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Bun Kobayashi, Cypress, CA US
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| 20090140814 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER - An RF power amplifier includes a plurality of amplifier cells. Each amplifier cell includes a bipolar transistor and a base circuit that comprises an RF coupling capacitor, a bias resistor, a base capacitor, and a base resistor. The base circuit transmits DC bias current and an RF signal to the base of the bipolar transistor to provide a selectable frequency response. The base circuit may be implemented using a structure of stacked capacitors. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090302830 | INTEGRATED POWER DETECTOR WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR FULLY-CLOSED LOOP CONTROL - An amplifier circuit comprises a detection power input circuit for receiving an RF signal, and a bias circuit that includes an output for generating a bias signal in response to a reference control voltage. The power detector further comprises a detection circuit for generating a power control voltage having a voltage characteristic that offsets temperature characteristics of the received RF signal. The amplifier circuit further comprises a power amplifier coupled to the bias circuit. The power amplifier includes a driver stage providing the RF signal. The detection circuit compensates temperature variation of the inputted detection voltage of the received RF signal. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100134218 | ATTENUATOR WITH A CONTROL CIRCUIT - An attenuator system comprises an attenuator and a control circuit for controlling the attenuation of the attenuator. In one embodiment, the attenuator comprises two diodes or two diode connected transistors, and the control circuit comprises two transistors as the only active devices. In another embodiment, the control circuit comprises another transistor in a shut down circuit. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110018624 | INTEGRATED POWER DETECTOR WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR FULLY-CLOSED LOOP CONTROL - An amplifier circuit comprises a detection power input circuit for receiving an RF signal, and a bias circuit that includes an output for generating a bias signal in response to a reference control voltage. The power detector further comprises a detection circuit for generating a power control voltage having a voltage characteristic that offsets temperature characteristics of the received RF signal. The amplifier circuit further comprises a power amplifier coupled to the bias circuit. The power amplifier includes a driver stage providing the RF signal. The detection circuit compensates temperature variation of the inputted detection voltage of the received RF signal. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110169573 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH STEP GAIN - A step gain amplifier has an amplifier with an input and an output, and a bias circuit connected to the input and to a bias node. A passive feedback circuit using only passive elements connects the output to the input. A control circuit is connected to the bias circuit at the bias node. | 07-14-2011 |
Daryl M. Kobayashi, Monrovia, CA US
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| 20090188621 | Lamination cooling system formation method - An electric motor, transformer or inductor having a cooling system. A stack of laminations have apertures at least partially coincident with apertures of adjacent laminations. The apertures define straight or angled cooling-fluid passageways through the lamination stack. Gaps between the adjacent laminations are sealed by injecting a heat-cured sealant into the passageways, expelling excess sealant, and heat-curing the lamination stack. Manifold members adjoin opposite ends of the lamination stack, and each is configured with one or more cavities to act as a manifold to adjacent passageway ends. Complex manifold arrangements can create bidirectional flow in a variety of patterns. | 07-30-2009 |
Don Kobayashi, Newport Beach, CA US
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| 20110217686 | TECHNIQUES FOR ENABLING ANONYMOUS INTERACTIVE SURVEYS AND POLLING - Techniques for enabling interactive (e.g., two-way) electronic communication between survey/polling administrators and anonymous survey/polling respondents. In one set of embodiments, a user (e.g., respondent) can access and provide responses to a particular survey or poll. The responses can then be routed to an administrator or manager of the survey/poll in a manner that keeps the identity of the respondent hidden. Upon receiving the responses, the administrator can interactively communicate with the respondent while maintaining the respondent's anonymity. | 09-08-2011 |
Duane S. Kobayashi, Reston, VA US
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| 20100106534 | CERTIFICATION AND RISK-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A RENTAL AGREEMENT - A certification and risk-management system and method for a rental agreement. The present invention provides a mechanism for determining that an individual who would normally be deemed a high-risk for a rental agreement (e.g., vehicle rental) is not a high-risk, guaranteeing such individual, and thereby enabling the individual to participate in the rental agreement more readily. By screening an individual via a multitude of criteria, a guarantee provider can certify to a rental agency that a customer is an acceptable risk for the rental agreement, and in the event the rental agency incurs a cost (e.g., related to the individual's use of a vehicle), the guarantee provider can guarantee that the rental agency will be reimbursed for the cost. | 04-29-2010 |
