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Katsushi Abe, Otawara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120064550METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF EQUOL IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE BY IMMUNOASSAY, KIT FOR THE MEASUREMENT, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF EQUOL PRODUCTION ABILITY OF SUBJECT - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for measuring equol in a biological sample by an immunological method, a kit for the measurement, and a method for determining equol-producing ability of a subject.03-15-2012

Katsushi Arisaka, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100102408ELECTRON TUBE - An electron tube of the present invention includes: a vacuum vessel including a face plate portion made of synthetic silica and having a surface on which a photoelectric surface is provided, a stem portion arranged facing the photoelectric surface and made of synthetic silica, and a side tube portion having one end connected to the face plate portion and the other end connected to the stem portion and made of synthetic silica; a projection portion arranged in the vacuum vessel, extending from the stem portion toward the photoelectric surface, and made of synthetic silica; and an electron detector arranged on the projection portion, for detecting electrons from the photoelectric surface, and made of silicon.04-29-2010

Katsushi Fujimoto, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090255403Oxygen concentrator - As an apparatus to prevent the excess adsorption of oxygen molecules caused by excess supply of raw material air and the reduction in the level of generated oxygen caused by concentration of argon, which occur when a predetermined value of an oxygen supply flow rate is in a low flow rate zone, to suppress the electric power consumption and to stably drive a compressor, the present invention provides an oxygen concentrator that is a pressure swing adsorption-type oxygen concentrator equipped with; at least one adsorption bed filled with an adsorbent capable of selectively adsorbing nitrogen relative to oxygen, an air supply device to supply compressed air to the adsorption bed, a flow channel switching device to repeat at a predetermined timing an adsorption step to supply air from the air supply device to the adsorption bed to isolate concentrated oxygen and a desorption step to depressurize the adsorption bed to regenerate the adsorbent therein, and a flow rate setting device to set a volume of concentrated oxygen supplied to a user; comprising an exhaust pipe channel equipped with a leak valve in a flow channel between the air supply device and the adsorption bed to release a part of compressed air that is to be supplied to the adsorption bed into atmosphere.10-15-2009

Katsushi Hamakubo, Shinjuku-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100028721LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC DISK, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC DISK - A lubricant for magnetic disks which can form a lubricating layer having a reduced thickness while attaining a high coverage and is excellent in heat resistance and adhesion to a protective layer. The lubricant for magnetic disks comprises a perfluoropolyether compound in which the relationship between the number-average molecular weight and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups contained in the molecule satisfies the following: the number-average molecular weight is in the range of 1,000-6,000; the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups contained in the molecule is 180 or higher; and the compound is in a region located below the line connecting the point where the number-average molecular weight is 1,000 and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups in the molecule is 400 to the point where the number-average molecular weight is 6,000 and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups in the molecule is 1,600. The compound has at least one hydroxy group around the center of the molecular chain.02-04-2010
20100261039MAGNETIC DISK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a magnetic disk that has excellent durability, particularly excellent LUL durability, and excellent alumina resistance and has a high level of reliability under a low flying height of a magnetic head involved in a recent tendency toward a rapid increase in recording density and a very severe environment resistance requirement due to diversified applications. A magnetic disk (10-14-2010
20110026162MAGNETIC DISK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a magnetic disk that is excellent in durability, particularly in LUL durability and CFT properties, and thus has high reliability despite the low flying height of a magnetic head following the rapid increase in recording density in recent years and despite the very strict environmental resistance following the diversification of applications. A magnetic disk (02-03-2011

Katsushi Hasegawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090190710FAST REACTOR HAVING REACTIVITY CONTROL REFLECTOR - A fast reactor having a reactivity control reflector has a reactor vessel in which a coolant is accommodated, a reactor core which is installed in the reactor vessel and dipped with the coolant, and a reflector installed outside of the reactor core so as to be movable in a vertical direction for controlling the reactivity of the reactor core. The reflector of the fast reactor has a lower neutron reflecting portion having a neutron reflection capability higher than that of the coolant and an upper cavity portion located above the neutron reflecting portion and having a neutron reflection capability lower than that of the coolant. The cavity portion is composed of a plurality of cylindrical hermetically-sealed vessels.07-30-2009

Katsushi Hasegawa, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120099694FAST REACTOR - A fast reactor 04-26-2012

