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Akihiro Katayama, Zama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110134392	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - This invention can generate a high-resolution, low-noise tomogram while minimizing the influences of the flicks of the eyeballs, the movement of the head, and the like. The invention is an image processing apparatus which processes a tomogram of an eye to be examined and includes detection units to detect the motion amount of the eye by using a signal obtained by capturing the tomogram, and a decision unit to decide the number of scanning lines for capturing of the tomogram based on the motion amount detected by the detection units.	06-09-2011
20110137157	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - This invention concerns the acquisition of diagnosis information data effective for diagnosing eye disease independently of the eye state. An image processing apparatus for processing a tomogram of an eye includes a unit configured to determine an eye feature based on the tomogram and thus determine the eye state, a unit configured to detect, from the tomogram, a detection target to be used to calculate diagnosis information data quantitatively representing the determined eye state, and a unit configured to calculate the diagnosis information data using position information of the detection target. In accordance with the eye state, the detection unit changes the detection target or an algorithm to be used to detect the detection target.	06-09-2011
20110234785	IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus that captures an object that changes temporally includes: first acquisition means for acquiring an overview image of the object; determination means for determining a reference part in the overview image in which there is less temporal change than in other parts; setting means for setting, in a first overview image, a capturing position of the object where detailed capturing is to be performed; registering means for, in the case where a second overview image has been acquired for the same object as the object in the first overview image, registering the second overview image with the first overview image based on the reference parts in the first and second overview images; and second acquisition means for acquiring a detailed captured image of the object in a position corresponding to the capturing position of the first overview image in the registered second overview image.	09-29-2011
20120057127	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus has an acquisition unit which acquires a second tomogram related to a first tomogram of an eye to be examined based on position information of an eye fundus of the eye to be examined according to a predetermined rule; and a display control unit which displays the first tomogram and the second tomogram on a display unit.	03-08-2012
20120063660	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present invention an image processing apparatus, which processes an image of a tomogram obtained by capturing an image of an eye to be examined by a tomography apparatus, comprises, layer candidate detection means for detecting layer candidates of a retina of the eye to be examined from the tomogram, artifact region determination means for determining an artifact region in the tomogram based on image features obtained using the layer candidates, and image correction means for correcting intensities in the artifact region based on a determination result of the artifact region determination means and image features in the region.	03-15-2012
20120092617	EYEGROUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A tomographic-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a tomographic image in response to a signal input from a signal input unit. Then, a display unit is controlled so as to display the captured. tomographic image. An eyeground-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a two-dimensional image in response to a signal input from the signal input unit while the tomographic image. is displayed on the display unit. Therewith, the user can more easily perform imaging, and the time load on the subject is reduced.	04-19-2012
20120140179	TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a tomography apparatus that captures tomograms of a fundus through optical coherence tomography, when a measurement area in which tomograms are to be captured is set on the fundus, tomograms are acquired with use of the optical coherence tomography at a plurality of predetermined positions in the set measurement area, the number of predetermined positions being smaller than in the case of imaging for diagnosis. The acquired tomograms are then displayed inline on the screen of a display apparatus in real-time.	06-07-2012
20120148130	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF SUBJECT'S EYE, IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect layers on the retina based on tomographic images of the retina, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a region having a larger curvature of the boundary surface between the retina and the corpus vitreum than a threshold value, and a determination unit configured to determine an optic disc of the retina based on the optical disc including a region where a specific layer is not detected by the detection unit and the region acquired by the acquisition unit.	06-14-2012
20120271102	STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - To provide a stereoscopic endoscope apparatus capable of reducing the visual interference caused when a treatment instrument approaches an imaging unit. Provided is a stereoscopic endoscope apparatus that includes a plurality of imaging units and a channel having an operable treatment instrument inserted therethrough and stereoscopically displays an image obtained from the plurality of imaging units, the stereoscopic endoscope including: a front end detecting unit that detects a front end of the treatment instrument within the image acquired by the imaging units; an area determining unit that determines an area to be displayed as a two-dimensional image; and a two-dimensional image processing unit that two-dimensionally images the area to be displayed as a two-dimensional image, in which the area to be displayed as a two-dimensional image is an area where the treatment instrument is seen.	10-25-2012
20120288175	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In a tomographic image photographing apparatus, a deformation of a volume image is corrected accurately even if an object to be inspected moves when the volume image is acquired. An image processing apparatus acquires a tomographic image of the object to be inspected from combined light beams of return light beams, which is obtained by irradiating the object to be inspected with a plurality of measuring light beams, and corresponding reference light beams. In the image processing apparatus, a photographing unit obtains a tomographic image of a fundus with the plurality of measuring light beams, and a detection unit detects a retina layer from the tomographic image. Based on the detected retina layer, a fundus shape is estimated. Based on the estimated fundus shape, a positional deviation between tomographic images is corrected.	11-15-2012

Akiko Katayama, Higashikagawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120309749	Piroxicam-Containing Transdermally Absorbable Preparation - An adhesive patch is provided in which piroxicam is formulated as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic. In particular, provided is a piroxicam-containing transdermally absorbable adhesive patch in which an absorption promoter to piroxicam is formulated to achieve high anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects without inhibiting releasing of these drugs. The piroxicam-containing transdermally absorbable adhesive patch contains piroxicam as a medicinal component and oxybuprocaine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an absorption promoter. In the piroxicam-containing transdermally absorbable adhesive patch, the content of piroxicam is from 0.1% to 5% by weight to the total weight of a drug-containing plaster and the content of oxybuprocaine or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is from 1% to 30% by weight to the total weight of the drug-containing plaster.	12-06-2012
20120322840	Transdermally Absorbable Preparation Containing Basic Anti-Inflammatory Analgesic - A transdermally absorbable preparation in which a basic anti-inflammatory analgesic is formulated is provided to be an external adhesive patch, which has excellent drug releasing without damaging the physical properties of a plaster. The preparation can achieve high releasing of the basic anti-inflammatory analgesic without losing the releasing of the local anesthetic. Specifically provided is a transdermally absorbable adhesive patch, which contains both the basic anti-inflammatory analgesic and the local anesthetic as the absorption promoter for the basic anti-inflammatory analgesic. The basic anti-inflammatory analgesic has the acid dissociation constant (pKa) of 7 or more. The content of the basic anti-inflammatory analgesic is from 0.1% to 10% by weight to the total weight of the drug-containing plaster, and the content of the absorption promoter is from 0.01% to 20% by weight to the total weight of the drug-containing plaster in the transdermally absorbable adhesive patch.	12-20-2012
20130035391	Felbinac-Containing Transdermally Absorbable Preparation - An adhesive patch is a felbinac-containing transdermally absorbable preparation substantially free of a solubilizer for felbinac in a final preparation but still having high releasing of felbinac. The adhesive patch in which lidocaine and felbinac are formulated has the releasing of felbinac without losing the releasing of lidocaine. The felbinac-containing transdermally absorbable adhesive patch contains felbinac as an active component and lidocaine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an absorption promoter. In particular, the content of felbinac is from 0.1% to 10% by weight to the total weight of the drug-containing plaster and the content of lidocaine or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is from 0.01% to 20% by weight to the total weight of the drug-containing plaster.	02-07-2013

