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Kuriyama, JP

Akira Kuriyama, Kokubunji JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080305756	Power control circuit, semiconductor device and transceiver circuit using the same - There is provided a power control circuit having a stable high-speed operation, and a semiconductor device and a transceiver circuit using it. The power control circuit controls the gain of an amplifier so that power outputted from the amplifier reaches a desired value according to a digital control signal. The power control circuit includes a digital feedback loop which converts a detected signal obtained by detecting a value of the output power of the amplifier to a digital signal, determines a differential between the digital signal and the digital control signal, converts the differential to an analog signal and outputs a first feedback signal, an analog feedback loop which outputs a high frequency element corresponding to a differential between an analog signal to which the digital control signal is converted and the detected signal, as a second feedback signal, and an adder which determines the sum of the first and the second feedback signal and outputs a gain control signal for controlling the gain of the amplifier.	12-11-2008
20110230149	RF POWER AMPLIFIER DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - A RF power amplifying device is constituted by a system of a balanced amplifier including first phase shifters, a first RF power amplifier, a second RF power amplifier, second phase shifters, and a power combiner. Transmitting power Pout is detected by a first power level detector connected to an output of the first RF power amplifier, a second power level detector connected to an output of the second RF power amplifier, and an adder. A level control signal from a level control circuit controls transmitting power in response to a transmitting signal with wanted power level and a detected signal of the adder.	09-22-2011

Akira Kuriyama, Kodaira JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100225401	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving an improvement in the characteristic of a power amplifier when a power amplifier mounted onto mobile communication equipment such as a cellular phone is comprised of the balance amplifier. One feature of an embodiment resides in that each of passive parts disposed in a low-band signal negative path and each of passive parts disposed in a low-band signal positive path are placed in positions where they are symmetric with respect to a center line of a semiconductor chip. Thus, the symmetry between the low-band signal negative path and the low-band signal positive path is enhanced. As a result, a loss in matching due to the difference between the low-band signal negative path and the low-band signal positive path can be enough reduced, and the characteristic of a low-band signal balance amplifier can be enhanced.	09-09-2010

Akito Kuriyama, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100073604	RETARDATION FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY - A retardation film which is manufacturable by a simple process, and being capable of preventing a decline in light use efficiency is provided. A retardation film includes: a substrate having a plurality of grooves extending in a specific direction on a surface thereof; and a retardation layer arranged in contact with the surface of the substrate, and including a liquid crystal material, the liquid crystal material being aligned along the extending direction of the plurality of grooves and being polymerized.	03-25-2010

Chojiro Kuriyama, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080198535	Solid Electrolytic Capacitor, Anode Used For Solid Electrolytic Capacitor, and Method of Manufacturing the Anode - An electrode (A	08-21-2008
20080291604	Electrolytic Capacitor - An electrolytic capacitor (A	11-27-2008
20090015988	Solid Electrolytic Capacitor - A solid electrolytic capacitor (A	01-15-2009
20090147445	Micropowder of nb compound and process for production thereof - The powder of an Nb compound has a composition represented by NbxOy, NbxNz or NbxOyNz. The powder of the Nb compound has an electric conductivity which is not less than 1/10 of that of Nb. A porous sintered body used for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor is formed using the powder of the Nb compound. The solid electrolytic capacitor achieves both of a reduction in size and an increase in capacitance.	06-11-2009

Chojiro Kuriyama, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080218944	Solid electrolytic capacitor, electric circuit, and solid electrolytic capacitor mounting structure - A solid electrolytic capacitor (A	09-11-2008

Haruhiko Kuriyama, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090064838	SERVO DRIVE SYSTEM AND CONTINUOUS WORKING SYSTEM OF PRESS MACHINE - A continuous working system of a press machine includes a ram, an operation shaft which vertically moves the ram, and a servo motor which operates as a power source of the ram and which generates ram pressure using a torque based on at least one speed-torque characteristic of a motor. The operation shaft is directly driven using the servo motor. The operation shaft is continuously reciprocated and turned through an angle range corresponding to a distance between a predetermined lower end position required for press working by the ram and an upper end position such that the ram vertically moves between these positions by the servo motor, thereby subjecting a work to a continuous press working. The upper end position is set to a position slightly below a medium height of the entire vertically possible stroke of the ram. The lower end position is set to a position slightly above a bottom dead center of the entire vertically possible stroke of the ram.	03-12-2009
20090064839	SERVO DRIVE SYSTEM AND CONTINUOUS WORKING SYSTEM OF PRESS MACHINE - A servo drive system of a press machine includes a ram, an operation shaft which vertically moves the ram, and a servo motor which operates as a power source of the ram and which generates ram pressure using a torque based on at least one speed-torque characteristic of the servo motor. The operation shaft is directly driven using the servo motor. The at least one speed-torque characteristic of the servo motor is set in a manner such that a motor torque of the servo motor at which a capacity of electric energy supplied by a servo amplifier is determined becomes the motor torque at which an optimal punching pattern of the ram is generated from a light load to a heavy load according to a type of workpiece to be worked by the press machine.	03-12-2009

Haruo Kuriyama, Katano-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090170835	ISOINDOLINE DERIVATIVES - Provided is a novel isoindoline compound of the formula (I):	07-02-2009

Hideaki Kuriyama, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100000244	REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus (	01-07-2010
20100005819	REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus (	01-14-2010
20100192620	CONTAINER REFRIGERATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a structure in which part of an internal casing of a container refrigeration unit for cooling the container interior is reinforced, and which enables the internal casings to be produced more efficiently. A casing includes an external casing whose periphery is fixed to a container body to close an open end of the container body, and an internal casing which covers a container interior side of the external casing. The internal casing is formed by hot-pressing a material sheet as a resin material by a pair of mold halves, with the material sheet covering an entire press surface of one of the pair of mold halves and with a reinforcement sheet which is made of a glass fiber being layered at part of the material sheet.	08-05-2010

