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Keiko Akazawa US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080272523Manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method for tubular resin film - A manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method are provided for manufacturing stably from a thermoplastic resin a resin film product having a small and uniform thickness and smooth surfaces, which has been impossible with a conventional tube extruding method or and blown film extrusion method. It comprises a heating extruder (11-06-2008
20090273125MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TUBULAR RESIN FILM - A manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method are provided for manufacturing stably from a thermoplastic resin a resin film product having a small and uniform thickness and smooth surfaces, which has been impossible with a conventional tube extruding method or and blown film extrusion method. It comprises a heating extruder (11-05-2009

Keiko Akiyama, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100220550Obstacle detection apparatus and method for detecting obstacle - A transmission and reception device is located at a predetermined height on a movable object and directed toward an outside. The transmission and reception device includes a transmission unit for repeatedly transmitting sensing waves at a predetermined interval and a reception unit for receiving reflective waves of the sensing waves from a detected object. A peak value detecting unit detects peak values of the received reflective waves and stores the detected peak values. A difference arithmetic unit calculates a difference in the detected peak values with movement of the movable object closer to the detected object. An object determination unit determines the detected object to be a near-road-surface obstacle, which is close to a road surface, when the difference is a negative value. The object determination unit determines the detected object to be an other obstacle than the near-road-surface obstacle when the difference is a positive value.09-02-2010
20100220551Physical object detection system - In an obstacle detection system, a wave transmitted by a transmitting element and received by receiving elements as a receiving wave includes extraneous waves, which are reflection waves from other than an obstacle, and obstacle reflection waves from an obstacle. It is determined that, an obstacle is present, if the reflection waves are detected as having an amplitude (voltage) greater than a threshold level and a reception time difference between time points at which the amplitude exceeds threshold level at the receiving elements is less than a predetermined time.09-02-2010

Keiko Akiyama, Nukata-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090250533WASHER NOZZLE-EQUIPPED CAMERA APPARATUS AND WASHER NOZZLE - A washer nozzle-equipped camera apparatus includes a camera and a washer nozzle. The washer nozzle has a window spray outlet for spraying a washer fluid, supplied from a supply unit such as a pump, on a window of a vehicle. The washer nozzle further has a window duct for carrying the washer fluid to the window spray outlet. The washer nozzle further has a camera spray outlet for spraying the washer fluid on a lens of the camera. The washer nozzle further has a camera duct for carrying the washer fluid to the camera spray outlet.10-08-2009

Keiko Albessard, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080238298IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device is provided, which includes a first substrate having a cold-cathode electron-emission element which emits electrons, and a second substrate which is spaced from and opposed to the first substrate. The second substrate has a transparent substrate, a light-emitting layer provided on the transparent substrate and including phosphor particles containing zinc sulfide as a base material, a boron nitride film disposed on a surface of the light-emitting layer, and an anode applying a voltage to the light-emitting layer.10-02-2008
20090072195LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - A luminescent material is provided, which includes a carbide oxynitride-based compound having a composition represented by formula 1:03-19-2009

Patent applications by Keiko Albessard, Yokohama-Shi JP

Keiko Aoki, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100082616APPARATUS FOR MUSIC RETRIEVAL, METHOD FOR MUSIC RETRIEVAL, AND PROGRAM FOR MUSIC RETRIEVAL - An apparatus for retrieving music that matches with a user preference across a plurality of music is provided. The apparatus comprises a feature vector generating device for generating feature vectors of each of the music, a clustering device for clustering the music into a plurality of clusters according to the feature vectors, a music extraction device for extracting a predetermined number of music from each of the clusters, a music selection accepting device for accepting a selection of music by the user from the music, and a music retrieval device for calculating similarities between a feature vector of the selected music and feature vectors of each of the music, and retrieving music that have higher similarities to the selected music among the music.04-01-2010
20100185713FEATURE EXTRACTION APPARATUS, FEATURE EXTRACTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - Provided are techniques which offer an advantage of reduced time and reduced storage capacity required to calculate the feature value of AAC-format song data. A feature extraction unit includes: an MDCT coefficient extraction unit which extracts MDCT coefficients from AAC-format song data; a classification unit which locates the MDCT coefficients thus extracted by the MDCT coefficient extraction unit on Mel frequency regions so as to uniformly classify the MDCT coefficients into classes, the number of which is the same as that of a predetermined number of Mel filter banks; an integrating unit which extracts the MDCT coefficients classified by the classification unit by applying a predetermined window function, and integrates the MDCT coefficients thus extracted, in increments of the Mel filter banks; and a feature calculation unit which calculates the feature value by performing logarithmic cosine conversion of the integrated results obtained by the integrating unit.07-22-2010

Keiko Ariyoshi, Delmar, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100032747SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cell transistors each having a gate electrode section including a charge accumulation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate via a gate insulating film, a first insulating film formed using a material with a higher dielectric constant than the gate insulating film, a control gate, an impurity diffusion layer functioning as a source or a drain, and a plurality of barrier films formed on a side surface of the gate electrode section so as to cover a side surface of at least the first insulating film and formed between the first insulating film and the control gate. The device further includes a plurality of second insulating films formed on the semiconductor substrate and each formed between the gate electrode sections of adjacent ones of the plurality of memory cell transistors.02-11-2010

Keiko Awae, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110059222PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FAT AND OIL COMPOSITION FOR DEEP-FRYING WITH SUPERIOR HEAT STABILITY - Disclosed is a process for producing a fat and oil composition for deep-frying, which has superior flavor and is suppressed, for a long time, in color development and unfavorable odor during heating. Specifically disclosed is a process for producing a fat and oil composition for deep-frying, which is characterized in that at least one phosphorus-derived component selected from a crude oil or a partially refined fat and oil, is added into a refined edible fat and oil in such an amount that the phosphorus content is within the range of 0.1 to 5.0 ppm.03-10-2011

Keiko Eukushima, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100204213ARYLSULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVES FOR USE AS CCR3 ANTAGONISTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a sulfonamide derivative which is useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The sulfonamide derivatives of the present invention have CCR3 (CC type chemokine receptor) antagonistic activity, and can be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with CCR3 activity, in particular for the treatment of asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory/immunological disorders.08-12-2010

