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Katsuya Aboshi, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090060509CUSTOMER PREMISES OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A customer premises optical network unit (ONU) comprises: an electrical/optical transform unit 03-05-2009
20100106437SUBSCRIBER PREMISES SIDE OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - To provide a method for detecting a charged state of a battery, for evaluating a deterioration thereof due to each of reaction processes that individually have rates of reactions as different from therebetween, and for performing a detection of the charged state of the battery, a method for detecting the charged state of the battery according to the present invention comprises the steps of: measuring a voltage V04-29-2010
20100166429CUSTOMER PREMISES OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT - There is provided a customer premises optical network unit (ONU) capable of reading management signals and of outputting data through an external node by using I07-01-2010
20100215362CUSTOMER PREMISES OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An optical network unit according to the present invention is provided as comprising a configuration that component units built therein are grouped for at least two sheets of substrate modules and arranged thereat. There are provided individual embodiments: (a) arranging an L2 layer and a part of the component unit of an L1 layer at a first substrate module, meanwhile, arranging the left part of the component unit of the L1 layer at a second substrate module; (b) arranging the component units of the L1 layer and of the L2 layer at the first substrate module and the second substrate module individually by grouping therefor; and (c) arranging the component units of the L2 layer and of the L1 layer at the first substrate module and the second substrate module respectively.08-26-2010

Katsuya Chashiro, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100181822AUTOMOBILE WHEEL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In an automobile wheel, a surface-side flange is provided on an outer circumferential edge of a wheel disk. The surface-side flange includes: a surface-side annular circumferential portion on an aesthetic surface; and a back-side annular circumferential portion that is formed continuously with, and on the back side of, the surface-side annular circumferential portion and that is thinner than the surface-side annular circumferential portion. An inner circumferential end of the back-side annular circumferential portion of the surface-side flange and an opening end of a surface-side bead seat of a wheel rim are welded together all along their circumferences. The automobile wheel allows the back-side annular circumferential portion of the surface-side flange to bear a stress that acts on a weld area. This relaxes the stress concentration on the weld area.07-22-2010
20100314932AUTOMOBILE WHEEL - In a disc of an automobile wheel, a plurality of hub surface rounded portions are formed at intervals on an imaginary circle provided around a hub hole and centered on an imaginary center corresponding to the center of the hub hole. The hub surface rounded portions are provided with a compressive residual stress by a compression process for work hardening. The strength of the hub surface rounded portions can thus be improved.12-16-2010

Katsuya Endo, Fuji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080203333SHEET DISCRIMINATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Light is irradiated from obliquely below to an end of a sheet conveyed. The light is received by plural light receiving elements arranged at predetermined intervals above the sheet to discriminate the thickness of the sheet. Image forming conditions of an image forming apparatus are changed according to a result of the discrimination to obtain a satisfactory image quality.08-28-2008
20080232837IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A level determination circuit 09-25-2008

Katsuya Fujii, Nagano JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090303613Variable Focal Length Lens, And Focal Length Adjusting Device, And Imaging Apparatus That Use The Same - A variable focal length lens having a simple structure and capable of being used for applications requiring small size is provided, as well as a focal length adjusting device and an imaging device using the same. A variable focal length lens 12-10-2009

Katsuya Fujii, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100096769PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYER - To provide a process whereby an ultrafine fiber of a fluorinated ion exchange resin can be produced easily at low cost, and a method whereby a catalyst layer having a high gas diffusion property can be produced easily at low cost.04-22-2010

Katsuya Furushige, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090110943Thermoplastic Resin Composition and Composite Molded Product - A thermoplastic resin composition that has high chemical resistance, excellent appearance of a molded product thereof, and, as a surface layer material, good adhesion to a base material resin, particularly a PS resin or its waste resin, and that can provide a composite molded product having excellent processibility (for example, chipping resistance) and high durability (for example, heat-cycle resistance), and a composite molded product including the thermoplastic resin composition as a surface layer material. A thermoplastic resin composition that includes 100 parts by mass of a first vinyl (co)polymer (I) that is produced by (co)polymerization of at least one monomer component selected from the group consisting of aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl cyanide compounds, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable with these compounds, and 1 to 100 parts by mass of a vinyl copolymer (II) that is produced by copolymerization of a vinyl cyanide compound and another vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the vinyl cyanide compound and in which the content of the vinyl cyanide compound component in an acetone soluble fraction of the copolymer ranges from 0.1% to 15% by mass.04-30-2009

Katsuya Hashimoto, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080239692MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - In a mounting structure of an electrical junction box, the electrical junction box is vertically mounted on a wall surface along a vertical direction in a state where mating faces of an under case member and an upper case member are set in the vertical direction. Each of the under case member and the upper case member has a pair of left and right locking projections provided therein. A bracket including a backside plate part and a pair of case hook parts provided upright from both sides of the backside plate part is disposed along the vertical direction on the wall surface. The electrical junction box is slidingly inserted from above along the backside plate part in the vertical direction until both pairs of locking projections of the under case member and the upper case member are locked to the pair of case hook parts. Thus, the electrical junction box is mounted on the wall surface by use of the bracket.10-02-2008

Katsuya Hirano, Fukuoka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100063048Remedy for angiospasm accompanying subarachnoid hemorrhage containing thrombin receptor antagonist as the active ingredient - A therapeutic agent for subarachnoid hemorrhage or a drug for improving prognosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage, comprising a compound having a PAR1 inhibitory effect, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof03-11-2010

