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Imoto, JP

Chikashi Imoto, Inuyama City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090152779High-Friction Fluid Seal and Shock Absorber - A high-friction fluid seal used for high-friction sealing, comprising a fluid seal lip provided on the working fluid filling side to intercept a working fluid; and a dust lip provided on the working fluid non-filling side (the outer side) of the fluid seal lip to intercept dust coming from the outside, wherein the thickness of a working fluid film formed on the extension stroke by the dust lip is smaller than the thickness of a working fluid film formed on the extension stroke by the fluid seal lip.06-18-2009

Eiichi Imoto, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110064900ADHESIVE SHEET FOR PROTECTING COATING FILM - [Problem] To provide an adhesive sheet for protecting coating films having excellent flexibility.03-17-2011
20120056338PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR PROTECTING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for protecting a semiconductor wafer, which does not cause curve (warpage) in the semiconductor wafer, when the semiconductor wafer is ground, is excellent in followability to a pattern, has adequate stress dispersibility in a grinding operation, suppresses the crack in a wafer and chipping in a wafer edge, and does not leave a residue of a tackiness agent on the surface of the wafer. The protective sheet has one face having tackiness, does not have an interface existing between a substrate and the tackiness agent and is made of one layer, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has different tack strengths on both faces from each other.03-08-2012
20120058319PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR PROTECTING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for protecting a semiconductor wafer, which does not cause curve (warpage) in the semiconductor wafer, when the semiconductor wafer is ground, is excellent in followability to a pattern, has adequate stress dispersibility in a grinding operation, suppresses the crack in a wafer and chipping in a wafer edge, and does not leave a residue of a tackiness agent on the surface of the wafer. The protective sheet does not have an interface existing between a substrate and the tackiness agent and is made of one layer, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has different tack strengths on both faces from each other.03-08-2012
20120058336TEMPORARY FIXING SHEET FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF ELECTRONIC PARTS - The present invention provides a temporary fixing sheet which firmly holds a ceramic sheet in a cutting step for the ceramic sheet and the like, can provide high cutting accuracy, and then can efficiently and easily peel a chip from itself by being cooled to a predetermined temperature or lower, with a high degree of freedom in designing and adequate handleability. The temporary fixing sheet includes a supporting substrate and a temporary fixing layer provided on at least one face thereof, wherein the temporary fixing layer contains a urethane polymer and a vinyl polymer.03-08-2012
20120059124TEMPORARY FIXING SHEET - The present invention provides a temporary fixing sheet which firmly holds a ceramic sheet in a cutting step for the ceramic sheet and the like, can provide high cutting accuracy, then can efficiently and easily peel a chip from itself by being cooled to a predetermined temperature or lower, gives a high degree of freedom to designing and has adequate handleability. The temporary fixing sheet has a resin layer which contains a urethane polymer component and a vinyl polymer, develops the tack strength at a particular temperature equal to or higher than 40° C., and loses the tack strength at the particular temperature or lower.03-08-2012
20120065350VISCOELASTIC BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a resin material which can be used for a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for protecting a semiconductor wafer and the like, does not cause curve (warpage) in the semiconductor wafer when the semiconductor wafer is ground, is excellent in followability to a pattern, has adequate stress dispersibility in a grinding operation, suppresses the crack in a wafer and chipping in a wafer edge, and does not leave a residue of a tackiness agent on the surface of the wafer in a peeling operation. The resin material shall be a viscoelastic body containing a copolymer of a urethane polymer and an acrylic polymer, which is formed through a monomer having a functional group that can form a urethane bond with a urethane polymer and having an activated carbon double bond that can copolymerize with a (meth)acryloyl group, in one molecule.03-15-2012

Hiroki Imoto, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120091007ANODE FOR OXYGEN GENERATION - In an insoluble anode for use in an electrolysis step accompanied by oxygen generation, by making the anode exert sufficient durability even in electrolysis accompanied by cathodic polarization besides anodic polarization, a service life of an electrode is prolonged and works of electrode repair, replacement, and the like are reduced. In order to realize this, an active material supporting member made of a porous metal sheet such as an expanded metal, a punching metal, or a bamboo blind-like or net-shaped metal is bonded to a conductive metal as an electrode structure, to configure an electrode substrate. The electrode substrate is coated, on the side to which the supporting member is bonded, with an electrode active material consisting mainly of iridium oxide. Thus, the anode for oxygen generation, which is highly resistant to a cathodization phenomenon, is obtained.04-19-2012

