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Kubo, Tokyo

Akiharu Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110088103ALLERGIC DISEASE MODEL ANIMALS - The object of the present invention is to provide a mouse model for allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis, and a dermatitis mouse model with impaired skin-barrier function. The present inventors found out that a mouse that has been caused to completely lose the function of expressing profilaggrin protein and filaggrin protein by entirely or partially disrupting the endogenous gene encoding filaggrin by a genetic mutation such as deletion or replacement, can be used as a mouse model for allergic diseases or atopic dermatitis wherein the skin-barrier function has been impaired.04-14-2011

Akira Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100075536Floating Connector - A floating connector is provides that enables impedance matching in the entire contact without hindrance of the movement of a movable housing. The floating connector includes a contact, a movable housing, a fixed housing, and an impedance adjusting member. The contact includes a contact portion to be mated with a mating contact, a board connecting portion to be connected to a circuit board, and a flexible coupling portion that is flexible and that couples the contact portion and the board connecting portion. The movable housing receives the contact portion of the contact therein, while the fixed housing secures the board connecting portion of the contact thereto. The movable housing is stacked over the fixed housing, with each being spaced apart from each other by a given distance. The impedance adjusting member is arranged and receives the coupling portion. The flexible coupling portion is formed in such a way to have an S-shape. The flexible coupling portion includes a first curved portion, a second curved portion, and a linear coupling portion. The second curved portion bends in a reversed direction from a direction that the first curved portion bends, while the linear coupling portion connects the first curved portion and the second curved portion.03-25-2010
20120064303OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical device includes a relief structure formation layer, a first layer made of a first material having a refractive index different from that of a material of the relief structure formation layer, and a second layer made of a second material different from the first material and covering the first layer. A ratio of an amount of the second material at a position of the second region to an apparatus area of the second region is zero or smaller than a ratio of an amount of the second material at the position of the second sub-region to an apparatus area of the second sub-region.03-15-2012

Patent applications by Akira Kubo, Tokyo JP

Fumio Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080237445METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - The disclosed subject matter relates to a method and distance measurement apparatus for measuring a distance to an object, which can include a light source, a solid state camera, a controller and a distance data generator. The light source can be configured to emit a modulated light towards an object, and the solid state camera can convert the light reflected from the object into charges. The distance data generator can be configured to calculate the distance based on the charges, and the controller can be configured to adjust the modulated light to be more favorable under various circumstances. Thus, the method of the disclosed subject matter can accurately measure distance under various circumstances and can result in providing a distance measurement apparatus with a simple configuration and at low cost, and can be used as a sensor for distance measurement of an obstacle and the like in a vehicle, security system, robot, etc.10-02-2008

Hideyuki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080205256OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, AND RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDING APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - In an optical recording medium having a plurality of recording layers on which information can be recorded by irradiating a laser beam from one side thereof, an optimum recording power to each of the recording layers can be determined. The optical recording medium has a plurality of recording layers on which information can be recorded by irradiating a laser beam from one side thereof, and each of the recording layers has a power calibration area (PCA) for optimizing the intensity of the laser beam.08-28-2008
20100135132OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM WITH POWER CALIBRATION AREAS AND A RECORDING METHOD THEREFOR WITH OPTIMUM POWER CONTROL - In an optical recording medium having a plurality of recording layers on which information can be recorded by irradiating a laser beam from one side thereof, an optimum recording power to each of the recording layers can be determined. The optical recording medium has a plurality of recording layers on which information can be recorded by irradiating a laser beam from one side thereof, and each of the recording layers has a power calibration area (PCA) for optimizing the intensity of the laser beam.06-03-2010
20100173114OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND AZACYANINE DYE - An optical recording medium on which high-density recording and reading of optical information can be conducted by a short-wavelength light such as a blue laser beam is provided.07-08-2010

