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Inui, JP

Akira Inui, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090184534	DESIGN FOR AN UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame including a left and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame provided to the rear of the front seat; a rear roof support structure including a left member and right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at both the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the rear seat, wherein at least a downward direction portion of the left pipe member and right pipe member are positioned lower than a seating surface of a seat cushion portion of the rear seat and are angled so as to be positioned further towards the back the higher up; and a pair of rear wheels supported by the vehicle body frame provided a position that is below the seat cushion portion of the rear seat wherein, at least a portion thereof, is coincident with the rear seat and with the rear roof support structure in the front/back direction of the vehicle.	07-23-2009

Chieko Inui, Uji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110082229	CARBOXYL RESIN, HARDENING COMPOSITION CONTAINING CARBOXYL RESIN, AND HARDENED MATERIAL THEREOF - A carboxyl resin according to the present invention is obtained by a process including following steps: epoxy groups on a resin (a) having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule is made to react with 0.3-0.85 mol of a monocarboxylic acid (b) per one epoxy-group equivalent weight to obtain a reaction product (c); the epoxy group or groups on the reaction product (c) are made to react with 0.15-0.95 mol of a polybasic acid (d) per one epoxy-group equivalent weight to obtain a reaction product (e); and the epoxy group or groups on the reaction product (e) are further made to react with 1.0-5.0 mol of a monocarboxylic acid (f) per one epoxy-group equivalent weight. The carboxyl resin thus obtained has an acid value within a range from 20 to 200 mgKOH/g and is soluble in an organic solvent.	04-07-2011

Fumihiko Inui, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136805	FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a porous element, a first electrode, and a separator. The porous element is an element as a channel through which a reaction gas passes into the interior, the porous element having a first surface and a second surface. The first electrode is disposed on the first surface side of the porous element. The separator in contact with the second surface of the porous element is includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate having a contact part in contact with the second surface, the second plate facing the first plate. A cooling medium channel is formed between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate has first dimples that are indented on a side of the first porous element and protrude on a side of the cooling medium channel.	05-28-2009

Fumihiko Inui, Toyota-Shi Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100291453	FUEL CELL SEPARATOR WITH HEAT CONDUCTING MEMBER OR COOLING FLUID PASSAGES IN A PERIPHERAL REGION OF THE CELL - A fuel cell (	11-18-2010

Fumihiko Inui, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090253023	FUEL CELL AND GASKET FOR FUEL CELL - In a fuel cell including a gasket, which includes a lip portion, as a sealing member, the fuel cell includes a fuel cell constituent element (	10-08-2009

Fumihiro Inui, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100128151	IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - There is provided an image pickup apparatus comprising two-dimensionally arrayed pixels, a plurality of read-out channels each including a read-out circuit and an amplifier circuit, a parallel-serial conversion circuit which sequentially selects pixel signals output via the plurality of read-out channels and outputs a series of pixel signals, and a clamp unit which clamps the reset level included a in an output signal from the read-out circuit in order to remove an offset generated in each read-out channel.	05-27-2010

Fumihiro Inui, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080211952	SOLID STATE IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE AND CAMERA USING THE SOLID STATE IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE - To suppress an influence exerted on an output video signal due to a high frequency noise from a scanning circuit. In a solid state image pick-up device including horizontal scanning circuits, and a vertical scanning circuit having a lower driving frequency than those of the horizontal scanning circuits which are arranged so as to be adjacent to different side portions of a square chip, pads are arranged at side portions of the chip, except for the side portions on the sides where the horizontal scanning circuits are arranged. The pads include pads through which a voltage or a ground potential is applied to active elements of pixels of a pixel region, pads through which voltages are inputted to amplifiers, and pads through which output signals of the amplifiers are outputted to the outside of the chip.	09-04-2008
20110045632	Methods of Manufacturing Solid State Image Pickup Devices - A method of manufacturing a solid state image pickup device having a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion region for converting light into a signal charge, and a plurality of wiring layers including first and second wiring layers. The method includes steps of forming the first wiring layer as a pattern by dividing a desired pattern into a plurality of patterns, connecting the divided patterns, and exposing the plurality of patterns, and forming the second wiring layer as a pattern by batch exposure processing. A connecting position along which the divided patterns are connected is arranged in a pixel area in which the plurality of pixels are arranged. The wiring included in the first wiring layer is formed by a vertical direction wiring arranged in parallel with and not crossing the connecting position in the pixel area, and the wiring included in the second wiring layer is formed by a horizontal direction wiring arranged in parallel with and crossing the connecting position in the pixel area.	02-24-2011

Fumihiro Inui, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090174800	SHIFT REGISTER, AND SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA USING SHIFT REGISTER - The present invention provides a solid state image sensor and a camera using such a solid state image sensor, in which all of stage registers of the shift register can be reset efficiently without increasing the number of pads and/or sensor pins. The solid state image sensor comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements	07-09-2009
20090237544	IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - There is provided an image pickup apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit which converts incident light into an electrical signal and accumulates the electrical signal, an amplifier transistor which amplifies and outputs the signal from the photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer transistor which transfers the electrical signal accumulated in the photoelectric conversion unit to the amplifier transistor, and a processing transistor which performs predetermined processing, and a control circuit which sets the signal level supplied to the control electrode of the transfer transistor in order to turn off the transfer transistor to be lower than the signal level supplied to the control electrode of the processing transistor in order to turn off the processing transistor.	09-24-2009
20090256937	SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - There is provided a solid-state image pickup device comprising a plurality of pixel units, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element, a signal line which reads out signals from said plurality of pixel units, a first capacitor element which has a first electrode connected to the signal line, an amplifier which has an input terminal connected to a second electrode of the first capacitor element, and a second capacitor element connected between the input terminal and an output terminal of the amplifier, wherein the first capacitor element has a capacitance value which is smaller at the time of execution of an adding mode than at the time of execution of a non-adding mode, and thereby making an amplification factor of the amplifier smaller at the time of execution of the adding mode than at the time of execution of the non-adding mode.	10-15-2009
20100296602	SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A signal transmission apparatus that transmits a 1-bit signal obtained by delta-sigma modulation is provided. In the signal transmission apparatus, a pseudo-random noise pattern having a data rate equal to that of the delta-sigma modulated 1-bit signal is generated, and the 1-bit signal is code-modulated using the generated pseudo-random noise pattern. The generated pseudo-random noise pattern and the code-modulated signal obtained through code modulation are transmitted via a transmission line. The transmitted code-modulated signal is demodulated using the transmitted pseudo-random noise pattern.	11-25-2010