Katsuhiko Imoto, Settsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100076158CURABLE POLYMER COMPOSITION - There is provided a curable polymer composition being curable quickly to form a cured article having excellent adhesion and followability to a substrate and at least comprising (A) an acrylic copolymer having a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom, (B) a compound having at least two aliphatic unsaturated bonds in one molecule thereof, (C) a fluoroolefin copolymer comprising vinylidene fluoride as main component, and (D) a catalyst for hydrosilylation reaction.03-25-2010
20100113662COATING COMPOSITION - There is provided a coating composition which comprises (A) a synthetic resin having functional group, (B) a stain-proofing component which is a liquid polydialkylsiloxane having functional group or a liquid fluoropolyether having functional group and (C) a curing agent, and the composition is excellent in a stain-proofing property, particularly removability of oily stain, thereby enabling scribbling to be easily wiped off, and is suitable for outdoor coating being excellent in weather resistance and adhesion.05-06-2010
20100113700CURABLE FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOSITION - There is provided a curable fluorine-containing polymer composition which is quickly cured at relatively low temperatures by hydrosilylation reaction and provides a coating film which has high hardness, excellent solvent resistance and flexibility. The curable fluorine-containing polymer composition comprises a fluorine-containing polymer comprising a fluorinated ethylenic monomer unit and a non-fluorinated ethylenic monomer unit, in which a part or the whole of the non-fluorinated ethylenic monomer units is a unit represented by the formula:05-06-2010
20100210769CURABLE FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOSITION - There is provided a curable fluorine-containing polymer composition which is rapidly cured at relatively low temperature by hydrosilylation reaction to form a coating film having not only high hardness and flexibility but also water- and oil-repellency, thereby giving stain-proofing effect for a long period of time, especially maintaining property of removing and wiping-off stain. The curable fluorine-containing polymer composition comprises a fluorine-containing polymer comprising a fluorinated ethylenic monomer unit and an un-fluorinated ethylenic monomer unit, in which a part or the whole of the un-fluorinated ethylenic monomer units are units represented by the formula:08-19-2010
20100222494PROCESS FOR PREPARING AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING COMPOSITE POLYMER PARTICLES, AQUEOUS DISPERSION AND COMPOSITE POLYMER PARTICLES - There is provided an aqueous dispersion comprising fluorine-containing composite polymer particles which, even when an amount of a fluorine-containing polymer is smaller than that of conventional fluorine-containing polymer, makes it possible to obtain characteristics of the fluorine-containing polymer equal to or superior to those of conventional fluorine-containing polymer, and a process for preparing the aqueous dispersion. The process, which is used for preparing an aqueous dispersion comprising fluorine-containing composite polymer particles, is characterized by subjecting the polymer solution obtained by dissolving the fluorine-containing polymer (A) in the monomer (b) having an ethylenically unsaturated group to emulsion polymerization.09-02-2010
20120004367METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING SEED POLYMER PARTICLES AND AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE THEREOF - There is provided a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of fluorine-containing seed polymer (B) particles, comprising a step for preparing an aqueous dispersion of fluorine-containing polymer (A) particles by polymerizing monomer comprising at least one fluoroolefin in an aqueous dispersion in the presence of a compound (1) represented by the formula: CH01-05-2012

Katsuhiro Imoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090019216Disk drive device and method for saving a table for managing data in non-volatile semiconductor memory in disk drive device - Embodiments of the present invention help to suppress adverse effects on the host computer operation caused by saving a segment table. According to one embodiment, a hard disk drive (HDD) creates a segment table to associate addresses of user data in a flash memory with LBAs in a magnetic disk. The HDD updates the segment table in a DRAM and saves it to the flash memory at a specific timing. The HDD creates a journal indicating an update of the segment table and saves it to the flash memory. The segment table and the journal in the flash memory enable the latest segment table to be restored. If the HDD receives a predetermined command from a host computer, it saves the segment table in the DRAM into the flash memory.01-15-2009
20090216943Data storage device and data management method in data storage device - Embodiments of the present invention improve efficiency in saving log data in a hard disk drive (HDD) equipped with a magnetic disk and a flash memory,. In an aspect of one embodiment of the present invention, a HDD creates a segment table to associate an address of user data in a flash memory with an LBA in a magnetic disk. The HDD updates the segment table in a DRAM and saves it to the flash memory at a specific timing. The HDD creates journals indicating the update of the segment table and saves it to the flash memory. The latest segment table can be restored using the segment table and the journals in the flash memory.08-27-2009

Kazuhiro Imoto, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110062906DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR - A motor controlling device is provided that controls a brushless motor having a plurality of phases based on magnetic pole signals output by a plurality of magnetic pole signal output sections each corresponding to one of the phases. The motor controlling device includes an abnormality determining section, a signal generating section, and a motor controlling section. The abnormality determining section determines whether a magnetic pole signal output by each magnetic pole signal output section is an abnormal magnetic pole signal. When the abnormality determining section determines that at least one of the magnetic pole signals is an abnormal magnetic pole signal, the signal generating section generates a simulated signal corresponding to the abnormal magnetic pole signal based on the normal magnetic pole signals other than the abnormal magnetic pole signal and the rotational state of the brushless motor. The motor controlling section controls the brushless motor based on the simulated signal and the normal magnetic pole signals when the signal generating section generates the simulated signal.03-17-2011

Kazunobu Imoto, Okayama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090285615INK RIBBON CASSETTE - An ink ribbon cassette 11-19-2009

Kazunori Imoto, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090083038MOBILE RADIO TERMINAL, SPEECH CONVERSION METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - The mobile radio terminal includes a speech input unit which inputs a speech signal obtained from speech of a speaking person, an estimating unit which estimates a speech style of the speaking person from the speech signal, and a converting unit which converts the speech signal into a converted speech signal in accordance with the estimated speech style.03-26-2009

