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Kawauchi, JP
Akihisa Kawauchi, Hiroshima JP
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| 20110265683 | TRACK-GUIDED VEHICLE WHEEL TRUCK - A track-guided vehicle wheel truck prevents wear and deterioration of a guide wheel and a guide rail, and ensures running stability while simplifying the structure. In the track-guided vehicle wheel truck, a guide frame | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110271868 | BOGIE FOR GUIDE RAIL TYPE VEHICLE - The present invention provides a bogie for a guide rail type vehicle running on a predetermined guideway. The bogie of the present invention includes an axle in which steerable running wheels are mounted, a guide frame arranged under the axle, a pair of first guide wheels provided rotatably in a vehicle body end-side part of the guide frame, a pair of second guide wheels provided rotatably in a vehicle body center-side part of the guide frame, a pair of tie rod arms that is attached to the axle and are formed so as to extend from the axle to the vehicle body center-side, and a pair of tie rods each connecting the guide frame to each of the pair of tie rod arms. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120017800 | BOGIE FOR GUIDE RAIL TYPE VEHICLE - The present invention provides a bogie for a guide rail type vehicle that runs along a predetermined guideway. The bogie includes a turn frame connected to a vehicle body; an axle turnably mounted to the turn frame via bearings and; a guide frame mounted to the axle; a first pair of guide wheels rotatably provided at a vehicle body end side portion of the guide frame; a second pair of guide wheels rotatably provided at a vehicle body center side portion of the guide frame; a stopper provided so as to project from an upper surface on a vehicle body side of the axle toward the vehicle body; and a pair of stopper receivers arranged facing each other at intervals from the stopper in a vehicle lateral direction. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120031298 | TRACK-GUIDED VEHICLE WHEEL TRACK - In a track-guided vehicle wheel truck, a guide frame can be turned relative to a steering axle of a running wheel. A support shaft is adjustably provided on the guide frame. A receiving member is provided projecting toward the vehicle end side. A link lever capable of interlocking the turning of the guide frame and the steering of the running wheel, is provided along the vehicle front and rear direction. A center-side end part of the link lever is rotatably mounted to the receiving member. A vehicle end-side end part of the link lever is rotatably mounted to a connecting rod that enables the steering of the running wheel. A long hole extending in the vehicle front and rear direction, is provided in an intermediate part of the link lever. The long hole and the support shaft are rotatably engaged with each other at a given position. | 02-09-2012 |
Hideki Kawauchi, Shioya-Gun JP
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| 20120248349 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR VALVE DEVICE - A locking mechanism for a valve device, which includes a valve body for opening and closing a fluid path, for retaining the valve body at a predetermined opening position, the valve device further including a gear wheel to which rotational driving force of a rotational driving source is transmitted and a rack section having rack teeth provided thereon for meshing engagement with the gear wheel and configured to convert rotational movement of the gear wheel into linear movement and move together with the valve body. The locking mechanism for a valve device includes: a ball abuttable with a wall face of the rack section; and a spring member configured to press the ball toward the wall face; the valve body being retained by frictional force generated when the ball is pressed against the wall face of the rack section. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130026406 | VALVE DEVICE - The on-off valve includes a body having a fluid path, a spherical valve body opening and closing the fluid path, a guide member opposing the valve body and having a flange portion radially extending outward, a first seat member slidable along an outer peripheral surface of the guide member and seating the valve body, an O-ring disposed between the first seat member and the guide member, a chamber formed of an inner wall portion of the fluid path, the outer peripheral surface, the flange portion, and the first seat member, and a spring member disposed in the chamber and urging the first seat member toward the valve body. In the on-off valve, a gap portion is formed between the inner wall portion and the first seat member and connects the valve body side of the fluid path to the chamber. | 01-31-2013 |
Hidetaka Kawauchi, Hitachi JP
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| 20100200761 | Radiation detector - A radiation detector includes a semiconductor element capable of detecting a radiation, a substrate on which the semiconductor element is mounted, and a support member disposed adjacent to the semiconductor element for supporting the substrate. The substrate includes a first end portion on which the semiconductor element is mounted, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion for disposing the support member. The support member includes a first support and a second support, and the first support and the second support each includes a protrusion and an engagement hole for engaging with the protrusion. The protrusion of the first support engages with the engagement hole of the second support to fix the first support and the second support such that the substrate is compressed and supported by the first support and the second support. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100200764 | Radiation detector - A radiation detector includes a semiconductor element capable of detecting a radiation, a substrate on which the semiconductor element is mounted, and a flexible substrate including a connection pattern connected to an element electrode on an opposite side to the substrate of the semiconductor element. The semiconductor element is disposed on one surface of the substrate, and the flexible substrate is disposed on the opposite side to the substrate of the semiconductor element. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100200780 | Radiation detector stand - A radiation detector stand has a first support having a plurality of first trenches to which a plurality of radiation detectors for detecting a radiation are inserted, and a second support arranged in parallel to the first support. The first trenches are arranged at a predetermined interval corresponding to an interval of arranging the radiation detectors. The second support has a plurality of second trenches to which the radiation detectors are inserted, and the second trenches are arranged at the predetermined interval. | 08-12-2010 |
