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Kumano, JP

Akiko Kumano, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080203101	Gas storage tank and method of manufacturing the same - The technique of the invention manufactures a gas storage tank, which includes a gas absorbent/adsorbent and is capable of storing a high-pressure gas. The manufacturing process of a hydrogen storage tank first assembles a heat exchanger unit and packs the particles of hydrogen storage alloy into the heat exchanger unit. The manufacturing process then blocks hydrogen storage alloy filling holes used for packing the hydrogen storage alloy in the heat exchanger unit and attaches a detachable cover member to a hydrogen inlet. The manufacturing process subsequently locates the heat exchange unit filled with the hydrogen storage alloy in a cylindrical tank and narrows both ends of the tank to form joint openings. The manufacturing process then heat-treating the tank under water cooling and detaches the cover member. The manufacturing process attaches joint assemblies to the joint openings and forms a reinforcement layer around the outer circumference of the tank to complete the hydrogen storage tank.	08-28-2008
20080291636	Semiconductor device - The semiconductor device includes a circuit board. The circuit board has an insulating substrate, a metal circuit fixed on a first side of the insulating substrate, and a metal plate fixed on a second side of the insulating substrate. The semiconductor device further has a semiconductor element mounted on the metal circuit, a stress reducing member fixed on the metal plate, and a heat sink fixed on the stress reducing member. The stress reducing member is plate-shaped and has round-shaped corners.	11-27-2008
20090218386	Soldering Method, Soldering Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device - An object-to-be-soldered (	09-03-2009
20110297531	HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention provides a hydrogen generation device using a photocatalyst to generate hydrogen from liquid water or water vapor and a method of using the same. The hydrogen generation device of the present invention has a water channel through which liquid water or water vapor flows, and which has an outer circumferential wall made at least in part of a transparent material; a hydrogen channel through which hydrogen flows and which is located at the inner circumference side of the water channel; a hydrogen separating membrane forming at least part of a wall between the water channel and hydrogen channel, separating hydrogen from the liquid water or water vapor in the water channel, and providing the hydrogen to the hydrogen channel; and a photocatalyst layer arranged on least at part of the water channel-side surface of the hydrogen separating membrane.	12-08-2011
20110300065	APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING HYDROGEN AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An apparatus and method purify hydrogen from a mixed fluid containing gaseous hydrogen, gaseous oxygen, and liquid water. The apparatus has a mixed fluid channel through which the mixed fluid flows; a first gas channel through which a mixed gas containing gaseous hydrogen and gaseous oxygen flows; a second gas channel through which gaseous hydrogen or oxygen flows; a gas-liquid separating membrane forming a wall between the mixed fluid channel and the first gas channel, separating the mixed gas from the mixed fluid of the mixed fluid channel, and providing the separated mixed gas to the first gas channel; and a hydrogen or oxygen separating membrane forming a wall between the first gas channel and the second gas channel, separating gaseous hydrogen or oxygen from the mixed gas of the first gas channel, and providing the separated gaseous hydrogen or oxygen to the second gas channel.	12-08-2011

Akira Kumano, Chiba-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100220897	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NETWORK CONFERENCE SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus is connected with at least one external apparatus via a network. An input image of a first user related to the information processing apparatus is accepted while displaying a plurality of target images on a display. The plurality of target images includes an image of a second user related to the external apparatus. A gaze of the first user is detected from the input image. A target image looked by the first user is recognized from the plurality of target images, based on the gaze. A first head model as a head model of the first user, and a first texture to be projected onto the first head model, are generated. A first ID to identify a subject of the target image, the first head model and the first texture, are transmitted to the external apparatus.	09-02-2010
20120136647	MACHINE TRANSLATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A technical term dictionary stores terms of a first language and each translated term of a second language. A translation memory stores source sentences of the first language and each target sentence of the second language. A translation unit translates a text of the first language into an output text of the second language by the technical term dictionary and the translation memory. A corresponding translation pair extraction unit extracts, from a source sentence matched with a sentence of the text and a target sentence corresponding to the source sentence stored in the translation memory, a corresponding translation pair comprising a word in the source sentence and a translated word corresponding to the word in the target sentence. An unmatch check unit checks whether the translated word does not match with a translated term corresponding to the word in the output text.	05-31-2012

Daichi Kumano, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110115062	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Terminals (	05-19-2011
20110163392	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - By increasing the area of a source electrode	07-07-2011
20110163431	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Retaining regions	07-07-2011