Kazunori Imoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090067807Signal processing apparatus and method thereof - A signal processing unit includes a feature quantity extracting unit, a segmentalizing unit, a clustering unit, an existence probability function deriving unit, an existence probability function similarity calculating unit, a cluster integrating unit and a cluster information output unit. The signal processing unit classifies the signal feature quantity which characterizes the content signal segmentalized into segments according to the similarity with respect to each other, obtains functions which indicate the existence probabilities for clusters of classified segments, and integrates the clusters whose obtained functions are at the high level of similarity.03-12-2009
20100079673Video processing apparatus and method thereof - A video processing apparatus according to the invention detects telops displayed in an entered video, selects specific telops which satisfy arbitrary conditions from among the telops, acquires a plurality of specific telops within an arbitrary time range as one group from among the plurality of specific telops, coordinates two of the specific telops from the group, and extracts a specific segment interposed between the two of the specific telops.04-01-2010
20110310034INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects an operation to first and second touch panels respectively provided above first and second display; a determining unit that determines, when the detecting unit detects a selection operation for selecting a region of a screen on the first display using the first touch panel, kind of an object in a selected region; a generating unit that generates an application list including application candidates to be started to open the object according to the kind; a display controller that displays, when the detecting unit detects a transmission operation for transmitting the selected region to the second display using the first touch panel, the application list on the second display; and an application controller that starts, when the detecting unit detects a selection operation for selecting any one of the applications, a selected application.12-22-2011

Patent applications by Kazunori Imoto, Kanagawa JP

Kazunori Imoto, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100217588APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING A CONTEXT OF AN OBJECT - Moving information of an object is input, and first sound information around the object is input. A motion status of the object is recognized based on the moving information. Second sound information is selectively extracted from the first sound information, based on the motion status. A first feature quantity is extracted from the second sound information. A plurality of models is stored in a memory. Each model has a second feature quantity and a corresponding specified context. The second feature quantity is previously extracted by the second extraction unit before the first feature quantity is extracted. A present context of the object is decided based on the specified context corresponding to the second feature quantity most similar to the first feature quantity. The present context of the object is output.08-26-2010
20110235859Signal processor - A signal processor includes an input unit, an extraction unit, a calculation unit, a determination unit, and an output unit. The input unit receives a moving image including a plurality of images. The extraction unit analyzes the moving image and extracts a representative image from the moving image. The calculation unit calculates a change amount of a partial moving image including the representative image. The change amount indicates degree of change. The determination unit uses the change amount to judge which the representative image or at least a part of the moving image is outputted. The output unit outputs the representative image or the partial moving image according to a corresponding output format.09-29-2011

Kazunori Imoto, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090326944VOICE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An input voice detect is detected after starting a voice input waiting state; the detected voice is recognized; an elapsed time from the start of the voice input waiting state is counted; an informative sound which urges a user to input the voice is outputted when the elapsed time reaches a preset output set time; and the output of the informative sound is stopped when the elapsed time at the time of inputting the voice is shorter than the output set timedetect.12-31-2009

Keiji Imoto, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080303997VERTICALLY-ALLIGNED (VA) LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically alignment mode liquid crystal display device having an improved viewing angle characteristic is disclosed. The disclosed liquid crystal display device uses a liquid crystal having a negative anisotropic dielectric constant, and orientations of the liquid crystal are vertical to substrates when no voltage being applied, almost horizontal when a predetermined voltage is applied, and oblique when an intermediate voltage is applied. At least one of the substrates includes a structure as domain regulating means, and inclined surfaces of the structure operate as a trigger to regulate azimuths of the oblique orientations of the liquid crystal when the intermediate voltage is applied.12-11-2008
20090207360VERTICALLY-ALLIGNED (VA) LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically alignment mode liquid crystal display device having an improved viewing angle characteristic is disclosed. The disclosed liquid crystal display device uses a liquid crystal having a negative anisotropic dielectric constant, and orientations of the liquid crystal are vertical to substrates when no voltage being applied, almost horizontal when a predetermined voltage is applied, and oblique when an intermediate voltage is applied. At least one of the substrates includes a structure as domain regulating means, and inclined surfaces of the structure operate as a trigger to regulate azimuths of the oblique orientations of the liquid crystal when the intermediate voltage is applied.08-20-2009
20110176098VERTICALLY-ALLIGNED (VA) LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically alignment mode liquid crystal display device having an improved viewing angle characteristic is disclosed. The disclosed liquid crystal display device uses a liquid crystal having a negative anisotropic dielectric constant, and orientations of the liquid crystal are vertical to substrates when no voltage being applied, almost horizontal when a predetermined voltage is applied, and oblique when an intermediate voltage is applied. At least one of the substrates includes a structure as domain regulating means, and inclined surfaces of the structure operate as a trigger to regulate azimuths of the oblique orientations of the liquid crystal when the intermediate voltage is applied.07-21-2011

Patent applications by Keiji Imoto, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Keisuke Imoto, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120100958VEHICLE DRIVING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle driving force control device includes: a brake unit configured to generate a brake force of a vehicle; a stroke amount detecting unit configured to detect a stroke amount of a brake pedal of the vehicle; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether generation of the brake force of the brake unit is abnormal; and a creep torque controlling unit configured to increase a reduction amount of a creep torque of the vehicle as the stroke amount increases, when the monitoring unit determines that the generation of the brake force in the brake unit is abnormal.04-26-2012

