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Inomata, Kanagawa

Akihiro Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100110579Apparatus, System and Method for Magnetic Recording - An apparatus, system and method for magnetic recording are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first portion of a first magnetic medium having a first cross-sectional area, and a second portion of a second magnetic medium having a second cross-sectional area. The first and second portions are joined by way of a junction that allows for at least some ferromagnetic coupling therebetween. Additionally, the first and second cross-sectional areas are of differing extent in a first dimension so that a first ledge portion of one of the first and second portions extends past a first edge of the other of the first and second portions.05-06-2010

Asako Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090004011STEAM TURBINE, AND INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR HOLDING ROW OF LONG MOVING BLADES THEREIN - A row of moving blades for a steam turbine has moving blades elongated radially which are arranged peripherally around and secured to a turbine rotor 01-01-2009
20110171005STEAM TURBINE - According to an embodiment, at least one first outer ring has an annular outer ring cavity to which external cooling steam is supplied. A radial direction cooling hole connecting with the outer ring cavity is formed in the stator blades connected to the first outer ring. An annular inner ring cavity connecting with the radial direction cooling hole is formed in a first inner ring constituting one diaphragm together with the first outer ring. Cooling steam blowing holes connecting an annular wheel space and the inner ring cavity are formed. The annular wheel space is formed between the first inner ring and a rotor wheel adjacent to the first inner ring.07-14-2011

Hiroko Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100248276METHOD FOR MEASURING LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for measuring low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in a body fluid, which is able to selectively measure low density lipoprotein cholesterol in a body fluid without using a low density lipoprotein cholesterol-selective surfactant having a risk of generating endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The present invention provides a method for measuring low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in a body fluid, which comprises measuring low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by using (a) cholesterol esterase and (b) cholesterol oxidase or cholesterol dehydrogenase, in the presence of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer and a polyglyceryl ether.09-30-2010
20110207160METHOD FOR MEASURING LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method capable of measuring low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) in a body fluid with high selectivity. The present invention provides a method for measuring low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in a body fluid, which comprises treating the body fluid with a polymer compound having an allylamine or diallylamine unit, and measuring the low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) using (a) cholesterol esterase and (b) cholesterol oxidase or cholesterol dehydrogenase.08-25-2011

Hiroshi Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110227181PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION FILM-STACKED SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITHOUT MICROLENSES, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - There are provided a circuit board; a semiconductor substrate bonded to a light-incidence-side surface of the circuit board; a photoelectric conversion film stacked on a layer that is disposed on the light incidence side of the semiconductor substrate; an imaging device chip having signal reading means which is formed in a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate, for reading out, as shot image signals, signals corresponding to signal charge amounts detected by the photoelectric conversion film according to incident light quantities; a transparent substrate bonded to a layer that is disposed on the light incidence side of the photoelectric conversion film with a transparent resin adhesive; and bonding wires which connect connection pads formed on a peripheral portion, not covered with the transparent substrate, of the semiconductor substrate to connection terminals on the circuit board.09-22-2011
20110228151PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION FILM-STACKED SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITHOUT MICROLENSES, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - There are provided a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric conversion film stacked on a layer that is disposed on the light incidence side of the semiconductor substrate; signal reading unit formed in a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate, for reading out, as shot image signals, signals corresponding to signal charge amounts detected by the photoelectric conversion film according to incident light quantities; a transparent substrate bonded to a layer that is disposed on the light incidence side of the photoelectric conversion film with a transparent resin as an adhesive; and electric connection terminals which are connected to the signal reading unit by interconnections and which penetrate through the semiconductor substrate and are exposed in a surface, located on the opposite side to the side where the photoelectric conversion film is provided, of the semiconductor substrate.09-22-2011

Hisao Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100044786SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a base region of a second conductivity type formed on a surface of the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type; a plurality of first column regions of the second conductivity type formed in a matrix fashion in the semiconductor layer when seen in a plan view; a trench gate formed in a grid fashion in the semiconductor layer so that each of the first column regions is surrounded by the trench gate when seen in a plan view, the trench gate penetrating through the base region to reach the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type; and a plurality of second column regions of the second conductivity type selectively formed below each intersection of the grid of the trench gate except line section of the trench gate.02-25-2010
20110220992SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one aspect, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; and a transistor element including a parallel structure of a first-conductivity-type drift region and a second-conductivity-type column region, and a second-conductivity-type base region, the transistor element being formed on the semiconductor substrate. An outer peripheral region located outside an element forming region has a parallel structure of a first-conductivity-type drift region and a second-conductivity-type column region, and a second-conductivity-type annular diffusion region which is formed at a side of the base region and which is spaced apart from the base region. An innermost end and a neighboring portion thereof of the annular diffusion region are located on the column region, and an outermost end of the annular diffusion region is located outside an outermost peripheral column region. A field insulating film that covers the annular diffusion region is stacked on the semiconductor layer in the outer peripheral region.09-15-2011

