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Kawashima, JP

Akihiro Kawashima, Chiryu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100308621	STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING IMPACT ABSORPTION MATERIAL FOR USE WITH VEHICLE - An aspect in accordance with the present invention is a structure of mounting an impact absorption material for use with a vehicle. The structure includes: a door trim	12-09-2010

Ayato Kawashima, Ehime JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090023938	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTER AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTER - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an alkyl ester of a fatty acid from a fat or oil, of which main component is a triglyceride, and an alkyl alcohol under mild conditions in a high reaction efficiency, and the alkyl ester of a fatty acid can be effectively utilized as a diesel fuel oil, an industrial raw material or the like, the method further being capable of utilizing on an industrial scale, in which post-treatment steps for removing a catalyst component can be simplified or omitted. For this purpose, the method for producing an alkyl ester of a fatty acid of this invention includes the step of carrying out a transesterification reaction between a fat or oil and an alcohol in the presence of a base catalyst containing calcium oxide, characterized in that the method includes the step of contacting the base catalyst with the alcohol, to carry out an activation treatment thereof in advance of the reaction.	01-22-2009

Daiichiro Kawashima, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080233367	Radio wave transmission cover and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover, which is provided in front of a radar device for vehicles, and a method of manufacturing the radio wave transmission cover. In the radio wave transmission cover, cover-side wall surfaces (	09-25-2008
20080309579	Radio wave transmission cover and method of manufacturing radio wave transmission cover - The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover having superior design and radio wave transmissibility. The radio wave transmission cover includes a front side member (	12-18-2008
20090127920	Vehicle Wheel - The degree of freedom in design is increased while maintaining strength by enabling a decorative member to be disposed without thinning a wheel main body.	05-21-2009
20100133894	Vehicle Wheel - The degree of freedom in design is increased while maintaining strength by enabling a decorative member to be disposed without thinning a wheel main body.	06-03-2010

Hajime Kawashima, Inagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090245627	CHARACTER RECOGNITION DEVICE - The present invention firstly roughly classifies an analysis range specified by the operator in the color image data of a form into background, a character frame and a character, precisely specifies a character frame on the basis of the classification result, eliminates the character from the color image data from which the background is eliminated and recognizes the remaining character.	10-01-2009
20100008578	FORM RECOGNITION APPARATUS, METHOD, DATABASE GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - One system to which the present invention is applied obtains the digitized form image of a form, recognizes a character string existing in the obtained form image, extracts a headline wording being a predetermined character string from the recognized character strings, determines a table structure existing in the form image, on the basis of the extracted headline wording and the arrangement of headline wordings in the form image and specifies a correspondence relationship between a headline wording and a character string other than the headline wording that is recognized, using the determination result.	01-14-2010

Hideki Kawashima, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110012978	CONVEYANCE MECHANISM, RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE CONVEYANCE MECHANISM, AND ROLL PAPER CONVEYANCE METHOD USING THE CONVEYANCE MECHANISM - A conveyance mechanism is configured to convey a leading part of a roll paper pulled out of a wound part of the roll paper via a conveyance path including a curved portion bent toward an opposite direction to a winding direction of the roll paper wound in a roll shape. The conveyance mechanism includes a control unit configured to control conveyance of the roll paper in such a manner that a front end portion of the roll paper becomes greater with respect to number of times or total time in passing through the curved portion compared to a central portion of the leading part of the roll paper pulled out of the roll paper wound in the roll shape in a longitudinal direction.	01-20-2011

Hidetoshi Kawashima, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204775	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing apparatus, a first conversion unit converts, on the basis of an input device profile, input data into first device-independent data expressed by a color space that is independent of an apparatus. A storage unit stores plural conversion profiles for converting using a color appearance model in the color space that is independent of the apparatus in correspondence with plural device characteristics that are dependent on apparatuses. A selection unit selects a conversion profile corresponding to characteristics of the input device, characteristics of an output device, observation conditions of the input data and the output data. A second conversion unit converts, on basis of the selected conversion profile, the first device-independent data into second device-independent data. A third conversion unit converts the second device-independent data into the output data on the basis of an output device profile.	08-28-2008
20100245377	COLOR CONVERTER, COLOR CONVERSION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The color converter is provided with: a color conversion parameter generation unit that generates a color conversion parameter based on a source profile and a destination profile, the source profile indicating a color reproduction characteristic of a device used for generating an input image, the destination profile indicating a color reproduction characteristic of a device used for generating an output image; a conversion unit that converts color data of the input image into color data of the output image by using the color conversion parameter generated by the color conversion parameter generation unit; and a memory that stores the color conversion parameter generated by the color conversion parameter generation unit so that the color conversion parameter is associated with identification information of the source profile.	09-30-2010
20110069325	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a printing unit that prints image information containing two or more colors with a plurality of color information corresponding to a plurality of specified colors; and a changing unit that changes, when a total toner amount is larger than a threshold value, at least one of the plurality of color information corresponding to one of the plurality of specified colors so that the total toner amount to be used for printing the image information is smaller than the threshold value.	03-24-2011

Hiroaki Kawashima, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110141010	GAZE TARGET DETERMINATION DEVICE AND GAZE TARGET DETERMINATION METHOD - The object at which a user is gazing Is accurately determined from among objects displayed on a screen. A gaze target determination device (	06-16-2011

Hirokazu Kawashima, Sodegaura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100065835	THIN FILM TRANSISTOR HAVING CRYSTALLINE INDIUM OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FILM - To provide a thin film transistor having an indium oxide-based semiconductor film which allows only a thin metal film on the semiconductor film to be selectively etched. A thin film transistor having a crystalline indium oxide semiconductor film which is composed mainly of indium oxide and contains a positive trivalent metal oxide.	03-18-2010

Hiroki Kawashima, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090018901	INFORMATION OUTPUT NETWORK SYSTEM - An information output network system includes: a route information storage unit that stores plural departure-and-arrival points in public transportation, and information on traveling routes in public transportation regarding the respective plural departure-and-arrival points; an input reception unit, provided in one of the departure-and-arrival points stored in the route information storage unit, that receives an input to specify at least one of the departure-and-arrival points stored in the route information storage unit; a search unit that searches for information on a traveling route from the departure-and-arrival point where the input reception unit is provided to the departure-and-arrival point received by the input reception unit, from the information stored in the route information storage unit; and a search result output unit that outputs the result of search by a search unit.	01-15-2009