Katsushi Hirano, Akishima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100083104ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH DICTIONARY FUNCTION - When the up-down pagefeed key is pressed in a state where each entry word read from the dictionary is sorted in a specific character order (in alphabetic order or in order of the Japanese syllabary) according to the corresponding language and displayed as an entry word list in the entry word list mode, the entry word above or below the current entry word is set as the selected entry word by the up-down cursor key, and the cursor is displayed on the n-th letter in the selected entry word, the first entry word above or below the current entry word differing in the n-th letter on which the cursor is located is set as a newly selected entry word and the cursor is displayed on the new n-th letter. When the translation/decision key is pressed, explanatory information on the selected entry word is read from the dictionary and displayed.04-01-2010

Katsushi Hirata, Ozu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090290821HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE AND SPINDLE MOTOR USING THE SAME - A hydrodynamic bearing device being low in torque, low in power consumption, high in reliability and best suited for miniaturization and a spindle motor using the same.11-26-2009

Patent applications by Katsushi Hirata, Ozu-Shi JP

Katsushi Hirata, Ehime JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100035773LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION FOR HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE AND HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE USING SAME - The aim of the present invention is to provide a lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing device wherein oil film disruption is suppressed. It is solved by a lubricating oil composition for a hydrodynamic bearing device which comprises a base oil and an oil film disruption inhibitor such as metal sulfonate.02-11-2010
20100105581LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION CONTAINING IONIC LIQUID - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an ionic liquid-containing lubricating oil composition that has extremely low viscosity and does not evaporate during use.04-29-2010

Patent applications by Katsushi Hirata, Ehime JP

Katsushi Isogawa, Eagan, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080236397Electronic Enclosure Filter for Very Small Spaces - The present invention is directed to an improved electronic enclosure filter for very small spaces, such as small disk drives. The filter includes an exposed electrostatic layer that functions to catch and retain particulate contamination within the filter. The filter can be placed within disk drive enclosures such that the electrostatic layer is in very close proximity to the rotating disk without causing excessive turbulence. The close proximity of the electrostatic to the disk creates relatively high levels of airflow over the electrostatic.10-02-2008

Patent applications by Katsushi Isogawa, Eagan, MN US

Katsushi Kawakami, Ichikawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090079195WIND POWER GENERATOR - When a wind velocity sensor detects a wind velocity higher than a predetermined level, a timer device starts a waiting timer function during an operation timer period shorter than the waiting timer period. After the waiting timer period is over, the waiting timer function is switched to an operation timer function, and a switching relay switches a generator to a motor only during an operation timer period. Then, a driving circuit performs a start assisting rotation. After the operation timer period is over, the waiting timer period re-starts. This process is repeated. When during this period, the number of rotations of a rotor monitored by a rotation number measuring device, based on the output voltage V03-26-2009

Katsushi Kishimoto, Soraku-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090113912Cooling System, Method for Operating the Same, and Plasma Processing System Using Cooling System - In a cooling system, a compressor (05-07-2009

Patent applications by Katsushi Kishimoto, Soraku-Gun JP

Katsushi Kisimoto, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100329828VACUUM PROCESSING DEVICE, MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR VACUUM PROCESSING DEVICE, AND VACUUM PROCESSING FACTORY - A vacuum processing device includes a first processing chamber for housing a workpiece and performing vacuum processing on the workpiece, an evacuatable second processing chamber for housing a workpiece to be vacuum-processed and a workpiece having been vacuum-processed, a gate unit provided between the first and second processing chambers in such a manner that the gate unit is attachable to and detachable from the first processing chamber, a transport device for loading the workpiece to be vacuum-processed, from a loading unit to a vacuum processing unit through the gate unit and unloading the workpiece having been vacuum-processed, from the vacuum processing unit to an unloading unit through the gate unit and a movement mechanism for separating the first and second processing chambers from each other.12-30-2010

Katsushi Kobayashi, Ashiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090061468REAGENT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING COAGULATION TIME OF BLOOD SAMPLE - A reagent kit for measuring coagulation time is described herein. This reagent comprises calcium chelator which interferes with the reaction between calcium and substance other than a coagulation factor in a blood sample, and which substantially does not interfere with coagulation reaction.03-05-2009

Katsushi Maeda, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110266249CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER, AND SEAL MEMBER FOR THE DEVICE - Disclosed is a closure device for a container, which seals an opening (11-03-2011

