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Kengo Aburaya, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100230128DRAIN STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC CONNECTION BOX - Drain structure of an electric connection box is provided that is capable of preventing penetration of water with simplicity. According to the drain structure of the electric connection box, since a pair of engaging leg portions of a waterproof lid is engaged in a peripheral part of a communication hole of the drain portion and a lid portion covers the upper part of the water discharging hole, the water that penetrates through to the inside of the electric connection box through the communication hole and water discharging hole of the drain portion can be dammed in use of lid portion of the waterproof lid and can be prevented from gushing into the electric connection box. As a result, since it is possible to prevent the terminal portion of a wire such as a wire harness or the like, which is arranged to run from moistening with the water, penetration of water can be surely prevented. Furthermore, since the waterproof lid is formed apart from the lower case or lower cover and is applicable to the conventional structure, the whole structure can be simple and gives freedom to design the electric connection box.09-16-2010

Kengo Aoya, Beppu-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110186990PROTRUDING TSV TIPS FOR ENHANCED HEAT DISSIPATION FOR IC DEVICES - An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a substrate having a top surface including substrate pads, and a through substrate via (TSV) die including a semiconductor substrate including a topside semiconductor surface having active circuitry and a bottomside surface. The topside semiconductor surface includes bonding connectors that are coupled to the substrate pads on the top surface of the substrate. A plurality of TSVs include an inner metal core that extends from the topside semiconductor surface to protruding TSV tips which extend out from the bottomside surface. At least one of the plurality of TSVs are dummy TSVs that have their protruding TSV tips exclusive of any electrically connection thereto that provide additional surface area that enhances heat dissipation from the bottomside of the TSV die.08-04-2011

Kengo Aoya, Beppu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080196226TRANSFER MASK IN MICRO BALL MOUNTER - The objective of this invention is to provide a transfer mask that is able to accurately pass micro-balls onto terminal areas on a substrate. A thin plate transfer mask 08-21-2008
20090001132MICRO-BALL LOADING DEVICE AND LOADING METHOD - A device for loading electro-conductive ball onto the terminal regions of a substrate more correctly and reliably is disclosed. Micro-ball loading device (01-01-2009

Kengo Aoya, Oita-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100207273Micro Ball Feeding Method - Provided is a feeding method for feeding conductive balls to the insides of through holes of a mask reliably and efficiently so as to match a fine pitch. In the feeding method, a head (08-19-2010

Kengo Asai, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100239325TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A hollow cylindrical cap is rotatably attached to a container body opening provided in one end of a hollow cylindrical container body. A seal member around the container body opening forms a seal between the container body and the cap. Once the cap is attached to the container body, pressing chips are circumferentially slidably engaged with a flange, and the seal member is pressure-sealed to a pressure-seal portion. A toner container identification is contiguous with the rear edge of one of the pressing chips. The toner container identification is formed by denting one part of the cap so its outer surface radially protrudes outward, and has a predetermined cross-section.09-23-2010

Kengo Asai, Hachioji JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090127978Film bulk acoustic wave resonator, its fabrication method and film bulk acoustic wave resonator filter using the resonator - The film bulk acoustic wave resonator includes a laminate structure composed of a piezoelectric layer, and first and second electrode layers interposing at least part of the piezoelectric layer, in which the first metal electrode is dispersively formed on an electrode plane facing the second metal electrode, and a gap is formed in a substrate correspondingly to the laminate-structured resonance part. Except for an area of a wire electrode electrically connected to the first electrode layer and an area of a wire electrode electrically connected to the second electrode layer, the piezoelectric layer, first electrode layer and second electrode layer do not come in contact with the insulating substrate but are supported on a hollow. Also, a prop is formed in the gap to support the laminate structure.05-21-2009
20090295508ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND HIGH-FREQUENCY FILTER USING THE SAME - Boundary acoustic wave devices are both compact and possess excellent temperature stability. Yet these devices have the drawback that the Q value cannot be raised, and a high cost thin-film technology is required. This invention provides a boundary acoustic wave device possessing excellent Q value along with a low cost. A boundary acoustic wave device including a film whose main ingredient is aluminum at a thickness hm, and a shorting reflector (thickness hr) and a IDT with an electrode finger period of lambda, are patterned onto the surface of a theta YX-LN single crystalline piezoelectric substrate; and a silicon oxide film with a thickness h12-03-2009
20110037343Elastic Wave Device - In a boundary elastic wave resonator formed with a cross finger type transducer (IDT) of a wave length λ of a boundary elastic wave, a silicon oxide film, and an aluminum nitride film above a surface of a θYX-LN single-crystal piezoelectric substrate having a predetermined cut angle θ, a film thickness h02-17-2011
20110148257THIN FILM TUNING-FORK TYPE INFLECTION RESONATOR AND ELECTRIC SIGNAL PROCESSING ELEMENT - A compact resonator has a wide bandwidth and a small variation of the specific vibration frequency. The resonator is a thin film tuning-fork type inflection resonator in which a thin film made of a piezoelectric material is formed on a substrate on which a lower electrode is formed, and an upper electrode is formed on the piezoelectric thin film.06-23-2011
20110181154Thin film piezoelectric vibrator, thin film piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave resonator, and radio-frequency filter using such resonator - A thin film piezoelectric bulk acoustic wave resonator has a multilayer structure including a piezoelectric thin film, a first metal electrode film, and a second metal electrode film. At least a part of the piezoelectric thin film is interposed between the first and second metal electrodes. A resonance part and a connection part are formed on an insulating substrate as films by a thin film forming apparatus. The resonance part vibrates in radial extension mode with a center of the piezoelectric thin film used as a node, the piezoelectric thin film of two resonance parts is polarized in a direction perpendicular to a film surface, and a width of the connection part is one-fourth or less of a width of two resonance parts.07-28-2011

Patent applications by Kengo Asai, Hachioji JP

Kengo Fujimoto, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090121570MOTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A motor for an electric power steering apparatus can ensure an appropriate preload to an outer race of a rolling element bearing by adjusting the thickness of a spacer without replacement of a wave washer for a change in an axial dimension between a bottom surface of a bearing box and the bearing. The motor includes a rotor, a casing that receives the rotor and has the bearing box in which the bearing rotatably supporting a shaft of the rotor is received, an annular wave washer that is arranged between the bottom surface of the bearing box and the bearing, and applies a preload to the outer race of the bearing, and an annular spacer that is arranged between the bottom surface of the bearing box and the bearing so as to be in abutment with the wave washer for adjusting the preload applied to the outer race.05-14-2009
20100244607ROTOR OF ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a rotor of a permanent magnet rotary electric machine, a bonding portion between each of segment shaped magnets and an outer circumference face of a rotor core is provided in axial symmetry with respect to the rotor axial center and has a bonding area equal to or larger than a half of a contact area between each of the segment shaped magnets and the outer circumference face of the rotor core; and a biasing force is applied to an outer circumference face of the segment shaped magnets by a ring.09-30-2010

