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Kuwabara, JP

Aisuke Kuwabara, Inuyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090169141	CONNECTING ROD BEARING FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - Disclosed is a connecting rod bearing for internal combustion engines of a forced-feed lubrication type crank shaft. A connecting rod bearing as a preferred embodiment consists of a pair of semicircular bearings. An inner surface of at least one of the semicircular bearings is provided with at least one circumferential groove which is formed on the inner surface within a maximum circumferential angle range of 45 degrees, measured from one circumferential end facing the same direction as a rotational direction of the crankpin toward a circumferential center region of the semicircular bearing, each of the semicircular bearings having two circumferential ends which are of butt ends brought into contact with those of a mating semicircular bearing. In an assembled state of the semicircular bearings such that the butt ends thereof are brought into butt-contact with one another between the mating semicircular bearings, an axial groove is formed on an inner surface of at least one of the semicircular bearings so as to extend along the butt end throughout a full length between both axial ends of the semicircular bearing, whereby the axial groove, as a lubricant-oil flow channel, is connected with the circumferential groove.	07-02-2009
20100166350	SPLIT-TYPE SLIDING BEARING FOR CRANKSHAFT IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND SPLIT-TYPE SLIDING BEARING DEVICE - A split-type sliding bearing, for a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine, is comprised of a pair of semi-cylindrical bearings which are fitted between a pair of housing halves having respectively high and low thermal expansion coefficients and constituting a split-type bearing housing, one of the pair of semi-cylindrical bearings being supported on the housing half having a low thermal expansion coefficient, and the other one of the pair of semi-cylindrical bearings being supported on the housing have having a high thermal expansion coefficient. The circumferential end zones of the semi-cylindrical bearing supported on the housing half having a high thermal expansion coefficient have a thickness which is set to be greater than that of the circumferential end zones of the semi-cylindrical supported on the housing half having a low thermal expansion coefficient. The split-type sliding bearing can solve the problem of occurrence of a stepped difference which is caused at the inner surface of the bearing between the abutting end faces of the pair of semi-cylindrical bearings when the temperature of the split-type bearing housing is increased during operation of the internal combustion.	07-01-2010
20100166351	SPLIT-TYPE SLIDING BEARING FOR CRANKSHAFT IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND SPLIT-TYPE SLIDING BEARING DEVICE - Disclosed is a split-type sliding bearing for a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine, which is incorporated in a split-type bearing housing. The sliding bearing consists of a pair of semi-cylindrical bearing bodies (i.e. a first and a second semi-cylindrical bearing bodies) which are combined with each other to form a cylindrical body. The bearing housing has a cylindrical bearing retaining bore and consists of a pair of housing halves. One of the housing halves has a relatively lower stiffness, and the other has a relatively higher stiffness. The first bearing body is held by the housing half having a relatively lower stiffness. The second bearing body is held by the housing half having a relatively higher stiffness. The first and second bearing bodies have an equal outer diameter to each other, and both of the circumferential end parts of the first bearing body have a larger thickness than those of the second bearing body prior to incorporation into the housing halves.	07-01-2010

Akihiro Kuwabara, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090251448	IMAGE DISPLAY AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD - A projector	10-08-2009

Akiko Kuwabara, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110052980	NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In the nonaqueous secondary battery of the present invention, a positive electrode mixture layer included in a positive electrode contains a lithium-containing complex oxide defined by the general formula Li	03-03-2011

Hideki Kuwabara, Mino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080232724	Lubricating Member For Linear Motion Rolling Guide Unit And Slider For Linear Motion Rolling Guide Unit Using The Lubricating Member - A lubricating member is capable of being used in any type of linear motion rolling guide unit and of appropriately lubricating raceway faces over a long period. The lubricating member used in a linear motion rolling guide unit comprises a body	09-25-2008
20080260306	Linear Motion Rolling Guide Unit - A linear motion rolling guide unit, which has underside seals prevented from falling off a slider, comprises a slider S having a pair of end caps	10-23-2008
20080260307	LINEAR MOTION GUIDE UNIT - An interlocking construction between an end cap and a retainer plate to support rollers in a load-carrying race is made to provide an endless circulating circuit with no gap to allow the rollers smoothly rolling through there with keeping adequate posture. The slider has a carriage, end caps, rollers rolling through a circulating circuit, a retainer plate extending along the load-carrying race to keep the rollers inside the load-carrying race, and a binding strip to fasten the retainer plate to the carriage. The retainer plate comes into connection with spigots extending out of the end caps. Lengthwise opposite ends of the retainer plate conform to associated ends of the spigots in complementary to fit over the associated ends of the spigots in a sliding direction. Especially, butting extremities of the retainer plate and the associated spigots are made beveled ends in complementary relation to one another aslant in the sliding direction.	10-23-2008
20090060400	Slider For Linear Motion Rolling Guide Unit - A slider for a linear motion rolling guide unit can ensure a smooth rolling movement and a reliable lubricating capability and eliminate the need for accurate dimension control to reduce the manufacturing costs. A lubricating member A has a lubricating face	03-05-2009
20090074335	Slider For Linear Motion Rolling Guide Unit - A slider for a linear motion rolling guide unit can ensure a smooth rolling movement and a reliable lubricating capability and eliminate the need for accurate dimension control to reduce the manufacturing costs. A turning corner	03-19-2009

Hideki Kuwabara, Gifu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100329595	Linear Motion Guide Unit - The sliding mechanism including rolling elements	12-30-2010

Hiroaki Kuwabara, Obu-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080197989	Emergency reporting system for use with vehicle - An emergency reporting system for a vehicle includes a reporting signal verifying device and a power supply switching device. The reporting signal verifying device verifies a reporting signal, and the reporting signal verifying device is adapted to cause the emergency reporting to an outside emergency agency when the reporting signal verifying device has completed the verification. The power supply switching device switches power supply for the emergency reporting from a main power supply of the vehicle to an auxiliary power supply in a case, where the main power supply is disabled to supply power. The power supply switching device is adapted to switch the power supply from the main power supply to the auxiliary power supply in a period between (a) a point when the reporting signal verifying device starts the verification and (b) a point when the reporting signal verifying device completes the verification.	08-21-2008

