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Kodera, JP

Akira Kodera, Kanagawa-Ken JP

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20090078583Electrochemical mechanical polishing method and electrochemical mechanical polishing apparatus - A composite electrolytic processing method makes it possible to remove a conductive film without leaving it in an electrically-insulated state on an underlying barrier film, thereby exposing the barrier film. The electrochemical mechanical polishing method includes: applying a voltage between a first electrode connected to one pole of a power source and a second electrode, connected to the other pole of the power source, for feeding electricity to a conductive film of a polishing object; filling an electrolytic liquid into a space between the first electrode and the conductive film of the polishing object; and pressing and rubbing the conductive film against a polishing surface of a polishing pad to polish the conductive film in such a manner that a barrier film underlying the conductive film becomes gradually exposed from the center toward the periphery of the polishing object.03-26-2009

Eiichi Kodera, Kawasaki JP

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20120120619COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF COUPLING ELECTRICALLY CIRCUIT BOARDS - There is provided a communication device that includes a first circuit board which includes a first ground pattern (GND) and a first signal line formed on a substrate, a ground pin electrically coupled with the first GND, where the ground pin protrudes from an end of the substrate, and a signal pin formed in the substrate and electrically coupled with the first signal line, where the signal pin protrudes from the end. The communication device further includes a send circuit board which includes a second GND and a second signal line, wherein when an end of the circuit board is inserted into a space between the ground pin and the signal pin, the first signal line and the second signal line are electrically coupled with each other via the signal pin and the first GND and the second GND are electrically coupled with each other via the ground pin.05-17-2012

Eiji Kodera, Aichi JP

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20090102345SPARK PLUG - A spark plug 04-23-2009

Haruyuki Kodera, Toyota-Shi JP

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20080238874Operation device - A display device is provided in a central position of an instrument panel in a vehicle compartment, and an operation device is provided in a center console. The operation device is formed with a case body having a palm rest, with is provided with a pointing device and four finalizing switches. A menu display window showing an array of multiple function selection items or a list display screen is displayed on a screen of the display device. The user selects a desired function selection item by moving a cursor by operation of an operation knob of the pointing device. In this state, the user ON operates any one of the finalizing switches, thereby performing finalize-designation. A user can thus operate the operation device from any one of multiple directions without uncomfortable feeling.10-02-2008

Haruyuki Kodera, Aichi JP

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20090251304ACCELERATOR LEVEL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ACCELERATOR LEVEL DISPLAY METHOD - A disclosed accelerator level display device 10-08-2009

Hiroko Kodera, Saiki-Shi JP

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20110020528YEAST MUTANT AND YEAST EXTRACT - A natural yeast extract which is rich in glutamic acid and therefore has an impact at first taste. Further, provided is a yeast extract which is also rich in 5′-guanylic acid or 5′-inosinic acid and therefore has strong umami. Further, provided is a yeast mutant capable of accumulating a large amount of glutamic acid, glutamine and ribonucleic acid for obtaining such a yeast extract. A yeast mutant to which resistance to organic acids and analogues thereof has been imparted by inducing spontaneous mutation, accumulates a significant amount, i.e., 10% by weight or more of the total of free glutamic acid and glutamine in the cell, and further accumulates 5% by weight or more of a ribonucleic acid. The yeast extract produced by using this strain contains 20% by weight or more of L-glutamic acid, and further contains 3% by weight or more of 5′-IG.01-27-2011

Hiroyasu Kodera, Kobe-Shi JP

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20120118661STEERING SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINE AND METHOD OF CHANGING BODY-ARTICULATING ANGLE - A steering system, in a state where a first steering means is not operated, a third signal pressure output means outputs a third signal pressure in response to a second signal pressure fed to the third signal pressure output means, and feeding and discharging control means operates based in the third signal pressure, while in a state where the first steering means is operated, the third signal pressure output means stops outputting of the third signal pressure regardless of whether or not the second signal pressure is fed to the third signal pressure output means, and the feeding and discharging control means operates based on the first signal pressure.05-17-2012