Kengo Hayashi, Inazawa-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080243369Navigation apparatus and method for street search - When a character string for a street search is input in a vehicle navigation apparatus, street data are searched, and all streets which include the character string for the street search in the formal street name character string are extracted. The extracted street is displayed, in a list format on a display screen, by using a portion of the formal street name string that is registered as a proper noun part of the formal street name character string. The extracted streets are sorted in the list format so that a street with the proper noun part including the character string for searches comes to the top of listing of the extracted streets, thereby making it easy to find out a desired street in the listing of the extracted streets.10-02-2008

Kengo Hayashi, Hiratsuka-Shi JP

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

Kengo Honma, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090108109Electrostatic Coating System - An electrostatic coating system includes a coating robot (04-30-2009
20090277530METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING COATING MATERIAL - According to the present invention, even though the paint is filled or discharged repetitively to or from the paint bag (11-12-2009

Kengo Imai, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100149903DISPERSING APPARATUS, DISPERSION METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPERSION - There is provided a dispersion method of stirring a material to be dispersed in a cavity of a container, so as to create a laminar flow of the material by the stirring action, and a dispersing apparatus including a bottom member and a column-shaped rotating shaft that rotates in the cavity of the container, in which the rotating shaft is provided with two vanes attached thereto with a predetermined inclination, at positions circumferentially spaced by 180 degrees, and the vanes are located at non-overlapping positions in an axial direction.06-17-2010

Kengo Ishibashi, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100264701VEHICULAR REINFORCING BAR STRUCTURE - A vehicular reinforcing bar structure includes: a reinforcing bar fixedly fastened at its opposite end portions to a pair of opposed vehicle body frame members, the reinforcing bar having a uniform closed sectional shape from one of the end portions to the other; collars fitted in the respective opposite end portions of the reinforcing bar for imparting fastening force to the end portions; and mounting brackets provided in corresponding relation to the opposite end portions, each of the mounting brackets being formed in a closed section and fixedly fastening the corresponding end portion by sandwiching the end portion with the corresponding vehicle body frame member.10-21-2010
20100314422VEHICLE BODY REAR PART STRUCTURE - A vehicle body rear part structure in which a spare tire is stored underneath a rear floor via a spare tire carrier. The vehicle body rear part structure includes a frame part and a tire cover. An embedding groove is formed in an external surface of the tire cover. The frame part is embedded in the embedding groove. Left and right front connecting parts of the frame part are rotatably connected to left and right front support parts. A rear connecting part of the frame part is vertically movably connected to rear support part. Vertical movements of the rear connecting part via the rear support part causes a spare tire to be disposed in a tire storage position and a tire accessing position.12-16-2010

Kengo Ito, Suita-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100091431ELECTRIC STORAGE ELEMENT - This invention provides a high-capacitance electric storage element which, by virtue of the adoption of a metal electrode, can realize a large specific capacitance, a high energy density, and a higher withstanding voltage (not less than 6.0 V) than the prior art. The electric storage element comprises a metal electrode and a polymeric electrolyte-containing electrolyte. The electric storage element is characterized in that the metal electrode is formed so as to constitute a pair electrode, the metal electrode is in contact with the electrolyte, the metal electrode is provided on the surface and within the polymeric electrolyte, the electrolyte contains an amphiphatic polyether compound and/or a lipophilic compound, or a hydrophilic polyether compound and/or glycerin carbonate which are liquid under room temperature and atmospheric pressure conditions, and the electrolyte is in the state of being swollen with the amphiphatic polyether compound and/or the lipophilic compound, or the hydrophilic polyether compound and/or glycerin carbonate.04-15-2010

Kengo Iwashige, Hitachi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090058205ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotating electric machine wherein sub slots serving as cooling fluid ducts in the axial direction are provided at the bottoms of the coil slots formed in the rotor, radial cooling fluid ducts are formed through the field coil of the rotor in the radial direction of the rotor and juxtaposed in the axial direction of the rotor, so as to communicate the sub slots with the air gap, and radial cooling fluid ducts are formed through the stator in the radial direction of the stator and juxtaposed in the axial direction of the rotor, corresponding in position to the radial cooling fluid ducts in the rotor, so as to communicate the inner periphery of the stator with the outer periphery of the stator.03-05-2009
20090195091Rotary Electric Machine Having Cooling Device and Electric Generating System Including the Machine - A rotary electric machine which is smoothly operated with high efficiency by adequately controlling the cooling gas flow as needed to keep the highest temperature inside the rotary electric machine below a predetermined limit. The rotary electric machine includes a stator with armature windings wound around a stator core, a rotor placed inside the stator in a rotatable manner, and a cooling device for controlling cooling gas flow. It further includes a device for measuring an ambient temperature and a device for detecting armature voltage and/or armature current and/or field current. The temperature inside the rotary electric machine is calculated from the measured ambient temperature, detection value by the detecting device and an directive value of cooling gas flow. And a calculated suitable value of cooling gas flow is determined according to the calculated temperature inside the rotary electric machine.08-06-2009
20100026145SEALED TYPE ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - In a sealed type electric rotating machine, in which a cooling medium inflows from both end sides of a rotating shaft of a claw-pole type rotor, a cooling medium having passed through a heat exchanging part divides into one on an exhaust side and one on an intake air side to be used again for cooling of the claw-pole type rotor and a stator. On the exhaust side, a cooling medium being high in temperature as compared with that on the intake air side performs cooling, and the rotor and the stator are made higher in temperature on the exhaust side than on the intake air side. In order to level temperature profiles of the claw-pole type rotor and the stator in an axial direction, a partition, which cuts off an axial duct, is provided toward the exhaust side relative to a center in the axial direction.02-04-2010

Patent applications by Kengo Iwashige, Hitachi JP

Kengo Iwata, Fukuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110199251RADIO WAVE SENSOR - The object of the present invention is to provide a low power consumption, compact radio wave sensor capable of accurately detecting the presence and mobile status of a detected object present within a detection area, and having a superior S/N ratio. The radio wave sensor comprising: an oscillator circuit 08-18-2011

Kengo Kanazaki, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110009601LABELED PROTEIN AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to obtain a labeled protein, and specifically, to separate a labeled protein and the same unlabeled protein. There is provided a labeled protein including: a protein to be labeled having a target protein, at least one or more affinity interaction domains for binding to an affinity support, and at least one or more labeling sites; and a labeling reagent binding to at least one of the labeling sites; wherein the affinity of the labeled protein for the affinity support is difference from that of the protein to be labeled for the affinity support.01-13-2011
20110064666COMPOUND - When an antigen present at lesion sites is detected using a compound containing a single-chain antibody moiety, the single-chain antibody moiety binds to the antigen present at sites other than lesion sites. As a result, the detection of the lesion sites with high sensitivity and high contrast is difficult, and a compound solving this problem is demanded.03-17-2011
20110117023CONTRAST AGENT FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING AND PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING METHOD USING THE SAME - It is intended to provide a novel contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging that is highly capable of binding to a target molecule and generates high photoacoustic signals. The present invention provides a contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging represented by Formula 1:05-19-2011

Kengo Kawasaki, Itami-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100098728Immunostimulating composition containing Lactic Acid bacteria - Producing an immunostimulating composition containing lactic acid bacteria having IL-12 production-inducing activity, by culturing lactic acid bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus, immediately killing the bacteria at the point of time at which the pH of the culture medium substantially stops decreasing, and then adding the obtained killed cells to a food-or-drink product.04-22-2010