Hajime Kobayashi, Portland, OR US
Herbert S. Kobayashi, Webster, TX US
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| 20110018478 | DIGITAL PULSE WIDTH MODULATED MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A digital motor control system utilizes at least two variable pulse generators to produce two streams of pulse width modulated pulses to control the motor speed and direction of rotation of a motor. An input control signal may be compared with two reference signals, such as two waveforms which are inverted with respect to each other, to produce two streams of pulse width modulated signals. A logic circuit combines the two streams of pulses. In one embodiment, depending on the input control signal level, where the two streams do not overlap, reverse motor control signals are produced and where the two streams overlap, forward motor control signals are produced. As the pulse widths of the pulse width modulated pulses change, the motor may receive continuous power in one direction, slow down, stop, and then increase speed in the opposite direction until it receives continuous power in the other direction. The variable pulse generators may be of various types including one-shot multivibrators and comparators. In one embodiment, two sets of N-channel and P-channel power switches may be utilized to drive the motor. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110226078 | Complex Joystick Control System and Method - A complex joystick system master unit embodiment utilizes joystick segments and joystick joints arranged in a particular order with a slave unit arranged in a similar order. A sample master unit with three joystick segments has segment lengths that provide a relative ratio of lengths between themselves. The slave unit articulated arm utilizes controlled segments and articulated arm joints arranged in the same order and having the same relative ratio of lengths between themselves. Articulated arm electronic angle sensors and joystick segment angle sensors produce signal that are applied to a plurality of servos. The servos control movement of the articulated arm so that said respective relative angular articulated arm positions of the articulated arm controlled segments match those of the complex joystick segments. | 09-22-2011 |
Hirohito Kobayashi, Madison, WI US
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| 20100228125 | Method and Apparatus for Acoustoelastic Extraction of Strain and Material Properties - An ultrasound machine processes ultrasonic data according to acoustoelastic properties of the materials to obtain strain information without specific assumptions with respect to the material properties of the measured material or a variety of different material properties normally not obtained by ultrasound machines. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110276282 | Method and Apparatus Using Lateral Access to Obtain Acoustoelastic Extraction of Axial Material Properties - An ultrasound machine processes ultrasonic data according to acoustoelastic properties of the materials to obtain strain information without specific assumptions with respect to the material properties of the measured material or a variety of different material properties normally not obtained by ultrasound machines. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120116219 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING - An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer adapted to obtain a dynamic series of echo signals of a subject tissue at different deformation states, and an image processor for generating and displaying ultrasound images of the tissue. The processor is configured to generate dynamic images that correspond to the dynamic series of echo signals, identify a plurality of pixels within a region of interest (ROI) of a first of the generated images, evaluate local tissue mechanical behavior by tracking the displacement, deformation, and echo intensity of the identified plurality of pixels from the first image to subsequent images based on groups of pixels that correspond to each of the identified plurality of pixels, determine tissue functionality in the subject at the tracked pixel locations, and display the tissue functionality in dynamic images that corresponds to the tracked pixel locations. | 05-10-2012 |
Hisataka Kobayashi, Laurel, MD US
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| 20120010558 | PHOTOSENSITIZING ANTIBODY-FLUOROPHORE CONJUGATES - The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells in vitro or in vivo. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein. In particular examples the antibody recognizes a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm | 01-12-2012 |
Hishashi Kobayashi, Putnam Valley, NY US
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| 20090061366 | INTEGRATION OF OXY-FUEL AND AIR-FUEL COMBUSTION - A furnace is heated by a burner that can be selectively operated by either air-fuel or oxy-fuel combustion. The burner comprises a conduit for fuel, a conduit for air, a conduit for oxidant, and control means for regulating flow through the air and oxidant conduits. An air-fuel fired furnace can be modified by addition of the oxidant and fuel conduits and the control means for regulating flow through air and oxidant conduits. | 03-05-2009 |