Katsushi Matsuda, Mizuho-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090224373Integrated circuit and method for manufacturing same - When an integrated circuit having an interlayer insulation film built up on top of a wiring layer is subjected to a heat treatment, it is unlikely that a void formed in the interlayer insulation film will rupture in a portion wherein are connected a narrow gap between wirings and a wide open part contiguous therewith. A corner part of a wiring positioned at a portion where a gap and an open part are connected is chamfered, and an end part of the gap is shaped so as to widen toward the open part. Providing the widening end part in the gap thus mitigates any discontinuity in the built up interlayer insulation film between the gap and the open part. As a result, the interlayer insulation film does not readily seal off an end of a void formed in the gap.09-10-2009

Katsushi Matsuda, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100218080ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EQUIVALENCE DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND EQUIVALENCE DETERMINATION METHOD - An equivalence determination system (08-26-2010

Katsushi Matsumoto, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090165901ALUMINUM ALLOY CLAD SHEET FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is an aluminum alloy clad sheet for a heat exchanger including a core layer, a sacrificial layer formed on one surface of the core layer, and a filler layer including an Al—Si based alloy formed on the other surface of the core layer. The core layer includes a predetermined amount of Si, Cu, Mn, Ti, and Mg, the remainder including Al and inevitable impurities, and the sacrificial layer includes a predetermined amount of Si, Mn, and Zn, the remainder including Al and inevitable impurities. The core layer has a crystal grain size after the brazing heat treatment at 595° C. for 3 minutes of at least 50 μm and less than 300 μm. The filler layer and the sacrificial layer are defined for their thickness, and the number of intermetallic compounds in the core layer is also defined to a predetermined range. By such constitution, the aluminum alloy clad sheet has improved fatigue life and post-braze strength, high corrosion resistance, and excellent erosion resistance and brazeability.07-02-2009
20120021240JOINT PRODUCT BETWEEN STEEL PRODUCT AND ALUMINUM MATERIAL, SPOT WELDING METHOD FOR THE JOINT PRODUCT, AND ELECTRODE CHIP FOR USE IN THE JOINT PRODUCT - Provided is a joint product of a steel product and an aluminum material, the joint product being formed by joining the steel product having a sheet thickness t01-26-2012

Patent applications by Katsushi Matsumoto, Kobe-Shi JP

Katsushi Matsuoka, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100300748WATERPROOF JOINT SECTION FORMING METHOD AND WIRE HARNESS PROVIDED WITH WATERPROOF JOINT SECTION FORMED BY THE METHOD - Leading end sides of a plurality of wires to be electrically connected with each other are respectively inserted through a plurality of through holes formed in a waterproof rubber lid and the outer circumferential surfaces of insulating coatings of the respective wires are held in close contact with the inner circumferential surfaces of the respective through holes for sealing. The insulating coatings are peeled off at the passed-through ends of the wires to expose cores. The exposed cores are welded, fusion-bonded, soldered or fastened by a crimping terminal to form a terminal joint section. The terminal joint section is inserted into a protection cap made of a bottomed resin molding through an opening end. The waterproof rubber lid is fitted to an opening end of the protection cap to seal the interior of the protection cap accommodating the terminal joint section without injecting a waterproofing agent into the protection cap.12-02-2010