Kengo Kigami, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100203792METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - In order to realize a plasma display panel with high-definition/high-luminance display performance as well as with low power consumption, after formation of a primary film, a metal oxide paste made up of aggregated particles of metal oxide particles, an organic resin component, and diluting solvent is applied and fired. Thereby, a plurality of aggregated particles of the metal oxide particles are attached and formed onto the primary film. The metal oxide paste is obtained by mixing a first metal oxide paste with a content of the aggregated particles of the metal oxide, the organic resin component, and the diluting solvent being not smaller than 1.5 vol % and a second metal oxide paste made up only of the organic resin component and the diluting solvent.08-12-2010

Kengo Kimura, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080211424MULTI-DISCHARGE TUBE LIGHTING APPARATUS - A multi-discharge tube lighting apparatus connectable to a power source comprising a first output terminal and a second output terminal respectively outputting voltages of opposite phases, the lighting apparatus comprises first to n-th discharge tube units where n represents an integer of two or more, each of which has a first end connected to the first output terminal and a second end connected to the second output terminal and comprises at least one discharge tube, a first winding, and a second winding, which are connected in series between a first end and a second end. The first winding of the first discharge tube unit is electromagnetically coupled via a transformer to the second winding of the n-th discharge tube unit. The first windings of the second and subsequent discharge tube units are electromagnetically coupled via transformers to the second windings of the previous discharge tube units, respectively.09-04-2008

Kengo Koara, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090276845PROGRAMMABLE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A programmable display device includes a communication driver, a file system process unit that accesses the portable storage medium storing backup/restore target information that includes a target control device and target setting information respectively specifying the control device on which the backup/restore process is performed out of the control devices connected to the programmable display device and setting information, and a setting-information obtaining/writing process unit that accesses the control device via the communication driver based on the backup/restore target information and performs the backup/restore process of the setting information by accessing the portable storage medium via the file system process unit.11-05-2009

Kengo Kobayashi, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090071258PRESSURE SENSOR FOR EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATING CIRCUIT - A pressure sensor for an extracorporeal circulating circuit includes a liquid chamber, a pressure measuring means, and a liquid flow path. The liquid chamber includes a reference surface not deformed by a pressure in the extracorporeal circulating circuit, a deforming surface disposed separated from the reference surface and deformed at least partially by a pressure in the extracorporeal circulating circuit, a first connection surface that joins the deforming surface with the reference surface to form a closed liquid-tight space inside them and is not deformed by a pressure in the extracorporeal circulating circuit, a liquid inflowing port provided in the side surface of the first connection surface, and a liquid outflowing port disposed away by ½ to less than one round from the inflowing port in the flowing direction of liquid introduced along the inner periphery of the side surface of the first connection surface. The pressure measuring means measures the deformation amount of the deforming surface, and is disposed outside the liquid chamber; and the liquid flow path is liquid-tightly connected with the liquid inflowing port so that liquid to be introduced into the liquid chamber flows in along the inner periphery of the side surface of the first connection surface.03-19-2009

Kengo Koike, Niiza-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110115542LEVEL SHIFT CIRCUIT AND SWITCHING POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - A level shift circuit includes a first resistor connected to a level shift power source, a first transistor having a drain connected to a second end of the first resistor and a source to the ground, a second resistor connected to the level shift power source, a second transistor having a drain connected to a second end of the second resistor and a source to the ground, a pulse generator controlling ON/OFF of the first and second transistors according to an input signal, a control part generating a set signal if the first transistor is ON, a reset signal if the second transistor is ON, and no signal if there is no voltage difference between a voltage at the drain of the first transistor and a voltage at the drain of the second transistor, and a flip-flop providing an output signal according to the set and reset signals.05-19-2011

Kengo Maeda, Kitakatsuragi-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100030943Semiconductor Memory - A semiconductor memory having a burst mode reading function in synchronization with a clock signal comprises a memory array composed of a plurality of memory cells, a sync read control circuit for releasing an upper group of the received address as a memory access address and a lower group of the received address as a burst address in synchronization with the clock signal, a sense amplifier for releasing an output data from each of the memory cells selected by the memory address, a decoder for decoding the burst address, a address latch for latching the decoded burst address in synchronization with the clock signal, a page selector for holding the output data and selecting corresponding one of the output data determined by the burst address of the address latch, and an output latch for latching the output data in synchronization with the clock signal.02-04-2010

Kengo Maikawa, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080258662POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM AND POWER CONVERSION CONTROL METHOD - A power conversion system includes first and second voltage sources for driving a multiple-phase AC motor and a control unit. The control unit is configured to compute first and second output voltage command values used to drive the multiple-phase AC motor based on a first output voltage command vector corresponding to the voltage source that is charged and a second output voltage command vector corresponding to the voltage source that is discharged. The first and second output voltage command vectors are determined so that a resultant vector of the first and second output voltage command vectors is coincident with a motor voltage command vector corresponding to a motor voltage command value, and a motor current command vector corresponding to the motor current command value is positioned within an included angle formed between the second output voltage command vector and a negative vector of the first output voltage command vector.10-23-2008

Patent applications by Kengo Maikawa, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Kengo Masuda, Kariya-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100192922FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system includes a covering member, a subtank, a first housing on the covering member to project toward the subtank, terminals in the first housing, a second housing fitted to the first housing, and lead wires in the second housing connected respectively to the terminals. The first housing includes a fitting recess opening toward the subtank, and a partition wall dividing the recess into spaces, each of which receives a corresponding terminal. The second housing includes a fitting projection fitted into the recess, a slit dividing the projection into blocks, each of which receives a corresponding terminal, the partition wall being inserted in the slit, and axial holes, each of which accommodates a corresponding wire. Each wire includes a corresponding one of elastic seal members. Each seal member seals a gap between a corresponding wire and a wall surface of a corresponding axial hole.08-05-2010

Kengo Matsuyama, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110022631IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus is disclosed including a search request transmission unit transmitting a search request to a predetermined resource in a network, a response receiving unit receiving response information in response to the search request, and storing the received response information in a storage unit, a list screen display control unit displaying a list screen including a display element corresponding to each response information stored in the storage unit within a first predetermined time period. When the list screen is changed to another screen and then changed back again to the list screen, the list screen display control unit displays the list screen including the display element corresponding to response information stored in the storage unit after the first predetermined time period has passed.01-27-2011
20110145375NETWORK APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A disclosed network apparatus is capable of being connected to one of a restricted area where a communication is restricted and a non-restricted area where a communication is not restricted via a DHCP server and a network based on a DHCP address assigned by the DHCP server. The network apparatus includes a communication unit configured to carry out communications including a broadcast communication and a multicast communication, and a reporting unit configured to generate a report containing apparatus own information of the network apparatus to be sent over the network. In network apparatus, when the network apparatus is connected to the non-restricted area based on the DHCP address, the communication unit sends the report containing the apparatus own information of the network apparatus via the broadcast communication in place of the multicast communication.06-16-2011