Hidetaka Kawauchi, Hitachi-Shi JP
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| 20110267784 | TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION OPTICAL MODULE - A transmission/reception optical module has an optical transmission subassembly | 11-03-2011 |
Hirokazu Kawauchi, Chiba JP
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| 20110008561 | SHEET FOR PACKAGING ELECTRONIC PART - [Problems] Provided is a novel sheet for packaging electronic parts which is excellent in transparency and suitability for thickness reduction. | 01-13-2011 |
Hironobu Kawauchi, Kyoto-Shi JP
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| 20100320873 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There are disclosed a semiconductor device in which a short circuit between an oscillator and a semiconductor substrate is prevented, the semiconductor device being capable of suppressing an increase of fabrication steps, and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate, in which a recessed portion is formed on an upper surface, and a semiconductor layer is exposed to a bottom surface of the recessed portion; an oscillator that has a beam-type movable electrode arranged in the recessed portion, the movable electrode having insulating films arranged on side surfaces and lower surface thereof, and is fixed to the semiconductor substrate at a position apart from the movable electrode; and a beam-type fixed electrode that is arranged in the recessed portion so as to be opposed to the movable electrode, and is fixed to the semiconductor substrate so as to be electrically isolated from the movable electrode. | 12-23-2010 |
Hironobu Kawauchi, Kyoto JP
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| 20100112743 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VIBRATOR WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH SIDE INSULATING FILM AND INSULATING SEPARATION REGION FORMED BY THERMAL OXIDATION - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes partially etching the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to form side grooves and expose side surfaces of the vibrators, partially etching the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to form separation grooves where insulating separation regions between the vibrators and the semiconductor substrate are to be formed, thermally oxidizing surfaces of the separation grooves to form the insulating separation region composed of oxidized films filled in the separation grooves, thermally oxidizing the side surfaces of the vibrators to form side insulating film, and performing release etching of the semiconductor substrate using the side insulating film as a mask to expose bottom surfaces of the vibrators and form the vibrators arranged in the recess formed in the semiconductor substrate. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100313660 | MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE MEMS DEVICE - A MEMS device capable of detecting external force with high sensitivity is disclosed. The MEMS device includes: first and second support portions arranged on a substrate; a first movable portion that has a first movable electrode, is fixed to the first support portion at a position apart from the first movable electrode, and is displaced by the external force; and a second movable portion that has a second movable electrode arranged opposite to the first movable electrode, is fixed to the second support portion at a position apart from the second movable electrode, and is displaced by the external force, wherein the first movable portion is fixed to the first support portion between a gravitational center position of the first movable portion and an opposite position where the first movable electrode and the second movable electrode are opposed to each other, and the second movable portion is fixed to the second support portion at a position opposed to the opposite position while sandwiching a gravitational center position of the second movable portion therebetween. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110089503 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide a semiconductor device prevented from giving a limitation on the sensitivity of HEMS devices due to isolation regions thereof and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate with a recess portion formed in an upper surface; a supporting body provided around the recess portion on the semiconductor substrate; a beam-type movable portion which includes a movable electrode provided above the recess portion and is fixed to the supporting body at a position away from the movable electrode; a beam-type fixed electrode provided above the recess portion to be opposed to the movable electrode and fixed to the supporting body; and isolation regions each including a separation column made of a semiconductor and a separation insulating film provided on a side surface of the separation column, the isolation regions being provided between the movable electrode and the supporting body and between the fixed electrode and the supporting body to electrically separate the movable and fixed electrodes from the supporting body. | 04-21-2011 |
Hiroshi Kawauchi, Okazaki-Shi, JP