Fumiki Inui, Mishima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080258378	SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An oblique feeding roller and a reference guide are provided on a re-conveying path for conveying a sheet in which an image has been formed on one side by an image forming unit to the image forming unit again. The sheet is obliquely fed by the oblique feeding roller. A side edge of the sheet abuts to a reference surface provided for the reference guide along a sheet conveying direction, thereby correcting the oblique motion and a positional deviation of the sheet. The reference guide is moved to a position according to a length in a width direction of the sheet which is conveyed by a movement of a cam.	10-23-2008
20080296834	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus according to the invention includes a first conveying path; a sheet reverse conveying portion; a second conveying path; a third conveying path; and a movable guide portion configured to guide the conveyed sheet. The guide portion is moved to a position where the sheet can pass when the sheet is guided from the first conveying path to the second conveying path, and the guide portion is moved to a position where the guide portion guides the sheet to the third conveying path while blocking between the first and second conveying paths such that the sheet can not intrude from the second conveying path into the first conveying path when the sheet conveyed by the sheet reverse conveying portion is conveyed in the second direction.	12-04-2008
20090110457	SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a reference guide, a sheet introducing portion, a passage portion, a sheet guide portion, and an upstream side guide. The upstream side guide is provided at a position away from a sheet conveyed in a thickness direction of the sheet rather than the sheet guide portion so that an inclined surface side of the sheet is deflected when the end portion of the sheet abuts against an inclined surface of the sheet introducing portion. The sheet conveying apparatus further includes an inclined guide which is provided at the downstream side of the upstream side guide in the passage portion, guides the sheet conveyed by the upstream side guide, and is inclined in the thickness direction of the sheet so as to narrow a path interval of the passage portion.	04-30-2009
20090267292	SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Positioning in the width direction of a sheet is performed by a skew correcting unit which is provided on a re-conveying path for reversing the sheet and conveying it again to an image forming unit and which has a reference surface that is come into contact with a side edge of the sheet and a plurality of diagonal feed units which obliquely convey the sheet so as to be come into contact with the reference surface. The pressures in nip portions of the other diagonal feed units excluding one of the plural diagonal feed units are reduced or cancelled by a reducing/cancelling unit according to a length in the sheet conveying direction of the sheet which is conveyed.	10-29-2009
20100066010	SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An oblique feeding roller and a reference guide are provided on a re-conveying path for conveying a sheet in which an image has been formed on one side by an image forming unit to the image forming unit again. The sheet is obliquely fed by the oblique feeding roller. A side edge of the sheet abuts to a reference surface provided for the reference guide along a sheet conveying direction, thereby correcting the oblique motion and a positional deviation of the sheet. The reference guide is moved to a position according to a length in a width direction of the sheet which is conveyed by a movement of a cam.	03-18-2010
20100327520	SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus in which with a guide surface that is disposed upstream of a reference guide and is oblique so as to come close to a central portion in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction of a re-conveying path as it extends from upstream to downstream, a sheet having been conveyed with deviated on the opposite side to the central portion side in the re-conveying path from a reference surface of the reference guide, is guided while being changed its orientation to the direction of the reference guide side. Furthermore, with a guide portion disposed along the guide surface, there is formed with respect to the guide surface a space acting to flex an edge portion of the sheet when the sheet is contacted with the guide surface.	12-30-2010

Hiroaki Inui, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100043946	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTIPLEX INTERLAYER FOR SAFETY GLASS - Provided are an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a multilayered interlayer for safety glass that allows reliable and easy formation of inserted layers having a larger coloring layer. The manufacturing apparatus	02-25-2010

Hiroatsu Inui, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080257298	Crankcase structure of internal combustion engine - A crankcase structure of an internal combustion engine has a desirable shaft support achieved by maintaining the strength of a side wall of a crankcase at a high level without increasing the weight and the size of the internal combustion engine even when the internal combustion engine has an output shaft projecting from the crankcase. A crankcase structure has a crankshaft and a counter shaft that are rotatably supported on a partitioning plane of a crankcase. A main shaft is oriented in the fore-and-aft direction and is rotatably supported on opposed front and rear walls of either one of the upper and lower crankcases. An output shaft to be driven by a power of the counter shaft penetrates through the front and rear walls of one of the upper and lower crankcases by which the main shaft is not rotatably supported, and projects to the front and rear.	10-23-2008