Akio Katayama, Haibara-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120205599	COLOR FILTER AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A color filter which has a green colored area that is heat-resistant and has a high luminance, and which is excellent in terms of color reproducibility when applied to an image display apparatus, is provided. An image display apparatus which has the color filter and is excellent in terms of color reproducibility is provided. The color filter has, on a substrate, a green colored area that contains a green pigment or cyan pigment and at least one yellow dye selected from the group consisting of the following (1) to (3):	08-16-2012

Akira Katayama, Yamato-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120069629	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first reference cell being arranged in a first cell array, and a plurality of first fuse cells being arranged in the first cell array. The first reference cell and the plurality of first fuse cells are arranged on the same row or column.	03-22-2012
20120069641	MAGNETIC MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory includes a magnetoresistive element includes a first reference layer, a first nonmagnetic layer, a recording layer, a second nonmagnetic layer, and a second reference layer which are sequentially stacked, the recording layer being connected to a terminal to which a high-level voltage is applied, a magnetization direction of the recording layer being variable, magnetization directions of the first and second reference layers being invariable and antiparallel, a first selection transistor connected between a first bit line and the first reference layer, and constituted of an N-channel MOSFET, a second selection transistor connected between a second bit line and the second reference layer, and constituted of an N-channel MOSFET, and a word line connected to gates of the first and second selection transistors.	03-22-2012
20120243297	RESISTANCE CHANGE TYPE MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a resistance change type memory includes first to third bit lines, a word line and a memory cell connected to the first to third bit lines and the word line. The memory cell includes a first transistor and a first memory element between the first and third bit lines, a second transistor and a second memory element between the second and third bit lines. Control terminals of the first and second transistors are connected to the word line. The resistance states of the first and second memory elements change to the first or second resistance state in accordance with a write pulse.	09-27-2012
20120250400	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - The control circuit selects, as the first reference cell, the first memory cell having a maximum reading current supplied by turning on the first select transistor in a state in which resistance values of the first memory cells are all increased. The control circuit selects, as the second reference cell, the second memory cell having a maximum reading current supplied by turning on the second select transistor in a state in which resistance values of the second memory cells are all increased.	10-04-2012

Akira Katayama, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120205088	VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A vehicle air-conditioning system includes: an HVAC unit that blows air whose temperature has been adjusted by a refrigerant evaporator and a second refrigerant condenser; a heat pump cycle in which a refrigerant compressor, a refrigerant circuit changeover section, a first refrigerant condenser, a first expansion valve, and the refrigerant evaporator are sequentially connected, in which a second expansion valve and a refrigerant/coolant heat exchanger are connected in parallel with the first expansion valve and the refrigerant evaporator, and in which the second refrigerant condenser is connected in parallel with the first refrigerant condenser; and a coolant cycle in which a coolant circulating pump, a ventilation-exhaust-heat recovery unit, a motor/battery, an electric heater, and the refrigerant/coolant heat exchanger are sequentially connected, and in which the ventilation-exhaust-heat recovery unit, the motor/battery, and the electric heater can be selectively used as a heat source.	08-16-2012

Akira Katayama, Ehime JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110290711	FLUID SEPARATION ELEMENT, ANTI-TELESCOPING DEVICE FOR FLUID SEPARATION ELEMENT, AND FLUID SEPARATION DEVICE - A fluid separation element is provided including: a membrane winding having two ends and obtained by layering a separation membrane, a feed water channel material, and a permeate channel material and spirally winding them; and one or more anti-telescoping devices attached to one or both of the ends of the membrane winding, wherein a brine seal fitting groove is provided in an outer circumferential surface of the anti-telescoping device and a hole that communicates with a feed water channel side is provided inside the groove. When the anti-telescoping devices are attached to the both ends of the membrane winding, a brine seal is fitted into the groove of the upstream-side anti-telescoping device and no brine seal is fitted into the groove of the downstream-side anti-telescoping device.	12-01-2011

Atsuhiro Katayama, Mobara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120224131	Liquid Crystal Display Device - In the step of curing a resin for bonding a TFT substrate and a counter substrate each having an alignment film that has been optically aligned by using UV-light, damage to the alignment film due to the UV-light can be prevented without using a light shielding mask.	09-06-2012

Atushi Katayama, Setagaya-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110228972	DIGITAL WATERMARK PADDING METHOD, DIGITAL WATERMARK PADDING DEVICE, DIGITAL WATERMARK DETECTING METHOD, DIGITAL WATERMARK DETECTING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A digital watermark embedding method of the present invention includes: a step of sequentially obtaining each frame image of the moving image data and frame display time; a step of generating a watermark pattern using watermark information, the frame display time and watermark pattern switching information; a step of superimposing the watermark pattern onto the frame image, and combining watermark embedded frame images obtained by sequentially repeating the processes to generate watermark embedded moving image data. A digital watermark detection method includes a step of sequentially obtaining a frame image; a step of generating a difference image between the currently obtained frame image and a previously obtained frame image; and a step of performing digital watermark detection from the difference image to output digital watermark detection status, and when digital watermark detection process is continued, obtaining a new frame again to repeat the above processes.	09-22-2011

Daisuke Katayama, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120314365	COOLING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A heat generating component (	12-13-2012

Daisuke Katayama, Nirasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120315745	CRYSTALLINE SILICON FILM FORMING METHOD AND PLASMA CVD APPARATUS - A high-quality crystalline silicon film can be formed at a high film forming rate by performing a plasma CVD process. In a crystalline silicon film forming method for forming a crystalline silicon film on a surface of a processing target object by using a plasma CVD apparatus for introducing microwave into a processing chamber through a planar antenna having a multiple number of holes and generating plasma, the crystalline silicon film forming method includes generating plasma by exciting a film forming gas containing a silicon compound represented as Si	12-13-2012

Eric N. Katayama, San Jose, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110302195	Multi-Versioning Mechanism for Update of Hierarchically Structured Documents Based on Record Storage - A method for multi-versioning data of a hierarchically structured document stored in data records includes: changing document data in one or more data records, each data record assigned a record identifier, the data record including a plurality of nodes assigned a node identifier, and the document assigned a document identifier; storing an update timestamp in a base table row referencing the document identifier; storing in each changed data record a start timestamp for a start of a validity period for the changed data record and an end timestamp for an end of the validity period; and storing the start timestamp and the end timestamp in one or more node identifier index entries referencing the document identifier, the record identifier, and the node identifier. A version of the document may be obtained using node identifier index entries satisfying a version timestamp.	12-08-2011

Eric Naoto Katayama, San Jose, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120078942	Supporting efficient partial update of hierarchically structured documents based on record storage - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for performing a partial update of a hierarchically structured document referencing one or more records stored in a database. An expression specifying one or more updates to be applied to the document is received. The document is searched to find update target position(s). Based on the received expression, a pending update list is built. When an update target position is found, a row of a document column in a base table is updated with the new version number for the document. New database records for insertion into the new document version are generated from the pending update list. Old database records to be replaced are identified. A database table for the document is updated to mark the old database records as obsolete and to add new database records to be referenced in the new version of the document.	03-29-2012