Katsushi Miki, Yao-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080293838Thermo-expansive microspheres, their production process and their application - The present invention provides a process for producing thermo-expansive microspheres comprising a thermoplastic resinous shell and a blowing agent being encapsulated in the shell, the blowing agent which is a fluorine-containing C11-27-2008
20090149559HEAT-EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND APPLICATION THEREOF - Heat-expandable microspheres include a shell of thermoplastic resin and a blowing agent encapsulated therein having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin, have a maximum expanding ratio not lower than 50 times, and are thermally expanded into hollow particulates having a repeated-compression durability not lower than 75 percent. The method of producing the heat-expandable microspheres includes the steps of dispersing an oily mixture containing a polymerizable component and the blowing agent in an aqueous dispersing medium containing a specific water-soluble compound and polymerizing the polymerizable component contained in the oily mixture.06-11-2009
20090176098HEAT-EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method that heat-expandable microspheres includes the use of a shell of thermoplastic resin and a non-fluorine blowing agent encapsulated therein having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin. The method includes a step of dispersing an oily mixture containing a polymerizable component, the blowing agent, and a polymerization initiator containing a peroxydicarbonate in an aqueous dispersing medium to polymerize the polymerizable component contained in the oily mixture. The resultant heat-expandable microspheres have a shell which is less apt to become thinner than its theoretical value, contain minimum amount of resin particle inside their shell, and have excellent heat-expanding performance.07-09-2009
20100120929METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT-EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A production method for heat-expandable microspheres, which have high expanding ratio and are thermally expanded into hollow particulates having excellent repeated-compression durability, and application thereof are provided. The method produces heat-expandable microspheres a shell of thermoplastic resin and a blowing agent being encapsulated therein and having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin.05-13-2010
20120064347HEAT-EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES AND A METHOD OF MAKING HEAT-EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES AND APPLICATION THEREOF - Heat-expandable microspheres having high heat resistance and high solvent resistance, a production process thereof include a shell of a thermoplastic resin and a thermally vaporizable blowing agent being encapsulated therein. The thermoplastic resin includes a copolymer produced by polymerizing a polymerizable component containing a carboxyl-group-containing monomer. The surface of the heat-expandable microspheres is treated with an organic compound containing a metal of the Groups from 3 to 12 in the Periodic Table.03-15-2012

Patent applications by Katsushi Miki, Yao-Shi JP

Katsushi Minamizono, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100134818DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTER NETWORK SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A data processing apparatus is disclosed, including: a virtual printer driver and a plurality of remote drivers. The virtual printer driver receives a print request through the network, creates an intermediate file as a page image from print data corresponding to the print request, has a remote driver corresponding to output destination printer information corresponding to the client computer or a user of the client computer create output data for a remote printer, and has the remote printer output the output data. The remote driver is called by the virtual printer driver, creates the output data including RAW data from the intermediate file, and has the remote printer selected through the network print out the output data.06-03-2010

Katsushi Nakano, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080218714Exposure Method, Exposure Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - An exposure apparatus is provided with an optical system including a liquid, a sensor system for acquiring energy information of an energy beam which is incident on the liquid, and a controller which predicts variation of optical properties of the optical system including the liquid due to energy absorption of the liquid based on the energy information acquired using the sensor system and controls exposure operation with respect to an object based on the prediction results. According to the exposure apparatus, exposure operation without being influenced by the variation of the optical properties of the optical system including the liquid due to the energy absorption of the liquid becomes possible.09-11-2008

Katsushi Nakano, Kawagaya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080204687Exposing method, exposure apparatus, device fabricating method, and substrate for immersion exposure - An exposing method which exposes a substrate through a liquid, the pH value of the liquid is adjusted in accordance with a material of a surface layer of the substrate that contacts the liquid.08-28-2008

Katsushi Nakano, Kamagaya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080265688Linear Motor, Stage Apparatus and Exposure Apparatus - A linear motor is equipped with a coil body (10-30-2008

Katsushi Ono, Ichikawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080213555Heat-resistant, light-shielding film, production thereof, and aperture and light intensity adjusting device using the same - A heat-resistant, light-shielding film having high light shielding capacity, high heat resistance, high sliding characteristics, low surface gloss and high electroconductivity, and useful for optical device parts, e.g., shutter or aperture blades for digital cameras and digital video cameras, and aperture blades for adjusting light intensity for projectors; method for producing the film; and aperture and light intensity adjusting device using the film.09-04-2008
20080254256Heat-resistant light-shading film and production method thereof, and diaphragm or light intensity adjusting device using the same - A heat-resistant light-shading film having high light shading capacity, high heat resistance, high sliding characteristics, low surface gloss and high electroconductivity, and useful for optical device parts such as shutter blades or diaphragm blades for diaphragm blades of lens shutter and the like for digital cameras and digital video cameras and diaphragm blades of light intensity adjusting device for projectors, and a method for producing the same.10-16-2008

Katsushi Sato, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110008153DRAIN PUMP - A drain pump that maintains pump performance and reduces noise and vibration accompanying water scooping of a rotary impeller includes a large-diameter blade divided into an inner blade and an outer blade. A radius of an impeller scooping up water is the sum of the lengths of the inner and outer blades in a radial direction. The large-diameter blade is divided at a position where the amount of generated air bubbles is large, and the inner and outer blades are alternately disposed. Accordingly, air bubbles are escaped to a downstream side in a rotational direction, so that the intensity of the collision between the blades and air bubbles is decreased reducing noise caused by the burst of air bubbles and vibration caused by a collision load of the flow of a gas-liquid mixture.01-13-2011