Hiroshi Inui, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090121416	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section, provided in an apparatus body, for forming an image on a sheet; a sheet transport path for transporting the sheet to the image forming section; a closing member, openably and closably mounted to the apparatus body, for exposing the sheet transport path in an opened state thereof; a first guide unit and a second guide unit, disposed along the sheet transport path, for guiding the sheet, the first and the second guide units being operable to shift between a proximate position where the first and the second guide units are close to each other, and an away position where the first and the second guide units are away from each other; and a position shifting mechanism for shifting the position of the second guide unit in association with a shifting operation of the first guide unit.	05-14-2009
20090190971	TRANSFER BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An transfer belt device includes a roller support supporting transfer rollers, a cam driving shaft having a cam, the cam having capability of swinging the roller support to move the transfer rollers toward and apart from color photosensitive drums to thereby switch a transfer belt and the color photosensitive drums between a state where the transfer belt is in contact with the color photosensitive drums and a state where the transfer belt is out of contact with the color photosensitive drums, a tension roller kept in contact with a surface of the transfer belt to exert tension on the transfer belt, and a pivotal axis on which the tension roller is swingably supported, the pivotal axis being common with the cam driving shaft.	07-30-2009

Hirotoshi Inui, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110147561	SEAT RAIL OF MOTORCYCLE - Disclosed is a seat rail (	06-23-2011

Jun Inui, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110200746	METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - It is provided a method for producing a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet which is superior in a heat-resistance. A mixture is prepared by uniformly mixing a specific polymer having hydrolyzable silyl end groups and urethane linkages and/or urea linkages in the main chains or side chains with tackifying resins. A fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of boron trifluoride, complex of boron trifluoride, fluorinating agent and alkali metal salt of fluorine-containing inorganic acid is uniformly mixed into the mixture to obtain a precursor of a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent. The adhesive precursor is applied on the surface of a tape substrate or sheet substrate. It is obtained a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having three-dimensional reticulation structures by curing the specific polymer having hydrolyzable silyl end groups. Thereby, it is obtained the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet.	08-18-2011

Kazuo Inui, Hyogo-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100247063	MOVING IMAGE RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, MOVING IMAGE RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING MOVING IMAGE RECORDING/REPRODUCING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - In order to facilitate editing of moving images, MFP includes a reproduction portion to reproduce a moving image, an insertion location determination portion to determine, as an insertion location, a reproduction location of a first moving image that is being reproduced at a point of time when an insertion instruction is accepted during reproduction of the first moving image by the reproduction portion, a still image obtaining portion to obtain a still image, a moving image generation portion to generate a second moving image displaying the obtained still image, and a combination portion to generate a third moving image in which the second moving image is inserted at the determined insertion location of the first moving image (S	09-30-2010

Kazuo Inui, Itama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100332464	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A search site on a network performs information search by a keyword. When a Web page is selected among those detected by the information search, the keyword, a text in the selected Web page and the Web page's address are interconnected and recorded as one search record in a recording device. And then, it is judged whether or not there exist in one or more then one document, any words that match any keywords included in the search records recorded in the recording device. If there exists a word that matches a keyword, the display data to display the document with just a part of the text as least and/or the Web page's address included in the same search record as the keyword, is created, and a job is executed using the display data.	12-30-2010

Keiichirou Inui, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090069403	COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ALLERGEN - This invention relates to an allergen-reducing composition comprising a hydroxyproline derivative, a polymer thereof, or a salt of such a derivative or polymer, which is capable of reducing the allergenicity of mites, pollens, or other allergens and is capable of imparting functions of reducing allergenicity to fibers or textiles such as a carpet, a tatami mat, a bed cloth, a curtain, clothing, a stuffed animal, a mask, a filter material, or a dust bag for an electric vacuum cleaner without discoloration; and a method for reducing allergens using such composition.	03-12-2009

Kenichi Inui, Tsuchiura JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090212147	LEVEL WOUND COIL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND PACKAGE FOR SAME - A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on a mount surface. The shift section has the k-th shift section on inner layer side and the (k+1)-th shift section on outer layer side, where a start point of the (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of the k-th shift section, to a winding direction of the pipe.	08-27-2009

Kiwamu Inui, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090183697	EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - An exhaust heat recovery system (	07-23-2009
20090314847	VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF SAME - An air-conditioner ECU sets the maximum flowrate or a set flowrate which is less than the maximum flowrate as a required flowrate Vr based on outside air temperature when a DEF mode is selected, and requires that coolant be circulated (steps	12-24-2009

Koji Inui, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110196256	PAIN SENSORY NERVE STIMULATION APPARATUS - A pain sensory nerve stimulation apparatus includes: an electrode portion including: a first electrode, a tip end of which is adapted to be inserted into a skin; and at lease one second electrode which is disposed in a circumference of the first electrode without being electrically conductive with the first electrode, and which is adapted to be in contact with a skin; and a stimulation signal supplying unit, supplying a bipolar stimulation signal between the first electrode and the second electrode, the bipolar stimulation signal including a first waveform signal and a second waveform, the first waveform which is convex in a negative direction in the first electrode, the second waveform signal which is convex in a positive direction in the first electrode.	08-11-2011

Koji Inui, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100094378	PAIN SENSORY NERVE STIMULATION APPARATUS - A pain sensory nerve stimulation apparatus includes: an electrode portion including: a first electrode, a tip end of which is adapted to be inserted into a skin; and at lease one second electrode which is disposed in a circumference of the first electrode without being electrically conductive with the first electrode, and which is adapted to be in contact with a skin; and a pulse signal supplier, supplying a pulse signal in which an electrical polarity of the first electrode is set as a anode and an electrical polarity of the second electrode is set as a cathode.	04-15-2010