Hirofumi Kuwabara, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100130291	SPLINE SHAFT - A spline shaft that can suppress occurrence of stick slip by measures other than just simply making the surface roughness smaller. The spline shaft includes a first shaft with an outer-peripheral spline formed, and a second shaft with an inner-peripheral spline, which engages with the outer-peripheral spline peripherally and that is made slidable axially, formed. And, at least either one of the outer-peripheral spline and the inner-peripheral spline includes a substrate whose surface is formed to a predetermined surface roughness, and an amorphous carbon-system hard thin film, which coats and forms the surface of substrate.	05-27-2010

Hitoshi Kuwabara, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Ichiro Kuwabara, Ehime JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100189293	ENVIRONMENT ADAPTIVE TYPE HEARING AID - There is provided an environment adaptive type hearing aid capable of reducing the erroneous estimation of an ambient environment or the unnecessary changeover of a hearing aid process. The environment adaptive type hearing aid includes an input section (	07-29-2010

Katsunori Kuwabara, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090025564	Silencer and oxygen concentrator having silencer - Provided are an expansion-type silencer (	01-29-2009

Kazuhiro Kuwabara, Handa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080234010	Mobile Phone Apparatus - A mobile phone apparatus is provided. The mobile phone apparatus includes a charger for supplying power to a rechargeable battery including a connection portion and a main telephone unit. The main telephone unit includes a rechargeable battery detection unit which detects whether the connection portion of the rechargeable battery is connected to the main telephone unit; an overvoltage protection unit which is coupled to the connection portion of the rechargeable battery and switches between an active state of supplying power output from the connection portion and an inactive state of not supplying power output from the connection portion; and a controller which controls the overvoltage protection unit to switch the overvoltage protection unit into the active state if the rechargeable battery detection unit detects that the rechargeable battery is connected.	09-25-2008

Kazuya Kuwabara, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110070998	DRIVE UNIT - A drive unit includes a main wheel having an annular member, and a plurality of driven rollers that are rotatably attached to the annular member, a plurality of first drive rollers and a plurality of second drive rollers, which are provided with the annular member between them and arranged such that they make contact with the outer peripheral faces of the driven rollers, a first holder and a second holder, which are arranged with the annular shaft between them and respectively hold the plurality of first drive rollers and the plurality of second drive rollers while allowing them to rotate, and a first drive unit and a second drive unit that rotationally drive the first holder and the second holder respectively; grooves are formed in the outer peripheral faces of the driven rollers at an angle to the circumferential direction thereof.	03-24-2011
20110071752	INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE MOVING BODY - An inverted pendulum type moving body moving over a floor surface in a self standing manner, the inverted pendulum type moving body comprising: an information acquisition unit obtaining a state information indicating a current state of an another moving body; and a movement control unit controlling a movement of a self moving body, based on the state information, so that a state of the self moving body with respect to the current state of the another moving body satisfies a predetermined condition established so that the self moving body and the another moving body moves in alignment.	03-24-2011
20120001375	DEVICE FOR REMOVING CLAMPING BLOCK MADE OF RESIN AND DEVICE FOR CLAMPING CLAMPING BLOCK MADE OF RESIN - When, while a resin-made clamping block molded to cover a part of a turbine blade is placed on a seat part, paired sliders disposed on opposite sides of the seat part are made to move closer to the resin-made clamping block, paired wedge members provided respectively on the paired sliders engage with notches formed respectively in paired side surfaces, opposed to each other, of the resin-made clamping block to generate cracks. Accordingly, it is possible to divide the resin-made clamping block into at least two pieces and to reliably remove the resin-made clamping block from the turbine blade. Furthermore, since the resin-made clamping block is not broken by a mechanical strike, there is no fear that the turbine blade might be damaged due to an erroneous setting of the strike force.	01-05-2012

Kazuya Kuwabara, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090288900	Inverted pendulum mobile vehicle - Provided is an inverted pendulum mobile vehicle such as a single-passenger coaxial two-wheel vehicle which is capable of turning with a small turning radius without causing discomfort to a rider or a vehicle occupant or causing a cargo or the like on the vehicle from shifting or falling off from the vehicle. The vehicle comprises a wheel supporting frame (	11-26-2009
20100139996	FRICTION DRIVE VEHICLE - In a frictional drive vehicle, a load acting on the vehicle such as the weight of a rider is converted into a force that urges two frictionally engaging parts (	06-10-2010
20110070997	FRICTIONAL DRIVE DEVICE AND INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE USING THE SAME - In a frictional drive device comprising a pair of drive disks (	03-24-2011
20110209932	OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE - [Task] Provided is a vehicle that can make tight turns without significantly changing an attitude of a rider, and is highly convenient in narrow places.	09-01-2011
20110233989	WHEEL, AND FRICTION DRIVE DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME - In a wheel for use in an omni-directional vehicle, gravel and other foreign matters are prevented from being trapped between free rollers forming the wheel, and traveling vibrations and noises are minimized at the same time. The wheel includes an annular member and a plurality of free rollers each rotatably supported by the annular member around a corresponding tangential line of the annular member, and a gap member is placed between each adjacent pair of the free rollers to fill a gap defined between the free rollers.	09-29-2011
20110260523	FRICTION DRIVE DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME - In a friction drive device comprising first free rollers and second free rollers contacting each other at the outer circumferential surfaces thereof to frictionally transmit power from the second free rollers to the first free rollers, in order to minimize the slippage between the first and second free rollers, minimize the power loss and cause the first free rollers to move as designed, an outer peripheral part of each first free roller defining an outer circumferential surface thereof has a different stiffness from that of an outer peripheral part of each second free roller defining an outer circumferential surface thereof.	10-27-2011
20120032496	WHEEL, AND FRICTION DRIVE DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME - [Task] To allow a wheel that provides a performance required for use in an omni-directional vehicle to be manufactured in an efficient manner.	02-09-2012
20120061156	FRICTION DRIVE DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME - Heat generated by a drive source of a friction drive device such as an electric motor is allowed to efficiently dissipate to the atmosphere, and the friction drive device and an omni-directional vehicle using the same is designed in a highly compact manner. Left and right electric drive devices are placed on a central axial line of left and right rotatable drive members, and external teeth members serving as output members of the electric drive devices are directly connected to the respective rotatable drive members in a torque transmitting and heat transmitting relationship.	03-15-2012