Keiko Fujii, Kato JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100250873MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR MANAGING STORAGE APPARATUS - A management includes an acquiring unit for acquiring information of specifying a target virtual storage in a target storage pool and an expansion storage capacity to be acquired from another storage pool other than the target storage pool, and a determining unit for determining the real storage to be used for the expansion storage capacity of the target virtual storage from candidate one of the real storages in the another storage pool, which are under the control of the controller in charge of the real storage that the target virtual storage is defined, on the basis of an occupied storage capacity defined as the virtual storage on the real storage in the another storage pool and a free storage capacity of the real storage in the another storage pool.09-30-2010

Keiko Fujita, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090283957SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes an aligning member and a shift conveying unit. The aligning member is movable in a width direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction and presses a sheet stack loaded on a sheet processing tray so as to align the sheet stack in the width direction. The unit is provided on the upstream side of the tray and conveys a sheet, shifting the sheet in the width direction. Being shifted by the unit, sheets are loaded at first and second loading positions on the tray. When sheets are loaded at the first loading position, the aligning member is moved to a first standby position corresponding to the first loading position in advance. When sheets are loaded at the second loading position, the aligning member is moved in advance to a second standby position corresponding to the second loading position.11-19-2009
20100066013SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A recording material stacking apparatus equipped with a plurality of discharge ports and a plurality of stacking trays can be set to normal mode and large capacity stacking mode each having a different maximum loading capacity. A stacking tray on the upper side has a plurality of lower limit positions and uses a lower limit position located on the upper side when normal mode is selected. On the other hand, it uses a lower limit position located on the lower side when the large capacity stacking mode is selected. The lower limit position located below a stacking tray on the upper side when this large capacity stacking mode is selected exists at a position in which it blocks a lower discharge port of sheets. Selection of the large capacity stacking mode and normal mode is executed according to a result of computation from data input through an input portion.03-18-2010
20100111583SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device includes a sheet supporting portion which supports sheets, a restricting member which is movably disposed in the sheet supporting portion and is moved to a position according to the sheet supported by the sheet supporting portion, to restrict the position of the sheet; and a lock mechanism including a lock projection which is disposed in the restricting member so as to be pivotable in a movement direction of the restricting member and a plurality of lock grooves which are formed on a side of the sheet supporting portion and disengageably engage with the lock projection, so as to restrict movement of the restricting member in a direction reverse to a sheet restricting direction. The pivotal center of the lock projection in the lock mechanism is located downward of the position of an engaging portion between the lock projection and the lock groove.05-06-2010
20100329730IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a cover configured to open/close with respect to an apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus, a pullout unit, a locking member configured to lock the pullout unit according to an operation of inserting the pullout unit into the apparatus main body, and an abutting member movable between a position where the abutting member regulates the closure of the cover by abutting against the cover and a position where the abutting member does not regulate the closure of the cover. When the locking member does not lock the pullout unit, the abutting member is positioned at the position where the abutting member regulates the closure of the cover.12-30-2010

Patent applications by Keiko Fujita, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Keiko Fukushima, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090054424Optically active pyridine derivative and a medicament containing the same - An optically active (−)-7-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-6-hydroxyphenyl]-5-[(3S)-3-piperidinyl]-1,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[2,3-d][1,3]oxazin-2-one of the formula:02-26-2009

Keiko Furukawa, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090269802ALPHA 1,4-GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE AND DNA ENCODING THEREOF - The object of the present invention is to provide α1,4-galactosyltransferase to transfer a galactose residue to C4 position of galactose residue of lactosylceramide or galactosylceramide, and DNA coding for the enzyme.10-29-2009

Keiko Harada, Forest Hills, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090222415EVALUATING RISK OF INFORMATION MISMANAGEMENT IN COMPUTER STORAGE - Method and system of evaluating overall risk of mismanagement of information contained in a file and its copies on a storage system. The method collects information about storage availability, accessibility, preservation and searchability of the data in each file. The method quantifies the collected information and allows a user to define risk criteria and assign risk values for each aspect of the collected information. The file risk of mismanagement of a specified data file is evaluated and compared against a threshold to determine whether or not the file is well-managed. If the file has copies, the file risk of mismanagement of each of the copies is also evaluated to obtain the risk of mismanagement of information in all of the copies. Copies with high risks of mismanagement may be discarded to lower the risk of mismanagement of the information. An administrator of a storage system may perform the method.09-03-2009

Keiko Hasegawa, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080309093Power Output Apparatus, Control Method of Power Output Apparatus, and Vehicle Equipped with Power Output Apparatus - When an engine power demand Pe* is not greater than a maximum power Pemax, the drive control sets a target rotation speed Ne* and a target torque Te* of an engine according to a reference operation curve obtained in air-fuel ratio control with a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (step S12-18-2008
20090005924Vehicle and Control Method Thereof - When the engine being in an idling operation and it is in a running state (S01-01-2009
20090159351Hybrid Vehicle and Control Method of The Same - In a hybrid vehicle 06-25-2009

Patent applications by Keiko Hasegawa, Toyota-Shi JP

Keiko Hasegawa, Zama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090216028Triprenyl phenol compound, process for production of triprenyl phenol compound, and thrombolysis enhancer - The present invention provides a triprenyl phenol compound represented by the following formula (II) and (III) and having a thrombolysis-enhancing activity, and an efficient method for producing the triprenyl phenol compound. In formula (II) and (III), R08-27-2009

Keiko Hirata, Settsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100164330ACTUATOR ELEMENT - There is provided an actuator element which can be driven at low voltages, is operated stably in air and in vacuo with a quick response, exhibits a large degree of displacement and a large displacement force, has high mechanical strength including flexibility, thus giving long-term durability for repeated use, can be produced by a very simple method, can be formed into a small size because of a simple structure, and can be put into practical use in wide applications. The actuator element is comprised of an ion-conducting layer for an actuator element comprising (I) a fluorine-containing polymer having functional group and (II) an ionic liquid, in which the fluorine-containing polymer having functional group is a polymer having functional group selected from the group consisting of —OH, —COOH, —COOR, —CN, iodine atom, epoxy group and (meth)acryloyl group in a polymer side chain and/or at an end of a polymer trunk chain, and an electrode layer comprising (I) the fluorine-containing polymer having functional group, (II) an ionic liquid and (III) an electroconductive nano-filler.07-01-2010