Hiroyuki Kawashima, Warabi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204661	DEFORMABLE MIRROR DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR OBSERVING RETINA OF EYE - It is made possible to improve the variations in the “generated force (load)—deflection characteristics”. A deformable mirror device includes: a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer disposed on the substrate; a support member disposed above the spacer and having an opening passing through from a first face of the support member facing to the substrate to a second face of the support member facing opposite from the first face; a first insulation film provided around the opening on the first face of the support member; and a deformable electrode film disposed so as to be opposed to the electrodes at a spacing, formed so as to cover the opening, and supported by the support member with sandwiching the first insulation film. The electrode film includes a reflection portion on a face opposite to the electrodes.	08-28-2008
20080239528	DEFORMABLE MIRROR APPARATUS - It is made possible to provide a deformable mirror apparatus which is deformable to a complicated shape (high-order shape). A deformable mirror apparatus includes: a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer fixed above the substrate, having a first opening passing through from a first face of the spacer facing to the substrate to a second face of the spacer facing opposite from the first face, surrounding the electrodes, and having a step on the second face; a drive part including a membrane part disposed so as to cover the step of the spacer and so as to be opposed to the electrodes, a casing part having an opening at a bottom face of which the membrane part is exposed and supporting the membrane part, and a reflection film provided on the membrane part; and a voltage generator configured to generate predetermined voltage patterns on the electrodes, respectively.	10-02-2008

Hiroyuki Kawashima, Kumamoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110127631	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate configured to include a solid-state imaging element that is provided with a photoelectric conversion region, and a scribe line region that is provided along a periphery of the solid-state imaging element, a wiring layer that is formed to be layered on the semiconductor substrate, a support substrate that is formed to be layered on the wiring layer, and a groove that is provided between a blade region in the scribe line region and the solid-state imaging element, in the semiconductor substrate and penetrates through the semiconductor substrate.	06-02-2011

Hiroyuki Kawashima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090041843	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION HAVING EXCELLENT PHOTOSTABILITY - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical preparation of high photostability which contains pitavastatin, which is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a salt of pitavastatin, or an ester of pitavastatin. The pharmaceutical preparation contains a pitavastatin compound, titanium oxide, and a colorant having a maximum absorption wavelength of 400 nm to 500 nm.	02-12-2009

Hitoshi Kawashima, Tsukuba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100067900	Optical waveguide-type wavelength domain switch - An optical waveguide-type wavelength domain switch includes a waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing device laminate comprising three or more laminated waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing devices, a lens system positioned on a demultiplex side of the waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing device laminate, and a reflective optical phase-modulating cell positioned on an opposite side of the waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing device laminate to the lens system. The lens system includes a lens alignment composed of plural lenses in one-to-one correspondence with the waveguide-type multi/demultiplexing devices and having a light-collecting or collimating function in the lens-aligning direction, an image-magnifying optical system having an N:1 (N>1) image-magnifying function arranged on the optical phase-modulating cell side of the lens alignment, an f-f lens (Y) arranged on the optical phase-modulating cell side of the image-magnifying optical system, and having a light-collecting or collimating function in the same direction as the lens-aligning direction of the lens alignment, and an f-f lens (X) having a light-collecting or collimating function in a perpendicular direction to the lens-aligning direction of the lens alignment.	03-18-2010

Jun Kawashima, Ichihara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080214746	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE-ALPHA-OLEFIN COPOLYMER - Disclosed is a process for producing an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer excellent in balancing between strength and elongation by continuous multi-step polymerization. The process comprises continuously polymerizing ethylene and α-olefin in a solvent in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst using a polymerization reaction apparatus comprising two or more tanks of polymerization reactors connected in series, said process including a first polymerization step of producing in one tank of polymerization reactor a polymer component under the polymerization condition of a flow state being 1.5 or more tanks in the perfect mixing cell model, and a second polymerization step of producing in one tank of polymerization reactor a polymer component under specific polymerization conditions.	09-04-2008

Kazuhiro Kawashima, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090090435	Process for Producing Magnetic Powder and Process for Producing Dust Core - A process for producing a magnetic powder which is sufficiently reduced in core losses such as iron loss and hysteresis loss and has sufficient strength; and a process for producing a dust core. The process for magnetic powder production comprises using a magnetic-material powder produced by water atomization as a raw powder and subjecting the powder to spheroidizing in which a mechanical impact is applied to the powder to spheroidize the powder particles. After the spheroidizing, the powder is subjected to a grain enlarging treatment in which the powder is annealed at a temperature not lower than the austenite transformation point. The process for dust core production comprises compacting the magnetic powder thus produced.	04-09-2009
20100079015	DUST CORE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND REACTOR - According to the present invention, a dust core having excellent insulating properties, high strength, and high density (high magnetic flux density), a method for producing the same, and an electric motor or reactor having a core member composed of the dust core are provided. Therefore, a method for producing a dust core is provided, such method comprising the following steps: a 1	04-01-2010
20100271158	POWDER FOR MAGNETIC CORE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWDER FOR MAGNETIC CORE, AND DUST CORE - A method for manufacturing a powder for a magnetic core including at least a process of performing a siliconizing treatment on a surface of an iron powder containing elemental carbon. In the process of siliconizing treatment, a powder containing at least a silicon dioxide is brought into contact with the surface of the iron powder, elemental silicon is detached from the silicon dioxide by heating the powder of silicon dioxide, and the siliconizing treatment is performed by causing the detached elemental silicon to permeate and diffuse into a surface layer of the iron powder. The invention provides a method for manufacturing a powder for a magnetic core, by which loss reduction is achieved.	10-28-2010

Koji Kawashima, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100261567	ECCENTRICALLY OSCILLATING SPEED REDUCER - There is provided an eccentrically oscillating speed reducer capable of reducing a number of parts more than that of a background art.	10-14-2010

Koji Kawashima, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110000722	HYBRID OPERATING MACHINE - A motor generator selectively performs a power generation operation and an assisting operation. A torque transmission machine performs mutual transfer among a torque of an engine, a torque of the motor generator, and a torque to be applied to an external load of the engine. A speed sensor measures the rotating speed of the engine. A control device controls the engine and the motor generator. The control device stores a speed command value for the engine, calculates the torque generated by the motor generator based on the power required for the external load, to perform the torque control of the motor generator, and performs the speed control of the motor generator based on the difference between the rotating speed measured by the speed sensor and the speed command value. The torque control and the speed control of the motor generator can be switched.	01-06-2011

Kouji Kawashima, Hyogo-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110054727	VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A control apparatus is applied to a vehicle that has shift modes including the continuously variable shift mode, in which a ratio of the rotational speed of a power source to the rotational speed of a drive shaft is continuously adjusted, and the stepped shift mode, in which the ratio is fixed. The control apparatus includes a control unit that controls the torque that is output from the power source to make the time that is required to bring the drive torque of the drive shaft from a predetermined value to a target value in the stepped shift mode equal to the time that is required to bring the drive torque of the drive shaft from the predetermined value to the target value in the continuously variable shift mode. In this way, the difference in drivability between the continuously variable shift mode and the stepped shift mode is minimized.	03-03-2011