Goichi Katayama, Wako JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110209680	INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine having a pair of balancer shafts (	09-01-2011
20120121962	BATTERY COOLING STRUCTURE - A battery cooling structure includes a first battery group, a second battery group, a third battery group, a first duct, a second duct, a third duct, a fourth duct, a fifth duct, a first connecting duct, a second connecting duct, a third connecting duct, and a bypass duct. The first duct is configured to allow a cooling medium after heat exchange to flow through the first duct. The second duct is configured to allow a cooling medium after heat exchange to flow through the second duct. The fifth duct is configured to allow a cooling medium after heat exchange to flow through the fifth duct. The bypass duct connects the fifth duct to the second duct or to the first duct.	05-17-2012

Hajime Katayama, Tochigi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110187159	VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM - In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening (	08-04-2011
20110187160	VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM - In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening (	08-04-2011
20110187161	VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM - In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening (	08-04-2011
20110187162	VEHICLE ROOF SYSTEM - In a vehicle roof system for closing and opening a roof opening (	08-04-2011

Haruyuki Katayama, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120096841	EXHAUST DEVICE OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust device of an internal-combustion engine provided with a catalytic converter (	04-26-2012

Haruyuki Katayama, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110225955	EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises: an exhaust heating device (	09-22-2011

Hidefumi Katayama, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120192491	WINDOW REGULATOR DEVICE - A position detection unit includes a rotational member rotatable by a rotational drive force of an output shaft, an operation lever configured to avoid engaging with the rotational member when an open/close position of a window glass is situated out of an insensitive area, and engage with the rotational member when the open/close position of the window glass is situated within the insensitive area, the operation lever being rotated by the rotational drive force of the output shaft transmitted via the rotational member when the operation lever engages with the rotational member, and an insensitive area detection switch for performing a switching operation based on a rotational operation of the operation lever. It is detected whether or not an open/close position of the window glass is situated within the insensitive area based on the rotational operation of the operation lever, and accordingly detection accuracy is enhanced.	08-02-2012
20120198770	WINDOW REGULATOR DEVICE - When a worm wheel rotates relative to an object pinching detection plate due to pinching of a foreign object, protruding pieces respectively formed on opposed surfaces of the worm wheel and the object pinching detection plate engage with each other. Through the engagement, the object pinching detection plate axially moves. At this time, the object pinching detection plate axially moves without rotation, and hence the object pinching detection plate is brought into contact with a movable piece of an object pinching detection switch without rotation. Therefore, wear due to rotation does not occur when the object pinching detection plate and the object pinching detection switch are brought into contact with each other. Thus, deterioration in object pinching detection accuracy due to the wear is prevented.	08-09-2012

Hideki Katayama, Shinagawa-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120179522	ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, TERMINAL, ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A server of an advertisement distribution system allows downloading of content data in response to a request of a terminal and makes the terminal periodically download shared content managing information. Then, when the server recognizes that the content data stored in a server storage before the server storage goes out of order has to be stored in a new server storage (restoration process), the server makes the terminal upload the shared content managing information and acquires from the terminal the content data specified by the shared content managing information to store the content data in the new server storage.	07-12-2012

Hiroki Katayama, Hitachi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110267784	TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION OPTICAL MODULE - A transmission/reception optical module has an optical transmission subassembly	11-03-2011

Hirotaka Katayama, Gifu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110168259	THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film solar cell is employed having a power generation layer formed with a microcrystalline silicon film including, in its plane, a first region and a second region in which a percentage of crystallization is lower than the first region and a carrier lifetime is higher than the first region.	07-14-2011

Hiroyuki Katayama, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120178119	METHOD FOR MEASURING AUTOPHAGY - This invention relates to a method for measuring autophagy in cells, comprising using, as a probe reagent, a single fluorescent protein, to measure a change in fluorescence properties of the fluorescent probe reagent depending on pH changes associated with autophagy, thereby determining the presence or activity of autophagy, wherein the single fluorescent protein is resistant to degrading enzyme activity in the lysosome or vacuole of the cell, it is not denatured or inactivated under acidic to neutral pH environment, and it is capable of changing excitation spectra or fluorescence spectra when located under the environments of acidic region and neutral region.	07-12-2012

Hiroyuki Katayama, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120179828	SERVER APPARATUS, SESSION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM OF PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a memory and a processor to executes a procedure, the procedure including storing, in the memory of the apparatus, identification information for identifying a session used for first access made to the server apparatus, until a certain length of time elapses from access time of the first access, obtaining the time information which indicates access time of an access made to another server apparatus, and when time information, which indicates access time of second access made to the another server apparatus after the first access by using the same session as the session used for the first access, is obtained by the obtaining until the certain length of time elapses from access time of the first access, controlling the memory to store the identification information until the certain length of time further elapses from the access time indicated by the obtained time information.	07-12-2012

Junichi Katayama, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110243589	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DENSITY CORRECTION METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image forming unit, an image control unit, a sensor, and a correction unit. The image control unit controls the image forming unit to perform toner refresh which is an operation of outputting deteriorated toner at a high density, and controls the image forming unit to form a predetermined pattern. The sensor measures a density value of the formed image. The correction unit corrects the toner density for a high-density operation using the value measured from the image formed during the toner refresh and corrects the toner density for at least a low-density operation using the value measured from the predetermined pattern.	10-06-2011

Junichiro Katayama, Tatatsuki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120132232	PIPING CLEANING NOZZLE AND PIPING CLEANIGN METHOD USING PIPING CLEANING NOZZLE - Provided are a piping cleaning nozzle which effectively prevents back flow of a cleaning agent poured into piping in a building to clean the inner wall of the piping and to exterminate noxious organisms, and a piping cleaning method using the piping cleaning nozzle. An expanding and contracting body (	05-31-2012

Junta Katayama, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120009447	POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device, which is simply assembled and in which a cell assembly and a measuring section are freely inserted and detached, is provided. A power supply device	01-12-2012

Kazunori Katayama, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110236015	METHOD OF SWITCHING OPTICAL PATH, AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Terminals of upstream and downstream sides of an in-service line and a detour line are connected by optical couplers. An optical oscilloscope is connected to one optical coupler, and a chirped pulse light source is connected to the other optical coupler to thereby form dualized lines. The detour line includes an optical line length adjuster for compensating for the phase difference of optical transmission signals that occurs because of the optical line length difference with the in-service line. Pulse light in which an optical frequency is chirped is transmitted from the chirped pulse light source. The pulse light is branched by the second optical coupler, passes through the in-service line and the detour line, is multiplexed again by the first optical coupler, and is measured by the optical oscilloscope. While matching an arrival time of the pulse light, the optical line length is adjusted by the optical line length adjuster so as to minimize the size of upper and lower limits of an interference waveform generated in an upper part of the pulse light waveform or so as to make a frequency of an interference waveform become zero.	09-29-2011

