Kikuchi, Tokyo
Akihiko Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20080289052 | Method of Constructing Animal Having Cancer Cells Transplanted Thereinto - A cell culture support is first prepared that is coated on a surface with a polymer the hydration force of which changes in a temperature range of 0-80° C.; cancer cells are then cultivated on the support in a temperature region where the polymer has weak hydration force; thereafter, the culture solution is adjusted to a temperature at which the polymer has a stronger hydration force, whereby the cultured cancer cells are detached; the detached cancer cells are then transplanted to a specified site of an animal on which transplantation is to be performed; this method is an efficient way of cancer cells transplantation. | 11-20-2008 |
20110169025 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a semiconductor optical element array including: a semiconductor substrate having a main surface in which a plurality of concave portions is formed; a mask pattern that is formed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate and includes a plurality of opening portions provided immediately above the plurality of concave portions; a plurality of fine columnar crystals that is made of a group-III nitride semiconductor grown from the plurality of concave portions to the upper side of the mask pattern through the plurality of opening portions; an active layer that is grown on each of the plurality of fine columnar crystals; and a semiconductor layer covering each of the active layers. | 07-14-2011 |
20140056814 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING ANIMAL HAVING CANCER CELLS TRANSPLANTED THEREINTO - A cell culture support is first prepared that is coated on a surface with a polymer the hydration force of which changes in a temperature range of 0-80° C.; cancer cells are then cultivated on the support in a temperature region where the polymer has weak hydration force; thereafter, the culture solution is adjusted to a temperature at which the polymer has a stronger hydration force, whereby the cultured cancer cells are detached; the detached cancer cells are then transplanted to a specified site of an animal on which transplantation is to be performed; this method is an efficient way of cancer cells transplantation. | 02-27-2014 |
20140212470 | CULTURED CELL SHEET, PRODUCTION METHOD, AND TISSUE REPAIR METHOD USING THEREOF - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cultured cell sheet having a superior tissue adhesiveness and an excellent flexibility. The problems can be solved by producing the cultured cell sheet in which cells are cultured in the presence of a surfactant protein or a cross-linking inhibitor on a surface of a cell culture support that is coated with a temperature responsive polymer having an upper or lower critical solution temperature ranging from 0° C. to 80° C. in water, including steps of: adjusting the temperature of the culture medium to a temperature below the lower critical solution temperature or above the upper critical solution temperature; and detaching the cultured cell sheet. | 07-31-2014 |
Aritomo Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090278926 | CALIBRATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE TEST APPARATUS - In an electronic device test apparatus using image processing technology to position an IC device relative to a socket, a calibration method of an electronic device test apparatus of calibrating a relative position of a device camera with respect to a socket, the method comprising: calculating an offset amount of a socket guide with respect to the socket on the basis of a relative position of the socket camera with respect to the socket guide and a relative position of a socket camera with respect to the socket; and adding this offset amount to the relative position of the device camera with respect to the socket guide so as to calculate the relative position of the device camera with respect to the socket. | 11-12-2009 |
20100310151 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HANDLING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE POSITION DETECTION METHOD - An electronic device handling apparatus, wherein an image of terminals of an electronic device to be tested having the terminals at its end edge portions held by a conveyor device is taken, edges of terminals arranged in the X-axis direction are extracted from data of an taken image and binarization processing is performed on the data, while edges of terminals arranged in the Y-axis direction are extracted from data of the taken image and binarization processing is performed on the data, so that positions of edges of respective terminals are located from the obtained two binary images. Then, a positional deviation amount of the electronic device is calculated by comparing with reference positional information of edges of terminals of a reference electronic device and, based thereon, a posture of the electronic device to be tested is corrected. | 12-09-2010 |
Baku Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20080232796 | OPTICAL SIGNAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND OPTICAL SIGNAL MONITORING METHOD - An optical signal monitoring system includes a bit rate information collecting unit and a monitoring unit. The bit rate information collecting unit gets bit rate information indicating a bit rate of an optical signal passing through an optical communication path. The monitoring unit extracts a monitoring optical signal from the optical communication path. When the bit rate information is not able to get, the monitoring optical signal is judged to be a noise. This system can make a sharp distinction between a broad optical signal whose bit rate is over 40 Gbit/sec and the ASE noise. Further, this system can correct optical signals dependently to those bit rates. | 09-25-2008 |
20110085798 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING WDM SIGNAL LIGHT - A WDM signal light monitoring device includes a first monitor for monitoring input-side WDM main signal light and output-side WDM main signal light for each wavelength; and a second monitor for monitoring the first monitor by comparing a monitoring result received from an upstream WDM transmission device with a monitoring result of the first monitor, wherein the monitoring result of the first monitor is transmitted to a downstream WDM transmission device in the system. | 04-14-2011 |
20120008942 | OPTICAL SIGNAL CORRECTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SIGNAL CORRECTION METHOD - An optical signal correction apparatus includes a power information generation unit that generates power information indicating power of optical main signal in wavelength band according to optical wavelength multiplexed signal, a power information adjusting unit that generates adjusted power information obtained by adjusting the power information according to the number of the optical main signal included in the wavelength band based on optical signal identifying information which identifies the number of the optical main signal in the wavelength band, a correction amount calculation unit that calculates a tilt amount of the optical wavelength multiplexed signal according to the adjusted power information, and a correction amount for correcting a tilt of the optical wavelength multiplexed signal according to a difference between the calculated tilt amount and a target tilt amount, and an optical signal correction unit that corrects the tilt of the optical wavelength multiplexed signal according to the correction amount. | 01-12-2012 |
Daisuke Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110111594 | WAFER BONDING METHOD - Even for the case where a CVD oxide film is interposed at a bonding interface, as a pre-processing of bonding a first wafer and a second wafer, at least the surface roughness of the CVD oxide film of the first wafer is made small after removing organic substances. Therefore, it is possible to prevent void occurrence which is caused by the organic substances existing at and the roughness of the bonding interface of the two wafers. | 05-12-2011 |
20130119295 | CLATHRATE COMPOUND, THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL - Provided is a clathrate compound represented by a following chemical formula, for example, Ba | 05-16-2013 |
20140173658 | PROGRAM-SCHEDULE-GENERATING DEVICE, PROGRAM-DATA-SHARING SYSTEM, METHOD OF GENERATING PROGRAM SCHEDULE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - To share program data between a plurality of information providers, between which providers there exists a predetermined association, whereby a program schedule for each of the information providers can be acquired. | 06-19-2014 |
20140176487 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, IMAGE DISPLAYING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD IN A COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present invention provides transmitting additional information without superimposing the additional information on an airwave, in a universally applicable way. A communication terminal transmits user information via a communication network. The communication terminal receives additional information in response to the user information. Then, the communication terminal initiates receiving of an airwave. In other words, the communication terminal receives the additional information via a communication path other than the airwave. The additional information includes data showing an additional image superimposed on images carried by the airwave (main images). The communication terminal displays combined images, which are generated by combining the main images and the additional image, based on the airwave and the additional information. If a user identifies a position on a first display area, the communication terminal displays images corresponding to the identified position, as a process corresponding to the identified position. | 06-26-2014 |
20140241328 | WIRELESS TERMINAL, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND SPECIFYING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information distribution system including radio devices installed in carriages; wireless terminals; and an information distribution apparatus. Each wireless terminal includes: a first communication unit receiving radio signals transmitted by the radio devices; a determination unit specifying, based on a reception time period and signal strength of the radio signals received by the first communication unit, a radio device installed in the carriage and a second communication unit transmitting data indicative of the radio device specified by the determination unit to an information distribution apparatus. The information distribution apparatus includes: a receiving unit receiving data including identification information indicative of a radio device from which a wireless terminal has received a radio signal and a carriage in which a user of the wireless terminal is aboard; a generation unit generating a content including information corresponding to the carriage based on the data received and a distribution unit distributing the content. | 08-28-2014 |
20140316619 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Accident information determination server apparatus, when receiving a request from mobile communication terminal operated by a requester, specifies a train line, a terminal location, a moving direction, and a car number where mobile communication terminal that has made the request resides. Then, accident information determination server apparatus determines an impact of the accident represented by the accident information has on the requester who moves from the terminal location in the specified moving direction. Accident information determination server apparatus transmits a data that associates the accident information with the determined result on the accident information to mobile communication terminal. | 10-23-2014 |
Fumihiko Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20080246308 | Vehicle body reinforcing member - Using as a vehicle body reinforcing member any one of a bent tube with a partial bend of radius R, a tube with a plurality of portions that are bent at radius R, and a bent tube with mixed bends of inward and outward projection according to the present invention makes it possible, during a vehicle body collision, to absorb more energy than and exhibit better impact resistance than a vehicle body reinforcing member that uses one of a known straight tube and a curved tube of radius R entirely. Thus the dimensions (outside diameter, wall thickness) of the metal tube that is used as the vehicle body reinforcing member can be reduced, and the tube shape can be modified, while impact resistance is maintained. Modifying the shape in this manner makes it possible to provide the ever higher required level of vehicle body impact resistance at the same time that it reduces the weight of the vehicle body and lowers the cost. The present invention can therefore be widely used as an occupant protection technology. | 10-09-2008 |