Patent applications by Hideyuki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Hirokazu Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080259445LASER MICROSCOPE - A laser microscope is provided which includes a laser light source, a first optical fiber through which the ultrashort pulse laser light propagates while being positively chirped, a negative dispersion optical system that negatively chirps this propagated laser light, a second optical fiber through which the laser light that has passed through the negative dispersion optical system propagates while being positively chirped, a microscope body that further positively chirps this propagated laser light and irradiates a specimen with the resultant non-chirped ultrashort pulse laser light. The negative dispersion optical system includes a negative dispersion adjuster that adjusts the amount of negative dispersion according to the change in wavelength of the ultrashort pulse laser light outputted from the laser light source or the change in the amount of positive dispersion in the microscope body.10-23-2008
20080260319OPTICAL FIBER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING ULTRASHORT OPTICAL PULSES AND OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical fiber delivery system for delivering ultrashort optical pulses that can efficiently transmit high peak power, ultrashort optical pulses from an optical pulse source to a desired position in an optical apparatus is provided. An optical system including such an optical fiber delivery system is also provided. The optical fiber delivery system includes light waveguide means 10-23-2008
20090122397OPTICAL DEVICE AND LASER MICROSCOPE - The present invention is low cost, does not exert a negative influence on the surroundings, has a small group-velocity delay dispersion, efficiently blocks reflected return light such that the laser light does not return to the laser light source, and allows properly polarized laser light to enter a polarization-dependent element in a subsequent stage. An optical device is provided which includes a laser light source, an optical system that transmits laser light emitted from the laser light source, and a polarization-dependent element into which the laser light transmitted by the optical system enters. The characteristics of outgoing light are changed according to a polarization state of the incident light. The optical system includes a reflected-light generator that reflects a part of the transmitted laser light, and λ/4 wave plates are disposed such that the reflected-light generator is disposed therebetween.05-14-2009
20090290150LASER MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - To enable both observations of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering light and multiphoton fluorescence in a same apparatus so as to observe a specimen by various observation methods. There is provided a laser microscope apparatus comprising: two optical paths for guiding pulsed laser beams having two different frequencies whose frequency difference is approximately equal to a specific molecular vibration frequency in a specimen; a multiplexer for combining the pulsed laser beams guided through these two optical paths; and a frequency dispersion adjuster which is provided on at least one of these two optical paths, and is capable of adjustment to approximately equalize frequency dispersion quantities of the pulsed laser beams guided through the two optical paths.11-26-2009
20090290209LASER MICROSCOPE - It is an object to perform high-precision observation by compensating group-velocity-delay dispersion and angular dispersion with a simple structure. The invention provides a laser microscope 11-26-2009
20100079857LASER MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - Observation is performed using bright, clear multiphoton fluorescence images produced by efficiently generating a multiphoton excitation effect, without the need for a complex interference film structure. The invention employs a laser microscope apparatus including a first dichroic mirror that reflects visible laser light guided via a first light path and that transmits IR pulsed laser light guided via a second light path to combine the first light path and the second light path; an XY galvanometer mirror that scans the laser light from the first dichroic mirror on a specimen; an objective lens that irradiates the specimen with the scanned laser light and that collects fluorescence produced in the specimen; a second dichroic mirror that reflects the visible laser light and transmits the fluorescence from the specimen; and a detection unit that detects the fluorescence transmitted through the second dichroic mirror.04-01-2010
20110109961PATTERN PROJECTION APPARATUS, SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE, AND PATTERN RADIATING METHOD - A pattern projection apparatus includes: a spatial light modulator having a plurality of pixel devices each independently modulating light, and arranged at an optically conjugate position with respect to a sample; and a control device for dividing a modulation pattern of the spatial light modulator for irradiating the sample with illuminating light of a target form into a plurality of submodulation patterns and controlling the spatial light modulator sequentially for each of the plurality of submodulation patterns.05-12-2011

Patent applications by Hirokazu Kubo, Tokyo JP

Hiroyoshi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110133483WIND POWER GENERATOR - Provided is a wind power generator equipped with a circulating passage including a downward passage through which air in a nacelle flows downward from the nacelle through a tower and an upward passage through which the air that has flowed downward flows upward through the tower into the nacelle; and a heat exchanger part configured to exchange heat between the air and outside air at an intermediate portion of the circulating passage, wherein the upward passage is thermally insulated.06-09-2011

Hisashi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100140179POROUS IRON OXIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR TREATING SOLUTIONS - To provide a recovery agent for recovering arsenic, fluorine, lead, and selenium from a solution containing environmentally hazardous substances including arsenic and fluorine. A porous iron oxide having a particle size of 10 to 100 μm and a specific surface area of 50 m06-10-2010