Keiko Hosohata, Scottsdale, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090041868Binding and Rinse-Off of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds for Cosmetic and Personal Care Applications - The disclosed composition and method includes the use of non-polar unsaponifiable material and polar hydrophilic salts in conjunction with quaternary ammonium compounds to provide hair treatment preparations for cosmetic and personal care applications. Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, adapted or otherwise optionally modified to improve substantivity and/or rinse-off characteristics. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally provide hair conditioners, shampoos, straighteners, permanent waves, color-fast dyes, non-color-fast dyes, and repair treatments with jojoba hydrolysates in combination with Quaternium 80 for increased substantivity and superior wash/rinse-off benefits.02-12-2009
20090191286Binding and Rinse-Off of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds for Cosmetic and Personal Care Applications - The disclosed composition and method includes the use of non-polar unsaponifiable material and polar hydrophilic salts in conjunction with quaternary ammonium compounds to provide hair treatment preparations for cosmetic and personal care applications. Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, adapted or otherwise optionally modified to improve substantivity and/or rinse-off characteristics. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally provide hair conditioners, shampoos, straighteners, permanent waves, color-fast dyes, non-color-fast dyes, and repair treatments with jojoba hydrolysates in combination with Quaternium 80 for increased substantivity and superior wash/rinse-off benefits.07-30-2009

Keiko Ishida, Makinohara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080286997CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first and a second terminal portions each having: a substrate pressing portion; a spacer pressing portion; and a fulcrum portion arranged between the substrate pressing portion and the spacer pressing portion, a spacer arranged between the spacer pressing portions of the first and the second terminal portions, and a clipping section formed of the substrate pressing portions of the first and the second terminal portions. The clipping section opens and closes while operating the fulcrum portions as a fulcrum. The spacer pressing portions of the first and the second terminal portions close via the fulcrum when the clipping section opens.11-20-2008
20080290236Fixing bracket, fixing method of fixing bracket and fixing structure of fixing bracket - A fixing bracket for fixing a housing on a board includes: a placing portion configured to be placed on the board; an attaching portion configured to be attached to the housing; and a retaining portion which retains the placing portion to the board. The placing portion may include a receiving portion which accommodates the retaining portion.11-27-2008
20090042442RUBBER STOPPER FOR WATERPROOF CONNECTOR AND WATERPROOF CONNECTOR - A rubber stopper for a waterproof connector includes: a first elastic member including a first contact face, and first wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section; and a second elastic member including a second contact face and second wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section. When the first contact face contacts the second contact face, circular cross-section is formed by the arc cross-sections of the first and second wire fitting grooves to fit wires into the first and second wire fitting grooves. Arc length of the arc cross-section of the first wire fitting groove is different from arc length of the arc cross-section of the second wire fitting groove so that a center of the circular cross-section is disposed away from the first and second contact faces in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the first and the second contact faces.02-12-2009
20110086545SEAL STRUCTURE - A seal structure includes a housing and a waterproof member provided in the housing. The waterproof member includes a body and electric wire insertion holes formed in the body for passing through electric wires respectively. Each of the electric wire insertion holes has a first insertion part and a second insertion part. An inner diameter of the second insertion part is larger than an inner diameter of the first insertion part. The first insertion part is adapted to hold a first electric wire and the second insertion part is adapted to hold a second electric wire. An outer diameter of the first electric wire is larger than an outer diameter of the second electric wire. An elastic portion attached to an outer periphery of the second electric wire is positioned at the first insertion part or the second insertion part in an intimate contact state.04-14-2011

Patent applications by Keiko Ishida, Makinohara-Shi JP

Keiko Ishida, Makinohara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100136814PACKING AND CONNECTOR HAVING THE SAME - [Problems] To provide a packing which makes it easy to connect the connector housing to which the packing is attached to the mating connector housing, and keeps a connecting area between the connector housing watertight, and to provide a connector having the packing.06-03-2010
20100136842CONNECTOR - A connector which can be made small is provided. The connector 06-03-2010

Keiko Ishidai, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090233207PYRAZOLOTRIAZOLE COMPOUND AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - A compound represented by Formula (X-1) is disclosed.09-17-2009
20090233208COPPER COMPLEX COMPOUND AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER CONTAINING THE SAME - A copper complex compound represented by Formula (1) is disclosed.09-17-2009
20090233209ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - An electrophotographic toner is disclosed. The toner contains a compound of Formula X-1 and a copper complex compound represented by the following Formula (1), which are defined detain in the specification.09-17-2009
20110152556COPPER COMPLEX COMPOUND AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER CONTAINING THE SAME - A copper complex compound represented by Formula (1) is disclosed.06-23-2011

Patent applications by Keiko Ishidai, Tokyo JP

Keiko Kasutani, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100055092Preventive or Remedy for Inflammatory Disease - The present inventors obtained, from a phage library of human antibodies, an anti-mouse NR 10 neutralizing antibody-expressing BM095 clone that shows a strong proliferation-suppressing activity in an IL-31-dependent Ba/F3 cell proliferation assay system. When this anti-mouse NR 10 neutralizing antibody was administered to NC/Nga mice, a model of atopic dermatitis which is a mouse model of chronic dermatitis that arises as a result of repeated applications of picryl chloride, a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, and a mouse model of osteoarthritis, a significant effect of symptom suppression was observed. This revealed that the anti-NR 10 neutralizing antibody is indeed effective as a therapeutic agent for inflammatory diseases. In addition, the present inventors successfully obtained an anti-human NR 10 neutralizing antibody, providing extremely useful therapeutic agents with practical clinical applications.03-04-2010
20100310556THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR PRURITUS - The present inventors isolated clone BM095 from a human antibody phage library, which had a strong growth inhibitory activity in the IL-31-dependent Ba/F3 cell growth assay system. When administered to pruritus model mice, the anti-mouse NR10 neutralizing antibody exhibited a marked symptom-suppressing effect. Thus, it was revealed that anti-NR10 neutralizing antibodies are useful as therapeutic agents for pruritus.12-09-2010
20110129459ANTI-NR10 ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF - The present inventors successfully obtained anti-NR10 antibodies having an effective neutralizing activity against NR10. The anti-NR10 antibodies provided by the present invention are useful as, for example, pharmaceuticals for treating or preventing inflammatory diseases.06-02-2011