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| 20080307356 | Navigation apparatus and navigation program - Recognizing that a search target must be particular identifying words, words that are shared by a plurality of sets of destination data are stored as search keywords appended to individual sets of destination data that serve as the search targets. In execution of a search for a destination, keywords that in part match the input characters are displayed as selectable keys. It is possible to reduce user input operations by creating a menu of relevant keywords. Reduction in the number of user operations becomes possible by selecting keywords having three or more characters by a total of two operations, that is, the input of at least one character to retrieve a narrowed down group of keywords and selection of one of the retrieved keywords. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090248219 | DEVICE THAT ENABLES A VEHICLE TO BE MOVED WHEN A DISASTER OCCURS - A device that enables a vehicle to be moved when a disaster occurs includes a forced engine start unit and a constraint unit. When it is detected that the vehicle has stopped after a disaster detection signal is received, the position where the vehicle has stopped is stored. Thereafter, the forced engine start unit enables the engine of the vehicle to be started by a start switch, without using an ignition key. The constraint unit restricts the moving of the vehicle by the forced engine start unit. | 10-01-2009 |
Hiroshi Kawauchi, Kariya Aichi JP
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| 20120084311 | SEARCH SUPPORT DEVICE, SEARCH SUPPORT METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In a search support device, a first search unit searches a storage medium for at least one first string that includes a search string. A second search unit searches the storage medium for at least one second string that includes a corrected string corrected from the search string. A first choice, which is set to specify a specific first string from among the at least one first string to narrow search result, is displayed on a display unit in a first mode. A second choice, which is set to specify a specific second string from among the at least one second string to narrow the search result, is displayed on the display unit in a second mode different from the first mode. | 04-05-2012 |
Hiroshi Kawauchi, Nagareyama-Shi JP
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| 20110176216 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical element includes an optically effective area and an optically ineffective area partly or entirely coated with a coating opaque at wavelengths used. The opaque coating contains a cured product prepared from an epoxy resin and a curing agent containing an alicyclic acid anhydride. The alicyclic acid anhydride is preferably methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride or hexahydrophthalic anhydride. | 07-21-2011 |
Hiroshi Kawauchi, Kariya-City JP
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| 20080312817 | Navigation apparatus and navigation program - A common word in Japanese syllabary is extracted from multiple items of the destination data, and the common words thus extracted are stored as search keywords. Furthermore, the search keywords are assigned to each potential destination which may be a search target. When a search is made for a destination, those keywords which match the input characters, in whole or in part, are extracted, and the keywords thus extracted are displayed as selectable keys, thus allowing the location candidates to be narrowed down based upon the input characters and the selected keywords. The priority levels of the extracted location candidates are adjusted according to priority score adjustment rules set by operator input, and the location candidates are displayed in the form of a list in descending order of priority. This allows the extracted location candidates to be displayed in the form of a list in an order matching the user's preference. | 12-18-2008 |
Hiroto Kawauchi, Tsurugashima-Shi JP
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| 20100228863 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - A content distribution system in which, when it is detected that an incommunicable area is present in a moving direction of a client terminal, the client terminal transmits a change request signal, requesting an increase of the confirmation interval of a keep-alive signal, to the content distribution server before the client terminal enters the incommunicable area. When the change request signal is received during distribution of content data, the content distribution server increases the confirmation interval of the keep-alive signal, thereby allowing the session of content distribution to be maintained while the client terminal is in motion within the incommunicable area. | 09-09-2010 |
Hiroyasu Kawauchi, Kariya-Shi JP
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| 20080286895 | Method of manufacturing an organic device - A method of manufacturing an organic device includes the following steps. The first step is a step of forming a plurality of organic elements in the form of a matrix on a brittle substrate. Each of the organic elements is provided with an electrically connecting portion which electrically connects the organic element to an external circuit. The second step is a step of forming a sealing film on each organic element by a wet process with at least a part of the connecting portion covered with an adhesive masking material. The third step is a step of removing an adhesive deposit after peeling off the adhesive masking material. The fourth step is a step of forming a plurality of scribe lines on the brittle substrate. The fifth step is a step of breaking the brittle substrate along the scribe lines. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080309593 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel and an illumination unit. The illumination unit has a planar light emitting region formed by an EL element. The light emitting region is formed by a plurality of linear light emitting regions that extend in a direction perpendicular to the vertical scanning direction of liquid crystal. The linear light emitting regions are switched between a light emitting state and a non-light emitting state based on a command signal from a controller in a manner that the linear light emitting regions sequentially emit light in synchronization with vertical scanning of the liquid crystal. Each linear light emitting region is controlled to be in the non-light emitting state at least during a drive data rewriting period of a portion of the liquid crystal immediately above the linear light emitting region. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090145108 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purifying system is used for purifying exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine installed in a vehicle. The exhaust gas purifying system includes an electrochemical device and a control device. The electrochemical device includes an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The control device is operable to control the internal combustion engine and the electrochemical device. The control device receives data on condition of the internal combustion engine and controls amount of electric current to be supplied to the electrochemical device based on the data. The data represents amount of exhaust gas. When the control device recognizes that the amount of exhaust gas is increased, the control device increases the amount of electric current to be supplied to the electrochemical device. | 06-11-2009 |