Katsuya Hirata, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090130533FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a highly-efficient fuel cell having a uniform temperature in the pile direction of the fuel cell stacks piled in the vertical direction. In order to achieve the object, the fuel cell (05-21-2009
20090136813Fuel Cell - The present invention provides a highly efficient fuel cell having a fuel reformer which can efficiently recover the exhaust heat from fuel cell stacks and can realize high conversion. In a fuel cell (05-28-2009
20090233130FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a fuel cell having a high heat recovery efficiency for effectively collecting heat discharged from a fuel cell stack. The fuel cell (09-17-2009

Katsuya Imai, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090139056HINGE DEVICE - A hinge assembly comprising a movable member 06-04-2009

Katsuya Iswasaki, Isehara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090072615APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BRAKES - An apparatus for controlling brakes, includes a first brake circuit for supplying brake fluid, pressure-increased by a booster, to a wheel-brake cylinder, a first control valve disposed in the first brake circuit for establishing and blocking fluid communication between a master cylinder and the wheel-brake cylinder, a second brake circuit arranged in parallel with the first brake circuit for supplying brake fluid, pressure-increased by a fluid-pressure source, to the wheel-brake cylinder, and a second control valve disposed in the second brake circuit for establishing and blocking fluid communication between the fluid-pressure source and the wheel-brake cylinder. Also provided is a control unit, which is configured to selectively control the first and second control valves when building-up wheel-cylinder pressure, and further configured to build-up the wheel-cylinder pressure by operating the fluid-pressure source when at least the second control valve is controlled to a valve-open position.03-19-2009

Katsuya Ito, Ohtsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080284057HEAT-SHRINKABLE POLYESTER FILM ROLL AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A film roll of a heat-shrinkable polyester film meeting the following requirements: (1) when samples are cut off therefrom at an almost equal interval along the longitudinal direction, and immersed in hot water at 85° C. for 10 seconds, subsequently in water at 25° C. and withdrawn, heat-shrinkage percentages in the maximum shrinkage direction of all the samples are 20% or more; and (2) when raw polymers used for production of the film above comprises of a major constitutional unit and one or more sub constitutional units different therefrom, and the content of the primary sub constitutional unit in each sample is more than 7 mole % in 100% of all constitutional units, and the contents of the primary sub constitutional unit of all the samples fall within a range of ±2 mole % relative to the average.11-20-2008

Katsuya Ito, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080247133Vehicle-mounted electrical junction box - A casing includes a first casing member and a second casing member. The first casing member is provided on a side with a fuse module mounting section having a side opening. The second casing member is provided on the same side as the first casing member with a relay module mounting section having a side opening and extending downward. An ECU mounting frame extends from a bottom wall of the second casing member. An ECU is disposed on a second side of a bottom wall of the second casing member and in parallel with the relay module mounting section. A fuse module is attached to the fuse module mounting section to receive fuses. A relay module is attached to the relay module mounting section to receive relays. The fuse module and relay module that generate heat are disposed on a side of the casing in a vertical direction.10-09-2008
20080254654Electrical junction box for motor vehicle - An electrical junction box includes a printed board, a broad bus bar for a power source circuit, a plurality of output side connecting terminal members, and a casing for containing the printed board, broad bus bar, and terminal members. A plurality of fuses are mounted on fuse-containing sections in parallel with one another. The broad bus bar for a power source circuit has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion extending from an upper end of the vertical portion to form an inverted L-shaped configuration. The output side connecting terminal members are disposed in a space covered with the broad bus bar. The broad bus bar is provided with a window so that a soldered condition of the output side connecting terminal members can be seen through the window.10-16-2008

Katsuya Iwasaki, Isehara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080208426BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND BRAKE CONTROL METHOD - A brake control apparatus has wheel cylinders, hydraulic pressure supply sources pressurizing an inside of the wheel cylinder, control valves performing a pressure-raising/reducing control of the inside of the wheel cylinder, and at least two actuator units grouped according to a diagonal wheel cylinder system or a fore-and-aft wheel cylinder system, one of which has a main control section and the other of which has a sub control section. Both the control sections control the plurality of hydraulic pressure supply sources and the control valves based on a vehicle status amount input to both the control sections via communication lines. When the actuator unit in which the main control section is included becomes abnormal, the sub control section drives the hydraulic pressure supply source and the control valves belonging to the actuator unit of the sub control section and controls the internal pressures of the wheel cylinders.08-28-2008
20080224533BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROCESS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A brake control apparatus for a vehicle includes a wheel cylinder, a pump for pressurizing a brake fluid in the wheel cylinder, and an electric motor for driving the pump. A controller operates the electric motor so as to conform an internal pressure of the wheel cylinder to a desired internal pressure of the wheel cylinder, and produces a torque applied to the electric motor in a first rotational direction, while the pump is stopping from a state in which the electric motor is rotating in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction so as to allow the pump to pressurize the brake fluid in the wheel cylinder.09-18-2008
20080234909BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND PUMP-UP SYSTEM - A brake control apparatus of an automotive vehicle employs a pump incorporated in a hydraulic actuator, a separate pressure control valve disposed between the pump and each individual wheel-brake cylinder and having an orifice having a predetermined orifice-constriction flow passage area, and vehicle sensors including at least wheel cylinder pressure sensors. Also provided is a controller configured to be connected to the vehicle sensors and the hydraulic actuator, for calculating, based on a driver's manipulated variable, target wheel cylinder pressures, and for controlling the hydraulic actuator responsively to the target wheel cylinder pressures. The controller is further configured for calculating a fluid-pressure deviation between the target wheel cylinder pressure and the actual wheel cylinder pressure, and for stopping working-fluid supply from the pump to the abnormal wheel-brake cylinder having an abnormality in the fluid-pressure deviation exceeding a predetermined threshold value.09-25-2008
20090091180BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PROCESS OF OPERATING THE SAME - In a brake control apparatus, a fluid passage section is hydraulically connected between a hydraulic pressure source and a wheel cylinder. A first pressure sensor measures a first quantity correlated to a hydraulic pressure outputted by the hydraulic pressure source. A second pressure sensor measures a second quantity correlated to an internal pressure of the wheel cylinder. A controller controls a braking force of a wheel by the wheel cylinder. The controller is configured to: allow the first pressure sensor to obtain a value of the first quantity, and allow the second pressure sensor to obtain a value of the second quantity, while allowing a selector to regulate fluid communication between the hydraulic pressure source and the wheel cylinder; and calibrate the first and second pressure sensors with respect to each other in accordance with the obtained values of the first and second quantities.04-09-2009

