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Hosono, JP

Akihiro Hosono, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110232274EXHAUST GAS-COOLING PIPE ELEMENT AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM - In an exhaust gas-cooling pipe element provided between an exhaust port of an internal combustion engine and an exhaust branch pipe, a center axis of an exhaust introduction opening that is connected to the exhaust port and a center axis of an exhaust discharge opening that is connected to the exhaust branch pipe are placed out of alignment with each other.09-29-2011

Hiroki Hosono, Isehara JP

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

Hiroshi Hosono, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090065099CHEMICAL CONVERSION TREATING AGENT AND SURFACE TREATED METAL - It is an object of the invention to provide a chemical conversion treating agent containing no chromium and exhibiting high corrosion resistance and excellent stability.03-12-2009

Hiroshi Hosono, Otsu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090105360SILOXANE RESIN COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A siloxane resin composition comprising a siloxane compound and 1-t-butoxy-2-propanol is provided as a siloxane resin composition capable of being applied onto a substrate with a level difference and good in the capability to cover the level difference of the substrate.04-23-2009

Hiroyuki Hosono, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120021793MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION - A mobile communication method of the present invention includes a step of causing a radio base station 01-26-2012

Hiroyuki Hosono, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110128875RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO CONTROLLER, NETWORK DEVICE, RADIO BASE STATION AND CONCENTRATOR - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of monitoring, by a radio base station 06-02-2011

Katsuaki Hosono, Niigata-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100158734INTERNAL GEAR PUMP - In an internal gear pump of the present invention, a first angle that is formed by a first straight line that connects a rotation axis of an inner rotor to a tooth tip portion of an external tooth in the rotational direction of the inner rotor and an outer rotor, and a second straight line that connects the rotation axis to a meshing portion of the external tooth is not less than 1.4 times the size and not more than 1.8 times the size of a second angle that is formed by a third straight line that connects the rotation axis to a tooth bottom of the external tooth, and the second straight line.06-24-2010

Katsuaki Hosono, Niigata-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080213117Pump Rotor - In pump rotors and used in an internal gear pump, which includes an inner pump rotor having outer gear teeth; an outer pump rotor having inner gear teeth that mesh with the outer gear teeth; and a casing having a pumping-in port through which a fluid is pumped in, and a pumping-out port through which the fluid is pumped out, and pumps in and pumps out the fluid by changing the cell volume formed between gear tooth surfaces of the rotors and so as to carry the fluid when the rotors and mesh with each other and rotate, the rotors are formed from a sintered material of Fe—Cu—C and have a density of not less than 6.6 g/cm09-04-2008
20080232994Inner Rotor of Internal Gear Pump - A crankshaft and an mounting hole have two main circular arc parts on the same circle; and two connecting parts for connecting the adjacent main circular arc parts, and have a cross-sectional shape in which the connecting parts facing each other are substantially parallel. The connecting parts of the mounting hole are formed in the shape of a large circular arc which projects inward. The torque of the crankshaft is transmitted to the mounting hole in a state where the connecting parts of the crankshaft and the connecting parts of the mounting hole which are formed in the shape of a large circular arc come into line contact with each other; therefore, the value of any local stress generated in the mounting hole can be reduced.09-25-2008

Patent applications by Katsuaki Hosono, Niigata-Shi JP

Kazuhiko Hosono, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110235171MICROSCOPE ADAPTER UNIT - A microscope adapter unit disposed on an optical path of illumination light between a light source unit including a light source and a sample surface includes a first lens group having at least one lens and a second lens group having at least one lens. The first lens group converts the illumination light into roughly parallel luminous fluxes, and makes the illumination light enter the second lens group.09-29-2011

Kazumasa Hosono, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080218902METHOD FOR MEASURING WIDTH OF PLATING LAYER, MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic head has a main magnetic pole made of at least a magnetic material and a coil. The main magnetic pole has a stop layer through an inorganic insulating layer on both sides of the main magnetic pole in the widthwise direction. The boundary between the main magnetic pole and the metal layer becomes clear by the intervention of the inorganic insulating layer when viewing the flattened pattern plane by a scanning electron microscope and measuring the width of the main magnetic pole as a core width. The measurement accuracy of the main magnetic pole width can be improved and reductions in manufacturing yield rates which occur due to measurement errors can be prevented.09-11-2008