Hikaru Kuriyama, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090089491	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD USING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device comprises: a memory part which has a plurality of memory blocks having a memory cell capable of storing a plurality of different kinds of data which require a memory area having different characteristics, and a memory controller which has a function of treating each of the memory blocks as a deletion unit in order to manage the memory part and converting a logic address of the memory part to a physical address identifying the memory block, and which replaces the memory block with a preregistered free block in rewriting the memory block. The memory controller manages the different kinds of data to be stored in the memory part so as to store the same kind of data as before, even after each of the memories and free blocks in the memory part are rewritten.	04-02-2009

Hiroaki Kuriyama, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100084499	DRAG ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL - The drag adjusting device is provided with a pin member	04-08-2010

Hiroaki Kuriyama, Sakai JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090172992	FISHING REEL, FISHING INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND FISHING INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - A fishing reel has a reel unit that is mounted on the fishing rod, a spool that is rotatably attached to the reel unit, a tension detector that detects tension applied to the said fishing line, and a communication portion that transmits to a fishing information display apparatus data of the tension applied to the fishing line detected by the tension detector. The fishing information display apparatus is provided externally of a fishing reel, and receives data communicated from the fishing reel. The fishing information display apparatus includes a body member, a display portion provided in the body member, a communication portion that receives from the fishing reel data of the tension applied to the fishing line, and a controller that is displays on the display portion the data of tension received from the fishing reel. A navigator away from an angler can certainly have information of the fishing situation.	07-09-2009

Hirohito Kuriyama, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080284687	Display apparatus - A display apparatus, that can prevent thermal destruction and burning with a simple structure, has been disclosed. In the apparatus it is judged that there is possibility of a pattern, whose area with high brightness is small, being displayed frequently, when a state in which the total light emission pulse number remains large occurs with high frequency, and if such a state is detected, the total light emission pulse number (sustain frequency) is reduced to prevent the thermal destruction and burning.	11-20-2008
20100141691	Display apparatus - A display apparatus, that can prevent thermal destruction and burning with a simple structure, has been disclosed. In the apparatus it is judged that there is possibility of a pattern, whose area with high brightness is small, being displayed frequently, when a state in which the total light emission pulse number remains large occurs with high frequency, and if such a state is detected, the total light emission pulse number (sustain frequency) is reduced to prevent the thermal destruction and burning.	06-10-2010

Hirohito Kuriyama, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080278413	Plasma display apparatus - A plasma display apparatus includes a plurality of electrodes and a driver circuit configured to drive the plurality of electrodes, wherein the driver circuit includes a plurality of driver ICs coupled in common to an electrode with respect to each of the plurality of electrodes, and the plurality of driver ICs supply electric currents to said electrode in a temporally staggered manner so as to drive each of the plurality of electrodes.	11-13-2008
20100194787	PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS - White noise images and white noise-like pattern images are discerned by making use of the fact that the address current is increased when such an image is entered and detecting the address current by an address current detection circuit. When the detected address current exceeds a given value α and persists for a given period of time, a CPU controls a contrast control circuit to lower the contrast of the video signal, thus reducing the power consumption of an address driver circuit.	08-05-2010

Hirohito Kuriyama, Miyazaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085839	PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - This invention is directed to a technique capable of achieving image quality improvement by the control of reset thinning drive (second drive) in a PDP drive control and of restricting or reducing the generation of hunting in ON/OFF control of the second drive and flickering of background luminance particularly in the case of low-luminance display. In this PDP apparatus, in addition to the control of the second drive using the SF load ratio, the APL value (k) and APL variation value (q) of the field are used, and when the APL variation value (q) is less than a predetermined threshold value, even when the SF load ratio is changed from zero to a value other than zero between SFs, the execution of the first drive is not started, and the execution of the second drive is continued.	04-02-2009
20090153535	PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL DRIVE METHOD - Provided is a technique of a PDP device capable of preventing error display arising from changes in discharge characteristics in a reset period particularly due to a long-period operation. In the PDP device, a slope of a slope waveform in the reset period is changed corresponding to operation time of the PDP device. And, the slope waveform is made to have a configuration having a stepwise plurality of slopes in a predetermined reset period. For example, when the operation time becomes long, rising and falling slope waveforms of a reset waveform are configured by two steps, and a first slope thereof is made steeper than a slope before the change, and a second slope is made gentle than the slope before the change. When the operation become longer, the first slope is made further steeper and the subsequent second slope is made further gentler.	06-18-2009

Hiroki Kuriyama, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110139702	METAL REMOVING AGENT AND METAL REMOVING FILTER - A metal removing agent has a capability of removing metal clusters and metal ions from fuel with high efficiency. The metal removing agent is made of resin having anionic functional group of a functional group density within a range of 2 to 25 mmol/ml. The anionic functional group contained in the metal removing agent is at least one selected from sulfonate group, carboxyl group, sulfate group, thiol group, phosphate group, phosphonate group, iminodiacetic acid group, and aminophosphate group. A metal removing filter has a container and the metal removing agent. The container accommodates the metal removing agent.	06-16-2011

Hiroshi Kuriyama, Fuji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090062530	Substituted arylalkanoic acid derivatives and use thereof - A compound represented by the formula (I):	03-05-2009