Hiroyasu Kawauchi, Aichi-Ken JP
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| 20100123412 | PULSE GENERATING CIRCUIT - A high-voltage pulse generating circuit includes a direct current power source, a transformer, a switching device and a switching control circuit. The transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding. The switching device is connected between the direct current power source and the primary winding. The switching control circuit controls the switching device to be in the non-conductive state after the switching device is set in the conductive state during first conductive time and further controls the switching device to be in the conductive state during second conductive time after one of the voltages of the primary winding and the secondary winding excess the predetermined value and then to be in the non-conductive state. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100200399 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purification system which purifies exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust pipe, an electrochemical reactor and a cooler. The exhaust gas flows through the exhaust pipe. The electrochemical reactor is mounted to the exhaust pipe and has a polyelectrolyte membrane. The cooler is provided at a position that is upstream of the electrochemical reactor for cooling the exhaust gas. | 08-12-2010 |
Hiroyasu Kawauchi, Aichi JP
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| 20090162257 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - A purification apparatus | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090301870 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND EXHAUSTGAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS | 12-10-2009 |
Kenichi Kawauchi, Kanagawa JP
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| 20090290183 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - In an image processing device, the memory stores conversion characteristic information corresponding to respective recording portions of an image recording device that records an image at a recording medium while moving a recording unit, which is provided with a plurality of the recording portions arrayed in a first direction, relative to the recording medium in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, the conversion characteristic information expressing conversion characteristics for converting image data in units of one pixel. The first processing unit performs conversion processing along the first direction, continuously converting respective sets of pixel data aligned in the second direction, using conversion characteristic information that corresponds to the recording portions. The second processing unit performs image processing in the order of processing by the first processing unit. The output unit outputs the image data to the image recording device as aligned in the first direction. | 11-26-2009 |
Kohei Kawauchi, Minato-Ku JP
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| 20120220366 | GAME SYSTEM - Disclosed is a game system which is capable of matching the replay range with the replay fee, even when the replay range is set to a portion of the played range. A game system allows a user to play the game in the predetermined range when an initial fee is collected from the user, and sets the play fee necessary for playing the game in the replay range according to the setting of the replay range. After the game is over in the predetermined range, the replay process is performed for allowing the user to play the game in the replay range, on the condition that the set play fee is collected from the user. | 08-30-2012 |
Koichi Kawauchi, Hyogo JP
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| 20090059665 | Semiconductor Memory - A semiconductor memory is achieved which allows a reduction in the area of a memory array block without reducing the gate widths of floating gates. A plurality of select gates extend in straight lines in the X direction. Between the upper- and lower-side select gates, two rows' worth of floating gates are arranged. The plurality of floating gates are placed in a staggered arrangement (in other words, in a zigzag pattern). That is, looking at one floating gate in a specific column and another floating gate in a column adjacent to that specific column, those floating gates deviate from each other in the Y direction. | 03-05-2009 |
Masahiro Kawauchi, Fuchu-Shi JP
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| 20110288387 | Transmissivity adjustment apparatus, observation apparatus and obsevation system - Using a transmittance adjusting device decreasing a transmittance of at least from 460 nm to 500 nm, which is a wavelength range between a point of end of a first optical absorption peak of hemoglobin and a point of start of a second optical absorption peak of hemoglobin, to between 20% and 70% for illuminating light from an illuminating light supply section or reflected light from an object, during observation of the inside of a body cavity, enhanced display of vessels with color reproduction that has no difference from that in observation under visible light, enabling color reproduction similar to that in observation under visible light and further enhanced display of vessels. | 11-24-2011 |
Masahiro Kawauchi, Tokyo JP
