip being laminated beneath the first chip in a manner such that the pixel drive circuits are arranged beneath the pixels formed in the first chip to drive the pixels, and a connection unit for electrically connecting the pixels to the pixel drive circuits arranged beneath the pixels.09-30-2010

Katsuyuki Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110161689CARD PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND CARD SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a card peripheral device including, an electronic part unit, a connector part, and a power supply unit, wherein the electronic part unit includes a controller, and at least a second interface, out of a first interface and the second interface, and the controller has a function to vary data transfer speed depending on whether power feed of the first power by the power supply terminal is received or the second power by the power supply unit is received.06-30-2011

Kazuyuki Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110145845DISK DEVICE - A disk device, wherein a disk clamp unit is further thinned. The disk device is provided with a spindle motor (06-16-2011
20110265107DISK DEVICE - A disk device configured in such a manner that, in addition to tilt adjustment, the adjustment of the distance between a disk and an optical pickup can be easily performed. The disk device is provided with a stepping motor (10-27-2011

Masanobu Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100027160DISK DRIVE INCLUDING A SHROUD FOR REMOVING DEBRIS FROM A HEAD-SLIDER - A disk drive. The disk drive includes a head-slider, an actuator, a ramp and a shroud. The head-slider is configured to fly above the disk. The actuator is configured to support the head-slider and to swing about a pivot shaft to move the head-slider in a radial direction of the disk. The actuator may also be configured to rest on the ramp in a stand-by position. The shroud includes an inner peripheral side surface and an outer peripheral side surface. The shroud is configured to control an air-stream which flows in a direction from the pivot shaft toward the head-slider. The inner peripheral side surface and the outer peripheral side surface are configured to blast the head-slider with the air-stream upon spinning the disk when the head-slider is positioned away from the disk in the stand-by position.02-04-2010

Masanori Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110057735Semiconductor integrated circuit and abnormal oscillation detection method for semiconductor integrated circuit - The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first oscillator, a second oscillator (PLL), a third oscillator (ring oscillator), a selector that switches, in turn, based on a clock of the third oscillator, and outputs a clock of the first oscillator or a clock of the second oscillator, and a determination circuit that counts up or counts down the clock output from the selector, based on the clock of the third oscillator, determines the correspondence of the clock output from the selector and the clock of the third oscillator, based on a result of the counting up or the counting down, and determines whether either of the clock output from the selector or the clock of the third oscillator occur an abnormal oscillation.03-10-2011

Motonari Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110140065MEMORY ELEMENT AND MEMORY DEVICE - The present invention provides a memory element and a memory device realizing reduced variations in resistance values in an initial state or erase state of a plurality of memory elements and capable of retaining the resistance value in a write/erase state for writing/erasing operations of a plurality of times. The memory element includes a first electrode, a memory layer, and a second electrode in order. The memory layer has: an ion source layer containing at least one of chalcogen elements of tellurium (Te), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se) and at least one metal element selected from copper (Cu), silver (Ag), zinc (Zn), and zirconium (Zr); and two or more high-resistance layers having a resistance value higher than that of the ion source layer and having different compositions.06-16-2011

Seiji Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110317200INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a first control section that, when execution of printing at a printing device connected via a communications section is instructed, performs control to display at a display section a print settings screen for making settings relating to the printing; a calculation section that calculates an estimated value of power consumption that the printing device will consume if the printing is executed on the basis of the settings relating to printing; and a second control section that, when a pre-specified operation is performed at the print settings screen, performs control to display the estimated value of power consumption and display at the display section an energy saving settings screen for making, of the settings relating to printing, settings relating to energy saving.12-29-2011