Hiroshi Kumano, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100109755	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device capable of improving the breakdown voltage in the overall device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a p-MOS formed on a surface layer portion of the semiconductor substrate; an n-MOS formed on the surface layer portion of the semiconductor substrate and serially connected with the p-MOS between a power source and a ground; and a substrate potential control circuit for controlling the potential of the back surface of the semiconductor substrate to an intermediate potential higher than the ground potential and lower than the potential of the power source.	05-06-2010
20120217574	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having an active layer in which an element region and a contact region are formed, a support substrate supporting the active layer, and a buried insulation layer interposed between the active layer and the support substrate. A transistor clement is formed in the clement region, the transistor clement having a transistor buried impurity layer formed within the active layer. The semiconductor device further includes a substrate contact having a contact buried impurity layer formed within the contact region and a through contact extending from the surface of the active layer to the support substrate through the contact buried impurity and the buried insulation layer, the contact buried impurity layer being in the same layer as the transistor buried impurity layer.	08-30-2012

Hisao Kumano, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080213421	Centrifugal casting die, method for manufacturing thereof as well as casting material, blade obtained therefrom and method for manufacturing thereof - A centrifugal casting die according to the present invention includes a cylindrical die body, a backup layer releasably bonded to the inner surface	09-04-2008

Katsufumi Kumano, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090116872	Charging device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus using the same - A charging device including an electron discharging device for forming a latent electrostatic image on an image bearing member and containing an sp	05-07-2009

Kengo Kumano, Hitachi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080281497	Engine Controller - In an engine controller capable of carrying out spark ignition type combustion and compressed self-ignition type combustion, in order to suppress operation performance deterioration and exhaust performance deterioration at the time of switching a combustion mode from the compressed self-ignition type combustion to the spark ignition type combustion, intake pipe pressure downstream a throttle is quickly reduced by making the throttle opening degree smaller than a target throttle opening degree of the spark ignition type combustion immediately after switching for a certain period during the combustion mode is switched from the compressed self-ignition type combustion to the spark ignition type combustion. As a result, responsiveness of an intake amount at the time of switching the combustion mode from the compressed self-ignition type combustion to the spark ignition type combustion is enhanced, and combustion switching without exhaust deterioration and torque variation is realized.	11-13-2008
20090150052	Control Apparatus for Spark-Ignition Engine - Disclosed herein is a control apparatus for a spark-ignition engine that is capable of avoiding knocking at the time of high-load operation. With this control apparatus, a residual-gas suction unit or the like is not used, an exhaust gas does not deteriorate due to injection in a compression stroke, and a thermal efficiency also does not decrease.	06-11-2009
20090259387	Apparatus and method for Controlling a Homogeneous Charge Compression-Ignited Internal-Combustion Engine - In a homogeneous charge compression-ignited internal-combustion engine, based on information regarding the operational state of the engine, a combustion mode switching discriminator selects a homogeneous charge compression-ignited combustion mode if engine operating conditions allow homogeneous charge compression-ignited combustion. If not, the combustion mode switching discriminator selects a spark-ignited combustion mode. Immediately after switching from spark-ignited combustion to homogeneous charge compression-ignited combustion, a combustion mode switching corrector outputs switching correction values for operating quantities for homogeneous charge compression-ignited combustion. The correction values are used to adjust the operating quantities for homogeneous charge compression-ignited combustion, and new operating quantities obtained from the adjustments are output as control quantities from a combustion mode selector.	10-15-2009