Kengo Mitose, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100304177METAL MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A metallic material for an electrical electronic includes a CU-Sun alloy layer (12-02-2010
20110003167METALLIC MATERIAL FOR A CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A metallic material for a connector, having a base material of a bar material or a rectangular wire material formed of copper or a copper alloy, in which a striped copper-tin alloy layer is formed in the longitudinal direction of the metallic material on a part of the surface of the metallic material, and in which a tin layer or a tin alloy layer is formed on the remaining part of the surface of the metallic material; and, a method of producing a metallic material for a connector, containing: providing a bar material or a rectangular wire material of copper or a copper alloy as a base material; forming a tin plating layer or a tin alloy plating layer on the base material, to obtain an intermediate material; and subjecting the intermediate material to reflow treatment in a stripe form in the longitudinal direction of the intermediate material.01-06-2011
20110003520TERMINAL FOR CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A connector terminal, fabricated from a metallic material for connector which material has a tin or tin alloy layer, formed on a copper or copper alloy base material, wherein the thickness of the tin or tin alloy layer at a contact site on the surface of the terminal is smaller than the thickness of the tin or tin alloy layer in the areas other than the contact site, and a copper-tin alloy layer is formed as an under layer of the tin or tin alloy layer at the contact site; and a connector terminal, fabricated from a metallic material for connector which material has a copper or copper alloy base material, wherein a copper-tin alloy layer is formed in a spot shape at a contact site on the surface of the terminal, and a tin or tin alloy layer is formed in the remaining areas on the surface.01-06-2011
20110020664METALLIC MATERIAL FOR A CONNECTING PART AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A metallic material for a connecting part, having a rectangular wire material of copper or a copper alloy as a base material, and formed at an outermost surface thereof, a copper-tin alloy layer substantially composed of copper and tin, wherein the copper-tin alloy layer of the outermost surface further contains at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc, indium, antimony, gallium, lead, bismuth, cadmium, magnesium, silver, gold, and aluminum, in a total amount of 0.01% or more and 1% or less in terms of mass ratio with respect to the content of the tin.01-27-2011

Kengo Miyazaki, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100097003HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING APPARATUS - In a high-voltage discharge lamp lighting apparatus for lighting a high-voltage discharge lamp, a digital control circuit synchronizes an ON/OFF state of a semiconductor switching element included in a step-down chopper circuit with an ON/OFF state of semiconductor switching elements included in an inverter circuit, and controls an ON time of the semiconductor switching element included in the step-down chopper circuit at the same or substantially the same time as a polarity reversal time in an alternating current waveform of the inverter circuit. As a result, in the high-voltage discharge lamp lighting apparatus in which rapid polarity reversal is required, the occurrence of overshoot and undershoot in the waveform of an alternating current passing through a high-voltage discharge lamp is reliably prevented.04-22-2010
20100219765LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGE LAMP - In a lighting apparatus for a high-voltage discharge lamp, a control circuit controls a switching element of a step-down chopper circuit and that of an igniter circuit such that the switching elements are synchronously turned on/off, and controls the switching of the switching element of the step-down chopper circuit in accordance with an amount of a drop in the output voltage of the step-down chopper circuit when lighting of a high-voltage discharge lamp is started such that inrush current flowing when the high-voltage discharge lamp breaks down is suppressed. With this, when a lighting apparatus starts lighting the high-voltage discharge lamp, the inrush current flowing when the lamp breaks down can be minimized in response to variations in the load of the high-voltage discharge lamp. In addition, the lifetime of the high-voltage discharge lamp can be increased since inrush current during glow discharge can be suppressed.09-02-2010
20100320923DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING APPARATUS - In a discharge-lamp lighting apparatus, a switching frequency of an AC voltage applied to an LC series circuit including an inductor and a capacitor is swept near a frequency having a value provided by dividing the resonant frequency of the LC series circuit by an odd number at startup of a discharge lamp and is set to a frequency near or greater than the frequency after the sweeping after the switching frequency is swept to control the on-off duty ratio of switching elements in a DC-AC inverter circuit and, after the operation at startup of the discharge lamp is repeated once or more times, the switching frequency is set to less than the frequency after the sweeping to light the discharge lamp.12-23-2010

Kengo Mori, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100090939DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LUMINANCE CONTROL METHOD - A display apparatus according to the present invention using a cold cathode fluorescent lamp as a light source includes: a gradient detector which detects a condition in which one end of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp is disposed higher than an other end thereof; and a controller which conducts control so that emitted luminance of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp is inhibited when the condition in which the one end of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp is disposed higher than the other end thereof is detected by the gradient detector.04-15-2010

Kengo Morohashi, Columbus, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110158908CYCLOSPORIN A-BINDING PROTEIN - Disclosed are: a composition and a method for the diagnosis and/or the treatment of a CSABP-related disease, the regulation of the proliferation of an RNA virus and the regulation of an RNA-metabolizing system, which targets a cyclosporin A-binding protein (CSABP); a method for the screening of a component that targets a CSABP; a composition and a method for the detection/inhibition of CsA, NS5B or cyclosphilin B by utilizing a CSABP; a promoter for a CSABP; a method for the screening of a substance capable of regulating the expression of a CSABP by utilizing the promoter; and a method for the determination of the occurrence or clinical stage of a CSABP-related disease.06-30-2011

Kengo Nagaoka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090165261Clip for a Writing Implement - A ballpoint pen body 07-02-2009
20100104347WRITING IMPLEMENT - A writing implement is provided including a knock mechanism, in which, without obstruction of normal operation, impact can be cushioned by a damper space that is sealed off from the outside. The writing implement (04-29-2010
20100284723WRITING IMPLEMENT - A writing implement. A tubular outer shell (11-11-2010

Kengo Nagata, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100172285WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless relay device connecting a wireless terminal to one of a plurality of access networks with different wireless interfaces and performing relay processing between the wireless terminal and one of the plurality of access networks being connected, the wireless relay device including a wireless interface on local side to be connected to the wireless terminal, a plurality of wireless interfaces on network side to be connected to the plurality of respective access networks, and a connection control section which boots the plurality of wireless interfaces on network side when the wireless interface on local side receives a signal from the wireless terminal, connects a wireless interface on network side establishing a fastest connection and the wireless interface on local side, and connects the wireless terminal to an access network corresponding to the wireless interface on network side establishing the fastest connection.07-08-2010
20100291877WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INTERFERENCE CANCELLING STATION, AND INTERFERENCE CANCELLING METHOD - An interference cancelling station ICS includes a transmission weight factor calculating unit calculating a transmission weight factor w11-18-2010

Kengo Nakagawa, Daito-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100316352MOVING PICTURE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - In a moving picture reproduction apparatus such as an optical disc player 12-16-2010

Kengo Nakajima, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090106396Data Extraction System, Terminal Apparatus, Program of the Terminal Apparatus, Server Apparatus, and Program of the Server Apparatus - This invention provides a terminal searching for web pages on the web and extracting the prescribed data from the web pages and a server verifying and accumulating the extracted data. The prescribed data can be extracted from the web pages on the web in a manner that the process relating to the data extraction is distributed between the terminal and the server. Therefore, necessary processes up to the data extraction are distributed, and the burden placed on each apparatus can be lessened. Further, new data not formerly found in the web pages can be found out and extracted from the web pages that has been updated or newly made.04-23-2009