20100088882 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BENT PRODUCT AND AN APPARATUS AND A CONTINUOUS LINE FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for three-dimensionally bending a metal material are provided. A product intermittently having a bent portion which curves three-dimensionally and a quenched portion is manufactured by a bending method which performs bending downstream of a support means while feeding a metal material which is supported by the support means from an upstream side towards a downstream side. A portion of the metal material is heated by a heating means for the metal material downstream of the support means, a bending moment is imparted to the portion of the metal material which was heated by the heating means to carry out bending by three-dimensionally changing the position of a movable roller die which is disposed downstream of the heating means and has a plurality of rolls which feed the metal material which was heated by the heating means in the axial direction, and the metal material is quenched by spraying a cooling medium at the portion of the metal material which was heated by the heating means by a cooling means disposed between the heating means and the movable roller die. Errors in a product due to bending are suppressed by supporting a portion of the metal material which has exited from the movable roller die. | 04-15-2010 |
20100218577 | THREE-DIMENSIONALLY BENDING MACHINE, BENDING-EQUIPMENT LINE, AND BENT PRODUCT - A three-dimensionally bending machine comprises a supporting unit to support a workpiece and a feeding unit to feed the workpiece from an upstream side of the workpiece. A heating and cooling unit, provided around the outer circumference of a portion of the workpiece downstream of said supporting unit heats the portion of workpiece in a temperature range for plastic deformation and quenches and rapidly cools the deformed workpiece. A three-dimensionally movable unit, provided downstream of said heating and cooling unit, supports the metal material and controls the supporting position and/or the moving speed of the metal material to apply the bending moment in association with a feed amount, a heating amount, and a cooling amount of the workpiece. Even when a high-strength workpiece is bent, a workpiece having excellent shape fixability and uniform hardness distribution can be made, especially for application to sophisticated automobile parts. | 09-02-2010 |
20100218580 | METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY BENDING WORKPIECE AND BENT PRODUCT - A method for three-dimensionally bending a workpiece comprises feeding the workpiece by a feeding unit provided at an upstream side of the workpiece, supporting the workpiece by a supporting unit at a downstream side of the feeding unit, processing the workpiece by clamping the workpiece with a three-dimensionally movable unit that is provided downstream of the supporting unit, heating a local part of the workpiece in a temperature range which allows quenching to be performed, applying a bending moment to the heated local part of the workpiece by the three-dimensionally movable unit in association with the supporting position and/or the moving speed of the workpiece after the heating step, and rapidly quenching the heated portion. Even when a high-strength workpiece is bent, it is possible to effectively obtain a product having excellent shape fixability and uniform hardness distribution at low costs for wide application for bending sophisticated automobile parts. | 09-02-2010 |
20110031779 | VEHICLE BODY REINFORCING MEMBER - Using as a vehicle body reinforcing member a bent tube with mixed bends of inward and outward projection according to the present invention makes it possible, during a vehicle body collision, to absorb more energy than and exhibit better impact resistance than a vehicle body reinforcing member that uses one of a known straight tube and a curved tube of radius R entirely. Thus the dimensions (outside diameter, wall thickness) of the steel tube that is used as the vehicle body reinforcing member can be reduced, and the tube shape can be modified, while impact resistance is maintained. Modifying the shape in this manner makes it possible to provide the ever higher required level of vehicle body impact resistance at the same time that it reduces the weight of the vehicle body and lowers the cost. The present invention can therefore be widely used as an occupant protection technology. | 02-10-2011 |
Fumiko Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090307629 | CONTENT SEARCH DEVICE, CONTENT SEARCH SYSTEM, CONTENT SEARCH SYSTEM SERVER DEVICE, CONTENT SEARCH METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND CONTENT OUTPUT DEVICE HAVING SEARCH FUNCTION - In an on-vehicle audio device ( | 12-10-2009 |
Hidekazu Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20080284504 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - This device has a first circuit including a first field effect transistor and a second circuit coupled to a source of the first electric field transistor. The second circuit applies a first source bias voltage, which does not reversely bias between a source and a body of the first field effect transistor, to the first field effect transistor during the operation mode of the first circuit, and applies a second source bias voltage, which reversely biases between the source and the body of the first field effect transistor, to the first field effect transistor during the standby mode of the first circuit. During the standby mode of the first circuit, the leakage current that flows through the first FET is reduced by means of the reverse bias effect produced by applying the second source bias voltage to the source of the first FET. | 11-20-2008 |
Hiroko Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090280197 | CELL ACTIVATOR, COLLAGEN PRODUCTION PROMOTER, SKIN WHITENING AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT AGENT, ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT, AROMATASE ACTIVITY PROMOTER, PROTEASE ACTIVITY PROMOTER, EXTERNAL PREPARATION FOR SKIN, AND FOOD - The present invention provides a cell activation agent, a collagen production accelerator, a whitening agent, an antioxidant, an anti-inflammatory agent, an aromatase activity accelerator, a protease activity accelerator, a skin external preparation, and food, which all contain an extract of | 11-12-2009 |
Hiroshige Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090201645 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - In a cooling system for an electronic device of the present invention, server rooms in which a plurality of servers are placed, an evaporator which is provided close to each of the servers, and cools exhaust air from the server by vaporizing a refrigerant with heat generating from the server, a cooling tower which is provided at a place higher than the evaporator, cools the refrigerant by outside air and water sprinkling, and condenses the vaporized refrigerant, and a circulation line in which the refrigerant naturally circulates between the evaporator and the cooling tower. According to the cooling system, an electronic device which is required to perform a precise operation with a heat generation amount from itself being large, such as a computer and a server, can be efficiently cooled at low running cost. | 08-13-2009 |
20100077776 | AIR-CONDITIONING METHOD AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air-conditioning method comprises the steps of performing a refrigerator operation using a refrigerator to which cooling water cooled in a plurality of cooling towers is supplied as a cold heat source, and performing a free cooling operation using at least some of the plurality of cooling towers as a cold heat source, wherein at a time of the free cooling operation, the number of the cooling towers which are operated is controlled. | 04-01-2010 |
20110056223 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - In a cooling system for an electronic device of the present invention, server rooms in which a plurality of servers are placed, an evaporator which is provided close to each of the servers, and cools exhaust air from the server by vaporizing a refrigerant with heat generating from the server, a cooling tower which is provided at a place higher than the evaporator, cools the refrigerant by outside air and water sprinkling, and condenses the vaporized refrigerant, and a circulation line in which the refrigerant naturally circulates between the evaporator and the cooling tower. According to the cooling system, an electronic device which is required to perform a precise operation with a heat generation amount from itself being large, such as a computer and a server, can be efficiently cooled at low running cost. | 03-10-2011 |
20120218711 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - In a cooling system for an electronic device of the present invention, server rooms in which a plurality of servers are placed, an evaporator which is provided close to each of the servers, and cools exhaust air from the server by vaporizing a refrigerant with heat generating from the server, a cooling tower which is provided at a place higher than the evaporator, cools the refrigerant by outside air and water sprinkling, and condenses the vaporized refrigerant, and a circulation line in which the refrigerant naturally circulates between the evaporator and the cooling tower. According to the cooling system, an electronic device which is required to perform a precise operation with a heat generation amount from itself being large, such as a computer and a server, can be efficiently cooled at low running cost. | 08-30-2012 |
Hitoshi Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090028713 | Centrifugal multiblade fan - A plurality of curved rectangular blades are arranged in a circumferential direction on a periphery of a disc, forming a pipe-like basket shape with an opening on a front side of the disc. Rotation of the disc draws in air from the opening and draws out the air in a centrifugal direction through a space between the blades. The blades are formed of a thick plate part close to the disc and a thin plate part that is thinner than the thick plate part and farther than the thick plate part from the disc. A bulge serving as a boundary between the thick plate part and the thin plate part is formed on a negative pressure surface of the blades, which is of curved convex shape. | 01-29-2009 |
20090053922 | Connector for jack - A connector for a jack includes four contacts of first, second, third and fourth contacts each having a contact portion and a connection portion, and a housing, to exchange signals and to ascertain whether a plug connector has been inserted into the connector. The third contact substantially U-shaped in cross-section includes a contact piece having a first contact part adapted to contact the plug connector, and a spring piece having an elasticity facing to the contact piece and provided by forming a U-shaped slit in a part of the third contact at a location opposite to the contact piece. When the plug connector is inserted into the connector, the plug connector pushes the first contact part of the contact piece to cause the contact piece to be displaced to the spring piece so that the contact piece pushes the spring piece to cause the spring piece to be displaced toward the housing and at the same time the spring piece pushes the contact piece with each other with the aid of its elasticity. The connector achieves a reliable holding force for the plug connector without scratching it. | 02-26-2009 |
20090263240 | MULTIBLADE CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER - A multiblade centrifugal blower in which a length from a rear end to a front end of an outer edge of a blade is shorter than a length from a rear end to a front end of an inner edge of the blade. Moreover, a bell mouth is located at an air inlet such that a distance from a tip part of an inner edge of the blade to an inner wall of a scroll casing is minimum at an inner tip part of the bell mouth. | 10-22-2009 |
20100190365 | Card connector - A card connector for a plurality of memory cards includes a housing having a plurality of inserting holes for the memory cards, respectively. The card connector includes a swing member made of an elastic metal plate and having fixing portions and a swing part in the form of a hollow square rod having extending portions extending into the inserting holes when the swing member is fixed in the housing. A partition wall between the inserting holes is formed with a rectangular notch and slits in opposite faces of the rectangular notch for press-fitting the fixing portions of the swing member, respectively. When one memory card is inserted into one inserting hole, the inserted memory card causes the swing part to be further extended into anther inserting hole, thereby preventing another memory card from being inserted into the another inserting hole. | 07-29-2010 |