Kengo Kumano, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090299610	CONTROL APPARATUS OF SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an in-cylinder injection type spark ignition internal combustion engine in which the intake air amount is controlled by use of an intake valve or an exhaust valve, which is provided with mainly a variable valve mechanism, instable combustion during a low-load operation is avoided without an increase in pumping loss (without a decrease in the thermal efficiency). In the in-cylinder injection type spark ignition internal combustion engine, during low-load operation, on the basis of the cooling water temperature of the engine the opening and closing timing of the intake valve is controlled in a retard angle manner and the opening and closing timing of the exhaust valve is controlled in an advance angle manner. Furthermore, the fuel injection timing is controlled in a retard angle manner on the basis of the retard angle amount of the intake valve opening and closing timing.	12-03-2009
20090312936	Apparatus and Method for Controlling Engine - An engine controller capable of reducing torque fluctuation and the like in change between spark ignition combustion and homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion is provided. Spark ignition burning mode or homogeneous charge compression ignition burning mode is selectively set as burning mode according to the operating state of an engine. In spark ignition burning mode, a spark plug is used. In homogeneous charge compression ignition burning mode, fuel is burned utilizing pressure rise in a combustion chamber in conjunction with the ascent of a piston. The burning mode is changed between these modes. In transition for change between the spark ignition burning mode and the homogeneous charge compression ignition burning mode, the following measure is taken: a period during which the lift amount and/or the valve opening period (IVevent) of an intake valve is made smaller than a set value for the homogeneous charge compression ignition burning mode is provided.	12-17-2009
20110226214	Control Unit for Direct Injection Engine - When a direct injection type internal combustion engine is in an operating state, a fuel is split and jetted into a cylinder of the internal combustion engine and split injections are performed in a manner to make a ratio of a piston travel and an injection pulse width of split injection constant in a cycle whereby a rich mixture is not locally generated and a mixture in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine is put in a condition near stoichiometry. Also, when the internal combustion engine is in cold condition, a fuel is split and jetted and split injections are performed so that the ratio of the piston travel and the injection pulse width of split injections monotonously increases in a cycle.	09-22-2011
20120055445	Control Device for Compressed Self-Ignition Type Internal Combustion Engine - An object is to provide a control device and control method for a compressed self-ignition type internal combustion engine, which can reduce torque variation due to misfire when the air-fuel ratio varies during compressed self-ignition type combustion, and thereby effectively use the potential for reducing fuel consumption. As the combustion mode, a spark-ignition type combustion mode by use of an ignition plug and a compressed self-ignition type combustion mode which utilizes a pressure increase in a combustion chamber in association with upward movement of piston are selectively set depending on an operational state of the engine, and when the air-fuel ratio in the compressed self-ignition type combustion mode is rich, a regional upper limit of the compressed self-ignition type combustion region is changed toward the lower engine torque side, and when the air-fuel ratio is lean, the regional upper limit is changed toward the higher engine torque side.	03-08-2012
20120097126	Control Apparatus of a Direct Injection Gasoline Engine - In a direct injection gasoline engine, at acceleration operation, an amount of internal EGR is increased by advancing exhaust valve closing timing, and also fuel injection pressure is increased. In this case, range of increase in fuel injection pressure is determined on the basis of the exhaust valve closing timing at present.	04-26-2012
20120097128	Cylinder Injection Engine and Control Device Therefor - In a cylinder injection engine and a control device for the engine, for achieving both of the decrease of a particulate matter by suppression of fuel adhesion on the piston during fast idling of cold start and ignition retard fuel by stratification of a mixed gas around an ignition plug, a closing timing of a suction valve is set to a middle stage of a compression stroke in which a piston moving speed becomes maximum, while the furl adhesion to the piston is decreased by injecting the fuel for stratification onto the ignition plug in the vicinity of a piston bottom dead center, and when the piston is raised in the compression stroke, the mixed gas flows from a combustion chamber to a suction pipe to generate a rising flow, and by this rising flow, the mixed gas is stratified around the ignition plug.	04-26-2012

Kenichi Kumano, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090066855	TELEVISION BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM - A television broadcast receiving system has a receiving apparatus receiving a broadcast of a television station that carries out datacasting as well as broadcasting and displaying an image of a television program, and a remote control remotely controlling the receiving apparatus by using wireless communication. The receiving apparatus is provided with a remote control information producing portion producing remote control information based on predetermined information, the remote control information to be wirelessly transmitted to the remote control, and a wireless transmitting portion wirelessly transmitting the remote control information to the remote control. The remote control is provided with a wireless receiving portion wirelessly receiving the remote control information. Radio waves are used as media for wireless communication from the wireless transmitting portion to the wireless receiving portion. This enables the receiving apparatus to wirelessly transmit associated information and the like obtained from the broadcast station to the remote control with relative ease, making it easy to enhance the convenience for users.	03-12-2009

Masafumi Kumano, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090120354	CRYSTAL GROWTH METHOD, CRYSTAL GROWTH APPARATUS, GROUP-III NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND GROUP-III NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A group-III nitride crystal growth method comprises the steps of: a) preparing a mixed molten liquid of an alkaline material and a substance at least containing a group-III metal; b) causing growth of a group-III nitride crystal from the mixed molten liquid prepared in the step a) and a substance at least containing nitrogen; and c) creating a state in which nitrogen can be introduced into the molten liquid prepared by the step a).	05-14-2009