Kengo Nakamura, Hiroshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080265554Airbag Device - There is provided an airbag device being excellent in performance of protection of an occupant wherein a folded airbag (10-30-2008

Kengo Nakao, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080284304SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided a spark plug that includes a center electrode, an insulator, a housing, a ground electrode, an auxiliary ground electrode, and a projected portion in the housing. The housing has a though-hole which is formed in the housing along the longitudinal axis of the center electrode and has an opening of the through-hole at the first housing end. The ground electrode has a first end facing the end of the center electrode to form a first discharge gap. The auxiliary ground electrode has a first end facing an outer peripheral surface of the first end of the insulator to form a second discharge gap. The projected portion is formed in a hollow portion of the through-hole and is projected from an inner peripheral surface of the hollow portion of the housing.11-20-2008

Kengo Nakashima, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100071581Gas generator - In a gas generator of the invention, a closure member is disposed so as to be connected to an outer circumferential wall side along a circumferential edge thereof in a housing and to close an outlet port which is formed in a ceiling wall of the housing. Thin breakable portions adapted to be broken when a squib is activated are formed in the closure member so as to extend substantially radially from a center of the closure member in a rectilinear fashion. When the squib 03-25-2010

Kengo Nishi, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080257296In-Line Four Cylinder Engine for Vehicle and Vehicle Provided With the Engine - [PROBLEMS] To enhance freedom in designing an engine, improve acceleration feeling, provide extremely excellent driving feeling, and enable an engine to be more compact. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] An in-line four-cylinder engine for a vehicle has a two-plane 90° crankshaft (10-23-2008

Kengo Nishiyama, Saga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100038662LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAME - A light emitting device, and a production method thereof, is provided having for a light source thereof a vertical geometry light emitting diode, that allows a large current to flow through the vertical geometry light emitting diode and takes into consideration the dissipation of heat occurring at that time or the expansion and contraction of a metal member due to thermal stress caused by that heat. The light emitting device at least comprises a package having a plurality of mutually separated package electrodes; a vertical geometry light emitting diode having a light emitting layer positioned between a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer, an upper partial electrode of the uppermost layer, and a lower electrode of the lowermost layer, wherein the lower electrode is joined onto one of the package electrodes; and, a conductive connecting member that connects the upper electrode of the vertical geometry light emitting diode with another of package electrodes; wherein the junction between said one of the package electrodes and the lower electrode, the junction between the upper electrode and the conductive connecting member, and the junction between the conductive connecting member and said other of package electrodes are made with solder.02-18-2010
20100187546VERTICAL GEOMETRY LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE AGGREGATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - There are provided a vertical geometry light emitting diode package aggregate useful for the production of a light emitting device having a vertical geometry light emitting diode as the light source, the light emitting device satisfying requirements in terms of current capacity flowed for light emission, dissipation of heat generated due to flow of a large current, resistance to thermal stress, strength of device and light emission efficiency, and a method for producing a light emitting device having a vertical geometry light emitting diode as the light source by using the package aggregate. The vertical geometry light emitting diode package comprises a metal sheet having formed thereon a number of vertical geometry light emitting diode package units, each package unit comprising two or more substrate portions as a part of the metal sheet, which are separated by a slit, and a reflector having a penetrating opening and being adhered to the two or more substrate portions to cover parts of the slit such that the vertical geometry light emitting diode-mounting position is exposed in the inner side of the opening and at the same time, the end part of the slit is exposed in the outer side of the reflector.07-29-2010

Kengo Noda, Inazawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100247208TAPE CASSETTE - A tape cassette that includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface and a front surface, a wound tape mounted within the housing, a printer head holder insertion portion that is a space extending through the housing in a vertical direction and having an oblong rectangular shape in a plan view, the oblong rectangular shape extending parallel to the front surface, and a printer first support receiving portion connected to a first end of the printer head holder insertion portion and facing the printer head holder insertion portion in a first direction that is parallel to the front surface, the first end being positioned on an upstream side of the printer head holder insertion portion in a feed direction of the tape, the printer first support receiving portion being a first indentation extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface.09-30-2010
20100247212TAPE PRINTER - A tape printer that includes a tape cassette having a housing, a tape, a head holder insertion portion, and a first support receiving portion that is a first indentation extending from the bottom surface in a direction toward the top surface, a cassette housing portion in which the tape cassette is inserted or removed, a head holder extending from the cassette housing portion in a direction of insertion and removal of the tape cassette with respect to the cassette housing portion and supporting a printhead, the head holder being adapted to be inserted in the head holder insertion portion, and a first supporting portion provided on the head holder to support a ceiling wall portion of the first indentation as the first support receiving portion, the first supporting portion being provided on an upstream side of the printhead in a feed direction of the tape.09-30-2010

Kengo Okazaki, Mobara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090244422Liquid crystal display device - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device that is capable of preventing a conductive paste for connecting a common wiring line of a TFT substrate and a counter electrode of a counter substrate from flowing outward. A sealant is formed outside a display region of a liquid crystal display device. A conductive paste for connecting a common wiring line of a TFT substrate and a counter electrode of a counter substrate is provided at a corner of the liquid crystal display device outside the sealant. An L-shaped stopper is formed on the counter substrate so as to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward. With the stopper, even if the width of a frame is equal to or less than 1.5 mm, it is possible to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward.10-01-2009

Kengo Sakaguchi, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090005543PROTEIN-REFOLDING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a method for refolding protein produced, for example, by 01-01-2009
20090209475Sulfonated sugar compounds, pharmaceutical compositions which contain the same, and methods of treating tumors with the same - Sulfoquinovosylacyl propanediol compounds represented by formula (I):08-20-2009
20090253644Radiosensitizer - A radiosensitizer comprising, as an active ingredient, at least one kind of compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following general formula (10-08-2009
20100202971COMPOUND HAVING TUMOR-RESIDENT PROPERTY - The problem to be solved of the present invention is to provide a novel compound which specifically resides in a tumor, a method for allowing it to reside in a tumor, and a method for detecting, diagnosing, and treating tumor with use thereof. Means for solving the problem is a compound represented by chemical formula (I)08-12-2010
20100298246Sulfonated sugar compounds, pharmaceutical compositions which contain the same, and methods of treating tumors with the same - Sulfoquinovosylacyl propanediol compounds represented by formula (I):11-25-2010

Patent applications by Kengo Sakaguchi, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Kengo Sakaguchi, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100210820PROTEIN REFOLDING COLUMN FILLER AND COLUMN - It is an object of the present invention to provide: a protein refolding column filler, which is effective for the refolding, namely, the activation of the function, of an inactive protein with an as yet unformed higher order structure produced in 08-19-2010

Kengo Sato, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090098048RADIOACTIVE TYROSINE DERIVATIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, LABELING AGENT FOR POSITRON IMAGING AND MEDICAL AGENT FOR ASSESSING GRADE OF MALIGNANCY OF TUMOR RESPECTIVELY COMPOSED OF RADIOACTIVE TYROSINE DERIVATIVE, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TUMOR - It is intended to provide a radioactive tyrosine derivative represented by the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: 04-16-2009