Masahiko Kawashima, Suzuka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100276325	OXYGEN INDICATOR AND PACKAGE - An oxygen indicator using an optical absorption spectral change reaction caused by a substrate in the presence of oxygen via an enzymatic catalysis, which comprises an oxygen sensitive solution containing at least a coloring substrate, an oxidoreductase, and a reducing agent capable of reducing the oxidized coloring substrate.	11-04-2010

Masahiro Kawashima, Ibaraki-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100027887	Image processing system and image processing method - A histogram preparer reads image data scanned from an original sheet by the line, preparing a histogram of pixel numbers of respective background densities of a read line, a background density estimator estimates a background density of the read line as a density at a local maximal value in view of a highlight end of the histogram, a background removal reference value setter sets up a background removal reference value as a reference margin based on a pixel number normalized on the estimated background density, a background removal threshold determiner increments the estimated background density by the background removal reference value to set a provisional background removal threshold of the read line, and determines a background removal threshold of the read line as a weighting combination of the provisional background removal threshold and a background removal threshold of a previous line, and a background remover removes a background of the read line based on the determined background removal threshold.	02-04-2010

Masahiro Kawashima, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110082246	PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE CONTAINING NEAR INFRARED ABSORBING COLORING MATTER - A pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a near infrared absorbing dye having excellent shielding function for near infrared rays and excellent in durability is provided. In a light resistance test, a layer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive having a thickness of 25±5 μm has an absorption intensity at the maximum absorption wavelength of the near infrared absorbing dye after a light resistance test of 50% or more of the absorption intensity before the test in which light with an irradiance of 64.5 W/m	04-07-2011

Masami Kawashima, Ooizumi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090312938	GAS SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR AND AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention provides an air-fuel ratio control system in which high precision can be applied to the air-fuel ratio feedback control of an engine by using a gas sensor mainly configured by an oxygen sensor that prevents the deterioration of the holding power of sealing material which enables high density filling with a small compressive load or the deterioration of the sealing material. The gas sensor such as the oxygen sensor is based upon a gas content detecting sensor that includes a gas content detecting element and a holder holding the gas content detecting element and that seals a measuring part of the gas content detecting element in the holder by a sealing part in which the sealing material is compressively filled, and has a characteristic that the sealing material is molded by mixed powder including plural species of forms of particles.	12-17-2009

Masami Kawashima, Oura-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090095048	Oxygen Sensor Inspection Method and Apparatus and Oxygen Sensor Production Method - There is provided an inspection method of an oxygen sensor, which includes a sensing portion having a reference electrode, a sensing electrode and an oxygen ion conducting solid electrolyte layer arranged between the reference electrode and the sensing electrode. The inspection method contains the steps of reading a first output value of the oxygen sensor under a condition that the sensing portion of the oxygen sensor is subjected to a first inspection gas and then a second output value of the oxygen sensor under a condition that the sensing portion of the oxygen sensor is subjected to a second inspection gas different in oxygen concentration from the first inspection gas and judging the oxygen sensor to be defective or nondefective based on the first and second output values.	04-16-2009
20100236925	CERAMIC STRUCTURE AND GAS SENSOR INCLUDING THE CERAMIC STRUCTURE - A gas sensor includes a ceramic structural member. The ceramic structural member includes a base body formed of an insulating material; and a porous ceramic layer formed integrally with the base body. The ceramic layer is formed of an admixture obtained by mixing a plurality of ceramic materials with each other. The plurality of ceramic materials have grain size distributions different from each other.	09-23-2010

Masanori Kawashima, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100043010	DATA PROCESSING METHOD, CLUSTER SYSTEM, AND DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - Provided is a data processing system which includes: a first computer for receiving a processing request for a task processing, executing the processing, and holding data used therein; and a second computer for holding a duplicate of the data held in the first computer, halting the first computer if the first computer is determined to be halted, and receiving and processing the processing request. The first computer receives at least an update request as the processing request including request identification information to which unique numbers assigned to the individual processing requests in an ascending order are allocated, updates the held data, and transmits the update request including the request identification information to the second computer. The second computer stores a transmitted reference request and the update request as the processing requests, and processes the processing requests in an ascending order of the unique numbers included in the individual processing requests.	02-18-2010
20100106710	STREAM DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Stream data is provided for realizing precise calculation processing to keep a constant memory usage of a query including a time-based window, and to take all of input data into consideration. A stream data processing server sections the time-based window into sub-windows each with a smaller width by a query time resolution change unit, and a query processing engine executes the aggregation processing based on the sub-window when receiving the stream data to generate an aggregation tuple, and calculates the calculation result of the query including the time-based window by aggregation processing on the aggregation tuple.	04-29-2010

Masao Kawashima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110097028	Cage for rolling bearing and rolling bearing - The present invention provides a cage, for a rolling bearing, whose surface is silver-plated by using a barrel plating method capable of improving the durability thereof in a sliding test. In the cage, for the rolling bearing, made of an iron metal material and having a precious metal-plated layer formed on a surface thereof, the precious metal-plated layer is formed on a ground plated layer formed on a surface of the iron metal material by using a barrel electroplating method. A surface of the ground plated layer consists of a smooth surface. The precious metal-plated layer is in direct close contact with the smooth surface. The ground plated layer consists of a metal having a higher ionization tendency than the precious metal formed on the surface of the ground plated layer. For example, the precious metal forming the plated layer formed on the surface of the ground plated layer is silver, whereas the ground plated layer is a copper-plated layer. A cavity is not present at an interface between the copper-plated layer and the silver-plated layer.	04-28-2011

Masato Kawashima, Hiroshima-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080287431	Heterocyclic Compound and Anti-Malignant-Tumor Agent Containing the Same as Active Ingredient - Heterocyclic compounds represented by the formula I and anti-malignant-tumor agents containing the heterocyclic compounds as effective components:	11-20-2008

Masatoshi Kawashima, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100174391	Remote Control System and Relay Unit - A remote control system includes a commander, a device to be controlled, and a relay unit. The commander transmits a start command and an end command, and a continuation command at intervals of first specific time after transmission of the start command until the end command is transmitted. The relay unit includes a control unit that causes a control signal transmission unit to start transmitting the control signal in response to receipt of the start command and that causes the control signal transmission unit to stop transmitting the control signal in response to receipt of the end command. The control unit causes the control signal transmission unit to stop transmitting the control signal when the next command is not received even after elapse of a second specific time since the command is received, the second specific time being longer than the first specific time.	07-08-2010