Kazuya Kuwabara, Wako JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100038960	OMNI-DIRECTIONAL DRIVE DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME - [Task] Provided is an omni-directional drive device that does not complicate the arrangement for a power source for a drive source such as an electric motor, and achieves a high durability and an ease of maintenance.	02-18-2010
20100096905	OMNI-DIRECTIONAL DRIVE DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME - The omni-directional drive device comprises a main wheel (	04-22-2010

Kenichi Kuwabara, Hikari-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090280651	DRY ETCHING METHOD - The invention provides a dry etching method for performing a wiring process on a semiconductor substrate using a plasma etching apparatus, wherein the wiring process is performed without causing disconnection or deflection of the wiring. The invention provides a dry etching method for performing a wiring process on a semiconductor substrate using a plasma etching apparatus, wherein during a step for etching a material	11-12-2009
20100288195	PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Plasma processing of plural substrates is performed in a plasma processing apparatus, which is provided with a plasma processing chamber having an antenna electrode and a lower electrode for placing and retaining the plural substrates in turn within the plasma processing chamber, a gas feeder for feeding processing gas into the processing chamber, a vacuum pump for discharging gas from the processing chamber via a vacuum valve, and a solenoid coil for forming a magnetic field within the processing chamber. At least one of the plural substrates is placed on the lower electrode, and the processing gas is fed into the processing chamber. RF power is fed to the antenna electrode via a matching network to produce a plasma within the processing chamber in which a magnetic field has been formed by the solenoid coil. This placing of at least one substrate and this feeding of the processing gas are then repeated until the plasma processing of all of the plural substrates is completed. An end of seasoning is determined when a parameter including an internal pressure of the processing chamber has become stable to a steady value with plasma processing time.	11-18-2010

Kenichi Kuwabara, Hikari JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100285669	DRY ETCHING METHOD - After etching a polysilicon film, when a protective film made of a carbon polymer is formed on a sidewall of the polysilicon film using plasma containing carbons, a metallic material as a lower film is etched using plasma containing a halogen gas under an etching condition in which volatility is improved due to the rise in a wafer temperature or the low pressure of a processing pressure, thereby preventing a side etching and unevenness of a sidewall of the polysilicon film. Further, by using the protective film made of a carbon polymer, metallic substances scattered at the time of etching the metallic material are not directly attached to the polysilicon film, but can be simply removed along with the protective film made of a carbon polymer in an asking step.	11-11-2010

Kesanobu Kuwabara, Azumino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100194298	LED DRIVE DEVICE, LED DRIVE METHOD AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A drive circuit drives LED groups each of which has a plurality of LEDs connected in series. The drive circuit includes nMOSFETs which drive the LED groups, current regulating circuits which determine drain currents of the nMOSFETs, and subtracters which control the current regulating circuits to keep the sum of the current values of adjacent two nMOSFETs constant. The LEDs can be switched on/off efficiently even when there are differences between forward voltages of the LEDs.	08-05-2010

Kiyoshi Kuwabara, Zama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100187651	INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - Aspects of the invention are directed towards an integrated circuit package and method of forming the same, and more particularly to a redistributed chip packaging for an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit having a protective material on at least a portion of the integrated circuit. A lead frame is coupled to the integrated circuit and a conductive layer is also coupled to the interconnect. A solder ball is coupled to the conductive layer and a passivation layer is on the conductive layer. Active and passive components are electrically coupled to the integrated circuit.	07-29-2010

Koji Kuwabara, Yokohama-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120063174	POWER FACTOR CORRECT CURRENT RESONANCE CONVERTER - A power factor correct current resonance converter is disclosed which eliminates interference of switching operations between two cascade-connected converter circuits. The power factor correct current resonance converter includes a current resonance converter circuit having switches, a resonance capacitor, a resonance inductor, a transformer, diodes, a smoothing capacitor, and a control circuit. The power factor correct current resonance converter also includes a power factor correct converter circuit having a choke coil, a diode, a smoothing capacitor, and a switch. The switch is turned on or off in response to a voltage produced in a winding of the transformer. Thus, the switching operation of the power factor correct converter circuit is performed in synchronization with the switching operation of the current resonance converter circuit, so that interference of the switching operations is eliminated. In addition, since a dedicated control circuit is not required, the cost can be reduced.	03-15-2012

Kosuke Kuwabara, Hitachi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100055779	CELL CULTURE VESSEL, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF AND CULTURED CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a cell culture vessel which is simple in structure and easy to handle, and is capable of preventing damage to the cells when separated, promoting transport of nutrients and excretion of effete matter, and elevating the culturing efficiency improving effect by the structural features. In order to attain the above object, there is provided a cell culture vessel including a culture section provided with a plurality of projections having an equivalent diameter smaller than the cells to be cultured and the culture section side walls enclosing the culture section, wherein the distance between an arbitrary position on the culture section/side wall boundary line and the nearest projection is smaller than the diameter of the cells to be cultured. The effect of the projections in the vessel given to the cultured cells is enhanced.	03-04-2010
20100220322	Cells for biochemical analysis, kit for biochemical analysis, and biochemical analyzer - The invention makes it possible to measure binding of a biochemical substance with a high throughput and with high sensitivity using a small cell capable of being filled with a small amount of chemical solution. A space between a first substrate and a second substrate such that probes are immobilized on their mutually facing planes is used as a cell that houses a specimen solution. Light is irradiated from a first substrate side, and reflected light is subjected to spectroscopy. Binding of the target with the probe is detected by a wavelength shift in the refection spectrum.	09-02-2010
20110058162	Cells for biochemical analysis, kit for biochemical analysis, and biochemical analyzer - The invention makes it possible to measure binding of a biochemical substance with a high throughput and with high sensitivity using a small cell capable of being filled with a small amount of chemical solution. A space between a first substrate and a second substrate such that probes are immobilized on their mutually facing planes is used as a cell that houses a specimen solution. Light is irradiated from a first substrate side, and reflected light is subjected to spectroscopy. Binding of the target with the probe is detected by a wavelength shift in the refection spectrum.	03-10-2011
20110135814	FUNCTIONING SUBSTRATE WITH A GROUP OF COLUMNAR MICRO PILLARS AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A functioning substrate with a group of columnar micro pillars characterized in that a first matrix of organic polymer and a group of columnar micro pillars of organic polymer extending from this matrix are provided. This group of columnar micro pillars has an equivalent diameter of 10 nm through 500 μm and a height of 50 nm through 5000 μm; and the ratio (H/D) of the equivalent diameter (D) to the height (H) of the group of columnar micro pillars is 4 or more.	06-09-2011
20120069333	Cells for Biochemical Analysis, Kit for Biochemical Analysis, and Biochemical Analyzer - The invention makes it possible to measure binding of a biochemical substance with a high throughput and with high sensitivity using a small cell capable of being filled with a small amount of chemical solution. A space between a first substrate and a second substrate such that probes are immobilized on their mutually facing planes is used as a cell that houses a specimen solution. Light is irradiated from a first substrate side, and reflected light is subjected to spectroscopy. Binding of the target with the probe is detected by a wavelength shift in the refection spectrum.	03-22-2012