Masakazu Kumano, Aki-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120101686	ELECTRIC DRIVE STEERING LOCKING APPARATUS - An electric drive steering locking apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes an electric motor, a motor driving control unit that allows the motor to perform locking actuation or unlocking actuation, a lower-level microcomputer that outputs an unlocking actuation signal and a locking actuation signal to the motor driving control unit, a first switching unit that electrically connects and disconnects a power supply route from the motor driving control unit to the motor, a checking power supply that applies a predetermined voltage to the electric motor; a switch unit that electrically connects and disconnects the checking power supply and the motor; a first diagnostic unit that outputs a voltage corresponding to an internal resistance of the electric motor; and a motor breakdown determination unit (lower-level microcomputer) that determines a breakdown of the electric motor by the voltage input from the first diagnostic unit.	04-26-2012

Masakazu Kumano, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100018265	MOTOR-DRIVEN STEERING LOCK APPARATUS - The invention provides a motor-driven steering lock apparatus which can improve a reliability of locking and unlocking operations, with a simple circuit structure. A power supply line from a battery and a driving means are connected by a switching means only at a time when a feed signal from a host first control means to a drive control means (CPU), a power supply-enabling signal from the host first control means and a power supply-enabling signal from a host second control means are input to the switching means.	01-28-2010

Masashi Kumano, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090265048	Remote startup device, remote startup system, and remote startup method - An object of this invention is to improve convenience to a user when starting up an engine remotely, without detracting from safety with respect to vehicle theft. A remote startup device has an engine startup control unit, which starts the engine in response to a startup instruction signal, and an engine running control unit, which decides, after the engine has been started up, whether to continue or to stop running of the engine based on prescribed conditions. The engine running control unit continues running of the engine when detecting a key at the time of unlocking of a door of the vehicle and at the time of ignition action, and stops running of the engine when not detecting a key either at the time of the door unlocking or at the time of the ignition action, to thereby secure safety with respect to theft.	10-22-2009

Naomi Kumano, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080292257	Optical fiber and optical transmission line and optical communication system including such optical fiber - Optical fibers to form an optical transmission line suitable for WDM transmission in a wide-spreading wavelength band, having the following characteristics and parameters: a dispersion in absolute value of 0.5 ps/nm/km to 9 ps/nm/km in a wavelength band of 1430 nm to 1625 nm, a dispersion slope in absolute value of 0.04 ps/nm	11-27-2008
20090263091	OPTICAL FIBER - A relative refractive index difference Δ1 between a center core region and a cladding layer is 0.30% to 0.35%, a relative refractive index difference Δ2 between an outer core layer and the cladding layer is −0.10% to −0.04%, and Δ	10-22-2009

Osamu Kumano, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120220038	REAGENT KIT FOR DETECTING LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT AND METHOD OF DETERMINING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT - In order to provide a reagent kit for detecting LA which can clearly separate a lupus anticoagulant (LA)-positive specimen group from an LA-negative specimen group, it is configured that the reagent kit for detecting LA contains a first clotting time-measuring reagent and a second clotting time-measuring reagent and at least one of the first clotting time-measuring reagent and the second clotting time-measuring reagent contains alkali metal salt. The presence or absence of LA can be determined using the kit.	08-30-2012

Ryuta Kumano, Toyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130025092	Slider for Slide Fastener - Engaged portions formed on a tab holder are elastically engaged and attached to engaging portions formed on a first column portion and the rear side of a second column portion on an upper blade, and a pair of protrusions formed on the inner side of the tab holder are fitted in a recession formed on an inclined surface of the first column portion and a recession formed on an inclined surface of the second column portion. Further, stepped portions formed at both edge portions of both front and rear ends of the tab holder are brought in contact with end surfaces and inner sides of support walls installed at both edge portions of inclined surfaces. The slide fastener can improve attachment strength of the tab holder, implement excellent durability for a long period of time, excellent external appearance, and excellent assembly performance.	01-31-2013

Satoshi Kumano, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100286035	NEUROMEDIN U DERIVATIVE - The objective of the present invention is to provide a new antifeedant. The other objective of the present invention is to provide a NMU derivative showing a high antifeedant activity even in common administration forms such as peripheral administration. A neuromedin U derivative wherein a methoxypolyethylene glycol is bound via a linker having a specific structure to a polypeptide which contains at least 8 amino acids of the C-terminus of an amino acid sequence of neuromedin U and which consists of the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence of neuromedin U.	11-11-2010