Jun Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090056204METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING CHEMICAL INDUSTRY RAW MATERIALS AND FUEL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is to provide a novel method for manufacturing various organic compounds from 2 or more kinds of alcohol, or 1 kind of alcohol having 3 or more carbon atoms. It is a method for synthesizing 1 kind of, or 2 or more kinds of organic compounds comprising allowing 2 or more kinds of alcohol or 1 kind of alcohol having 3 or more carbon atoms to contact hydroxyapatite (except those supporting metal catalysts or metal ion catalysts acting on alcohol).03-05-2009
20090205246METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING CHEMICAL INDUSTRY RAW MATERIALS AND FUEL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is to provide a novel method for manufacturing various organic compounds from two or more kinds of alcohol, or one kind of alcohol having three or more carbon atoms. It is a method for synthesizing one kind of, or two or more kinds of organic compounds comprising allowing two or more kinds of alcohol or one kind of alcohol having three or more carbon atoms to contact a calcium phosphate catalyst such as hydroxyapatite or hydrotalcite.08-20-2009
20090319148VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus includes an accelerator-state detecting section configured to detect an accelerator manipulating state of a driver; a traveling-path-condition detecting section configured to detect a condition of a traveling path of a host vehicle; a brake control section configured to cause the host vehicle to automatically generate a braking force; and a control unit configured to control the brake control section on the basis of an input from the accelerator-state detecting section. The control unit is configured to actuate the brake control section in a case where the accelerator-state detecting section detects a decrease of a manipulated variable of the accelerator or an off-state of the accelerator and also where the traveling-path-condition detecting section detects a target object for speed reduction on the traveling path.12-24-2009
20100250064CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE IN WHICH TRAVELING ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION APPARATUS IS INSTALLED - In a control apparatus for a vehicle in which a traveling environment recognition apparatus is installed, a road shape prediction section configured to predict a road shape of a traveling road in a forward direction of the vehicle on a basis of a result of recognition by an object recognition section; a travel trajectory predicting section configured to predict a travel trajectory of the vehicle; a point of intersection calculation section configured to calculate a point of intersection between a road end of the road predicted by the road shape prediction section and a travel trajectory predicted by the travel trajectory prediction section; and a speed control section configured to control a speed of the vehicle with the point of intersection calculated by the point of intersection calculation section as a target point of place.09-30-2010
20110066343VEHICULAR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - In vehicular control apparatus and method, a traveling environment of a forward position of an advance direction of a vehicle in which an actuator for a vehicular control purpose is mounted is detected, a reliability of a result of measurement of the traveling environment by the traveling environment measurement section is determined, and an operation of the actuator is determined with the determined reliability as a requiring condition.03-17-2011
20110148184BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - In a braking control apparatus for an electric vehicle, a target braking torque command value calculation section calculates a target braking torque command value on a basis of at least one of a state of road wheels and a braking request by a vehicle driver, a frequency component decomposition section decomposes a target braking torque command value into a first frequency component lower than a resonance frequency of a drive train and a second frequency component equal to or higher than the first frequency component, and a braking force control section provides an electrical braking torque for road wheels on a basis of a motor torque command value corresponding to the first frequency component and provides a frictional braking torque for the road wheels on a basis of a frictional braking torque command value corresponding to the second frequency component.06-23-2011

Patent applications by Jun Kubo, Tokyo JP

Kazuaki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090200874SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In a power phase period when in normal operation, switch portions SW08-13-2009
20110260776SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In a power phase period when in normal operation, switch portions SW10-27-2011

Kazuki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090059473ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - A porous electrolytic solution reservoir which is capable of being impregnated with an electrolytic solution is provided in an exterior case so as to make contact with a separator. The average diameter of the pores in the electrolytic solution reservoir is greater than the average diameter of pores in the separator. The electrolytic solution reservoir is impregnated with a predetermined amount of electrolytic solution, so that the occupation ratio of electrolytic solution within the pores in the separator becomes 50% or more when fully charged, and the occupation ratio of electrolytic solution within the pores in the electrolytic solution reservoir becomes 100% or less when fully discharged.03-05-2009
20090147442ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to an electric double-layer capacitor and a method for producing same capable of evenly and rapidly doping a negative electrode layer with lithium ions. The electric double-layer capacitor comprises: a positive electrode including a positive electrode layer formed on one surface of a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode including a negative electrode layer formed on one surface of a negative electrode current collector; a first separator disposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; and a second separator disposed between the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector, in which the negative electrode includes holes penetrating through the negative electrode current collector and reaching the negative electrode layer.06-11-2009
20100000974ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRICAL-DISCHARGE SURFACE TREATMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an electrode for electrical-discharge surface treatment includes kneading a first electrode material composed of at least one of metal powder and insulating powder and a second electrode material composed of conductive organic bonding agent in which a conductive resin is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent, to fabricate a slurry; molding the slurry, to form a compact; and desiccating the compact at a temperature below a thermal decomposition initiating temperature at which a thermal decomposition of the conductive organic bonding agent starts.01-07-2010
20110281170ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of manufacturing an energy storage device electrode in which breakage of electrode particles and warping of a collector are reduced, and internal resistance is lowered by lowering the contact resistance between the collector and an electrode layer. The method manufactures an electric double-layer capacitor electrode, and includes: forming a plurality of grooves that run in one direction in each of a front surface and rear surface of a collector foil; subsequently providing an electrode layer that includes plural electrode particles on each of the front surface and rear surface of the collector foil; and subsequently pressing the electrode layer toward the collector foil to move the plurality of electrode particles along the plurality of grooves until the plural electrode particles dig into the plurality of grooves.11-17-2011
20110315428GAS INSULATED APPARATUS - When electric discharging occurs inside a gas insulated apparatus in which sulfur hexafluoride is filled, hydrogen-fluoride gas is generated, which abrades a part formed of glass fiber reinforced plastics included in the apparatus. Previously, resin for preventing the abrasion has been coated on the surface of the part; however, a problem has occurred that the coating film peels off. Organic fiber woven cloth woven using organic fiber such as aramid fiber or the like having hydrogen fluoride resistance and mechanical toughness is wrapped around the surface of glass fiber reinforced plastics, and thermosetting resin is wettably impregnated into weave patterns of the organic fiber woven cloth and then heat cured; thereby, an abrasion-preventing protection layer that does not peel off is formed.12-29-2011