Kosuke Kuwabara, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080229948	IMPRINT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMPRINTED STRUCTURE - An imprint device transfers a micropattern created on a stamper onto a material to be transferred, by bringing the stamper and the material to be transferred into contact with each other. The imprint device has a flow passage for discharging a fluid to a rear surface of the stamper or the material to be transferred, to thereby bend the stamper or the material to be transferred.	09-25-2008

Masakazu Kuwabara, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100102328	NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A nitride semiconductor substrate is featured in comprising: a GaN semiconductor layer grown on a base layer, which has a substantially triangular cross-section along the thickness direction thereof, a periodic stripe shapes, and uneven surfaces arranged on the stripes inclined surfaces; and an overgrown layer composed of AlGaN or InAlGaN on the GaN semiconductor layer.	04-29-2010

Masaki Kuwabara, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080247901	Carburized and high-frequency hardened part having high strength - The present invention relates to a mechanical part, which is obtained by: processing a steel into a shape of a part, the steel having an alloy composition containing, by weight percent, C: 0.10 to 0.30%, Si: 0.50 to 3.00%, Mn: 0.30 to 3.00%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cu: 0.01 to 1.00%, Ni: 0.01 to 3.00%, Cr: 0.20 to 1.00%, Al: 0.20% or less, N: 0.05% or less, and the remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, and the alloy composition satisfying the following condition:	10-09-2008

Masanao Kuwabara, Niigata-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110234360	WOUND IRON CORE FOR STATIC APPARATUS, AMORPHOUS TRANSFORMER AND COIL WINDING FRAME FOR TRANSFORMER - Disclosed is a wound iron core (	09-29-2011

Masato Kuwabara, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090269415	NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENT DERIVED FROM MARINE ORGANISM - There is provided a nerve repairing agent, anti-ulcer agent or the like comprising an extract from a marine organism selected from organisms belonging to the class Holothuroidea, the phylum Porifera and the order Actiniaria or a material removed from a viscus of the organism. The extract has the following properties (1) to (4): (1) it is a almost colorless, transparent and viscous liquid having a slight fishy smell, or a almost white powder having a slight fishy smell which, when dissolved in water, is almost colorless and viscous; (2) a solution prepared by dissolving the liquid or powder in water shows the maximum absorbance at a wavelength of 264±10 nm; (3) a solution prepared by dissolving the liquid or powder in water shows an acidic pH value; and (4) it has at least one effect selected from a cranial nerve repairing effect, a nerve-growing effect, an insulin-releasing effect, an immunopotentiating effect, a noxious pain preventive effect, a neurogenic pain preventive effect, a diabetic sensory neuropathy ameliorating effect and an ulcer preventive effect.	10-29-2009

Masayuki Kuwabara, Machida JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100172570	PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD AND ITS APPARATUS - A pattern inspection method including: sequentially imaging plural chip formed on a substrate; selecting at least one of pattern sections of each inspection image obtained by the imaging, while discarding other pattern sections, based on a recipe created in advance, the recipe including information for determining which pattern sections to be selected or discarded; calculating position gap between an inspection image of a chip obtained by the imaging and a reference image stored in a memory by using positional information of pattern images included in the inspection image and reference pattern images which are both corresponding to the at least one of pattern sections selected at the selecting; aligning the inspection image and the reference image by using information of the calculated position gap; and comparing the aligned inspection image with the reference image, and extracting a difference between the two images as a defect candidate.	07-08-2010
20120076396	PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD AND ITS APPARATUS - A pattern inspection method and apparatus are provided for sequentially imaging plural chips formed on a substrate to be inspected to and obtaining inspection images and reference images, calculating a position gap between the inspection images and the reference images using a recipe created in advance by using another substrate of the same kind or type as the substrate, the recipe including information for determining which pattern sections are to be selected and discarded, aligning the inspection images and the reference images using information of the position gap from the calculating step, and comparing the inspection images with the reference images aligned by the aligning step and extracting a defect candidate.	03-29-2012

Megumi Kuwabara, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110176417	ACCESS POINT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND SERVER - Provided is an access point capable of handling a connection request exceeding the throughput while maintaining a communication state of a wireless communication terminal. The access point has a notification unit	07-21-2011
20110279395	INPUT DEVICE - An input device is disclosed. An input device comprises a display unit, an input unit, a load detection unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display an object of a folder with a hierarchical structure. The load detection unit is configured to detect a pressing load with respect to the input unit corresponding to the location of the object of the folder that is displayed on the display unit. The control unit opens and closes folders based on a change in the pressing load.	11-17-2011
20110285659	INPUT DEVICE - An input device is disclosed. An input device comprises a display unit, an input unit, a load detection unit and a control unit. The display unit displays an object of a folder with a hierarchical structure. The input unit receives pressing inputs with respect to the display unit. The load detection unit detects a pressing load with respect to the input unit. The control unit opens and closes folders based on a change in the pressing load.	11-24-2011
20120032801	INPUT APPARATUS AND INPUT METHOD - An input apparatus capable of receiving inputs of a plurality of levels in accordance with pressure loads varied in each operation by an operator and an input method using such an input apparatus are provided. An input apparatus	02-09-2012