Kazuo Katayama, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110133539	SHOCK ABSORBING APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT SEAT - The present invention provides a shock absorbing apparatus for an aircraft seat, that attenuates shock to passengers and crews.	06-09-2011

Keiichi Katayama, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120299523	MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, MOTOR APPARATUS AND MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM - A motor driving device includes a communication path selection unit, to which operation command information for controlling driving of a motor is input in a serial data format or a parallel data format via a common input path, a communication unit which includes a serial interface unit for the serial data format and a parallel interface unit for the parallel data format, and outputs a control signal based on the operation command information input via the communication path selection unit, and a driving control unit which controls driving of the motor based on the control signal. The communication path selection unit selects between outputs path to the serial interface unit and the parallel interface unit, which corresponds to the data format of the input operation command information, and outputs the input operation command information to the serial interface unit or the parallel interface unit through the selected output path.	11-29-2012

Kenichi Katayama, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130039301	MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK APPARATUS AND MOBILE STATION - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: transmitting an “Extended Service Request” from a mobile station UE in Idle mode to a mobility management node MME via a radio base station eNodeB; transmitting an “Initial UE Context Setup Request” from the mobile station UE to the radio base station eNodeB, the “Initial UE Context Setup Request containing priority call information; and preferentially allocating resources to the E-RAB for the mobile station UE by the radio base station eNodeB based on the priority call information contained in the received “Initial UE Context Setup Request.”	02-14-2013
20130040645	MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK APPARATUS AND MOBILE STATION - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: transmitting an “Extended Service Request” from a mobile station UE in Idle mode to a mobility management node MME via a radio base station eNodeB; transmitting an “Initial UE Context Setup Request” from the mobile station UE to the radio base station eNodeB, the “Initial UE Context Setup Request containing priority call information; and preferentially allocating resources to the E-RAB for the mobile station UE by the radio base station eNodeB based on the priority call information contained in the received “Initial UE Context Setup Request.”	02-14-2013

Kenji Katayama, Wako JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120216512	EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust emission control device includes a catalytic converter arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine. The catalytic converter includes an upstream catalytic converter and a downstream catalytic converter arranged on a downstream side of the upstream catalytic converter. The upstream catalytic converter includes a first support and a first catalyst supported on the first support. The first catalyst includes a first lower layer catalyst and a first upper layer catalyst. Pd in the first lower layer catalyst is supported only on the oxygen storage component contained in the first catalyst. The first upper layer catalyst is provided on the first lower layer catalyst, Pd in the first upper layer catalyst being supported on each of the oxygen storage component and Al	08-30-2012

Kensei Katayama, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110222244	POWER CONDITIONER DEVICE AND MODULE SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - When raising the DC power supplied from a solar cell or a fuel cell by using a DC/DC converter circuit and converting to the AC power by using an inverter circuit, an electronic circuit such as the DC/DC converter circuit and the inverter circuit, and a CPU for controlling the operation of the circuits, may be accommodated within a case body to supply the AC power to a general load, the DC/DC converter circuit and the inverter circuit are mounted on a DC/DC converter circuit mounting substrate and an inverter circuit mounting substrate, which are separately (and independently) mountable for modularization.	09-15-2011

Kouichi Katayama, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110179524	METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF MOTH ORCHID HAVING MODIFIED FLOWER COLOR - To provide a method for changing the flower color of a moth orchid, particularly a method for producing a moth orchid having a red or reddish flower color from a white moth orchid.	07-21-2011

Kyosuke Katayama, Asaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130024034	ELECTRICAL QUANTITY ADJUSTING APPARATUS, ELECTRICAL QUANTITY ADJUSTING METHOD, ELECTRICAL QUANTITY ADJUSTING PROGRAM AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an electrical quantity adjusting apparatus connected to an electrical facility includes a memory unit that stores a target level which is a target electrical quantity, a presenting level deciding unit that decides a presenting level to an exterior, the presenting level being an electrical quantity relating to the electrical facility and corresponding to at least a part at the target level, a presenting level output unit that outputs the presenting level decided by the presenting level deciding unit to the exterior via a communication network, a presenting level receiving unit that receives a presenting level from the exterior via the communication network, and an adjusting unit that adjusts the electrical quantity relating to the electrical facility based on the target level, the presenting level decided by the presenting level deciding unit, and the presenting level received by the presenting level receiving unit.	01-24-2013

Kyosuke Katayama, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110220561	SEAWATER DESALINATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a seawater desalination system includes a membrane filtering pump, a first to third flowmeter, a filtering membrane, a high-pressure pump, a pressure gauge, a reverse osmosis membrane, a discharge valve and a control module. The membrane filtering pump outputs seawater according to a first control signal. The first flowmeter measures flow rate Q	09-15-2011

Masaaki Katayama, Susono-Shi Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130047602	CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR STIRLING ENGINE - An ECU is used for a Stirling engine that is provided with a starter that drives an output shaft of the Stirling engine. The ECU includes a control portion that commences an engine-starting drive of the starter within a phase interval, during which the torque of the Stirling engine that varies according to phase of the output shaft is relatively small. The phase interval is an interval during which the torque of the Stirling engine is less than or equal to the torque obtained when the compression begins. The phase at which the driving of the starter is commenced is set to the phase at which the torque of the Stirling engine becomes smaller than the torque obtained when the compression begins.	02-28-2013

Masako Katayama, Okayama Pref. JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110155205	Polyvinyl acetal with high flowability and plasticizer-containing films produced therewith - The invention relates to polyvinyl acetals obtainable by reacting polyvinyl alcohol with at least one aldehyde with a degree of acetalisation of at least 75 mol %, characterised by an OH blockiness of the polyvinyl acetal, defined as a quotient from the number of methylene groups of two adjacent alcohol sequences (VV) and the sum of the number of methylene groups of adjacent alcohol/acetal sequences and acetal/acetal sequences (VB+BB), of more than 0.151, as well as a process for the preparation thereof.	06-30-2011

Mikio Katayama, Mimami-Ku Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120270950	ALKALINE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT OF HOP EXTRACT AND USE THEREOF - According to the present invention, there are provided a food and a food additive obtained using an alkaline decomposition product of a hop extract, and an agent for suppressing fat accumulation or for suppressing weight gain comprising the same as an active ingredient.	10-25-2012

Mikio Katayama, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120141455	INSOLUBLE DIETARY FIBER-CONTAINING MATERIALS DERIVED FROM CEREAL SEEDS - This invention provides a product safe for treating, improving or preventing an inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, and provides a product comprising an insoluble dietary fiber obtained by enzymatic treatment of seeds of a grain plant(s) or germinated young seeds thereof, as well as a food or drink or medicament comprising the product.	06-07-2012

Mikio Katayama, Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120128802	BITTERNESS SUPPRESSANT - The present invention relates to a bitterness suppressant derived from a juice of a stone fruit, and more specifically to a bitterness suppressant characterized by being derived from a juice of a stone fruit wherein a low molecular weight saccharide has been removed.	05-24-2012

