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Akihiko Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100091042	IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment of the present invention, a frame interpolation process circuit performs an interpolation process on a video signal in units of frames. A time-division gradation process circuit performs gradation level conversion for distributing brightness for one frame cycle to two sub-frame cycles, i.e., first and second sub-frame cycles. A gradation level change detection circuit detects whether a gradation level of each pixel has changed between consecutive sub-frames. For any pixel having its gradation level changed, an overshoot process circuit outputs, instead of an output signal of the time-division gradation process circuit, a video signal obtained by subjecting an output signal of the frame interpolation process circuit to gradation level conversion for emphasizing a temporal change of the signal. A predetermined-times higher speed process circuit may be added to this circuit configuration, or may be substituted for the frame interpolation process circuit. This makes it possible to improve moving image display performance, while making up for a lack of response speed of display elements.	04-15-2010

Hidekazu Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090131413	Thienopyrazole Derivative Having PDE7 Inhibitory Activity - To provide thienopyrazole derivatives inhibiting PDE 7 selectively, and therefore, enhance cellular cAMP level. Consequently, the compound is useful for treating various kinds of disease such as allergic diseases, inflammatory diseases or immunologic diseases. The compound is thienopyrazole compound represented by the following formula (I):	05-21-2009

Hideto Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110187222	DUAL-ROTOR MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A dual-rotor motor provided with a stator having a stator core including a yoke, a plurality of teeth and a coil wound around the stator core, an inner rotor and an outer rotor, wherein the stator core includes an annular yoke component forming the yoke, and a plurality of tooth components forming the teeth. The stator core is made by fitting the tooth components individually into the annular yoke component in a manner that one ends of the tooth components protrude from the inner peripheral side of the annular yoke component and the other ends protrude from the outer peripheral side of the annular yoke component.	08-04-2011

Hidetoshi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100320950	INVERTER DEVICE - In a 2-shunt system, accurate sensorless vector control can be realized without increasing shunt resistors. There is disclosed an inverter device including an inverter main circuit obtained by connecting, in a three-phase bridge-like manner, three arms formed by coupling, in series with a direct-current power source, two switching elements which perform mutually opposite on/off operations, to apply three-phase pseudo alternating-current voltages of a three-phase PWM system to an electric motor; shunt resistors connected to the direct-current power source in series with at least two of the three arms of the inverter main circuit; and a controller for detecting currents flowing through the shunt resistors in a predetermined cycle to control the on/off operations of the switching elements of the inverter main circuit based on the detected currents. The controller converts, into the current value of a specific angle range, a current value detected at a time before approximately 180° corresponding to the specific angle range where the on-time of the switching elements is continuously not more than a predetermined value, and then uses the converted current value.	12-23-2010
20110027537	CARBON-COATED ALUMINUM MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a carbon-coated aluminum material capable of improving properties of adhesion between a carbon-containing layer and an aluminum material and properties of mutual adhesion among carbon-containing particles included in the carbon-containing layer; and a method for manufacturing the carbon-coated aluminum material. The carbon-coated aluminum material comprises: aluminum foil (	02-03-2011

Hirokuni Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110033409	DEODORANT MATERIAL - An object of the present invention is to provide a deodorant material having an excellent capability of removing an odor, especially a distinctive body odor of the middle-aged and elderly. The deodorant material comprises a polyurethane resin capable of removing the odor of nonenal, preferably further capable of removing the odor of at least one selected from the group consisting of ammonia, acetic acid, and isovaleric acid.	02-10-2011

Hironobu Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080278055	PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A plasma display panel comprising: a front panel comprising a first substrate, a first electrode, a first dielectric layer and a protective layer wherein the first electrode is formed on the first substrate, the first dielectric layer is formed over the first substrate so as to cover the first electrode, and the protective layer is formed on the first dielectric layer; and a rear panel comprising a second substrate, a second electrode, a second dielectric layer and a phosphor layer wherein the second electrode is formed on the second substrate, the second dielectric layer is formed over the second substrate so as to cover the second electrode, the phosphor layer is formed on the second dielectric layer, wherein the front panel and the rear panel are disposed so that the protective layer and the phosphor layer are opposed to each other, and thereby a discharge space is formed between the front panel and the rear panel; characterized in that at least the first dielectric layer has a carbon concentration of from 10	11-13-2008

Katsushi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080202106	EXHAUST DEVICE FOR A DIESEL ENGINE - An exhaust device for a diesel engine supplies liquid fuel (	08-28-2008
20090044522	EXHAUST DEVICE FOR A DIESEL ENGINE - The present invention has an object to provide an exhaust device for a diesel engine capable of surely burning flammable gas in an exhaust route.	02-19-2009

Kazuko Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080303777	OPTICAL ADJUSTING MEMBER, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical adjusting member according to the invention includes a base member, a plurality of lenses, and a light diffusion layer. The base member has optical transparency. The plurality of lenses are formed on the base member. The light diffusion layer is formed on the plurality of lenses, and at least top edge parts of the lenses are buried in the light diffusion layer. In the optical adjusting member according to the invention, at least the top edge parts of the plurality of lenses are buried in the light diffusion layer and therefore the lenses are less susceptible to damages. The optical adjusting member according to the invention has a light collecting function by the lenses and a diffusion function by the light diffusion layer.	12-11-2008

Kazunori Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090122040	DRIVE DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD - A first generation section (	05-14-2009

Kazuo Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090285084	OPTICAL DISK WITH PLURAL SUBSTRATES - An optical disk of the present invention includes a first substrate having a signal area on a principal plane and a central hole, and a second substrate that is transparent and attached to the first substrate. The second substrate is thinner than the first substrate, and has a central hole whose diameter is larger than that of the first substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate are attached to each other with radiation curable resin (adhesive member) disposed therebetween so as to extend at least from an inner peripheral edge of the second substrate to an outer peripheral edge thereof.	11-19-2009