Mitsuo Kuwabara, Tochigi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100154938	Layered fe-based alloy and process for production thereof - The surface of a pre-molded article made of SKH51 (Fe-based alloy) is coated with a powder of Al, Cr and the like. The coating may be performed by applying a coating agent which is prepared by dispersing the powder in an organic solvent. The coating agent may contain a reducing agent. After coating, the pre-molded article is subjected to heat treatment to form a carbonized product of the metal. The pre-molded article may be further treated with nitrogen, thereby forming a layered Fe-based alloy which has a diffusion layer which is formed by the diffusion of the carbonized product, a nitrided product and AIN in the base material. Subsequently, the article may be subjected to finishing process to give a punch having a predetermined shape for use in a hot-roll forging process.	06-24-2010

Mitsuo Kuwabara, Tsurugashima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080251962	Multicomponent ceramics powder, method of manufacturing multicomponent ceramics powder, sintered body, and method of manufacturing sintered body - After an alloy powder including W, Cr, at least one of Ti, Zr, and Hf, and at least one of V, Nb, and Ta is produced, the alloy powder, a powdery carbon material, and a catalyst are heat-treated in the presence of a nitrogen gas. The alloy powder is carbonitrided into a multicomponent ceramics powder, and sintered into a sintered body. Alternatively, a powder of a first substance including at least two of Ti, Al, V, Nb, Zr, Hf, Mo, Ta, Cr, and W is molded into a molded body. Then, the surface of the molded body is surrounded by a second substance including a metal element which is not contained in the powder of the first substance, and the molded body is heat-treated in an atmosphere in which N is present. A porous sintered body thus produced is crushed into a multicomponent ceramics powder.	10-16-2008
20090314448	Method for production of metal material - A method for producing a metal material involves applying, to the surface of the ZAS alloy, an agent comprising a solvent and, dispersed therein, a material containing Cu such as Cu powder and a Cu—Mn alloy powder and preferably, dispersed or dissolved therein, a reducing agent capable of reducing an oxide film present on the surface of the ZAS alloy, and heating the ZAS alloy having the agent applied thereon, to thereby diffuse Cu into the alloy. The metal material comprises a Zn—Al—Sn based alloy (ZAS alloy) and Cu diffused in the alloy, wherein Cu is diffused into the inside of the alloy to a depth from the surface of 0.5 mm or more, the concentration of Cu decreases from the surface of the ZAS alloy towards the inside thereof, and there is present no specific interface between Cu and the ZAS alloy.	12-24-2009

Mitsuo Kuwabara, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090205752	Die reinforcing method and die repairing method - A mixed powder layer is applied by coating to a cavity of a forging die made of an Fe-base alloy, at least to the region of the cavity to be reinforced or repaired, the mixed powder layer comprising the first element powder capable of being converted into a carbide to enhance the hardness of the forging die and the second element powder having a melting point lower than that of the first element powder. Die reinforcing is carried out by forging a work by using a forging die covered with the mixed powder layer and heat-treating the die by utilizing the working heat generated in the forging to thereby make the layer reflow and diffuse the carbide in the die.	08-20-2009

Munemitsu Kuwabara, Kodaira JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090199010	SIGNATURE DEVICE, VERIFICATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, SIGNATURE METHOD, VERIFICATION METHOD, AND SYSTEM - An efficient signature technology is provided, which is capable of arbitrary extraction and storage from a plurality of pieces of data and which can make a signature length relatively short. In a signature device (	08-06-2009

Naoki Kuwabara, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100059945	Suspension arm assembly for a vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same - A suspension arm assembly for a vehicle includes a pivot pipe pivotally attached to a vehicle body frame, a pair of pipes extending in a lateral direction of a vehicle body, a joint member attached to distal end portions of the pipes, and a substantially U-shaped band. Proximal end portions of the pipes are connected to the pivot pipe and spaced apart from each other in a front-rear direction, and distal end portions thereof are arranged close to each other, thereby forming a substantially triangular profile. The joint member includes a plate portion and a boss portion having a knuckle attached thereto. The distal end portions of the pipes are operatively connected to a convex surface of the U-shaped band, and the plate portion of the joint member is attached to the pipes for covering the U-shaped band.	03-11-2010
20100078256	Arrangement of components in a vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same - A vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, an internal combustion engine supported on the vehicle body frame, a propeller shaft assembly operatively connected to a crankshaft of the engine, a driveshaft, a final drive unit disposed between the front propeller shaft assembly and the driveshaft, a pair of occupant seats arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction, a pedal cluster, and a reduction gear located rearward of the pedal cluster and frontward of the occupant seats. The propeller shaft assembly includes a first propeller shaft disposed at a rear of the reduction gear, and a second propeller shaft disposed at a front of the reduction gear. The second propeller shaft is offset toward a second seat side in a vehicle width direction with respect to the first propeller shaft.	04-01-2010
20110049855	VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A vehicle frame structure includes a central frame member, extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a central portion of a body frame. The central frame member includes a front end joined to a second front cross pipe, and a rear end joined to a second lower crossmember behind the second front cross pipe. When viewed from the side, the central frame member extends in a substantially straight line along with the left and right front reinforcing pipes. The front end portion of the central frame member is joined to the second front cross pipe at a position inwardly of a joint between the left front reinforcing pipe and the second front cross pipe, and inwardly of a joint between the right front reinforcing pipe and the second front cross pipe. Such frame structure lowers level of a center of gravity of the vehicle, and enhances rigidity.	03-03-2011
20110174567	ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE - A tie rod supporting part is provided in an area θ2 between a lateral line passing an inner side of a wheel and a king pin axis in a front view of the vehicle in a non-steering state. More specifically, the tie rod supporting part is arranged on the central side of the vehicle off the side of the wheel. The tie rod supporting part never interferes with the wheel and can be arranged near the central center of the wheel. As a result, a dimension in the height of the tie rod supporting part extending from the knuckle can be reduced and the knuckle can be miniaturized and lightened.	07-21-2011
20110174568	VEHICLE - A suspension system suitable for a small-sized vehicle such as an all terrain vehicle. A strut damper is arranged wherein a downwardly extending line of an axis of the strut damper is located in front of a drive shaft extending to the depth of a drawing from the rotational center of a front wheel. As interference between the strut damper and the drive shaft is not a concern, a mounting position of the strut damper can be fully lowered. In addition, the length of the axis of the strut damper can be fully secured. Therefore, the height of the vehicle can be lowered. In addition, the design of a vehicle body is facilitated.	07-21-2011