Motohiro Katayama, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120262957	DISTRIBUTED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A distributed power supply system in which no simultaneous disconnection from the system occurs when a system voltage momentarily drops is provided. It includes an inverter circuit that converts a direct current power generated by a direct current power supply and that supplies the alternating current power to an alternating current power supply power system, and an inverter control circuit for carrying out PWM control of the inverter circuit, wherein the inverter control circuit includes a three-phase voltage command signal generation unit, that is configured of a three-phase fundamental wave signal generation unit that generates three-phase fundamental wave signals from two phase components of voltage detected by a voltage detector, and a third harmonic signal generation unit that adds together third harmonic components of respective phases, having a predetermined amplitude, generated based on the three-phase fundamental wave signals.	10-18-2012

Nobuhiro Katayama, Hiroshima-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110315913	SURFACE-TREATED RARE EARTH-BASED MAGNETIC PARTICLES, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR BONDED MAGNETS COMPRISING THE EARTH-BASED MAGNETIC PARTICLES AND BONDED MAGNET COMPRISING THE EARTH-BASED MAGNETIC PARTICLES - The present invention relates to surface-treated rare earth-based magnetic particles comprising rare-earth-based magnetic particles, a first coating layer comprising a phosphoric acid compound which is formed on a surface of the respective magnetic particles and a second coating layer in the form of a composite coating film comprising a silicon compound and a phosphoric acid compound which is formed on a surface of the first coating layer, wherein an amount of Fe eluted from the rare earth-based magnetic particles is not more than 10 mg/L; a resin composition for bonded magnets comprising the above surface-treated rare earth-based magnetic particles and a resin; and a bonded magnet comprising the above surface-treated rare earth-based magnetic particles.	12-29-2011

Norio Katayama, Sakura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120135067	VACCINE FOR MYCOPLASMA INFECTION - Disclosed is a vaccine which has a high therapeutic effect on mycoplasma infection and is highly safe. For the purpose of developing effective therapeutic methods for mycoplasma infection,	05-31-2012

Rintaro Katayama, Fujisawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110211519	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND NETWORK CONTROL APPARATUS - In a time slot in which a first base station for performing a multicast transmission executes the multicast transmission, a second base station which does not perform the multicast transmission does not perform a unicast data transmission. The time slot in which the first base station performs the multicast transmission is notified to the second base station from a multicast control apparatus for performing scheduling of the multicast transmission to the first base station. Information to receive the multicast transmission is notified from the second base station to a terminal connected to the second base station.	09-01-2011
20110211560	MOBILITY CONTROL METHOD MITIGATING INTER CELL INTERFERENCE AND BASE STATIONS WHICH ADOPT THE METHOD - Interference applied to neighbor cells during terminal handovers can be reduced in wireless communication systems containing base stations having different cell sizes. A serving cell makes handover judgment criteria easier based on pre-acquired cell size information on its own cell and cell size information of neighbor cells in order to facilitate terminal handovers from a base station with a large cell size to a base station with a small cell size. The serving cell finds evaluation function values based on the propagation state (e.g. reference signal received power) between the terminal and target cell, and the interference and load information exchanged between the base stations, and selects the terminal for handover by comparing the evaluation function value with the handover criteria value. The system selects a target cell having a good effect in lowering interference such as a cell with large reference signal received power acquired from a terminal, to serve as the handover destination.	09-01-2011
20110212744	TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO BASE STATION DEVICE - A communication device includes pilot signal sending part and transmit power control part and holds a criterion value indicating target channel quality for mobile stations within the area covered by the base station. It creates quality data from reports from one or plural mobile stations, stores the quality data, creates a first representative value indicating average channel quality for the mobile station(s) from the stored quality data, and changes the transmit power depending on the result of comparison between the first representative value and the criterion value. It creates a second representative value indicating distribution of low channel quality from the stored quality data and updates the criterion value depending on the result of comparison between the second representative value and the criterion value.	09-01-2011
20110244866	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND LOAD BALANCING AWARE HANDOVER METHOD THEREFOR - An object of the invention is to provide a wireless communication system in which the load of each cell and interference between cells are taken into account. In a handover-candidate base station and a handover-source base station, parameters for interference-reducing scheduling and handover facilitating processing are adjusted based on the mutual load information. When the handover-candidate base station, to be used for load balancing, is a large-diameter cell, transmit power control and frequency scheduling are adjusted by taking account of the load state at a cell edge. When the handover-source base station has a small-diameter cell, the number of terminals to be handed over is adjusted by taking account of the load state of the handover-candidate base station. Thus, both of interference control and load balancing are achieved.	10-06-2011
20110310758	Method of Resource Assignment for Radio Communication System and Base Station Apparatus - A method for assigning resources of a radio communication system that is aimed at relaxing interference between cells and that is applicable even in the case where femtocell base stations are installed within a macrocell base station area, and a radio base station apparatus. A transmit power limitation that limits an allocatable resource for each subband consisting of one or plural sub-carriers is decided, resource assignment is preformed on a mobile terminal on a subband-by-subband basis by a scheduler so that the transmit power limitation may be satisfied, and the transmit power limitation is altered based on an estimation result of an interference quantity from surrounding cells.	12-22-2011
20110317742	BASE STATION - A cellular radio communication system includes a first mobile terminal, a base station that performs radio communication with first mobile terminals, a second mobile terminal, and a second base station that performs radio communication with second mobile terminals. In the downlink communication, the base station selects a high data rate mode when the radio interference from the base station to the second mobile terminals that are located close to an edge of a communication area of the second base station is small. The base station selects an interference mitigation mode in the downlink communication when the radio interference from the base station to the second mobile terminals that are located close to the edge of the communication area of the second base station is large. Thus, inter-cell interference control can be performed in collaboration with base stations in the radio communication system without having communication interface between the base stations.	12-29-2011
20120028630	Base Station and Cellular Wireless Communication System - A femtocell base station collects the terminal distribution within the cell and selects terminals to represent the cell-center and the cell-edge from among the terminals within the cell. The femtocell base station also calculates maximum transmit power for the respective the cell-center and cell-edge terminals allowable by the macrocell base station. The femtocell base station sets the respective transmit power of the cell-center and the cell-edge in a range that will not exceed the maximum transmit power, adjusts the transmit power control parameter to allow control by the terminal at the power value that was set, and notifies the terminal. Communication with high throughput can in this way be attained for terminals in cells within the femtocell base station during uplink communications to the femtocell base station, and interference applied to the terminals in the macrocell base station can be suppressed.	02-02-2012
20120129527	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - When a femto cell base station detects an intense uplink interference, the femto cell base station autonomously extends the femto cell so as to raise a probability that a mobile terminal around the original femto cell may be connected to the femto cell base station. If the mobile terminal connects to the femto cell base station, the uplink interference is reduced and total throughput is improved. Additionally, if a resultant effect of interference reduction is low, the femto cell base station returns the mobile terminal, which is connected to the femto cell base station due to the extension of the femto cell, to the original connection destination. If an evaluative criterion meets a predetermined condition, the femto cell base station restores the extended femto cell to the original size. These actions prevent degradation of performance caused by concentration of the connections of mobile terminals to the femto cell base station.	05-24-2012
20120213148	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING RELAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SELECTING RELAY TERMINAL - In wireless communication systems into which a relay device has been introduced, although terminal reception quality increases, data transmission by relay devices with low contribution causes interference in other data transmission, which invites a decrease in reception quality of electromagnetic waves received by terminals. As a way to resolve the abovementioned issue, as one embodiment of the present disclosures, a wireless relay station is configured so as to receive a plurality of data addressed for wireless terminals from a wireless base station, and to transmit data that are selected from the aforementioned received plurality of data and that are addressed to the aforementioned wireless terminals which are the destinations of transmission. As a result, interference towards other data transmission and reception caused by data transmission of a relay device can be suppressed, and the reception quality of electromagnetic waves received by the terminal can be increased.	08-23-2012
20120281569	BASE STATION, INTERFERENCE CONTROL METHOD AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Timing division multiplexing is conducted between the cells to avoid intercell interference. Transmission timing in a time slot pattern has a given interval. A base station determines the transmission timing based on measured uplink interference power. For example, an uplink time slot pattern in which the measured uplink interference power is smaller is selected. A downlink time slot pattern is assigned so that a response to HARQ is returned at that timing. If traffic is busy, additional time slot pattern may be assigned. In determination of the traffic volume, for example, the queued buffer size, the number of connected terminals, or the number of connections to a higher-level device can be used. Assignment timing can be an initial setup time, or a fluctuation detection time of a channel which can be realized by collection of report information on a downlink communication quality, periodic monitor of uplink interference information.	11-08-2012
20130070625	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND BASE STATION - To reduce an uplink interference in a network with a first base station of a large output and a second base station of a small output. Detecting the interference, the second base station urges the first base station to hand over a terminal causing it to the second base station. Multiple base stations and one or more terminals exist in this system, each terminal connects with one base station, and a serving base station is changed according to a communication state of each terminal. If the different second base station other than the first base station to which the terminal connects detects a large interference, the second base station will multicast transmit information for urging handover to the base stations except itself. The base station having received the information specifies a terminal giving the interference to the second base station, and makes it to be handed over thereto.	03-21-2013