Patent applications by Kazuki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Kei Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110017923FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS - A fluorescence observation apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source section that emits excitation light for exciting a first fluorescent substance and a second fluorescent substance, a fluorescence detection section that detects first fluorescent light emitted when the first fluorescent substance is excited and second fluorescent light emitted when the second fluorescent substance is excited, a correction value calculation section that calculates a correction value for canceling a color mixture between the first fluorescent light and the second fluorescent light based on feature values corresponding to characteristics of the first fluorescent substance and the second fluorescent substance, a detected image generation section that generates a first detected image corresponding to a detection result of the first fluorescent light and a second detected image corresponding to a detection result of the second fluorescent light, and an image correction section that corrects a luminance value of the first detected image to a luminance value corresponding to intensity of the first fluorescent light and corrects a luminance value of the second detected image to a luminance value corresponding to intensity of the second fluorescent light.01-27-2011
20110267458FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION DEVICE - A fluorescence observation apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source section that can emit a plurality of excitation light beams for exciting a plurality of fluorescent substances and a reference light, an image pickup section that picks up images of a plurality of fluorescent light beams emitted by emitting the plurality of excitation light beams to the plurality of fluorescent substances and reflected light of the reference light, an image generation section that generates an image signal corresponding to the plurality of fluorescent light beams and the reflected light of the reference light whose images are picked up by the image pickup section, a brightness detection section that detects brightness of a plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of fluorescent light beams and brightness of an image signal corresponding to the reflected light of the reference light, sets an upper limit value and a lower limit value of brightness using brightness of the image signal corresponding to the reflected light of the reference light as a reference and detects whether or not the brightness of the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of fluorescent light beams falls within a range between the upper limit value and the lower limit value, and a brightness adjusting section that adjusts brightness of each image signal outside the range out of the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of fluorescent light beams so as to fall within the range based on a detection result by the brightness detection section.11-03-2011
20110267493FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS - A fluorescence observation apparatus of the present invention includes a light source section that can emit a plurality of excitation light beams for exciting a plurality of fluorescent substances and a reference light, an image pickup section that picks up images of a plurality of fluorescent light beams emitted by emitting the plurality of excitation light beams to the plurality of fluorescent substances and reflected light of the reference light, an image generation section that generates image signals corresponding to the plurality of fluorescent light beams and the reflected light of the reference light whose images have been picked up by the image pickup section, and an image processing section that assigns a plurality of fluorescent light images related to image signals corresponding to the plurality of fluorescent light beams and a reference light image related to an image signal corresponding to the reflected light of the reference light to a plurality of color channels respectively and outputs the resulting image as a synthesized image, wherein the image generation section generates an image signal in which the one fluorescent light image and the synthesized image are arranged side by side on a same screen, and the image processing section calculates, when a color tone operation is performed on any one of the plurality of image signals generated by the image generation section, a color tone adjustment coefficient for achieving color tone balance with image signals other than the image signal subjected to the color tone operation and performs color tone calculation processing on the image signals to be assigned to the plurality of color channels using the calculated color tone adjustment coefficient.11-03-2011

Keiichi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100193091Heat treatment method - There is provided a heat treatment method in which high-quality tempering treatment can be performed in a short period of time. In this method, when an object to be treated is tempered after being quenched, the object to be treated is rapidly cooled to a 90% martensite transformation finishing temperature without being cooled to the ordinary temperature after quench heating, and then is subjected to 100% martensite transformation by using a 100° C. liquid, and thereafter, tempering treatment is performed after the whole of the object to be treated is soaked by using the 100 ° C. liquid.08-05-2010

Keiko Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110114378MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A multilayer ceramic capacitor has an element body formed by alternately laminating a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of inner electrodes. On a substrate having a mounting surface provided with at least two lands, the multilayer ceramic capacitor is mounted such that the inner electrodes are parallel to the mounting surface. A multilayer ceramic capacitor mounting structure satisfies T05-19-2011

Patent applications by Keiko Kubo, Tokyo JP

Kenichi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080204590Lens drive apparatus, image pickup apparatus and mobile terminal - The present invention provides a lens drive apparatus including: an image pickup lens group; a lens frame holding the image pickup lens group; an actuator comprising a magnet, a yoke, and a coil formed of an electric conductor; a casing housing the lense frame and the actuator therein; and at least one guide shaft parallel to an optical axis of the image pickup lens group. An electromagnetic force generated when electricity is applied to the coil, moves the lens frame and the image pickup lens along the optical axis.08-28-2008