Nobuhiro Kuwabara, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090201274	Timing Signal Generating Circuit, Electronic Apparatus, Display Apparatus, Image-Reception Apparatus, and Driving Method - A timing signal generating device for a matrix-type display apparatus is disclosed, conducive to reduction of power consumption, the matrix-type display apparatus including the timing signal generating device, and a driving method thereof. In at least one embodiment, a timing signal generating apparatus provided in an active-matrix liquid crystal display apparatus includes a horizontal direction counter and a vertical direction counter for counting a clock number; and a horizontal counter cessation circuit and a vertical counter cessation circuit for stopping the horizontal direction counter and the vertical direction counter at a predetermined timing. With this structure, at least one embodiment of the present invention achieves reduction in power consumption in the liquid crystal display apparatus.	08-13-2009

Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100129113	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an endless transfer member and a plurality of image forming units. The endless transfer member is arranged at a transverse position in the image forming apparatus, and has a circulatory rotating surface declining at a predetermined angle to a horizontal plane. Each of the plurality of image forming units includes a first surface facing the endless transfer member and a second surface opposite to the first surface and angled in a similar direction to the endless transfer member. The plurality of image forming units perform an image forming operation and are arranged next to one another facing the endless transfer member such that, in any two adjacent image forming units of the plurality of image forming units, one of the any two adjacent image forming units has a portion overhanging the other one of the any two adjacent image forming units.	05-27-2010
20100215397	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a plate. The image forming unit is configured to be detachable from the image forming apparatus. The image forming unit includes a convex portion. The plate includes a hole configured to receive the convex portion. The image forming unit further includes a lever which is provided at a front side of a unit case of the image forming unit and is configured to move between a working position and a storing position. When the lever is moved from the storing position to the working position, the convex portion is removed from the hole.	08-26-2010

Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090241830	LUBRICANT APPLYING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A lubricant applying unit has a residual-toner collection rate X of 50% when the lubricant applying unit has not been used. The collection rate X is obtained by X=(Ta−Tb)/Ta×100, where Ta is weight per unit area of the residual toner on an area of the image carrier that has not come into contact with the lubricant applying unit, and Tb is weight per unit area of the residual toner on an area of the image carrier that has come into contact with the lubricant applying unit.	10-01-2009
20110026992	Image forming apparatus - In an image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming devices, a first image forming device in which a leveling blade that functions as a lubricant leveling blade is easily worn away over time uses an obtuse-angle blade as a first leveling blade, and a second image forming device being other image forming device among the plurality of image forming devices uses a right-angle blade as a second leveling blade.	02-03-2011

Nobuo Kuwabara, Yokohama City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090022504	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE CARRIER, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes a unit, a mark detector, and a controller. The unit is attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus and includes an information mark pattern indicating predetermined information. The mark detector detects the information mark pattern. The controller obtains the information indicated by the information mark pattern based on a detection result provided by the mark detector.	01-22-2009
20090097879	WASTE TONER STORAGE UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - A waste toner storage unit detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes a waste toner container and an inner cover integrally attached to the waste toner container. The waste toner container stores waste toner recovered after an image forming process. The inner cover is located at a region of the waste toner storage unit that does not store waste toner.	04-16-2009

Nobuyuki Kuwabara, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100141722	RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus has: a recording head having a liquid chamber and nozzles; a tank that stores the liquid which is supplied to the recording head; a liquid supply path that supplies the liquid from the tank to the liquid chamber; a supply pump provided on the liquid supply path; a liquid return path that returns the liquid from the liquid chamber to the tank; a return pump provided on the liquid return path; and a control unit that controls the supply pump and the return pump, wherein when the liquid is initially filled into the liquid chamber, the control unit drives the return pump so as to set the liquid chamber into a negative pressure state and subsequently drives the supply pump. The recording apparatus which can fill the liquid at a high speed without raising a pressure of a flow path can be provided.	06-10-2010
20100321425	INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - During a cleaning operation, the following steps are executed. The steps includes a first step of pressurizing ink in a supply path to overflow the ink from a nozzle, a second step of stopping the pressurization, a third step of executing wiping while the pressurization is stopped and a negative pressure is not applied, and a fourth step of applying a negative pressure to the ink at the nozzle to generate a meniscus.	12-23-2010
20110063366	INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus efficiently recovers defective discharge while reducing the amount of waste ink, acquires position information of a defective discharge nozzle and, based on the position information, determines whether the defective discharge has been caused by a bubble or a dust particle, and selects an ink circulation mode or a wiping mode.	03-17-2011

Osamu Kuwabara, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080223084	Washing and drying machine - A washing and drying machine has an object to improve a drying efficiency of a laundry and reduce a drying time, and includes an outer drum; an inner drum rotated in this outer drum and having a substantially cylindrical shape to constitute a storage chamber therein; a takeout port which is constituted in one end surface of a cylinder of this inner drum in an axial direction and via which the laundry is to be taken or introduced; a plurality of through holes which are formed around a side surface of the cylinder of the inner drum and in the other end surface of the cylinder in the axial direction and from which water is discharged during the washing and through which circulation air for drying circulates during the drying; and a blowing regulation unit which blows the air for drying into the storage chamber from the side of one end or the other end of the cylinder of the inner drum in the axial direction and which allows the air to flow from the through holes on the other end side or from the one end side and which inhibits outflow of the air for drying from the other through holes.	09-18-2008
20080235977	Drying unit and laundry washing/drying machine equipped with the drying unit - In a laundry washing/drying machine involving drying by a heat pump cycle, in an initial stage of the drying operation the heat within an air circulation path is deficient and therefore it is impossible to effect quick heating of air on a drum inlet side up to a sufficiently high temperature. According to the present invention there is provided a drying unit capable of raising the drum inlet air temperature quickly up to a sufficiently high temperature in an initial stage of the drying operation and thereby shortening the drying time. The drying unit includes a heat pump cycle device for performing a cycle of radiating, with use of a radiator, the heat of a refrigerant compressed by a compressor, passing the refrigerant through a pressure reducing/expansion valve, evaporating the refrigerant in an evaporator and compressing the refrigerant again by the compressor, an air circulation path for allowing air to be circulated by a blower in such a manner that air heated by the radiator is introduced into a drying chamber to dry the laundry, exhaust air discharged from the drying chamber is passed through the evaporator, then is heated again by the radiator and the air thus dehumidified is circulated by the blower, and an external heat source applying device for applying the heat of an external heat source to the evaporator to quicken the rise in temperature of the air in an initial stage of the drying operation.	10-02-2008