Katsushi Seki, Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090236988ELECTRODE FOR DISCHARGE LAMP AND DISCHARGE LAMP - It is possible to obtain electrodes 09-24-2009
20100039018HOT CATHODE LOW PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP - A spontaneous break in a glass tube can be sufficiently suppressed in a hot cathode low pressure discharge lamp. A hot cathode low pressure discharge lamp (02-18-2010

Patent applications by Katsushi Seki, Shiga JP

Katsushi Shibuya, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090053373Processes for treating roasted coffee beans with steam - The present invention aims to provide a steam treatment process for stably preparing steam-treated roasted coffee beans having constant flavor quality by reducing variation in the degree of roasting between different sites in the system during steam treatment of roasted coffee beans without complicating operation processes or increasing costs.02-26-2009

Patent applications by Katsushi Shibuya, Kyoto JP

Katsushi Sorita, Sakura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100146972Waste Heat Power Generation System of Cement Calcination Plant - In a cement burning plant waste heat power generation system, an AQC boiler comprises an economizer, an evaporator and a superheater, and a PH boiler comprises a first evaporator and a superheater. A part of hot water heated by the economizer of the AQC boiler is fed through a flasher to the low pressure stage of a stream turbine, another part is superheated by the evaporator and the superheater of the AQC boiler, and further one part is superheated by the evaporator and the superheater of the PH boiler and these high pressure steams are fed to the high pressure stage of the stream turbine. The PH boiler is provided with a second evaporator on the outlet side of PH waste gas in addition to the evaporator and the superheater, and return hot water of the flasher is introduced into the second evaporator through a steam drum. Hot water heated by the second evaporator is introduced into the steam drum and its steam is fed to the low pressure stage of the stream turbine.06-17-2010

Katsushi Sumisaki, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120108291IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND MOBILE PHONE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An image pickup apparatus includes light-emitting means for emitting light to a person as a subject when the subject is photographed, and light emission control means for controlling the amount of light emitted by the light-emitting means. The light emission control means increases the amount of light gradually (either continuously or intermittently) until it reaches a predetermined amount, based on the detection result of the light detection means for detecting light from the subject. The image pickup apparatus can limit the glare of the light emitted by the light-emitting means, thereby projecting the eyes of the subject, and allowing the subject to be properly photographed.05-03-2012

Katsushi Sunagawa, Irvine, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110202548PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND CONTRACT DOCUMENT INTEGRATION METHOD - The EULA dependency relationship determination section determines from the EULA dependency relationship information included in the received data whether or not there is any EULA to be included in another EULA of a plurality of EULAs. The first deletion processing section deletes the EULA that has been determined to be included in another EULA by the EULA dependency relationship determination section. The integration section integrates the remaining EULAs after the processing performed by the first deletion processing section is complete. The second deletion processing section extracts any overlapping portions from the EULA that has been integrated by the integration section and deletes an unwanted part so as not to overlap. The EULA authorization section authorizes the EULA that has been subjected to the processing performed by the second deletion processing section.08-18-2011

Katsushi Takeda, Chuo-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090158949SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS - A screen printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a frame member that holds a screen with a pattern hole formed therein, a substrate positioning section located below the frame member to position a substrate located opposite the screen, and a cleaning unit that simultaneously cleans a back surface of the screen and a front surface of the substrate. The cleaning unit includes a supply reel that supplies a cleaning sheet including a screen side cleaning surface used to clean the screen and a substrate side cleaning surface located opposite the screen side cleaning surface and used to clean the substrate.06-25-2009

Katsushi Tomita, Kagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110005676WIPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a wiper which is which is highly retentive of water, soft to the touch, and improved in sheet strength and a method for manufacturing the same. An interlining layer contains pulp fibers, first and second surfacing layers contain non-fusible fibers, and a reinforcing layer contains fusible fibers and rayon fibers. The fusible fibers are fusion-bonded but the non-fusible fibers remain unfused. Sheet surfaces are free from the fusible fibers.01-13-2011

Katsushi Tsutsuda, Hitachi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080226218Collision detection optical fiber sensor - An optical fiber 09-18-2008