Hiroshi Kuriyama, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100219011	MOVABLE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a movable apparatus includes a carriage, coaxial paired wheels configured to support the carriage, a wheel actuator configured to rotationally drive the paired wheels, a loading section provided above the carriage, a swinging section includes a first swinging mechanism configured to swing the loading section around a first shaft extending in a direction crossing an axle of the wheels and a second swinging mechanism configured to swing the loading section around a second shaft provided parallel to the axle, acceleration sensing device configured to measure accelerations, and a swing angle control device configured to control the swing angle of each of the first swinging mechanism and the second swinging mechanism, to swing the loading section in a direction in which a component force of the acceleration applied to the loading section in a horizontal direction and a component force of gravity are balanced.	09-02-2010

Hiroyuki Kuriyama, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080208480	INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVER - For the purpose of effectively supervising a user of the health indexes that cannot always be measured, such as the weight and blood pressure, warning and information are provided based on a prediction of the health indexes. In an information management system, in which a first parameter that is not always measured is predicted from a second always measurable parameter.	08-28-2008
20090058639	SENSOR NODE AND SENSOR NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided are a sensor node that changes and processes various applications in accordance with the change of networks and wirelessly transmits the data obtained from devices such as the scales to a specified monitor PC in the same manner as the sensing data and a sensor network system having the sensor node. A sensor node according to the present invention is provided with a sensor for measuring biological information and a wireless communication unit for transmitting data, and the sensor node further comprises: a plurality of intrinsic programs that drive the wireless communication unit to communicate with different wireless devices; a common program that drives the sensor to make a measurement without being dependent on the intrinsic programs; and a nonvolatile memory unit that records the data.	03-05-2009
20110137836	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING HISTORY OF BEHAVIOR - Disclosed are method and system for generating history of behavior that is capable of simplifying input of a behavior content of a human behavior pattern determined from data measured by a sensor. A computer obtains biological information measured by a sensor which is mounted to a person and accumulates the biological information, obtains motion frequencies from the accumulated biological information, obtains time-series change points of the motion frequencies, extracts a period between the change points as a scene which is a period of being in the state of an identical motion, compares the motion frequencies with a preset condition for each extracted scene and identifies the action contents in the scene, estimates the behavior content performed by the person in the scene on the basis of the appearance sequence of the action contents, and generates the history of the behaviors on the basis of the estimated behavior contents.	06-09-2011

Hiroyuki Kuriyama, Suita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090100848	ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOLING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOLING APPARATUS - An electronic cooling apparatus has a cabinet which is open at the front and rear sides thereof and accommodates plural electronic devices each having a fan, and a rear door which is provided with an evaporator. Air blown by the fan is cooled by the evaporator and then returned to a room. An expansion valve and control. A drain pan with an extension portion having hole portions through which refrigerant pipes extend is provided. A drain hose discharges drain water from the drain pan. An exhaust heat temperature detecting unit and a control for controlling the refrigerant supply to the evaporator are provided. When the exhaust heat temperature is equal to or less than a set exhaust temperature, the controller stops the refrigerant supply to the evaporator. When the exhaust heat temperature exceeds the set temperature, the controller starts the refrigerant supply.	04-23-2009

Hitoshi Kuriyama, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090020795	SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging element includes a photodiode formed in an upper portion of a semiconductor substrate to perform a photoelectric conversion, a silicon dioxide film formed on the substrate to cover the photodiode, and a silicon nitride film formed on the silicon dioxide film. The silicon nitride film has a thinner portion smaller in thickness than at least an end portion of the silicon nitride film entirely or partly over the photodiode.	01-22-2009

Ikuo Kuriyama, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090042715	Lead-Free Bismuth Glass - An object of the present invention is to provide a lead-free bismuth glass wherein decrease of the degree of accuracy of the patterning is prevented. Specifically, the present invention provides a lead-free bismuth glass characterized in that said lead-free bismuth glass is used for an optical patterning glass material which is patterned by light irradiation and the optical-absorption coefficient to light with a wavelength of 365 nm is 300 to 3000 cm	02-12-2009

Katsumi Kuriyama, Ibaraki-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110226157	OILY INKJET INK - An oily inkjet ink comprises a pigment, a dispersant, and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains an ester solvent and/or an alcohol solvent. A containing quantity of a water-soluble ingredient in the pigment is equal to at most 0.15% by mass.	09-22-2011

Kazuhisa Kuriyama, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090039061	FINE PROCESSING METHOD FOR A MATERIAL OF SINTERED DIAMOND WITH A LASER BEAM, A CUTTER WHEEL FOR A SUBSTRATE MADE OF A BRITTLE MATERIAL AND ITS PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a manufacturing method for accurate, fine and efficient processing of a work piece to be processed and prevention of graphitization of the work piece to be processed, when sintered diamond is processed by a laser beam.	02-12-2009

Kazuyuki Kuriyama, Miyazaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100191393	SMART KEY SYSTEM - A smart key system according to the present invention controls operations of devices mounted in a vehicle based on wireless communication between a control device mounted in the vehicle and a portable electronic key, and the control device includes a transmission circuit configured to output a request signal a predetermined number of times at predetermined times within a predetermined period in order to confirm authentication communication between the control device and a communication unit of the portable electronic key, and a communication mode switching unit configured to switch an authentication communication interval or an authentication communication time within the predetermined period of the request signal output from the transmission circuit of the control device if the authentication communication is not performed for a predetermined amount of time.	07-29-2010

Kei Kuriyama, Tochigi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090001131	Method of manufacturing cylindrical body, friction stir welding method, and friction stir welding device - A friction stir welding apparatus (	01-01-2009