Kazumi Hosono, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100303708INORGANIC IODIDE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM THEREOF - According to a method for producing an inorganic iodide in accordance with the present invention, it is possible to efficiently produce a highly pure inorganic iodide by reacting a hydrogen iodide gas with an inorganic base compound by bringing the hydrogen iodide gas into contact with the inorganic base compound. As such, it is possible to provide a simple and efficient method for producing an inorganic iodide.12-02-2010
20100308261SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IODINE COMPOUND12-09-2010

Masafumi Hosono, Kunitachi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090021387Input display apparatus and mobile radio terminal - When a user brings a finger thereof or the like close to a display unit, a touch-screen input unit detects the finger or the like, and the control unit displays a pointer indicating a position to be accepted, on the display unit to show the pointer to the user. If the finger or the like contacts the touch-screen input unit after the pointer is displayed, the control unit executes a process corresponding to the object closest to the pointer.01-22-2009
20090027358Input display apparatus and input display panel - Besides a white LED employed as a general backlight, an Ir-LED is provided to apply an infrared light beam from a display face of an input display panel to the outside, reflected light of the infrared light beam is detected by a sensor, and a user's request is thereby accepted.01-29-2009
20090233650PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, MOBILE WIRELESS TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND SENSOR CONTROL METHOD - A touch sensor detects contact input by a finger or the like, and includes two sensor modules. Each of the sensor modules has many sensors arrayed linearly. The operation state of each sensor module is set under the control of a control unit. When a user touches a sensor of the sensor module, the control unit energizes only the sensor which the user has touched and neighboring sensors to detect an input from the user, and does not energize the remaining sensors on the same sensor module.09-17-2009

Masakazu Hosono, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120026642MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Disclosed is a multilayer ceramic electronic component, comprising an element body obtained by stacking dielectric layers (thickness t1) and electrode layers (thickness t2). The dielectric layer (02-02-2012

Masakazu Hosono, Narita JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080226944Dielectric ceramic composition and electronic device - A dielectric ceramic composition comprises a main component including BaTiO09-18-2008
20080297979Dielectric ceramic composition and electronic device - A dielectric ceramic composition comprising Ba12-04-2008
20090086407Dielectric ceramic composition and electronic device - A dielectric ceramic composition of the invention comprises: BaTiO04-02-2009

Masao Hosono, Toyonaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100214604IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing system in which a portable terminal and an image processing apparatus are capable of communicating with each other contactlessly, includes: the portable terminal apparatus including: a display; and a transmitter that transmits display information indicating what is currently displayed on the display, to the image processing apparatus over contactless communication, and the image processing apparatus including: a receiver that receives the display information from the portable terminal over contactless communication; a memory that records in advance, display information samples and specified operations for the image processing apparatus, with their connections; and a controller that determines an appropriate operation based on the display information received by the receiver, the display information samples recorded in the memory and the specified operations also recorded in the memory, and makes the image processing apparatus perform that determined operation.08-26-2010