Katsushi Watanabe, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090036742ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes an insertion portion which is to be inserted into a subject, and an operation portion which is connected to a proximal end of the insertion portion, and held by a user. A light source is provided in the operation portion. A heat transmission frame is provided with the light source in the operation portion, is able to transmit heat generated by the light source, and is at least partially electrically insulated. An external heat radiation part is connected to the heat transmission frame, is at least partially exposed to the outside of the operation portion, and radiates heat transmitted to the heat transmission frame to the outside of the operation portion.02-05-2009
20090080214ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE - An illumination apparatus includes a light source which generates heat when emitting an illumination light from a light-emitting surface, a light guide bundle which has a light-receiving surface opposed to the light-emitting surface of the light source, to receive the illumination light emitted from the light-emitting surface of the light source, and guides the illumination light from the light source received by the light-receiving surface, and a light guide connector which has an end face arranged along the light guide bundle and opposed to the light-emitting surface of the light source, and a contact part in which at least a part of the end face directly contacts the light-emitting surface, and absorbs the heat generated on the light-emitting surface of the light source.03-26-2009
20090247828ENDOSCOPE CONFIGURED TO BE CARRIED WITH HAND - An endoscope configured to be carried with a hand includes an insertion portion extending in a longitudinally axial direction, and an operation portion coaxially connected to a proximal end portion of the insertion portion and extending in the longitudinally axial direction, the operation portion includes an axially directional grasp portion extending in the longitudinally axial direction, a bending operation portion provided on a more proximal end side than the axially directional grasp portion, and a widely directional grasp portion provided on a more proximal end side than the bending operation portion wherein at least a part of the bending operation portion is located within a widely directional length of the widely directional grasp portion, and the widely directional grasp portion includes a grasp part protruding farther toward one widely directional side than the bending operation portion.10-01-2009

Katsushi Watanabe, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090187077Battery-powered light source device for endoscope - A battery-powered light source device 07-23-2009
20100103414MICROPHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE, IMMOBILIZED MICROPHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE AND WAVELENGTH-VARIABLE LASER OSCILLATOR, TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND LIGHT FILTER USING THE STRUCTURE - [Project] To provide a microphase-separated structure which comprises a vast and visible structure showing a structural color with the use of the phase separation due to the self-assembly of a block copolymer, enables the design of a definite structural color by a convenient method and shows temperature response.04-29-2010
20110018989ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - The endoscope system of the present invention includes: an endoscope that has an image pickup device that picks up an observation image of a test object; an image display unit that converts image pickup signals that have been sent from the image pickup device into images and then displays these images; a first mounting portion that is provided in an operating section of the endoscope and on which the image display unit is mounted; and a second mounting portion that is provided in the operating section of the endoscope and on which the image display unit is mounted in a different position from that of the first mounting portion.01-27-2011

Patent applications by Katsushi Watanabe, Tokyo JP

Katsushi Watanabe, Kawasaki-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090179356Low Haze Thermoplastic Films, Methods and Manufacturing System For Forming the Same - The present invention related generally to thermoplastic films, and, more particularly, to low haze thermoplastic films with high thickness uniformity, methods for manufacturing low haze thermoplastic films with high thickness uniformity, and manufacturing systems for forming the same.07-16-2009

Katsushi Yagi, Shunan JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090020227Vacuum processing apparatus for semiconductor fabrication apparatus - A vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum processing chamber, a high-vacuum exhaust pump for exhausting the vacuum processing chamber in vacuum, a low-vacuum exhaust pump connected to the downstream side of the high-vacuum exhaust pump, a lower electrode having mounted thereon a substrate to be processed, and a cooling gas supply unit for supplying the cooling gas between the substrate and the lower electrode. The cooling gas supply unit includes a cooling gas supply system and a cooling gas supply line. The cooling gas supply line is connected, through a first waste gas valve, to a waste gas line for exhausting the cooling gas. The waste gas line is connected just above the high-vacuum exhaust pump through a second waste gas valve, and to the exhaust gas line between the high-vacuum exhaust pump and the low-vacuum exhaust pump through a third waste gas valve.01-22-2009