Sakurako Katayama, Iwata-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130122566	NOVEL ENZYME PROTEIN, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE ENZYME PROTEIN THE SAME, AND GENE ENCODING THE ENZYME PROTEIN THE SAME - The present invention relates to a protein having a β-galactoside-α2,3-sialyltransferase activity but substantially not having any neuraminidase activity, a nucleic acid encoding the enzyme protein, and a method of producing the enzyme using a microorganism transformed with a gene encoding the protein. The protein of the present invention is a modified-type enzyme protein produced by mutating a specific amino acid residue in a β-galactoside-α2,3-sialyltransferase protein derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus	05-16-2013

Satoshi Katayama, Settsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120123054	CURABLE COMPOSITION, HEAT CONDUCTIVE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A curable resin composition containing:	05-17-2012

Seiji Katayama, Yaizu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120256329	PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DISPERSION, DISSOLUTION, SOLUBILIZATION, OR EMULSIFICATION OF GAS/LIQUID OR LIQUID/LIQUID - It is an object of the present invention to provide a processing apparatus which is capable of performing uniform dispersion, dissolution, solubilization, emulsification of gas into liquid, and uniform dispersion, dissolution, solubilization, and emulsification of liquid to heterogeneous liquid by a large capacity and in a short time.	10-11-2012

Seiji Katayama, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130116227	BIARYL AMIDE DERIVATIVE OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF - Disclosed is a novel biaryl amide derivative represented by formula (1) and having an affinity for the aldosterone receptor; also disclosed is a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. (In the formula, A is any of the groups represented by formula (a); L is —CONH—, etc.; R	05-09-2013

Shigeru Katayama, Nasushiobara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120033783	X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, in an X-ray computed tomography apparatus including a gantry unit including an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector, a bed unit, and a console, the X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes a storage unit, a power supply unit, and a power supply control unit. The storage unit stores examination schedule data of the X-ray computed tomography. The power supply unit selectively operates between an active mode of supplying power to at least one of the gantry unit, the bed unit, and the console and a standby mode of stopping supplying power to at least one of the bed unit and the gantry unit and supplying, to the console, power smaller than power supplied in the active mode. The power supply control unit controls switching from the active mode to the standby mode based on the examination schedule data.	02-09-2012

Shigeru Katayama, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110242035	MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR SWITCHING OPERATING MODES, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile phone handset includes a mode switching unit and a configuration detection sensor, so that the operating mode of the mobile phone handset can be switched. The mode switching unit has a switching program installed, and is a computer for executing a prescribed process in accordance with the switching program when a signal is input from the configuration detection sensor. The configuration detection sensor is a sensor for detecting the configuration of the mobile phone handset, and for example may use an angular sensor for detecting the relative angle about a rotation axis between a first casing and a second casing.	10-06-2011

Shinji Katayama, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130014973	HIGH FREQUENCY CABLE, HIGH FREQUENCY COIL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH FREQUENCY CABLE - A high frequency cable includes: a central conductor made from aluminum or an aluminum alloy; a covering layer made from copper covering the central conductor, and having a fiber-like structure in a longitudinal direction; and an intermetallic compound layer formed between the central conductor and the covering layer and having greater volume resistivity than the covering layer, wherein a cross-sectional area of the covering layer is 15% or less of an entire cross-sectional area including the central conductor, the intermetallic compound layer and the covering layer.	01-17-2013

Susumu Katayama, Hirakata-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120087210	MOVING OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS - A moving object detecting apparatus includes: a transmitting/receiving unit for radiating an ultrasonic wave and receiving a reflective wave reflected from an object present in a monitoring space; a phase detection circuit for mixing reference signals with a reflective signal and obtaining a pair of Doppler signals each having an amplitude depending on a phase difference from the reference signal, each of the Doppler signals having a different phase from each other; a rotation angle calculation unit for calculating a rotation angle; a cumulative addition unit for accumulating the rotation angle; and a comparison unit for comparing the accumulated rotation angle with a threshold value. In the moving object detecting apparatus, a single ultrasonic vibrator is commonly used in the transmitting unit and the receiving unit.	04-12-2012

Taisuke Katayama, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120275202	SERIES MULTIPLEX POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A series multiplex power conversion apparatus includes a plurality of phases. Each of the plurality of phases includes a plurality of power conversion cells coupled in series to each other. Each of the plurality of power conversion cells includes a current detector configured to detect a current through one phase among the plurality of phases corresponding to the current detector. Each of the plurality of power conversion cells is configured to independently stop a power conversion operation based on the current detected by the current detector.	11-01-2012

Takane Katayama, Ishikawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120177687	GENE EXPRESSING A BIFIDOBACTERIUM SURFACE-PRESENTED FUSION PROTEIN - According to the present invention, there is provided a means of expressing and displaying a protein on the cell surface of a	07-12-2012