Patent applications by Keiko Kasutani, Shizuoka JP

Keiko Kawakami, Futtsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100272957INORGANIC--ORGANIC HYBRID-FILM-COATED STAINLESS-STEEL FOIL - An inorganic-organic hybrid film-coated stainless steel foil comprising a stainless steel foil substrate having coated on one surface or both surfaces thereof an inorganic-organic hybrid film, wherein the inorganic-organic hybrid film comprises a skeleton formed of an inorganic three-dimensional network structure mainly comprising a siloxane bond, with at least one crosslinked oxygen of the skeleton being replaced by an organic group and/or a hydrogen atom; and an inorganic-organic hybrid film-coated stainless steel foil comprising a stainless steel foil having coated thereon a plurality of inorganic-organic hybrid films each mainly comprising a siloxane bond, wherein at least a part of Si constituting each inorganic-organic hybrid film is chemically bonded to one or both of an organic group and hydrogen, provided that the uppermost layer out of the plurality of inorganic-organic hybrid films may be an inorganic SiO10-28-2010

Keiko Kawamura, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090121285SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer, a first semiconductor region provided on a major surface of the semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor region provided in a surface portion of the first semiconductor region, a trench extending through the second semiconductor region and the first semiconductor region to the semiconductor layer, a first insulating film provided on an inner wall of the trench, a third semiconductor region filling the trench below an interface between the semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor region, a second insulating film provided on the third semiconductor region, a gate electrode filling the trench above the second insulating film. A portion of the first insulating film in contact with the semiconductor layer is opened. The semiconductor layer is in contact with the third semiconductor region through the opened portion.05-14-2009
20100127330SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device comprises an insulated gate field effect transistor and a protection diode. The insulated gate field effect transistor has a gate electrode formed on a gate insulating film, a source and a drain. The source and the drain are formed in a first area of a semiconductor substrate. A first silicon oxide film is formed on a second area of the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the first area. The first silicon oxide film is thicker than the gate insulating film and contains larger amount of impurities than the gate insulating film. A poly-silicon layer is formed on the first silicon oxide film. The protection diode has a plurality of PN-junctions formed in the poly-silicon layer. The protection diode is connected between the gate electrode and the source so as to prevent breakdown of the gate insulating film.05-27-2010

Patent applications by Keiko Kawamura, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Keiko Kawasaki, Haga-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100233742Method of Quantifying Autoinducer-2 - A method of quantifying autoinducer-2, including the steps of: 09-16-2010

Keiko Kawashima, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090054508IGF-1R INHIBITOR - The present invention provides a type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor comprising, as an active ingredient, an indazole derivative represented by Formula (I):02-26-2009
20090082348INDAZOLE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (I):03-26-2009

Keiko Kikuti, Ageo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080218007Rotor for Motor and Method for Producing the Same - A surface magnet type rotor and an inner magnet type rotor having good motor characteristics in which bonding strength is high between a magnet section and a soft magnetic yoke section, and structural reliability is high even in high speed use, and its producing method. The rotor comprises an anisotropic bond magnet section and a soft magnetic section wherein the anisotropic bond magnet section is preformed in magnetic field and then formed to be integrated with the soft magnetic section in nonmagnetic field. Subsequently, it is heat hardened to produce a surface magnet type rotor. Magnet units, each having a magnetic pole composed by bonding a pair of permanent magnets such that the directions of magnetization become symmetric with respect to the bonding surface, are linked such that magnetic poles of different polarities appear alternately on the magnetic action surface thus forming an anisotropic magnet body. Good motor characteristics can be attained by setting an angle to 5-40° between the direction of magnetization of the permanent magnet and a diametral direction passing the bonding surface.09-11-2008

Keiko Kitamura, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100108528MATERIAL FOR FORMING ELECTROLESS PLATE, COATING SOLUTION FOR ADHERING CATALYST, METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTROLESS PLATE, AND PLATING METHOD - A material for forming electroless plate comprising a non-conductive base material and a catalyst adhering layer provided on the non-conductive base material is constituted so that the catalyst adhering layer should comprise a hydrophilic (meth)acrylic resin constituted with a hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophobic monomer and containing the hydrophobic monomer at a ratio of 50 to 90 mol %. This material for forming electroless plate shows favorable catalyst adhering property, and shows no delamination of the catalyst adhering layer from the non-conductive base material, no dissolution of the catalyst adhering layer into a plating solution, and no discoloration of plate layer during the catalyst adhering step, development step and other steps.05-06-2010
20110005936MATERIAL FOR FORMING ELECTROLESS PLATE, COATING SOLUTION FOR ADHERING CATALYST, METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTROLESS PLATE, AND PLATING METHOD - There is provided a material for forming electroless plate which shows favorable catalyst adhering property, and shows no delamination of catalyst adhering layer from non-conductive base material, no dissolution of catalyst adhering layer into a plating solution, and no discoloration of interface of plate layer with catalyst adhering layer during the catalyst adhering step, development step and other steps.01-13-2011

Patent applications by Keiko Kitamura, Saitama JP

Keiko Kitamura, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090035559Material for forming electroless plate and method for producing electrolessly plated non-conductive substrate - A material for forming electroless plate comprising a non-conductive substrate and a catalyst adhering layer provided on the substrate is constituted so that the catalyst adhering layer contains a hydrophilic ionizing radiation curable resin composition, a surface of the catalyst adhering layer shows a contact angle of 60° or smaller to purified water, and preferably the hydrophilic ionizing radiation curable resin composition is in a half-cured state for the portion of the catalyst adhering layer. A material for forming electroless plate shows favorable adhesion for catalyst, and the catalyst adhering layer hardly dissolves into a plating solution in the step of adhering catalyst, the step of development and other steps.02-05-2009
20100016147MATERIAL FOR FORMING ELECTROLESS PLATE, COATING SOLUTION FOR ADHERING CATALYST, METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTROLESS PLATE, AND PLATING METHOD - A material for forming electroless plate shows favorable catalyst adhering property, and shows no delamination of catalyst adhering layer from non-conductive base material, no dissolution of catalyst adhering layer into a plating solution, and no discoloration of interface of plate layer with catalyst adhering layer during the catalyst adhering step, development step and other steps. The material includes a non-conductive base material and a catalyst adhering layer, provided on the non-conductive base and including a water-insoluble polyester resin The catalyst adhering layer shows a contact angle of 60° or smaller to purified water.01-21-2010