Kengo Sato, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090244670OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus includes a light source for emitting light, a deflecting device including a deflecting element for deflection-scanning a surface to be scanned with the light emitted from the light source and including a motor for driving the deflecting element, and an optical system casing including a supporting surface for disposing thereon the deflecting device and including a wall provided to stand on the supporting surface and to face the deflecting element. At a portion at which the wall stands on the supporting surface, an opening is provided so as to extending along the wall.10-01-2009

Kengo Shibuya, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090159804Positron emission tomography scanner and radiation detector - A positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is provided which uses information on the time-of-flight difference (TOF) between annihilation radiations for image reconstruction. The scanner has detection time correction information (memory) corresponding to information on coordinates in a radiation detection element (e.g., scintillator crystal), in the depth and lateral directions, at which an interaction has occurred between an annihilation radiation and the crystal. Reference is made to the detection time correction information, thereby providing information on time-of-flight difference with improved accuracy. As such, an improved signal to noise ratio and spatial resolution are provided for image reconstruction using time-of-flight (TOF) difference.06-25-2009
20100032574RADIATION DETECTING METHOD UTILIZING ENERGY INFORMATION AND POSITIONAL INFORMATION AND EQUIPMENT THEREOF - Upon detection of radiation by using a (three-dimensional) detector capable of distinguishing a detection position in a depth direction and energy, an energy window for distinguishing between a signal and noise is changed depending on the detection position in the depth direction, thus making it possible to obtain scattering components inside the detector. Alternatively, a weight is given to a detection event depending on the detection position in the depth direction and energy information to obtain scattering components inside the detector. Thereby, scattering components inside the detector can be obtained to increase the sensitivity of the detector. In this case, different detecting elements can be used depending on the detection position in the depth direction.02-11-2010
20110001049METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION, DEVICE THEREOF, AND POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER - A light receiver for detecting incident time is installed on the side of a radiation source of a scintillator (including a Cherenkov radiation emitter), and information (energy, incident time, an incident position, etc.) on radiation made incident into the scintillator is obtained by the output of the light receiver. It is, thereby, possible to identify an incident position and others of radiation into the scintillator at high accuracy.01-06-2011
20110101229DOI TYPE RADIATION DETECTOR - This aims to provide a DOI type radiation detector in which scintillation crystals arranged two-dimensionally on a light receiving surface to form rectangular section groups in extending directions of the light receiving surface of a light receiving element are stacked up to make a three-dimensional arrangement and responses of the crystals that have detected radiation are made possible to identify at response positions on the light receiving surface, so that a three-dimensional radiation detection position can be obtained. In the DOI type radiation detector, scintillation crystals are right triangle poles extending upwards from the light receiving surface and the response positions on the light receiving surface are characterized. With this structure, DOI identification of a plurality of layers can be carried out by simply performing an Anger calculation of a light receiving element signal.05-05-2011

Patent applications by Kengo Shibuya, Chiba-Shi JP

Kengo Shibuya, Funabashi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090121188High Counting Rate Scintillator - [PROBLEMS] To provide a scintillator responding to high counting rate sustaining high-speed and high detection efficiency of BaF05-14-2009

Kengo Takahashi, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090241569HEAT PUMP TYPE HOT WATER SUPPLY OUTDOOR APPARATUS - A heat pump type hot water supply outdoor apparatus, in a compressor, a water heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, a medium pressure receiver, a second expansion valve, and an air heat exchanger are connected circularly, has an injection circuit, which is a bypass for a part of the refrigerant between the medium pressure receiver and the second pressure reduction unit, to inject the part of refrigerant into a compression chamber of the compressor, and has a third expansion valve and an internal heat exchanger for carrying out heat exchange between the refrigerant whose pressure is reduced by the third expansion valve and the refrigerant between the medium pressure receiver and the second expansion valve, a pressure detection sensor for detecting a condensing pressure, and a controller for starting an injection control by the third expansion valve at the time when the condensing pressure detected by the pressure sensor or the condensing temperature calculated from the condensing pressure becomes a first predetermined value or more and stopping the injection control at the time when the condensing pressure or the condensing temperature becomes a second predetermined value which is smaller than the first predetermined value, or less. With this arrangement, an appropriate injection control can be realized and a high hot water supply/heating capability operation can be carried out.10-01-2009
20110132019HEAT PUMP APPARATUS - A heat pump apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a condenser, expansion means, and an evaporator are serially connected. Condensation temperature detection means that detects a saturation temperature of the condenser, and evaporation temperature detection means that detects the saturation temperature of the evaporator are provided. Operation efficiency is estimated by a value obtained by dividing heating ability estimated from a detection value of the condensation temperature detection means by a difference between a detection value of condensation temperature detection means and that of evaporation temperature detection means or dissipation power estimated by the difference.06-09-2011

Kengo Takeda, Inazawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100245432Inkjet Recording Apparatus - An inkjet recording apparatus includes at least one inkjet head having an ejection surface, a feeding mechanism which includes a feed member having a feed surface that is opposed to the ejection surface and which drives the feed member to feed a recording medium on the feed surface in a feeding direction, a wiper blade which removes ink that is adhered to the feed surface by contacting the feed surface, a judging portion which judges whether cleaning of the feed surface is necessary, and a controller which controls the at least one inkjet head and the feeding mechanism, in a case where the judging portion judges that the cleaning of the feed surface is necessary, to perform a first operation in which ink is ejected to the feed surface and a second operation in which the feed member is driven.09-30-2010

Kengo Takeuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100141752Microscope System, Specimen Observing Method, and Computer Program Product - A microscope system includes an image acquiring unit that acquires a specimen image formed by capturing a specimen multi-stained by a plurality of pigments using a microscope; a pigment amount acquiring unit that acquires a pigment amount of each pigment staining a corresponding position on the specimen, for each pixel of the specimen image; and a pigment selecting unit that selects a display target pigment from the plurality of pigments. The system also includes a display image generating unit that generates a display image where a staining state of the specimen by the display target pigment is displayed, on the basis of the pigment amount of the display target pigment in each pixel of the specimen image; and a display processing unit that displays the display image on a display unit.06-10-2010
20100272334Microscope System, Specimen Observation Method, and Computer Program Product - A microscope system includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring a spectral image of a specimen by using a microscope, a structure specifying unit for specifying an extraction target structure in the specimen, a display method specifying unit for specifying a display method of the extraction target structure, a structure extraction unit for extracting an area of the extraction target structure in the spectral image by using a reference spectrum of the extraction target structure on the basis of pixel values of each pixel included in the spectral image, a display image generator for generating a display image that represents the extraction target structure in the specimen by the display method specified by the display method specifying unit on the basis of an extraction result of the structure extraction unit, and a display processing unit for performing process for displaying the display image on a display unit.10-28-2010
20100322502MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND VIRTUAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - The present invention provides a medical diagnosis support device, which is capable of acquiring information to support medical diagnosis for easily and precisely determining chromosome abnormality and/or gene amplification related to cancer or genetic disorder.12-23-2010