Kensuke Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100239506METHODS FOR DETECTION AND DETERMINATION OF VITAMIN C BY LUMINESCENCE - The present invention provides a method for detection or determination of vitamin C by luminescence that employs a redox-responsive fluorogenic probe consisting of porphyrin or phthalocyanine with a nitroxide radical(s), or that employs a liposome preparation comprising the said redox-responsive fluorogenic probe. The present method can overcome the problems of prior art methods, and in particular, are applicable for bioimaging to allow elucidation of the behavior of vitamin C in vivo.09-23-2010

Kimihiro Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080266493Resin composition for optical material - An optical material having a high birefringence and a small absolute value of a photoelastic coefficient is provided by use of a resin composition for an optical material comprising a resin (a) having a positive photoelastic coefficient and a negative inherent birefringence and a resin (b) having a negative photoelastic coefficient and a negative inherent birefringence.10-30-2008

Kiyoshi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080230335Front fork - A front fork comprises a telescopic tube (09-25-2008

Kouji Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090020582NAILING MACHINE - A nailing machine is provided with a nailing machine body 01-22-2009
20090039132Driving tool - A driving tool is provided with a contact arm 02-12-2009
20090039134Driving Tool - A driving tool is provided with a magazine 02-12-2009
20090039135ATTACHING AND DETACHING METHOD OF CONTACT TOP OF NAILING MACHINE - A contact top 02-12-2009
20090101690Driving Tool - A contact arm 04-23-2009
20090206119Striking Tool - In a contact mechanism operable to cause an operation of a trigger to be effective by relatively moving upward with respect to a nose portion 08-20-2009
20100116865PNEUMATIC TOOL - A pneumatic tool includes a tool body, a nose part for ejecting a nail, which is provided in a lower part of the tool body, an air chamber for storing compressed air, which is provided in the tool body, an air supply pipe for supplying the compressed air from an air supply source to the air chamber, an air duster, an air duster pipeline connected to an air outlet of the air duster, and an air duster valve for controlling supply of the compressed air to the air duster pipeline.05-13-2010

Patent applications by Kouji Kubo, Tokyo JP

Makoto Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110173054Advertising Insertion, Profiling, Impression, and Feedback - Various apparatus, methods and systems for insertion of advertisements in various environments are provided. Apparatus, methods and systems for profiling users, registering advertisement impressions and generating feedback in response to advertisement viewing are also disclosed.07-14-2011

Manabu Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100182443IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup apparatus having an image capturing unit capturing an image, a first recording unit temporarily recording an original image signal output from the image capturing unit, a processing unit performing predetermined signal processing upon the original image signal output from the image capturing unit, and an instructing unit instructing the processing unit to capture a still image. When the processing unit is instructed to capture a still image by the instructing unit while performing moving image signal processing upon the original image signal output from the image capturing unit, the processing unit may cause the first recording unit to record the original image signal output from the image capturing unit. In addition, the processing unit may read out the recorded original image signal from the first recording unit and perform still image signal processing upon the read out original image signal while suspending the moving image signal processing.07-22-2010

Patent applications by Manabu Kubo, Tokyo JP

Masaaki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100107105CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An AV amplifier includes a selector which outputs a video signal input from an output device to a display device, a display controller which makes a display device display a virtual controller including a plurality of operation buttons and a cursor for selecting any operation button on the virtual controller together with a output video corresponding to an AV signal input form the output device, an operation signal receiver which receives an operation signal for moving the cursor on the virtual controller so as to select an operation button corresponding to a position of the cursor together with identification information for identifying a device to be controlled from an amplifier controller, and a control signal transmitter which transmits predetermined control signals set to the operation buttons for the AV devices to the device to be controlled according to the device to be controlled and the selected operation button.04-29-2010

Masae Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090269540OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an extremely high-density optical recording medium with excellent jitter characteristics and good recording/reproducing characteristics.10-29-2009
20100034074INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND MASTER EXPOSING APPARATUS - Stable focus servo and tracking servo are realized in an information recording medium having a plurality of recording regions having different track pitches and groove shapes.02-11-2010
20100035013OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical recording medium is provided which has excellent jitter characteristics and satisfactory recording/reproducing characteristics and is capable of extremely high-density recording. The optical recording medium 02-11-2010

Masahiro Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100130819ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - An imaging mode is automatically switched based on the kind of a subject. The spatial frequency of an endoscopic image obtained by imaging the subject is detected. Further, judgment is made, based on the distribution of the spatial frequency, as to whether the endoscopic image was obtained by performing close-up imaging on the subject. The condition of imaging is switched based on the result of judgment as to whether the image was obtained by close-up imaging or distant-view imaging.05-27-2010
20100141747ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A narrow-band observation image and a spectral estimation image are automatically switched based on the type of a subject. In an endoscopic image obtained by a scope, judgment is made as to whether the endoscopic image was obtained by close-up imaging or by distant-view imaging. When it is judged that the endoscopic image was obtained by distant-view imaging, white light is output from a light source unit and a spectral estimation image is output. When it is judged that the endoscopic image was obtained by close-up imaging, narrow-band light is output from the light source unit and a narrow-band observation image that has been obtained when the narrow-band light was output is output.06-10-2010