Katsuyoshi Kodera, Kanagawa-Ken JP

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20120064732Method for Determining Position of Auxiliary Pattern, Method for Manufacturing Photomask, and Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device - According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for determining position of an auxiliary pattern on a photomask. The method can include generating a first set for each of three or more imaging positions of an exposure optical system. The method can include generating a second set for each of the three or more imaging positions by inverse Fourier transforming each of the first set. The method can include calculating a second order differential with respect to the imaging position of an index indicating amplitude of light belonging to the second set. In addition, the method can include extracting a position where the second order differential assumes an extremal value on an imaging plane of the exposure optical system. At least part of positions on the photomask each corresponding to the position assuming the extremal value on the imaging plane is used as a formation position of the auxiliary pattern.03-15-2012

Kei Kodera, Kyoto-Shi JP

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20100065740ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMTER - While applying a square wave voltage to the ion electrode (03-18-2010
20100116982ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETER - While applying a square wave voltage to the ion electrode (05-13-2010

Kei Kodera, Kyoto JP

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20120119083Ion Trap Device - Ions supplied in the form of a pulse are introduced into an ion trap through an ion entering orifice while a rectangular voltage of a frequency higher than the frequency at which the best trap is accomplished is applied to a ring electrode from a trap voltage generating unit. With this, since a well of a pseudo ion potential is formed in a radial direction in the ion trap, the spread of ions of low m/z values introduced previously is suppressed. A part of ions is introduced into the ion trap, and thereafter the frequency of the rectangular voltage applied to the ring electrode is lowered stepwise to the frequency at which the best trap is accomplished. As a result, the ions of the low m/z values introduced previously can be efficiently trapped, and introduction of ions of high m/z values reaching the ion trap later is not hindered. Consequently, ions of a wide range of m/z values can be trapped in the ion trap with high efficiency05-17-2012

Keisuke Kodera, Nara JP

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20090105970SEMICONDUCTOR TESTER - In a calculator 04-23-2009

Keisuke Kodera, Hyogo JP

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20110133184SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes an insulating film formed on a substrate; an interconnect layer including a plurality of interconnects formed in the insulating film; and a pad formed on the insulating film. In a region containing at least a part of a section below the pad, a narrow spacing region is formed, where a spacing between the adjacent interconnects is shorter than that in a section outside the region containing at least a part of the section below the pad.06-09-2011

Kenji Kodera, Chita-Gun JP

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20110298639PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS - A parking assist apparatus includes a parking target position setting section for setting a parking target position when a vehicle is to be parked by reversing, a parking pathway determining section for determining possibility/impossibility of direct parking for parking the vehicle to the parking target position without turnaround, and a report outputting section for effecting reporting to allow a driver engaged in parking to recognize the possibility/impossibility of the direct parking based on the result of determination by the parking pathway determining section.12-08-2011

Masako Kodera, Yokohama-Shi JP

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20100237501SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an insulating film including silicon, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen above a semiconductor substrate, forming a wiring trench in the insulating film, forming a metal film to be a metal wiring on the insulating film such that the metal film is provided in the wiring trench, forming the metal wiring by removing the metal film outside the wiring trench, performing a hydrophobic treatment to the surface of the insulating film after the forming the metal wiring, and forming a metal cap selectively on an upper surface of the metal wiring by plating after the performing the hydrophobic treatment.09-23-2010
20110294291SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a switch element provided in a surface area of a semiconductor substrate, a contact plug with an upper surface and a lower surface, and a function element provided on the upper surface of the contact plug. The lower surface of the contact plug is connected to the switch element. The upper surface of the contact plug has a maximum roughness of 0.2 nm or less.12-01-2011

Patent applications by Masako Kodera, Yokohama-Shi JP

Noriyuki Kodera, Ishikawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090313729SCAN TYPE PROBE MICROSCOPE AND CANTILEVER DRIVE DEVICE - A driving laser unit (12-17-2009
20100024082ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE - There is provided an atomic force microscope (AFM) with increase the speed and sensitivity of detection of the resonant frequency shift in a cantilever. An AFM (01-28-2010

Sadaki Kodera, Ono-City JP

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20080201897ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER - An electric vacuum cleaner (08-28-2008

Satoshi Kodera, Tatekbayashi-Shi JP

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20090015221VOLTAGE GENERATING APPARATUS - A voltage generating apparatus generates an output voltage based on an input voltage. A voltage generator includes a first operational amplifier operative to receive the input voltage and a feedback voltage proportional to the output voltage. The voltage generator regulates the output voltage so that a virtual short circuit is produced in the first operational amplifier. An output capacitor smoothes the output voltage generated by the voltage generating apparatus. A sense signal generator detects a current flowing in the output capacitor and generates a sense signal proportional to the current detected. An adder-subtractor circuit superimposes the sense signal on at least one of the input and the output of the first operational amplifier.01-15-2009