Kengo Tamura, Okayama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090295212Armrest apparatus - An armrest apparatus including an arm, which is fitted to a drum provided on a seat side member, and a coil spring, which is provided on the drum, wherein one end of the spring is fixed to the arm-rest member and another end of the spring, a free end, is curved outwardly in the direction away from the center axis of the drum, and this coil spring is loosely wound around the drum so as to tighten when the arm-rest member is rotated downward, and further a coil end receiving surface that receives the curved part of the coil spring is provided in the drum. When the arm-rest member is rotated downward and reaches a predetermined set angle, the coil end receiving surface receives the curved part of the coil spring, so that the coil spring tightens the drum by a downward load applied to the arm, restricting the downward rotation of the arm.12-03-2009

Kengo Tamura, Kodama-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110122069MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, PROGRAM AND STATE DISPLAY METHOD - A state display device includes: a key operating section which receives input from a user; light sources which are formed by an R lighting element, a G lighting element, and a B lighting element, and which are provided in the vicinity of the key operating section; and a control unit which controls the lighting of each one of the RGB lighting elements of the light sources.05-26-2011

Kengo Tsuruzono, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100169473Terminal, network apparatus, network apparatus searching system including the terminal and the network apparatus, and network apparatus searching method - The present invention has as its object providing a terminal capable of accurately searching for an apparatus installed near a user. The terminal connected to a network apparatus through a network includes a display section which performs a displaying operation and position searching means which, on receiving an instruction to make a search for the network apparatus, transmits a signal indicating specific content and then, on receiving a response signal from the network apparatus that receives the signal through the network, causes the display section to display information that shows that the network apparatus transmitting the response signal has received the signal.07-01-2010
20100171706INFORMATION PROCESSOR, USER INTERFACE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - Information processor 07-08-2010

Kengo Ueda, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080232064COOLING SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION DEVICE - To cool a blade type server disposed in an air-conditioned room, the following arrangements are made. The first is at least one shell having a ventilation passage disposed in the air-conditioned room. The second is, the following are disposed in a ventilation passage: racks, in which blade type servers each composed of a case with slim boards housed therein are stacked; cooling coils each having a coolant passage and a cooling fin and cooling a passing air; and at least one fan unit having axial-flow fans placed therein and producing air currents in one direction. The third is the fan unit forces a cooling air to flow in one direction in the ventilation passage thereby to cool the servers in the racks. The cooling coils and racks are disposed alternately so that warmed cooling air after passing through the rack is cooled by the cooling coil and then cools the next rack.09-25-2008
20090242233CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CABLES OF AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A cable management apparatus for holding a cable. The cable management apparatus includes a first hinge member supported by a first hinge shaft in a rotatable manner around the first hinge shaft and a coupling member separably fixed to the first hinge member. The coupling member includes a second hinge shaft parallel to the first hinge shaft and disposed at a position apart from the first hinge shaft. The second hinge member is rotatably connected to a third hinge shaft parallel to the first hinge shaft at a connecting edge. The second hinge member includes a fourth hinge shaft parallel to the first hinge shaft and disposed at a position apart from the third hinge shaft. A middle connecting member is connected to the second hinge shaft at a first connecting edge and to the fourth hinge shaft at a second connecting edge.10-01-2009

Kengo Watanabe, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080220145Method of producing parboiled rice and parboiled rice produced by the method - A method of producing parboiled rice that does not require waste water treatment equipment and that enriches the amount of γ-aminobutyric acid contained in the parboiled rice. The method includes partially milling raw material brown rice, wetting the partially milled rice grains by forced-air using moist air or mist, moisture-tempering the wetted rice grains, steam-boiling the water-tempered rice grains at normal pressure to heat the rice grains with steam, steam-boiling the rice grains heated in the normal pressure steam-boiling process using pressurized steam, cooling the rice grains steamed under pressure in the pressurized steam-boiling step to cool at least a surface of the rice grains, finish milling the rice grains cooled in the cooling step, and drying the finish-milled rice grains.09-11-2008

Kengo Yamaguchi, Nagasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100116331PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A photovoltaic device and a process for producing the device that enables a higher level of performance to be achieved at low cost. The photovoltaic device includes at least two laminated photovoltaic layers, and an intermediate layer that is disposed between the two photovoltaic layers and connects the two photovoltaic layers electrically and optically, wherein the surface of the intermediate layer has a plasma-resistant protective layer.05-13-2010
20100170565PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A photovoltaic device having improved conversion efficiency as a result of an increase in the open-circuit voltage is provided. The photovoltaic device comprises a photovoltaic layer having a stacked p-layer, i-layer and n-layer, wherein the p-layer is a nitrogen-containing layer comprising nitrogen atoms at an atomic concentration of not less than 1% and not more than 25%, and the crystallization ratio of the p-layer is not less than 0 but less than 3. Alternatively, the n-layer may be a nitrogen-containing layer comprising nitrogen atoms at an atomic concentration of not less than 1% and not more than 20%, wherein the crystallization ratio of the n-layer is not less than 0 but less than 3. Alternatively, an interface layer may be formed at the interface between the p-layer and the i-layer, wherein the interface layer is a nitrogen-containing layer comprising nitrogen atoms at an atomic concentration of not less than 1% and not more than 30%. Alternatively, an interface layer may be formed at the interface between the n-layer and the i-layer, wherein the interface layer is a nitrogen-containing layer comprising nitrogen atoms at an atomic concentration of not less than 1% and not more than 20%.07-08-2010
20110019190RESISTIVITY TESTING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR - An object is to efficiently measure the resistivity of a transparent conductive film with high accuracy in a non-destructive and non-contact manner. Provided is a resistivity testing device that includes a light emitting device that emits p-polarized emission light having a wavelength selected by a preliminarily performed test-condition selecting method toward a transparent conductive film, formed on a light-transmissive substrate conveyed along a manufacturing line, from a film-surface side at an incidence angle selected by the method; a light detecting device that detects reflected light reflected at the transparent conductive film; and an information processor that calculates an evaluation value related to the amount of light of the reflected light with respect to the wavelength on the basis of the intensity of the detected light and obtains a resistivity from the calculated evaluation value by using a correlation characteristic in which the evaluation value and the resistivity are associated with each other in advance.01-27-2011
20110111551PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - Provided is a photoelectric conversion device fabrication method that realizes both high productivity and high conversion efficiency by rapidly forming an n-layer having good coverage. The fabrication method for a photoelectric conversion device includes a step of forming a silicon photoelectric conversion layer on a substrate by a plasma CVD method. In the fabrication method for the photoelectric conversion device, the step of forming the photoelectric conversion layer includes a step of forming an i-layer formed of crystalline silicon and a step of forming, on the i-layer, an n-layer under a condition with a hydrogen dilution ratio of 0 to 10, inclusive.05-12-2011
20110120521PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - Provided is a photoelectric conversion device in which the conductivity after hydrogen-plasma exposure is set within an appropriate range, thereby suppressing the leakage current and improving the conversion efficiency. A photoelectric conversion device includes, on a substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer having at least two power generation cell layers, and an intermediate contact layer provided between the power generation cell layers. The intermediate contact layer mainly contains a compound represented by Zn05-26-2011
20110194113THIN-FILM INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - An object is to reduce the effect of a film thickness variation on the substrate surface of a thin film and improve the measuring accuracy. Provided are a light source that radiates single-wavelength light to an inspection-target substrate (W), which is formed by forming a thin film on a glass substrate from the glass substrate side; a light receiving element that is disposed such that the light receiving axis intersects with the optical axis of illumination light emitted from the light source at a predetermined inclination angle and that receives diffused transmitted light that has been transmitted through the inspection-target substrate W; and a computer (08-11-2011
20110201145PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A process for producing a high-performance photovoltaic device by depositing a high-quality crystalline silicon layer, and a deposition apparatus for depositing the high-quality crystalline silicon layer. A process for producing a photovoltaic device that comprises forming a crystalline silicon-based photovoltaic layer comprising an i-layer on a substrate using a plasma-enhanced CVD method, wherein formation of the i-layer comprises an initial layer deposition stage and a bulk i-layer deposition stage, and the initial layer deposition stage comprises depositing the initial layer using a silane-based gas flow rate during the initial layer deposition stage that is lower than the silane-based gas flow rate during the bulk i-layer deposition stage, with the deposition time for the initial layer deposition stage set to not less than 0.5% and not more than 20% of the total deposition time for the i-layer, and with the SiH* emission intensity during the initial layer deposition stage not, more than 80% of the stabilized SiH* emission intensity during the bulk i-layer deposition stage.08-18-2011
20110205556THIN-FILM INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A thin-film inspection apparatus includes a storage section (08-25-2011