Shin Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110217071PHOTORECEPTOR UNIT OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A photoreceptor unit of an image forming apparatus includes an attachment body, a photoreceptor body, a first gripping portion, and a second gripping portion. The attachment body is attached to the image forming apparatus and is detachable from the image forming apparatus. The photoreceptor body is rotatably provided in the attachment body. The first gripping portion is provided in the attachment body. The second gripping portion is provided in the attachment body and is contactable with the photoreceptor body when the photoreceptor unit is gripped. The second gripping portion does not contact the photoreceptor body when the photoreceptor unit is attached to the image forming apparatus. The photoreceptor body is provided between the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion and is allow to be gripped by using the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion.09-08-2011

Shinichi Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100142728INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS PROCESSING NOTIFICATION SOUND AND AUDIO-BASED CONTENTS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - In a user terminal, a reproducing unit reads out from a music file memory unit a music file selected and input by a user and reproduces the music file. In a normal reproduction, an output unit outputs the reproduced sound as an audio. When a notification information reception unit receives information that needs to be noticed such as an e-mail or a phone call, a notification information analysis unit analyzes the setting of the information or notification sound and determines the degree of importance. A frequency band allocation unit selects from allocation patterns of frequency bands stored in an allocation information memory unit a pattern for the music and for the notification sound according to the degree of importance and the frequency band of the notification sound. An audio processing unit extracts and synthesizes the components of the frequency bands allocated to music and the notification sound, and the output unit outputs accordingly.06-10-2010
20100145686INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONVERTING VISUALLY-GENERATED INFORMATION INTO AURAL INFORMATION, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - In an information processing apparatus, the information of a webpage acquired by a page information reception unit is analyzed for a tag and the like by a page information analysis unit, and a character string is extracted under an extraction condition that is set in advance. Multiple character string groups are extracted so that multiple character strings are concurrently perceived in an aural manner. The extracted character strings are converted into respective audio signals by a text-to-sound conversion unit. The multiple audio signals thus generated are processed and synthesized by an audio processing unit based on the allocation pattern set by a frequency band allocation unit, the localization set by a localization allocation unit, and the difference in time at which the audio signals are output set by a time allocation unit. The output unit outputs the synthesized sounds.06-10-2010
20100222144IMAGE-LINKED SOUND OUTPUT METHOD AND DEVICE - Intended is to inform a player of it through both the visual sense and the auditory sense that an action has been recognized. A velocity vector calculating unit calculates, by using the image of the action of the player taken with a camera (09-02-2010

Soichiro Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100079893METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONCAVO-CONVEX MEMBER, CONCAVO-CONVEX MEMBER, MAGNETIC TRANSFER METHOD, AND PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for producing a concaves-convex member having a concavo-convex pattern on a surface of a base material, including: forming a covering layer on surfaces of at least concave portions of an original master for producing a concavo-convex member, with a concavo-convex pattern provided on its surface; forming a barrier layer on a surface of the covering layer positioned at the at least concave portions of the original master; forming a base material by electrodepositing metal on a surface of the original master which is provided with the covering layer and the barrier layer on the at least concave portions; and separating, from the original master, the base material provided with the barrier layer and the covering layer over surfaces of at least convex portions, wherein a metal element contained in the barrier layer has an ionization tendency smaller than that of a metal element contained in the covering layer.04-01-2010

Susumu Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110286598INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a key retaining section retaining a key for use in writing data in a data storage area of another information processing apparatus or reading data stored in the data storage area, and a storage section that stores data. The information processing apparatus is used by being combined with the other information processing apparatus. The key retained in the key retaining section is protected with a key retained in the other information processing apparatus. The storage section is protected with the key retained in the other information processing apparatus.11-24-2011

Takayuki Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090135517Magnetic disk unit and manufacturing method thereof - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit, the method including a step of writing servo data into the magnetic disk while introducing a low-density gas having a lower density than air into the enclosure. In one embodiment, the magnetic disk unit is comprised of a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, and a voice coil motor which are accommodated in the hermetically sealed enclosure. The enclosure has a gas inlet and a gas outlet, which are provided respectively with filters attached thereto.05-28-2009