Patent applications by Masahiro Kubo, Tokyo JP

Masao Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120067765Method For Producing Food Filled and Sealed Container - It is a method for producing a food-filled and sealed container having a high product value, in which a container lid made of resin is not deformed after sealing. In this method for producing a food-filled and sealed container, after a food is filled in a container body (03-22-2012

Michiyo Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100025843Optical semiconductor apparatus - An optical semiconductor apparatus composed of a cap and a base, includes: a metal package including a plurality of openings penetrating through the base from outside to inside, a lead with its end portion protruding to the inside of the base and an insulator covering a side surface of the lead being inserted into each of the openings, and the lead being insulated from the base; an insulating film with its backside bonded to the inside of the base; and a semiconductor component placed on the base or on the insulating film. The insulating film covers the opening up to the vicinity of the side surface of the lead.02-04-2010

Misunori Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100228817DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL UNIT AND CLIENT - A distributed processing system includes a client that makes an execution request for a service requested by a user, a processing element, and a control unit to which the client and the processing elements are connected. The client stores therein execution transition information about computational resources and processing paths required for controlling the processing element. The processing element executes tasks constituting the service according to the execution transition information.09-09-2010

Mitsumasa Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100329093DISK INSPECTION APPARATUS - A disk inspection apparatus for discriminating disks. The disk inspection apparatus has an ECC control section and a comparison section. The ECC control section measures the number of error corrections PIE and the number of error correction failures PIF in a predetermined section of the disk. The comparison section discriminates the disk as a disk with a deterioration in jitter characteristic when the minimum or the average of the PIE exceeds a first threshold value; discriminates the disk as a normal disk when the maximum of the PIF is equal to or smaller than a second threshold and the minimum or the average of the PIE is equal to or smaller than the first threshold value; and discriminates the disk as a scratched disk when the minimum or the average of the PIE is equal to or smaller than the first threshold value and the maximum of the PIF exceeds the second threshold value.12-30-2010

Naoki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080220191Thermal Transfer Receiving Sheet - There is provided a thermal transfer receiving sheet comprising a sheet-like support and an image receiving layer formed on at least one side of the sheet-like support, wherein the image receiving layer contains a polyester resin with a branched structure obtained by polycondensation of a polyhydric carboxylic acid component and a polyhydric alcohol component, and 30-75 mol % of the polyhydric carboxylic acid component is an aromatic dicarboxylic acid while 15-60 mol % is an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid.09-11-2008
20090098364Biaxially Oriented Laminated Polypropylene Film and Uses Thereof - A biaxially oriented laminated polypropylene film comprising a biaxially oriented polypropylene film substrate layer (B) made from a propylene-based polymer composition (A) in which an inorganic compound powder (a2) has been added to a propylene-based polymer (a1), the biaxially oriented polypropylene film substrate layer (B) has a front surface layer and a back surface layer on its both sides, both layers are made from the propylene-based polymer (a1), wherein the surface roughness (three-dimensional center-line roughness SRa) of the front and the back surface layers is less than 0.08 μm and the gloss value (at an incidence angle of 60 degrees) is 114% or greater, and the total light transmittance of the laminated polypropylene film is 20% or less and the density is in the range of 0.40 to 0.65 g/cm04-16-2009

Patent applications by Naoki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Naomi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090096837Liquid Ejection Head, Liquid Ejection Apparatus Liquid Ejection Method - A liquid ejection head, having: an insulating nozzle plate provided with a nozzle having, a liquid supply port to supply liquid and an ejection port to eject the liquid supplied from the liquid supply port onto a substrate; a cavity communicating with the liquid supply port to reserve the liquid to be ejected from the ejection port; an electrostatic voltage applying device to generate an electrostatic attraction force by applying an electrostatic voltage between the liquid in the nozzle and the cavity, and the substrate; and a control device to control the electrostatic voltage applying device for conducting polarization relaxation operation by applying an electrostatic voltage having reverse polarity opposite to that of the electrostatic voltage applied in liquid ejection, wherein the nozzle is a flat nozzle and the control device.04-16-2009
20100182361Liquid Ejection Head and Liquid Ejection Method - A liquid ejection head including: an insulating nozzle plate 07-22-2010

Natsuki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110155223DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a dye-sensitized solar cell which can obtain a high photoelectric conversion efficiency, which can be manufactured at a low cost, and which is superior in a design property, and a method of manufacturing the same. Dye supporting porous titanium oxide layers 06-30-2011

Noboru Kubo, Tokyo JP

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20110314664PRESSURE-LOSS ADJUSTING-MEMBER INSTALLATION TOOL - [Problem to be Solved] To provide a pressure-loss adjusting-member installation tool that can install a number of pressure-loss adjusting members at desired positions easily.12-29-2011
20110317799PRESSURE-LOSS ADJUSTING MEMBER AND REACTOR - [Problem to be Solved] To easily distribute a flow rate of a primary coolant to fuel assemblies.12-29-2011
20120014494PRESSURE-LOSS ADJUSTING MEMBER REACTOR - [Problem to be Solved] To suppress problems due to a flow of a primary coolant while easily distributing a flow rate of the primary coolant to fuel assemblies.01-19-2012