Satoshi Kumano, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090307539	MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MONITORING BY A CARRIER - A monitoring apparatus of a carrier is disclosed that includes a managing part that assigns a related carrier path ID to network configuration information and manages the related carrier path ID, the related carrier path ID uniquely defining a path span between the carrier and a related carrier; a receiving part that receives alarm information from a communications apparatus in the carrier, a selecting part that selects main cause alarm information from the alarm information; a determining part that determines whether the main cause alarm information affects the related carrier by determining whether the related carrier path ID is assigned to corresponding network configuration information in the main cause alarm information; and a transmitting part that transmits the main cause alarm information including the related carrier path ID and a generation location to the related carrier where the main cause alarm information is determined to affect the related carrier.	12-10-2009

Shintaro Kumano, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100116062	CRACK-PROPAGATION PREDICTION METHOD AND PROGRAM - The precision of crack-propagation prediction is improved by taking into consideration a variation in the error due to inspectors and inspection methods. There is provided a crack-propagation prediction method including a correlation-information preparing step of measuring the length of a crack initiated in a test object by a plurality of inspectors and/or a plurality of inspection methods and obtaining correlation information between data acquired through the measurement and the condition of an actual crack; a crack-length estimating step of estimating the actual length of the crack initiated in an inspection target on the basis of the crack length measured by an inspector during inspection of the inspection target and the correlation information; and a crack-propagation-curve estimating step of estimating a crack-propagation curve of the inspection target originating from the crack length estimated in the crack-length estimating step.	05-13-2010
20110046995	METHOD FOR TROUBLE MANAGING OF EQUIPMENT - A method for trouble managing in equipment is provided, with which optimal timing of repairing the equipment and occurrence of malfunction probable to occur concurrently with present malfunction or later stage can be inferred with sufficient accuracy, and which can be adopted for large-scale equipment used in a plant. The method for trouble managing of equipment by monitoring operation condition of the equipment with a monitoring means and inferring cause of malfunction of the equipment by an inference means which infers the cause of the malfunction using measured data concerning the operation condition obtained by the monitoring means when malfunctions occur as nodes of the inference means, comprises selecting acoustic data most similar to sound emitted from the equipment in which malfunction has occurred from among a plurality of acoustic data provide beforehand, selecting morphologic data most similar to a pattern of operating condition in the equipment from among a plurality of morphologic data provide beforehand, adding the selected acoustic data and the selected morphologic data to the nodes, and performing inference of cause of the malfunction of the equipment by a first Bayesian network base on the nodes.	02-24-2011

Shiro Kumano, Setagaya-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100265074	INATTENTIVE STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING INATTENTIVE STATE - An inattentive state determination device includes an observed amount acquiring means for acquiring information on the driver's line of sight and at least one of either information on driving operations or information on the traveling state as an observed amount; and an inattentive state determining means for determining the inattentive state of the driver based on the stochastic relationship between the inattentive state and the observed amount as well as the observed amount acquired by using the observed amount acquiring means. In addition, the inattentive state determining means calculates the probability that the driver is driving inattentively and determines that the driver is driving inattentively when the calculated probability exceeds a threshold.	10-21-2010

Shiro Kumano, Kamakura JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120232741	DRIVING EVALUATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE-MOUNTED MACHINE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER - An eco-driving probability density estimation unit and an eco-driving awareness pre-learning unit resets an evaluation standard of driving of a driver of a host vehicle for each condition in which the host vehicle is driven for each driving evaluation. Therefore, it becomes possible to set the evaluation standard of the driving in accordance with an actual condition during evaluation compared to a case where the standard for uniformly evaluating the driving is set. An eco-driving capability/proficiency estimation unit and an eco-driving awareness estimation unit evaluate the driving of the driver of the host vehicle by the evaluation standard reset by the eco-driving probability density estimation unit and the eco-driving awareness pre-learning unit. Therefore, it becomes possible to perform driving evaluation more suitable for the actual condition.	09-13-2012