20120009059 | MULTIBLADE FAN - To provide a multiblade fan that enables an improvement in noise characteristics or blowing performance. The multiblade fan includes a scroll type casing that has a bell-mouthed inlet and an impeller housed in the casing. The impeller includes a plurality of blades and a rotation axis m oriented toward the inlet of the casing. The blades are annularly arranged. In the multiblade fan, a center axis of the inlet and the rotation axis of the impeller are arranged at a tilt angle to each other and in any one of an intersecting positional relationship and a skew-lines positional relationship so that a space between the inlet and the impeller increases from the rotation axis of the impeller toward an outlet of the casing. | 01-12-2012 |
20120017459 | HAND DRYER - A hand dryer includes a hand drying chamber that includes a hand insertion opening from which a hand is inserted, a first wall section that faces the hand inserted from the hand insertion, opening, a second wall section that faces the hand and the first wall section, and a plurality of air nozzle sections, which extends in a direction from the hand insertion opening to a far side and jets a high-speed air, on any one of the first wall section and the second wall section, wherein a distance between the first wall section or the second wall section that faces the air nozzle sections and the air nozzle sections is large in an upper portion and is small in a lower portion. | 01-26-2012 |
20120017460 | HAND DRYER - A hand dryer includes a hand drying chamber that includes a hand insertion opening from which a hand is inserted, a first wall section that faces the hand inserted from the hand insertion opening, a second wall section that faces the hand and the first wall section, and a plurality of air nozzle sections, which extends in a direction from the hand insertion opening to a far side and jets a high-speed air, on any one of the first wall section and the second wall section, and a distance between the air nozzle sections in a horizontal direction is wide on a side of the hand insertion opening and is narrow on the far side. | 01-26-2012 |
Ikuo Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090202859 | COMPOSITE COATED ZING-CONTAINING PLATED STEEL MATERIAL SUPERIOR IN CORROSION RESISTANCE, BLACKENING RESISTANCE, COATING ADHESION, AND ALKALI RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a composite coated zinc-containing plated steel material different from the plated steel materials treated by conventional chromate replacement technologies and superior in all of corrosion resistance, blackening resistance, coating adhesion, and alkali resistance. The composite coated zinc-containing plated steel material of the present invention is characterized by having a composite coating formed by coating and drying on the surface of a plated steel material a treatment solution containing a basic zirconium compound, vanadyl (VO | 08-13-2009 |
20100003529 | SURFACE-TREATED METAL MATERIAL AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - This surface-treated metal material includes a composite film obtained by applying a metal surface treatment agent on a surface of a metal material and drying the metal surface treatment agent, the metal surface treatment agent containing: an organic silicon compound (W) obtained by combining a silane coupling agent (A) containing one amino group in a molecule and one glycidyl group in a molecule, at a solid content mass ratio [(A)/(B)] of 0.7 to 1.7; at least one kind of fluorine compound (X) selected from titanium hydrofluoric acid and zirconium hydrofluoric acid; a phosphoric acid (Y); a vanadium compound (Z); and at least one kind of lubricant (J). | 01-07-2010 |
20100068513 | SURFACE TREATED STEEL SHEET - A surface treated steel sheet has a surface treatment film including a metallic compound containing titanium, a metallic compound containing magnesium, a cationic urethane resin having at least one cationic functional group selected from primary to tertiary amino groups and quaternary ammonium bases, and a cationic phenol polycondensate which is a polycondensate of a phenol compound with an aldehyde and has a cationic functional group, wherein the titanium content in the surface treatment film is in the range of 1 mass % to 4 mass % based on a total solid content; the magnesium content in the surface treatment film is in the range of 0.2 mass % to 2 mass % based on a total solid content; the cationic urethane resin content in the surface treatment film is in the range of 20 mass % to 35 mass % based on a total solid content; the cationic phenol polycondensate content in the surface treatment film is in the range of 25 mass % to 40 mass % based on a total solid content; and the mass ratio of the cationic urethane resin to the cationic phenol polycondensate is in the range of 33.3:66.7 to 49:51. | 03-18-2010 |
20140017515 | NI-CONTAINING-SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET FOR CAN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A Ni-containing-surface-treated steel sheet for a can, which is formed by stamping, includes a steel sheet having a first surface which becomes an outer surface of the can after the stamping; a Ni containing layer arranged on the first surface of the steel sheet; and a Ni—W alloy plating layer arranged on the Ni containing layer. The Ni containing layer includes a Fe—Ni diffusion alloy layer; a Ni content included in the Ni containing layer is from 5 g/m | 01-16-2014 |
20140050939 | SURFACE-TREATED METAL MATERIAL AND AQUEOUS METAL SURFACE-TREATMENT AGENT - A surface-treated metal material of the present invention has a composite film on the surface of a metal material. The composite film includes an organic silicon compound (W) having cyclic siloxane bonds, at least one metal compound (X) selected from a group consisting of a titanium compound and a zirconium compound, a phosphate compound (Y) and a fluorine compound (Z). In each of the components of the composite film, the ratio of X | 02-20-2014 |
Isao Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100278397 | Authentication Device And Authentication Method - An authentication can be carried out with high accuracy even when there is a change in an amount of incident light, the air temperature, the body temperature, or a manner to place a finger on a scanner. | 11-04-2010 |
Jun Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090131639 | ANTIBODY-CONTAINING SOLUTION FORMULATIONS - Antibody-containing solution formulations including a sugar as a stabilizer. Said solution formulations can further include a surfactant as a stabilizer. | 05-21-2009 |
Kanako Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100222275 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR VITILIGO AND METHOD OF ACCELERATING PIGMENTATION - Provided are a pharmaceutical product capable of treating vitiligo by thickening the epidermis at a vitiligo-affected site, which has been thinned, to thereby accelerate pigmentation, and a method of accelerating pigmentation by thickening the epidermis. | 09-02-2010 |
Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090270284 | FRICTION MODIFIER, METHOD OF PRODUCING FRICTION MODIFIER, AND FRICTION MATERIAL - A friction modifier is provided with a titania particle-layered clay mineral complex in which titania particles are contained in a layered clay mineral. An average particle diameter of the titania particles is 3 to 100 nm. A ratio of the titania particles to the titania particle-layered clay mineral complex is 0.1 to 0.8 on the mass basis. | 10-29-2009 |
20090286067 | FRICTION MATERIAL - A friction material contains substantially no material whose Mohs hardness is higher than 6. In addition, the friction material contains a layered clay mineral, in which titania particles are inserted into layers, at a rate of 0.5%-by-mass to 20%-by-mass. | 11-19-2009 |
Kazuma Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090229904 | DRIVING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - A driving force control device for an electric vehicle in which a left wheel is driven by a left in-wheel motor and a right wheel is driven by a right in-wheel motor includes a driving force difference setting section. The driving force difference setting section is configured to set a driving force difference between a driving force outputted from the left in-wheel motor and a driving force outputted from the right in-wheel motor when a lateral acceleration is detected acting on the vehicle, the driving force difference being set to generate a restoring moment against the vehicle corresponding to the lateral acceleration. | 09-17-2009 |
Kazumi Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110152268 | NOVEL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING NOCICEPTIVE PAIN - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating nociceptive pain, containing a morpholine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as an active ingredient. The present invention is useful in providing an excellent pharmaceutical composition for treating nociceptive pain. In addition, the present invention is particularly useful in providing a pharmaceutical composition for treating pain accompanying a disease selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, osteoarthritis, spondylosis deformans, gouty arthritis, juvenile arthritis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, and cervical syndrome, lumbago, lumbago accompanying spondylosis deformans, menalgia, pain and tumentia after inflammation, operation or injury, pain after odontectomy, and cancer pain. In addition, the present invention is particularly useful for alleviating pain in a damaged cartilage region, and is particularly useful for osteoarthritis in which NSAIDs are not effective. | 06-23-2011 |
20110166348 | NOVEL SALT OF MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE - Provided are an acid addition salt of (+)-2-[(inden-7-yloxy)methyl]morpholine (compound A) and a novel crystal thereof, which are for use as a medicament or a drug substance, and which has high storage stability, particularly high stability against humidity and light. An acid addition salt of the compound A with an acid selected from benzenesulfonic acid and hydrobromic acid is a compound which is isolated in the form of a crystal, is a solid at room temperature, exhibits no hygroscopicity at such a level that causes a problem for use as a medicament or a drug substance, has stability against humidity and light, and is therefore extremely useful as a medicament or a drug substance. | 07-07-2011 |
Kentaro Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110027659 | MICROPOROUS FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a microporous film formed of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of (a) a polyolefin resin and from 5 to 90 parts by mass of (b) a polyphenylene ether resin; the microporous film having a sea-island structure with the polyolefin resin as a sea portion and with the polyphenylene ether resin as an island portion and having a air permeability of from 10 sec/100 cc to 5000 sec/100 cc. The microporous film does not break easily even at high temperatures and has good heat resistance. | 02-03-2011 |
20110166243 | MICROPOROUS FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a microporous film which is made of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by mass of a polypropylene resin and (b) 5 to 90 parts by mass of a polyphenylene ether resin, and which has a sea island structure comprising a sea portion comprising the polypropylene resin as a principal component and an island portion comprising the polyphenylene ether resin as a principal component, wherein pores are formed at an interface between the sea portion and the island portion and within the sea portion. | 07-07-2011 |
Kotaro Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090035577 | Surface-conditioning composition, method for production thereof, and surface conditioning method - A surface-conditioning composition which has a higher chemical conversion treatment capability (can form a denser phosphate coating film on the surface of a metal material) compared to a conventional one, can reduce the electrolytic corrosion of an aluminum-type metal material during a chemical conversion treatment, form a chemical conversion coating film having a satisfactory coating weight even when applied to a hardly convertible metal material (e.g., an aluminum alloy, a high tensile strength steel plate), improve the productivity rate of the chemical conversion treatment, resulting in the reduction of the time required for the chemical conversion treatment, and enables stable dispersion in a surface-conditioning solution for a long period of time. This composition includes a particle of a phosphate of a bivalent or trivalent metal and has a pH value ranging from 3 to 12. The particle has a D | 02-05-2009 |