Kenichi Imoto, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090050261Apparatus for and Method of Manufacturing Photosensitive Laminated Body - A manufacturing apparatus (02-26-2009
20090078365APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOSENSITIVE LAMINATED BODY - A manufacturing apparatus has a reel-out mechanism, a processing mechanism, a label bonding mechanism, a reservoir mechanism, a peeling mechanism, a substrate feed mechanism, an attachment mechanism, and a base peeling mechanism. A cooling mechanism is disposed between the attachment mechanism and the base peeling mechanism, for cooling an attached substrate, the attached substrate being made up of a glass substrate and a photosensitive web attached thereto, from which a protective film has been peeled off, together with a heating mechanism for heating a resin layer, for example a cushion layer, inside the cooled attached substrate to within a predetermined temperature range, which is at or below the glass transition temperature.03-26-2009

Kenichi Imoto, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110162162WIPER BLADE AND VEHICLE WIPER DEVICE - An interval between an inner face 07-07-2011

Kenji Imoto, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110118260GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPRISING 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-6-PHENYL-1,2-DIHYDROQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES HAVING SUBSTITUTED OXY GROUP - The present invention is related to glucocorticoid receptor agonists comprised of a compound represented by formula (1) which is 2,2,4-trimethyl-6-phenyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline derivative or a salt thereof and novel pharmacological effects of the glucocorticoid receptor agonists. In the formula (1), R05-19-2011

Kouhei Imoto, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080204674HOLDING APPARATUS FOR HOLDING OBJECT, EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE HOLDING APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A holding apparatus adapted to hold an optical element above a base includes at least two held members provided at different positions on an outer periphery of the optical element; and holding members provided above the base for respective held members, the holding members being supported above the base by flexure members. Each held member is held by the corresponding holding member in a kinematic coupling.08-28-2008
20080218883OPTICAL ELEMENT HOLDING APPARATUS - A holding apparatus that holds an optical element above a base includes three holding units provided at different positions along an outer periphery of the optical element. Each holding unit includes a first member provided on the optical element, a second member provided on the base, a columnar third member extending in a direction perpendicular to both a tangential direction and a radial direction of the optical element, and a plate-shaped fourth member having a thickness in the radial direction of the optical element. The first member and the second member are connected to each other with the third member and the fourth member disposed therebetween.09-11-2008
20100097697HOLDING APPARATUS, TELESCOPE, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A holding apparatus for holding an optical element includes: a barrel; a first member having one end connected to the barrel, and an opposite end located apart from the one end in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the barrel and outside the barrel; a second member passing through the hole and having one end connected to the opposite end of the first member and the other end located apart from the opposite end of the first member in the direction and inside the barrel. Their linear expansion coefficients and dimensions are configured so that the opposite end of the second member is in contact with a side of the optical element, and the amounts of displacement of the side of the optical element and the opposite end of the second member due to a change in temperature correspond to each other.04-22-2010
20110261448HOLDING APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND TELESCOPE - The present invention provides a holding apparatus for holding an optical element with an edge whose thickness increases or decreases inwardly, the apparatus including a barrel having an internal diameter larger than an external diameter of the optical element, a support configured to support and position the optical element relative to the barrel via a first surface of the edge in a direction of an axis of the barrel, and a restriction device including a regulation member which faces a second surface of the edge opposite to the first surface in the direction of the axis, is apart from the second surface if an amount of decentering of the optical element is less than a predetermined amount within a tolerance, and contacts with the second surface if the amount of decentering reaches the predetermined amount, and configured to restrict decentering of the optical element.10-27-2011

Patent applications by Kouhei Imoto, Saitama-Shi JP

Masahiko Imoto, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080224304Physical quantity sensor and semiconductor device having package and cover - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip; a package for accommodating the chip, wherein the package has a box shape with an opening and a bottom; and a cover for sealing the opening of the package. The semiconductor chip is disposed on the bottom of the package. The cover has a plate shape. The cover includes a protrusion, which is disposed at a center of the plate shape. The protrusion protrudes toward an outside of the package.09-18-2008
20080236307Sensor apparatus - A sensor apparatus includes a sensor body made of resin, an electronic circuit housed in the sensor body and constructed with electronic devices configured to detect a physical quantity and output a sensor signal indicative of the detected physical quantity, connector terminals for electrically connecting the electronic circuit to an external apparatus. The terminals are supported by the sensor body and have first end portions located outside the sensor body and second end portions located inside the sensor body. The electronic devices are physically and electrically connected directly to the second end portions of the terminals. The electronic devices and the second end portions of the terminals are integrally molded in the sensor body.10-02-2008
20080264683Metal wiring plate - A metal wiring plate includes a soldering portion to which an electronic device is soldered and a wiring portion extending from the soldering portion and configured to electrically connect the electronic device to other device. The wiring portion includes a narrow portion located adjacent to the soldering portion. The width of the narrow portion is less than the width of the soldering portion so that the narrow portion helps prevent melted solder applied to the soldering portion from spreading to areas outside the soldering portion. The narrow portion allows the electronic apparatus to be surely soldered to the soldering portion without using solder resist.10-30-2008
20080287008Electronic device having molded resin case, and molding tool and method of manufacturing the same - An electronic device includes an electronic circuit section, a case, and a connector housing. The electronic circuit section includes a connector terminal. The case seals the electronic circuit section in such a manner that the connector terminal protrudes to an outside of the case. The connector housing is integrated with the case and has an approximately cylindrical shape to surround an outer circumference of the connector terminal. The case and the connector housing are made of resin with a molding tool by filling resin into a case cavity and a connector-housing cavity of the molding tool in a state where the electronic circuit section is held by a holding portion of the molding tool.11-20-2008
20080296796Method of manufacturing electronic device having resin-molded case and molding tool for forming resin-molded case - In a method of manufacturing an electronic device, an electronic element is disposed on a wiring plate that is electrically coupled with a connector terminal, a first surface of the wiring plate is covered with a first casing element and a second surface of the wiring plate is covered with a second casing element to form an electronic circuit part, the electronic circuit part is disposed in a case cavity of a molding tool, and a resin is filled into the case cavity to form the resin-molded case while keeping a state where a first pressure that pushes the first casing element toward the wiring plate and that changes with time is substantially equal to a second pressure that pushes the second casing element toward the wiring plate and that changes with time.12-04-2008
20080314121Apparatus and method for detecting resin leak - A resin leak detector includes a pressure sensor element and a leak determination unit. The pressure sensor element detects a pressure in a case cavity. That is, when resin leaks into a space between an upper circuit case and a lower circuit case, the pressure in the case cavity decreases temporarily. The decrease of the pressure in the case cavity is detected by the pressure sensor element based on comparison between a detected pressure and a predetermined lower limit. The resin leak into the upper and lower circuit case is detected without cutting an outer case of an electronic device such as an acceleration sensor or the like.12-25-2008