Kouji Kuriyama, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110189416	MULTILAYER FILM USING SOLVENT-FREE ADHESIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - A multilayered film which is formed using a solventless adhesive, can obviate wetting deficiency even when the film is manufactured by applying the solventless adhesive to a film by coating at a high speed, exhibits the excellent laminate strength and the excellent impact resistance after a liquid content is filled into a packaging container and exhibits excellent environment friendliness, a method of manufacturing the multilayered film, and a packaging container which uses the multilayered film are provided. In the multilayered film which is formed by laminating at least an inner-layer film, an adhesive layer and an outer-layer film in order, the adhesive layer is formed of a solventless adhesive which contains a polyester-based main agent and a curing agent made of aliphatic isocyanate and alicyclic isocyanate.	08-04-2011

Kunitaka Kuriyama, Sunto-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100120337	CUTTING METHOD AND CUTTING DEVICE FOR HARD MATERIAL - A method of cutting a workpiece made of a highly-hard material is provided. The workpiece is cut by a machining device including a workpiece holder that holds the workpiece, a spindle device that rotates the workpiece holder, a tool holder that holds a tool, and a relative moving mechanism that relatively moves the workpiece holder and the tool holder at least in two axial directions orthogonal to each other. In the machining device, positioning errors in the axial directions are within 5 nm.	05-13-2010

Masaki Kuriyama, Otsu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100092422	Poly ( -hydroxy short-medium chain fatty acid) - The present invention provides a composition comprising a polymer of a β-hydroxy short-medium chain fatty acid, which is used for delivering the β-hydroxy short-medium chain fatty acid or an oligomer thereof to the large intestine. In case the composition is administrated orally, the composition will be delivered to the large intestine, without being degraded in the stomach or short intestine, and degraded by the large intestinal bacterial flora and release the short-medium chain fatty acid or an oligomer thereof. The released short-medium chain fatty acid or an oligomer thereof has useful physiological activities and is effective for treating or preventing inflammatory diseases or cancer in the large intestine.	04-15-2010

Masaki Kuriyama, Kyoto-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100210726	COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING KETONE BODY PRODUCTION - Provided is a composition for promoting ketone body production that comprises a water insoluble polymer of a β-hydroxy short-medium chain fatty acid such as homopolymer of β-hydroxybutyric acid or a copolymer of β-hydroxybutyric acid and β-hydroxyvaleric acid. The composition is useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition that can be treated by promoting ketone body production.	08-19-2010

Masao Kuriyama, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090180347	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes: a first memory block including a first memory cell; a second memory block including a second memory cell; and a column decoder circuit accessing the first memory cell of the first memory block through a first conductor line and accessing the second memory cell of the second memory block through a second conductor line, wherein the column decoder circuit activates the first and second conductor lines in response to one of an address for reading the first memory cell and an address for reading the second memory cell.	07-16-2009
20090201749	SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of memory cells connected to first and second column trees, and a sensing circuit reading data from the memory cells. The sensing circuit performing a read operation by electrically connecting the column tree, which is connected to a read-selected memory cell, to a sensing node and electrically connecting the column tree, which is connected to a non-selected memory cell, to a reference sensing line.	08-13-2009
20110157976	Voltage Stabilization Device and Semiconductor Device Including the Same, and Voltage Generation Method - Integrated circuit memory devices include multiple voltage regulators configured to generate respective boosted voltages, which are provided to a memory cell block. A first voltage regulator is configured to increase a well voltage (Vwell) from a first level to an elevated second level during a pull-up time interval when a boosted well voltage level is required within a memory cell block. The increase in the level of the well voltage occurs in response to a transition of a trim signal (Trim) received at an input of the first voltage regulator. A second voltage regulator is also provided. The second voltage regulator is configured to increase a word line voltage (Vwl) from a third level to an elevated fourth level during the pull-up time interval, in response to the transition of the trim signal and in response to the well voltage. A memory cell block is provided, which is configured to receive the well voltage and the word line voltage during the pull-up time interval.	06-30-2011

Masayuki Kuriyama, Asiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090328162	Mutual for reporting a theft in an authentication system - Disclosed are protection of secret information including an encryption key and a system for reporting an emergency such as theft or confinement when secret information is accessed. Secret information includes a large quantity of decoy data and a piece/pieces of true and correct data mixed into the decoy data. The secret data including the decoy data and the true and correct data is two-dimensional code data the code of which is composed of groups of cells having different areas. The positions and order of storage of the true and correct data dispersedly mixed in the decoy data are determined and reported to the user. The user adds a predetermined alerting signal when inputting the password to tell that the user is under control of a third party. The system can detect the alerting signal and know that the user is in an abnormal state, performs normal identification procedures, and takes protection/preservation measures. Part of decoy data is specified as confinement report data and added to the true and correct data. Consequently at least a piece of confinement report data is included and therefore the user himself is judged to be under control of the third party. Then the user is identified and a confinement report alert is issued.	12-31-2009

Naoto Kuriyama, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110211706	SOUND EMISSION AND COLLECTION DEVICE AND SOUND EMISSION AND COLLECTION METHOD - Provided is a sound emission and collection device capable of estimating the azimuth of a sound source (such as a main utterer) precisely without any processing load. The sound emission and collection device (	09-01-2011
20110268288	NOISE GATE, SOUND COLLECTION DEVICE, AND NOISE REMOVING METHOD - A purpose of the invention is to provide a noise gate that can output an audio signal in which only a stationary noise is removed, without degrading an utterance voice of a speaking person. A sound collection device	11-03-2011

Naoto Kuriyama, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100066203	Dielectric actuator - A dielectric actuator	03-18-2010

Nariaki Kuriyama, Fujimi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090004546	Fuel cell assembly and a separator therefor - In a fuel cell assembly (	01-01-2009