Kouji Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100022136 | CARD CONNECTOR - There is provided a card connector having a metallic ejection member. A card connector, in which a card accommodating space is formed by a base member and a cover member, comprises a plurality of contacts arranged on the base member, an ejection member capable of moving relative to the base member in a longitudinal direction, a compression coil spring biasing the ejection member rearward, and a heart cam mechanism including a heart cam and a cam groove. The ejection member includes a card push portion, a body, on a forward portion of which a coil spring accommodating space is formed, on a rear portion of which a swinging space is formed, and a coupling portion. The ejection member is formed integrally from a metallic sheet. The coil spring accommodating space and the swinging space are arranged in a row on the same line in a longitudinal direction. | 01-28-2010 |
20110294322 | Card Connector - A card connector with an ejection mechanism is described. The card connector may include a base member, a cover member, a card accommodating space, and contact lines, which are electrically connected to a card placed into the card accommodating space. The card connector may also include an ejection lever, a spring, which pushes the ejection lever to the card accommodating space, and a pair of guide walls, which lead the ejection lever in a card insertion/withdrawal direction. The card connector may further include an ejection mechanism for pulling the IC card out of the card accommodating space. The ejection lever may include an arm portion, which comes in contact with a front end portion of the card, a spring mounting portion, a slide portion, which is led to a pair of the guide walls, and a pull portion, which extends outside the base member. | 12-01-2011 |
20110318967 | CARD CONNECTOR - The card connector, into which an IC card having a plurality of pads arranged in parallel at front and back positions is inserted, includes a plurality of contacts each contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of pads of the IC card and a base member that supports the plurality of contacts. Each of the plurality of contacts has a first and a second elastic piece each having a contact point portion that electrically contacts a pad of the IC card. The first and second elastic pieces are formed such that contact pressures of the respective contact point portions against the pads are different from each other. The plurality of contacts is arranged on the base member in parallel at front and back positions and a first and a second contact piece are arranged in an opposite manner in contacts aligned linearly at front and back positions. | 12-29-2011 |
Maho Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110076700 | ANTI-CRP ANTIBODY AND UTILIZATION OF THE SAME - It is intended to provide means capable of specifically recognizing CRP in a test sample and assaying it with high sensitivity. The present invention provides an anti-CRP antibody which reacts with a C-reactive protein (hereinafter referred to as CRP) and recognizes an epitope located at residues 147 to 172 in a CRP amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1. | 03-31-2011 |
Makio Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090277545 | High-Strength Wire Rod Excellent in Drawing Characteristics and Method of Manufacturing the Same - The invention provides wire rod excellent in drawability and steel wire made from the wire rod as starting material with high productivity at good yield and low cost. A hard steel wire rod of a specified composition is hot rolled, the hot-rolled steel is coiled in a specified temperature range, and the coiled steel is subjected to patenting at a predetermined cooling rate, thereby affording a high-carbon steel wire excellent in workability. It is high-strength steel wire excellent in drawability comprising a pearlite structure of an area ratio of 97% or greater and the balance of non-pearlite structures including bainite, degenerate-pearlite and pro-eutectoid ferrite and having a pearlite block size of not less than 20 μm and not greater than 45 μm. The invention also provides a high-carbon steel wire excellent in ductility, which is manufactured by subjecting the wire rod to intermediate patenting and cold drawing and has a tensile strength of 2800 MPa or greater. | 11-12-2009 |
20100212786 | High-Strength Steel Wire Excellent In Ductility and Method of Manufacturing the Same - The invention provides wire rod excellent in drawability and steel wire made from the wire rod as starting material with high productivity at good yield and low cost. A hard steel wire rod of a specified composition is heated in a specified temperature range to conduct post-reaustenization patenting and thereby obtain a high-carbon steel wire excellent in ductility that has a pearlite structure of an area ratio of 97% or greater and the balance of non-pearlite structures including bainite, degenerate-pearlite and pro-eutectoid ferrite and whose fracture reduction of area RA satisfies Expressions (1), (2) and (3) below: | 08-26-2010 |
Masahiko Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110150974 | Agent For Oral Mucosal Administration - A medicament used for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of xerostomia, which is in the form for oral mucosal administration comprising a spirooxathiolane quinuclidine derivative represented by the following general formula (I) or an acid addition salt thereof: | 06-23-2011 |
Masahito Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090279192 | LENS DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - It is intended to carry out a focusing operation suitably in each case of automatic focusing and manual focus adjustment. Therefore, in the present invention, there is provided a first focus ring | 11-12-2009 |
20120250153 | TWO-LENS DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS WITH TWO-LENS DEVICE - A two-lens device includes two lens portions that are disposed so as to be laterally aligned, a lens case that supports the two lens portions in a state where a convergence point can be adjusted in order to image a subject as stereoscopic images by the two lens portions, and a filter installation portion at which a single circular optical filter covering the entire surface of the subject side of the two lens portions is installed so as to be attachable and detachable through thread connection on the subject side of the two lens portions of the lens case. | 10-04-2012 |
20120257882 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - There is provided an imaging apparatus including an imaging element, a communication unit that receives lens-side information from a lens apparatus, an automatic adjustment mechanism that adjusts a position of the imaging element, and a camera controller that controls the position of the imaging element, which is adjusted by the automatic adjustment mechanism according to a spherical aberration variation, based on the lens-side information. | 10-11-2012 |
20130338439 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An exemplary optical device for stereoscopic imaging that includes an aperture unit. The aperture unite may be configured to adjust an aperture value of first and second aperture portions while maintaining a binocular disparity between a first alignment location of the first aperture portion and a second alignment location of the second aperture portion. | 12-19-2013 |
20140160338 | FINDER OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A finder optical system includes, in the order from a display device side to an eye point side, a first lens group to increase a light beam height of a light beam bundle incident from a display device side and to emit the light beam bundle to the eye point side, and a second lens group having an image formation action. | 06-12-2014 |
Masako Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100010138 | Organic/Inorganic Composite Material and Optical Element - Disclosed are an organic-inorganic composite material which is small in rate of variation of refractive index with respect to temperature and is excellent in transparency, and an optical element. The organic-inorganic composite material comprises a resin and inorganic microparticles dispersed therein, characterized in that the inorganic microparticles are dispersed in the resin to form dispersion particles in the form of primary particles or in the form in which several primary particles are aggregated, and when particle diameter of the dispersion particles is expressed by D and center-to-center distance between the centers of any of the dispersion particles and a dispersion particle adjacent thereto is expressed by L, the particle diameter D and the center-to-center distance L satisfy the conditions defined by the following formulas (1) and (2). Formula (1) D | 01-14-2010 |
20100120965 | Optical Organic-Inorganic Composite Material and Optical Element - Provided are an optical organic-inorganic composite material exhibiting excellent transparency with respect to light having a short wavelength of around 405 nm and an optical element fitted with the optical organic-inorganic composite material, and sufficiently improving temperature dependence of the optical property (refractive index) by utilizing a resin with which an optical element is prepared at low coat in comparison to a glass material. Disclosed is an optical organic-inorganic composite material comprising inorganic particles possessing a composite oxide in which at least two kinds of metal oxides are incorporated, the inorganic particles dispersed in a resin in a state of primary particles or in a state where the plural number of primary particles are coagulated, wherein the dispersed particles have a refractive index variation standard deviation σ of 0.03 or less, and the inorganic particles have an average primary particle diameter of 1-50 nm. | 05-13-2010 |
20100216930 | Optical Resin Material and Optical Element - An optical resin material, which, while able to form a plastic optical element produceable at low cost, has excellent heat resistance and, at the same time, has excellent optical stability high enough to avoid a change in optical properties even after use for a long period of time, and an optical element using the optical resin material. The optical resin material contains a curable resin and hydrophobic oxide particles and is characterized in that it satisfies an absorbance intensity ratio B/A of not less than 0.01 and not more than 0.25, wherein A represents an absorbance intensity at 1720 cm | 08-26-2010 |
Masato Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090100301 | RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A reception device configured to receive a signal of a transmitted bit string transmitted from a transmission device which transmits a bit string includes: a receiving unit arranged to receive a signal from the transmission device and output a received bit string corresponding to the transmitted bit string; a storing unit arranged to store an error rate table wherein said received bit string is correlated with an error rate of post-data which is data of one bit or greater received following the received bit string being in error; and an error correcting unit arranged to perform error correcting of the post-data of the received bit string. | 04-16-2009 |
20090146886 | ANTENNA DEVICE - A planar antenna device is mounted on a board including a dielectric layer and two conductor layers vertically sandwiching the dielectric layer. The upper conductor layer includes a first radiating element having an end portion connected through a via hole to a ground formed by the lower conductor layer, a second radiating element having an open end portion, first and second ground conductors connected to respective base portions of the first and second radiating elements via resistors, and a feeder line configured to feed power to the first and second radiating elements. | 06-11-2009 |
20090153405 | ANTENNA DEVICE - A planar antenna device includes a dielectric layer and two conductor layers vertically sandwiching the dielectric layer. The lower conductor layer is used as a ground, and the upper conductor layer forms a radiating element having a structure in which four or more radiating element pieces of different sizes are connected to a feeder line. | 06-18-2009 |
20090174584 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A transmission device configured to transmit a transmission bit string which is an arrangement of a unit bit string of multiple N bits includes: a conversion unit configured to convert the unit bit string into a converted bit string in accordance with a conversion table obtained by obtaining an error rate wherein a k'th bit out of the N bits is in error; obtaining an error expectancy which is an expectancy that a significant bit of the N bits in the unit bit string will err; and creating a conversion table that correlates the unit bit string and a converted bit string obtained by converting the insignificant bit of the unit bit string to a smallest error expectancy bit pattern which is a bit pattern that minimizes the error expectancy of the multiple bit patterns; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the converted bit string. | 07-09-2009 |