Katsuya Kawakami, Mito JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080203302SAMPLE TRANSFER UNIT AND SAMPLE TRANSFERRING METHOD - There is provided a mini environment type transfer unit which can efficiently transfer a sample to a critical dimension scanning electron microscope (CD-SEM) even in the case of use of a SMIF pod which can store only one photomask. In addition to a load port, a stocker which can store a plurality of photomasks is provided in the mini environment type transfer unit. A mask storage slot in which a plurality of storage units are stacked is provided in the stocker, and one photomask is stored in each storage unit. A sensor is provided in each storage unit to determine whether or not the photomask is normally stored. Additionally, a sensor is provided in each storage unit to detect whether or not the photomask exists.08-28-2008
20100230592Sample Transfer Unit and Sample Transferring Method - There is provided a mini environment type transfer unit which can efficiently transfer a sample to a critical dimension scanning electron microscope (CD-SEM) even in the case of use of a SMIF pod which can store only one photomask. In addition to a load port, a stocker which can store a plurality of photomasks is provided in the mini environment type transfer unit. A mask storage slot in which a plurality of storage units are stacked is provided in the stocker, and one photomask is stored in each storage unit. A sensor is provided in each storage unit to determine whether or not the photomask is normally stored. Additionally, a sensor is provided in each storage unit to detect whether or not the photomask exists.09-16-2010
20110142578SAMPLE CONVEYING MECHANISM - A sample conveying mechanism minimizes a risk of damage to a sample typified particularly by a photomask, and the sample conveying mechanism provides the sample retention mechanism for holding the sample so as to be suspended and is configured such that a portion close to a pattern surface of the sample is separated from a projection section of a flange for suspending the sample, thereby inhibiting a contact between the pattern surface and members configuring the conveying mechanism.06-16-2011

Patent applications by Katsuya Kawakami, Mito JP

Katsuya Kikuchi, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090021739IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a light source unit that selectively outputs white light and light in a different wavelength band to an observation target, an imaging unit including an imaging device, and a spectral image formation circuit that generates a spectral image signal for a specified wavelength by an operation using an image signal based on an output from the imaging unit and predetermined matrix data. The imaging unit selectively obtains an image of the observation target for each of first, second and third light components in a visible light region and an image for each of at least fourth and fifth light components in a near-infrared region. Further, the imaging unit includes first spectral devices that make only the first and fourth light components enter first pixels of the imaging device and second spectral devices that make only the second and fifth light components enter second pixels thereof.01-22-2009

Katsuya Kikuiri, Niigata-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090193905Pressure Sensor Package Structure - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a package having pressure sensor including a first substrate having a fixed electrode bonded to a second substrate having a movable electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the fixed electrode, a support substrate with an opening for storing the second substrate, and a resin layer for fixing the pressure sensor and the support substrate. The pressure sensor may be packaged on the support substrate via the first substrate and a bonding member in a state where the second substrate is fit within the opening. The package for the pressure sensor may be sufficiently thin to be employed for the use on a minimum area.08-06-2009
20100072563SUBSTRATE BONDED MEMS SENSOR - A MEMS sensor includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a movable electrode portion and a fixed electrode portion which are arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein: conductive supporting portions of the movable electrode portion and the fixed electrode portion are, respectively, fixedly secured to a surface of the first substrate via a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer, a lead layer buried into the second insulating layer, and connection electrode portions that are electrically connected to the lead layer to be individually connected to the conductive supporting portions are provided on a surface of the second substrate; a metallic connection layer is formed on the surface of one of the respective conductive supporting portions; one of the respective connection electrode portions and the metallic connection layer are bonded together by eutectic bonding or diffusion bonding; and, at least each of the connection electrode portions has a thickness of about 4 μm or smaller.03-25-2010
20100164028SEMICONDUCTOR PRESSURE SENSOR - A semiconductor pressure sensor includes a cavity disposed in one silicon substrate of a SOI substrate having two silicon substrates bonded to each other with an oxide film therebetween and a diaphragm formed from the other silicon substrate and the oxide film, wherein the oxide film, bordering the cavity, of the diaphragm includes an arc-shaped section at the boundary portion to the one silicon substrate defining the inner wall side surface of the cavity, the arc-shaped section having the same diameter as the diameter of the cavity in the one silicon substrate and reducing the cavity diameter from the boundary portion toward the diaphragm center.07-01-2010
20100281980PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR - A physical quantity sensor includes a support substrate, anchor portions fixed to a top surface of the support substrate, a movable portion positioned above the support substrate and supported by the anchor portions with support portions provided therebetween such that the movable portion is movable in a height direction, and detection portions for detecting a displacement of the movable portion. The support portions include beam portions provided between the movable portion and the anchor portions such that spring portions are provided between the beam portions and each of the movable portion and the anchor portions, the beam portions having a rigidity higher than a rigidity of the spring portions. The movable portion translates in the height direction owing to twisting of the spring portions and displacements in the height direction of distal ends of the beam portions, the movable portion being supported at the distal end.11-11-2010