Masayoshi Imoto, Osama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120107223METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FLUORIDE - The present invention provides a novel method for producing hydrogen fluoride, which is capable of using various calcium fluoride sources and preventing a second pasty state from occurring, effectively.05-03-2012

Noriko Imoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090006087SYNCHRONIZATION OF AN INPUT TEXT OF A SPEECH WITH A RECORDING OF THE SPEECH - A method and system for synchronizing words in an input text of a speech with a continuous recording of the speech. A received input text includes previously recorded content of the speech to be reproduced. A synthetic speech corresponding to the received input text is generated. Ratio data including a ratio between the respective pronunciation times of words included in the received text in the generated synthetic speech is computed. The ratio data is used to determine an association between erroneously recognized words of the received text and a time to reproduce each erroneously recognized word. The association is outputted in a recording medium and/or displayed on a display device.01-01-2009
20120041758SYNCHRONIZATION OF AN INPUT TEXT OF A SPEECH WITH A RECORDING OF THE SPEECH - A method and system for synchronizing words in an input text of a speech with a continuous recording of the speech. A received input text includes previously recorded content of the speech to be reproduced. A synthetic speech corresponding to the received input text is generated. Ratio data including a ratio between the respective pronunciation times of words included in the received text in the generated synthetic speech is computed. The ratio data is used to determine an association between erroneously recognized words of the received text and a time to reproduce each erroneously recognized word. The association is outputted in a recording medium and/or displayed on a display device.02-16-2012

Rikako Imoto, Fukushima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080220338ELECTRODE CURRENT COLLECTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, ELECTRODE FOR BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A current collector forming an electrode for battery is provided. The electrode current collector includes a conductive layer made of copper or a copper alloy. Furthermore, the conductive layer has a plurality of crystallites, the crystallites containing crystallites having a cross-section area of 20 μm09-11-2008
20080233478ANODE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IT, BATTERY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IT - A battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics and the swollenness characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The node has an anode current collector and an anode active material layer provided thereon, and the anode active material layer contains a plurality of anode active material particles having silicon, and a metal material having a metal element not being alloyed with an electrode reactant in a gap between the anode active material particles.09-25-2008
20090098458ANODE AND BATTERY - A battery capable of obtaining superior cycle characteristics and safety is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator provided between the cathode and the anode. The anode has an insulative coat on an anode active material layer provided on an anode current collector. The coat contains an insulating material such as a meal hydroxide and a metal oxide. The coat is in a form of plate divided into a plurality of portions. The insulation property of the coat prevents internal short circuit. A plurality of portions of the coat prevent separation of the anode active material layer and decomposition of the electrolytic solution. Further, even when short circuit occurs, heat generation is prevented by heat absorption characteristics of the coat.04-16-2009
20090317726ANODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics and the initial charge and discharge characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode has an anode active material layer on an anode current collector. The anode active material layer contains a crystalline anode active material having silicon as an element, and is linked to the anode current collector.12-24-2009
20100092856ANODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics and the initial charge and discharge characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode has an anode active material layer on an anode current collector. The anode active material layer contains a crystalline anode active material having silicon as an element, and is linked to the anode current collector.04-15-2010

Patent applications by Rikako Imoto, Fukushima JP

Rui Imoto, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100307133EXHAUST GAS CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a NOx adsorbent that is provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and that adsorbs nitrogen monoxide; an active oxygen supply device that supplies active oxygen to an area upstream of the NOx adsorbent; and a control portion that performs a first control that does not cause the active oxygen supply device to supply the active oxygen while exhaust gas flows to the NOx adsorbent at a time of cold start of the internal combustion engine, whereby the nitrogen monoxide is adsorbed by the NOx adsorbent, wherein the control portion performs a second control that causes the active oxygen supply device to supply the active oxygen after the first control is finished, whereby the nitrogen monoxide adsorbed by the NOx adsorbent is converted to a nitrate or a nitrate ion on the NOx adsorbent.12-09-2010