20090232237 | MODULATING DEVICE AND METHOD, DEMODULATING DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A modulating device configured to perform modulation with the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing method, includes: a modulating unit configured to modulate main information with the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing method; and a determining unit configured to determine a subcarrier pattern employed when modulating the main information by the modulating unit based on additional information relating to the main information. | 09-17-2009 |
20090279640 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A transmission apparatus includes a modulating section configured to modulate a baseband signal by using a carrier wave; a determining section configured to determine a pattern of the carrier wave, in accordance with a characteristic of a transmission channel on which a waveform represented by a signal value of a specific symbol is stationarily distorted according to a value of a symbol transmitted before or after the specific symbol; and a transmitting section configured to transmit a modulation signal through the transmission channel, the modulation signal being obtained by modulation using the determined carrier-wave pattern. | 11-12-2009 |
20090309679 | CONNECTION METHOD AND SUBSTRATE - A connection method includes the step of connecting, using a line on a dielectric element, two points through which a signal flows, the two points having different heights and the widths of the line at the positions of the two points having been adjusted on the basis of the thickness of the dielectric element. | 12-17-2009 |
20120182083 | CONNECTION METHOD AND SUBSTRATE - A connection method includes the step of connecting, using a line on a dielectric element, two points through which a signal flows, the two points having different heights and the widths of the line at the positions of the two points having been adjusted on the basis of the thickness of the dielectric element. | 07-19-2012 |
Masayuki Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090186508 | Connector - A connector is matable with a mating connector which has an engaged portion. The connector comprises a support portion and a lock member pivotally supported by the support portion. The lock member comprises a body portion, a lock portion, a spring portion and an operated portion. The body portion comprises a first predetermined portion which has a plate-like shape and is pivotally supported by the support portion. The lock portion is movable between a lock position and a release position in response to a pivotal movement of the body portion. The lock portion comprises an engaging portion engagable with the engaged portion. The engagement of the engaging portion with the engaged portion is locked when the lock portion is positioned at the lock position, while the engagement is released when the lock portion is positioned at the release position. The spring portion urges the lock portion to move toward the lock position. The spring portion extends from the body portion and has a second predetermined portion, which is parallel to the first predetermined portion but is different in position from the first predetermined portion in a direction perpendicular to the first and the second predetermined portions. The operated portion is formed and arranged to force the lock portion to move to the release position when the operated portion is operated. | 07-23-2009 |
20110086553 | CONNECTOR HAVING CONTACTS WITH A LINKAGE PORTION HAVING A WIDTH SMALLER THAN THAT OF THE CONTACT PORTION - A connector capable of maintaining contact reliability even with reduced arrangement pitch of contacts. First and second contacts are alternately arranged on a housing along contact arrangement direction orthogonal to direction of fitting the housing to a receptacle connector. A first contact portion, first bending portion, and first connecting portion connected to a coaxial cable, of each first contact are disposed on an upper surface, front portion and rear portion of the arranging portion, respectively. A linkage portion connecting the first bending and connecting portions, and a second contact portion continuous with a second connecting portion of each second contact are disposed on a lower surface of the arranging portion. A second bending portion disposed on the front portion is continuous with the second contact portion. The linkage portion is smaller in width in the arrangement direction than the first and second contact portions. | 04-14-2011 |
Matobu Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090072338 | SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODETECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor photodetector includes: forming an insulating film on a semiconductor substrate; forming an electrode on and in contact with a predetermined area of a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a resist on the insulating film after forming the electrode; forming a power supply layer of a metal on the resist and the electrode; plating a surface of a portion of the power supply layer with a metal coating, after forming the power supply layer, the portion overlying and being in contact with the electrode; after the plating, etching and removing a part of the power supply layer leaving a portion that is covered with the metal coating and is an extension of the electrode; and removing the resist after etching the power supply layer. | 03-19-2009 |
20090267169 | SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODETECTOR - A semiconductor photodetector includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a light absorption layer of the first conductivity type on the semiconductor substrate and absorbing light, a diffraction grating layer on the light absorption layer and including a diffraction grating diffracting light, a first light transmissive layer of a second conductivity type on the diffraction grating layer and transmitting light, and a second light transmissive layer of the first conductivity type on the diffraction grating layer and surrounding the first light transmissive layer, the second light transmissive layer transmitting light. The diffraction grating surrounds a region of the diffraction grating layer that is directly below the first light transmissive layer. | 10-29-2009 |
20110297967 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-RECEIVING ELEMENT AND OPTICAL MODULE - A semiconductor light-detecting element includes: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type having a band gap energy, a first principal surface, and a second principal surface opposed to the first principal surface; a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type on the first principal surface and having a band gap energy smaller than the band gap energy of the semiconductor substrate; a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type on the first semiconductor layer; an area of a second conductivity type on a part of the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode connected to the second semiconductor layer; a second electrode connected to the area; and a low-reflection film on the second principal surface. The second principal surface is a light-detecting surface detecting incident light, and no substance or structure having a higher reflection factor, with respect to the incident light, than the low-reflection film, is located on the second principal surface. | 12-08-2011 |
Nobuo Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20080268361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier and a charging device. The image carrier supplied with a lubricant carries an electrostatic latent image and a toner image formed by making the electrostatic latent image visible with toner including toner particles and inorganic fine particles. The charging device uniformly charges a surface of the image carrier without contacting the image carrier to form the electrostatic latent image on the image carrier. The toner particles have a volume average particle size in a range of from about 3 μm to about 8 μm, a ratio Dv/Dn between a volume average particle size Dv and a number average particle size Dn in a range of from about 1.00 to about 1.40, a shape factor SF- | 10-30-2008 |
Norihiro Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090216705 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING SUGAR CHAIN STRUCTURE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for conveniently analyzing sugar chain (isomer) structure using a sample of approximately 1 picomole, which is generally subjected to analysis in proteomics without using any sugar chain preparation. The present invention relates to a method for analyzing sugar chain structure, comprising a step of obtaining the fragmentation pattern of a test sugar chain through fragmentation of the test sugar chain and a step of predicting the structure of the test sugar chain through comparison of the sugar chain predicted fragmentation pattern data generated based on fragmentation pattern templates with the fragmentation pattern of the test sugar chain. | 08-27-2009 |
Ryoji Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20080261496 | Apparatus for supplying constant quantity of abrasive - A rotating disk | 10-23-2008 |
20090075569 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING CONSTANT AMOUNT OF ABRASIVES - An apparatus for supplying a constant amount of abrasives that can accurately control the amount of the abrasives to be supplied to a blasting machine is provided. A horizontally rotating disc | 03-19-2009 |
20110034119 | Blasting Chamber - A blasting chamber capable of conducting painting on a workpiece subsequent to a blasting process in the same working chamber is provided. A dust collection unit | 02-10-2011 |
Ryouko Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090075277 | Method for detecting ovarian cancer and method for suppressing the same - ABSTRACT An object of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting cancer through identification of genes exhibiting characteristic behavior in the cases of cancer such as ovarian cancer, and a cell growth inhibitor. The present invention provides a method for detecting cancer, which comprises detecting canceration including malignancy of a specimen through detection of at least one alteration of a gene existing in a chromosomal region 2q14. 2, 3p24. 1, 3q26. 2, 3q29, 4q34. 2, 6q23, 9p21. 3, 11q13. 3, 13q22.1, 13q33. 1, 13q33. 3, 15q12, 15q15. 1, 17p12, 17p13. 1, 17p13. 3, 18q21. 1, 18q21. 2, 18q21. 31, 18q21. 32, 18q21. 33, 18q23, 20q13. 13, 20q13. 2, 20q13. 31, 20q13. 33, Xp11. 23, Xp13.1, Xp13. 3, Xp26. 2, Xp26. 3, or Xq28 in the specimen. | 03-19-2009 |
Satoru Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110032350 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - An illumination device includes a first illumination section having a first light source which emits white light and a first optical system for applying, with a first directional characteristic, the white light emitted from the first light source, and a second illumination section having a second light source which emits light of a color different from the color of the light from the first light source, and a second optical system for applying the light emitted from the second light source with a second directional characteristic such that the light is applied to a second application area contained in and smaller than a first application area based on the first directional characteristic. | 02-10-2011 |
20120200687 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC IMAGE OBSERVATION APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus is designed in accordance with an object, and following elements and phosphors are disposed in a casing, a first light emitting element that emits a light in a first irradiation mode, which is selected so that a light emission band has a portion that overlaps a first-specific-band, a first phosphor selected so as to include the first-specific-band in an excitation band and include a second-specific-band in a fluorescence-emission-band, a second phosphor selected so that an excitation intensity compared with the first phosphor is low in the first-specific-band, and high in a second-fluorescence-excitation-band at a short wavelength side in a second-irradiation-band and a fluorescence-emission-band includes the second-irradiation-band other than the second-fluorescence-excitation-band, and a second light emitting element that emits a light in a second irradiation mode, which is selected so that a light emission band is included in the second-fluorescence-excitation-band. | 08-09-2012 |
20140046134 | GUIDE SHEATH - Provided is a guide sheath that is maintained in a desired shape and at a desired position even after a dilator has been pulled out therefrom so that the guide sheath can guide an insertion section to an appropriate position. A cylindrical guide sheath that guides an insertion section of a medical device to be inserted into a body cavity includes a base-end opening that is provided at a base end of a guide sheath body and into which the insertion section is inserted; a distal-end opening that is provided at a distal end of the guide sheath body and from which the insertion section extends out; and a shape maintainer that extends in an axial direction at an inner surface of the guide sheath body and has photo-curable resin that is cured by light. | 02-13-2014 |