Naoki Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090257539TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a transmission apparatus, including: a control section configured to control the timing at which actual data from a data source is to be transmitted to a reception apparatus; and a transmission section configured to produce a control signal representative of the contents of the control of the control section, transmit the control signal to the reception apparatus through a first signal line, receive the actual data from the data source under the control of the control section and transmit the received actual data to the reception apparatus through a second signal line.10-15-2009
20090259814MEMORY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a memory control apparatus including: a plurality of buffers configured to store data; a plurality of input ports configured to input the data to be written into the buffers; a plurality of output ports configured to output the data read from the buffers; a write control circuit configured to write the data inputted via each of the input ports into an unused one of the buffers; and a read control circuit configured to read the data written into the unused buffer, and supply the read data to a particular one of the output ports corresponding to a destination of the data.10-15-2009
20100209070SLAVE DEVICE, TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD IN SLAVE DEVICE, MASTER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SYSTEM - A slave device includes: a clock unit that outputs time information; a message receiving unit that receives messages sent from a master device; a message sending unit that sends messages to the master device; a calculation unit that calculates a correction value necessary for correcting the time on the clock unit; and a correction unit that corrects the time on the clock unit based on the correction value calculated by the calculation unit.08-19-2010
20100220748SLAVE DEVICE, TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD IN SLAVE DEVICE, MASTER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SYSTEM - A slave device includes: a clock unit that is configured by a counter so as to output time information; a clock generation unit that generates clocks for counting up the counter; a message receiving unit that receives messages sent from a master device; a message sending unit that sends messages to the master device; a first calculation unit that calculates a first value necessary for correcting the time on the clock unit; a first correction unit that corrects the time on the clock unit based on the first value calculated by the first calculation unit; a second calculation unit that calculates a second value necessary for correcting a frequency of the clocks generated by the clock generation unit; and a second correction unit that corrects the frequency of the clocks generated by the clock generation unit based on the second value calculated by the second calculation unit.09-02-2010
20110106975DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS - There is provided a data transfer apparatus including a first virtual network device which is connected to a downstream port of a first device mounted with a serial transfer interface, a first cable for extending a downstream port of a second device mounted with a serial transfer interface, a second virtual network device which is connected to the first cable, a second cable for extending a downstream port of a third device mounted with a serial transfer interface, a third virtual network device which is connected to the second cable, and a virtual network switch which is connected to the first virtual network device, the second virtual network device and the third virtual network device.05-05-2011
20110200046COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a communication apparatus, including: a transmission policy holding section configured to hold transmission policies each corresponding to a conversation; and a transmitted frame control section configured to modify transmitted frames of the conversation in accordance with the corresponding transmission policy held by the transmission policy holding section.08-18-2011

Patent applications by Naoki Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Noriyuki Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090143285TARGET PROTEIN AND TARGET GENE FOR DRUG DISCOVERY AND SCREENING METHOD - The present invention provides target proteins and target genes for bioactive substances such as drugs, and means that enable the development of novel bioactive substances using the same. More specifically, the present invention provides target proteins and target genes for bioactive substances; screening methods for substances capable of regulating bioactivities; bioactivity regulators; a bioactive substance derivative production method; a complex comprising a bioactive substance and a target protein, and a method of producing the complex; and kits comprising a bioactive substance or a salt thereof; determination methods for the onset or risk of onset of a specified disease or condition, determination methods for susceptibility to a bioactive substance, and determination kits used for the determination methods, and the like.06-04-2009

Teruji Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090023252METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A HEAT SINK WITH A BORED PORTION - A heatsink plate is to be fixed to a substrate with sufficient strength, so as to prevent the heatsink plate from being stripped off, to thereby secure reliability on the performance of the semiconductor chip. The heatsink plate has both the upper and lower surfaces of the fixing section sandwiched by an adhesive resin. Such structure provides an increased adhesion area between the heatsink plate and the upper surface of the substrate, thereby securing greater fixing strength compared with the conventional structure in which simply the lower surface of the heatsink plate and the upper surface of the substrate are adhered to each other. Accordingly, the heatsink plate can be fixed to the upper surface of substrate with greater strength.01-22-2009
20090250826Process for manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufactured by such process - A process for manufacturing a semiconductor device that inhibits deterioration in the quality of the semiconductor device and a semiconductor device manufactured on such manufacturing process are presented. An operation of determining time-variation of water content in the resin substrate 10-08-2009
20100140796Manufacturing method of semiconductor device, and semiconductor device - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes a first to fourth steps. The first step includes a step of determining an UBM (Under Bump Metal) radius of an UBM of a chip. The second step includes a step of determining a first curvature radius of a solder bump formed on the UBM. The third step includes a step of determining a SRO (Solider Resist Opening) radius of a SRO of a substrate such that a ratio of the SRO radius to the UMB radius is in a range from 0.8 to 1.2. The fourth step includes a step of determining a second curvature radius of a spare solder formed on an electrode in the SRO such that the second curvature radius is equal to or more than the first curvature radius.06-10-2010

Patent applications by Teruji Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Toshiya Inomata, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090148174IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FIXING UNIT CONTROLLING ROTATION SPEED OF DRIVING ROLLER - According to an embodiment of the invention, an image forming apparatus comprises a fixing unit including: a pair of rollers rotating with a recording sheet holding a toner image interposed therebetween; a driving motor rotating at least one of the pair of rollers; a heater being built in at least one of the pair of rollers to heat the roller; a timer measuring a period of time after starting operation; and a rotation speed control unit controlling the driving motor so that one of the rollers rotates in a speed higher than a rotation speed under normal conditions until a predetermined time measured by the timer.06-11-2009