Keiko Matsubara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080302999Negative Active Material for Rechargeable Lithium Battery, Method of Preparing Same and Rechargeable Lithium Battery - Disclosed is a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery comprising a Si phase, a SiM phase and at least one of a X phase and a SiX phase, wherein each of phases has a crystal grain size of 100 nm and 500 nm. The element M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, B, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ti, and Y, the element X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, and Au. However, where M is Cu, X is not Cu.12-11-2008
20090101865Electrode Material for a Lithium Secondary Battery, Lithium Secondary Battery, and Preparation Method for the Electrode Material for a Lithium Secondary Battery - Disclosed is an electrode material for a lithium secondary battery, a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, and a method for preparing the electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The electrode material for a lithium secondary battery includes Si as a principal component, wherein the interplanar spacing of an Si (111) surface is between 3.15 Å and 3.20 Å using X-ray diffraction. This is achieve by first alloying Si with an element selected from the group consisting of Al, B, P, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ni, Co, Mn, Mo, Cr, V, Cu, Fe, Ni, W, Ti, Zn, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and combinations thereof, and then eluting X from the resulting alloy.04-23-2009

Patent applications by Keiko Matsubara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Keiko Migiwa, Toyonaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100319090METHODS FOR PRODUCING SECRETED PROTEINS - The present invention relates to a method for producing a heterologous protein secreted out of a plant cell comprising introducing into a plant cell genome a DNA encoding an amino acid sequence that comprises a glycinin signal sequence for endoplasmic reticulum transport and an amino acid sequence of a heterologous protein, wherein the signal sequence is directly fused to the amino acid sequence of the heterologous protein or one or two amino acids are inserted between the signal sequence and the amino acid sequence of the heterologous protein; and expressing the DNA.12-16-2010

Keiko Morikawa, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080260873Agent for prevention or improvement of neuropathy comprising pre-germinated brown rice lipid fraction as an effective ingredient - The present invention is intended to find a novel function of a component in pre-germinated brown rice and to provide a safe and effective agent or functional food for prevention or improvement of a neuropathy or diabetic neuropathy10-23-2008

Keiko Morikubo, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100040698PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - The present inventors conducted dedicated studies, and as a result discovered that propionic acid bacteria fermentation products have a preventive/therapeutic effect on functional gastrointestinal disorders in in vitro tests and tests using patients with irritable bowel syndrome, and completed the present invention. Specifically, the present inventors discovered, in in vitro tests, that the products have an effect of increasing the intestinal contraction frequency without changing the intestinal contractile force in a distal colon-specific manner. Moreover, effects of improving the defecation condition, general abdominal condition, and health-related QOL in patients with irritable bowel syndrome were also found. Furthermore, propionic acid bacteria fermentation products can be taken in large amounts. Therefore, the propionic acid bacteria fermentation products can be expected to have an effect of preventing/treating functional gastrointestinal disorders safely.02-18-2010

Keiko Morita, Onojo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110044360INTRACAVITY WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SOLID-STATE LASER GENERATOR - Fundamental laser light having a wavelength of 1,064 nm, for example, is generated by a solid-state laser medium. The fundamental laser light is reflected by a flat mirror and amplified again passing through a Q-switch, a solid-state laser medium, a Q-switch, a Q-switch, a solid-state laser medium, and a Q-switch. The fundamental laser light furthermore reflects from a flat mirror, passes through a flat mirror for second-harmonic resonance, passes through a lens, then reflects from a flat mirror for laser light separation, and enters a nonlinear optical crystal for the third harmonic and a nonlinear optical crystal for the second harmonic. A solid-state laser generator can thereby be obtained in which second-harmonic laser light obtained in an intermediate stage can be used with good efficiency and be converted, for example, to third-harmonic laser light and higher-harmonic laser light with higher efficiency and higher output.02-24-2011

Keiko Morita, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080292327IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device of the present invention includes searching section that is configured to search whether a sheet of paper having a suitable size for an essential print object in order to print out the essential print object. In addition, the image forming device includes selecting section and printing section. The selecting section is configured to perform a selection of a sheet of secondary suitable-sized paper, the size of which is larger than the sheet of paper having the suitable size for the essential print object, when the sheet of paper having the suitable size for the essential print object does not exist. The printing section is configured to print the essential print object on the sheet of secondary suitable-sized paper. Accordingly, the essential print object is to be absolutely printed on some form of paper.11-27-2008

Keiko Nakamura-Sole Heir, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110070173Oil-in-Water Type Emulsion Cosmetic Composition - This object of the invention is to provide an oil-in water emulsion cosmetic composition having fine sense of use and excellent dispersion stability, and does not occur twisting upon drying.03-24-2011

Keiko Nakanishi, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090196858AMELIORATING AGENT FOR BRAIN DAMAGE - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for ameliorating brain damage induced by oxygen deficiency, comprising a chondroitin sulfate-degrading enzyme and at least one of a neural stem cell(s) and a neural progenitor cell(s), as active ingredients.08-06-2009

Keiko Nakano, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080212009LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a liquid crystal display panel of a type having common electrodes, one solidly formed for each pixel, over the main face of an insulating substrate and a comb-shaped pixel electrode over the common electrodes via an insulating film, the patterning of the common electrodes is accurately accomplished without using sputtered film formation or a photolithographic step. A bank 09-04-2008
20100319441Water Quality Assessment Sensor, Water Quality Assessment Method for Feed Water Using Water Quality Assessment Sensor, and Operation Management Method for Water Treatment Facility - The same phenomenon as the phenomenon that a component of feed water is adsorbed to the surface of the membrane is used to assess water quality. Specifically, a sensor whose surface has a thin layer made of the same material as the material of the surface of the membrane and which includes a measurement unit such as a quartz crystal sensor that measures an adsorption rate on the thin layer is used to assess an effect of the water quality of the feed water on the membrane on the basis of a change in the adsorption rate on the sensor surface.12-23-2010