Masao Hosono, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100231950IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus is connected via a network to a terminal device having a recording medium loaded therein, receives a remote login from the terminal device, and executes an image processing job. When an operator who has logged in to the image processing apparatus is the same person as a user who is remotely logged in to the image processing apparatus from the terminal device, the image processing apparatus performs one of operations A and B after the image processing apparatus is granted access permission by the terminal device with use of a network address of the terminal device, which is acquired upon the remote login, the operation A being to acquire an image file stored in the recording medium, the operation B being to cause an image file stored in the apparatus to be stored in the recording medium.09-16-2010
20110054908IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing system includes an information processing apparatus and an image processing apparatus connected to each other via a network. The information processing apparatus has an application installed thereon to give a new function to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus transmits to the information processing apparatus, voice data obtained by a microphone of the image processing apparatus and data set via an operation screen customized according to the application. The information processing apparatus determines answer information indicating an action to be taken by the image processing apparatus, based on the received voice data, a dictionary owned by the application and the data set via the operation screen, and then transmits the determined answer information to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus takes an action according to the answer information received therefrom.03-03-2011
20110069353SYSTEM FOR HANDLING IMAGE DATA, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGE DATA, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing system performs a specific process on first image data to generate second image data, and estimates, if it is specified that the second image data is to be stored into a portable storage medium, a necessary time for the second image data to be generated. If the necessary time is longer than a predetermined period of time, depending on a selection made by a user, the image processing system stores the second image data into the portable storage medium after the second image data is completely generated, or, alternatively, stores, identification information including a storage location of the second image data into the portable storage medium, and then, stores the second image data into an image data storage portion. The image processing system, then, transmits, to a terminal, the second image data stored in the image data storage portion in accordance with a request from the terminal.03-24-2011
20110149350DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS - A document processing apparatus comprises an image reader for scanning an original manuscript which is not updated to generate first image data on the original manuscript and for scanning an updated manuscript to generate second image data on the updated manuscript, a text information extraction part for extracting first text information from the first image data and extracting second text information from the second image data, an updated portion detector for detecting an updated portion of the updated manuscript on the basis of the first text information and the second text information, an electronic document generator for generating an electronic document of the updated manuscript on the basis of the second image data, and a storage controller for generating display data of the updated portion on the basis of a detection result on the updated portion and storing the display data into the electronic document.06-23-2011

Masayuki Hosono, Toshima-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100171210SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND INTERPOSER SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor device has a semiconductor element; an interposer substrate having a wiring pattern electrically connected to the semiconductor element and an insulating substrate formed with the wiring pattern; a connection layer for adhering between the semiconductor element and the interposer substrate; and a solder ball external terminal arranged on the interposer substrate. The insulating substrate is folded in a portion mounted with the external terminal arranged on an outer side to the semiconductor element, and the unfolded and folded portions of the insulating substrate are opposite each other to form a gap therebetween.07-08-2010

Naoya Hosono, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080286783NOVEL METHOD OF DETECTING GENETIC POLYMORPHISM - The present invention provides a novel polymorphism detecting method suitable for the detection and identification of copy number variation.11-20-2008

Naoyuki Hosono, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100270773SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE INCLUDING STEERING DAMPER - A saddle riding type vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a head pipe, a steering shaft, and a steering damper. The head pipe is attached to the front end of the vehicle body frame. The steering shaft is inserted rotatably in the head pipe. The steering damper includes an electromagnet, a magnetic member, and a magnetic fluid. The electromagnet is provided around the steering shaft and has a first surface. The magnetic member is provided around the steering shaft and has a second surface opposed to the first surface. The magnetic fluid is stored in a gap formed between the first and second surfaces. One of the electromagnet and the magnetic member is attached to the steering shaft and the other is attached to the head pipe.10-28-2010

Noriyoshi Hosono, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090081852HOLDING JIG, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER GRINDING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROTECTING STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER GRINDING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP FABRICATION METHOD USING THE STRUCTURE - A backgrinding machine 03-26-2009

Noriyoshi Hosono, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110281509HOLDING JIG, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER GRINDING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROTECTING STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER GRINDING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP FABRICATION METHOD USING THE STRUCTURE - A backgrinding machine 11-17-2011

Satoru Hosono, Nagano-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090147036LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle; a pressure-changing unit for changing pressure of liquid in the nozzle in such a manner that the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; a first level-data setting unit for setting a selected first level data from a plurality of first level data, based on an ejecting data for a first kind of liquid; a second level-data setting unit for setting a selected second level data from a plurality of second level data, based on an ejecting data for a second kind of liquid; a driving-signal generator for generating a driving signal; and a driving-pulse generator for generating a driving pulse based on the selected first or second level data and the driving signal. The plurality of first level data and the plurality of second level data are different from each other.06-11-2009

Patent applications by Satoru Hosono, Nagano-Ken JP

Satoru Hosono, Suwa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110261098LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle; a pressure-changing unit for changing pressure of liquid in the nozzle in such a manner that the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; a first level-data setting unit for setting a selected first level data from a plurality of first level data, based on an ejecting data for a first kind of liquid; a second level-data setting unit for setting a selected second level data from a plurality of second level data, based on an ejecting data for a second kind of liquid; a driving-signal generator for generating a driving signal; and a driving-pulse generator for generating a driving pulse based on the selected first or second level data and the driving signal. The plurality of first level data and the plurality of second level data are different from each other.10-27-2011