Minoru Kawashima, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100036103	Method for producing apoprotein - A method and an apparatus for producing an apoprotein with which the apoprotein can be efficiently produced from a protein associated with cofactors such as metal ions. The method includes the step of adding an acid to a solution which contains a holoprotein, which is associated with a cofactor which is to be released under acidic conditions, and concentrating the solution with an ultrafiltration membrane. Accordingly, an apoprotein, which has released its cofactor, is produced, and the released cofactor is removed through the membrane along with the acid without reassociating with the apoprotein.	02-11-2010

Munenari Kawashima, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100066452	WIDEBAND LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIER - A wideband low-noise amplifier of the present invention is designed such that an input terminal is connected to a base of a first transistor, one terminal of a first passive element, and one terminal of a third passive element; an emitter of the first transistor is grounded; a collector of the first transistor is connected to an output terminal, a base of a second transistor, one terminal of a capacitor, and one terminal of a second passive element; the other terminal of the first passive element is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor; an emitter of the second transistor is connected to the other terminal of the third passive element; and a power terminal is connected to a collector of the second transistor and the other terminal of the second passive element, wherein impedance of the third passive element is determined based on impedance of the first transistor whose emitter size is determined to suite desired saturation level of amplification, thus establishing input impedance matching.	03-18-2010

Naoki Kawashima, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100012816	METHOD OF EVALUATING ADHESION PROPERTY, LOW-ADHESION MATERIAL, AND MOLD FOR MOLDING RESIN - A mold surface (	01-21-2010
20110042857	METHOD OF EVALUATING ADHESION PROPERTY, LOW-ADHESION MATERIAL, AND MOLD FOR MOLDING RESIN - A mold surface (	02-24-2011

Noriko Kawashima, Ikoma-Ahi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110136794	NOVEL PYRROLE DERIVATIVE HAVING, AS SUBSTITUENTS, UREIDO GROUP, AMINOCARBONLY GROUP AND BICYCLIC GROUP WHICH MAY HAVE SUBSTITUENT - A compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof:	06-09-2011

Norio Kawashima, Mito JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110064182	CONTROL ROD FOR BOILING WATER REACTOR - A control rod for a boiling water reactor is provided with a structure element having mutually-perpendicular four blades. The four blades have a neutron absorber-filling region that neutron absorber is held, respectively. In the structure element, a plurality of regions formed in an axial direction of the control rod include a first region having a first cross-section that forms a first united cruciform cross-section of the four blades connected one another, a second region having a second cross-section that has each separated cross-section of the four blades, and a third region having a third cross-section that has a second united cross-section of continuous two blades of the four blades, disposed in a diametrically opposite direction and facing each other and each separated cross-section of remaining two blades of the four blades, disposed perpendicularly to the continuous two blades. The first region is disposed in an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the structure element, respectively. The third region is disposed between the first regions. The second regions are disposed between the first regions exclusive of the third region.	03-17-2011

Noriyuki Kawashima, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090294068	Laminator - A laminator provided with a means (	12-03-2009

Satoshi Kawashima, Fukuroi City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090067153	BACKLIGHTED KEYBOARD AND METHOD USING PATTERNED LIGHT GUIDE - A keyboard apparatus. The apparatus has a housing including a plurality of key pads, including at least twenty six key pads spatially disposed within the housing. Each of the key pads is depressible upon touch by a user. An optically transparent circuit board is coupled to a backside of each of the key pads. The apparatus has a light guide characterized by a planar optically transparent material having a surface region, a width, a length, and a backside region, and a thickness provided between the surface region and the backside region. The apparatus has a plurality of patterns disposed on the surface region and optically coupled respectively to each of the twenty six key members. In a specific embodiment, the apparatus has a light emitting diode provided within a center region of the surface region to emit electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic radiation propagates from the light emitting diode through a portion of the thickness of the light guide to one or more of the plurality of patterns to direct one or more portions of the electromagnetic radiation to respective key pads for lighting the respective key pads.	03-12-2009

Satoshi Kawashima, Kitasaku-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080298086	Spread illuminating apparatus - A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light source, a light conductor plate having the light source at a side surface thereof, and a frame to house the light conductor plate, wherein the frame is basically composed of a metal core member and a resin body member which has an enclosed structure and which has recesses at outer surfaces of the enclosed structure.	12-04-2008
20090097254	Planar Lighting Device - A planar lighting device in which workability of filling process of filler for heat radiation is improved and heat generated from a point-like light source is efficiently radiated so as to achieve higher brightness is provided.	04-16-2009
20100296284	SPREAD ILLUMINATING APPARATUS - A spread illuminating apparatus includes: a light guide plate including a plurality of protrusions disposed along a side surface thereof such that a plurality of interspaces are formed with each interspace being located between two adjacent protrusions; and a plurality of LEDs which include first row LEDs and second row LEDs disposed in two rows respectively at the interspaces and the protrusions. The distal portion of the protrusion has, at its top end surface, a width which is larger than the width of an opening area of the recess of a lamp house and also smaller than the overall width of the lamp house. The first and second row LEDs adjacent to each other are disposed such that respective lamp houses of two adjacent LEDs partly overlap with each other when viewed from the light emission direction.	11-25-2010

Seiichi Kawashima, Mobara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090121996	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided with: a number of gate signal lines and a number of drain signal lines formed so as to cross the gate signal lines provided on the surface of one of a pair of substrates provided so as to face each other with liquid crystal in between on the liquid crystal side; and thin film transistors connected to a gate signal line and a drain signal line, pixel electrodes to which a video signal is supplied from a drain signal line via a thin film transistor, and a counter electrode to which a reference signal which becomes a reference for the video signal is supplied via a counter voltage signal line provided in pixel regions surrounded by a pair of adjacent gate signal lines and a pair of adjacent drain signal lines, and is characterized in that the above described counter electrodes are formed of a transparent conductive film, the above described pixel electrodes are formed of a transparent conductive film and on the liquid crystal side relative to the above described counter electrodes via an insulating film, and the above described counter voltage signal lines are formed in the direction in which the above described gate signal lines run so as to overlap with the above described gate signal lines via the above described insulating film and be electrically connected to the above described counter electrodes via contact holes created in the above described insulating film.	05-14-2009