Seiji Kuwabara, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080247044	REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A reflective optical element for a projection optical system includes a base member and a dielectric multilayer film laminated thereon. The multilayer film includes, in an order from a base member side, a first multilayer group constituted by laminating at least four dielectric material layers including at least two dielectric material layers having different refractive indices from each other and has a first period length equivalent in optical film thickness, and a second multilayer group constituted by laminating at least four dielectric material layers including at least two dielectric material layers having different refractive indices from each other and has a second period length equivalent in optical film thickness longer than the first period length. The element has a superior abrasion resistance, a high reflectivity, and a small fluctuation in characteristic of a phase difference between the reflected S- and P-polarized light components depending on the wavelength.	10-09-2008

Shinya Kuwabara, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100311531	ELEMENT OF BELT FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND BELT FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A belt for a continuously variable transmission and elements used in the belt. The elements include a stopper portion formed integrally with a neck portion erected upwardly from a saddle face to hold a width end portion of the ring. The elements are juxtaposed annularly in a same orientation and fastened by rings disposed on a saddle face of the element thereby forming a belt for a continuously variable transmission. A recessed portion is formed by depressing the saddle face at a corner between a side face of the neck portion and the saddle face; and an inner face of the recessed portion includes a first inner face extending smoothly into the side face of the neck portion and having a relatively larger curvature radius, and a second inner face extending smoothly into the first inner face and having a relatively smaller curvature radius.	12-09-2010
20110300980	V-BELT - A durable V-belt formed by fastening plate-like elements juxtaposed annularly using a ring. The element comprises a saddle face on which the ring is disposed, columns extending radially outwardly from lateral ends of a saddle face, and flank faces formed on lateral ends of the column to be contacted with a groove of a V-pulley to transmit power. An angle between outer circumferential portions of the flank faces is substantially identical to or smaller than an open angle of the groove of the V-pulley; and an angle between inner circumferential portions of the flank faces is larger than the angle between the outer circumferential portions.	12-08-2011

Shinya Kuwabara, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090060765	AXIAL PISTON PUMP, AND POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH AXIAL PISTON PUMP - An axial piston pump has: a cylinder body that forms therein a cylinder chamber extending in an axial direction of a drive shaft and rotates integrally with a driven shaft; a piston that reciprocates in the axial direction of the drive shaft; and a cam device that rotates integrally with the drive shaft and has: a fixed cam member that has a cam surface capable of coming into contact with a cam follower coupled to the piston and is capable of rotating integrally with the drive shaft, with movement of the fixed cam member in the axial direction being restricted; and a movable cam member that has a cam surface capable of coming into contact with the cam follower and is capable of rotating integrally with the drive shaft, with movement of the movable cam member in the axial direction being allowed, irregularity differences in the axial direction of the cam surface of the fixed cam member and the movable cam member being different from each other.	03-05-2009

Shinya Kuwabara, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100202902	HYDRAULIC APPARATUS - In a hydraulic apparatus, a first rotating member and a second rotating member are provided so as to be relatively rotatable with a same central axis, a cam is provided on the first rotating member, pistons are arranged on the second rotating member so as to be opposed to the cam, the pistons are pressed against the cam to contact by compression coil springs, oil chambers of which volumes are expanded and contracted according to movements of the pistons are provided on the second rotating member, first and second fluid paths through which oil flows into and out from the oil chambers are provided, and a path switching device for switching an inflow direction and an outflow direction of the oil in the first and second fluid paths according to difference in pressure between the first and second fluid paths is provided.	08-12-2010

Shoji Kuwabara, Osaka-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110274252	RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - According to a radiographic apparatus of this invention, parameters obtained on an assumption that an X-ray tube	11-10-2011

Shoji Kuwabara, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100172470	THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENTS DETERMINATION METHOD USING TRANSMITTED X-RAY - An X-ray that has passed through a target object	07-08-2010

Susumu Kuwabara, Annaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110117727	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOI WAFER AND SOI WAFER - According to the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing an SOI wafer, the method configured to grow an epitaxial layer on an SOI layer of the SOI wafer having the SOI layer on a BOX layer to increase a thickness of the SOI layer, wherein epitaxial growth is carried out by using an SOI wafer whose infrared reflectance in an infrared wavelength range of 800 to 1300 nm falls within the range of 20% to 40% as the SOI wafer on which the epitaxial layer is grown. As a result, a high-quality SOI wafer with less slip dislocation and others can be provided with excellent productivity at a low cost as the SOI wafer including the SOI layer having a thickness increased by growing the epitaxial layer, and a manufacturing method thereof can be also provide.	05-19-2011
20120035863	INSPECTION METHOD OF SOI WAFER - An inspection method of an SOI wafer in which profiles P1 and P2 are calculated in the SOI wafer to be inspected and in an SOI wafer having a film thickness of the SOI layer thicker or thinner than that of the SOI wafer to be inspected, respectively; a profile P3 of a difference between P1 and P2, or a profile P4 of a change ratio of P1 and P2 is calculated; light having the wavelength band selected on the basis of a maximum peak wavelength within the calculated profiles P3 or P4 is irradiated to the surface of the SOI wafer to be inspected, to detect the reflected-light from the SOI wafer; and a place of a peak generated by an increase in reflection intensity of the detected reflected-light is found, as the defect caused by the change in the film thickness of the SOI layer.	02-09-2012

Tadashi Kuwabara, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100003555	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DECONTAMINATION AIR FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL - A method of air decontamination for a fuel cell to remove contaminants, that reduce cell performance, in air to be supplied to a fuel cell by treating the air so that the concentration of a sulfur compound is reduced to 5 ppb or less by removing the sulfur compound in the air is provided. By reducing the concentration of the sulfur compound in the fuel cell air to 5 ppb or less, the electromotive-force reduction in the fuel cell caused by the fuel cell electromotive-force-reducing impurities in the fuel cell air can be substantially completely prevented to stably maintain the characteristics of the fuel cell for a long period of time and to extend the lifetime thereof.	01-07-2010