Shigeru Hosono, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090055904Distributed Authentication System and Distributed Authentication Method - [Subject] In a distributed authentication system, if a terminal including a plurality of communication devices changes a communication device to another communication device during using a service, the service under use can be used in succession, and the number of times for execution by the user can reduced.02-26-2009
20090276825SHARING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SHARING MANAGEMENT METHOD AND PROGRAM - In a policy-change input unit (11-05-2009

Shigeru Hosono, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100100732PERSONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PERSONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT METHOD, PERSONAL INFORMATION SERVICE PROGRAM, AND PERSONAL INFORMATION UTILIZATION PROGRAM - The present invention is intended to allow distribution of personal information to be managed on the basis of not only a personal information management policy defined by a personal information producer but also management policies of all apparatuses which handle personal information when the distribution of personal information is managed between apparatuses. In its configuration, personal information generation apparatus 04-22-2010

Shinichiro Hosono, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100089535LABEL PEELING UNIT AND LABEL PRINTER - A label peeling unit having an installation body: a movable body movable while engaging with the installation body and stopping in a closed state or an open state in which the movable body is closed or open relative to the installation body; a label peeling body installed on the movable body and allowing backing paper of a continuous label body, which is conveyed by the paper sheet conveyance device, to be in contact with the label peeling body to bend the backing paper for peeling a part of a label off the backing paper; and a backing paper conveyance roller rotatably installed on the movable body and rotating while being in contact with a platen roller of the paper sheet conveyance device with the backing paper in between to thereby convey the backing paper and discharge it to the outside. The label peeling unit facilitates loading of paper sheets.04-15-2010
20110079130CUTTING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus which avoids exposing a fixed blade mounted in a lid portion even when the lid portion is opened. A fixed blade 04-07-2011

Takashi Hosono, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110092073PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container capable of maintaining an atmosphere having a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure; an evacuation unit reducing a pressure of an interior of the processing container; a gas introduction unit introducing a process gas to the interior of the processing container; a microwave introduction unit introducing a microwave to the interior of the processing container; and a lifter pin ascendably and descendably inserted through a placement platform provided in the interior of the processing container, an end surface of the lifter pin supporting an object to be processed, the object to be processed being supported by the lifter pin at a first position proximal to an upper surface of the placement platform when the microwave is introduced and plasma is ignited, the object to be processed being supported by the lifter pin at a second position after the plasma ignition, the second position being more distal to the placement platform than the first position.04-21-2011

Takayuki Hosono, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090068586SILSESQUIOXANE RESIN, POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, RESIST LAMINATE, AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A silsesquioxane resin, a positive resist composition, a resist laminate, and a method of forming a resist pattern that are capable of suppressing a degas phenomenon are provided, and a silicon-containing resist composition and a method of forming a resist pattern that are ideally suited to immersion lithography are also provided. The silsesquioxane resin includes structural units represented by the general shown below [wherein, R03-12-2009

Patent applications by Takayuki Hosono, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Takehisa Hosono, Nagano, JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110030449SOIL CONTAMINATION DETECTOR AND DETECTION METHOD - The soil contamination detector and detection method are provided, the detector and the detection method can significantly simplify investigation and analysis of a contaminant without use of any large analyzer like a gas chromatograph. The soil contamination detector comprises a sensor (02-10-2011

Tetsuya Hosono, Matsubara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090011034Sustained release micropellets and process for producing the same - Sustained release micropellets showing a stable controlled-release of a drug without being affected by the changes in pH value etc., characterized by being produced by coating core particles with a layer containing a water-soluble drug and further forming a film layer containing a water-insoluble polymer compound and a plasticizer on the thus obtained particles, locating a water-soluble filler layer between the water soluble drug-containing layer and the film layer, and having an average particle size of 300 μm or less; medicinal compositions containing these micropellets; and a process for producing the same.01-08-2009