Makoto Inui, Ube JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090005317	Methods for treating a corneal disorder and promoting skin wound healing - A method for treating a corneal disorder or for promoting skin wound healing comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a composition containing pharmaceutically effective amounts of (i) a first peptide comprising an amino acid sequence containing the following consecutive amino acids: Ser-Ser-Ser-Arg (SEQ ID NO: 1), or an analog thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (ii) a second peptide comprising an amino acid sequence containing the following consecutive amino acids with a terminal —NH	01-01-2009
20110059897	Methods for treating a skin wound - A therapeutic method for treating a skin wound involving administering to a patient in need thereof a composition containing pharmaceutically effective amounts of the following components: (1) a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by Ser-Ser-Ser-Arg (SEQ ID NO: 1) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and (2) a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by Phe-Gly-Leu-Met-NH	03-10-2011

Masahiro Inui, Mihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100251926	Vehicle lifting apparatus - The present invention aims at providing an emergency staircase, whereby an operator can promptly and easily arrange the preparation of detrainment with the staircase in an emergency, and the passengers can detrain with a feeling of security.	10-07-2010
20100252969	GUIDED VRHICLE - In a guided vehicle of air spring suspension for running along exclusive guideways, decreasing of center distance of the left and right air spring to mount air springs of increased dimension and increased load carrying capacity, which decreasing of the center distance induces decrease in rolling stiffness of the vehicle resulting in deteriorated ride quality and also induces difficulty in adjusting vehicle height resulting in spending long time in height adjusting operation, will not be required even when load carrying capacity of air springs is required to be increased in order to comply with increased vehicle load. A plurality of air spring elements are mounted tandem along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle with the air spring elements connected with each other so that air pressure thereof is always equal.	10-07-2010
20100257787	DOOR OF A VEHICLE - An emergency door of a vehicle composed such that a large space is not required outside the vehicle to open the door, ingress of rainwater is prevented even in a case the emergency door is mounted at curved profile of front face of leading car, the door can be opened easily with small force, and the door is supported rigidly and steadily with compact configuration. The interior of the door	10-14-2010

Masahiro Inui, Takarazuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090177022	Cracking tube having helical fins - A cracking tube (	07-09-2009

Masaki Inui, Yamatokoriyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090040553	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - There are provided an information processing apparatus capable of reducing power consumption more than ever without deteriorating processing efficiency in the apparatus as a whole, an image forming apparatus, and a method for controlling the information processing apparatus. When the operation mode is in a sleep mode or an energy save mode at the time of receiving a facsimile data by a FAX modem, an instruction is made not to an image processing chip but to an IO chip to perform image processing for the received facsimile data. The IO chip performs the image professing using an LCDC (Liquid Crystal Display Controller). During this time, main control sections such as an SoC is remained in the non-energized state.	02-12-2009

Masaki Inui, Shiga-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100253464	ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An electronic component capable of obtaining a large inductance value and a high Q value and a method of manufacturing the electronic component are provided. A coil includes a plurality of coil conductors incorporated in a multilayer structure, a plurality of lands provided at the plurality of coil conductors, and a via-hole conductor connecting the plurality of lands. Lead-out conductors are incorporated in the multilayer structure and connect the coil and external electrodes. The plurality of coil conductors form a substantially rectangular loop path in plan view from the z-axis direction by overlapping each other. The plurality of lands protrude toward outside the path at a short side of the path and do not overlap the lead-out conductors in plan view from the z-axis direction.	10-07-2010

Masanobu Inui, Chigasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204785	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS DISCLOSURE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DISCLOSURE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a disclosure information setting unit configured to set disclosure information including information on a disclosure target related to an area of a storage unit and information on a disclosure time, a disclosure information transmission determination unit configured to determine, based on the disclosure time information, whether the disclosure information is transmitted to the disclosure target, and a disclosure information transmission unit configured to transmit the disclosure information to the disclosure target based on the disclosure target information when the disclosure information transmission determination unit determines that the disclosure information is transmitted to the disclosure target.	08-28-2008
20090058912	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus which is capable of feeding paper from a paper feeding unit when paper types set in selected paper feeding units are all the same type even if the selected paper feeding units do not include a paper feeding unit in which a predetermined paper type is set. At least one of paper feeding portions stacking a paper with the designated paper size is selected based on an attribute set to each of a plurality of paper feeding portions. in a case where a selected plurality of paper feeding portions do not include a paper feeding portion set with the predetermined attribute when the attributes set to the selected plurality of paper feeding portions are the same, a paper is fed to the image forming unit from any one of the selected plurality of paper feeding portions.	03-05-2009
20100103461	USER INTERFACE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A user interface which makes it possible to easily and more accurately configure a user mode. The user interface has an application mode configuration screen for configuring settings for an application mode when executing a job and a user mode configuration screen for configuring settings for a user mode before executing the job. When the user mode configuration screen is to be displayed, it is determined whether or not the application mode configuration screen is being displayed. When it is determined that the application mode configuration screen is being displayed, a liquid crystal display displays user mode items related to settings to be configured for the application mode on the application mode configuration screen being displayed.	04-29-2010
20100259776	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of executing an operation mode setting by a minimum operation. The image forming apparatus is connected to an external storage apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains information indicating resolution or a color mode on image data stored in the connected external storage apparatus. A setting unit sets the operation mode including resolution or a color mode when an image forming job is executed in the image forming apparatus based on the information obtained by the obtaining unit. A generating unit generates an image file including an image parameter and image data according to the operation mode set by the setting unit. A writing unit writes the image file generated by the generating unit in the external storage apparatus.	10-14-2010

Masanori Inui, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100030847	CONTENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention is a content display device provided with: a main device including a plurality of telephone terminals under control; and a content delivery server for delivering a content to the main device. A content delivery server	02-04-2010