Shigeki Kawashima, Hiratsuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090173272	Apparatus for pulling single crystal by CZ method - In a Czochralski (CZ) single crystal puller equipped with a cooler and a thermal insulation member, which are to be disposed in a CZ furnace, smooth recharge and additional charge of material are made possible. Further, elimination of dislocations from a silicon seed crystal by use of the Dash's neck method can be performed smoothly. To these ends, there is provided a CZ single crystal puller, wherein a cooler and a thermal insulation member are immediately moved upward away from a melt surface during recharge or additional charge of material or during elimination of dislocations from a silicon seed crystal by use of the Dash's neck method.	07-09-2009

Shingo Kawashima, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090096759	TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TOUCH PANEL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A touch panel includes an insulating substrate, a transparent touch electrode provided on the insulating substrate, and a frame portion connected to a periphery of the touch electrode. The touch panel detects a touched position on the touch electrode based on an electric signal through the frame portion. The frame portion is provided between the insulating substrate and the touch electrode.	04-16-2009

Shinji Kawashima, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204101	Hysteresis characteristic input circuit including resistors capable of suppressing penetration current - In a hysteresis characteristic input circuit, first and second resistors are connected in parallel between a first power supply terminal and a connection point, and first and second MOS transistors are connected in parallel between the connection point and a second power supply terminal and are controlled by an input voltage. An inverter has an input connected to the connection point and an output adapted to generate an output voltage. A first switching element is connected in series to the second resistor, and a second switching element is connected in series to the second MOS transistor. The first and second switching elements are complementarily controlled by the output voltage.	08-28-2008

Shinji Kawashima, Ohtsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080272753	REGULATOR CIRCUIT - A stabilized regulator circuit is provided A first Pch transistor (PTr) (P	11-06-2008

Shoichi Kawashima, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100246625	NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A nitride semiconductor surface-emitting laser includes a two-dimensional photonic crystal layer having a resonant mode in an in-plane direction. The surface-emitting laser includes an active layer, the two-dimensional photonic crystal layer, a semiconductor layer, and an electrode in this order. The two-dimensional photonic crystal layer contains p-type conductive In	09-30-2010
20100284432	SURFACE EMITTING LASER ARRAY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A surface emitting laser array having a plurality of surface emitting lasers arranged in an array, each of the surface emitting lasers being provided with a two-dimensional photonic crystal having a resonance mode in an in-plane direction and with an active layer. The surface emitting laser has a mesa-shaped inclined side wall surface. When a maximum light-receiving angle with respect to the mesa-shaped inclined side wall surface at which an incident light is coupled with a waveguide containing the two-dimensional photonic crystal is denoted as θmax°, an angle formed by a plane of the two-dimensional photonic crystal and the mesa-shaped inclined side wall surface is controlled so as to exceed (90+θmax)° or be smaller than (90−θmax)°.	11-11-2010
20110039364	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MICROSTRUCTURE - A manufacturing method of a microstructure which enables production of a deep and narrow microstructure in a GaN semiconductor with high precision is provided. The manufacturing method of a microstructure for forming a microscopic structure in a semiconductor has a configuration having a first step of forming a first GaN semiconductor layer on a substrate, a second step of forming a first hole by using etching on the first GaN semiconductor layer formed in the first narrow, and a third step of performing heat-treatment at a temperature from 850° C. to 950° C. inclusive under a gas atmosphere including nitrogen, in order to form a second narrow in which a diameter of the first hole h formed in the second step is made narrower than the diameter of the first hole in an in-plane direction of the substrate.	02-17-2011
20110134956	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There are provided a process for producing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device which allow conductivity distribution to be formed without making refractive index distributed even in a material system of a semiconductor difficult to be subjected to ion implantation. The process for producing a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a semiconductor layer containing a dopant; forming a concave and convex structure on the semiconductor layer by partially removing the semiconductor layer; and forming a conductivity distribution reflecting the concave and convex structure in the semiconductor layer by performing heat treatment on the semiconductor layer in which the concave and convex structure has been formed at a temperature at which a material forming the semiconductor layer causes mass transport and filling up a hole of a concave portion of the concave and convex structure with the material forming the semiconductor layer.	06-09-2011

Tadashi Kawashima, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090253740	SUBSTITUTED N-BICYCLICALKYL BICYCLICCARBOXYAMIDE COMPOUNDS - This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): And their use for the treatment of disease conditions caused by overactivation of the VR1 receptor such as pain, or the like in mammal. This invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the above compound.	10-08-2009

Takahiro Kawashima, Hyogo JP

Takahiro Kawashima, Ota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080224914	Integrated Circuit for Analog-to-Digital Conversion - An integrated circuit for analog-to-digital conversion for performing digital conversion of the amount of current of an input current and outputting a digital signal, comprises: a resistor connection terminal to be connected to a resistor; a conversion section configured to convert the amount of current of the input current or the amount of current of a reference current flowing through the resistor into a digital signal to be output; and a compensation section configured to compensate the digital signal corresponding to the input current based on the digital signal corresponding to the reference current.	09-18-2008

Takahiro Kawashima, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090018843	SPEECH PROCESSOR AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - In a speech processor incorporated into a communication terminal device, an extractor extracts speech characteristics data (e.g. voiceprint data) from speech signals input thereto; then, a speech signal processing module processes input speech signals in accordance with signal processing parameters, which are stored in a memory in relation to preset speech characteristics data in advance. A parameter setting device selects one of preset speech characteristics data having a similarity with the extracted speech characteristics data so as to set the corresponding signal processing parameters stored in the memory to the speech signal processing module. Thus, the communication terminal device is capable of appropriately processing input speech signals so as to enhance specific ranges or to adjust the volume of input speech.	01-15-2009

Takahiro Kawashima, Matsue-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100019743	DC-DC CONVERTER - The present invention provides a DC-DC converter including a first series circuit connected to both ends of a first switch and formed of a winding of a first transformer, a first reactor, a first diode, and a smoothing capacitor, a second diode connected to a connection point of a primary winding of the first transformer, the winding of the first transformer and the first switch, and to one end of the smoothing capacitor, a second series circuit connected to both ends of a second switch and formed of a winding of a second transformer, a second reactor, a third diode, and the smoothing capacitor, a fourth diode connected to a connection point of a primary winding of the second transformer, the winding of the second transformer and the second switch, and to the one end of the smoothing capacitor, a third reactor connected to both ends of a series circuit of a secondary winding of the first transformer and a secondary winding of the second transformer, and a control circuit which alternately turns on the first switch and the second switch every ½ cycle, turns off the first switch during an on-period of the second switch, and turns off the second switch during an on-period of the first switch.	01-28-2010