Seiya Imoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080220977Computational strategy for discovering druggable gene networks from genome-wide RNA expression profiles - Embodiments of this invention include application of new inferential methods to analysis of complex biological information, including gene networks. New methods include modifications of Bayesian inferential methods and application of those methods to determining cause and effect relationships between expressed genes, and in some embodiments, for determining upstream effectors of regulated genes. Additional modifications of Bayesian methods include use of time course data and use of gene disruption data to infer causal relationships between expressed genes. Other embodiments include the use of bootstrapping methods and determination of edge effects to more accurately provide network information between expressed genes. Information about gene networks can be stored in a memory device and can be transmitted to an output device, or can be transmitted to remote location.09-11-2008

Takashi Imoto, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080265443Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device is disclosed, which comprises a semiconductor element in which a laminated film composed of a plurality of layers including an insulating film is formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a portion of the laminated film is removed from the surface of the semiconductor substrate so that the semiconductor substrate is exposed at the portion, a mounting substrate on which the semiconductor element is mounted, and a resin layer which seals at least a surface side of the semiconductor element with resin.10-30-2008

Patent applications by Takashi Imoto, Yokohama-Shi JP

Takashi Imoto, Mie-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110304050SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate, a first semiconductor device, a circuit pattern, and a potential unit. The substrate includes a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer stacked with the first insulating layer. The first semiconductor device is provided on a side of the first insulating layer opposite to the second insulating layer side. The circuit pattern is provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. The potential unit is provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. The potential unit is connected to ground or a power source.12-15-2011
20110309502SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor element, a first electrode, a ball part, a second electrode, and a wire. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor element. The ball part is provided on the first electrode. The wire connects the ball part and the second electrode. A thickness of a turned-back portion at an end of the wire on a side opposite to the second electrode is smaller than a diameter of the wire.12-22-2011

Takuya Imoto, Gunma JP

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20080201940APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - The invention prevents reduction of a pickup rate even when a storage tape in use and a new storage tape are connected to each other with a connection tape. A component recognition camera takes an image of an electronic component held by a suction nozzle, and a recognition processing device performs recognition processing. When a positional shifting amount calculated by CPU based on the recognition processing result is more than α, a board recognition camera takes an image of a storage portion of a storage tape storing a next electronic component to be picked up. When a positional shifting amount of the storage portion calculated based on the recognition processing result is more than β, the CPU enables seam passage processing. Based on the image taking of the storage portion by the board recognition camera and the recognition processing by the recognition processing device which are performed each time the storage tape is fed N times, the CPU controls correction of a pickup position.08-28-2008

Tomiko Imoto, Toyohashi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110229160IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that carries a toner image, an image forming device that forms the toner image on the image carrier, a sensing device that senses a toner concentration of the image carrier and a control device that makes the image forming device form a test toner image on the image carrier, and determines necessity to execute each adjustment operation for adjusting a plurality of kinds of driving conditions for the image forming device at the time of forming the toner images, based upon a toner concentration of the test toner image.09-22-2011

Toshihiro Imoto, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110056590Ni-Cr ALLOY MATERIAL - A Ni—Cr alloy tube demonstrating an excellent corrosion resistance in a high temperature water environment can be provided,03-10-2011

Toshiyuki Imoto, Kyo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090306599FLOCKED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE BODY, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE BODY AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE BODY - The present invention provides a percutaneous terminal having a substrate thereof flocked with fibers having bio-affinity, and thereby being able to adhere tightly to a living body, a medical instrument to be placed in the body, and a production method and a production apparatus of the percutaneous terminal and the medical instrument to be placed in the body. The percutaneous terminal according to the present invention is one which the surface of the substrate is flocked with bio-affinitive short fibers (e.g. hydroxyapatite complex particles), therefore the bio-affinitive short fibers are risen perpendicular to or substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. As a result, an area of the bio-affinitive short fibers coating a unit area of the substrate of the percutaneous terminal to the unit area of the percutaneous terminal substrate is considerably elevated and, in its turn, the adhesiveness of the percutaneous terminal to biological tissues is improved. Thus, it is possible to stably fix to the living body a medical device such as a catheter or the like which has the percutaneous terminal. The medical instrument according to the present invention is also flocked with the short fibers as described above, therefore it is possible to stably fix to the living body the medical instrument to be placed in the body.12-10-2009

Tsutomu Imoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100078724TRANSISTOR-TYPE PROTECTION DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A transistor-type protection device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a well including a first-conductivity-type semiconductor formed in the semiconductor substrate; a source region including a second-conductivity-type semiconductor formed in the well; a gate electrode formed above the well via a gate insulating film at one side of the source region; a drain region including the second-conductivity-type semiconductor formed within the well apart at one side of the gate electrode; and a resistive breakdown region including a second-conductivity-type semiconductor region in contact with the drain region at a predetermined distance apart from the well part immediately below the gate electrode, wherein a metallurgical junction form and a impurity concentration profile of the resistive breakdown region are determined so that a region not depleted at application of a drain bias when junction breakdown occurs in the drain region or the resistive breakdown region may remain in the resistive breakdown region.04-01-2010
20100140713TRANSISTOR-TYPE PROTECTION DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A transistor-type protection device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a well of a first-conductivity-type formed in the semiconductor substrate; a source region of a second-conductivity-type formed in the well; a gate electrode formed on the well via a gate insulating film at one side of the source region; plural drain regions of a second-conductivity-type formed apart from each other and respectively separated at a predetermined distance from a well part immediately below the gate electrode film; and a resistive connection part connecting between the plural drain regions with a predetermined electric resistance.06-10-2010