Masayuki Inui, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090170176	Microorganism having the Improved Gene for Hydrogen Generation Capability, and Process for Producing Hydrogen Using the Same - The present invention provides a microorganism which possesses the formate dehydrogenase gene and hydrogenase gene and contains an exogenous transcription activator gene for formate hydrogen lyase system, characterized in that said microorganism shows the transcription activator for formate hydrogen lyase system highly expressed therein and shows an improved function to generate hydrogen from formic acid, and a process for producing hydrogen using the microorganism.	07-02-2009
20100203604	TRANSFORMANT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOPROPANOL - A transformant capable of producing isopropanol which is constructed by transferring the following genes (a) to (d) into an aerobic bacterium or a facultative anaerobic bacterium:	08-12-2010
20110117612	CORYNEFORM BACTERIUM TRANSFORMANT HAVING IMPROVED D-XYLOSE-UTILIZING ABILITY - A coryneform bacterium transformant prepared by transferring an exogenous gene which encodes a protein having a sugar transporter function into a coryneform bacterium capable of utilizing D-xylose.	05-19-2011
20110165642	TRANSFORMANT OF CORYNEFORM BACTERIA CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOPROPANOL - A transformant capable of producing isopropanol which is constructed by transferring the following genes (a) to (d) into a coryneform bacterium:	07-07-2011

Masayuki Inui, Kizugawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090280548	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN - In a step of contacting an organic material including formic acid ions and a carbon source other than the formic acid ions with a microorganism having a formate dehydrogenase gene and a hydrogenase gene under an anaerobic condition, concentration of the formic acid ions in the organic material is set to be not less than 0.01 mol/L and not more than 0.5 mol/L, and concentration of the carbon source is set to not less than 0.1 mmol/L and not more than 200 mmol/L. This allows continuously producing hydrogen for a long time, without dropping the ability of the microorganism to produce hydrogen.	11-12-2009

Masayuki Inui, Kizugawa City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100029467	Multiple zeolite catalyst - The multiple zeolite catalyst is a catalytic composition used to convert C	02-04-2010

Mihoko Inui, Sagamihara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110063687	Controlling image processing for data transmission - An apparatus, system, and method of transmitting original image data are disclosed. According to section size information, dividing information of the original image data is generated. The original image data is classified into multiple sets of original image data files using the dividing information. A plurality of section image data files are generated from the multiple sets of original image data files. The plurality of section image data files is transmitted to a destination apparatus according to the dividing information.	03-17-2011

Mimune Inui, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080254472	METHOD FOR DETECTING NUCLEIC ACID IN SAMPLE, METHOD FOR DESIGNING PROBES, SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING PROBES THEREFOR - Accurate detection of a target microorganism from a sample, which may contain a plurality of microorganisms, is intended. This can be realized by eliminating a possibility of cross-hybridization of a microorganism with other probes, which can accelerate the designing speed, detecting microorganisms one-by-one in the designed order, and absorbing all the existing microorganisms.	10-16-2008

Naoki Inui, Yamatokoriyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090247675	THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION - A thermoplastic polymer composition having excellent resistance to heat discoloration has been desired. There is provided a thermoplastic polymer composition characterized by comprising a thermoplastic polymer, phosphites represented by the formula (I), and at least one kind of erythritols selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol and tripentaerythritol:	10-01-2009
20110144234	RUBBER COMPOSITION - A rubber composition comprising:	06-16-2011

Naoki Inui, Yamatokoriayama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110132512	RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR COATING STEEL CORD - A rubber composition for coating a steel cord comprising:	06-09-2011

Nobuhiko Inui, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090272932	Sound Insulating Material - The present invention provides a sound insulating material excellent in sound insulation property and moldability. The sound insulating material of the present invention contains an inorganic compound in a thermoplastic resin foam and is characterized by containing the inorganic compound in an amount of from 30 to 300 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin constituting the thermoplastic resin foam. Therefore, it has excellent sound insulation property and moldability. In addition, because the sound insulating material can be formed accurately into a shape in conformity with the shape of a sound-insulated member to which sound insulation treatment is intended to be applied using a known molding method, it can be adhered stably to, for example, automobile floor materials and sound-insulated members such as partition walls separating an engine room and the vehicle interior, almost without forming any gap between the sound insulating material and the sound-insulated member and it is possible to subject the sound-insulated member to sound insulation treatment certainly.	11-05-2009

Nobuhiko Inui, Mishima-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110130484	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYMER ALLOY AND POLYMER ALLOY - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polymer alloy which can provide a polymer alloy that can be, for example, defoamed or molded while maintaining its micro phase-separated structure.	06-02-2011

Shigeki Inui, Himeji-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080201897	ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER - An electric vacuum cleaner (	08-28-2008

Shigeto Inui, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100045344	DUAL RAIL DOMINO CIRCUIT, DOMINO CIRCUIT, AND LOGIC CIRCUIT - In a dual rail domino circuit	02-25-2010

Shinro Inui, Hachioji JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090141254	Projection Type Image Display Apparatus - A projection type image display apparatus comprising a light source, an optical integrator, by which light outgoing from the light source is changed in distribution of illumination, a color separation optical system, by which light outgoing from the optical integrator is separated into a plurality of light beams, and a relay optical system including a plurality of relay lenses, by which light beams separated by the color separation optical system are relayed, and a reflection mirror. The relay optical system includes a device that adjusts angles of inclination of at least one of the relay lenses with respect to an optical axis of illumination of light outgoing from the light source.	06-04-2009
20090174869	Projection display and optical aperture unit - A gear portion meshing with the first step of a pinion gear at the side of a motor, which is a driving unit of optical aperture mechanism, is designed to be a two-gears composition of a gear portion abutting on one side surface of the channel of the pinion gear, and a gear portion abutting on the other side surface of the channel of the pinion gear.	07-09-2009