Takahiro Kawashima, Shimane JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110090716	DC-DC CONVERTER WITH SNUBBER CIRCUIT - In order to achieve an object to reduce a surge voltage and suppress noise generation, the present invention provides a DC-DC converter with a snubber circuit, which boosts a voltage Vi of a DC power supply. The snubber circuit includes: a series circuit connected to both ends of a smoothing capacitor Co and including a snubber capacitor Cs and a snubber resistor Rs; a snubber diode Ds	04-21-2011

Takahiro Kawashima, Chiryu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090020367	Oil Pan Structure for Internal Combustion Engine - An oil pan structure for an internal combustion engine includes an oil pan and a baffle plate provided inside the oil pan having a storage section for collecting oil that is returned after circulating through the engine to lubricate and cool the engine. The storage section has a generally flat bottom with a generally rectangular shape as viewed in a plan view, and front, left, and right side walls that extend upward from the bottom. The storage section also has an oil drain port through which the oil in the storage section is drained into the oil pan. The opening of oil drain port is near and faces a wall of the oil pan.	01-22-2009

Takayuki Kawashima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080259197	IMAGING APPARATUS AND GAIN ADJUSTING METHOD FOR THE SAME - An imaging apparatus	10-23-2008

Takayuki Kawashima, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080284892	Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus includes an image pickup device having a two-dimensionally arrayed pixel structure, an A/D converter which converts analog signals from the respective pixels into digital data signals, and a DSP	11-20-2008

Takuya Kawashima, Kohtoh-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080254223	FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD - A film forming apparatus is provided which includes a device A that generates liquid fine particles having controlled particle diameters; a device B including a via for guiding the generated liquid fine particles while controlling a temperature thereof; a device C that sprays the guided liquid fine particles; and a device D including a space for forming a transparent conductive film by coating the sprayed liquid fine particles onto a subject to be processed.	10-16-2008
20090165709	FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD - A film forming apparatus is provided which includes a device A that generates liquid fine particles having controlled particle diameters; a device B including a via for guiding the generated liquid fine particles while controlling a temperature thereof; a device C that sprays the guided liquid fine particles; and a device D including a space for forming a transparent conductive film by coating the sprayed liquid fine particles onto a subject to be processed.	07-02-2009
20090191350	FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD - A film forming apparatus is provided which includes a device A that generates liquid fine particles having controlled particle diameters; a device B including a via for guiding the generated liquid fine particles while controlling a temperature thereof; a device C that sprays the guided liquid fine particles; and a device D including a space for forming a transparent conductive film by coating the sprayed liquid fine particles onto a subject to be processed.	07-30-2009

Toru Kawashima, Mito JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090059755	Method for adjusting a focus position on an optical disc and an optical disc apparatus applying the same therein - In a method for adjusting a focus position for an optical disc, onto/from which in formation is recorded or reproduced, while adjusting the focus position of an optical reproducing means, upon a recording surface of an optical information recording medium having an area where information of the optical information recording medium is recorded in advance, comprising the following steps of: memorizing plural numbers of information relating to focus positions determined appropriately, which can be obtained from the area where the information of the optical information recording medium is recorded in advance; and adjusting the focus position for the optical disc loaded into an apparatus, from at lease one (1) signal relating to the focus position, which can be obtained from the optical disc, with utilizing a relationship between the plural numbers of information relating to the focus positions determined appropriately, memorized in advance, when reproduction of the information is impossible when the optical disc is loaded into the apparatus, thereby providing the focus position adjusting method and an optical disc apparatus applying the same therein, for enabling an appropriate focus adjustment even in case when DMA area cannot read out due to damages or defects therein.	03-05-2009
20090161506	Optical Disc Apparatus and Method for Controlling Overwrite Power - An optical disc apparatus capable of improving an overwrite performance for performing an overwrite operation on a re-writable type optical disc. The apparatus includes a calculating section which calculates out a recording power at the time of previously performing recording in a recording area of the optical disc, and a recording power determining section which determines a write power of the recording power calculated out by the calculating section as a write power of the currently recorded recording power, and at the same time, adjusts erase power, cooling power, and/or middle power of the recording power calculated out by the calculating section to finally determine the currently recorded recording power.	06-25-2009

Toru Kawashima, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080260374	IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an image of an object, a mechanical shutter including a second curtain and a second-curtain holding mechanism configured to electromagnetically hold the second curtain at an initial position prior to a travel, a first temperature sensor disposed within a predetermined range from the second-curtain holding mechanism, a second temperature sensor disposed outside the predetermined range from the second-curtain holding mechanism, a determination unit configured to determine an exposure time for the image sensor according to a brightness of the object, an adjustment unit configured to adjust the exposure time if a temperature difference between temperatures detected by the first and second temperature sensors is greater than a predetermined threshold, and an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control for the image sensor based on the exposure time adjusted by the adjustment unit if the temperature difference is greater than the predetermined threshold.	10-23-2008
20100066891	IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an image sensing apparatus that photographs a moving image and records moving image data, and the image sensing apparatus has an image sensing unit and a recording unit which records moving image data obtained by the image sensing unit on a storage medium; the image sensing device extracts frames of a portion of the moving image data in accordance with a predetermined condition during recording of the moving image data by the recording unit, and stores the extracted frames in a memory as image data for RecReview. Here, the number of frames of the image data for RecReview is set, and a review unit reads out image data of frames of the set number in accordance with termination of recording of moving image data, outputs the image data of frames to a display device, and displays the RecReview images.	03-18-2010
20100316366	IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an image of an object, a mechanical shutter including a second curtain and a second-curtain holding mechanism configured to electromagnetically hold the second curtain at an initial position prior to a travel, a first temperature sensor disposed within a predetermined range from the second-curtain holding mechanism, a second temperature sensor disposed outside the predetermined range from the second-curtain holding mechanism, a determination unit configured to determine an exposure time for the image sensor according to a brightness of the object, an adjustment unit configured to adjust the exposure time if a temperature difference between temperatures detected by the first and second temperature sensors is greater than a predetermined threshold, and an exposure control unit configured to perform exposure control for the image sensor based on the exposure time adjusted by the adjustment unit if the temperature difference is greater than the predetermined threshold.	12-16-2010

Toshiyuki Kawashima, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090206236	Illumination device and display device - An illumination device includes: a light emitting element to be a light source; a light amount detecting means for detecting the amount of light emitted by the light emitting element; a light emitting element drive means for controlling drive current supplied to the light emitting element so that the difference between the light mount detected by the light amount detecting means and a light amount target value becomes small; a junction temperature detecting means for calculating junction temperature of the light emitting element; and a setting means for setting the light amount target value in accordance with the junction temperature detected by the junction temperature detecting means.	08-20-2009