Kentarou Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110021102	Hot Melt Adhesive - A hot melt adhesive is provided that has low viscosity, a high softening point, superior heat resistance, and a high degree of adhesive strength and adhesion stability at high temperatures. The adhesives of the invention comprise (A) an amorphous alpha olefin, (B) a crystalline poly-alpha olefin and (C) hydrogenated thermoplastic block copolymer which are copolymers with vinyl aromatic hydrocarbons and conjugated diene compounds. The adhesive is particularly useful in the manufacture of articles including laminations.	01-27-2011

Kohji Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100080037	NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Provided is a nonvolatile semiconductor device capable of performing writing operations of different resistance changes for memory cells having variable resistive elements whose resistive characteristics are changed by voltage applications, individually and simultaneously. The device comprises: a load resistive characteristic variable circuit for each bit line connected commonly with the memory cells on the same column for selecting one of two load resistive characteristics according to a first writing operation where the resistive characteristics of the variable resistive element to be written transit from a low resistance state to a high resistance state or a second writing operation where they transit reversely; and a writing voltage pulse application circuit for applying a first voltage pulse in a first writing operation and a second voltage pulse in a second writing operation to the memory cells to be written through the load resistive characteristic variable circuits and the bit limes.	04-01-2010

Kou Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100142627	COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In a single-wire data communication characterized in that a data communication unit time is different in accordance with the polarity of a signal, a communication control time is dependent on a communication data pattern, and hence, the control of the whole system is difficult. A counter for counting a clock continues the counting until a count value thereby obtained reaches a predetermined upper limit value, retains the predetermined upper limit value as the count value until a next pulse is detected in a reception signal after the count value reaches the predetermined upper limit value, and initializes the count value when the next pulse is detected. A data value judger judges a data value depending on whether or not the pulse is detected during a period before the time when the count value reaches the predetermined upper limit value.	06-10-2010

Kouichi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100304092	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DICING DIE-BONDING FILM - A method of manufacturing a dicing die-bonding film having excellent adhesive properties during a dicing step and excellent peeling properties during a pickup. A method of manufacturing a dicing die-bonding film comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and an adhesive layer laminated sequentially on a base material, the method including the steps of forming the adhesive layer on a releasing film, the film containing an inorganic filler, having an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.015 to 1 μm, and having an uneven surface and bonding the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the adhesive layer provided on the base material under the conditions of a temperature of 30 to 50° C. and a pressure of 0.1 to 0.6 MPa and making the contact area of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the adhesive layer be in the range of 35 to 90% to the bonding area.	12-02-2010
20110057331	THERMOSETTING DIE BONDING FILM, DICING DIE BONDING FILM AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a thermosetting die-bonding film with which a die-bonding film is suitably broken with a tensile force. The object is achieved by a thermosetting die-bonding, film at least having an adhesive layer that is used to fix a semiconductor chip to an adherend, in which the breaking energy per unit area is 1 J/mm	03-10-2011
20110074050	FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a film for a semiconductor device, which is capable of preventing interface delamination between each of the films, a film lifting phenomenon, and transfer of the adhesive film onto the cover film even during transportation or after long-term storage in a low temperature condition. The film for a semiconductor device of the present invention is a film in which an adhesive film and a cover film are sequentially laminated on a dicing film, in which a peel force F	03-31-2011
20110120614	THERMOSETTING ADHESIVE FILM, ADHESIVE FILM WITH DICING FILM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE THERMOSETTING ADHESIVE FILM OR THE ADHESIVE FILM WITH DICING FILM - The present invention provides a thermosetting adhesive film that is capable of improving the package reliability by preventing damage of a semiconductor chip due to pressure during die bonding of the film having a configuration where a filler is not substantially added, preventing a decrease of tensile storage modulus and preventing generation of warping due to heat shrinkage during thermosetting. It is a thermosetting adhesive film used at the time of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the film having a tensile storage modulus at 260° C. after thermosetting of 2×10	05-26-2011

Kouki Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090081530	Secondary battery - In a secondary battery (	03-26-2009

Kunihiko Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090133667	Spark Ignition Engine - A spark ignition engine capable of operating even with a leaner air-fuel mixture to achieve stable ignition and combustion performance. An ignition plug (	05-28-2009

Maki Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110189348	COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCRALOSE AND APPLICATION THEREOF - Novel utilization of sucralose which is a high intense sweetener. Compositions containing sucralose including: sweetening compositions having excellent sweetness qualities based on the characteristics of sucralose; foods with a masked unpleasant smell and unpleasant taste; performance food compositions (viscous food compositions, gel food compositions, emulsified food compositions); foods with improved flavors; preservatives and foods with improved quality of taste; and flavor compositions with improved flavors. Novel utilization of sucralose as a sweetener improver, a masking agent for unpleasant smell/unpleasant taste, a flavor improver, a function improver (viscosity, gelling properties, emulsification properties), a taste characteristic improver, and a flavor improver/enhancer.	08-04-2011

Makoto Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085401	AUTOMOBILE - The automobile of the present invention is provided with a capacitor for backup use in case of disconnection or breakdown of a battery. When a start switch is turned off, the collected charge in the capacitor is supplied to a device in which a large current is flowing, such as discharging resistor, motor or lamp, or a device in which a small current is flowing, such as dark current consuming device, and therefore, after the start switch is turned off, power consumption of the battery can be suppressed.	04-02-2009
20090160608	MOTORCAR - A motorcar contains a metallic door for opening and closing an entry space to the inside of the car body; a door handle by which the door is opened and closed; a door-lock system for the locking/unlocking door; a radio-wave-permeable lid that covers an opening formed so as to correspond to the position of the door handle; an antenna disposed on a lid inside the door; a controller that is connected to an antenna and controls the locking and unlocking operations of the door-lock system; and a portable key for establishing radio communications with the antenna.	06-25-2009