Shinya Inui, Kakogawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110291481	POWER SOURCE APPARATUS WITH FUSE-IMPLEMENTED OVER-CURRENT CUT-OFF - The power source apparatus is provided with batteries	12-01-2011

Shinya Inui, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110135429	PRODUCTION FACILITY, AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM - Provided is a production facility which allows a worker to perform manual works such as restoration, setting change, and manufacturing, without entering an action area of a robot.	06-09-2011

Shuji Inui, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090019674	Clip attaching seat of vehicular interior molded product - In a clip attaching seat	01-22-2009
20100109300	Garnish - A garnish includes a garnish body which covers a folded air bag and a locking portion which is inserted to be locked in a mounting hole in a mounting base on a vehicle body. The locking portion holds the garnish body which is pressed by the air bag when the air bag is inflated to move so as to form a projecting space for the air bag.	05-06-2010
20100187855	Door trim - A door trim includes a door pocket for containing a contained object. The door pocket is arranged to face a vehicle compartment and is formed between a trim main body having a port of taking in and out the contained object, and a box portion arranged on a vehicle exterior side of the trim main body. A vicinity of the access port of the box portion is provided with a rib structure member reinforced by a rib. A wall thickness of the trim main body is set to be smaller than a wall thickness of the box portion. The box portion includes a main body wall portion arranged at a portion remote from the trim main body to a vehicle exterior side, and a pair of end wall portions extended to a vicinity of the trim main body from end edges thereof opposed to each other in a front and rear direction by interposing the access port in the main body wall portion, and the rib structure member is hung between the two end wall portions.	07-29-2010

Shujiro Inui, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090066057	SIDE STAND SWITCH - On a pivot bolt which rotatably and pivotally supports a side stand bar on a vehicle-body-side bracket, a switch unit which is constituted of a base and a rotary made of a resin and detects a rotational position of the side stand bar is mounted. A first engaging mechanism which is constituted of a groove and a projection is arranged between a cylindrical portion formed on the rotary and an engaging shaft and, at the same time, a second engaging mechanism which is constituted of a groove and a projection is arranged between the base and the cylindrical portion. The rotary on which a movable contact formed of a leaf spring is mounted allows a positioning pin which is formed on one end portion thereof to be engaged with a pin hole formed in a pivot portion and hence, the rotary is integrally rotated with the side stand bar.	03-12-2009

Tadashi Inui, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110116003	ELECTRIC CIRCUIT STRUCTURE - To provide an electric circuit structure with which the occurrence of sound generation caused by vibration of a circuit element mounted on a flexible substrate connected to a circuit board is suppressed. The electric circuit structure includes a mechanical member (	05-19-2011
20110157536	ELECTRIC CIRCUIT STRUCTURE - Provided is an electric circuit structure for solving the problem that a flexible substrate adhered to a back face of a mechanical member is peeled off due to repulsion generated at a folding part of the flexible substrate connected to a circuit board. The structure is provided with; a bottomed and frame-shaped mechanical member (	06-30-2011

Takako Inui, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110158918	ORAL CAVITY STIMULATING SUBSTANCE - A novel compound causing an oral cavity stimulus such as acridness, which is expressed by the following structural formula (I):	06-30-2011

Tetsuro Inui, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080212962	CHIRP MEASUREMENT METHOD, CHIRP MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND THEIR APPLICATION - A chirp measurement apparatus includes a splitting section for splitting input signal light to two paths; a first dispersion medium with a total dispersion amount of +D (≠0) at a used wavelength, and a second dispersion medium with a total dispersion amount of −D (≠0) at the used wavelength;	09-04-2008
20080296481	CHIRP MEASUREMENT METHOD, CHIRP MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND THEIR APPLICATION - A chirp measurement apparatus includes a splitting section for splitting input signal light to two paths; a first dispersion medium with a total dispersion amount of +D (≠0) at a used wavelength, and a second dispersion medium with a total dispersion amount of −D (≠0) at the used wavelength; first and second nonlinear photo-detecting sections for receiving the signal light beams passing through the first and second dispersion media, and for outputting electric signals with the intensities proportional to nth power of the intensities of the signal light beams, where n is greater than one; and a difference detecting section for computing a difference between the electric signals output from the first and second nonlinear photo-detecting sections, and for outputting a differential signal corresponding to the difference as a chirp signal of the input signal light.	12-04-2008

Tetsuya Inui, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080237593	Semiconductor Device, Method of Fabricating the Same, and Apparatus for Fabricating the Same - There is provided a semiconductor device including a substrate and a semiconductor film deposited on the substrate, characterized in that the semiconductor film has a laterally grown crystal having an end with a surface projection height smaller than the thickness of the semiconductor film. There are also provided a semiconductor device fabrication method and apparatus utilizing a method and apparatus for fabricating the semiconductor device, that is capable of reducing a surface projection height or a ridge formed in a last region in repeating laser exposure in the SLS method, and a semiconductor device fabricated thereby.	10-02-2008

Tomoyuki Inui, Kizugawa City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100029467	Multiple zeolite catalyst - The multiple zeolite catalyst is a catalytic composition used to convert C	02-04-2010