Patent applications by Katsuya Kikuiri, Niigata-Ken JP

Katsuya Kobayashi, Sunto-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090012051EXTERNAL PREPARATION - The present invention provides an external preparation which comprises 7-[2-(3,5-dichloro-4-pyridyl)-1-oxoethyl]-4-methoxy-spiro[1,3-benzodioxol-2,1′-cyclopentane] represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, comprising 0.5 to 15% by mass of a solvent component in which the solubility of the active ingredient is 4 mg/mL or more, and the like.01-08-2009

Patent applications by Katsuya Kobayashi, Sunto-Gun JP

Katsuya Kobayashi, Isesaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080205041Showcase - There is disclosed a showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In a showcase 08-28-2008

Katsuya Kobayashi, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080196530POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission device is provided with: a first gear having a plurality of teeth that share an identical tooth profile; an intermediate gear that is engaged with the first gear; and a second gear that is engaged with the intermediate gear, and has a plurality of teeth that share an identical tooth profile, wherein the first gear and the second gear have an identical number of teeth, an identical reference diameter, and an identical reference pitch; and the tooth profile of the first gear is different from that of the second gear08-21-2008

Katsuya Kobayashi, Isesaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080205040Open showcase - There is disclosed an open showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In an open showcase 08-28-2008
20080205042Showcase - There is disclosed a showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In a showcase 08-28-2008
20080205043Open showcase - There is disclosed an open showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In an open showcase 08-28-2008
20080205044Showcase - There is disclosed a showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In a showcase 08-28-2008

Katsuya Koyama, Aisai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090057120SWITCH DEVICE - There is provided a switch device including a tubular portion which is provided in a casing and is opened at its upper and lower surfaces; a supporting shaft provided in the tubular portion; a manipulation knob which is mounted to the tubular portion such that it covers the opening in the upper surface and is operated to be rotated about the supporting shaft by being manipulated; a switch provided in the casing; a manipulation bar for transmitting the rotating operation on the manipulation knob for changing over the switch between an ON state and an OFF state; an elastic member which generates an elastic force for restoring, to a predetermined rest position, the manipulation knob which has been operated to be rotated; and a first impingement portion and a first to-be-impinged portion which are provided in the manipulation knob and in the tubular portion and are impinged on each other if the manipulation knob is operated to be rotated to reach a limit of this operation, wherein a second impingement portion and a second to-be-impinged portion are provided in surfaces of the manipulation knob and the tubular portion which are different from the surfaces provided with the first impingement portion and the first to-be-impinged portion.03-05-2009

Patent applications by Katsuya Koyama, Aisai-Shi JP

Katsuya Matsumoto, Takatsuki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100286416PRODUCTION METHOD OF CARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUND - The present invention provides the production method of carboxylic acid compound, as shown in Scheme I.11-11-2010

Katsuya Matsuoka, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090325016FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack comprises a stack of three or more fuel cells, each having an assembly in which an anode electrode and a cathode electrode are respectively joined to either side of an electrolytic membrane. The anode electrode is provided nearer to one end, in the stack direction of the fuel cell, than the cathode electrode. Temperature regulating parts for regulating the temperature of the anode electrode of one fuel cell of any two adjacent fuel cells and the cathode electrode of the other fuel cell are disposed at a plurality of positions arranged in the stack direction. The provided temperature regulating parts perform temperature regulation so that the heat dissipating capability of the anode electrode is different in the stack direction from that of the cathode electrode.12-31-2009

Katsuya Miura, Sendai JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090161414Spin Torque Magnetic Memory and Offset Magnetic Field Correcting Method Thereof - An object of the present invention corrects fluctuation of a writing current between cells in a magnetic random access memory using spin torque magnetization reversal. The present invention includes a magneto-resistive effect element that is disposed between a bit line and a word line, a first variable resistance element that is connected to one end of the bit line, a second variable resistance element that is connected to the other end of the bit line, a first voltage applying unit that applies voltage to the first variable resistance element, and a second voltage applying unit that applies voltage to the second variable resistance element, when a writing operation is performed, an offset magnetic field is applied to a free layer of the magneto-resistive effect element by flowing a variable current between the first voltage applying unit and the second voltage applying unit based on a predetermined resistance value.06-25-2009

Katsuya Miura, Kokubunji JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080310216Memory element utilizing magnetization switching caused by spin accumulation and spin RAM device using the memory element - Provided is a spin memory that has excellent durability. The spin memory includes a ferromagnetic word line, a nonmagnetic bit line that crosses the ferromagnetic word line, a wiring disposed so as to be opposed to the ferromagnetic word line, and a magnetoresistive element formed between the wiring and the portion where the ferromagnetic word line and the nonmagnetic bit line cross each other. At the time of writing, current is made to flow between the ferromagnetic word line and the nonmagnetic bit line. The direction of magnetization for a free layer of the magnetoresistive element is switched by accumulating spins in the nonmagnetic bit line while the spins are injected from the ferromagnetic word line. At the time of reading, current is made to flow between the nonmagnetic bit line and the wiring, and to flow in the film-thickness direction of the magnetoresistive element.12-18-2008

Katsuya Mizutani, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090040501OBJECT-DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - The object-detection device for vehicle provides a transmission-and-reception device; a reflection point calculation device; a segment setting device; a median point calculation device; and a relative speed calculation device, wherein the relative speed calculation device eliminates a calculation result of the relative speed in the car width direction, with respect to the reflection points calculated based on the electromagnetic waves which are irradiated to the most downward direction in the specified angle in the vertical direction, in case that the number of difference between the reflection points in the current processing and the reflection points in the previous processing is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.02-12-2009