Masami Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100051334	Printed Circuit Board and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A first insulating layer is formed on a suspension body. A write wiring trace is formed on the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer is formed on the first insulating layer to cover the write wiring trace. A write wiring trace and read wiring traces are formed on the second insulating layer. The write wiring trace is arranged above the write wiring trace. The write wiring trace includes a conductor layer and reinforcing alloy layers. The reinforcing alloy layers are sequentially formed to cover an upper surface and side surfaces of the conductor layer.	03-04-2010
20110011626	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A base insulating layer is formed on a suspension body. A lead wire for plating and a wiring trace are integrally formed on the base insulating layer. A cover insulating layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover the lead wire for plating and the wiring trace. A thickness of a portion of the cover insulating layer above a region of the base insulating layer in which the lead wire for plating is formed is set smaller than the thickness of a portion of the cover insulating layer above other regions of the base insulating layer.	01-20-2011

Masanobu Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090246545	Shining coating film formation method and coated article - There are provided: a method for forming a shining coating film which can form a coating film extremely excellent in a leveling property and a brightness with good workability and can also realize the reduction of environmental burden; and a coated article excellent in a design property obtained by this method. In a method comprising the steps of sequentially coating a shining material-containing solvent type first base coat coating, a shining material-containing solvent type second base coat coating and a top clear coating onto a base material and baking a formed multilayered coating film at the same time, an improvement is made so that the resin composition and coating nonvolatile concentration of the first and second base coat coatings and the amount of nonvolatiles in the first and second base coating films will have specific conditions.	10-01-2009

Mitsuhiro Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080281942	Data Processing Device - The present invention makes it possible to use data that is held by a given terminal device in another terminal device, even after the given terminal device can no longer be accessed externally. If a terminal device	11-13-2008
20080320173	DIGITAL DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH SWITCHING UNIT, ONLINE ACQUISITION UNIT, AND CONVERSION UNIT FOR CONVERTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND FORMAT - A CD on which only music information specified by the CD-DA is recorded, or a CD on which both music information specified by the CD-DA and music information to be recorded on a CD-ROM are recorded is mounted upon an information processing terminal (	12-25-2008
20100169462	DIGITAL DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A CD on which only music information specified by the CD-DA is recorded, or a CD on which both music information specified by the CD-DA and music information to be recorded on a CD-ROM are recorded is mounted upon an information processing terminal. When the CD on which only music information specified by the CD-DA is recorded is mounted, the information processing terminal acquires, from a directory server, an ISRC number that identifies the music information recorded on the CD, and distribution server location information that identifies a content distribution server. The information processing terminal acquires content that is the music information compressed according to the MP3 and encrypted, from the content distribution server identified by the acquired distribution server location information, and the decryption key. The information processing terminal then decrypts the acquired content using the acquired decryption key and reproduces music.	07-01-2010

Mutsumi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100104318	CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A cleaning device cleans an image bearing member bearing a toner image to be transferred at a transfer position onto a sheet. The device includes a cleaning member provided on a downstream side with respect to the transfer position in a movement direction in which the image bearing member moves and configured to collect residual toner from the image bearing member, a cleaning assist member provided on an upstream or downstream side in the movement direction with respect to the cleaning member and configured to be pressed against the image bearing member to rub off the toner from the image bearing member, a cleaning mechanism configured to move the cleaning assist member away from the image bearing member at a predetermined timing to remove the toner adhered to the cleaning assist member, and a housing that houses the cleaning member, the cleaning assist member, and the cleaning mechanism.	04-29-2010
20100189483	TONER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner conveying device includes a pipe body (conveying pipe) having an inside diameter thereof that is modified in a pipe-axis direction and a screw member coaxially located in the pipe body for feeding the toner. The screw member includes a screw shaft that rotates about an axis and a spiral fin that is spirally formed around an outer circumferential surface of the screw shaft. The distance between an outer circumferential surface of the spiral fin and an inner circumferential surface of the pipe body is constant in the longitudinal direction of the pipe body.	07-29-2010

Naokazu Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100329987	Uses of Sperm Membrane Protein OBF - The present invention yielded unique monoclonal antibodies that reacted specifically only to sperms after acrosome reaction, and the antigens (OBFs) recognized by the antibodies were identified. The antibodies were found to inhibit fusion between mouse sperms and eggs. Furthermore, OBF gene-knockout mice were created and analyzed to clarify the in vivo functions of OBF. As a result, male OBF gene-knockout mice were shown to be infertile, and their sperms were shown to be able to bind to eggs, but had no fusion ability.	12-30-2010