Keiko Ogawa, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090053243Anti-IgSF4 Antibody and Utilization of the Same - It is intended to clarify a molecule which is available as a target in treating or diagnosing cancer and utilize the molecule in the medical field or the research field. By treating IgSF4, which has been identified as a molecule specifically expressed in lung cancer cells, with an antibody, and ADCC activity is exerted. Based on this finding, an anti-IgSF4 antibody is provided as a means efficacious in treating cancer, etc.02-26-2009

Keiko Ogawa, Toyoake-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090203538Method of classifying antibody, method of identifying antigen, method of obtaining antibody or antibody set, method of constructing antibody panel and antibody or antibody set and use of the same - It is intended to provide a method whereby a plural number of antibodies against cell surface antigens are quickly classified and to provide a method whereby antigens of the thus classified antibodies are quickly identified. Further, it is intended to provide a method of promoting the utilization of the useful data obtained by the above methods. Furthermore, it is intended to provide an antibody which is effective in treating or diagnosing cancer. Namely, a method of classifying antibodies which comprises: (1) the step of preparing a plural number of antibodies respectively recognizing cell surface antigens; (2) the step of bringing each of these antibodies into contact with a cell of the same species; (3) the step of analyzing each of the cells having been treated in the step (2) by flow cytometry and thus obtaining data indicating the reactivity of each antibody with its cell surface antigen; and (4) the step of comparing the thus obtained data and classifying the individual antibodies depending on the similarity. A method of identifying antigens which further comprises: (5) the step of selecting one to several antibodies from each antibody group formed in the step (4) and identifying antigens thereof; and (6) on the assumption that antigens of the antibodies belonging to a single antibody group are the same or highly related to one another, making relations between the antigens having been identified in the step (5) and the antibody groups to thereby identify the antigens. An antibody against HER1, an antibody against HER2, an antibody against CD46, an antibody against ITGA3, an antibody against ICAM1, an antibody against ALCAM, an antibody against CD147, an antibody against C1qR, an antibody against CD44, an antibody against CD73, an antibody against EpCAM and an antibody against HGFR, each obtained by using the above methods.08-13-2009

Keiko Ohtara, Shimada-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100316762LOW-PROTEIN FOOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - By using α-glucosidase in production of a low-protein food, it is possible to produce a low-protein food having a good flavor, texture and quality.12-16-2010

Keiko Okamoto, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100318260ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR - An abnormality detection apparatus includes: an air/fuel ratio control portion that controls of fluctuating the air/fuel ratio; a data acquisition portion that acquires a responsiveness parameter during change of output of the sensor between rich and lean peaks; and a abnormality determination portion that when the number of acquisitions reaches or exceeds a first set number, the presence/absence of sensor abnormality based on the average value and the criterion-value is determined, if the average value is not in a pending region; however, if the average value is in the pending region, the data acquisition is performed until the number of acquisitions performed during a large-amount-of-intake-air state of the engine reaches a second set number, and the presence/absence of sensor abnormality based on the average value of the data acquired by the second set number of acquisitions and the criterion-value is determined.12-16-2010
20100318282ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR - An apparatus includes: an control portion that controls fluctuating the air/fuel ratio; a data acquisition portion that acquires a responsiveness parameter during change of output of the sensor between a rich peak to a lean peak; and a determination portion that determines presence/absence of abnormality of the sensor based on an abnormality criterion value and a data average. When the number of the acquired data becomes equal to or greater than a first number, if the number of the acquired data during a large intake-air-amount of an engine is greater than or equal to a second number, the determination portion determines the presence/absence of abnormality, or if the number of the acquired data during the large intake-air-amount is less than the second number, the determination portion does not determines that, but acquires the data until the number of the acquired data during the large intake-air-amount reaches the second number.12-16-2010
20100319667ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR - An abnormality detection apparatus includes: an air/fuel ratio control portion that performs a control of fluctuating the air/fuel ratio; a data acquisition portion that acquires, as data for detecting abnormality, a responsiveness parameter while output of the air/fuel ratio sensor changes between rich and lean peaks during the control; an abnormality determination portion that determines presence/absence of abnormality of the sensor by using the data; and a distribution width determination portion that finds a distribution width of the data acquired by performing a plurality of acquisitions of the data, in an increase/decrease direction of the data. On the basis of comparison between the distribution width and an abnormality criterion value, the abnormality determination portion determines that the sensor has abnormality if the distribution width is less than the criterion value, and determines that the sensor does not have abnormality if the distribution width is not less than the criterion value.12-23-2010
20100324802ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR AIR/FUEL RATIO SENSOR - An abnormality detection apparatus includes: an air/fuel ratio control portion that performs a control of fluctuating the air/fuel ratio between rich and lean states; a data acquisition portion that acquires, as data for detecting abnormality, a parameter that corresponds to responsiveness during change of output of the A/F sensor between rich and lean peaks during the control; a straight line setting portion that sets a straight line that represents a tendency of change of the parameter relative to change in intake air amount of the engine based on the data acquired by performing acquisition of the data a plurality of times; and an abnormality determination portion that determines the presence/absence of abnormality of the A/F sensor based on comparison between the gradient of the set straight line and an abnormality criterion value.12-23-2010