Katsuya Motohira, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090098761Flat multi-conductor cable connector - A flat multi-conductor cable connector comprises a main body and a back plate. Arc-shaped cross-section flat-multi-conductor-cable holding grooves extending parallel to each other are formed in the main body and the back plate in a symmetrical manner. The opposing faces of a flat multi-conductor cable are held in the grooves of the main body and the back plate, so that the cable is sandwiched between the main body and the back plate for electric connection between intended conductors of the flat multi-conductor cable and a device mounted on an upper face of the main body. The number of grooves of either of the main body and the back plate is at least one or more greater than the number of poles of the flat multi-conductor cable. Protrusions are provided in middle portions of alternate grooves of the back plate except the two endmost grooves, and block the alternate groove.04-16-2009

Katsuya Nagai, Minoh-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100150891MEDICINAL COMPOSITION, FOOD OR DRINK HAVING EFFECT OF ENHANCING PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS ACTIVITY - It is intended to provide a safe composition for treating a disease or condition relating to autonomic nervous activity which has an autonomic nervous control effect; in particular, an effect of enhancing parasympathetic nervous activity. Thus, a medicinal composition, a food or a drink containing L-phenyl lactic acid and/or D-phenyl lactic acid and having an autonomic nervous control effect is provided.06-17-2010

Katsuya Nagamochi, Ota-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090207450IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS, SHADING CORRECTION METHOD, AND SHADING CORRECTION PROGRAM - A technique is provided that can realize highly accurate shading correction with a simple configuration. A light amount of illumination light on a predetermined illumination target by a light source is controlled such that reflected light having a first luminance value as predetermined black reference data, reflected light having a second luminance value as predetermined white reference data, and reflected light having another luminance value as at least one value between the first luminance value and the second luminance value can be obtained. Information concerning the luminance of reflected light obtained by illuminating the predetermined illumination target with the light source, the light amount of which is controlled, is acquired. Shading correction is performed on the basis of the acquired information.08-20-2009

Katsuya Nagamochi, Tokyo-To JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100259798IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a difference in output at connecting positions among line sensors of a CCD sensor is removed by adjusting the gains of gain amplifiers.10-14-2010

Katsuya Nakano, Fuji JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080254385Photosensitive Resin for Flexographic Printing Plate - Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition for flexographic printing plates containing a thermoplastic elastomer (A), a polymer (B) mainly composed of butadiene, a photopolymerizable unsaturated monomer (C) and a photopolymerization initiator (D) (which composition substantially contains no hydrophilic polymers). In this photosensitive resin composition for flexographic printing plates, the number average molecular weight of the polymer (B) is not less than 10,000 and not more than 60,000, and the 1, 2 vinyl content in the total double bonds of the polymer (B) is not more than 25%.10-16-2008

Katsuya Niigata, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090147673STORAGE SYSTEM AND ROUTE SWITCH - A storage system includes a route switch, connected to at least two different communication lines different in path between each of switches and the route switch. Upon detecting a fault on a communication line extending to the switch, the route switch converts a destination address of a frame into a modified address in accordance with an address conversion table. The route switch thus controls a frame exchanged between a calculation device and each of the switches.06-11-2009
20090296705Switch device, storage system, and routing method - A switch device includes two cascade ports each connected to another switch device; at least one direct port connected to a storage medium; a hop-count determining unit that determines whether a frame input from one cascade port has already gone through a predetermined number of switch devices; an output unit that outputs the frame from another cascade port when it is determined that the frame has not gone through the predetermined number of switch devices; and a port determining unit that determines a direct port for outputting the frame when it is determined that the frame has already gone through the predetermined number of switch devices.12-03-2009
20100169574COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A communication control apparatus in a RAID device including redundant communication paths to storage devices includes a blocking unit. The blocking unit blocks configuration change notifications outputted from the storage devices to a control apparatus, which controls access to the storage devices, when a power of a communication relay device arranged on the redundant paths connecting the storage devices and the control apparatus is turned off.07-01-2010

Patent applications by Katsuya Niigata, Kawasaki JP

Katsuya Nishi, Higashiosaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090091129 Fluid coupling - [Problems] To provide a low pressure loss type fluid coupling having a valve holder which has a large effective opening area and never drops the strength thereof.04-09-2009

Katsuya Ogawa, Matsusaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100110318LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a semi-transmissive or reflective liquid crystal display device in which gray scale inversion is suppressed by appropriately adjusting its voltage-reflection luminance characteristics. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device including: a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates, wherein the liquid crystal display device includes a transmission region and a reflection region, the reflection region includes a first section and a second section, a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the first section is larger than half of but equal to or smaller than a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmission region, and a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the second section is larger than the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmission region.05-06-2010

Katsuya Ogawa, Mie JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100110352LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device which presents display by forming liquid crystal domains that take radially-inclined orientation, persisting display unevenness is prevented from occurring when the panel surface is pressed, thus realizing high-quality displaying.05-06-2010
20100134394LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display device (06-03-2010