20140221748 | STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - An appropriate stereoscopic image of a subject is readily acquired. Provided is a stereoscopic endoscope device including two image capture elements spaced apart from each other and disposed at a distal end of an insertion section to be inserted into a subject; an angle changing mechanism that changes a relative angle between optical axes of the image capture elements; a distance sensor that detects the distance from the image capture elements to the subject; and a controller that controls the angle changing mechanism on the basis of the distance detected by the distance sensor. | 08-07-2014 |
20140303437 | STEREO-ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, STEREO-ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND STEREO-ENDOSCOPE ROBOT - Appropriate stereoscopic images of an affected site are easily acquired. Provided is a stereo-endoscope device that includes an inserted portion that can be inserted into a subject's body; two imaging devices that are disposed on the inserted portion with a space therebetween; driving units that change the relative angle of the optical axes of the imaging devices; a distance sensor for detecting the distance to the imaging devices from a treatment part of a treatment instrument that is inserted into the subject's body and is used to treat the affected site; and a swivel control section that controls the driving units based on insertion information of the treatment instrument, the insertion information including the distance detected by the distance sensor. | 10-09-2014 |
20140323801 | IMAGE SYSTEM FOR SURGERY AND METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY - An image system for surgery includes: a three-dimensional imaging unit acquiring two images having parallax by capturing an image of a portion; a display unit displaying two images acquired by the three-dimensional imaging unit individually for both left and right eyes, or displaying a same image for both left and right eyes; a detection unit detecting that a treatment device that performs treatment on the portion or the three-dimensional imaging unit is in an operating state in which to initiate treatment on the portion; and a display control unit switching from displaying one of images on the display unit to displaying two images on the display unit when the detection unit detects the three-dimensional imaging unit or the treatment device is in the operating state in which to initiate treatment on the portion. | 10-30-2014 |
20140357948 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR ENDSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE - A wide range is illuminated with a sufficient light amount while a diameter of an insertion portion is reduced. Provided is an illumination optical system for endoscope including an optical fiber for guiding excitation light emitted from a light source; a first mirror and a second mirror disposed facing a light emission end at a distal end of the optical fiber and diffusing the excitation light emitted from the light emission end; and a phosphor on which the excitation light diffused by the first mirror and the second mirror is incident and which emits fluorescence. | 12-04-2014 |
Seiji Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110011539 | DECORATIVE TAPE WINDING DEVICE - A tape winding device can wind a decorative tape in a spiral onto the circumference of a cylindrical object. When a cylindrical object is inserted and pushed in the axial direction into a rotating and forwarding mechanism, the cylindrical object is forwarded and given a rotation in one direction by the rotating and forwarding mechanism. When the end of a decorative tape, which is drawn out from a tape ring held in a decorative tape holding mechanism, which is mounted at an inclination to axis line of cylindrical object, is stuck to the starting part for winding the tape on to the cylindrical object and cylindrical object is again pushed and rotated and forwarded in the axial direction, decorative tape is pulled out consequent upon this rotating and forwarding and wound in a spiral on the circumference of the cylindrical object. | 01-20-2011 |
20110195222 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAY FIXING FRAME - The object of the present invention are to provide a resin composition suitable for use in a flat panel display fixing frame having a snap fit structure, which comprises a filler and has stiffness and flame retardancy and a flat panel display fixing frame. | 08-11-2011 |
Shingo Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090003304 | Wireless communication system, base station, and wireless communication method - A wireless communication system comprising a base station and a terminal station. The base station extracts paths having a power level that exceeds a predetermined threshold value from delay profiles of said terminal station as available paths, selects a path having a maximum power or a first path from said available paths as a reference path, calculates time difference between an arrival time of said reference path and a predetermined maximum arrival time, and transmits the result to said terminal station as a transmission timing control signal. The terminal station adjusts the transmission timing to the base station according to said time difference. The base station transmits the transmission timing control signal only when the base station detects the reference path. | 01-01-2009 |
20100004017 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system includes a first radio communication apparatus and a second radio communication apparatus that includes multiple antennas. The first radio communication apparatus receives transmission signals transmitted from multiple antennas as reception signals, acquires a predetermined parameter for each antenna based on the reception signals, creates control information for causing the second radio communication apparatus to control transmission signals so that the parameter becomes a predetermined target value for each antenna, compares absolute values of differences between each acquired parameter and the target value, and transmits control information corresponding to the reception signal for which the absolute value is large to the second radio communication apparatus with priority over control information corresponding to the reception signal for which the absolute value is small. The second radio communication apparatus receives control information from the first radio communication apparatus and controls transmission signals for each antenna according to the control information. | 01-07-2010 |
20120063328 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND DATA RECEPTION METHOD - The present disclosure eliminates the need for a buffer large enough to store a MAC PDU for the CRC check and eliminates processing delay involved in outputting data to, and inputting data from, the buffer. A wireless communication device analyzes and buffers an RLC data PDU, which is a data processing unit in the Radio Link Control layer (RLC layer), in the RLC layer without waiting for the completion of error detection processing, which is performed in the Medium Access Control layer (MAC layer), for a data processing unit (PDU) in the MAC layer. In the RLC layer, the wireless communication device references the result of the error detection processing for the MAC PDU performed in the MAC layer and creates an RLC Service Data Unit (RLC SDU) using an error-free RLC data PDU. | 03-15-2012 |
Shohei Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090154411 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A terminal apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive a signal from a base station; a channel estimation unit configured to estimate a state of a channel based on a received signal; a storage configured to store a codebook including channel state values; an index of search number acquisition unit configured to acquire index of search number of candidates to be selected from among the channel state values for a correlation calculation with the estimated state value; a candidate selecting unit configured to select candidates for which the correlation calculation should be performed from among the channel state values according to the index of search number; a correlation calculation unit configured to calculate a correlation between the estimated state value and each of selected candidates; a selection unit configured to select a candidate having a highest correlation value; and a reporting unit configured to report a selected candidate to the base station. | 06-18-2009 |
Shoko Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090236653 | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a tunnel insulating film, a floating gate electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film, and a control gate electrode. The tunnel insulating film is formed on a selected part of a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The floating gate electrode is formed on the tunnel insulating film. At least that interface region of the floating gate electrode, which is opposite to the substrate, is made of n-type Si or metal-based conductive material. The inter-electrode insulating film is formed on the floating gate electrode and made of high-permittivity material. The control gate electrode is formed on the inter-electrode insulating film. At least that interface region of the control gate electrode, which is on the side of the inter-electrode insulating film, is made of a p-type semiconductor layer containing at least one of Si and Ge. | 09-24-2009 |
Shuichi Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110090035 | COIL - In the winding wire at the winding completion end side, two wires are piled up vertically and wound together from the inner circumferential side towards the outer circumferential side. The winding wire at the winding start end side that has remained on the inner circumferential side is drawn forth from the inner circumferential side to the outer circumferential side so as to form a curve along the flat surface of the coil. In the crossing portions of the winding wire at the winding completion end side and the winding wire at the winding start end side, the two wires of each winding wire are superimposed and caused to cross each other in a state in which the wires are laid down transversely. | 04-21-2011 |
20120025940 | COIL - A coil is formed by coaxially winding a second winding so as to be in intimate contact with an outer circumferential portion of a first winding wound about a winding shaft axis. In the first winding, one side of a winding wire is wound from an inner circumferential side to an outer circumferential side, the other side of the winding wire is drawn forth from the inner circumferential side to the outer circumferential side, while crossing the one side of the winding wire, and a thickness in a direction of the winding shaft axis in crossing portions of the one side of the winding wire and the other side of the winding wire is equal to a thickness in other portions. | 02-02-2012 |
20130194155 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SMALL PORTABLE DEVICE, HOUSING CASE FOR A SMALL PORTABLE DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR A SMALL PORTABLE DEVICE TO BE USED IN THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication system may include a first coil having at least a function of transmitting signal information, a relay coil, and a second coil having at least a function of receiving the signal information, and satisfying Equation (1): RO1>RO2>RO3, where RO1 represents an outer diameter of the first coil, RO2 represents an outer diameter of the relay coil, and RO3 represents an outer diameter of the second coil, and a small portable device, a housing case for a small portable device, and a communication device for a small portable device to be used in the wireless communication system. | 08-01-2013 |
Sunao Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110149095 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PICKING UP IMAGE - An image pickup apparatus is configured to include an image pickup possibility determination unit to permit a pickup of an image at an exposure when a shutter speed corresponding to that exposure is determined to be equal to or higher than a threshold value, an image pickup setting unit to set the number of images to be picked up at the exposure at which image pickup has been permitted in such a manner that the total number of images that have to be picked up to generate an image signal having a wide dynamic range using image signals obtained at the exposure at which image pickup has been permitted is minimum, a serial image pickup control unit to obtain the number of images set, and an image signal synthesis unit to synthesize the plurality of image signals obtained so as to generate an image signal having a wide dynamic range. | 06-23-2011 |