Takatomo Katayama, Higashiosaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120128296	THREE-WAVELENGTH OPTICAL MULTIPLEXER - Disclosed is a three-wavelength optical multiplexer which is compact, and which multiplexes light having different wavelength incident to three single-mode optical fibers, particularly light of red, green, and blue at transmittance above a certain reference. Specifically disclosed is a three-wavelength optical multiplexer (	05-24-2012

Takatsugu Katayama, Isehara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120160201	ENGINE STARTING CONTROL APPARATUS - An engine starting control apparatus is basically provided with a motor control section, a valve timing control section and a start control section. The motor control section is configured to operate an electric motor to crank an engine with an output of the electric motor being adjustable. The valve timing control section is configured to operate a variable valve operating mechanism when the engine is started to change at least a close timing of an intake valve of the engine from an initial timing to a start timing such that the start timing is set closer to an intake bottom dead center during a single engine start as compared to the initial timing. The start control section is configured to adjust the output of the electric motor as the close timing of the intake valve changes from the initial timing to the start timing during the single engine start.	06-28-2012
20120255521	FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE AND FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel supply device includes a low-pressure fuel pump, a high-pressure fuel pump, an accumulator for accumulating the pressurized fuel, fuel injection valves, a relief valve for restricting an upper limit value of a fuel pressure in the accumulator, a high-pressure fuel pressure sensor, and a control unit for setting a target fuel injection pressure, controlling the high-pressure fuel pump so that the fuel pressure in the accumulator reaches the target fuel injection pressure, and regarding the present target fuel injection pressure as a detection value of the high-pressure fuel pressure sensor and setting the high-pressure fuel pump in an operational state with a maximum discharge amount or a non-operational state when detecting an abnormality of the high-pressure fuel pressure sensor.	10-11-2012

Takayoshi Katayama, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120021110	FLAVOR OF UNFERMENTED BEER-FLAVORED MALT BEVERAGE - A method for producing an unfermented beer-flavored malt beverage according to the present invention comprises adjusting linalool and acetaldehyde concentrations in a malt beverage to be improved in flavor to thereby impart or enhance a fermentation flavor in the beverage. The present invention also relates to a malt beverage having an improved flavor and a flavor improving agent. According to the present invention, a well-balanced fermentation flavor can be imparted or enhanced in an unfermented beer-flavored malt beverage to thereby improve the flavor of the beverage.	01-26-2012

Takuma Katayama, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120320561	OPTICAL IRRADIATION APPARATUS - An optical irradiation apparatus includes: a light-emitting device configured to emit a plurality of light beams whose optical axes extend in a substantially identical direction; a collimator part configured to convert the light beams into parallel light beams; and a light condensing part configured to collect the parallel light beams. The light-emitting device includes a super luminescent diode array in which a plurality of waveguides are provided on a substrate. Each of the waveguides has a light-emitting facet including a light emission point from which an associated one of the light beams is emitted. The light emission points are located in a plane. The plane including the light emission points is orthogonal to a direction of an optical axis of the collimator part.	12-20-2012

Takuya Katayama, North Andover, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120307266	THREE COLOR NEUTRAL AXIS CONTROL IN A PRINTING DEVICE - A color printing method includes converting source color data to intermediate color data represented in a device independent color space using a first multidimensional gamut mapping of the first device dependent color space to the device independent color space. The device independent color space has a neutral color component. The method further includes converting the intermediate color data to destination color data represented in a second device dependent color space using a second multidimensional gamut mapping of the device independent color space to the second device dependent color space. The second device dependent color space has three primary color components and a virtual black color component defined by substantially equal tonal values of the three primary color components. The second multidimensional gamut mapping includes a mapping from the neutral color component of the device independent color space to the virtual black color component of the second device dependent color space.	12-06-2012

Tatsuo Katayama, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110242035	MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR SWITCHING OPERATING MODES, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile phone handset includes a mode switching unit and a configuration detection sensor, so that the operating mode of the mobile phone handset can be switched. The mode switching unit has a switching program installed, and is a computer for executing a prescribed process in accordance with the switching program when a signal is input from the configuration detection sensor. The configuration detection sensor is a sensor for detecting the configuration of the mobile phone handset, and for example may use an angular sensor for detecting the relative angle about a rotation axis between a first casing and a second casing.	10-06-2011

Tatsushi Katayama, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120032988	DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS LIST OF IMAGES ONTO DISPLAY UNIT, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A display control apparatus that is capable of searching for a desired image from massive images listed by scrolling on a display unit. The display control apparatus controls a display unit to display a list of images. A display control unit controls so that the images are displayed in a predetermined order on the display unit. A scrolling control unit controls so as to scroll the images displayed on the display unit. A control unit configured to control the display control unit to decrease the number of images displayed in a screen and to increase a size of the displayed images when the scrolling control unit changes scrolling speed from low speed to high speed.	02-09-2012
20120287246	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING IMAGE INDICATIVE OF FACE AREA, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of appropriately displaying a face frame in a manner superimposed on a three-dimensional video image. In a three-dimensional photography image pickup apparatus as the image processing apparatus, two video images are acquired by shooting an object, and a face area is detected in each of the two video images. The face area detected in one of the two video images and the face area detected in the other video image are associated with each other. The three-dimensional photography image pickup apparatus generates face area-related information including positions on a display panel where face area images are to be displayed. The face area images are generated according to the face area-related information. The two video images are combined with the respective face area images, and the combined video images are output to the display panel.	11-15-2012
20130016191	IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORAANM Katayama; TatsushiAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Katayama; Tatsushi Kawasaki-shi JP - The amount of parallax of a 3D image can be adjusted by intuitive operation. A zoom lever is thrown to telephoto side to cause the graphic processing unit to generate images for the left eye and the right eye adjusted such that a position where a component is drawn is far from a center line and the zoom lever is thrown to wide angle side to cause the graphic processing unit to generate images for the left eye and the right eye adjusted such that the position where the component is drawn is near the center line.	01-17-2013

Teruyo Katayama, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120188683	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A method for manufacturing a ceramic electronic component includes the steps of preparing a ceramic body including a plurality of first internal electrodes and a plurality of second internal electrodes, processing the ceramic body to an internal electrode exposure rate of about 102% to about 153%, and plating the processed ceramic body to form a plated layer thereon.	07-26-2012

Tetsuyuki Katayama, Ayabe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110272563	PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR - A photoelectric sensor includes a phototransmitter that outputs light toward a detection target region of an object; an optical receiver that receives the light outputted from the phototransmitter; a signal processing unit that outputs a signal indicating that the object is detected in response to a decrease of an amount of light received by the optical receiver; and two optical filters that are provided between the phototransmitter and the optical receiver to transmit only pieces of light having specific characteristics. In the phototransmitter, two kinds of light having different characteristics and that do not interfere with each other are outputted from output regions in the light transmitting surface; one of the two optical filters has a characteristic of transmitting only one of the two kinds of light and the other of the optical filters has a characteristic of transmitting only the other of the two kinds of light; the optical filters are disposed opposite to output regions of the pieces of light different from the pieces of light of a selecting target while located across a detection target region; and output directions of the two kinds of light are fixed such that whole surfaces of the optical filters corresponding to the characteristics are irradiated with the two kinds of light from the phototransmitter when the optical filters are disposed in a light transmitting surface while located away from each other by a predetermined distance or more.	11-10-2011