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| 20090051764 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND LENS UNIT - An endoscope system has a light source apparatus and an endoscope including an illumination optical system and an objective optical system. At least the objective optical system of the endoscope is provided with an adjustable diaphragm, and in a light path in one of the light source apparatus, the illumination optical system, and the objective optical system, an insertable/retractable filter for observation for special light is provided. The adjustable diaphragm performs a closing operation or an opening operation only when the filter for observation for special light is inserted into the light path. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090185032 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE AND LENS UNIT - An image pickup apparatus of the present invention varies optical properties by moving a part of lenses of an objective lens, and includes a solid-state image pickup device unit that is disposed at a rear-end section and that subjects a subject image to photoelectric conversion, a fixed lens frame that retains the objective lens that is disposed in front of the solid-state image pickup device unit, a movable lens frame that retains the part of lenses that moves along a photographing optical axis O inside the lens frame, and an actuator having one end connected to the movable lens frame and that moves the movable lens frame forward and backward. The actuator includes a rigid member provided so as to extend to the vicinity of the rear end at which the solid-state image pickup device unit is disposed and a shape memory alloy that is coupled to the rigid member. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090292169 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An electronic endoscope apparatus includes: an image pickup apparatus mounted at a distal end portion of an insertion portion; an operation portion provided consecutively at the insertion portion, with a frame member incorporated therein; and an electrical cable extended from the operation portion for connection with an external device. In the electronic endoscope apparatus, the frame member has a circuit board portion which establishes electrical connection between shields of the insertion portion and the electrical cable, and on which various electronic parts for exchanging signals with the image pickup apparatus are mounted. In spite of the arrangement of the image pickup apparatus that can acquire high-quality images at a distal end portion of the insertion portion, a size of the apparatus, in particular, a diameter of the insertion portion, can be prevented from being increased. | 11-26-2009 |
Naoto Kawauchi, Takasago-Shi JP
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| 20130030758 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL WORKPIECE - Disclosed is a shape measurement device for a machine tool workpiece that is capable of measuring in a short period of time in comparison to cases using a high precision sensor exclusively and is capable of measuring a prescribed spot with high precision, which is equipped with a wide range sensor ( | 01-31-2013 |
Naoto Kawauchi, Hyogo JP
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| 20120089247 | WORKPIECE MEASURING DEVICE, COLLISION PREVENTING DEVICE, AND MACHINE TOOL - A workpiece measuring device, a collision preventing device, and a machine tool acquires 3D data of the shape of a workpiece used to prevent a collision between the workpiece and part of the machine tool. A measuring section measures the distance to the workpiece through scanning in a non-contact manner; and a shape recognition section generates a 3D mesh structure. The coordinates of a measurement point on the workpiece based on distance information about the measured distance to the workpiece, and that generates a measurement geometry map such that, when the ratio of the number of times the calculated measurement point is included in one unit of the 3D mesh structure to the number of times a position of the workpiece corresponding to the one unit is scanned is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, the one unit is regarded as part of the workpiece are included. | 04-12-2012 |
Ryoko Kawauchi, Miyagi JP
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| 20110128905 | RELAY SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A relay system capable of flexibly being constructed and a wireless communication system capable of more stable communication by means of the relay system. A mobile station ( | 06-02-2011 |
Shouji Kawauchi, Osaka JP
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| 20100029631 | CARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUNDS AND MEDICINAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME AS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT - A compound represented by formula (I) | 02-04-2010 |
Takahiro Kawauchi, Fukushima-Ken JP
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| 20090059372 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER - Disclosed is an optical image stabilizer having a low sliding load, a smooth operation, and a small thickness. When a lens holder and an X slider are moved in the X direction, small balls roll between the side surface of the lens holder and the inner surface of a frame of a Y slider, thereby reducing a sliding load therebetween. When the lens holder and the Y slider are moved in the X direction, small balls roll between the side surface of the lens holder and the inner surface of the frame of the X slider, thereby reducing a sliding load therebetween. Therefore, it is possible to achieve an optical image stabilizer having low power consumption, a smooth operation, and high responsibility. In addition, the thickness of the lens holder is equal to or smaller than the sum of the thicknesses of the X slider and the Y slider overlapped with each other. Therefore, it is possible to achieve an optical image stabilizer having a small thickness. | 03-05-2009 |
Takashi Kawauchi, Kodaira JP