Shinji Kodera, Saga JP

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20090316337ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - To provide an electrolytic capacitor having lead wires excellent in weldability with a boss member made of aluminum, excellent in solder wettability, and less whisker. The lead wires have a nickel plating layer in a thickness of 0.3 to 5.0 μm, a palladium plating layer in a thickness of 0.01 to 0.10 μm, and a gold plating layer in a thickness of 0.002 to 0.030 μm.12-24-2009

Takashi Kodera, Okazaki-Shi JP

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20090030573VEHICLE STEERING APPARATUS - A control ON/OFF determination unit determines that oversteer control should be started in the case where a slip angle differential value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the sign of the slip angle differential value is identical with the sign of a yaw rate, the sign of a steering wheel turning angle is identical with the sign of a steering wheel turning speed, and a vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value.01-29-2009

Tetsuro Kodera, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110044741LASER FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A laser fixing apparatus includes a laser light generator that generates laser light to be projected onto a recording medium; and a first condenser that reflects and condenses light reflected at an irradiation position of the laser light, such that the reflected light reenters at the irradiation position or near the irradiation position. The first condenser has a concave cylindrical surface and is arranged such that a center axis position of the cylindrical surface is located at the irradiation position of the laser light or near the irradiation position, and a reflecting surface of the first condenser is covered by a light transmitting body.02-24-2011
20110058867FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND TONER IMAGE FIXING METHOD - According to an aspect of the invention, a fixing device includes a laser beam irradiation unit and a conveying unit. The laser beam irradiation unit includes a plurality of laser beam sources and emits a plurality of laser beams to a surface of a recording medium. The conveying unit conveys the recording medium and/or the laser beam irradiation unit so that irradiated regions irradiated with the laser beams are moved in a given direction. When the plurality of laser beams is emitted to a toner image to fix the toner image, the plurality of laser beams satisfies conditions (A) and (B). The condition (A) is that the plurality of laser beams has substantially the same beam power and substantially the same width. The condition (B) is that the plurality of laser beams is independently emitted to the toner image.03-10-2011
20110064448LASER FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the invention, a laser fixing device includes a laser beam generating device and an airflow generating unit. The laser beam generating device generates laser beams and irradiates a recording medium transported with the laser beams. The airflow generating unit generates airflow flowing between the laser beam generating device and the recording medium. A flow speed of the airflow in a transport direction of the recording medium in an irradiation position of the laser beams is higher than a transport speed of the recording medium.03-17-2011
20110158721LASER FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A laser fixing device includes: a laser beam irradiating device which irradiates a recording medium that is conveyed while carrying an unfixed toner image, with a laser beam; and a laser beam absorbing member which is disposed in an optical path of the laser beam that is emitted to a back side of a position where the recording medium is conveyed, and which absorbs the laser beam.06-30-2011

Patent applications by Tetsuro Kodera, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Toshihiko Kodera, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100130841NONINVASIVE LIVING BODY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND NONINVASIVE LIVING BODY MEASUREMENT METHOD - An easily wearable noninvasive living body measurement apparatus is provided. The noninvasive living body measurement apparatus (05-27-2010

Toshiyuki Kodera, Yoro-Gun JP

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20110100435PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - To provide a photovoltaic module having a frame arranged on the rear surface of the photovoltaic module, in which the frame has a fixed portion fixed to the photovoltaic module and an end portion standing from the fixed portion relative to the rear surface of the photovoltaic module.05-05-2011

Tsuyoshi Kodera, Aichi JP

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20090051249Ultrasonic Motor - Provided is an ultrasonic motor capable of realizing high torque. When two terminals are selected from a first terminal (02-26-2009
20090267455Vibration Actuator - Provided is a vibration actuator in which a plurality of rotors can be driven by a single vibration unit.10-29-2009

Yoshie Kodera, Aichi JP

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20100045580IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - An original monochrome image recorded with an FPD (flat panel detector) which comprises an array, m rows and n columns, of pixels is reduced and converted into a display image which comprises an array, q rows and (3*n*q/m) columns, of pixels before the display image is transferred to a monochrome liquid crystal display equipped with a monochrome LCD which comprises an array, q rows and P columns, of pixels, where m, n, q, and P are natural numbers and m≦n, qq are given. The monochrome liquid crystal display drives the three sub pixels of each pixel independently aligned along the row of the monochrome LCD to display the display image of the pixels in q rows and (3*n*q/m) columns.02-25-2010