Shunji Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090008693SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A technique for enhancing the performance of a memory- and logic-equipped semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate (01-08-2009
20110095349SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A technique for enhancing the performance of a memory- and logic-equipped semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate (04-28-2011
20120056302SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A technique for enhancing the performance of a memory- and logic-equipped semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, and insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of contact plugs in the insulating layer, and an insulating layer where capacitors, a plurality of contact plugs, barrier metal layers and copper interconnections are formed. Source/drain regions in the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate are electrically connected to the copper interconnections. One of adjacent source/drain regions in the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate is electrically connected to the copper interconnection, while the other is electrically connected to the capacitor.03-08-2012

Patent applications by Shunji Kubo, Tokyo JP

Takabumi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110130698PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE AGENT FOR SKIN, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR SKIN, AND FACE PLATE OF OSTOMY APPLIANCE - [Objective] To provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent for skin containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent for skin that has favorable shape retention properties and skin-follow up properties without being adversely affected by moisture from excrement or the like even when adhered to the skin over a long period of time and yet leaves no adhesive residue after separation and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for skin contains a base material and a layer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive agent for skin.06-02-2011

Takaya Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090078307Three-Pole Two-Layer Photo-Rechargeable Battery - A three-pole two-layer photo-rechargeable battery has a laminated two-layered structure that includes a solar battery cell, a storage cell, and a common electrode therebetween. The solar battery cell has a structure wherein a photo-electrode, which has a photo-sensitized dye and a semiconductor layer on a conductive substrate with optical transparency, counters via a first electrolytic solution a common electrode that has a catalyst layer on a conductive substrate. The storage cell has a structure wherein the common electrode, which has a first conductive polymer layer on a conductive substrate on a side opposite the catalyst layer, counters via a second electrolytic solution a storage cell counter electrode that has a second conductive polymer layer on a conductive substrate.03-26-2009
20110011459HYBRID AND/OR COMPLEX MATERIAL, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF ANALYZING TITANIUM OXIDE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE - There is provided a hybrid and/or complex material or the like which can realize a high-efficient photoelectric conversion material or the like. One aspect of the present invention lies in a dye-sensitized solar cell device 01-20-2011

Tomoyuki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120058311VEHICLE GLASS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A vehicle glass (03-08-2012

Tsuyoshi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090309988Recording apparatus and method, reproducing apparatus and method, and program - The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and method, a reproducing apparatus and method, and a program that make it possible to photograph and record a still image and moving images before and after the still image as well. In step S12-17-2009

Yoshimi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080311428Phase-Change Substance and Thermal Control Device - In an Mn-containing perovskite oxide which is a conventional phase-change substance (A12-18-2008
20090061271Fuel cell and a fuel cell system - For the purpose of efficiently discharging CO03-05-2009
20090239114POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell which has a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed on one side of the polymer electrolyte membrane and a cathode disposed on the other side of the polymer electrolyte membrane, wherein an organic fuel is supplied to the anode, and wherein the anode has an anode catalyst layer containing a catalyst and a proton-conducting material, and the cathode has a cathode catalyst layer containing a catalyst, a proton-conducting material and an oxygen-permeating material.09-24-2009
20090301861Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Carbon Nanohorns - An apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanohorns includes a production chamber configured to irradiate a solid carbon material with a laser beam to produce a product containing carbon nanohorns; and a separation mechanism configured to separate the product produced in the production chamber into a lightweight component and a heavyweight component. The heavyweight component includes carbon nanohorn aggregate with high purity, and high-purity carbon nanotubes can be obtained by collecting the heavyweight component.12-10-2009
20090305096Liquid fuel supply type fuel cell, fuel cell electrode, and methods for manufacturing same - A liquid fuel supply type fuel cell is provided in which water present in the oxidizer electrode is promptly removed and evaporated, thereby achieving high output. A fuel cell electrode and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided. In a fuel cell, a base material is provided with a hydrophobic layer on the surface in contact with a catalyst layer for discharging water promptly, and a hydrophilic layer from the hydrophobic layer towards the outside of the cell for evaporating water which has passed through the hydrophobic layer from the surface.12-10-2009
20120040257Fuel Container For Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell Using The Same, And Operation Method Of Fuel Cell - An object of the present invention is to downsize a fuel cell, and to stably supply fuel to a fuel electrode. According to the present invention, the above described object is attained by providing a vaporized fuel container 02-16-2012

Patent applications by Yoshimi Kubo, Tokyo JP

Yoshinori Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120093543ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPER, METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic latent image developer contains a toner having a volume-average particle diameter of about 2.0 μm to about 6.5 μm, and a carrier whose average magnetization per carrier particle at an applied magnetic field of 1 kilooersted is about 3.0×1004-19-2012