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| 20110282566 | COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide communication equipment, an inter-vehicle communication control method, and an inter-vehicle communication system by which information can be efficiently transmitted to a designated range even at a blind intersection or on a curved road. Communication equipment that received transfer data including data to be transferred, position information of a destination of the data to be transferred, position information of relay points used to determine a route to the destination, and position information of the last transferring vehicle determines a standby time that becomes shorter as a distance between the position of the last transferring vehicle and the position of the host vehicle becomes longer in the case where the host vehicle is not located in a predetermined range on the basis of the relay points. In addition, the communication equipment determines the standby time that becomes longer as a distance between the position of the host vehicle and the position of the relay point becomes longer in the case where the host vehicle is located in the predetermined range, and performs a process of transmitting the transfer data after the standby time passes. | 11-17-2011 |
Takashi Kawauchi, Yokohama JP
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| 20100286864 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a vehicle communication system by which even when the number of other vehicles around a traffic line is increased, it is possible to prevent occurrence of a situation that there are located vehicles the number of which is larger than the capacity of a communicable network, and it is possible to secure communications with the other vehicles. Even when it is determined that a host vehicle enters in a traffic line and a plurality of other vehicles the number of which is larger than a threshold value are located in front and rear virtual regions of the host vehicle, a transmission power is reduced to the extent that communications between the host vehicle and one of the other vehicles that is located furthest in the virtual regions can be secured. | 11-11-2010 |
Takehiro Kawauchi, Toyohashi-Shi JP
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| 20110144262 | SYNTHETIC POLYMERS CONTROLLED IN SPIRAL STRUCTURE, HOST-GUEST COMPOUNDS PREPARED BY USING THE SAME, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTION OF BOTH - The invention provides a process for producing spiral polymers controlled in the direction of spiral winding easily from inexpensive general-purpose polymers; and spiral polymers controlled in the direction of spiral winding. The invention relates to a process for the production of syndiotactic polymethacrylate- or polyacrylate-type spiral polymers controlled in the direction of spiral winding which comprises dissolving a syndiotactic polymethacrylate- or polyacrylate-type polymer and a chiral compound in a solvent preferably under heating, subjecting the obtained solution to cooling or concentration to form a solid matter, and separating the solid matter; and so on. | 06-16-2011 |
Takeshi Kawauchi, Okayama-City JP
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| 20120295195 | CARRIER CORE PARTICLES FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER - The carrier core particles | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130011780 | CARRIER CORE PARTICLE FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER - A carrier core particle for an electrophotographic developer includes a core composition expressed by a general formula: Mn | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130011781 | CARRIER CORE PARTICLE FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER - A carrier core particle for an electrophotographic developer includes a composition expressed by a general formula: Mn | 01-10-2013 |
Takeshi Kawauchi, Okayama JP
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| 20090258311 | Electrophotographic Developer Carrier Core Material, Electrophotographic Developer Carrier, Methods of Manufacturing the Same, and Electrophotographic Developer - The present invention provides a carrier core material for use in the production of an electrophotographic developer which, even when applied, for example, to MFPs (multifunction printers), can realize stable, high-quality and high-speed development, and has a prolonged replacing life of magnetic carriers, and a method of manufacturing the same, a magnetic carrier including the carrier core material, and an electrophotographic developer manufactured from the magnetic carrier. An electrophotographic development carrier is prepared by adding resin particles, a binder, a dispersant, a wetting agent, and water to a raw material powder, wet pulverizing the mixture, drying the pulverized product to give granulated powder, calcinatng the granulated powder, and then sintering the granulated powder to prepare a carrier core material having an internally hollow structure, and coating the carrier core material with a resin. An electrophotographic developer is manufactured by mixing the electrophotographic development carrier with a toner. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20120208121 | CARRIER CORE MATERIAL FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER - A carrier core material for electrophotographic developer containing a soft ferrite, expressed by (Mg | 08-16-2012 |
Toshihito Kawauchi, Hyogo JP
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| 20080242802 | Vinyl Chloride Resin Composition - Provided are a vinyl chloride resin composition having good melt flowability without lowering the softening temperature and the mechanical strength properties of the molded articles thereof even when various compounding ingredients are not added thereto in a large amount, and a molded article obtained by the composition. The present invention is attained by a vinyl chloride resin composition prepared by adding a vinyl chloride copolymer resin obtained by copolymerizing a vinyl monomer and a macromonomer having a polymer comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing a double bond in a main chain, to a vinyl chloride resin. | 10-02-2008 |
Yasuhiro Kawauchi, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP
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| 20090032080 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A compact, high-performance thermoelectric conversion module includes a laminate having a plurality of insulating layers, p-type thermoelectric semiconductors and n-type thermoelectric semiconductors formed by a technique for manufacturing a multilayer circuit board, particularly a technique for forming a via-conductor. Pairs of the p-type thermoelectric semiconductors and the n-type thermoelectric semiconductors are electrically connected to each other in series through p-n connection conductors to define thermoelectric conversion element pairs. The thermoelectric conversion element pairs are connected in series through, for example, series wiring conductors. The thermoelectric semiconductors each have a plurality of portions in which the peak temperatures of thermoelectric figures of merit are different from each other. These portions are distributed in the stacking direction of the laminate. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20120021551 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A compact, high-performance thermoelectric conversion module includes a laminate having a plurality of insulating layers, p-type thermoelectric semiconductors and n-type thermoelectric semiconductors formed by a technique for manufacturing a multilayer circuit board, particularly a technique for forming a via-conductor. Pairs of the p-type thermoelectric semiconductors and the n-type thermoelectric semiconductors are electrically connected to each other in series through p-n connection conductors to define thermoelectric conversion element pairs. The thermoelectric conversion element pairs are connected in series through, for example, series wiring conductors. The thermoelectric semiconductors each have a plurality of portions in which the peak temperatures of thermoelectric figures of merit are different from each other. These portions are distributed in the stacking direction of the laminate. | 01-26-2012 |
Yasunori Kawauchi, Kobe-Shi JP
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| 20120073715 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided along each tread edge with shoulder blocks defined by a circumferentially extending shoulder main groove and shoulder lateral grooves extending from the shoulder main groove to the tread edge. The shoulder main groove is made up of groove segments curved convexly toward the tire equator so that each groove segment comprises a first inclined part and a second inclined part. The shoulder lateral grooves extend at 45 to 90 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and are coupled with the first inclined parts of the groove segments. The shoulder blocks are each subdivided by a shoulder sub groove extending at an angle of from 15 to 45 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The shoulder sub groove has an axially outer end connected with the shoulder lateral groove and an axially inner end coupled with the second inclined part. | 03-29-2012 |
Yasushi Kawauchi, Tokyo JP
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| 20100197862 | RUBBER COMPOUND AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A pharmaceutical/medical rubber compound contains the following components: (A) a composition obtainable by crosslinking (a) 100 parts by weight of an isobutylene polymer having terminal alkenyl groups with (d) a hydrosilyl-containing compound in the presence of (b) from 5 to 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin and (c) from 5 to 100 parts by weight of polybutene during melt kneading, and (B) an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene powder. Compared with conventional thermoplastic elastomers, the pharmaceutical/medical rubber compound and its molded article are free from deformations and have sufficient permanent set resistance even under high temperature conditions, have excellent mechanical properties, low water absorption property, low reactivity and superb gas barrier properties, and can withstand high-temperature sterilization. | 08-05-2010 |
Yoshihiro Kawauchi, Hino-Shi JP
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| 20110158224 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TELEPHONE EXCHANGE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a communication system includes a Network Address Translator (NAT) rooter and a telephone exchange apparatus. The NAT router comprises a transfer module configured to transfer a communication packet brought from the global network to the telephone exchange apparatus. The telephone exchange apparatus comprises a memory configured to store a map table in which a terminal ID specifying the terminal, and an address and a port number specifying the network are correlated with each other, and a controller configured to refer to the map table, and notify the terminal connected to the global network of an address and a port number of the telephone exchange apparatus's own apparatus as an address and a port number of the communication partner, and bring the communication path between the terminals into the apparatus. | 06-30-2011 |
Yoshihiro Kawauchi, Utsunomiya-Shi JP
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| 20090187379 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEMORY MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for processing information generated by an exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate to radiant energy, comprises an information collecting unit configured to collect first apparatus information obtained by the exposure apparatus via an operation thereof with respect to each of a plurality of first regions which form a first array defined on the substrate, a converting unit configured to convert at least a part of the first apparatus information collected with respect to each of the plurality of first regions by the information collecting unit into second apparatus information with respect to each of a plurality of second regions which form a second array, a statistical processing unit configured to statistically process the second apparatus information, and an analyzing unit configured to analyze the statistical processing result obtained by the statistical processing unit. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100228757 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEMORY MEDIUM - An information processing system using apparatus data recorded in a database in accordance with a data definition updated as needed, comprises a storage unit configured to store a data definition history that makes a data definition version and a period during which a data definition for the data definition version was used to correspond to each other, a data definition library in which the data definition version and the data definition for the data definition version are registered in correspondence with each other, and a detection unit configured to detect, from the data definition history, a data definition version of a data definition used in a period designated via a user interface, to detect a data definition for the detected data definition version from the data definition library, and to provide the detected data definition version and data definition to the user interface. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100235384 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing system which utilizes apparatus data recorded in a database in conformity with a data definition which can be updated as needed, comprises a storage unit configured to store a data definition history in which a data definition version is associated with a period for which a data definition in the data definition version is used, a data definition library configured to register a data definition version and a data definition in the data definition version in association with each other, an extractor configured to extract, from the database, apparatus data which meets an extraction condition including an extraction period designated via a user interface, and a converter configured to convert an expression of the apparatus data extracted by the extractor into an expression conforming to a data definition designated via the user interface. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100248165 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, EXPOSURE PROCESSING SYSTEM USING SAME, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The information processing method of the present invention is provided that specifies an extraction period for extracting apparatus data to be generated by an industrial apparatus and analyzes a state of the industrial apparatus based on the apparatus data having an occurrence time within the extraction period. The information processing method includes a period changing step of changing the extraction period so as to enable the apparatus data required for the analysis of the state to be included, when the apparatus data required for the analysis of the state is not included within the extraction period. | 09-30-2010 |
Yoshikazu Kawauchi, Nagoya-Shi JP
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| 20120248686 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICES, IMAGE READING DEVICES AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICES - A sheet feeding device configured to feed sheets, the sheet feeding device including a tray configured to receive the sheets; a separation portion configured to separate the sheets one by one; a guide portion configured to guide feeding of the sheets while regulating a position of the sheets in a width direction that is orthogonal to a feed direction of the sheets, the guide portion comprising an upstream side end portion, in the feed direction of the sheets, which is disposed above the tray and a downstream side end portion, in the feed direction, which extends further to the downstream side, in the feed direction, than the separation portion. | 10-04-2012 |
Yoshikazu Kawauchi, Kanagawa JP
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| 20090273703 | AUTO-FOCUSING DEVICE - It is intended to provide an auto-focusing device capable of attaining focus on a subject in a short time even in the case where the lens is defocused to a large extent during zooming. There are provided a camera lens having a zoom lens and a focus lens; an image input portion for taking an optical image of a subject through the camera lens and outputting an image signal; an evaluation value calculating portion for calculating an evaluation value on the basis of high-frequency components of the image signal; and a control portion for executing, during zooming of the zoom lens, a first process (step S | 11-05-2009 |
Yoshiyuki Kawauchi, Saitama-Shi JP
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| 20090285206 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - The network system of the present invention is comprises lower segments constituted in each of a plurality of organizations, floors, offices, and an upper segment that connects the lower segments together. The network system comprises an improved L2 switch that is installed in each lower segment and has a function to transmit a frame, which is transmitted from other network devices of each lower segment to the improved L2 switch itself to a center device that is installed in upper segment; and the center device that is individually connected to the improved L2 switch and controls the data communication of the frame between the improved L2 switches. According to the present invention, a network system; wherein data communication can be performed easily between the lower segments, and an ideal data transfer system which can be prepared optionally by changing the center device characteristics when necessary, can be offered. | 11-19-2009 |
Yuji Kawauchi, Yasugi-Shi JP
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| 20090286120 | CASING FOR FUEL BATTERY AND FUEL BATTERY USING THE SAME - This invention provides a casing for storing MEA, which has satisfactory corrosion resistance to formic acid produced in an electrode reaction of MEA. There is also provided a casing formed of a material having the lowest possible specific gravity that can apply a suitable pushing pressure to MEA and a current collector without increasing the thickness dimension and is suitable for a power supply mounted, for example, in small portable electronic equipment. The casing is a casing for use in a fuel battery in which a hydrogen electrode, an oxygen electrode, and a film-electrode joint product formed of a proton conductive film held between the hydrogen electrode and the oxygen electrode are housed within the casing and, in removing water produced in an oxygen electrode reaction, the above water comes into contact with the casing. The casing for a fuel battery comprises a base material ( | 11-19-2009 |