Kengo Yamaguchi, Nagasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080196761Photovoltaic device and process for producing same - A photovoltaic device and a process for producing the photovoltaic device that combine a high photovoltaic conversion efficiency with a high level of productivity. The photovoltaic device includes at least a transparent electrode-bearing substrate, prepared by providing a transparent electrode layer on a transparent, electrically insulating substrate, and a photovoltaic layer containing mainly crystalline silicon-based semiconductors and a back electrode layer formed sequentially on the transparent electrode layer of the transparent electrode-bearing substrate, wherein the surface of the transparent electrode layer of the transparent electrode-bearing substrate has a shape that contains a mixture of coarse and fine roughness, and exhibits a spectral haze ratio of 20% or greater for wavelengths of from 550 nm to 800 nm, and the photovoltaic layer containing mainly crystalline silicon-based semiconductors has a film thickness of from 1.2 μm to 2 μm, and a Raman ratio of from 3.0 to 8.0.08-21-2008
20110100444PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A photovoltaic device that exhibits increased open-circuit voltage and an improved fill factor due to an improvement in the contact properties between the n-layer and a back-side transparent electrode layer or intermediate contact layer, and a process for producing the photovoltaic device. The photovoltaic device comprises a photovoltaic layer having a p-layer, an i-layer and an n-layer stacked on top of a substrate, wherein the n-layer comprises a nitrogen-containing n-layer and an interface treatment layer formed on the opposite surface of the nitrogen-containing n-layer to the substrate, the nitrogen-containing n-layer comprises nitrogen atoms at an atomic concentration of not less than 1% and not more than 20%, and has a crystallization ratio of not less than 0 but less than 3, and the interface treatment layer has a crystallization ratio of not less than 1 and not more than 6.05-05-2011

Kengo Yamakawa, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110011817RACK APPARATUS - A rack apparatus has a movable member for holding a first article, and a second movable member for holding a second article, the first and second movable members being arranged vertically, a base member for holding the first movable member and the second movable member so as to be movable forward and backward horizontally, and a linking member for linking the first movable member and the second movable member so as to enable the second movable member to move backward when the first movable member moving forward.01-20-2011

Kengo Yano, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080211250STORAGE BOX STRUCTURE IN MOTORCYCLE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING STORAGE BOX - A motorcycle includes a body frame having at least a pair of right and left or front and rear frame members with a storage box that is open upward between the pairing frame members. A riding seat covers the opening end of the storage box from above. The storage box includes a box main body arranged between the pair of frame members with a box constituent member that is detachably mounted below the box main body so as to form an electronic component storage chamber in cooperation with the box main body that composes a part of the wall portion of the storage box. The box constituent member is overlapped with at least a part of the frame members of a pair of frame members viewed in a plane with the box constituent member mounted to the box main body. The box constituent member bulges from the box main body.09-04-2008
20080236926COMPACT VEHICLE - To enhance a degree of freedom in the shape and the design of a swing arm without being influenced by the variation of a part for supporting an exhaust muffler on the side of the swing arm and a part for coupling a rear cushion unit to the side of the swing arm in a compact vehicle, a cushion bracket coupled to a lower end of the rear cushion unit and a muffler bracket that supports the exhaust muffler are provided as separate elements from the swing arm and are attached to the swing arm.10-02-2008

Kengo Yasui, Kamisu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110009554AQUEOUS PIGMENT DISPERSION AND AQUEOUS PIGMENT INK FOR INKJET RECORDING - An aqueous pigment dispersion capable of easily preparing an aqueous pigment ink for inkjet recording, from which is obtained a colored image which is excellent in scratch fastness and excellent in properties on any recording media such as color development on plain papers and gloss on dedicated papers, is provided. An aqueous pigment dispersion containing carbon black or an organic pigment (P), a (meth)acrylic copolymer (A), a polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block copolymer (B) represented by the following general formula (1), a polyether based polyurethane (C), a basic material and water, wherein a mass ratio of the total of nonvolatile contents of (A), (B) and (C) to (P), (A+B+C)/P, is from 0.3 to 1.6; and a mass ratio of A/(A+B+C) is from 0.05 to 0.45, is provided.01-13-2011

Kengo Yokota, Kosai JP

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20100274456DRIVING-FORCE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS FOR FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE - A transmitting apparatus includes a disengaging device that disengages a driving force from a front-wheel differential device to a first driving-force transmitting direction converting unit 10-28-2010

Kengo Yoshida, Tokyo JP

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20100136330PRECOATED METAL SHEET - [PROBLEMS] To provide a precoated metal sheet allowing to skip postcoating after press working that realizes high whiteness degree and excels in bright reflectivity. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A white precoated metal sheet of 80 or higher postcoating whiteness degree in terms of L-value of Hunter Lab color system, comprising a metal sheet provided with two or more coating layers, wherein when the superior layer coating refers to the coating constituting the outermost surface layer and the inferior layer coating refers to the coating interposed between the superior layer coating and the metal sheet, the content of white pigment in the inferior layer coating is in the range of 40 to 60 mass % while the content of white pigment in the superior layer coating is in the range of 5 to 25 mass % so as to excel in bright reflectivity.06-03-2010

Kengo Yoshida, Kouka-Shi JP

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20110193442INSULATED WIRE, ELECTRICAL COIL USING THE INSULATED WIRE, AND MOTOR - There is disclosed an insulated wire comprising a conductor, a primer layer coating the conductor, and an insulating layer coating the primer layer. The primer layer is formed by curing an epoxy resin.08-11-2011