Toshiharu Inui, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090109330	Case member, sensor module, and electronic information device - A case member has a predetermined surface and a sealable inside, where a first circular area for passing light is provided at the center portion of the predetermined surface, a double-sided light shielding sheet, which is provided with a second circular area for passing light at the center, is adhered to the predetermined surface such that the second circular area is positioned in a concentric circle manner to the first circular area, the second circular area having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first circular area, a transparent dustproof film is adhered on the light shielding sheet.	04-30-2009

Tsuyoshi Inui, Hirakata-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090039502	HEATSINK AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH HEATSINK - A heatsink carries a UV-ray light emitting diode. Flow passages for causing circulation of a fluid that cools the UV-ray light emitting diode are opened in the heatsink. Supply ports and discharge ports are opened in a mount surface of a header where supply and discharge of the fluid for cooling purpose to and from the heatsink are performed. A pair of circulation orifices corresponding to the supply port and the discharge port are opened in the contact surface that contacts the mount surface in the heatsink. Recesses are formed around the respective circulation orifices, and an annular sealing member that exhibits rubber elasticity and that is compressed between the heatsink and the header is disposed in each of the recesses.	02-12-2009

Tsuyoshi Inui, Hirataka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090039380	PACKAGE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A package has a base substrate that is a metal plate electrically connected to one electrode of a UV-ray light emitting diode and a cover substrate that is a metal plate electrically connected to the other electrode and that is stacked on the base substrate. A plurality of packages are mounted on a header such that center lines of the base substrates extending in their widthwise directions are aligned to each other. The cover substrates are arranged asymmetrical with respect to the longitudinal center line of the base substrates so as to traverse the center line. When mounted on the header, the packages are arranged such that positions of the cover substrates are staggered with respect to the center line. Moreover, the base substrate of one of the adjacent packages and the cover substrate of the other adjacent package are connected together by a connection plate fastened to the base substrates and the cover substrate by connection screws.	02-12-2009

Yasuhiko Inui, Kani-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100242271	DIELECTRIC LAMINATION STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A DIELECTRIC LAMINATION STRUCTURE, AND WIRING BOARD INCLUDING A DIELECTRIC LAMINATION STRUCTURE - A dielectric structure including a metal foil, a dielectric layer and a conductor layer provided in this order, wherein the metal foil has a thickness of from 10 to 40 μm, the dielectric layer has a thickness of from 0.3 to 5 μm, and the conductor layer has a thickness of from 0.3 to 10 μm. The dielectric structure has plural vias which are separated from each other, and which penetrate through both of the dielectric layer and the conductor layer. The vias of the dielectric layer have different diameters which are in a range of from 100 to 300 μm, a diameter of each of the vias of the conductor layer is larger than a diameter of a corresponding via of the dielectric layer by 5 to 50 μm, and a minimum via pitch is from 100 to 350 μm.	09-30-2010

Yasuhiko Inui, Gifu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080289866	Wiring Board and Wiring Board Manufacturing Method - A wiring board including a stacked wiring layer portion in which a dielectric layer and a conductor layer are stacked is formed on a core board portion, the stacked wiring layer portion including a stacked composite layer portion in which a polymer dielectric layer, a conductor layer and a ceramic dielectric layer are stacked in this order, the conductor layer being partially cut in the in-plane direction so as to have a conductor side cut portion, the ceramic dielectric layer being partially cut in the in-plane direction so as to have a ceramic side cut portion, the ceramic side cut portion and the conductor side cut portion being communicated to form a communication cut portion, a polymer constituting the polymer dielectric layer being filled in the communication cut portion so as to extend through the conductor side cut portion to the ceramic side cut portion.	11-27-2008

Yasuhiro Inui, Daito-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090193488	DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS AND SCRAMBLE CHANNEL DECIDING METHOD CAPABLE OF SHORTENING TIME REQUIRED FOR SCRAMBLE DECISION - In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, a receiver receives video packets or audio packets configuring a program of digital broadcast. A selector selects a part of the video packets or the audio packets of each channel received by the receiver. A determination unit determines whether or not decoding of the part of the packets selected by the selector has been completed normally. A decision unit decides requirement for descramble processing of each channel based on the determination result of the determination unit.	07-30-2009

Yoji Inui, Ama-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100245592	CALIBRATING APPARATUS FOR ON-BOARD CAMERA OF VEHICLE - Provided is a calibrating apparatus for an on-board camera of a vehicle, which apparatus allows completion of calibration process with a simple additional calibration, even when rejection has issued on the result of automatic calibration. Based upon a camera parameter obtained at the time of completion of adjustment by an automatic adjusting section, a confirmation marker indicating the position of coordinate of a calibration point is displayed in superposition with a camera-captured image. A manual adjusting section adjusts the camera parameter, based on an amount of displacement of the coordinate of the calibration point corresponding to an amount of movement of the confirmation marker moved in response to input of adjustment instruction. In response to input of a determination instruction, a camera parameter setting section sets an undetermined camera parameter at the time of completion of the most recent adjustment by the automatic adjusting section and the manual adjusting section, as the camera parameter.	09-30-2010

Yoji Inui, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110261201	INPUT DEVICE, VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING APPARATUS, ICON SWITCH SELECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An input device, wherein the screen (	10-27-2011

Yoji Inui, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100245576	CALIBRATING APPARATUS FOR ON-BOARD CAMERA OF VEHICLE - There is provided a calibrating apparatus for an on-board camera of a vehicle, which allows speedy, yet reliable decision of acceptance/rejection of calibration result, with a simple apparatus construction, without depending on or being influenced by the calibration environment. An image processing target region on which an image processing for detection of each calibration point in each one of calibration markers in a camera-captured image which is a projecting plane of a camera coordinate system is displayed as a region frame in the form of a graphic image, in superposition with the camera-captured image.	09-30-2010