Nariaki Kuriyama, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090035645	Fuel cell assembly, separator-diffusion layer assembly for fuel cell assembly and manufacturing method therefor - In a fuel cell assembly (	02-05-2009
20090136825	FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR BONDING A SEPARATOR AND AN ELECTROLYTE LAYER OF A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY - In a fuel cell assembly (	05-28-2009

Noboru Kuriyama, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100117540	METHOD OF DETECTING AN ARC IN A GLOW-DISCHARGE DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A HIGH-FREQUENCY ARC DISCHARGE - In a method of detecting arc discharge in a glow-discharge apparatus GD that has a high-frequency power source PS, a cutting pulse is output for time T	05-13-2010

Noriyuki Kuriyama, Kyoto JP

Ryouichi Kuriyama, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090024788	PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA CONTROL METHOD - A portable electronic device is provided with a storage section which stores various pieces of information and a transmitter/receiver section which transmits and receives data to and from external equipment. It is determined whether or not data paired with write data contained in a write command is stored by the storage section when the write command is received by the transmitter/receiver section, the write data is written to the storage section if it is concluded that the data paired with the write data contained in the write command is stored by the storage section, and the transmitter/receiver section is caused to transmit a result of determination on abnormality to the external equipment if it is concluded that the data paired with the write data contained in the write command is not stored by the storage section.	01-22-2009
20090177921	PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A flag which is set to the on state when a process of writing data as a data file into a storage area which is permitted to be written only once results in failure is previously set in a data memory of an IC card. When a flag of a to-be-written EF specified by a write binary command is set to the on state, a control element of the IC card compares received data to be written to the EF with data which is already written to the data storage area of the EF. Based on the comparison result, the control element of the IC card rewrites data in the storage area in which the compared data items do not coincide with each other into the received data.	07-09-2009

Saori Kuriyama, Katori-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100268545	EXAMINATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION - An examination-schedule memory unit stores an examination schedule including a plurality of examinations. An operation-status acquisition unit acquires the operation status of a washing apparatus that washes a scope used for an examination. A rescheduling unit changes the start time of at least one examination included in an examination schedule in accordance with the operation status acquired by the operation-status acquisition unit. The rescheduling unit may specify the washing-completion time of the used scope based on the washing-start time acquired by the operation-status acquisition unit, determine whether or not an already-washed scope will be available at the start time of each examination based on the specified washing-completion time and the start time of each examination, and change, when it is determined that there will be no already-washed scopes available, the start time of the examination to be after the time at which an already-washed scope will become available.	10-21-2010

Shinsuke Kuriyama, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100325946	SOLID FUEL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID FUEL - [Problems] To provide a solid fuel which is usable as a substitute fuel for living trees, petroleum and so on.	12-30-2010

Shuichi Kuriyama, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100026087	POWER LINE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - To improve a communication performance of a communication apparatus by configuring a communication board provided with a PLC signal processor so as to be used in common in other apparatuses, the communication apparatus which performs communication through a power line and a transmission medium different from the power line includes: a power board which is provided with a power unit connected to the power line; an interface board which is separately formed from the power board and is provided with an interface for performing communication through the transmission medium; and a communication board which is separately formed from the power board and the interface board and is provided with a power line communication unit for performing communication through the power line and a connection unit electrically connectable to the power board and the interface board.	02-04-2010

Syuichi Kuriyama, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100050928	JIG FOR SELECTING VALVE PART NUMBER OR JOINT PART NUMBER - A jig for selecting a valve part number or a joint part number represented by a combination of selected symbols representing respective selected conditions required for selecting a valve or a joint comprising: a substantially rectangular base plate defining an inner space, and a plurality of linear sliding gauge laterally arranged in the inner space to slide in a longitudinal direction of the base plate, the sliding gauge comprising a condition description area including a plurality of conditions thereon from which the selected condition is determined, and a symbol description area including a plurality of symbols thereon, both the conditions and the symbols arranged in a sliding direction of the sliding gauge, a plurality of condition selecting windows laterally arranged on a top of the base plate, each condition selecting window configured to expose one of the selected conditions, a plurality of symbol selecting windows laterally arranged on the top of the base plate longitudinally apart from the condition selecting windows, respectively, each symbol selecting window configured to one of the selected symbols, wherein a distance between both windows is equivalent to a fixed distance between each of the symbols in the symbol description area and its corresponding condition in the condition description area.	03-04-2010

Takashi Kuriyama, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110008043	OPTICAL ACCESS NETWORK, REMOTE UNIT, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - The present invention is to provide an optical access network in which a remote unit receives an optical burst signal. A central unit (OLT) transmits a DC-balanced optical continuous signal including packets having identification information for identifying each remote unit (ONU) to an optical switching module (OSM). The optical switching module (OSM) receives the DC-balanced optical continuous signal from the central unit (OLT), optically switches the packets based on the identification information, and transmits a DC-balanced optical burst signal including the packets to the remote unit (ONU). The remote unit (ONU) receives the DC-balanced optical burst signal and acquires the packets transmitted to the remote unit (ONU).	01-13-2011