Shun Kumano, Kokubunji JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120223223	MASS SPECTROMETER METHOD AND MASS SPECTROMETER - A variation in an ionization efficiency and the amount of sample which is introduced into an ion trap is corrected and quantified. Ions of an internal standard and ions of a sample are trapped in the ion trap at the same time, and a concentration of the sample is quantified according to an intensity of the ions of the internal standard which are mass-selectively ejected, and an intensity of fragment ions of the sample.	09-06-2012
20120298852	SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - A mass spectrometry system is mounted with (1) an action planning module for determining a measurement schedule provided by a combination of an MS analysis and an MS	11-29-2012
20120326022	MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS ANALYZING METHOD - A mass spectrometer including a sample attaching member of attaching a sample, an ionizing chamber including an introductory port of the sample attaching member and an ionization source of generating a sample ion, a vacuumed chamber having a mass analyzer of analyzing the sample ion, and an opening/closing mechanism provided between the ionizing chamber and the vacuumed chamber, in which the opening/closing mechanism is controlled from a closed state to an open state after introducing the sample attaching member into the ionizing chamber to thereby enable to perform ionization with inconsiderable fragmentation at a high sensitivity with a high throughput	12-27-2012
20120326027	MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - A mass spectrometry method that corrects the effects from space charge and that achieves both sensitivity and a dynamic range. The mass axis of the mass spectrum is corrected based on the counts of ions accumulated within the ion trap at the point in time each ion was extracted.	12-27-2012

Takashi Kumano, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100253892	POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a polarizing plate that includes: a transparent protective film; a polarizer; and an optical compensation layer. The transparent protective film, the polarizer, and the optical compensation layer are laminated in this order. A moisture percentage of the polarizing plate is 2.8% by mass or less. The optical compensation layer includes a retardation film. The retardation film includes at least one resin selected from the group consisting of norbornene resins, cellulose resins, polyvinyl acetal resins, polyimide resins, polyester resins, and polycarbonate resins. The optical compensation layer shows an optical property represented by the following formula (I):	10-07-2010
20100277675	POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A polarizing plate in which even slight luminance nonuniformity is provided from occurring is provided. In this polarizing plate	11-04-2010

Tatsuo Kumano, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100217933	Allocation control program and allocation control device - An allocation control device divides the storage management devices into groups based on grouping factors. It generates group management information about each group based on the grouping factors corresponding to storage management devices belonging to the group. It obtains logical volume information about a subject logical volume to be allocated to the physical storage areas, the logical volume information indicating the capacity of the subject logical volume and a predicted capability value of the subject logical volume. It acquires the physical storage areas to which the subject logical volume is to be allocated, based on the logical volume information and the group management information. It selects one of the groups for which the maximum processing capability is higher than the predicted capability value of the subject logical volume. It allocates divisional areas of the subject logical volume to the physical storage areas in the selected group.	08-26-2010

Tatsuyuki Kumano, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100168474	PRODUCTION METHOD OF XYLYLENEDIAMINE - A method of producing xylylenediamine by the hydrogenation of dicyanobenzene obtained by the ammoxidation of xylene in a high yield while prolonging the catalyst life. In the method, a molten dicyanobenzene from which compounds having a boiling point lower than that of dicyanobenzene have been removed but compounds having a boiling point higher than that of dicyanobenzene are not removed is dissolved in a solvent containing liquid ammonia. By this dissolution, at least part of dicyanobenzene polymers precipitates as insolubles. The precipitates are removed by a solid-liquid separation. By subjecting the resulting solution containing the dicyanobenzene polymers in a reduced amount to hydrogenation, xylylenediamine is produced in a high yield and the life time of hydrogenation catalyst is prolonged.	07-01-2010
20110245540	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING XYLYLENEDIAMINE - The invention provides a process for producing xylylenediamine, including supplying a solution of phthalonitrile dissolved in a solvent to a reactor filled with a catalyst and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile to produce xylylenediamine, characterized in that the process includes halting supply of the solution; (2) bringing a washing liquid into contact with the catalyst, the washing liquid having a phthalonitrile content of 3 mass % or less and a xylylenediamine content of 1 mass % or more; and after completion of the contact, resuming supply of the solution, and employing the catalyst continuously in hydrogenation. Through the production process of the invention, the catalyst can be employed continuously for a long period of time, and the catalyst-related cost can be considerably reduced.	10-06-2011