Keiko Ono, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100008887ANTI-OBESITY COMPOSITION CONTAINING ACACIA BARK DERIVATIVE - It is intended to provide a composition having an excellent anti-obesity action without potential for adverse side effects and the like even if taken for a long period of time. The composition is an anti-obesity composition containing an acacia bark derivative.01-14-2010
20100137423ANTIOXIDATIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ACACIA BARK DERIVATIVE - It is intended to provide a composition which is useful in preventing or treating tumor. Namely, a composition for preventing and/or treating tumor which is characterized by containing a component originating in the bark of a tree belonging to the genus 06-03-2010
20100166899HYPOGLYCEMIC COMPOSITON CONTAINING ACACIA BARK DERIVATIVE - It is intended to provide a composition having an excellent hypoglycemic action without potential for adverse side effects and the like even if taken for a long period of time. The composition is a hypoglycemic composition containing an acacia bark derivative.07-01-2010
20100178370COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF TUMORS CONTAINING ACACIA BARK DERIVATIVE - It is intended to provide a composition which is useful in preventing or treating a tumor. The composition is a composition for the prevention and/or treatment of a tumor, containing an 07-15-2010
20100247690COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF PRURITUS CONTAINING ACACAI BARK DERIVATIVE - It is intended to provide a composition which is useful in preventing and/or treating pruritus. The composition is a composition for the prevention and/or treatment of pruritus, containing an 09-30-2010

Keiko Otsu, Iowa City, IA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100196933Recombinant Polypeptides for Diagnosing Infection with Trypanosoma Cruzi - Recombinant polypeptides are disclosed that are useful for diagnosing American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, a disease caused by the infectious agent 08-05-2010

Keiko Saito, Kitaibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100067352OBJECTIVE LENS ACTUATOR AND AN OPTICAL PICKUP - An objective lens actuator comprises, two objective lenses, each for focusing lights upon an optical disc, an objective lens holder member for holding the objective lenses thereon, and lens protectors for preventing the objective lenses from being contacted on the optical disc, wherein the lens protectors include first and second lens protectors, which are provided on both end portions of the objective lens holder member in a tracking direction, and a third lens protector, which is provided in a middle of the two objective lenses, wherein the first and second lens protectors, which are provided on both end portions of the objective lens holder member in the tracking direction, are provided the objective lenses and end portion of the objective lens holder member in the tracking direction, and the third lens protector, which is provided between the objective lenses, has a height closer to that of the optical disc than the protectors, which are provided on both end portions of the objective lens holder member in the tracking direction.03-18-2010

Keiko Saito, Nagano JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110033990TRANSISTOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - It is an object of an invention disclosed in the present specification to provide a transistor having low contact resistance. In the transistor, a semiconductor film including an impurity element imparting P-type or N-type conductivity, an insulating film formed thereover, and an electrode or a wiring that is electrically connected to the semiconductor film through a contact hole formed at least in the insulating film are included; the semiconductor film has a first range of a concentration of the impurity element (1×1002-10-2011

Keiko Saito, Atsugi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080203385Light emitting element and manufacturing method thereof, and light emitting device using the light emitting element - A light-emitting element has a layer including an organic material between a first electrode and a second electrode, and further has a layer including a metal oxide between the second electrode and the layer including the organic material, where these electrodes and layers are laminated so that the second electrode is formed later than the first electrode. The light-emitting element is suppressed damage caused to a layer including an organic material during deposition by sputtering and a phenomenon such as short circuit between electrodes.08-28-2008
20090206726LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting device that is high in color purity of light and is high in light extraction efficiency, where sputtering is used to form an electrode on an electroluminescent layer without damage to a layer including an organic material.08-20-2009

Patent applications by Keiko Saito, Atsugi JP

Keiko Sakamoto, Kumamoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100119486ANTIBACTERIAL TREATMENT METHOD - Disclosed is an antibacterial treatment method which has no limitation in the scope of a material to be treated and which enables to reduce the time or cost required for the antibacterial testament. Specifically disclosed is an antibacterial treatment method using an antibacterial agent comprising a powder produced by mixing a microorganism selected from 05-13-2010
20100279388Agent for treating mildew and method for treating mildew - It is intended to provide an agent for treating fungi which is capable of controlling the production cost while using a microorganism with high safety, and also maintaining an adhesion state on a surface of a target for a predetermined period of time or longer during use, and a method for treating fungi. The agent for treating fungi is characterized by containing a microorganism-containing liquid obtained by adding water to powder prepared by mixing a Bacillus sphaericus microorganism, a 11-04-2010

Keiko Sakata, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090315963INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DRYING CONDITION FOR PRINT IMAGE - The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus that can substantially prevent possible variation in the color of an image on a print medium discharged from an ink jet printing apparatus. A drying condition is determined under which the color of the image varies until the color of the image becomes a target one having a color difference ΔE of at most 3 from a stable color with substantially no temporal variation. The image is dried according to the drying condition. The print medium is then discharged from the printing apparatus. This enables variation in the color of the image on the print medium discharged from the printing apparatus to be prevented from exceeding 3 in terms of color difference ΔE. As a result, a user can be prevented from perceiving variation in color.12-24-2009

Keiko Sano, Sakura-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100296781OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON CAPABLE OF BRANCHING AND METHOD FOR MAKING FIBER RIBBON BRANCH - An optical fiber ribbon is capable of branching by means of any tool. The optical fiber ribbon is comprised of a plurality of optical fibers running in parallel, each of the optical fibers having an allowable radius of curvature; a blanket sheath totally covering the plurality of the optical fibers; one or more concavities formed at any one or more intermediates among the optical fibers; and slits respectively arranged in series at a regular interval along the concavities, the slits penetrating the blanket sheath and allowing the tool to be inserted and the blanket sheath to split by means of movement of the tool along the concavities. The length of each slit prior to insertion of the tool is so determined that flexures of the optical fibers induced by the tool widening the slits do not exceed the allowable radius of curvature.11-25-2010

Keiko Shimada, Ichikawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100146343ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD MANAGING APPARATUS AND MESSAGE NOTIFYING METHOD - An electronic bulletin board management apparatus and message notification method for permitting a user receiving a notification to quickly know on which bulletin board a message was posted. A communication system includes a message registry for storing data written from a plurality of communication terminals, in memory areas partitioned for the respective communication terminals, and a web server for delivering the stored data in a browsable state in response to a request from a communication terminal. When a piece of data is stored in the message registry by a writing process from one communication terminal, a mail server transmits a notification mail containing notification information to notify that the writing process was done, and a URL to identify a memory area storing the piece of data, in accordance with an instruction from the web server.06-10-2010