Takashi Kuriyama, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110134284	IMAGING DEVICE - Provided are: an imaging sensor that captures subject light via a photographic optical system provided with a zoom lens and a focus lens; a display unit that displays a through image based upon an imaging signal from the imaging sensor; a predetermined area setting unit that sets a predetermined area on the through image displayed on a display surface of the display unit in a state which is set to a first angle of view or a second angle of view different from the first angle of view by driving the zoom lens; a movement control unit that moves positions of the zoom lens and the focus lens by controlling drive of the zoom lens and the focus lens, so as to change from a first state, which is set to the first angle of view and serves as an in-focus state focused on the predetermined area set by the predetermined area setting unit to a second state, which is set to the second angle of view and serves as an out-of-focus state defocused on the predetermined area, or from the second state to the first state over a predetermined time; and a movie image data creation unit that creates movie image data, which includes a movie image changed from the first state to the second state by the movement control unit over the predetermined time, based upon the imaging signal from the imaging sensor.	06-09-2011
20110141334	IMAGING DEVICE - Provided are: an imaging sensor that captures subject light via a photographic optical system having a focusing lens; a display unit that displays a through image based upon an imaging signal from the imaging sensor; an area setting unit that sets at least two areas on the through image displayed on a display surface of the display unit; a movement control unit that adjusts a focus position to a subject in one area of the at least two areas set by the area setting unit and moves the focus position from the subject in the one area to a subject in the other area, which is different from the one area, of the at least two areas over a predetermined time by controlling drive of the focusing lens; and a movie image data creation unit that creates movie image data, which includes a movie image having the focus position moved from the subject in the one area to the subject in the other area by the movement control unit, based upon the imaging signal from the imaging sensor.	06-16-2011
20110221916	IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided are: an imaging sensor that captures light from a subject; a first instruction unit that instructs to capture a still image by using the imaging sensor; a recording control unit that records a single movie image file containing a first movie image produced based upon an imaging signal output from the imaging sensor during a period from when the still image is captured by the capturing instruction by the first instruction unit until before a first predetermined time and a second movie image produced by using the still image during a period from when the still image is captured until after a second predetermined time, or recording a single movie image file containing the second movie image and a third movie image produced based upon the imaging signal output from the imaging sensor during a period from when the still image is captured until after a third predetermined time, in a recording unit; and a detection unit that detects movement information of the subject, and the recording control unit sets at least one length of the first predetermined time, the second predetermined time, and the third predetermined time, based upon the movement information detected by the detection unit.	09-15-2011

Takeshi Kuriyama, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110253933	LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT USING THE SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal composition containing, as a first component, a polymerizable compound represented by general formula (I):	10-20-2011
20110253936	LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT USING THE SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal composition containing, as a first component, a polymerizable compound represented by general formula (I):	10-20-2011

Takeshi Kuriyama, Kitaadachi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100201930	NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND BISTABLE NEMATIC LIQUD CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a nematic liquid crystal composition suitable for a bistable nematic liquid crystal display. A bistable nematic liquid crystal display having a wide nematic phase temperature range and operating temperature range can be obtained by using a nematic liquid crystal composition comprising at least 20% by weight of a specific liquid crystal compound (A) having a polar group and 5 to 50% by weight of a specific liquid crystal compound (B) not having a polar group, along with comprising, in the compound (B), at least 3% by weight of a specific liquid crystal compound having a alkenyl group.	08-12-2010
20110186776	LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT USING THE SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal composition containing, as a first component, a polymerizable compound represented by general formula (I):	08-04-2011

Teruki Kuriyama, Sagamihara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100302932	LAC DEVICE AND FAILOVER METHOD - In an LAC device, if switching occurs to an active system of redundant control section, the failover is implemented by learning Ns (sequence number) and Nr (receive acknowledgement response number) included in a control message received from an LNS device after switching, and sending a ZLB-ACK message using this Ns and Nr.	12-02-2010

Tomoko Kuriyama, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110023189	TRANSFORMED PLANT WITH PROMOTED GROWTH - The present invention is directed to identify genes involved in the growth of a plant and provide a transformed plant the growth of which is promoted utilizing the genes.	01-27-2011
20110265225	TRANSGENIC PLANT HAVING INCREASED SEED SIZE - The present invention relates to a transgenic plant having increased seed size prepared via introduction of DNA encoding a protein consisting of a specific amino acid sequence derived from a plant, such as rice, and a method for producing the same.	10-27-2011

Toru Kuriyama, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110205203	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to carry out a display reset operation, a segment driver and a common driver are driven to operate as below during a display data reading period in which voltages to be applied to a liquid crystal display panel are nonuniform between lines. First, a shift register and a level shifter which are provided in the segment driver and a shift register and a level shifter which are provided in the common driver are driven to operate as usual, whereas a display control signal supplied from a controller causes output circuits to stop carrying out their respective output operations. In at least one embodiment, during a period in which a writing operation is carried out with respect to the liquid crystal display panel so as to carry out the display reset operation, the display control signal supplied from the controller allows the output circuits to carry out the respective output operations. This allows a memory (e.g., cholesteric) liquid crystal display device to carry out a display reset operation without causing display unevenness by simultaneously selecting a plurality of lines.	08-25-2011

Toshihiro Kuriyama, Otsu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085137	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - In a solid-state imaging device of the present invention, light-sensitive elements	04-02-2009