Yoshihiro Inui, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100286357	RESIN COMPOSITION FOR TONER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING RESIN COMPOSITION FOR TONER - The present invention aims to provide a resin composition for toners which enables to obtain a toner having excellent low temperature fixability and high temperature offset resistance, and a toner. The resin composition for toners is obtained by reacting a mixture of a branched polyester (A) having a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 7,000 and a hydroxyl value of 20 to 80, and a low molecular weight linear polyester (B) having a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 5,000 and a hydroxyl number of 20 to 55, with an isocyanate compound containing two or more isocyanate groups in one molecule, which comprises a crosslinked structure of said branched polyester (A), a structure in which said branched polyester (A) and said low molecular weight linear polyester (B) are bonded by said isocyanate compound, and an unreacted portion of said low molecular weight linear polyester (B).	11-11-2010

Yoshitaka Inui, Omihachiman-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080219825	Article Transport Facility - An article transport facility includes an article carrier movable along a track, and an article rack arranged along the track. Each article rack has a fixed frame, and a movable frame supported to be movable relative to said fixed frame between an extended position projecting toward the track and a retracted position retracted away from the track. A movable guide shiftably supports and guides the movable frame to be movable relative thereto in a shifting direction. A fixed guide is mounted on the fixed frame for supporting and guiding the movable guide to be movable in the shifting direction.	09-11-2008
20080221728	Article Processing Facility and Its Control Method - An article processing facility includes an article carrier movable along a track and having an article gripper, and a pair of article racks for temporarily supporting articles. Each of the article racks is configured to be shiftable between an extended position and a retracted position. When an article for loading gripped by the article gripper is to be delivered to an article loading and unloading station but an article for unloading is present at the article loading and unloading station, the article for loading is stored temporarily on one of the article racks, and thereafter the article for unloading at the article loading and unloading station is temporarily stored on the other article rack.	09-11-2008
20090016864	Article Storage Facility - The article storage facility comprises an article transporter configured to move along a path via an article transfer location with respect to an article storage rack; an article loader for bringing articles into and taking articles out of the article storage rack, provided to the article storage rack so as to project and retract between a protruding position for article receipt that projects to an outside of the article storage rack, and a retracted position for retracting toward the article storage rack; and a protrusion and retraction operating device provided to the article transporter, for causing the article loader to protrude and retract between the protruding position and the retracted position when the article transporter is at the article transfer location.	01-15-2009

Yoshitaka Inui, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080217268	Frame system for an article storage apparatus - A frame system for an article storage apparatus which defines an article storage space therein, includes a first upper frame extending horizontally, a first lower frame extending horizontally, and at least one first connecting frame extending vertically and interconnecting the first upper frame and the first lower frame. The first upper frame has receiving bores formed therein through which elongate supports extend vertically when the elongate supports are attached to said first lower frame to suspend the first lower frame.	09-11-2008
20110056900	Article Transport Facility - Articles are stored while preventing disruption of the flow of clean air from an upper region to a lower region to alleviate degradation of clean air with an article supported by an article support. The article support (	03-10-2011
20110158776	Article Storage Facility - An article storage facility is provided, which can reduce required space for installation in the rack fore and aft direction while preventing the configuration to become more complex. An article storage rack	06-30-2011

Yoshiyuki Inui, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090131106	Terminal, Camera Unit, and Terminal Camera Unit System - A portable terminal selectively includes either a camera unit which has an image pickup section and is formed with an engagement part or a cover unit formed with the same engagement part as the camera unit. An attachment part for engaging with the engagement part is provided in a main body of the portable terminal.	05-21-2009

Yukiko Inui, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090186990	Polylactic Acid Based Heat-Resistant Sheet - Disclosed is a polylactic acid based heat-resistant sheet suitable for molding. The polylactic acid based heat-resistant sheet containing 50 to 95% by mass of a polylactic acid and 5 to 50% by mass of a polylactic acid-based copolymer which contains 30 to 70% by mole of a lactic acid component. The polylactic acid based heat-resistant sheet has a crystallization peak temperature of 60 to 120° C., a heat quantity of crystallization of 10 to 25 J/g, a melting point of 160° C. or higher and a heat quantity of crystal fusion of 15 to 40 J/g, as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter at a temperature increase rate of 20° C./min.	07-23-2009

Yukitoshi Inui, Nishikasugai-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090324172	Optical branching-coupling device, and manufacturing method and optical module of the same - The optical branching-coupling device having a self-written optical waveguide core is formed without using half mirrors. In the optical branching-coupling device, three POFs are inserted into a housing having an approximately D-shaped sidewall. An approximately semi-columnar region V in the housing was filled with an uncured liquid light-curing acrylic resin. A laser beam was introduced from one of the POFs, and a cured material was formed of the end face of the POF. The diameter was equal to the core diameter of the POF. The cured material grew, resulting in the cured material reaching the end face of another one of the POFs, thereby forming an optical waveguide core. Next, a laser beam was introduced from the end face of the last one of the POFs. The cured material grew, resulting in a connection with the optical waveguide core, thereby forming the optical waveguide core.	12-31-2009

Yukitoshi Inui, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090196552	Light coupler and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention provides a light coupler and a manufacturing method thereof. The light coupler of the invention includes a plurality of light input terminals, a plurality of light output terminals, a plurality of half mirrors, and an optical wave guide connecting the plurality of the light input terminals, the plurality of the light output terminals and the plurality of the half mirrors. The optical wave guide has kinked line shape and each of the plurality of half mirrors is placed at a respective corner of the kinked line shape. Especially, the kinked line shape includes a polygon network.	08-06-2009