Tosikazu Kawashima, Kadoma-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100020550	Illumination device including a detachable sensor - An illumination device includes an illumination lamp installed to a device housing, a sensor for use in controlling the lighting operation of the illumination lamp, and a sensor attachment unit through which the sensor is detachably attached to the device housing such that a sensing unit of the sensor is exposed to the outside. The illumination device further includes a decoration member for attachment to the sensor attachment unit when the sensor is not attached to the sensor attachment unit, the decoration member having substantially the same outward appearance as that of the sensor. The sensor and the decoration member are interchangeably attached to the sensor attachment unit.	01-28-2010

Tsuyoshi Kawashima, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090138816	DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A display apparatus is provided including a display panel; a user input switch for inputting a first switching instruction and a second switching instruction from the user; and a processor. The processor is configured to manage a display order of image data files and associated text data; select text data to be displayed, the text data corresponding to image data from a selected one of the image data files; and display the selected text data on the display panel responsive to the first switching instruction. The processor is also configured to continuously switch the displayed text data in the display order; judge whether the second switching instruction has been input by the user when the text data is being displayed; and shift the display to a display of 1) an image corresponding to the displayed text data, and 2) an image string representing a plurality of the image data files which follow the image corresponding to the displayed text data in the display order when the second switching instruction is input.	05-28-2009
20100218143	DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display unit, a first display control unit, a title string storing unit, a concatenated string creating unit, a determining unit, a navigation string creating unit, and a second display control unit. The display unit includes a first portion and a second portion. The first display control unit is configured to display one of a plurality of screen images on the first portion. The plurality of screen images includes a base screen image. The first display control unit changes a screen image to display from one to another of the plurality of screen images along a screen navigation path starting from the base screen image. The title string storing unit is configured to store a plurality of title strings. Each title string indicating one of the plurality of screen images. The concatenated string creating unit is configured to create a concatenated string including the title strings each corresponding to a screen image which is positioned in a part of the screen navigation path from the base screen image to a current screen image that is displayed on the first portion currently. The determining unit is configured to determine whether or not the concatenated string is too large to be displayed entirely on the second portion. The navigation string creating unit is configured to create a navigation string by deleting an at least one of the title strings from the concatenated string when the determining unit determines that the concatenated string is too large to be displayed entirely on the second portion. The second display control unit is configured to display the navigation string on the second portion.	08-26-2010
20100275155	DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SETUP SCREEN WITH SCREEN NAVIGATION PATH - A display device includes a display unit, first storing unit, first display control unit, second display control unit, first transition unit, second transition unit, and marking unit. The display unit includes a first portion and a second portion. The first storing unit stores title strings for a plurality of screen images including a base screen image and being arranged hierarchically from the base screen image along a screen navigation path starting from the base screen image. The first display control unit displays a first screen image on the first portion. The second display control unit displays a navigation string on the second portion. The navigation string includes at least one of the title strings corresponding to at least one of the screen images which is positioned in a part of the screen navigation path from the base screen image to the first screen image. The marking unit attaches a mark to one of the title string corresponding to a third screen image of a higher hierarchical level than the first screen image and included in the navigation string in order to distinguish the title string attached with the mark from the other title string. The first transition unit changes the first screen image displayed on the first portion to a second screen image of a lower hierarchical level than the first screen image when a user performs a prescribed selection, thereby displaying the second screen image on the first portion. The second transition unit changes the first screen image to a third screen image when the user performs a reverse transition operation, thereby displaying the third screen image on the first portion.	10-28-2010

Yasushi Kawashima, Mie-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100213812	SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SPARK PLUG - A spark plug for internal-combustion engines equipped with a center electrode and a ground electrode is provided. In the spark plug, the ground electrode is fixed to a mount fitting, while the ground electrode has a convex portion. The convex portion is made of a part of base materials of the ground electrode where the part is facing the center electrode, and is projected toward the center electrode. The convex portion has a fusion solidification part made of precious metal materials and a part of the base materials melted together and solidified at least on part of an electric discharge surface facing the center electrode.	08-26-2010

Yasuyuki Kawashima, Kobe JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090050821	Apparatus for analyzing particles in urine and method thereof - An apparatus, intended for use in analyzing particles in urine is disclosed, that comprising: a sample distribution section for distributing urine samples to a first aliquot and a second aliquot; a first specimen preparing section for preparing a first specimen for measuring urinary particles, containing at least erythrocytes, by mixing a first stain reagent and the first aliquot; a second specimen preparing section for preparing a second specimen for measuring bacteria by mixing a second stain reagent and the second aliquot; and an optical detecting section comprising a light source for irradiating a light to a specimen being supplied, a scattered light receiving element for detecting scattered light emitted from the specimen, and a fluorescence receiving element for detecting fluorescence emitted from the specimen. A method intended for use in analyzing particles in urine is also disclosed.	02-26-2009

Yasuyuki Kawashima, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100261225	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING BACTERIA - An apparatus for analyzing bacteria is described that includes an analytic sample preparation section for preparing an analytic sample by treating a specimen so as to generate a morphological difference between Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria, a detector for detecting optical information from each particle contained in the analytic sample and an analyzing section for detecting Gram-positive bacteria contained on the basis of the detected optical information. A method for analyzing bacteria is also described.	10-14-2010

Yoshiaki Kawashima, Gifu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080248119	Production method of drug containing composite particle - A strong pressure and a strong shearing force are exerted to a mixture, constituted of two kinds or more of powder materials including a drug powder, while causing the mixture to pass between a press section (	10-09-2008

Yoshitada Kawashima, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110194802	MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR - A mach-zehnder optical modulator includes a substrate having electrooptical effect, wherein: the substrate has an inputting waveguide portion, two intermediate waveguide portions, an outputting waveguide portion and a sub optical waveguide portion, the inputting waveguide portion being branched and coupled to the two intermediate waveguide portions, the two intermediate waveguide portions being combined and coupled to the outputting waveguide portion, the sub optical waveguide being provided on at least one side of the outputting optical waveguide portion and having a given distance from the outputting optical waveguide portion, the sub optical waveguide portion guiding an off-light emitted from a combining portion of the two intermediate waveguide portions; and a width of a starting point of the sub optical waveguide portion is larger than the outputting waveguide portion.	08-11-2011

Yuji Kawashima, Ome-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080198928	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INTER-PREDICTION MODE DETERMINING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an inter-prediction unit which generates a prediction signal, a transformation unit which orthogonal transform a prediction residual signal between the prediction signal and a picture signal of the macro block, and an inter-prediction mode determining unit which determines a combination of an inter-prediction mode used by the inter-prediction unit and DCT used by the transformation unit for each macro block. The inter-prediction mode determining unit includes a first selection unit which selects a preset number of inter-prediction modes from plural types of inter-prediction mode with a specified type of DCT, and a second selection unit which selects a combination of one inter-prediction mode and one DCT from the preset number of inter-prediction modes selected by the first selection unit and the plural types of DCT.	08-21-2008