20130107002 | IMAGING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20140054448 | COLOR FILTER ARRAY AND IMAGE SENSOR - The color filter array | 02-27-2014 |
20140118586 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus has a color filter array, an image sensor, and a differential information acquisition unit. In the color filter array, including five or more types of color filters are arranged in a two dimensional form. The image sensor has a plurality of pixels covered by the color filters, and the plurality of pixels generate pixel signals. The acquisition unit designates one of the pixels covered by the color filters of interest as a pixel of interest one pixel at a time in order. The acquisition unit calculates first differential information based on pixel signals generated by two of the pixels arranged on both sides of the pixel of interest along the first direction. The acquisition unit calculates second differential information based on pixel signals generated by two of the pixels arranged on both sides of the pixel of interest along the second direction. | 05-01-2014 |
20150070528 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - An imaging device includes: an image sensor that includes a color filter array in which normal image generation color filters corresponding to three or more bands and correction information generation color filters differing in spectral sensitivity characteristics from the normal image generation color filters are placed in an array; a normal image generation section that generates a normal image in which pixel values of missing pixels are interpolated; a spectral estimation section that performs a spectral estimation process based on pixel values obtained using at least the correction information generation color filters; a correction information generation section that generates correction information that corrects the normal image based on a spectral estimate value; and a corrected image generation section that performs a correction process on the normal image based on the correction information to generate a corrected image. | 03-12-2015 |
20150070533 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - An image processing device includes: an image acquisition section that acquires captured image data captured using an image sensor including color filters corresponding to bands, and corresponding to a plurality of frames; an alignment processing section that performs an alignment process on the captured image data to generate integrated captured image data; a reference band selection section that selects a reference band from the bands using an output image in a preceding frame; a reference image generation section that performs an interpolation process on image data included in the integrated captured image data and corresponding to the color filter corresponding to the reference band; and an interpolated image generation section that performs an interpolation process on image data included in the integrated captured image data and corresponding to the color filter corresponding to a band differing from the reference band based on a reference image to generate an interpolated image. | 03-12-2015 |
Takaaki Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100016616 | OXIDIZING AGENT COMPOSITION FOR THE EPOXIDATION OF OLEFINS AND PROCESS FOR THE EPOXIDATION OF OLEFINS - The invention aims at providing an oxidizing agent composition capable of producing halogen-free epoxy compounds in high yield; and a process for the epoxidation of olefins with the composition. In order to attain the aim, the invention provides an oxidizing agent composition for the epoxidation of olefins which is characterized by containing an acid anhydride and a solid hydrogen peroxide adduct; and a process for the epoxidation of olefins which is characterized by reacting an olefin with a mixture obtained by mixing an acid anhydride with a solid hydrogen peroxide adduct. | 01-21-2010 |
20100228040 | OXIDIZING AGENT COMPOSITION FOR EPOXIDATION AND OXIDATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a method for epoxidizing olefins, which enables an epoxy compound containing no halogen atom with high yield. Specifically disclosed is an oxidizing agent composition for epoxidation of olefins, which is characterized by containing peroxide which exhibits basicity when dissolved in water and an acid anhydride. | 09-09-2010 |
Takahiro Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100231159 | Power Conversion Device - A power conversion device includes a converter that converts AC power to DC power, a converter controller that controls an output voltage of the converter, an inverter that converts the DC power to AC power at a variable frequency, an inverter controller that controls an output frequency of the inverter, and a current detector that detects an AC current on an input side of the converter. It is configured in such a manner that the inverter controller adjusts a slip frequency of the induction motor in response to a fluctuation of the AC current on the input side of the converter detected by the current detector. It thus becomes possible to suppress a beat current in an output current of the inverter at the occurrence of a load fluctuation as well as a power supply voltage fluctuation. | 09-16-2010 |
Takanori Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100216550 | GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND GAME CONTROL PROGRAM - A game device includes a shape data storage which stores data of an object disposed in a three-dimensional space, a first rendering unit which sets a point of view and a line of sight and renders the object by referencing data stored in the shape data storage, a viewpoint changing unit which receives a change instruction indicating a change of the point of view or line of sight and changes the point of view or line of sight. The viewpoint changing unit changes the point of view or line of sight to outside a predetermined range when the point of view or line of sight enters within the predetermined range. | 08-26-2010 |
20100240457 | GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND GAME CONTROL PROGRAM - A game device includes a shape data storage which stores data of an object disposed in a three-dimensional space, a first rendering unit which sets a point of view and a line of sight and renders the object, a viewpoint changing unit which receives a change instruction indicating a change of the point of view or line of sight and changes the point of view or line of sight, and a character controller which moves a character along the outer surface of the object. The character controller allows the character to move between two-dimensional planes of objects rendered in such a manner that the objects are adjacent to each other in the two-dimensional planes generated by the first rendering unit, and the game device further includes a search unit which searches a set of objects lying within a predetermined range of distance in the two-dimensional plane, and changes the point of view or line of sight so that the searched objects can be rendered adjacently to each other in the two-dimensional plane. | 09-23-2010 |
Takashige Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090051056 | Apparatus for producing microbubble liquid and device for atomizing air bubbles using the same - There are provided a microbubble liquid producing apparatus capable of effectively producing microbubble liquid containing fully microscopic air bubbles, and a device for atomizing air bubbles using the microbubble liquid producing apparatus. | 02-26-2009 |
Takeaki Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090294382 | Method for Treating Ship Ballast Water - A method for treating ship ballast water in which aquatic organisms in the ship ballast water are exterminated by adding hydrogen peroxide or a compound producing hydrogen peroxide in an amount such that a hydrogen peroxide concentration comes to be 10 to 500 mg/L to the ship ballast water, and then providing physical means for causing shear strength and/or cavitation to the ship ballast water. | 12-03-2009 |
20100006490 | Treatment Apparatus for Ship Ballast Water - A practical treatment apparatus for ship ballast water, which can kill aquatic organisms contained in the ballast water, is provided by being easily incorporated in an existing ballast-water system piping in a ship. In a branch pipe | 01-14-2010 |
20110139696 | TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR SHIP'S BALLAST WATER - A water treatment system to be installed in a tanker or other cargo ship for destruction of aquatic organisms and microorganisms that may be contained in the water, usually seawater, being pumped into the ship's ballast tank or tanks. Included is a ballast pump having an intake conduit for drawing water from the sea, and a delivery conduit for delivering the water under pressure to the ballast tank. The delivery conduit has mounted therein a slitted or otherwise open-worked screen for mechanically killing the aquatic lifeforms contained in the water by shearing action. For chemical treatment, on the other hand, part of the water being delivered by the ballast pump is bypassed into an ozone impregnator thereby to be impregnated with ozone from an ozonizer. A bypass pump repressurizes the ozone-impregnated water for returning the same into the delivery conduit. | 06-16-2011 |
Takumi Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100277872 | INSULATING SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT, AND POWER MODULE COMPRISING THE INSULATING SHEET - An insulating sheet includes an adhesive component of a thermosetting resin and containing a filler member. Heat conductivity of an adhesive face region of the insulating sheet is smaller than heat conductivity of an inner region of the insulating sheet. | 11-04-2010 |
Taro Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090231632 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method - A detecting unit detects output-prohibit area information indicating an output-prohibit area from image data. An identifying unit identifies the output-prohibit area in the image data based on the output-prohibit area information detected by the detecting unit. A masking unit performs a masking on the output-prohibit area identified by the identifying unit. A rearranging unit rearranges an image of an area other than the output-prohibit area over the output-prohibit area on which the masking is performed by the masking unit. An outputting unit outputs image data obtained by rearranging the image by the rearranging unit. | 09-17-2009 |
20130162688 | IMAGE PROJECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image projecting apparatus includes an image projecting unit configured to project received original image data on an image projection surface; an area identifying unit configured to identify an obstruction area in which different content is displayed as compared to a normal projection surface to be projected based on the original image data; and a layout modifying unit configured to modify a layout of an object included in the original image data that is projected, on the basis of the object and the obstruction area on the image projection surface. | 06-27-2013 |
20130169607 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE, PROJECTION DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A projection display device according to the invention includes a separating unit that assigns X separation information for identifying a type of an image to each pixel by using a characteristic amount of the input image, a luminance detecting unit that detects a luminance of a screen, a first determining unit that determines a first target region indicating a region on which halftone processing of converting the number of gradations is performed on the input image by using the X separation information, and a halftone processing unit that executes the halftone processing that varies depending on the luminance on the first target region. | 07-04-2013 |
Tohru Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20080242243 | Transmission Directional Antenna Control System, Base Station, And Transmission Directional Antenna Control Method Used For System And Base Station - To provide a base station capable of selecting an optimum beam from among transmitted ones of multi-beams. In the arrangement, a beam power determining part ( | 10-02-2008 |
Tomoe Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20100296749 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Captured image data is inputted, and a type of light source in capturing the image data is determined. Then a recovery file corresponding to the determination result and the uncertainty of the determination result is set, and a recovery process for the image data is performed using the set recovery filter. | 11-25-2010 |