Naoki Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080263953	Reformed Gas Production Method and Reformed Gas Production Apparatus - The invention provides a method for operating a reformed gas production apparatus with which it is possible to achieve a high reforming efficiency while preventing a drop in catalyst activity due to the deposition of carbon. The reformed gas production method uses a reforming catalyst to reform a fuel that contains a hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms to produce a reformed gas that includes methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide. With this method, a fluid that includes the fuel, at least one of steam and a carbon dioxide-containing gas, and an oxygen-containing gas, is supplied to a reforming reaction region, and with the thermal decomposition index temperature of the fuel, which is determined by the type and the concentration of the hydrocarbons having at least two carbon atoms that make up the fuel, serving as an upper limit temperature of the reforming reaction region, the fluid is brought into contact with the reforming catalyst to produce the reformed gas.	10-30-2008
20090212259	Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Hydrogen-Containing Gas - There is provided a technique for manufacturing a hydrogen-containing gas. An oxygen-containing gas is mixed with a feed gas obtained by mixing steam with a hydrocarbon fuel, this mixture is introduced into a catalytic reaction chamber, and a partial oxidation reaction and a steam reforming reaction are conducted to obtain a hydrogen-containing gas. In this reforming, an antechamber of the catalytic reaction chamber is heated up to a self-ignition temperature in a first catalyst section, where the self-ignition temperature is the temperature at which a mixed gas self-ignites during the advection period required for the mixed gas to move from a mixing chamber to the catalytic reaction chamber, with this temperature being at least a minimum partial-oxidation temperature and lower than a minimum steam reforming temperature.	08-27-2009
20110147667	Method of Operating Ruthenium Catalyst Reactor - A catalytic reactor including: a reaction container filled with a catalyst having ruthenium; and an introduction part for introducing a material fluid to the reaction container. The reaction container is supplied with a mixed gas as material fluid to produce synthetic gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of the catalyst. The introduction part is connected to the reaction container in a horizontal direction or a direction inclined downward from above a horizontal plane, and a height of the catalyst filled in the reaction container is adjusted above a height at which the material fluid is fed from the introduction part to the reaction container. Also, a method of using the catalytic reactor including monitoring a molar ratio of carbon and oxygen contained in the material fluid and stopping the supply of an oxygen-containing gas to the reaction container before the molar ratio becomes excessively low.	06-23-2011
20110166365	Collagen peptide, dipeptide and malady inhibitor - A problem that the present invention is to solve is to provide: a main body of a peptide molecule which is effective for inhibition of various maladies such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and pressure ulcer, particularly, a dipeptide which is easy to absorb into a body in an intestine; a collagen peptide which comprises the dipeptide as an essential dipeptide; and a malady inhibitor which comprises the dipeptide as an essential effective component. As a means of solving such a problem, a collagen peptide according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a dipeptide having a structure of Hyp-Gly as an essential dipeptide. A dipeptide according to the present invention is characterized by having a structure of Hyp-Gly. A malady inhibitor according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a dipeptide having a structure of Hyp-Gly as an essential effective component.	07-07-2011

Noriko Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110026986	FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An embodiment of the present invention includes a fixing member; a pressure member for pressing against the fixing member so as to form a nip region between the pressure member and the fixing member; a pressure cancellation unit for pressing the pressure member against the fixing member and for cancelling the state in which the pressure member is pressed against the fixing member; a paper detachment member for detaching paper held between the fixing member and the pressure member in the nip region from the pressure member; and a separation mechanism for cleaning the paper detachment member by separating the paper detachment member from the pressure member in conjunction with a pressure cancellation operation of the pressure cancellation unit.	02-03-2011
20110076072	FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, in a fixing apparatus that is provided with a plurality of rollers including a fixing roller, and an endless fixing belt that is wound around the plurality of rollers, a regulation belt for regulating movement of the fixing belt in the axial direction is wound around at least one of both sides in the axial direction of at least one roller (for example, two rollers) among the plurality of rollers.	03-31-2011

Ryoichi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100127622	PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel including a front panel including a front glass substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode, and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. The protective layer includes a base film on the dielectric layer and aggregated particles of a plurality of aggregated metal-oxide crystal particles attached to the base film so that they are distributed over an entire surface. The aggregated particles are attached so that the number of aggregated particles per 10000 μm	05-27-2010

Ryota Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110065036	TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner including: a first binder resin; a colorant; a releasing agent; and a crystalline organic compound, wherein the first binder resin contains an amorphous polyester resin (a) having a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton derived from optically active monomers in a part of a main chain of the amorphous polyester resin, and the polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton has an optical purity X, calculated on the monomer basis, of 80% or less, and the optical purity X is determined from the equation,	03-17-2011
20110104608	TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a toner including: a resin particle (C) containing a first resin (a1), a second resin (a2), and a resin particle (B) to a surface of which the first resin (a1) and the second resin (a2) are attached, wherein the first resin (a1) and the second resin (a2) have mutually different glass transition temperatures, and wherein the resin particle (B) contains a third resin (b) having an amorphous polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton.	05-05-2011
20110124838	METHOD FOR PRODUCTION TONER, TONER, AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING PAPER - The present invention provides a method for producing a toner, which includes 1) saccharifying paper by at least one of a chemical degradation method and a biochemical degradation method to obtain a sugar-containing solution, 2) subjecting the sugar-containing solution obtained through 1) to lactic acid fermentation to obtain a lactic acid, 3) polymerizing the lactic acid obtained through 2) to obtain a polylactic acid, and 4) producing a toner using the polylactic acid obtained through 3).	05-26-2011
20110129773	TONER, DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER CONTAINER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner including a binder resin comprising a modified polyester having an ester bond and a chemical bond other than the ester bond, and a crystalline polyester; and a release agent comprising a microcrystalline wax comprising a hydrocarbon having 20 to 80 carbon atoms which comprises 55 to 70% by weight of a linear hydrocarbon. The microcrystalline wax has an acid value of from 0.1 to 20 mgKOH/g and a melting point of from 65 to 90° C. The melting point is a temperature at which a local maximum endothermic peak is observed in a differential thermal curve measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The release agent is dispersed in the toner with a dispersion diameter of from 0.06 to 1.50 μm.	06-02-2011
20110151370	TONER - The present invention provides a toner including: a colorant, and a binder resin, wherein the toner is fixed on a recording medium using a fixing liquid containing a softening agent for softening the toner, and wherein a weight average molecular weight of a THF soluble fraction of the toner in a molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is 3,000 to 8,300; and a glass transition temperature of the toner measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is 50° C. to 70° C.	06-23-2011

Ryuichi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090017204	DIE COATER AND DIE COATER ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AS WELL AS METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILM - An object of the present invention is to provide a die coater that is capable of applying a coating liquid to a uniform thickness, while employing a relatively simple structure and reducing the frequency of readjustment necessitated due to the change over time. A die coater includes a first block and a second block disposed opposite to each other with a slit formed in a leading end thereof acting as an ejecting port for ejecting a coating liquid, and a shim held between the first block and the second block, in which the width of the slit is adjustable according to the thickness of the shim, and the shim has surfaces in which recessed portions are formed partially in a longitudinal direction of the slit.	01-15-2009
20110165431	PRESSED PRODUCT - The invention offers a pressed product (F) produced by press-forming a metal plate (	07-07-2011