Junko Kobayashi, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20110121358 | P-TYPE LAYER FOR A III-NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor structure includes a light emitting region, a p-type region disposed on a first side of the light emitting region, and an n-type region disposed on a second side of the light emitting region. At least 10% of a thickness of the semiconductor structure on the first side of the light emitting region comprises indium. Some examples of such a semiconductor light emitting device may be formed by growing an n-type region, growing a p-type region, and growing a light emitting layer disposed between the n-type region and the p-type region. The difference in temperature between the growth temperature of a part of the n-type region and the growth temperature of a part of the p-type region is at least 140° C. | 05-26-2011 |
Kenneth Kobayashi, West Chester, PA US
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| 20110264149 | BONE FIXATION SYSTEM INCLUDING K-WIRE COMPRESSION - A bone fixation system includes a bone plate, bone anchors, temporary fixation members, and forceps. The temporary fixation members are configured to be inserted through apertures in the bone plate and into underlying bone segments that are separated by a bone gap. The forceps are configured to apply a force to the temporary fixation members that causes at least one of the underlying bone segments to translate with respect to the other bone segment, thereby reducing or distracting the bone segments without interfering with final fixation by screws of bone segments. | 10-27-2011 |
Kenneth Isarrai Kobayashi, Exton, PA US
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| 20110160864 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT FOR TRANSFORAMINAL POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION PROCEDURE - An intervertebral implant for fusing vertebrae is disclosed. The implant may have a body with curved, posterior and anterior faces separated by two narrow implant ends, superior and inferior faces having a plurality of undulating surfaces for contacting vertebral endplates, and at least one depression in the anterior or posterior face for engagement by an insertion tool. The implant may also have one or more vertical through-channels extending through the implant from the superior face to the inferior face, a chamfer on the superior and inferior surfaces at one of the narrow implant ends, and/or a beveled edge along a perimeter of the superior and inferior faces. The implant configuration facilitates transforaminal insertion of the implant into a symmetric position about the midline of the spine so that a single implant provides balanced support to the spinal column. The implant may be formed of a plurality of interconnecting bodies assembled to form a single unit. An implantation kit and method are also disclosed. | 06-30-2011 |
Kevin W. Kobayashi, Torrance, CA US
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| 20110316635 | TRIPLET TRANSCONDUCTOR - To reduce a knee voltage of a Darlington amplifier, a negative voltage is applied by a depletion mode FET between the emitter of one amplifying transistor and the base of another amplifying transistor to provide a reduced potential, which reduces the knee voltage of the Darlington amplifier. Reducing the knee voltage of the Darlington amplifier decreases the size of a saturation region thereby increasing the linearity of the Darlington amplifier. | 12-29-2011 |
Kevin Wesley Kobayashi, Torrance, CA US
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| 20110291764 | LINEAR FET FEEDBACK AMPLIFIER - A circuit that includes a Darlington transistor pair having an input transistor and an output transistor configured to generate an output signal at an output node in response to an input signal received through the input node is disclosed. The circuit has a frequency bias feedback network communicatively coupled between the output transistor and the input node for providing biasing to the Darlington transistor pair as well as for adjusting a phase and amplitude of an amplified version of the input signal that passes through the input transistor and into the frequency bias network. The circuit further includes a feedback coupling network coupled between the output node and the input node for feeding back to the input node a portion of the amplified version of the input signal that passes through the input transistor. | 12-01-2011 |
Leo Kobayashi, Cranston, RI US
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| 20120101841 | CLINICAL PROCESS GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for improving the efficiency and coordination of the treatment of patients in an acute care clinical environment. | 04-26-2012 |
Lori Kobayashi, Boonsboro, MD US
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| 20110196146 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR RECOVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS OR PROTEINS FROM FIXED TISSUE SAMPLES - Methods and materials for improving nucleic acid or protein recovery from samples preserved in liquid cytological preservative solutions by utilizing scavenging agents, such as hydrazine- and hydrazide-containing compounds, are provided. Lysis solutions comprising hydrazine- and hydrazide-containing compounds and kits comprising the same are also provided. | 08-11-2011 |
Makiko Kobayashi, Galveston, TX US
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| 20110009352 | RESTORATIVE AGENT FOR ANTIBACTERIAL PEPTIDE PRODUCTION ABILITY - There is provided a medicament capable of enhancing the antimicrobial peptide production ability. The medicament contains, as an active ingredient, a compound which is glycyrrhizin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and capable of inhibiting the production of at least one of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and chemokine CCL2. The antimicrobial peptide is preferably defensin or cathelicidin. | 01-13-2011 |