Yoshiyasu Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110101503HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER SYNTHESIZING METHOD, HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FABRICATION METHOD - A hyperbranched polymer synthesizing method employs living radical polymerization of a monomer in the presence of a metal catalyst. The method includes forming a shell portion by introducing an acid-decomposable group to a core portion formed of a hyperbranched polymer synthesized by living radical polymerization; forming an acid group by partially decomposing the acid-decomposable group by an acid catalyst; precipitating a core-shell hyperbranched polymer contained in a first solution and having the acid group, by mixing the first solution with ultrapure water; and extracting, from a mixed solution into an organic solvent by liquid-liquid extraction, the core-shell hyperbranched polymer having the acid group, wherein the mixed solution contains a second solution containing the core-shell hyperbranched polymer precipitated at the precipitating and dissolved into the organic solvent, and the ultrapure water of an amount yielding a prescribed ratio of the ultrapure water relative to the organic solvent in the second solution.05-05-2011
20110198730HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER SYNTHESIZING METHOD, HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FABRICATION METHOD - A method of synthesizing a hyperbranched polymer by living radical polymerization of a monomer in the presence of a metal catalyst includes at least adding a compound or setting the amount of the monomer in the living radical polymerization. The compound added is at least a compound represented by R08-18-2011
20120037853POLAR DISPERSION COMPOSITION OF CARBON BLACK - The invention provides a polar dispersion composition containing 0.5 to 30 parts by mass of an electroconductive carbon black and 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of a styrene-methoxy polyethylene glycol methacrylate copolymer, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polar dispersion composition. The composition of the invention is easy to handle as a liquid preparation, and develops sufficient electroconductivity when processed into a conductive material.02-16-2012

Patent applications by Yoshiyasu Kubo, Tokyo JP

Yoshiyuki Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100075671MOBILE APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a mobile apparatus including: a first communication module configured to communicate with a first base station of a first mobile communications network through a first radio access method; a second communication module configured to communicate with a second base station of a second mobile communications network through a second radio access method, the second communication module configured to provide a circuit switching service; a memory; and a control module configured to control the memory to store information about the second mobile communications network when the first communication module carries out a waiting processing and the second communication module carries out a synchronization processing.03-25-2010
20100151863MOBILE RADIO TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSING METHOD - A mobile radio terminal stores transfer information indicating whether a base station to which the mobile radio terminal is connected is changed from a base station belonging to a second mobile communication network to a base station belonging to a first mobile communication network; and control the second communicating unit so as to search for a base station belonging to the second mobile communication network, when it is determined using the stored transfer information that the mobile radio terminal is on standby in a base station belonging to the first mobile communication network after the base station to which the mobile radio terminal is connected is changed from a base station belonging to the second mobile communication network to the base station belonging to the first mobile communication network.06-17-2010
20100156074Airbag and airbag device - An airbag for protecting an occupant includes a panel forming the airbag and having an occupant counter surface with a head counter portion to face a head of the occupant when the airbag is inflated. A recess portion is formed in the head counter portion when the airbag is inflated. The airbag also includes a regulation member for regulating inflation of the head counter portion toward the occupant. The regulation member forms the recess portion by regulating inflation of the head counter portion toward the occupant upon inflation of the airbag. The regulation member is configured to release regulation after a predetermined time from a moment when the airbag starts inflation.06-24-2010
20110045829MOBILE RADIO TERMINAL AND BASE STATION SEARCH METHOD - A mobile radio terminal of the present invention searches for a base station by a first search method by using a frequency at which an electric field strength of a radio signal has a reference value or more, searches for the base station by a second search method by using the frequency group usable for communication with the base station belonging to the mobile communication network, searches for the base station by the first search method until a number of searches by the first base station search method corresponds to an upper limit value of a number of searches, and searches for the base station by the second search method when the base station search by the first search method does not succeed by a time when the number of searches for the base station by the first search method corresponds to the upper limit value.02-24-2011

Yukihiko Kubo, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090090448RADIAL TIRE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A radial tire for a motorcycle capable of having high road grip performance both when running at a high speed on a dry road surface and when cornering at a high s]peed, together with the high speed durability, especially a radial tire for a motorcycle with a large displacement to be used for road races, capable of maintaining these performances until the end of the races, is provided. The tilting angles of the cords 04-09-2009

Yuko Kubo, Tokyo JP

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20090011111Vegetable Drink Composition - A vegetable drink composition is provided. The vegetable drink composition is free of cooked odor attributable to heat sterilization treatment, is excellent in taste and also in the feeling as it passes down the throat when swallowed, and is possible to consume over a long period of time.01-08-2009
20090104338VEGETABLE AND/OR FRUIT BEVERAGE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a vegetable and/or fruit beverage composition.04-23-2009