Ryuji Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080221730	BEHAVIOR CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A behavior control apparatus collects information of a mobile object in relation to an action space of the mobile object, and acquire a position and an orientation of a human. The behavior control apparatus sets an exclusive area for the human based on the position and the orientation, and judges whether any information is to be notified to the human by the mobile object. If judging negatively, the behavior control apparatus determines a target position, a target orientation and a travel route of the mobile object such that the mobile object moves out of the exclusive area.	09-11-2008

Shuichi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100065599	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING OFF SUBSTRATE OF FRAGILE MATERIAL - A brittle material substrate cutting method and cutting apparatus are provided, which prevent cut faces of a brittle material substrate from contacting each other after the cutting in a break step of continuously cutting the brittle material substrate, so that a damage or contamination on the brittle material substrate due to the contact can be prevented. A brittle material substrate cutting apparatus includes: a cutting section (	03-18-2010
20100178587	Cell for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Method for Manufacturing Same - There is provided an SOFC cell and manufacturing method thereof whereby the occurrence of Cr poisoning of the air electrode can be satisfactorily suppressed in an SOFC cell formed by joining together an air electrode with a Cr-containing alloy or the like. A Cr(VI) oxide suppressing state is induced for suppressing the formation of Cr(VI) oxides in an alloy or oxide during a firing process in which an alloy or oxide and an air electrode are fired in a state of being joined together.	07-15-2010

Takasi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100318707	EXTERNAL DEVICE ACCESS APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND SYSTEM LSI - An external device access apparatus according to the present invention includes: an address control unit that accepts a prefetch request and a prefetch data readout request from a master and performs a prefetch operation and a prefetch data readout operation; a readout data storage unit that stores data read out through the prefetch operation; a storage operation status holding unit that holds a prefetch operation status indicating whether or not the prefetch operation has been completed; and an acceptance signal generation unit that outputs, to the master, an acceptance signal indicating that the prefetch data readout request has been accepted from the master. First information indicating a status of the prefetch operation is outputted to the master based on the prefetch operation status.	12-16-2010

Tatehiko Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090052115	CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A capacitor is provided to overcome the following problem: when plural capacitors are linked, a large coupling space is required because an anode and a cathode are brought out through the opposite ends, so that downsizing of the capacitor is difficult. The capacitor also allows easy electrical and mechanical coupling, reducing the required coupling space and unnecessary resistance. According to a structure of the capacitor, capacitor element (	02-26-2009
20090059470	CAPACITOR UNIT, AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to the configuration and the manufacturing method of forming a moisture proof agent on both surfaces of a circuit substrate after soldering a capacitor connection pin in a vertical direction to the circuit substrate, and electrically connecting the capacitor so as to be in a perpendicular direction to the length direction of the capacitor connection pin at the upper space of the circuit substrate, the possibility of the moisture proof agent attaching to the capacitor is eliminated, the productivity enhances since the moisture proof agent can be easily formed on both surfaces of the circuit substrate, and a capacitor unit of miniaturized and low height configuration is realized since the capacitor is mounted in the horizontal direction in the upper space with respect to the circuit substrate.	03-05-2009
20100015512	ELECTRIC STORAGE UNIT - An electric power storage unit includes plural storage element blocks, an external bus bar for electrically connecting the storage element blocks, a base made of metal for fixing the storage element blocks, and a cover fixed to the base for accommodating the storage element blocks. Each of the storage element blocks includes plural electric power storage elements connected electrically to each other, and a case made of heat-conductive insulating resin for holding the electric power storage elements. This electric power storage unit reduces variation of cooling of the electric power storage elements, hence having high reliability.	01-21-2010
20100053927	CAPACITOR UNIT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided a capacitor unit including plural capacitors, each including end face electrode at one end face and side face electrode having a polarity different from end face electrode at a side face, arranged side by side; bus bar connected to end face electrode of capacitor, and partially connected to side face electrode of adjacent capacitor unit; and a circuit substrate arranged at the one end face sides or the other end face sides of plural capacitors; wherein bus bar and the circuit substrate are electrically connected through conductive portion arranged from bus bar towards the circuit substrate.	03-04-2010
20100149727	CAPACITOR - In a capacitor, a capacitor elements of which positive and negative electrodes are drawn out in reverse directions is put in a metal case, and one electrode is bonded to the inner bottom of the metal case, and other electrode of the capacitor element is bonded to the inner side, and on the surface of a terminal plate sealing the opening of the metal case, a junction part of flat plate projecting to a position higher than the metal case is provided.	06-17-2010

Tatsuya Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080224815	ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE USING THE SAME - An electrostatic discharge protection component comprises a ceramic sintered body having ceramic substrate	09-18-2008
20080224816	ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE USING THE SAME - An electrostatic discharge protection component comprises a ceramic sintered body having ceramic substrate	09-18-2008
20080225449	ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE USING THE SAME - An electrostatic discharge protection component comprising a ceramic sintered body having ceramic substrate	09-18-2008
20090027157	VARISTOR AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE USING SAME - A varistor includes a ceramic substrate having an insulating property, a varistor layer provided on the ceramic substrate and mainly containing zinc oxide, a first glass ceramic layer provided on the second surface of the varistor layer, first and second internal electrodes provided in the varistor layer and facing each other. The varistor has a small, thin size, and has sufficient varistor characteristics against surge voltages. The varistor provides a small electronic component module with resistance to static electricity and surge voltages.	01-29-2009
20110026186	ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrostatic discharge protection component includes an element body, a pair of discharge electrodes, and a pair of terminal electrodes. The element body includes a closed cavity therein. The discharge electrodes are formed in the element body in such a manner as to be exposed to the cavity. The terminal electrodes are connected to the discharge electrodes, respectively, and provided on the element body. There is an oxide of at least one metal selected from zinc, niobium, aluminum, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium attached to the surface of at least one of the discharge electrodes in the cavity.	02-03-2011