Tomoji Kumano, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090032142	Method of Producing Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet Very Excellent in Magnetic Properties - The invention provides a method of producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of the complete solid solution nitrided type that is good in glass film formation and excellent in magnetic properties, which method comprises: C: 0.025 to 0.09%, hot-rolling the steel slab containing Si: 2.5 to 4.0% and acid-soluble Al into a hot-rolled steel strip; controlling the rate at which N contained in the hot-rolled steel strip is precipitated as AlN to a precipitation rate of 20% or less; conducting hot-rolled strip annealing and cold rolling conducting decarburization-annealing combined with primary recrystallization by during the former part of the process in an atmosphere whose PH	02-05-2009
20090044881	Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet Extremely Excellent in Magnetic Properties and Method of Production of Same - Reheating a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet slab comprising predetermined components to 1280° C. or more and a solid solution temperature of inhibitor substances or more, hot rolling, annealing, and cold rolling it, decarburization annealing it, nitriding it in a strip running state, coating an annealing separator, and finish annealing it during which making a precipitation ratio of N as AlN after hot rolling 20% or less, making a mean grain size of primary recrystallization 7 μm to less than 20 μm, and making a nitrogen increase ΔN in the nitridation within a range of Equation (1) and making nitrogen contents σN	02-19-2009

Toshifumi Kumano, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080239554	Disk drive device and method for production thereof - Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic disk device and a method for production thereof, the magnetic disk device being characterized in that the magnetic disk therein permits a plurality of tracks thereon to record correction data when necessary without decreasing its storage capacity. According to one embodiment, the magnetic disk device is characterized in that the magnetic disk has the first tracks and the second tracks formed thereon, the first tracks having servo data regions arranged cyclically, with a portion of a region between them being the correction data region and the remaining regions being the user data region, and the second tracks having the servo data regions arranged cyclically, with the region between them being the user data regions, and the multiprocessing unit (MPU) switches the servo extraction timing of the position information sampler depending on whether the track for servo reproduction by the magnetic head is the first track or the second track.	10-02-2008

Toshiya Kumano, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080256273	SERIAL COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A host device continuously transmits a same command or a same piece of data to a remote device in serial format. The remote device receives the command or the data, and then determines whether the command or the data has an error. When the command or the data has no error, the remote device transmits a response to the host device. Upon reception of the response, the host device stops the continuous transmission of the command or the data.	10-16-2008
20090001920	MICRO-STEP DRIVING METHOD OF STEPPING MOTOR AND ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN DEVICE USING STEPPING MOTOR - In a micro-step drive and driving method of a stepping motor, the stepping motor generates a drive force for movement on a prescribed path of a moving unit provided in an electrically driven device, a standard point and a target point of an operation are set on the path, the stepping motor is rotated such that the moving unit passes through the standard point, a count value of a stable stop point of the stepping motor that is closest to a count value at the point of time when the moving unit passed through the standard point is specified, the specified count value is set as a start point for controlling a rotation angle of the stepping motor, and the stepping motor is rotated, and stopped at the count value of the selected stable stop point.	01-01-2009

Yasuo Kumano, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100196123	CAN SEAMER - In seaming various shapes of cans, there is no need of replacement of a profiling cam or experience in techniques, thus enabling to reduce the number of components to be replaced and simplify a replacement work remarkably. Below a rotary driving ring (	08-05-2010

Yoshinori Kumano, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090132986	CIRCUIT DESIGN ASSISTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A circuit design assisting apparatus for assisting a layout tool in designing an integrated circuit that includes a circuit module having plural cells achieving a prescribed function. A cell connection information acquiring device is provided to acquire cell connection information that specifies connection counterparts to the plural cells and is used when auto layout is executed by the layout tool. A terminal designating device is provided to designate a terminal of the circuit module. A terminal connection information generation device is provided to generate terminal connection information that specifies connecting counterparts to the terminal. A buffer circuit addition determining device is provided to determine one of if a buffer circuit is additionally connected between the terminal and the counterpart and if the buffer circuit already connected to the terminal is replaced in accordance with the terminal connection information.	05-21-2009