Toshihiro Kuriyama, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080315262	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid-state imaging device that can achieve a high sensitivity, finer pixels for increasing the number of pixels, a high-speed operation, and high image quality, and a method for manufacturing the same. There are provided a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions arranged in a matrix on a substrate, a vertical transfer channel arranged between vertical columns of the photoelectric conversion portions, a plurality of vertical transfer electrodes for transferring a charge of the photoelectric conversion portions to the vertical transfer channel, a light-shielding film that is laminated on the vertical transfer electrodes via a first insulating film and has a plurality of window portions, each defining a light-receiving portion of each of the photoelectric conversion portions, and a shunt wiring that is arranged in a region overlapping the vertical transfer channel and is insulated from the light-shielding film by a second insulating film. A driving pulse according to a drive phase of each of the vertical transfer electrodes is supplied from the shunt wiring.	12-25-2008
20090108391	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device comprises an imaging region, a peripheral circuit region formed in an outer peripheral portion of the imaging region, a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate having the imaging region and the peripheral circuit region on a main surface thereof, a second conductivity type first semiconductor layer formed in the semiconductor substrate, a first conductivity type second semiconductor layer formed in first semiconductor layer, a through electrode formed in a through hole penetrating through the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate, and a pad portion formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the through electrode. The through hole penetrates through a first conductivity type region of the semiconductor substrate.	04-30-2009
20100020219	SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A solid-state image sensing device includes: a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in a matrix in a device formation region surrounded by a device isolation region of a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of vertical transfer sections for transferring charges of the light receiving elements in the column direction; and a horizontal transfer section for receiving the charges from the vertical transfer sections and for transferring the received charges in the row direction. The horizontal transfer section includes: a horizontal channel region; and a plurality of horizontal transfer electrodes extending over the horizontal channel region and the device isolation region and being spaced apart from each other. The distance between the horizontal transfer electrodes is larger at a boundary between the device formation region and the device isolation region than in the middle of the horizontal channel region.	01-28-2010
20100188536	SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, CAMERA, AND DRIVE METHOD - The semiconductor element according to an aspect of the present invention is a solid-state imaging element formed on a semiconductor substrate, having an overflow drain structure for draining excessive charges generated in photoelectric conversion elements, and reading out signal charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion elements to a vertical transfer unit via a readout gate electrode. The solid-state imaging element includes: a first voltage generating circuit which applies, to the semiconductor substrate, substrate voltage defining the height of overflow barrier in the overflow drain structure; and a second voltage generating circuit which selectively generates first voltage and second voltage each including the height of pulse wave superimposed onto the substrate voltage, at a time when readout pulse to be applied to the readout gate electrode is generated.	07-29-2010
20100207228	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device comprises an imaging region, a peripheral circuit region formed in an outer peripheral portion of the imaging region, a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate having the imaging region and the peripheral circuit region on a main surface thereof, a second conductivity type first semiconductor layer formed in the semiconductor substrate, a first conductivity type second semiconductor layer formed in first semiconductor layer, a through electrode formed in a through hole penetrating through the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate, and a pad portion formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the through electrode. The through hole penetrates through a first conductivity type region of the semiconductor substrate.	08-19-2010
20110024864	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a through electrode penetrating a semiconductor substrate, a conductor pad formed on the through electrode and made of a conductor electrically connected to the through electrode, and an interconnection layer formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the conductor pad.	02-03-2011

Toshihiro Kuriyama, Otsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090075419	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate including: a plurality of light-receptive portions that are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally; a vertical transfer portion that transfers signal electric charge read out from the light-receptive portions in a vertical direction; a horizontal transfer portion that transfers the signal electric charge transferred by the vertical transfer portion in a horizontal direction; a barrier region adjacent to the horizontal transfer portion, the barrier region letting only surplus electric charge of the horizontal transfer portion pass therethough; a drain region adjacent to the barrier region, into which the surplus electric charge passing through the barrier region is discharged; and an insulation film adjacent to the drain region. A portion of the drain region is located beneath the insulation film.	03-19-2009

Toshio Kuriyama, Matsumoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100325050	CONTROL METHOD FOR A PRINT PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR A RECEIPT PRINTING DEVICE, A PRINT PROCESSING DEVICE, A RECEIPT ISSUING SYSTEM, AND A PROGRAM - A method and system are provided for a receipt printing device that produces receipts. Encrypted data is necessary to produce the receipt to prevent forgery of the receipt. The encrypted data based on information, which can be transaction information, received from a POS terminal. The encrypted data will be printed on the receipt only when determined to be necessary.	12-23-2010
20110004530	RECEIPT PRINTER, RECEIPT PRINTER CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A receipt printer, a control method for a receipt printer, and a program whereby producing counterfeit printout is not possible. A receipt printer	01-06-2011

Wataru Kuriyama, Hiratsuka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100036149	METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICALLY ACTIVE TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE - The present invention provides an industrially advantageous production method of optically active tetrahydroquinolines of formula (1),	02-11-2010

Wataru Kuriyama, Hiratsuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090203927	Homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation catalyst - Provide that a useful catalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation, particularly a catalyst for homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation for hydrogenation, particularly asymmetric hydrogenation, which is obtainable with comparative ease and is excellent in economically and workability, and a process for producing a hydrogenated compound of an unsaturated compound, particularly an optically active compound using said catalyst with a high yield and optical purity.	08-13-2009
20100063294	ALCOHOL PRODUCTION METHOD BY REDUCING ESTER OF LACTONE WITH HYDROGEN - Provided is an alcohol production method comprising the step of reducing an ester or a lactone with hydrogen to produce a corresponding alcohol without addition of a base compound by using, as a catalyst, a ruthenium complex represented by the following general formula (1):	03-11-2010
20110065929	HOMOGENEOUS ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION CATALYST - Provide that a useful catalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation, particularly a catalyst for homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation for hydrogenation, particularly asymmetric hydrogenation, which is obtainable with comparative ease and is excellent in economically and workability, and a process for producing a hydrogenated compound of an unsaturated compound, particularly an optically active compound using said catalyst with a high yield and optical purity.	03-17-2011
20110237814	NOVEL RUTHENIUM CARBONYL COMPLEX HAVING TRIDENTATE LIGAND, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD AND USE - The present invention relates to a ruthenium carbonyl complex that is represented by the following Formula (1):	09-29-2011