20100328480 | LENS-INTERCHANGEABLE CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Image processing parameters including the sensor pitch, optical low-pass filter, and spectral transmittances of color component filters of an image sensor are transmitted to a photographing lens. After the start of image capturing, it is determined whether to send a transmission request of recovery filters to the photographing lens. To send the transmission request, capturing parameters set for image capturing are sent to the photographing lens. Recovery filters corresponding to the capturing parameters, which is created by the photographing lens based on the image processing parameters, are received from the photographing lens, and stored in a memory. | 12-30-2010 |
20110187874 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - Optical transfer information of an imaging lens is input from the imaging lens, and characteristic information of an image capturing unit of an image capturing apparatus is acquired. The optical transfer information is converted into that, which depends on the characteristics of the image capturing unit, based on the characteristic information. A correction filter, which corrects degradation of an image captured via the imaging lens, is generated based on the optical transfer information which depends on the characteristics of the image capturing unit. | 08-04-2011 |
20150016735 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention makes it possible to detect only a relatively large mismatch while allowing a mismatch to some extent between an LDR image and HDR information, which are stored in a single file, caused by editing of the LDR image. An apparatus of this invention generates, from an input HDR image, an LDR image and difference information representing a difference between the LDR image and the HDR image. The generated LDR image is encoded. Information formed from data representing a local feature of the LDR image is calculated as LDR meta-data. The apparatus generates a file by storing the encoded data in a main encoded data storage region and storing the difference information and the LDR meta-data in a marker defined as a non-reference region for an LDR image decoding apparatus in the file structure. | 01-15-2015 |
Tomohiro Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090064486 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PERMANENT-MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - In a combination of, for example, a rotor having eight magnetic poles and a stator having twelve slots and pulsating components of permeance, which generate a sinusoidal cogging torque having maxima of the same number as the number of poles of the rotor, pressurizing parts arranged in predetermined positions, applying a force at an outer periphery of the stator and directed inwardly cancels the pulsating components of the cogging torque. | 03-12-2009 |
20110047782 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PERMANENT-MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - In a combination of, for example, a rotor having eight magnetic poles and a stator having twelve slots and pulsating components of permeance, which generate a sinusoidal cogging torque having maxima of the same number as the number of poles of the rotor, pressurizing parts arranged in predetermined positions, applying a force at an outer periphery of the stator and directed inwardly cancels the pulsating components of the cogging torque. | 03-03-2011 |
20120304453 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PERMANENT-MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - In a combination of, for example, a rotor having eight magnetic poles and a stator having twelve slots and pulsating components of permeance, which generate a sinusoidal cogging torque having maxima of the same number as the number of poles of the rotor, pressurizing parts arranged in predetermined positions, applying a force at an outer periphery of the stator and directed inwardly cancels the pulsating components of the cogging torque. | 12-06-2012 |
Tooru Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090303970 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, SCHEDULING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A wireless communication system comprising: a holding unit that holds at least wireless resource allocation information on an opposite-direction communication link for use as information for deciding priority of wireless resource allocation to mobile stations, said opposite-direction communication link being a communication link in a direction opposite to a direction in which allocation priority is to be decided; and a scheduling unit that performs scheduling to allocate wireless resources with priority given to mobile stations, to which wireless resources are allocated on the opposite-direction communication link, using the wireless resource allocation information on the opposite-direction communication link. | 12-10-2009 |
20120082123 | BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A base station that executes scheduling for an uplink and scheduling for a downlink per subframe to communicate with mobile stations. The base station comprises: a control information item number estimation unit that estimates the number of control information items usable for the uplink and the number of control information items usable for the downlink per subframe; and a scheduling unit that executes scheduling for the uplink and scheduling for the downlink per subframe by using a number of control information items usable for the uplink and a number of control information items usable for the downlink, the numbers estimated by the control information item number estimation unit. | 04-05-2012 |
Tsukasa Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090252271 | AXIAL VOID FRACTION DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND NEUTRON MULTIPLICATION FACTOR EVALUATING METHOD - A first intensity A | 10-08-2009 |
Tsuneyuki Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20080279144 | WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A wireless access network system includes a wireless access network device and a management device. A resource of the wireless access network device is shared by a plurality of common carriers. The management device stores shared information defining a common carrier authorized to use a resource in shared information memory, and determines whether or not a call requesting to capture a resource is permitted to use the resource by referring to the shared information in the shared information memory. | 11-13-2008 |
20110032815 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, AND HANDOVER CONTROLLING METHOD - A mobile station measures reception quality levels of individual peripheral cells of a source cell and transmits information of the measured reception quality levels of the individual peripheral cells to a source base station that manages the source cell. The source base station selects a group of cells that are to be handed over, based on the information of reception quality levels of the individual peripheral cells that is received from the mobile station, and transmits information of handover ready completion cells that are ready for handover in the selected group of cells to the mobile station. The mobile station selects a target cell that is to be handed over, based on the information of handover ready completion cells that is received from the source base station, and on the information of reception quality levels of the individual peripheral cells at that time. | 02-10-2011 |
Yasunobu Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090058810 | INPUT DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - In a keyboard displayed on a display, a desired character or symbol is efficiently input. A string field section, a key section, and an option section are displayed on a rear LCD, or the like, of a digital camera. A neutral key is provided in the option section. When a cursor is moved from the option section to the key section, operation means is operated with the cursor being situated at the neutral key, whereby the cursor is moved to the key section. After a character or a symbol has been selected by the option section, the cursor is automatically return to the neutral key. | 03-05-2009 |
20110243397 | SEARCHING DIGITAL IMAGE COLLECTIONS USING FACE RECOGNITION - A method for searching a collection of digital images on a display screen, comprising: entering an image review mode and displaying on the display screen a first digital image from the collection of digital images; designating a face contained in the first digital image by using an interactive user interface to indicate a region of the displayed first digital image containing the face; using a processor to execute an automatic face recognition algorithm to identify one or more additional digital images from the collection of digital images that contain the designated face; and displaying the identified one or more additional digital images on the display screen. | 10-06-2011 |
Yoshifumi Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090121680 | Desktop Charger Holder - A desktop charger holder ( | 05-14-2009 |
Yoshiharu Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090235686 | FLUID TEMPERATURE REGULATOR - A fluid temperature regulator includes: a case, containing a refrigerant; a cooling/warming device, configured to cool/warm the case; and a storage, including an opening through which a circuit for transfusing fluid is to be inserted/removed. The storage is configured to house the circuit inserted through the opening and be in contact with the circuit. The storage is surrounded by the refrigerant and watertight for the refrigerant in the case. | 09-24-2009 |
20120046561 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS - A blood pressure measuring apparatus, which measures a blood pressure of a living body, includes: a cuff-pressure control unit which controls a cuff pressure of a cuff that presses a part of the living body; an oscillation signal detection unit which detects an oscillation signal from the cuff pressure; a blood pressure specification unit which specifies systolic and diastolic blood pressures as the blood pressure of the living body from the oscillation signal; and a blood pressure determination unit which determines whether systolic and diastolic blood pressures are appropriate or not. The cuff-pressure control unit controls the cuff pressure to be inflated to a first set value, the blood pressure specification unit specifies the systolic and diastolic blood pressures based on a change of an oscillation signal that is detected by the oscillation signal detection unit when the cuff pressure is inflated to the first set value, and when the blood pressure determination unit determines that both the systolic and diastolic blood pressures are appropriate, the cuff-pressure control unit ends the inflating of the cuff pressure to release the cuff pressure. | 02-23-2012 |
Yoshihiko Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090222122 | Spectacle Lens Supply System, Ordering System, and Manufacturing Method - An ordering terminal ( | 09-03-2009 |
Yoshinao Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20110069839 | AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION GENERATING SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD, CLIENT APPARATUS, AND AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION GENERATING PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A secret information server | 03-24-2011 |
Yuichi Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090312886 | Temperature controller system - In a temperature controller system, a plurality of temperature controllers that adjust a temperature of a control object are to be connected to a programmable logic controller. One of the temperature controllers includes a PLC communicating portion which exchanges data with the programmable logic controller through a dedicated cable, a serial communication portion which exchanges data with the temperature controllers that are connected in a downstream side, through serial communication cable, and a communication and conversion CPU which controls the data exchange performed between the PLC communicating portion and the programmable logic controller, and which controls a serial communication performed by the serial communication portion. | 12-17-2009 |
Yusuke Kikuchi, Tokyo JP
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20090016627 | IMAGE COMPRESSOR, IMAGE EXPANDER AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image compressor has an input pixel value correction unit, a predicted pixel value generation unit, an error level detection unit, a predicted error computation unit, a predicted error coding unit, a packing unit and a target code amount difference level detection unit. The predicted error coding unit encodes, by variable-length coding, group information indicating a group to which the magnitude of a predicted error belongs and added bit data indicating a particular predicted error value in the group, and performs encoding by removing less significant bit data according to a target code amount difference level in the added bit data for the predicted error if the magnitude of the predicted error is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. | 01-15-2009 |