Teruhiko Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080255042	CaSR Antagonist - A compound represented by the following formula (1), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or an optically active form thereof:	10-16-2008
20090326058	CaSR Antagonist - A compound represented by the following formula (1), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or an optically active form thereof:	12-31-2009

Tetsu Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090295580	Area Monitoring Sensor - This invention provides an area monitoring sensor capable of setting a monitor area without connecting a terminal device for area setting. The area monitoring sensor that emits detection light in different emitting directions and senses an intruder within a monitor area based on reflection of the detection light, the monitor area being previously set as a polygonal shaped area defined by three or more sides, the sensor being provided on a first side out of the sides of the monitor area, and includes a side selecting unit that selects a second side other than the first side out of the three or more sides that define the monitor area based on an operation input; a distance specifying unit that specifies a distance between the area monitoring sensor and the second side that is being selected by the side selecting unit based on an operation input.	12-03-2009
20100198365	Safety Photoelectric Switch - A photoelectric switch reduces a cost load of a user while ensuring its protection function inherent to safety equipment without impairing its safety function, and an optical scanning type photoelectric switch is provided with a muting function settable by the user, which is a function of temporarily invalidating sensing of part or the whole of a protection area, and is provided with two output systems, with respect to each of which the muting function is settable and on each output of which an inspection signal is superimposed at a different timing in a time-division manner.	08-05-2010

Tetsuro Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090067768	Rolling Bearing and Supercharger Using Same - There are provided an inner ring having a first raceway at an outer periphery thereof, an outer ring having a second raceway at an inner periphery thereof, an intermediate ring which is interposed between these, and has a third raceway at an inner periphery thereof and also has a fourth raceway at an outer periphery thereof, first rolling elements interposed between the first raceway and the third raceway, and second rolling elements interposed between the fourth raceway and the second raceway. The intermediate ring includes a larger-diameter ring portion, and a smaller-diameter ring portion formed on the larger-diameter ring portion through an inclined ring portion. The third raceway is formed at a boundary portion between the larger-diameter ring portion and the inclined ring portion, and the fourth raceway is formed at a boundary portion between the smaller-diameter ring portion and the inclined ring portion.	03-12-2009
20090101087	Supercharger - A supercharger includes a housing, and a turbine shaft supported in a center hole in the housing through rolling bearings. Lubricating oil for the rolling bearings exists only within the housing. A cooling water jacket is provided within a body portion of the housing over a region from one axial end portion of the body portion to the other axial end portion thereof.	04-23-2009
20110129175	CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING - There is provided a clutch release bearing in which a water resistance is enhanced. At that a side axially opposite from one side where an outer ring rib of a clutch release bearing is formed, there is provided a first seal member externally fitted to an outer ring to be fixed thereto. A seal lip disposed in sliding contact with an outside-diameter surface of an inner ring is formed at a radially-inward distal end of the first seal member. An annular guide is provided at a bearing-outward side of the first seal member, and an axial lip which extends toward the outside of the bearing and extends to be disposed radially outwardly of the guide is formed at a bearing-outward side face of the first seal member. The axial lip is disposed in non-contact, close relation to the guide to form a labyrinth. A radially outwardly-open groove is formed in a joint portion of the axial lip joined to the first seal member.	06-02-2011

Tetsutaro Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090042063	MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic substrate, and a soft magnetic layer and a ferromagnetic layer formed in this order on the nonmagnetic layer, in which the ferromagnetic layer has a thickness of from 3 to 150 nm, contains spherical, ellipsoidal or plate-form ferromagnetic particles and a binder, and has an axis of easy magnetization substantially in the vertical direction, and the soft magnetic layer contains spherical or ellipsoidal Fe—Co-containing soft magnetic particles having a saturation magnetization of from 170 to 220 Am	02-12-2009
20100035086	IRON NITRIDE MAGNETIC POWDER AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM COMPRISING THE SAME - A spherical or ellipsoidal iron nitride magnetic powder having a core comprising iron nitride including a Fe	02-11-2010
20100035088	MAGNETIC TAPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A magnetic tape produced by cutting a magnetic sheet with a wide breadth into a tape having a predetermined width using a cutting device, in which the magnetic sheet has a magnetic layer containing magnetic powder and a binder formed on one surface of a non-magnetic substrate having a thickness of 4 μm or less, and a center line average height (Ra) along a roughness curve of a cut edge of the magnetic tape is from 0.08 to 0.25 μm.	02-11-2010
20110151281	MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - A magnetic recording medium which has a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic layer formed on the non-magnetic substrate, in which the magnetic layer contains magnetic powder with a particle size of 40 nm or less and a binder, an autocovariance length Ma of the magnetic layer in its lengthwise direction is 70 nm or less, an autocovariance length Mb of the magnetic layer in its widthwise direction is 80 nm or less, and a ratio Ma/Mb is from 0.80 to 1.20.	06-23-2011

Tetsuyoshi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100116330	SOLAR CELL MODULE, SOLAR CELL WIRING MEMBER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module of the present invention is provided with: a unit solar cell (	05-13-2010