Keiko Sujino, Foster City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100197929METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING PHARMACEUTICAL SALTS OF A FACTOR XA INHIBITOR - Novel methods of preparing a compound of Formula I which is an inhibitor of Factor Xa and its maleate salt, are described herein.08-05-2010

Keiko Suzuki, Hitachi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100260983PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CIRCUIT FORMATION SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A photosensitive resin composition for an interlayer insulating film or a protective film of a substrate for circuit formation, which includes a polymer (a) having a structural unit shown by the formula (A) and a compound (b) which generates a radical when irradiated with active rays and has a structure shown by the following formula (B).10-14-2010

Keiko Tamamaki, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110052907GLASS ARTICLE - [Object] To develop a noble glass composition which is based on a known potassium-zinc crystal glass composition suitable for chemical strengthening, in which most of contained ZnO component is replaced with a combination of far inexpensive other oxides, which is easily to melt in a tank and to form by machine into table wares, which satisfies the legal conditions as crystal glass specified in glass composition, refractive index, and density, and which is superior in chemical strengthening suitability; and to provide a chemical strengthened crystal glass article which has high practical strength as a table ware and can be subjected to washing with an alkali.03-03-2011

Keiko Wada, Odawara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100206422Method for weaving layered beaded fabric and beaded fabric woven by the method - The present invention provides a method for weaving two- or three-layered beaded fabrics and a product obtained by the method.08-19-2010

Keiko Watanabe, Fuchu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090208003Authentication Method, Host Computer and Recording Medium - According to one embodiment, a host computer updates the media key block MKB in a first updatable memory device in the case where the version number of the media key block MKB read from a recording medium is newer than that of the media key block MKB in the first updatable memory device. The host computer generates a medium unique key Kmu based on a media key Km calculated from the media key block MKB read from the recording medium and a media ID read from the recording medium. The host computer executes the authentication and key exchange AKE process with the recording medium based on the medium unique key Kmu.08-20-2009
20100250934CONTENT PROTECTION DEVICE AND CONTENT PROTECTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a content protection device includes a writing module configured to write protection information into file management information item in order to protect a content which is specified to be protected, wherein the writing module is configured to write the protection information corresponding to sectors which stores content key management information file includes content key link information item includes content key position information item of encrypted content key corresponding to content which is specified to be protected, or to write protection information corresponding to at least part of a sectors which stores content key management file includes encrypted content key corresponding to content which is specified to be protected.09-30-2010

Patent applications by Keiko Watanabe, Fuchu-Shi JP

Keiko Yamada, Sakai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090168031OBLIQUE PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - An oblique projection optical system enlarges an image formed on a display device surface, and obliquely projects the enlarged image on a screen surface. The oblique projection optical system has, in the order from a reduction side: a refraction optical portion having a positive optical power, a concave reflection surface having a positive optical power, and a convex reflection surface having a negative optical power. The refraction optical portion includes a rotationally symmetric coaxial refraction group. An intermediate image of the image formed on the display device surface is formed between the refraction optical portion and the concave reflection surface. An aperture stop image is formed between the concave reflection surface and the convex reflection surface. The concave reflection surface and the convex reflection surface fulfill prescribed conditional formulae.07-02-2009
20100097581PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A projection optical system receives light from a display device surface and enlarges and projects a display image thereon onto a screen surface. The projection optical system includes one or more reflective surfaces having an optical power between the display device surface and the screen surface, moves at least one optical device having an optical power to adjust focus and satisfies the following conditional formula: −0.02<{(δ1−δ2)β2}/{(δ1+δ2)β1}<0.2 where δ1 and δ2 represent, when the absolute value of a projection magnification is the highest and the lowest, respectively, during focus adjustment, the absolute value of a difference between a distance from the exit pupil of rays incident on the screen upper ends of the screen surface to the screen surface and a distance from the exit pupil of rays incident on the screen lower ends of the screen surface to the screen surface and β1 and β2 represent the maximum value and minimum value, respectively, of the projection magnification when focus is adjusted.04-22-2010
20100253991SCANNING PROJECTION DEVICE - Scanning projection device PJ two-dimensionally deflects a beam emitted from light source unit 10-07-2010
20110134499LASER PROJECTOR - A two-dimensional image is displayed on a screen (SC) by scanning the screen (SC) two-dimensionally with light beams from a laser light source (06-09-2011

Patent applications by Keiko Yamada, Sakai-Shi JP

Keiko Yamada, Shojiri-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090073471DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND A CONTROL METHOD FOR A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - The number of signal lines needed to communicate a plurality of data types and a plurality of data status levels is reduced and the system cost thereby reduced. A first function unit 03-19-2009

Keiko Yamada, Skai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100118281PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A projection optical system satisfies the following conditional equation: 0.01<{(tan θ f05-13-2010

Keiko Yamaku, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100183797METHOD OF PRODUCING STARCH HAVING HIGH-LESS DIGESTIBLE STARCH CONTENT - It is intended to provide a method of easily and economically producing starch which has an increased content of less digestible starch. The method of producing starch having a high content of less digestible starch is characterized by comprising contacting starch with hot water at a temperature of 160 to 260° C. which has a pressure corresponding to the saturated vapor pressure at that temperature or more.07-22-2010

Keiko Yamaku, Chuo-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080274262Bread crumb analog and food comprising the same - A good-taste, good-appearance bread crumb analog having an improved crispy oral sensation. The bread crumb analog is prepared by heat-treating raw material containing at least 15 percent by weight of dehydrated potatoes, e.g., potato flakes and/or potato powder.11-06-2008

Keiko Yano, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100276359ADSORPTION COLUMN FOR PURIFYING BODY FLUID - Provided is an absorption column for body fluid purification by which the saturated adsorption amount of a substance to be adsorbed can be increased or the time required for reaching the saturated adsorption can be shortened, and therefore, the column capacity can be considerably reduced and the treatment time can be considerably shortened. The adsorption column having functional groups 11-04-2010

Keiko Yoshida, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100059003ENGINE ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE OPERATING DEVICE - In an engine electromagnetic valve operating device (03-11-2010
20100192915VARIABLE STROKE CHARACTERISTIC ENGINE - A variable stroke characteristic engine in which a piston (08-05-2010

Patent applications by Keiko Yoshida, Wako-Shi JP