Patent applications by Tsutomu Imoto, Kanagawa JP

Yoji Imoto, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110005655SIDE PORTION REINFORCING LAYER AND RUNFLAT TIRE - A runflat tire improved in durability which and increased in running distance and velocity at the time of puncture is provided. A side portion reinforcing layer (01-13-2011

Yoji Imoto, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080314495Rubber composition for side wall, as well as pneumatic tire - By a rubber composition for a side wall including a solid rubber component including a natural rubber component consisting of 30 to 70% mass of a natural rubber and 30 to 70% mass of a modified natural rubber, and 20 to 60 parts by mass of silica, and 3 to 60 parts by mass of a liquid rubber based on 100 parts by mass of the solid rubber component, as well as a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition, a rubber composition for a side wall in which properties desired in a rubber composition for a side wall such as heat resistance, flexing resistance and fatigue resistance are improved while a use amount of a raw material derived from a petroleum source is reduced, as well as a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition are provided.12-25-2008
20090000721Rubber composition for side walls, method of producing the same, and pneumatic tire - There are provided a rubber composition for side walls containing 100 parts by mass of a first rubber component consisting of 30 to 70 mass % of natural rubber and 70 to 30 mass % of epoxidized natural rubber, 20 to 60 parts by mass of silica, and 3 to 60 parts by mass of a second rubber component consisting of liquid rubber, as well as a method of producing the same and a pneumatic tire provided with a side wall rubber consisting of the rubber composition. The rubber composition for side walls has a higher content of source materials deriving from non-petroleum resources, and has excellent durability and an anti-crack-growing property.01-01-2009
20100132866RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR SIDEWALL REINFORCING LAYER OR SIDEWALL, AND TIRE - The present invention aims to provide a rubber composition for a sidewall reinforcing layer or a sidewall, which has sufficient thermal conductivity and low heat build-up property as well as excellent rigidity and run-flat durability. The present invention also aims to provide a pneumatic tire such as a run-flat tire, which has a sidewall reinforcing layer or sidewall that is produced using the rubber composition.06-03-2010

Patent applications by Yoji Imoto, Kobe-Shi JP

Yoshiaki Imoto, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090148381METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF DRAIN IN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A method for treating drain in hydrogen production includes steps of gasifying in a gasifier (06-11-2009

Yoshimi Imoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090297717Anti-Seizure Agent for Hot Steel Working - An anti-seizure agent for hot steel working that exhibits excellent wettability and surface film-adherability comprises: an inorganic component (first component); sodium hydroxide (second component); water-soluble resins and/or water-soluble surfactants (third component); and water. With the mass of the sum of the first component, the second component, and the third component as 100 mass %, the anti-seizure agent contains: 96.5 mass % or more and 99.98 mass % or less of the first component; 0.01 mass % or more and 2.0 mass % or less of the second component; and 0.01 mass % or more and 1.5 mass % or less of the third component, and the inorganic component is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al12-03-2009

Yoshinori Imoto, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120080625SAFETY VALVE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - A safety valve includes a cylinder having an open end and a plug for closing the open end with a hermetic seal. The interior of the cylinder communicates with a high-pressure gas passage. The cylinder is deformed as a function of gas pressure in the high-pressure gas passage to widen the open end. This allows gas in the high-pressure gas passage to escape and thus prevents the gas pressure from increasing beyond an acceptable level.04-05-2012

Yoshiya Imoto, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090122360READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The reading apparatus is provided with: an optical image forming unit that forms an optical image on a recording medium by irradiating, with light, the recording medium on which an image is formed and which is transported in a slow scan direction; a reading unit that reads a position in a fast scan direction of the image formed on the recording medium transported in the slow scan direction and a position in a fast scan direction of the optical image, by using a minification optical system; and a registration correction unit that corrects a registration error in the fast scan direction of the image read by the reading unit, by using the position in the fast scan direction of the optical image read by the reading unit.05-14-2009

Yoshiya Imoto, Ebina JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110235010EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure apparatus includes: a scanning optical system; a light concentrating section that concentrates lights by the scanning optical system on the photosensitive surface and adjusts a light concentrating position to a light traveling direction; a light receiving device to which lights having different light sources are guided and emitted from a part of a light movement range with scanning to receive separately the lights, including light receiving parts to detect a received light quantity, where an optical path length to the light receiving part is greater than that to the photosensitive surface for a part of the lights passing through on the light receiving parts and is smaller for another part of the lights; and a light concentrating position adjusting section that uses the function of the light concentrating section to adjust the light concentrating position by the light concentrating section based on the received light quantity.09-29-2011