Tetsuya Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090173734Refuelling Container - A convex stripe 07-09-2009

Toshiharu Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090052826ROLLING BEARING UNIT FOR ROTATION SUPPORT UNIT - A retainer plate 02-26-2009

Toshiyuki Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080275074Anti-Itching Agent - A novel antipruritic useful for the treatment of pruritus accompanying various diseases is disclosed. The antipruritic comprises a specific morphinan derivative having a nitrogen-containing cyclic group or the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof such as N-(17-cyclopropylmethyl-4,5α-epoxy-3,14-dihydroxy-morphinan-6β-yl)-phthalimide hydrochloric acid salt11-06-2008

Yasuyuki Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110021177MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND SUBSCRIBER PROFILE HOLDING DEVICE - A mobile communications system is provided such that a call connection control can be automatically performed in accordance with an identification code that is a destination of a connection request on an incoming call, when a terminal device receives the incoming call, and the state of the terminal device staying within a network, based upon a subscriber's will, and a subscriber profile holding device to be applied to the above system is also provided. There is provided a subscriber profile holding device 01-27-2011
20110070903COMMUNICATION SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD - It is made possible to accurately perform connection determination of whether the line connection satisfies a predetermined connection permission condition in a communication service for transmitting data in a store-and-forward system from a network, in which a calling terminal device is located, to a network, in which a receiving terminal device is located, through one or more communication relay apparatuses of another network and a provider. For this end, in a procedure of transmitting the data in the store-and-forward system from a network (source network) N03-24-2011
20110098065SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SHORT MESSAGE FORWARDING DEVICE, SHORT MESSAGE FORWARDING MANNER DEFINITION INFORMATION SUPPLY DEVICE, AND SHORT MESSAGE FORWARDING METHOD - A short message with a destination of a single terminal device that has been defined by a user on the transmitting side, from among multiple terminal devices used by an identical user on the receiving side, is forwarded to and received by another predetermined terminal device that has been defined as a destination. Communication relay equipment included between multiple networks operated by network operators is provided with functions of temporarily storing a short message and storing information that defines a short message forwarding manner. In transmitting the short message, even if the original destination is not capable of receiving the message, the short message is transmitted to another destination based upon the information that defines the short message forwarding manner.04-28-2011
20110159889COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a communication system and a communication method of making available both a shared telephone number shared by multiple communication terminals and an individual telephone number dedicated to a user's own terminal in a single communication terminal. A shared managing unit 06-30-2011
20110256885LOCATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM AND LOCATION INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD - There are provided a location acquiring system that allows acquiring of location information that keeps track of the movement of a mobile communication terminal to be searched for, with the transmission and reception of signals for acquiring the location information being suppressed, and a location information acquiring method. A session establishment unit 10-20-2011

Yoshinori Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110032638PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the invention provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium improved for fly ability, high in read signal quality, and capable of suppressing magnetic decay of recorded magnetization to be caused by stray fields. In one embodiment, a perpendicular recording layer is formed over a substrate with a soft magnetic underlayer therebetween, then an amorphous or nano-crystalline layer is formed between the substrate and the soft magnetic underlayer. The soft magnetic underlayer includes first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers, as well as a nonmagnetic layer formed between those first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers. The first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers are given uniaxial anisotropy in the radial direction of the substrate respectively and coupled with each other antiferromagnetically.02-10-2011
20110151144PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the invention provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium improved for fly ability, high in read signal quality, and capable of suppressing magnetic decay of recorded magnetization to be caused by stray fields. In one embodiment, a perpendicular recording layer is formed over a substrate with a soft magnetic underlayer therebetween, then an amorphous or nano-crystalline layer is formed between the substrate and the soft magnetic underlayer. The soft magnetic underlayer includes first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers, as well as a nonmagnetic layer formed between those first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers. The first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers are given uniaxial anisotropy in the radial direction of the substrate respectively and coupled with each other antiferromagnetically.06-23-2011