Tomofumi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080317521	TRANSFER BELT DEVICE, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Rollers including a tension roller are arranged in parallel. A pair of supporting members supports both ends of the rollers. A transfer belt is supported by the rollers. A biasing member applies a tension to the transfer belt by biasing the tension roller in a predetermined direction. The tension roller is movably supported in a straight-line direction. The biasing member is arranged in an area surrounded by the supporting members and the transfer belt in a direction of traversing from one supporting member to other supporting member.	12-25-2008
20090011882	BELT UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - At least one of a plurality of rollers supporting an endless belt includes a flange arranged on an end portion of the roller. The flange includes a cylindrical portion that is inserted into an opening portion of the roller at its end. Outer circumference of the cylindrical portion makes contact with inner circumference of the roller, and inner circumference of the flange makes contact with a rotation shaft of the roller. The inner edge of a surface where the flange is in contact with the rotation shaft is located on the inner side of the outer edge of a surface where the cylindrical portion is in contact with the roller in the longitudinal direction of the rotation shaft.	01-08-2009
20090022514	Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a cover and a supporting unit. The supporting unit includes a holding member, a supporting member, a first biasing unit, and a positioning unit. The holding member holds the transferring member. The supporting member movably supports the holding member, so that the transferring member can move toward or away from a specific member arranged in the main body. The first biasing unit biases the transferring member toward the specific member. When the cover is in a closed state, the transferring member is pressed against the specific member. The positioning unit performs positioning of the supporting member with respect to the main body.	01-22-2009

Toshikazu Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090041031	CONVERTER AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A converter for connecting its ATM network with other ATM networks through a LAN, which is provided with an address translation table storing external VPIs, internal VPIs uniquely assigned to the LAN, and opposing MAC addresses for opposing converters in correspondence and a processing unit for performing control for transmitting, to the LAN, frames changed from the external VPI/VCIs of headers of cells from its ATM network to the internal VPI/VCIs by referring to the address translation table and having opposing MAC addresses corresponding to the internal VPI/VCIs attached, removing the opposing MAC addresses of frames received from the LAN by referring to the address translation table, and transmitting cells changed from internal VPI/VCIs to external VPI/VCIs to its ATM network.	02-12-2009

Tsuyoshi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110007259	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a display device	01-13-2011

Yasuaki Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090127478	Infrared Source and Method of Manufacturing the Same - There is provided an infrared light source that has a simple structure and radiates infrared rays polarized in a specific direction and having a specific wavelength. The infrared light source (	05-21-2009
20090252862	Method for producing optical element having multi-layered film - A method for producing an optical element, in which a multi-layered film is provided on a plastic substrate, having a resistance against lights in a wavelength range of 300 nm to 450 nm, is provided. The method for producing the optical element according to the invention, is an method for producing an optical element having a multi-layered film in which a layer made of a low-refractive-index material and a layer made of a high-refractive-index material are alternately formed on a plastic substrate, the optical element being used for light in a wavelength range of 300 nm to 450 nm. The optical element producing method includes the steps of forming alternately the layer made of the low-refractive-index material and the layer made of the high-refractive-index material on the plastic substrate to produce the optical element while plasma or ionized gas is generated by a generation source in forming at least the layer made of the high-refractive-index material under a predetermined producing conditions; measuring an oxygen permeability coefficient of the produced optical element; and changing one of an output of the generation source, an ambient gas pressure in forming the layer made of the low-refractive-index material, and an ambient gas pressure in forming the layer made of the high-refractive-index material among the predetermined producing conditions when the oxygen permeability coefficient of the produced optical element is more than 30 cm	10-08-2009

Yasushi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110189835	FILM FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a new film for manufacturing a semiconductor device that is superior to prevent contamination of a semiconductor chip having an excellent balance of holding power during dicing a semiconductor wafer even where the semiconductor wafer is thin, peeling property when peeling the semiconductor chip that is obtained by dicing together with its adhesive layer, and low contamination property in which there is no attachment of cutting debris to the semiconductor chip. A film for manufacturing a semiconductor device that is used when manufacturing a semiconductor device has a base layer, a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is provided on the base layer, a radiation curing-type second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is provided on the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and cured by radiation irradiation in advance, and an adhesive layer that is provided on the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.	08-04-2011
20110190421	ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ADHESIVE SHEET FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is an adhesive composition into which an additive for capturing a cation is incorporated, thereby making it possible to form a semiconductor-device-producing adhesive sheet capable of preventing deterioration of the electrical characteristic of a produced semiconductor device so as to improve the product reliability of the device. An adhesive composition, for producing a semiconductor device, which contains at least an additive for capturing a cation.	08-04-2011

Yoshifumi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090284665	SOUND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM - In an audiovisual system in which a source device and a television are connected via an AV amplifier, even when the AV amplifier is placed in a “Power Supply Standby State”, video/audio signals outputted from the source device can be viewed/listened to on the television without changing the wiring connections between the devices.	11-19-2009
20110052141	AUDIO-VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE, AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE, AUDIO-VIDEO REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AUDIO-VIDEO DATA REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND AUDIO-VIDEO DATA REPRODUCTION METHOD - In the case where (i) audio-video data is unidirectionally transmitted between any device, where (ii) control messages are bidirectionally transmitted between all of the devices, and where (iii) a connection between the devices for transmitting and receiving the audio-video data becomes valid when unidirectional transmission of audio reproduction capability information of the reception device from the data reception device to the data transmission device becomes available, the TV (	03-03-2011
20110125301	SOUND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - A sound reproduction apparatus of the present application stores the physical address value of a source device that is the device to be switched to, and references the physical address values that are parameters of CEC commands issued by other devices. In the case where the referenced physical address value matches the stored physical address value of the source device, the sound reproduction apparatus automatically switches the sound input to the sound input for the device to be switched to. In this manner, the sound reproduction apparatus can reproduce sound based on a multichannel sound signal output from the source device. Also, in the case where a user sets the source device to a viewing state through a sink device, the sound reproduction apparatus automatically switches the sound input to the sound input from the source device.	05-26-2011