Katsuya Ohno, Kokubunji-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090310019IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECEPTION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an embodiment of the present invention minimizes visibility of noise effect in a display image caused by an image data error and maintains the quality of the display image with inexpensive circuit. The embodiment includes an image data reception module which receives image data to which an error check code is added per predetermined processing unit, an error detection module which detects an error of the received image data, and an image data output module which outputs specific image data to replace the image data in which the error is detected.12-17-2009
20100008636VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE, VIDEO PLAYBACK DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a video display device includes a first receiver module configured to receive video signals output from the video playback device, a second receiver module configured to receive video signals output from a video source other than the video playback device, a switching module configured to switch connection of video signals output from the first receiver module and the second receiver module, and a command output module configured to output a predetermined command when the connection of the video signals is switched from the first receiver module to the second receiver module.01-14-2010
20100191350Electronic Apparatus, Control Method of Electronic Apparatus and Power Saving Control Device - According to one embodiment of the invention, an operation control module 07-29-2010
20110074226POWER CONTROLLER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD - A power controller for controlling a power supply having a predetermined voltage, generated based on a power supplied from an external power source and supplied to a signal processor, includes: a receiver configured to receive a signal for switching an ON/OFF state of the power supply from a remote controller, a controller configured to switch the ON/OFF state of the power supply depending on the signal received by the receiver, and a communication module configured to communicate with the signal processor that operates when the controller switches the power supply to be in an ON state, wherein the controller controls to make the communication module be non-operational when the power supply is in an OFF state and to make the communication module be operational when the power supply is in an ON state.03-31-2011
20110078468POWER CONTROLLER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a power controller for controlling a power supply, includes: a receiver configured to receive a signal for switching an ON/OFF state of the power supply, a controller configured to control the ON/OFF state of the power supply, and an determining module configured to determine whether the signal is a signal for switching the power supply from the OFF state to the ON state or from the ON state to the OFF state. The controller controls to turn off the power supply, when the determining module determines that the signal is the signal for switching the power supply from the ON state to the OFF state. Further, the receiver, the controller and the determining module operate by a rechargeable battery, while the power supply is in an ON state, when the power supply is in an OFF state.03-31-2011

Patent applications by Katsuya Ohno, Kokubunji-Shi JP

Katsuya Okumura, Shinjuku-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090293647Sample Holder, Sample Suction Device Using the Same, and Sample Processing Method - Because a sample holder 12-03-2009
20110006403SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND THE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device is disclosed which includes active section 01-13-2011

Patent applications by Katsuya Okumura, Shinjuku-Ku JP

Katsuya Okumura, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080237888Multichip semiconductor device, chip therefor and method of formation thereof - A multichip semiconductor device is disclosed in which chips are stacked each of which comprises a semiconductor substrate formed on top with circuit components and an interlayer insulating film formed on the top of the semiconductor substrate. At least one of the chips has a connect plug of a metal formed in a through hole that passes through the semiconductor substrate and the interlayer insulating film. The chip with the connect plug is electrically connected with another chip by that connect plug.10-02-2008
20110101522Multichip semiconductor device, chip therefor and method of formation thereof - A multichip semiconductor device is disclosed in which chips are stacked each of which comprises a semiconductor substrate formed on top with circuit components and an interlayer insulating film formed on the top of the semiconductor substrate. At least one of the chips has a connect plug of a metal formed in a through hole that passes through the semiconductor substrate and the interlayer insulating film. The chip with the connect plug is electrically connected with another chip by that connect plug.05-05-2011

Patent applications by Katsuya Okumura, Yokohama-Shi JP

Katsuya Okumura, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080251385PLATING APPARATUS - A plating method and apparatus for a substrate fills a metal, e.g., copper, into a fine interconnection pattern formed in a semiconductor substrate. The apparatus has a substrate holding portion 10-16-2008
20080296165PLATING APPARATUS - A plating method and apparatus for a substrate fills a metal, e.g., copper, into a fine interconnection pattern formed in a semiconductor substrate. The apparatus has a substrate holding portion 12-04-2008

Katsuya Ota, Shiojiri-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090051816Image Processing Apparatus, Projector, Image Processing Method, and Method For Controlling Image Processing Apparatus - An image processing apparatus includes an image signal input unit that receives an input of an image signal representing an image to be displayed, a noise reduction unit that performs noise reduction for reducing the noise contained in the image signal, and an image quality adjustment unit that performs image quality adjustment for adjusting the displayed image quality of the image on the image signal that has undergone the noise reduction.02-26-2009
20110134135IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: an image quality improvement processing unit which is supplied with an image signal corresponding to an original image from an image supply device, executes image quality improvement processing to first image data based on the image signal and thus generates second image data; resolution deciding unit which compares the first image data with the second image data and thus decides resolution of the original image; and a control unit which controls the image quality improvement processing unit according to the resolution of the original image decided by the resolution deciding unit and thus adjusts the image quality improvement processing.06-09-2011

Patent applications by Katsuya Ota, Shiojiri-Shi JP

Katsuya Ozaki, Haga-Gun JP

Katsuya Ozaki, Tochigi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090081726Recombinant Microorganism - A host microorganism capable of increasing productivity of a protein or polypeptide, a recombinant microorganism obtained by introducing a gene encoding a protein or polypeptide into the host microorganism, and a method for producing a protein or polypeptide using the recombinant microorganism are provided.03-26-2009
20090170154Mutant bacterium belonging to the genus bacillus - The present invention provides a mutant 07-02-2009

Katsuya Sadamori, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080306607Material for Repairing Biological Tissues and Process for Producing the Same - A bone substitute (a material for repairing biological tissues) made from β-TCP as the raw material comprises a plate-type base member on the surface of which a plurality of grooves extending in a single direction are formed and separated from each other by partition wall members having an almost uniform thickness. This material sustains a sufficient binding force after application to a biological tissue and exhibits an excellent effect of forming a biological tissue. This bone substitute (material for repairing biological tissues) having a main body provided with a plurality of grooves extending in a single direction which are separated from each other by partition wall members having an almost uniform thickness, and a biodegradable viscous member which is filled into at least one of the penetrating holes of the main body, and contains an agonistic factor capable of increasing the cell activity, can provide agonistic factors of sufficient types and amounts to a biological tissue, and can control the sustained-release dose thereof.12-11-2008