Yoshinori Kumano, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090294467	MEDICINE DISPENSER - (Object) To enable, in an operation of supplying a medicine to a medicine cassette, in which it is typical that the medicine once put in a vial bottle is recovered to a medicine cassette (medicine receiving container), an operation of specifying the medicine cassette to which the medicine is to be supplied to be performed more accurately and more efficiently.	12-03-2009
20100229506	Tablet Filling Instrument - A tablet filling instrument	09-16-2010
20110178634	TABLET DISPENSER - A tablet dispenser includes a device body and a plurality of tablet cassettes disposed on one face of the device body. Each tablet cassette is capable of accommodating a plurality of types of tablets and of dispensing the tablets contained therein in a lateral direction. A plurality of chutes are in communication with the plurality of tablet cassettes. Each chute is disposed on the one face of the device body, adjacent to a corresponding tablet cassette. Each chute retains tablets dispensed from the corresponding tablet cassette and dispenses the tablets in a downward direction into a container.	07-21-2011
20120031043	MEDICAMENT DISPENSING MACHINE - The medicament dispensing machine enables to use vials having various sizes and shapes without changing a part in the machine or without performing a special operation. The medicament dispensing machine contains a discharging unit that receives a vial filled with a medicament from a medicament filling means and discharges out of a vial discharging window. The discharging unit contains a vial gripping means having a pair of gripping arms that grip a vial, a body of gripping means having the vial gripping means, a moving means that moves the vial gripping means from the medicament filling means to the vial discharging window, and an orientation changing mechanism that changes the orientation of the body of gripping means. With a coordination of the movement of the body of gripping means toward the vial discharging window, the orientation changing mechanism makes the gripping arms orient to the vial discharging window.	02-09-2012

Yoshinori Kumano, Toyonaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120175014	MEDICAMENT DISPENSING MACHINE - The medicament dispensing machine enables to use vials having various sizes and shapes without changing a part in the machine or without performing a special operation. The medicament dispensing machine contains a discharging unit that receives a vial filled with a medicament from a medicament filling means and discharges out of a vial discharging window. The discharging unit contains a vial gripping means having a pair of gripping arms that grip a vial, a body of gripping means having the vial gripping means, a moving means that moves the vial gripping means from the medicament filling means to the vial discharging window, and an orientation changing mechanism that changes the orientation of the body of gripping means. With a coordination of the movement of the body of gripping means toward the vial discharging window, the orientation changing mechanism makes the gripping arms orient to the vial discharging window.	07-12-2012

Yoshiyuki Kumano, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120135194	HIGH-VISCOSITY MATERIAL APPLICATION DEVICE, HIGH-VISCOSITY MATERIAL APPLICATION METHOD, AND HIGH-VISCOSITY MATERIAL COATING - A high-viscosity material application device is provided with a discharge portion for discharging a high-viscosity material while moving relatively to a coating surface. The discharge portion includes a plurality of successive openings spaced in an application direction.	05-31-2012
20120291819	CLEANING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD FOR COATING GUN - A rotary atomizing head (	11-22-2012

Yutaka Kumano, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090012750	CHASSIS SURFACE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATE APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A chassis surface temperature estimate apparatus capable of quickly and easily estimating a chassis surface temperature without obtaining a parameter for each component through actual measurement for thermal design is provided. A thermal analysis execution section (	01-08-2009
20090321124	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A pair of discretionary points on a principal surface of a block are coupled to each other with a metal wire having a length larger than a distance between the pair of discretionary points, liquid resin is applied to the principal surface so as to cover the metal wire and then cured, so that a resin-cured material is formed, and the upper-surface portion of the resin-cured material is removed together with an intermediate portion of the metal wire, and then the block is removed from the resin-cured material.	12-31-2009

Yuuta Kumano, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090047589	ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR - Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is excellent in wear resistance and electrical characteristics. Specifically disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing a polyester resin in a photosensitive layer provided on an electroconductive substrate. The polyester resin is composed of a copolymer represented by the general formula 1 below, which has a viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) of 10,000-300,000 and contains a diphenyl ether 4,4′-dicarboxylic acid component and a bivalent phenol component.	02-19-2009
20090081570	ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR - It is to provide a high performance and ultralife electrophotographic photoreceptor, which is less likely to be chemically and electrically deteriorated even when repeatedly used, which can maintain excellent electric characteristics, the photosensitive layer surface of which is less likely to be abraded or scarred or undergo film peeling due to e.g. contact with a developing apparatus, a developer or paper, and which is excellent also in mechanical characteristics.	03-26-2009
20110013934	ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR - Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is excellent in wear resistance and electrical characteristics. Specifically disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing a polyester resin in a photosensitive layer provided on an electroconductive substrate. The polyester resin is composed of a copolymer of formula (4), which has a viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) of 10,000-300,000 and contains a diphenyl ether 4,4′-dicarboxylic acid component and a bivalent phenol component.	01-20-2011