Katsushi Yamamoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186412POROUS CELL SCAFFOLD AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - For easily seeding cells in its scaffold, a porous cell scaffold is produced by steps of filling a guiding solution with kinematic viscosity being 50 to 450% of that of a culture medium, in a whole continuous small hole structure having hole diameters of 5 to 3200 μm and an average hole diameter of 50 to 1500 μm, of a sheet-shaped or block-shaped scaffold having a thickness of 2 mm or more, supplying thereafter a culture medium with cells being suspended to an upper side of the scaffold, sucking the guiding solution from a lower side of the scaffold by low suction force, and entering thereby the culture medium with cells being suspended into the whole small hole structure, where a water absorber such as a filter paper is preferably used for sucking the guiding solution by low suction force.07-23-2009
20090246873SCAFFOLD FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - To provide a scaffold for tissue engineering which consists of a bioabsorbable polymer material to be absorbed in a biotissue, and holds strength of the whole scaffold while having a porosity proper for culturing cells inside thereof as well, a method for producing the scaffold for tissue engineering includes steps of dissolving a bioabsorbable polymer material with an organic solvent, drying the solution so as to produce a porous bioabsorbable polymer material having a porosity of 50 to 99%, covering the porous bioabsorbable polymer material with a bioabsorbable polymer material having a thickness of 0.01 to 5 mm, pores of 10 to 3000 μm diameter, a fracture strength of 0.05 to 0.15 MPa, and a volume of 15 to 90% with respect to the whole scaffold.10-01-2009
20090261492BLOCK-SHAPED SCAFFOLD FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A block-shaped scaffold for a tissue engineering with improved shape stability and less volume change in water is produce by the steps of approximate-uniformly mixing the particle-shaped material having 100 to 2000 μm diameter with a solution, where a biodegradable polymer is dissolved with an organic solvent, freezing, drying it to remove the solvent, pulverizing thus obtained intermediate product, dissolving it with a liquid, where the biodegradable polymer is not dissolved, to remove the particle-shaped material taking thus obtained intermediate product into a mold, and pressing and heating it, the scaffold having ununiform and continuous holes occupying 20 to 80% in a cross-section area in a three-dimensional network structure having a small hole structure with 5 to 50 μm diameter, elastic coefficient being 0.1 to 2.5 MPa, and volume change being 95 to 105% when dipping it in water for 24 hours.10-22-2009

Patent applications by Katsushi Yamamoto, Tokyo JP

Katsushi Yamamoto, Itabashi-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080241411SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD OF TITANIUM OR TITANIUM ALLOY - To provide a surface treatment method of titanium or a titanium alloy with a shortened time for deposition of apatite on a material surface after the treatment so that early-stage osseointegration can be expected, and with a higher effect to form a calcium layer than a conventional method using calcium chloride, titanium or a titanium alloy is contacted with a solution of calcium salt except calcium halide being dissolved or suspended.10-02-2008
20090299475BONE GRAFT SUBSTITUTE - To provide a bone graft substitute having an appropriate absorption period in a living body and high osteoconductivity, the bone graft substitute contains a carbonate apatite and an osteoinductive factor, the osteoinductive factor is preferably at least one kind selected from a group including BMP (a bone morphogenetic protein), GDF (a growth differentiation factor), TGF-β (a transformation growth factor), FGF (a fibroblast growth factor), IGF (an insulin-like growth factor), PDGF (a platelet-derived growth factor), BDNF (a brain-derived nerve growth factor), and NGF (a nerve growth factor), and the bone graft substitute has open pores, preferably having a diameter of 50 to 1000 μm and/or a diameter of 0.001 to 5 μm, with porosity of 20 to 80%.12-03-2009

Patent applications by Katsushi Yamamoto, Itabashi-Ku JP

Katsushi Yasuda, Suwon KR

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20100079038PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE OF PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR - Provided are a piezoelectric vibrator and an electrode structure of the piezoelectric vibrator. The piezoelectric vibrator includes a piezoelectric material vibrating according to an electric signal, first and second electrode structures formed on the upper surface and the undersurface of the piezoelectric material, and including first to fourth layers sequentially stacked thereon, respectively. The first and third layers are formed of an alloy including Cr. The second and fourth layers are formed of Ag or an alloy including Ag.04-01-2010
20110316392PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE THEREOF - There are provided an electrode structure of a piezoelectric resonator and a piezoelectric resonator including the same. The piezoelectric resonator includes: a piezoelectric plate vibrated by an electrical signal; and first and second electrodes having first to fourth layers stacked on both surfaces thereof, wherein the first and third layers are made of at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Ni, Cr, an alloy including Ti and an alloy including Cr and the second and fourth layers are made of Ag or an alloy including Ag.12-29-2011