Patent applications by Yoshinori Honda, Kanagawa JP

Yuri Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090015318CHARGE PUMP DRIVE CIRCUIT - A charge pump drive circuit includes a first MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) and a second MOSFET. The first MOSFET and the second MOSFET are different in channel type and provided to form a complementary inverter circuit. The complementary inverter circuit drives a charge pump circuit based on an input potential inputted to an input terminal. A first gate of the first MOSFET and a second gate of the second MOSFET are connected to the input terminal such that a potential at the first gate is different from a potential at the second gate.01-15-2009
20090184747Switch circuit - There has been a problem that the distortion characteristic of a switch circuit for a high frequency is deteriorated. A switch circuit in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a transistor connected in series between input and output terminals, a control terminal that receives a signal to control the conductive state of the transistor, a first resistor connected between the control electrode of the transistor and the control terminal, and a series circuit of a diode and a second resistor, the series circuit being connected in parallel with the first resistor between the control terminal and the control electrode of the transistor.07-23-2009
20090309650Booster circuit - A booster circuit includes a first capacitance device and a switch which makes a first node and a one end of the first capacitance device conductive or non-conductive in response to a first control signal. The booster circuit applies a voltage, which is applied to the first node, to the one end of the first capacitance device and charges the first capacitance device according to the voltage applied to the first node and a potential of the one end of the first capacitance device is boosted in response to a second control signal thereafter, where the second control signal is applied to an other end of the charged first capacitance device.12-17-2009
20100109742Level shift circuit - A level shift circuit includes a first resistor with one end connected to GND, a first transistor with a drain and a gate connected to the other end of the first resistor, and a source connected to a first power supply, a second transistor with a source connected to the first power supply, and a gate connected to the drain and the gate of the first transistor, a second resistor with one end connected to a drain of the second transistor, a third transistor with a source connected to the other end of the second resistor, and a gate connected to an input terminal, a first current source connected between a second power supply and a drain of the third transistor; and a fourth transistor connected between an output terminal and the first power supply with a gate connected to the drain of the second transistor.05-06-2010
20110133821CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT - A charge pump circuit has: first and second charge pump circuits alternately performing boosting operations; and a control circuit. The first (second) charge pump circuit has: plural stages of first (second) switch transistors connected in series; plural stages of first (second) connection nodes respectively connected to sources of the first (second) switch transistors; and plural stages of first (second) capacitors respectively connected to the first (second) connection nodes. The control circuit has: plural stages of first inverters and plural stages of second inverters. The n-th-stage first (second) inverter is supplied with a positive-side power supply voltage from the (n−1)-th-stage second (first) connection node, is supplied with a negative-side power supply voltage from the n-th-stage first (second) connection node, is supplied with an input voltage from the (n−1)-th-stage first (second) connection node, and outputs an output voltage to a gate of the n-th-stage first (second) switch transistor.06-09-2011

Patent applications by Yuri Honda, Kanagawa JP

Yuuri Honda, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100188162WIDEBAND DIVIDER - Disclosed is a power divider including a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and an isolation circuit. The first amplifier includes a first capacitor with one end thereof connected to an input terminal, a first FET having a gate terminal connected to the other end of the first capacitor, a first feedback circuit connected between a drain terminal of the first FET and the one end of the first capacitor, a first source circuit connected between a source terminal of the first FET and the ground, and a second capacitor connected between the drain terminal of the first FET and a first output terminal. The second amplifier includes a third capacitor with one end thereof connected to the input terminal, a second FET having a gate terminal connected to the other end of the third capacitor, a second feedback circuit connected between a drain terminal of the second FET and the one end of the third capacitor, a second source circuit connected between a source terminal of the second FET and the ground, and a fourth capacitor connected between the drain terminal of the second LET and a second output terminal. The isolation circuit is connected between a source of the first FET and a source of the second FET.07-29-2010