Youji Imoto, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090108665Elastic Wheel - An elastic wheel comprises a circumferentially extending rim for supporting a tire, a disk fixed to an axle, a damper member disposed between the rim and the disk and made of elastic material for absorbing vibration, and a protecting member made of elastic material and covering the damper member.04-30-2009

Yuki Imoto, Atsugi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100109058CONDUCTIVE OXYNITRIDE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE OXYNITRIDE FILM - An electrode formed using a transparent conductive oxide is likely to be crystallized by heat treatment performed in the manufacturing process of a semiconductor device. In the case of a thin film element using an electrode having a significantly uneven surface due to crystallization, a short circuit is likely to occur and thus reliability of the element is degraded. An object is to provide a light-transmitting conductive oxynitride which is not crystallized even if subjected to heat treatment and a manufacturing method thereof. It is found that an oxynitride containing indium, gallium, and zinc, to which hydrogen atoms are added as impurities, is a light-transmitting conductive film which is not crystallized even if heated at 350° C. and the object is achieved.05-06-2010
20100117073SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a thin film transistor which uses an oxide semiconductor, buffer layers containing indium, gallium, zinc, oxygen, and nitrogen are provided between the oxide semiconductor layer and the source and drain electrode layers.05-13-2010
20100163874DRIVER CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The silicon nitride layer 07-01-2010
20110068336SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object is to provide a thin film transistor and a method for manufacturing the thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor with a controlled threshold voltage, high operation speed, a relatively easy manufacturing process, and sufficient reliability. An impurity having influence on carrier concentration in the oxide semiconductor layer, such as a hydrogen atom or a compound containing a hydrogen atom such as H03-24-2011
20110070693METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object is to provide an oxide semiconductor having stable electric characteristics and a semiconductor device including the oxide semiconductor. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor film by a sputtering method includes the steps of holding a substrate in a treatment chamber which is kept in a reduced-pressure state; heating the substrate at lower than 400° C.; introducing a sputtering gas from which hydrogen and moisture are removed in the state where remaining moisture in the treatment chamber is removed; and forming an oxide semiconductor film over the substrate with use of a metal oxide which is provided in the treatment chamber as a target. When the oxide semiconductor film is formed, remaining moisture in a reaction atmosphere is removed; thus, the concentration of hydrogen and the concentration of hydride in the oxide semiconductor film can be reduced. Thus, the oxide semiconductor film can be stabilized.03-24-2011
20110140205SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Many of the physical properties of a silicon semiconductor have already been understood, whereas many of the physical properties of an oxide semiconductor have been still unclear. In particular, an adverse effect of an impurity on an oxide semiconductor has been still unclear. In view of the above, a structure is disclosed in which an impurity that influences electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor layer is prevented or is eliminated. A semiconductor device which includes a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer, and a gate insulating layer provided between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer and in which the nitrogen concentration in the oxide semiconductor layer is 1×1006-16-2011
20120097942SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - It is an object of an embodiment of the present invention to reduce leakage current between a source and a drain in a transistor including an oxide semiconductor. As a first gate film in contact with a gate insulating film, a compound conductor which includes indium and nitrogen and whose band gap is less than 2.8 eV is used. Since this compound conductor has a work function of greater than or equal to 5 eV, preferably greater than or equal to 5.5 eV, the electron concentration in an oxide semiconductor film can be maintained extremely low. As a result, the leakage current between the source and the drain is reduced.04-26-2012

Patent applications by Yuki Imoto, Atsugi JP

Yuki Imoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100294535LIGHT-TRANSMITTING CONDUCTIVE FILM, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-TRANSMITTING CONDUCTIVE FILM - An object is to provide a transparent conductive film having favorable transparency and conductivity at low cost. Another object is to reduce the resistivity of a transparent conductive film formed using conductive oxynitride including zinc and aluminum. Another object is to provide a transparent conductive film that is formed using conductive oxynitride including zinc and aluminum. When aluminum and nitrogen are made to be included in a transparent conductive film formed using oxide including zinc to form a transparent conductive film that is formed using conductive oxynitride including zinc and aluminum, the transparent conductive film can have reduced resistivity. Heat treatment after the formation of the transparent conductive film that is formed using conductive oxynitride including zinc and aluminum enables reduction in resistivity of the transparent conductive film.11-25-2010

Yuki Imoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100181764PIPE JOINT COUPLING APPARATUS - [Technical Problem] The present invention provides a pipe joint coupling apparatus capable of increasing the amount of adjustment available to correct a misalignment between pipe joints when they are coupled together and also capable of achieving space saving.07-22-2010

Yuzo Imoto, Chita-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080319624Automatic braking device for controlling movement of vehicle in direction opposite to intended direction of movement of driver - When a vehicle stops, a brake control unit maintains a braking force applied on a wheel by a braking-force application unit for maintaining a halted state. In this state, if a driver depresses the accelerator pedal to execute starting of the vehicle, the braking force is gradually decreased, and the vehicle starts at a speed that accords with a degree of accelerator opening and a gradient of a road on which the vehicle is stopped. When a movement direction at this time is the same as a movement direction intended by the driver, the braking force is decreased to zero for smooth starting. When the movement direction is opposite to the intended movement direction, the braking force is increased to control the movement in the opposite direction, such that the movement changes from the opposite direction to the same direction, and finally, smooth starting in the desired direction is executed.12-25-2008