Tomohisa Katayama, Hagagun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120163948	VEHICLE BODY DOOR OPENING METHOD AND DEVICE, DOOR REMOVING DEVICE AND METHOD, DOOR HOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND SOCKET - A door opening method and device are provided that can reduce the size of the installation location of a robot, as well as achieve a reduction in cycle time. In a dual arm robot, two arms are rotated by each of an shaft S	06-28-2012

Tomokazu Katayama, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120143426	DRIVE CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE - In a drive controller for a vehicle including: a drive source configured to output a drive force to a first axle serving as one of front and rear wheel axles; an electric motor configured to output a drive force to a second axle serving as the other of the front and rear wheel axles; a one-way power transmission device disposed on a power transmission pathway between the second axle and the electric motor so as to transmit a power drive force from the electric motor to the second axle; a two-way power transmission device that transmits a rotation power from the second axle to the electric motor or transmits the power drive force and a regeneration drive force from the electric motor to the second axle, the drive controller includes: a first detector that detects a speed of the vehicle or a rotation speed of the second axle; a target rotation speed determination section that determines a target rotation speed of the electric motor based on the speed of the vehicle or the rotation speed of the second axle; a second detector that detects a rotation speed of the electric motor; and a controller that controls the electric motor such that the rotation speed of the electric motor is synchronized with the target rotation speed and that controls an output torque of the electric motor or an activation of the two-way power transmission device, when the electric motor starts power drive or regeneration drive while the vehicle is traveling by the drive force from the drive source.	06-07-2012

Toshiaki Katayama, Sakaide-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120211350	PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR PRODUCING SILICON - Processes or apparatuses for producing silicon by a carbon reduction in an arc furnace using a raw silica material having an iron content, an aluminum content, a calcium content, and a titanium content of 0.1% by mass or less, respectively and using a carbon material, wherein during the carbon reduction, an overcurrent which flows through an electrode of the arc furnace is mitigated using a power regulation unit or that the arc furnace is operated at a hearth power density PD (W/cm	08-23-2012

Tsutao Katayama, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120168990	RESIN MOLDING APPARATUS AND RESIN MOLDING METHOD - A resin molding apparatus includes a pair of metal molds respectively arranged so as to be insulated from the ground with insulating materials, and a molding portion including the pair of metal molds and to which a resin material is provided. At least one metal mold of the pair of metal molds is provided with electrodes at two points flanking the molding portion. A high frequency current generator capable of applying high frequency current having a frequency of about 10 kHz or more is connected to the two electrodes.	07-05-2012

Yasuyuki Katayama, Iwata JP

Yohei Katayama, Yokohamashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120247889	DAMPING FORCE CONTROL TYPE SHOCK ABSORBER - During either of the extension and compression strokes, hydraulic liquid flows from a cylinder upper chamber into a reservoir through an annular passage and a damping force control mechanism, and a damping force is generated by the damping force control mechanism. The check valve is provided with a sub-check valve in parallel thereto, which opens in a very low piston speed region to allow the hydraulic liquid to flow through an orifice passage. These check valves are opened successively as the piston speed increases, thereby generating a sufficiently small damping force in the very low piston speed region during the compression stroke of the piston rod, and obtaining a moderate damping force when the piston speed increases.	10-04-2012

Yoshinobu Katayama, Naruto-Shi JP

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20110229755	HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOY FOR ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY, AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM EACH INCLUDING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE HAVING THE ALLOY - To provide a hydrogen storage alloy for an alkaline storage battery that improves output power by pulverization of the alloy in the initial stage of partial charge and discharge cycles and that maintains its surface condition to improve the amount of lifetime work (Wh), and an alkaline storage battery and battery system. A hydrogen storage alloy for an alkaline storage battery includes a composition expressed by La	09-22-2011

Yoshinori Katayama, Kanagawa-Ken JP

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20110255649	JET PUMP BEAM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A jet pump beam is made of improved heat-treated precipitation-hardened nickel base alloy excellent in anti-stress corrosion cracking properties and high-temperature strength, and having high ductility and a high elastic modulus. A jet pump beam	10-20-2011

Yoshinori Katayama, Otsu-Shi JP

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20120142109	METHOD FOR PRODUCING T CELL POPULATION UNDER PRESENCE OF RETINOIC ACID - Disclosed is a method for producing a cell population containing memory-like T cells, said method being characterized by including a step for in vitro culturing of a cell population containing T cells or T cell precursor cells using a retinoic acid and a CD3 ligand. Further disclosed is a method for producing a cell population wherein the proportion of memory-like T cells is increased and wherein a desired gene is introduced with a high efficiency and is highly expressed.	06-07-2012

Yoshitada Katayama, Handa-Shi JP

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20120001107	Solenoid valve - A solenoid valve has a tapered valve seat disposed between a first flow passage and a second flow passage, a reduced diameter side of the valve seat that is connected with the first flow passage, and a valve body having a closing portion that reduces its diameter toward a tip facing the valve seat. The first flow passage and the second flow passage are connected/disconnected by sliding the valve body for contacting/detaching the closing portion to the valve seat, and a groove is disposed on the closing portion facing the direction of a fluid flow.	01-05-2012

Yoshitake Katayama, Aichi JP

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20120240422	RACK EXTENSION JIG DEVICE - In a rack extension jig device	09-27-2012
20130008267	Self-Lubricating Transmission Device - In a self-lubricating transmission device	01-10-2013

Youji Katayama, Hitachi-Shi JP

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20120244347	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP, ADHESIVE FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR, AND COMPOSITE SHEET USING THE FILM - There is an adhesive film for a semiconductor for use in a method for manufacturing a semiconductor chip. The method includes preparing a laminated body having a semiconductor wafer, an adhesive film for a semiconductor and dicing tape laminated in that order. The adhesive film for a semiconductor has a tensile breaking elongation of less than 5%, and the tensile breaking elongation is less than 110% of the elongation at maximum load. The semiconductor wafer is partitioned into multiple semiconductor chips and notches are formed from the semiconductor wafer side so that at least a portion of the adhesive film for a semiconductor remains uncut in its thickness direction. The method also includes stretching out the dicing tape in a direction so that the multiple semiconductor chips are separated apart, to separate the adhesive film for a semiconductor along the notches.	09-27-2012

Yumiko Katayama, Yaizu-Shi JP

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20120256329	PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DISPERSION, DISSOLUTION, SOLUBILIZATION, OR EMULSIFICATION OF GAS/LIQUID OR LIQUID/LIQUID - It is an object of the present invention to provide a processing apparatus which is capable of performing uniform dispersion, dissolution, solubilization, emulsification of gas into liquid, and uniform dispersion, dissolution, solubilization, and emulsification of liquid to heterogeneous liquid by a large capacity and in a short time.	10-11-2012