Marc Kobayashi, Oro Valley, AZ US
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| 20120133634 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A LOW POWER SIGNAL WITH AN OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER - An amplifier, electronic display system, and a related method for generating a low power signal with an operational amplifier are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the present invention includes an amplifier, comprising an operational amplifier and a voltage converter. The operational amplifier includes an inverting input, a non-inverting input, an output, a first power supply input and a second power supply input, and is configured to generate an output signal in response to an input signal. The voltage is operably coupled with the first power supply input of the operating amplifier, and is configured to receive a first supply voltage and generate a second supply voltage to the first power supply input of the operational amplifier. The voltage of the second supply voltage is relatively closer to the expected operating voltage range of the output signal than is the first supply voltage. | 05-31-2012 |
Marc J. Kobayashi, Oro Valley, AZ US
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| 20090079405 | Linearized controller for switching power converter - A linearized controller to operate a switching power converter which includes an inductor having its first terminal coupled to a first voltage (V | 03-26-2009 |
Masaharu Kobayashi, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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| 20120132913 | III-V Compound Semiconductor Material Passivation With Crystalline Interlayer - The present disclosure reduces and, in some instances, eliminates the density of interface states in III-V compound semiconductor materials by providing a thin crystalline interlayer onto an upper surface of a single crystal III-V compound semiconductor material layer to protect the crystallinity of the single crystal III-V compound semiconductor material layer's surface atoms prior to further processing of the structure. | 05-31-2012 |
Michiko Kobayashi, Stamford, CT US
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| 20080208663 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A BENEFIT DURING A TRANSACTION FOR USE DURING A LATER TRANSACTION - A method and apparatus for allowing a customer to purchase or otherwise receive a benefit during a first transaction that will be redeemed by the customer or provided to the customer at a later time or during a future transaction for the purchase, rental, lease, etc. of one or more products and/or services. The price to the customer for the benefit may be a monetary amount, a non-monetary amount, a commitment by the customer to complete or perform some obligation or qualifying action. The value of the benefit to the customer may be based on one or more aspects or characteristics of the first transaction. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090030776 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING OFFERS USING A BILLING STATEMENT - A billing statement according to one aspect of the invention includes a description of a transaction and an offer pointer associated with the transaction, wherein the offer pointer includes information that may be used to review an offer. In one example of this aspect, the offer pointer is a telephone number printed adjacent to a description of a transaction on a credit card billing statement. The telephone number accesses a voice response system presenting conditional branches through which a consumer can navigate to review an offer. In another example, a hyperlink is positioned adjacent to a total amount owed listed on an electronically-displayed billing statement. The hyperlink may be selected to access a website presenting offers for review by the consumer. The offers reviewed in each of these examples may be customized based on details of the transaction such as the product purchased or the amount of the purchase, the identity of the consumer, and/or on other data. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090271290 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION BY MATCHING SELLER INFORMATION AND BUYER INFORMATION - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate a transaction between a seller and a buyer. According to one embodiment, seller offer information is received at a controller. The seller offer information is associated with an item, such as a secondary market item, being offered for sale by a seller. Buyer offer information, associated with a buyer offering to make a purchase, is also received. An evaluation rule is determined, and the seller offer information and the buyer offer information are matched based on the evaluation rule. It is then arranged for the seller to sell the item to the buyer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100004986 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A SECURITY DEPOSIT FACILITATES A TRANSACTION IN WHICH A BENEFIT IS APPLIED IN EXCHANGE FOR PERFORMANCE OF A TASK - Methods, computer readable media and systems are described wherein a security deposit is used to facilitate a transaction with a customer. In an embodiment, a process includes receiving an indication that a customer is interested in making a purchase during a transaction from a merchant, and transmitting an offer for a benefit to be applied to the transaction in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer and a security deposit. The task is associated with a subsidy provider other than the merchant. The method also includes providing the offer to the customer, receiving the security deposit, applying the benefit to the transaction before performance of the task, and returning at least a portion of the security deposit to the customer based on the performance of the task. For example, a subsidy provider may offer to apply a subsidy amount to a transaction involving the purchase of a lawn mower in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer such as test driving a new car. It is also arranged for the customer to provide a security deposit. When the customer performs the task by test driving the car, arrangements are then made to return at least a portion of the security deposit to the customer. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100049601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SUBSCRIPTIONS - A subscription system allows a customer to establish a subscription to a product with one or more retailers (e.g., by establishing the subscription through a controller or central system). In one embodiment, a subscription may be established after receiving information that identifies a product. Terms of a subscription for the product are established, such as a frequency and a duration of the subscription. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110166919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A SECURITY DEPOSIT FACILITATES A TRANSACTION IN WHICH A BENEFIT IS APPLIED IN EXCHANGE FOR PERFORMANCE OF A TASK - Methods, computer readable media and systems are described wherein a security deposit is used to facilitate a transaction with a customer. In an embodiment, a process includes receiving an indication that a customer is interested in making a purchase during a transaction from a merchant, and transmitting an offer for a benefit to be applied to the transaction in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer and a security deposit. The task is associated with a subsidy provider other than the merchant. The method also includes providing the offer to the customer, receiving the security deposit, applying the benefit to the transaction before performance of the task, and returning at least a portion of the security deposit to the customer based on the performance of the task. For example, a subsidy provider may offer to apply a subsidy amount to a transaction involving the purchase of a lawn mower in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer such as test driving a new car. It is also arranged for the customer to provide a security deposit. When the customer performs the task by test driving the car, arrangements are then made to return at least a portion of the security deposit to the customer. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110270716 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A BUYER PURCHASES PRODUCTS IN A PLURALITY OF PRODUCT CATEGORIES - Systems and methods are provided wherein an indication of a plurality of product categories is received, each product category being associated with a plurality of products. For example, the indication of the plurality of product categories may be received from a buyer. Buyer offer information, including an indication of an offer amount associated with the plurality of product categories, is also received. A subset of the plurality of products is selected for each of the product categories, and an indication of the selected products is provided. The buyer's offer may then be evaluated. If the buyer's offer is accepted, the selected products may be provided to the buyer in exchange for payment of the offer amount. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120084166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION BY MATCHING SELLER INFORMATION AND BUYER INFORMATION - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate a transaction between a seller and a buyer. According to one embodiment, seller offer information is received at a controller. The seller offer information is associated with an item, such as a secondary market item, being offered for sale by a seller. Buyer offer information, associated with a buyer offering to make a purchase, is also received. An evaluation rule is determined, and the seller offer information and the buyer offer information are matched based on the evaluation rule. It is then arranged for the seller to sell the item to the buyer. | 04-05-2012 |
Nobuhiko P. Kobayashi, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20080264185 | SENSING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USING THE SAME - A sensing device includes a nanowire configured to deform upon exposure to a force, and a transducer for converting the deformation into a measurement. The nanowire has two opposed ends; and the transducer is operatively connected to one of the two opposed ends of the nanowire. The other of the two opposed ends of the nanowire is freestanding. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20110272014 | Photovoltaic Structure And Method Of Fabication Employing Nanowire In Stub - A photovoltaic structure of a photovoltaic cell and a method of fabricating a photovoltaic structure, employ a nanowire having a base connected to a stub and an electrical isolation layer surrounding the stub. The stub is a constituent of a substrate surface. The nanowire extends away from the substrate surface and is wider than the stub. The nanowire base overlies a part of the isolation layer that is adjacent to the stub. A semiconductor junction comprises the nanowire. The method includes forming the stub; growing the nanowire from the stub; and conformally coating the nanowire. A nanoparticle is applied to the substrate surface. The isolation layer is created on and embedded in the substrate surface using the nanoparticle as a mask. A portion of the substrate surface underlying the nanoparticle forms the stub. The nanoparticle catalyzes nanowire growth on the stub. The stub is narrower than the nanoparticle. | 11-10-2011 |