Wataru Kuriyama, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080228012	Method for producing alcohols - A method for producing alcohols which comprises reducing esters or lactones with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst comprising (i) a ruthenium compound, (ii) a monodentate monophosphine or a bidentate bisphosphine, and (iii) an amine. Examples of the catalyst include a ruthenium (Ru) complex represented by the formula:RuX	09-18-2008
20100137615	Homogeneous Asymmetric Hydrogenation Process - Provide that a useful catalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation, particularly a catalyst for homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation for hydrogenation, particularly asymmetric hydrogenation, which is obtainable with comparative ease and is excellent in economically and workability, and a process for producing a hydrogenated compound of an unsaturated compound, particularly an optically active compound using said catalyst with a high yield and optical purity.	06-03-2010
20100168440	Homogeneous Asymmetric Hydrogenation Process - Provide that a useful catalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation, particularly a catalyst for homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation for hydrogenation, particularly asymmetric hydrogenation, which is obtainable with comparative ease and is excellent in economically and workability, and a process for producing a hydrogenated compound of an unsaturated compound, particularly an optically active compound using said catalyst with a high yield and optical purity.	07-01-2010

Yokusu Kuriyama, Niiza JP

Yoshihiko Kuriyama, Gunma-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110279899	CORRECTION-LENS-MOVING VOICE COIL MOTOR, ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICE, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS UNIT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A voice coil motor for moving a correction lens comprising a magnet unit comprising a pair of yokes and at least one permanent magnet for defining a magnetic gap, and a coil disposed in the magnetic gap, to cause the relative linear movement of the magnet unit and the coil by current supplied to the coil; the permanent magnet having different magnetic poles adjacent to each other along the movement direction on a surface opposing the magnetic gap; the width of the permanent magnet in the movement direction being two times the width Wm of the magnetic poles; the width Wa of the coil in the movement direction being smaller than the width	11-17-2011

Yosuke Kuriyama, Kumagaya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090310105	Optical member, interferometer system, stage apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method - An optical member is irradiated with light in order to measure position information in a first direction. The optical member has a first reflecting surface, onto which light propagating in a second direction intersecting the first direction is incident, and a second reflecting surface, onto which light propagating in the second direction is incident. The first reflecting surface and second reflecting surface are optically connected, and light reflected by one among the first reflecting surface and second reflecting surface is incident on the other reflecting surface.	12-17-2009

Yuji Kuriyama, Kiyosu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110226984	HEAT-GENERATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat-generating composition is produced by blending magnalium (A1), an oxidizing agent (B), at least one binder (C) selected from a cellulose-based water-soluble polymer and a vinyl-based water-soluble polymer, and a solvent containing water as a main component, and drying the mixture thereof. The heat-generating composition has a water content ratio of not higher than 1.0% by mass.	09-22-2011

Yuji Kuriyama, Nishikasugai-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080258441	Knee protecting airbag device - In a knee protecting airbag device (M	10-23-2008

Yuji Kuriyama, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100031844	Inflator - An inflator according to this invention has a structure that an interior part of a housing is charged with a pressurized gas and a gas generating agent capable of generating a gas when combusted, wherein the pressurized gas formed only of an inert gas; a quantity of heat to be generated when the gas generating agent is combusted is set within a range of 6000 to 10000 J/g; and a molar ratio between the pressurized gas and the combustion gas generated by the combustion of the gas generating agent is set within a range of 20 to 40.	02-11-2010
20100295281	KNEE PROTECTING AIRBAG DEVICE - In a knee protecting airbag device (M	11-25-2010

Yutaka Kuriyama, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100027028	Oblique incidence interferometer - An oblique incidence interferometer has favorable measurement accuracy while achieving miniaturization. The oblique incidence interferometer includes a light source that emits coherent light; a beam dividing unit that divides the coherent light from the light source into a measurement beam and a reference beam, polarizing directions of both beams being perpendicular to each other; a first beam folding unit that folds the measurement beam divided by the beam dividing unit to cause the folded measurement beam to be incident on the measurement object surface at a predetermined angle relative to the measurement object surface; a second beam folding unit that folds the measurement beam reflected by the measurement object surface; and a beam combining unit that combines the measurement beam folded by the second beam folding unit with the reference beam.	02-04-2010
20110032536	GRAZING INCIDENCE INTERFEROMETER - A grazing incidence interferometer includes: a beam splitting section configured to split a beam from a beam source section into a measuring beam emergent to a measurement surface and a reference beam serving as a measurement reference, and configured to cause the measuring beam to emerge obliquely to the measurement surface; a beam combining part configured to combine the reference beam and the measuring beam reflected at the measurement surface, to obtain a combined beam; a detecting section configured to detect a profile of the measurement surface based on an interference fringe formed by the combined beam; and an image inverting part configured to invert an orientation of a wave front of the measuring beam or the reference beam, the image inverting part being provided in an optical path of the measuring beam or the reference beam leading from the beam splitting section to the beam combining section.	02-10-2011
20110134437	FIZEAU INTERFEROMETER AND MEASUREMENT METHOD USING FIZEAU INTERFEROMETER - A Fizeau interferometer includes: a reference spherical surface; and a measuring apparatus including an intensity obtaining section and a form calculating section, wherein: a focal point of the reference spherical surface is aligned with a center of curvature of the spherical surface in order to set the center of curvature as a center position, and two positions equidistant from the center position are set as a start position and an end position, the intensity obtaining section obtains the intensity maps of the interferograms at n positions at equal intervals; and the form calculating section measures the form of the spherical surface using a phase analysis method in which a coefficient of the intensity maps of the interferograms at an i-th position and a coefficient of the intensity maps of the interferograms at an (n−i+1)th position have a same value.	06-09-2011