Yuji Kawashima, Hamura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080247557	Information Processing Apparatus and Program - According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus includes a speaker configured to output the received input signal on which a delay detection signal which has a frequency component of an inaudible frequency on a received input signal is superposed to an acoustic space, an extracting section configured to extract the delay detection signal from the sending input signal outputted from microphone configured to collect sound in the acoustic space a calculating section configured to calculate a delay time between the received input signal and an acoustic echo component contained in the sending input signal, a delay section configured to delay the received input signal by a time corresponding to the delay time and generate a delayed received input signal, and an echo suppression processing section configured to suppress the acoustic echo component contained in the sending input signal by use of the delayed received input signal.	10-09-2008
20090003442	INFORMATOIN PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first determination unit which determines whether or not a processing target frame is a frame of the predetermined type, a second determination unit which determines whether or not an interval between the frame and a frame of the predetermined type located temporally nearest in a forward direction exceeds a predetermined frame count, when the first determination unit determines that the processing target frame is not a frame of the predetermined type, and a conversion unit which converts the processing target frame into a frame of the predetermined type, when the second determination unit determines that the interval exceeds the predetermined frame count.	01-01-2009
20090168878	MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - According to one embodiment, a moving picture coding device regarding the invention comprises a coding module which codes moving picture data in macroblocks, a coding information analysis module which analyzes coded pictures and coding information of macroblocks at the coding module, and a coding control module which issues an instruction of coding to the coding module in pictures or in macroblocks on the basis of an analysis result of the coding analysis module, wherein the coding analysis module performs still area determination and flat area determination for each coding target macroblock, and the coding control module applies intra flicker suppression processing to macroblocks which have been in a still area and also in a flat area by the coding analysis module.	07-02-2009
20090198713	COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - When stored stream data is deleted/edited, the packet sequence completely included in a deletion range is deleted from the stream data, and the stream data is segmented into first stream data before the start point of the deletion range and second stream data after the end point of the deletion range. First and second stream management data corresponding to the first and second stream data are generated. The index value of the packet including the start point of the deletion range is written in the header of the first stream management data. The index value of the packet including the end point of the deletion range is written in the header of the second stream management data. In addition, an index base value for correcting the index value is written in the header of the second stream management data.	08-06-2009
20090285285	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INTER-PREDICTION MODE DETERMINATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus which encodes a moving image signal, includes an inter-prediction mode determination unit which determines a combination of an inter-prediction mode used by an inter-prediction unit and a DCT used by a transformation unit among from an inter-prediction modes and a DCTs, for each of macroblocks. The inter-prediction mode determination unit includes a first selection unit which selects DCTs of a predetermined number from the DCTs, for at least one specific inter-prediction mode among the inter-prediction modes, and a second selection unit which selects a combination of one inter-prediction mode and one DCT from the inter-prediction modes and the DCTs of the predetermined number selected by the first selection unit.	11-19-2009
20100316130	VIDEO DECODER - A video decoder including: an input module configured to receive a video stream that is coded based on macroblocks; a frame determination module configured to determine whether or not a decoding subject image in the video stream that is input to the input module is a non-reference frame image that is not referred to when decoding another image; a slice analyzing module configured to determine, for each slice being configured by arranging the macroblocks, whether or not skip macroblocks each of which has no coding information of its own exist in a predetermined number or more when the frame determination module determines that the decoding subject image is a non-reference frame image; and a slice editing module configured to set, as skip macroblocks, all macroblocks in a slice for which the slice analyzing module determines that skip macroblocks exist in the predetermined number or more.	12-16-2010

Yuki Kawashima, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090079682	Method for driving liquid crystal display apparatus - In one embodiment of the present invention, when a still image is displayed, applied voltages respectively corresponding to a total of n (n being an integer of not less than 4) types of gradation	03-26-2009
20090135123	Method for Driving Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus - In one embodiment of the present invention, when a still image is displayed, applied voltages respectively corresponding to a total of n (n being an integer of not less than 4) types of gradation 0 to (n−1) are outputted to pixels. When a moving image is displayed, an applied voltage corresponding to a predetermined gradation m (1≦m≦(n−2)) is applied to the pixels instead of applied voltages respectively corresponding to gradations of less than the predetermined gradation m. Overdrive driving is performed with respect to a total of n types of gradation.	05-28-2009
20090267963	Liquid Crystal Display Device - A control section (	10-29-2009

Yuki Kawashima, Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090244102	LCD, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND THEIR DRIVE METHOD - In one embodiment of the present invention, the liquid crystal display device of the invention performs an overshoot drive, including: an LCD having a liquid crystal panel for displaying video image; a frame memory installed outside of the LCD; and lookup table, the table with which third gray scale data most suitable for performing the overshoot drive to the LCD can be computed based on first gray scale data of a first frame and second gray scale data of a second frame, where the second frame is a frame right before the first frame and is stored in the frame memory in advance, wherein lookup table data is stored for each response speed characteristic of the LCD. Thus, without rewriting of lookup table data, the liquid crystal display device having the lookup table most suitable for performing the overshoot drive is realized while high display quality is maintained therein.	10-01-2009

Yukio Kawashima, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090118678	INJECTION NEEDLE - A needle cover is moveable in the axial direction of a needle body is included. When a cap covering the needle body is detached from a hub, locking portions on a cap are locked at a first locking portion of the cover and the cover moves to the tip end side of the needle body with the cap, so the tip end side of the needle body is covered by the cover. Therefore, the external force in the bending direction is not directly applied to the needle body when or after the cap is detached. Since the needle cover can be moved to the tip end side of the needle body by locking the cap to the needle cover, no spring is needed to move the cover to the tip end side of the needle body, or form the cover into an extendable and retractable complicated shape.	05-07-2009

Yutaka Kawashima, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100153610	BUS ARBITER AND BUS SYSTEM - A bus interface unit receives first and second data sent out to a data bus and observes address values indicated on an address bus. The first and second data are written into first and second registers respectively. First and second address detection unit receive the address values observed by the bus interface respectively. The first address detection unit outputs a first detection signal when it detects an address value which corresponds with the value of the first data. The second address detection unit outputs a second detection signal, when it detects an address value having an increment from the first data, which corresponds with the value of the second data. A control unit raises the priority of one of the bus masters given a bus utilization right, during the period from a start of outputting the first detection signal to an end of outputting the second detection signal.	06-17-2010