Patent applications by Katsuya Sadamori, Tokyo JP

Katsuya Sakai, Setagaya-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090285115INFORMATION COLLECTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION COLLECTING APPARATUS, NETWORK APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE NETWORK APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information collecting apparatus which is capable of reliably collecting information without troubling a user or a service person even when there is no device capable of playing the role of a server to collect information on its behalf. The apparatus collects information on network devices connected to a network. The collected information is transmitted to a server. When the apparatus cannot continue information collection, it is determined whether or not any network device is provided with the information collecting function. If any of them is provided, the apparatus instructs the device to execute the function, whereas if none of them is provided with the function, the apparatus instructs the device to transmit information on the device itself to the server.11-19-2009

Katsuya Sakata, Chiba-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090036685Process for Producing Imidazothiazole Derivatives - Disclosed is a process for producing an imidazothiazole derivative of formula (I) useful as an intermediate for the production of carbapenem derivatives having potent antimicrobial activity and a broad antimicrobial spectrum, that is, a novel method for nicotinoylating an imidazo[5,1-b]thiazole ring at its 7-position. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula (II) with a compound of formula (III).02-05-2009

Katsuya Samonji, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110051765SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor multilayer structure selectively grown on a substrate other than on a predetermined region of the substrate. The semiconductor multilayer structure includes an active layer, and has a stripe-shaped optical waveguide extending in a direction intersecting a front facet through which light is emitted. The active layer has an abnormal growth portion formed at a peripheral edge of the predetermined region, and a larger forbidden band width portion formed around the abnormal growth portion and having a larger width of a forbidden band than that of a portion other than the abnormal growth portion of the active layer. The optical waveguide is spaced apart from the abnormal growth portion and includes the larger forbidden band width portion at the front facet.03-03-2011

Katsuya Sasaki, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110049814SEALING STRUCTURE USING A LIQUID GASKET - A sealing structure using a liquid gasket, having a liquid gasket interposed in the form of a thin film between mating surfaces of a first member and a second member, thereby preventing the movement of oil via the mating surfaces, the sealing structure, includes at oil-side end portions of the mating surfaces, a gasket lump portion that is formed of an excess of the thin-film liquid gasket squeezed out from the mating surfaces, and an oil-shielding portion that covers a boundary portion where the gasket lump portion and the first member come into contact, thereby preventing a flow of the oil from directly striking the boundary portion, and is provided on an oil-flow upstream side from the boundary portion.03-03-2011

Katsuya Satoh, Oita JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090136648PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITOR AND HEALTH FOOD EFFECTIVE IN INHIBITING PLATELET AGGREGATION - It is intended to provide a platelet aggregation inhibitor which can be easily processed into a pharmaceutical preparation and can be stored for a long time, and a health food effective in inhibiting platelet aggregation. The platelet aggregation inhibitor comprises, as an active ingredient, a degradation product obtained by reacting fibrin with nattokinase, wherein the degradation product has a molecular weight of 10,000 daltons or less. The fibrin is obtained by reacting fibrinogen with thrombin.05-28-2009

Katsuya Sawada, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100143800NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, PREPARING METHOD THEREOF AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a negative active material for a lithium secondary battery, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The negative active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a compound and a carbon composite represented by the following Chemical Formula 1.06-10-2010

Katsuya Sugiyama, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080302964METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PATTERN - A circuit pattern inspection method and an apparatus therefor, in which the whole of a portion to be inspected of a sample to be inspected is made to be in a predetermined changed state, the portion to be inspected is irradiated with an image-forming high-density electron beam while scanning the electron beam, secondary charged particles are detected at a portion irradiated with the electron beam after a predetermined period of time from an instance when the electron beam is irradiated, an image is formed on the basis of the thus detected secondary charged particle signal, and the portion to be inspected is inspected by using the thus formed image.12-11-2008
20090057556METHOD AND APPARATUS OF AN INSPECTION SYSTEM USING AN ELECTRON BEAM - Problems encountered in the conventional inspection method and the conventional apparatus adopting the method are solved by the present invention using an electron beam by providing a novel inspection method and an inspection apparatus adopting the novel method which are capable of increasing the speed to scan a specimen such as a semiconductor wafer.03-05-2009

Patent applications by Katsuya Sugiyama, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Katsuya Taniguchi, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090073635MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A small, large-capacitance multi-layer ceramic capacitor suppressed for remarkable lowering of permittivity, having a capacitor main body formed of ceramic dielectric layers comprising barium titanate as a main component and an Si oxide at a ratio of 0.5 to 10 mol being converted as SiO03-19-2009

Katsuya Tsushita, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090185575PACKET SWITCH APPARATUS AND METHOD - A packet switch apparatus for switching a packet between a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output ports includes a plurality of input buffers for storing a packet inputted to the input port, a plurality of output buffers for storing a packet outputted to the output port, and a path controller for transmitting the packet stored in the input buffer to the output buffer on the basis of path information of the packet stored in the input buffer by a higher transfer rate than an input rate for receiving the packet at the input port.07-23-2009
20100061373ROUTE SELECTING METHOD AND ROUTER APPARATUS - A route selecting method includes performing a route search for obtaining route information from destination information contained in a received packet; attaching the route information obtained by the route search to the received packet; storing the packet having the route information in a buffer; reading the packet stored in the buffer sequentially from the route information attached to the packet;03-11-2010
20100246737CLOCK CHANGE DEVICE AND CLOCK CHANGE METHOD - A clock change method includes: converting the serial data synchronized to a first clock into parallel data; latching the serial-to-parallel converted data into a designated data storing circuit with a latch timing that occurs once in every a number of clock cycles of a second clock; and converting the latched parallel data into the serial data synchronized to the second clock, and wherein: each time a packet of serial data synchronized to the first clock is received, a timing adjustment is performed to adjust the latch timing so that the latch timing occurs a predetermined time after occurrence of a conversion timing for converting the serial data synchronized to the first clock into the parallel data.09-30-2010