Saturo Kobayashi, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20100015357 | CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ETCH CHAMBER WITH MULTIPLE RF FEEDS - A capacitive plasma discharge system employing multiple feeds of RF source power across an area of an electrode. Multiple RF feed locations across the electrode allow for control of the axial electric field across a radius at various azimuth angles of a plasma processing chamber. In an embodiment, a first RF power feed is coupled to a center of an electrode of the capacitively coupled chamber. The first RF power feed is further coupled to a first RF match network. A second RF power feed is coupled to the electrode at a first radius from the first RF power feed and at a first azimuth angle. The second RF power feed is further coupled to a second RF match network. | 01-21-2010 |
Sukeyuki Kobayashi, Loves Park, IL US
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| 20110211942 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A LEAKAGE CONTROLLED FAN HOUSING - A method and system for a fan assembly that includes a fan casing having a longitudinal centerline axis extending from an upstream inlet opening to a downstream outlet opening is provided. The fan assembly also includes a first substantially cylindrical casing segment extending circumferentially about and substantially axially aligned with tips of a plurality of blades extending from a rotor hub, the first casing segment including a first inner diameter that is greater than the rotor diameter, a second casing segment configured to extend axially in a direction opposite a flow of fluid through the fan casing, the second casing segment including a second inner diameter, the second inner diameter less than the first inner diameter and the rotor diameter, and a third casing segment including the first inner diameter along a first circumferential edge, the second inner diameter along a second circumferential edge, and a surface extending therebetween. | 09-01-2011 |
Takeo Kobayashi, Beaverton, OR US
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| 20100274518 | Diagnostic Test Pattern Generation For Small Delay Defect - Methods of diagnostic test pattern generation for small delay defects are based on identification and activation of long paths passing through diagnosis suspects. The long paths are determined according to some criteria such as path delay values calculated with SDF (Standard Delay Format) timing information and the number of logic gates on a path. In some embodiments of the invention, the long paths are the longest paths passing through a diagnosis suspect and reaching a corresponding failing observation point selected from the failure log, and N longest paths are identified for each of such pairs. | 10-28-2010 |
Tomoyuki Kobayashi US
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| 20120074447 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ELEMENT - A light emitting diode element having a light emitting diode; and a glass covering sealing the light emitting diode is provided. The glass of the covering consists essentially of from 30 to 70 mol % of SnO, from 15 to 50 mol % of P | 03-29-2012 |
Toru Kobayashi, Dublin, OH US
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| 20100096840 | SRS SERVICEABLE MODULE AND METHODS OF INSTALLING AND REMOVING - A supplementary restraint system for a vehicle occupant is provided which includes a supplemental restraint system module assembly connected to an airbag deployment chute incorporated into a vehicle instrument panel. A module assembly support bracket is provided that attaches the module assembly onto a frame portion on the vehicle. The support bracket includes a hook for insertion into an aperture on the frame portion. The support bracket also includes one or more bracket holes for alignment with respective frame portion holes upon proper positioning of the hook. Methods of factory installation of an SRS and removal of a deployed SRS are also disclosed herewith. | 04-22-2010 |
William Thoru Kobayashi, East Amherst, NY US
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| 20090220900 | COMBUSTION WITH VARIABLE OXIDANT LOW NOX BURNER - Heating provided by a burner that combusts hydrocarbon fuel can be provided at a sequence of different heat transfer rates by adjusting the total oxygen concentration of oxidant streams fed to the burner. A burner with which the method can be practiced is also disclosed. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090317321 | DECOMPOSITION OF SPENT SULFURIC ACID USING OXYGEN - Spent sulfuric acid is decomposed by atomizing it with an oxygen-containing stream into a decomposition furnace. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20120009533 | MULTI-OUTPUT VALVE AND BURNER USEFUL TO PROMOTE NON-STATIONARY FLAME - A valve useful in distributing gas received in one inlet to several outlets in a sequence, and burner apparatus including this valve for feeding material in sequence to outlets of a burner thereby forming a non-stationary flame at the burner. | 01-12-2012 |
Yvonne M. Kobayashi, Iowa City, IA US
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| 20110160219 | Inhibitors of Phosphodiesterase Type 5A for Treating or Preventing Muscle Disease or the Symptoms Thereof in a Patient - Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating or preventing muscle diseases or the symptoms thereof. The compositions typically include and the methods typically utilize phosphodiesterase type 5A inhibitors. | 06-30-2011 |