Yoshihiko Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110096505	PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - A package substrate includes a circuit board, an electronic component, an electromagnetic shield cover, and a heat conducting member. The electronic component is disposed on the circuit board. The electromagnetic shield cover is fixedly coupled to the circuit board. The electromagnetic shield cover houses the electronic component within an inside space defined between the electromagnetic shield cover and the circuit board. The heat conducting member is disposed between the electronic component and the electromagnetic shield cover within the inside space. The heat conducting member contacts both of the electronic component and the electromagnetic shield cover such that the heat conducting member establishes a thermal connection between the electronic component and the electromagnetic shield cover.	04-28-2011

Yoshikazu Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080216706	Metallic Pigment Composition and Uv Metallic Ink Composition or Uv Metallic Coating Composition Using the Same - The invention provides a metallic pigment composition capable of preventing gelation of a UV metallic ink or a UV metallic coating material containing an ultraviolet-curable resin and providing good metallic effect and the stability with lapse of time and a UV metallic ink composition and a UV metallic coating material composition using it. The metallic pigment composition contains metal flakes and a nitrocellulose as essential components and the nitrocellulose is contained at a ratio in a range of 0.1 to 12 parts by mass to the metal flakes 100 parts by mass. The UV metallic ink and a UV metallic coating material are provided by adding the metallic pigment composition. The surfaces of the metal flakes are preferable to be coated with a phosphorus compound.	09-11-2008
20090301587	WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR USE IN ICE MAKER - Provided is a water supply apparatus for use in an ice maker, which allows easy prevention of an outflow of water due to a siphon phenomenon after stopping a water supply operation; which enables solving a problem that supplying the water is stopped due to a foreign substance or the like mixed in the water; and which comprises a further hygienic water supply mechanism. The water supply apparatus (	12-10-2009
20100069388	N-HYDROXYACRYLAMIDE COMPOUNDS - A compound having the following formula (I): wherein —R	03-18-2010

Yoshiyuki Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090058385	Step-up DC-DC converter - A step-up DC-DC converter is disclosed that is capable of high efficiency power conversion under both a heavy load condition and a light load condition. The step-up DC-DC converter includes a direct current power source, an inductor, a first switching element, a second switching element, a smoothing capacitor, a driver controller for controlling switching ON or switching OFF the first switching element and the second switching element, and a control changing unit for changing a control operation of the driver controller according to a load current. According to an output from the control changing unit, the driver controller performs one of an operation of switching OFF the second switching element and an operation of switching ON or switching OFF the second switching element.	03-05-2009
20090066302	BOOST DC/DC CONVERTER - A disclosed boost DC/DC converter includes a direct-current power source, of which a negative terminal is connected to ground; an inductor connected to a positive terminal of the direct-current power source; a first switching element connected between the inductor and ground and having a control node for controlling an on-resistance thereof; a second switching element connected in series to the inductor and having a control node for controlling an on-resistance thereof; a smoothing capacitor connected between the second switching element and ground; a switching circuit configured to select a voltage of the direct-current power source during a start-up phase, and to select an output voltage of the smoothing capacitor after the start-up phase; and a control unit configured to cause the switching circuit to apply the voltage selected by the switching circuit to the control node of each of the first and the second switching elements at a predetermined cycle.	03-12-2009
20090213631	STEP-DOWN SWITCHING REGULATOR - A step-down switching regulator prevents an output voltage undershoot and enables a quick lowering of an output voltage immediately after turning off of power supply. The step-down switching regulator includes an NMOS transistor connected between an output terminal and a ground voltage and another NMOS transistor connected in parallel with a synchronous rectification transistor. Upon reception of an on/off signal for terminating the operation of the switching regulator, the NMOS transistors are turned on into an on-state.	08-27-2009

Youichi Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090180947	Method For Producing Calcium Fluoride, Reusing Method And Recycling Method Thereof - To recycle fluoride by recovering calcium fluoride having a particle size and purity suitable for production of hydrogen fluoride, from a fluoride-containing effluent or a hydrofluoric acid-containing effluent. This method comprises reacting the fluoride-containing effluent or the hydrofluoric acid-containing effluent with an aqueous calcium chloride solution, under an acidic condition with hydrochloric acid where calcium fluoride has a comparatively high solubility. Calcium fluoride having a high purity and a large particle size can be deposited. The hydrochloric acid residues from the reaction or formed through the reaction is reacted with an inexpensive calcium compound such as calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide and calcium carbonate to produce an aqueous calcium chloride solution, and the aqueous calcium chloride solution is reused for the treatment of the hydrofluoric acid-containing effluent. The calcium fluoride obtained can be used as a raw material as it is for producing hydrogen fluoride, and the surplus aqueous calcium chloride solution can be supplied for other industrial uses.	07-16-2009

Yukiko Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090147960	CONTENT SEARCH DEVICE - A content search device calculates the number of valid encrypted contents as comparison objects contained in encrypted content databases and the number of valid decryption keys contained in decryption key databases. The database having the smaller number is decided to be a reference database. By successively reading out entries contained in the reference database, a combination of an encrypted content and a corresponding decryption key is searched.	06-11-2009
20090232312	ENCRYPTED CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE, ENCRYPTED CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING THE PROGRAM - The invention presents an encrypted content playback equipment capable of decryption and playback of an encrypted content by using key information when a key medium storing the key information is not inserted, an encrypted content playback method, a program, and a recording medium for storing the program.	09-17-2009

Yukio Inoue, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080254734	Ceiling-Embedded Air Conditioner and Method of Controlling the Same - A ceiling embedded type air conditioner is embedded in a ceiling surface and includes an outlet that blows out air conditioned air toward an indoor space, and a louver capable of changing a blow-out vertical direction of the air conditioned air at the outlet. If a state in which a wind direction position of the louver is set so that it is oriented to a wind direction position continues for a first prescribed time or longer, then the louver is temporarily changed to a wind direction position more downward than the wind direction position, and once again changed to the wind direction position.	10-16-2008