Tsuyoshi Hosono, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090100306ELECTRONIC UNIT04-16-2009
20100231038ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX FOR VEHICLE - An object of this invention is to provide an electrical junction box for a vehicle that can effectively restrain a control circuit from being subject to heat adverse effect from to a power distribution circuit, can downsize the whole structure, and can reduce the number of terminals for connecting the circuits to each other. The electrical junction box for a vehicle comprises a power distribution unit for constituting a part of the power distribution circuit, and a circuit board. A board body of the circuit board is divided into a power distribution circuit region Ap and a control circuit region Ac by a border line BL across the circuit board body. The control circuit is incorporated in the control circuit region Ac. The power distribution circuit region Ap is provided with a power distribution circuit having a current specification smaller than that of the power distribution circuit on the power distribution unit.09-16-2010

Patent applications by Tsuyoshi Hosono, Yokkaichi-City JP

Yasuharu Hosono, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090009035ACOUSTIC BACKING COMPOSITION, ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Disclosed is an acoustic backing composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing 20 to 80% by weight of the vinyl acetate units and a filler contained in the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer.01-08-2009
20090069486ACOUSTIC LENS COMPOSITION, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Provided is an acoustic lens composition which comprises 40 wt % or more of silicone rubber and 15 to 60 wt % of a zinc oxide powder, suppresses ultrasonic attenuation, and has superior molding properties.03-12-2009

Patent applications by Yasuharu Hosono, Yokohama-Shi JP

Yasuo Hosono, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090259072METHOD FOR REMOVING IODIDE COMPOUND FROM ORGANIC ACID - An iodide compound is adsorbed and removed from an organic acid containing the iodide compound as an impurity by passing the organic acid through a packed bed of a cation-exchange resin having silver ion carried thereon at 50° C. or lower. The cation-exchange resin is a macroporous-type resin with an average particle size of 0.3 to 0.6 mm and an average pore size of 15 to 28 nm, and silver ion substitutes for 40 to 60% of the active site.10-15-2009

Yasushi Hosono, Fujimino-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100034064OPTICAL DISK DEVICE AND OPTICAL DISK PROCESSING SYSTEM - An optical disk device which flexibly and efficiently executes verification of recorded data is provided. A drive controller sets an area to be verified and a mode of verification according to a command which is supplied from a host device. For the area to be verified, the user selects one or a plurality of lead-in, inner, middle, and outer areas. For the verification mode, the user selects one of an immediate execution mode and an in-close-command execution mode. In a duplicator or the like in which same data is recorded on a plurality of optical disks, the user can designate an important data portion and selectively execute verification.02-11-2010

Yoshio Hosono, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110143244START-UP METHOD FOR FUEL CELL - A start-up method for a fuel cell system that includes a fuel cell that carries out power generation by the electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and the oxygen gas in the air; a fuel gas discharge path and a fuel gas supply path that are connected to the fuel cell; a fuel gas circulation path in which the fuel gas discharge path merges with the fuel gas supply path; and a purge valve provided on the fuel gas circulation path in order to discharge the circulating fuel gas from the fuel gas circulation path. The method includes the steps of opening the purge valve at the same time that the fuel gas is supplied to the fuel cell and replacing the nitrogen gas that originates in the air and is present in the fuel gas circulation path by fuel gas; and closing the purge valve after the nitrogen gas in the fuel gas circulation path has been replaced by the fuel gas.06-16-2011

Yuichi Hosono, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090204588METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING KEY ATTRIBUTE ITEMS - A computer program, method, and apparatus for determining key attribute items and search keywords for use in analysis of incident records. Master tables provide a collection of registered text strings which may appear in incident records. Upon entry of a specified keyword, a master table search processor searches the master tables to extract a master table containing the specified keyword, as well as identifying under which attribute item of the extracted master table the specified keyword is found. The identified attribute item is referred to as a key attribute item. Then out of the extracted master table, a search keyword extractor extracts every text string under the key attribute item for use as search keywords. With those search keywords, an attribute item information generator retrieves incident records and produces attribute item information from the retrieved incident records and the key attribute item.08-13-2009