Patent applications by Katsuya Tsushita, Kawasaki JP

Katsuya Ueda, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100094514VEHICULAR SEAT OPERATION DEVICE AND VEHICULAR SEAT OPERATION METHOD - A vehicular seat operation device includes: a change device that changes a state of a vehicular seat; a permission device that permits a change to be made by the change device; a detection device that detects a change in the distribution of loads that act on the vehicular seat; and a control device that controls the change device by a predetermined change method corresponding to the change in the load distribution if the change by the change device has been permitted by the first permission device.04-15-2010

Katsuya Ueda, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090026791Seat - A seat may be obtained with good operability of plural operating members for operating plural adjustable units.01-29-2009
20100109406SEAT - A seat operation device having improved operability of both a height adjustment mechanism and an angle adjustment mechanism, and a seat. The vehicle seat (05-06-2010

Katsuya Ueno, Wakayama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080255058Composition for Oral Cavity - The present invention relates to an oral care composition, which contains a compound represented by the formula (A):10-16-2008
20090156511Agent for Enhancing Antiseptic Power - The present invention relates to a preservative efficacy-enhancing agent capable of allowing an antiseptic agent to exhibit a high preservative efficacy even when the antiseptic agent is used at a low concentration; a preservative efficacy-enhancing composition containing the same; and a method for enhancing a preservative efficacy of antiseptic agents. The present invention relates to: (1) a preservative efficacy-enhancing agent for antiseptic agents which includes an amphiphilic galactose derivative (A) as an effective ingredient; (2) a preservative efficacy-enhancing composition including 0.01 to 30% by mass of an amphiphilic galactose derivative (A) and 0.01 to 1.0% by mass of an antiseptic agent (B); and (3) a method for enhancing a preservative efficacy of an antiseptic composition which includes the step of allowing 0.01 to 30% by mass of an amphiphilic galactose derivative (A) to coexist with an antiseptic agent (B) in the composition.06-18-2009
20100215592Composition for oral cavity - The present invention relates to an oral care composition, which contains a compound represented by the formula (A):08-26-2010

Patent applications by Katsuya Ueno, Wakayama JP

Katsuya Ueno, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090285927IMPRINTING MOLD AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide an imprinting mold, of which a coating layer formed on its surface is hardly susceptible to peeling, and a process for its production.11-19-2009

Katsuya Yamada, Kamakura-Shi JP

Katsuya Yamada, Akita-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090054792HEARTBEAT/RESPIRATION SENSOR AND BODY MONITOR EMPLOYING SAME - Heartbeat/respiration sensor 02-26-2009

Katsuya Yamada, Kouga-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090229870BLOCK COPOLYMERIZED POLYIMIDE INK COMPOSITION FOR PRINTING - The object is to provide a polyimide ink composition having good printing properties and good continuous printing properties, which composition can be dried at a low temperature of not higher than 220° C., and which composition gives a coating film, after being dried, having excellent dimensional stability, heat resistance, low modulus of elasticity, flexibility, resistance to warping, chemical resistance, adhesiveness with substrates, and plating resistance. This object is accomplished by a polyimide ink composition for printing, comprising a mixed solvent containing an benzoic acid ester solvent and a glyme solvent, and a polyimide soluble in the mixed solvent; wherein the polyimide is obtained by polycondensing a polyimide oligomer with a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component(s) and/or a diamine component(s) having no siloxane bond in molecular skeleton thereof, the polyimide oligomer being prepared by polycondensing a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component(s) and a diamine component(s) having siloxane bonds in molecular skeleton thereof in the presence of a base catalyst(s), or a mixed catalyst including a lactone(s) and/or an acidic compound(s) and a base(s); the content of the diamine component(s) having siloxane bonds based on the total diamine components being 15 to 85% by weight.09-17-2009
20110127077BLOCK COPOLYMERIZED POLYIMIDE INK COMPOSITION FOR PRINTING - The object is to provide a polyimide ink composition having good printing properties and good continuous priming properties, which composition can be dried at a low temperature of not higher than 220° C., and which composition gives a coating film, after being dried, having excellent dimensional stability, heat resistance, low modulus of elasticity, flexibility, resistance to warping, chemical resistance, adhesiveness with substrates, and plating resistance. This object is accomplished by a polyimide ink composition for printing, comprising a mixed solvent containing an benzoic acid ester solvent and a glyme solvent, and a polyimide soluble in the mixed solvent; wherein the polyimide is obtained by polycondensing a polyimide oligomer with a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component(s) and/or a diamine component(s) having no siloxane bond in molecular skeleton thereof, the polyimide oligomer being prepared by polycondensing a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component(s) and a diamine component(s) having siloxane bonds in molecular skeleton thereof in the presence of a base catalyst(s), or a mixed catalyst including a lactone(s) and/or an acidic compound(s) and a base(s); the content of the diamine component(s) having siloxane bonds based on the total diamine components being 15 to 85% by weight.06-02-2011

Katsuya Yamashita, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090274400Rotating -Body Support Structure - The present invention provides a rotating-body support structure that is capable of obtaining a damping effect of a rotating body with a simple configuration. To this end, the rotating-body support structure is configured to include a housing (11-05-2009