Yoshihiro Kodera, Gifu JP

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20080264681Printed Wiring Board and Method for Manufacturing Printed Wiring Board - A composite layer composed of an Ni layer and a Pd layer is formed on a solder pad, and a solder on the composite layer is composed of a solder containing no lead. Because a Pd layer (palladium layer) reduces phenomenons such as repellency of the solder, adhesiveness with the solder can be enhanced. Because a Pd layer has a higher degree of rigidity than a gold layer, thermal stress is absorbed into the Pd layer and buffered so as to reduce the degree of transmission of stress to the solder bump, or to the solder layer, by thermal stress.10-30-2008

Yoshihiro Kodera, Ogaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090285980PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A composite layer composed of an Ni layer and a Pd layer is formed on a solder pad, and a solder on the composite layer is composed of a solder containing no lead. Because a Pd layer (palladium layer) reduces phenomenons such as repellency of the solder, adhesiveness with the solder can be enhanced. Because a Pd layer has a higher degree of rigidity than a gold layer, thermal stress is absorbed into the Pd layer and buffered so as to reduce the degree of transmission of stress to the solder bump, or to the solder layer, by thermal stress.11-19-2009

Yoshinori Kodera, Kariya-Shi JP

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20110163508GASKET FOR CYLINDER HEAD - A gasket for arrangement between a cylinder block and cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The gasket includes a lubricant hole through which lubricant is supplied to the cylinder head. A high pressure bead extends around the lubricant hole. A low pressure bead is extends around the high pressure bead and at least partially extends around a hollow portion, which is in communication with a lubricant reservoir of the engine, when the gasket is arranged between the cylinder block and the cylinder head.07-07-2011

Yoshio Kodera, Kanagawa-Ken JP

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20110177601METHOD FOR CONCENTRATION OF LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES IN BODY FLUID SAMPLE - A method for extracting low-molecular-weight proteins/peptides contained in a body fluid sample, particularly, in serum or plasma. The method includes the steps of (a) to (e): (a) adding reagent 1 containing urea and thiourea and reagent 2 containing a reducing agent to the body fluid sample, mixing them, subsequently dropping the mixture into reagent 3 containing 90% or more of an organic solvent, and mixing them; (b) stirring at a low temperature the mixed solution obtained in step (a); (c) centrifuging at a low temperature the stirred solution obtained in step (b) and removing the supernatant; (d) adding reagent 4 containing an organic solvent and an acid to the precipitate obtained in step (c) and mixing them; (e) stirring at a low temperature the mixed solution obtained in step (d); and (f) centrifuging at a low temperature the stirred solution obtained in step (e) and recovering the supernatant.07-21-2011

Yuichi Kodera, Aichi JP

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20110303495ELEVATOR CONTROLLER - An elevator controller which enables a stop to be made at the nearest floor in the event of a disaster and can prevent users from being shut up in an emergency landing entrance floor. The elevator controller includes an operation mode controller, a door open/close controller which causes the elevator to open the elevator door at the nearest emergency landing entrance floor for a given time when the operation mode controller has returned an operation mode from an emergency operation mode to a normal operation mode, and an informing controller which causes an informing device, which is provided in a hall of an emergency landing entrance floor for which the door open/close controller causes the door to be opened for a given time or provided in the car, to provide information to the effect that the elevator can be used when the operation mode-controller has returned the operation mode from the emergency operation mode to the normal operation mode.12-15-2011

Yuji Kodera, Osaka JP

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20090244713MICRO LENS ARRAY SHEET FOR USE IN BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND MOLDING ROLL FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH MIRCO LENS ARRAY SHEET - A micro lens array sheet includes a sheet type base and a plurality of micro lenses arranged on the base. The surface of each micro lens includes a convex part and a peripheral edge part. The convex part has a spherical or elliptical surface. The peripheral edge part is formed between the convex part and the base and curved in a concave shape. Since the surface of the peripheral edge part is curved in a concave shape, the flat part can be narrower than a conventional micro lens array sheet. Therefore, luminance unevenness attributable to the flat part can be suppressed.10-01-2009