Tadashi Kuwabara, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080225883	Network Device and Network Device Control Method - An object of the present invention is to provide network devices and a network device control method which enable control network devices connected to an IP network, AV devices connected over 1394IF through gateway devices from the IP network, and home devices connected to ECHONET to be controlled without distinction among them. To achieve this object, a network device to serve as a controller comprises a controller application that detects a service of a target network device, using a message complying with an information exchange protocol common to the network, collects information such as an access method for the service, a function name, and parameters, and controls the network device upon request, and an information exchange protocol processing part that exchanges messages according to a protocol common to the network devices. The network device targeted for control comprises service that provides information for the controlling network device to perform control to the controller, and the information exchange protocol processing part.	09-18-2008

Takashi Kuwabara, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090245258	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORWARDING PACKET DATA - An apparatus includes an input part, a plurality of output parts, and a switching part. The input part inputs a packet and builds at least one forwarding data block including a predetermined destination identifier and packet data extracted from the inputted packet. The switching part includes a forwarding destination storing section for storing, in association with a predetermined destination identifier, a forwarding destination identifier identifying one of the plurality of output parts, and receives the at least one forwarding data block from the input part, and forwards it to one of the plurality of output parts on the basis of forwarding destination storing section which is updated in response to a change in the operating state of the plurality of output parts.	10-01-2009
20100208786	TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND LINE QUALITY EVALUATING METHOD - A transmission apparatus includes a test signal control unit that copies a test signal of a pseudo-random bit sequence and controls insertion of the same test signal in each member of a plurality of members of a concatenation signal, a concatenation signal transmitting unit that transmits each member of the concatenation signal with the test signal inserted therein by the test signal control unit to other apparatus via a plurality of transmission paths, a concatenation signal receiving unit that receives from the other apparatus each member of a plurality of members of a concatenation signal, and an individual-line-quality calculating unit that, using a test signal inserted in the members of the concatenation signal received by the concatenation signal receiving unit, individually evaluates each member of the concatenation signal received by the concatenation signal receiving unit and calculates a line quality of each transmission path.	08-19-2010
20110096790	SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, INTERFACE UNIT, FRAME TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND SEGMENT DATA READING METHOD - A signal processing circuit for controlling reading of segment data from a buffer in which a plurality of segment data generated by dividing a frame and received via a plurality of switches which direct each of the segment data to a designated destination are stored, comprises: a start detecting unit which detects a starting segment representing the first transmitted segment data to the switch among the segment data received after the buffer has emptied; a transmission time acquiring unit which acquires a transmission time at which the starting segment was transmitted to the switch; and a read timing control unit which determines, based on the transmission time, a read timing for reading the segment data from the buffer.	04-28-2011
20110150468	COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device includes a control signal generating unit to generate a control signal for each of a plurality of second frames, and a mapping unit to map a payload signal of the plurality of second frames in a payload area of a first frame, and map at least some of the control signals generated by the control signal generating unit in a control signal area of the first frame.	06-23-2011

Takayoshi Kuwabara, Fujinomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090306260	Organized Layered Silicate And Method For Producing Same, Resin Composition - An organically modified layered silicate including a laminate composed of 3 to 60 layers of silicate that have been treated with a surface treatment agent in a dispersed state, wherein the laminate has a thickness of 10 nm to 120 nm, and an interlayer distance of the layers of the surface-treated silicate constituting the laminate is 1.5 nm to 4.0 nm. A preferred aspect of the present invention is an organically modified layered silicate obtained by dispersing layered silicate in a solvent to prepare a dispersion liquid, adding a surface treatment agent into the dispersion liquid until the pH of the dispersion liquid reaches 5 to 7 to obtain an organically modified layered silicate dispersion liquid, filtering the layered silicate dispersion liquid to obtain an organically modified layered silicate, and washing the organically modified layered silicate.	12-10-2009

Takeshi Kuwabara, Gifu-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090003008	Seat Condition Detection Device and Illumination Direction Adjustment Device for Vehicle Head Lamp - A seat state detecting apparatus is provided with a sensor unit including a plurality of pressure sensitive switch units connected in parallel to each other. Each of the pressure sensitive switch units is switched to an on state or an off state in correspondence to a pressure. A plurality of pressure sensitive switch units are arranged in the seat in a dispersed manner. The seat state detecting apparatus determines a load applied to the seat on the basis of the on/off state of a plurality of pressure sensitive switch units. The sensor unit is provided with a short-circuit detecting resistor which is connected in series to a plurality of pressure sensitive switch units. Accordingly, it is possible to reliably detect a short circuit of a power source line for feeding electricity to the sensor unit.	01-01-2009

Takeshi Kuwabara, Gifu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100122854	LOAD DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A load detection device for a vehicle seat mounted between a floor side mounting mechanism and a seat side mounting mechanism and measuring a load applied by an occupant seated on the vehicle seat, includes a shaft member adapted to be fixed to one of the floor side mounting mechanism and the seat side mounting mechanism, a strain generating member fixed to the shaft member and including a hole into which the shaft member is press-fitted, a strain gauge attached to the strain generating member, the shaft member of which surface hardness is specified to be lower than a surface hardness of the hole and including a scraping projecting portion scraped off by means of the hole in a case where the shaft member is press-fitted to the hole, and an inter space formed between the strain generating member and the shaft member and positioned next to the scraping projecting portion.	05-20-2010
20100127552	SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat apparatus for a vehicle, includes a seat-side fixing member, a slide rail, a load detecting device disposed between the seat-side fixing member and the slide rail and arranged at an end portion of the slide rail on a rear side of the vehicle, and a bracket arranged at an end portion of the slide rail on a front side of the vehicle, the bracket supporting the seat-side fixing member. The bracket includes a lower attachment portion attached to the slide rail, a supporting portion extending from the lower attachment portion toward an upper side of the vehicle, and an upper attachment portion connected to the supporting portion so as to extend from the supporting portion toward the rear side of the vehicle, thereby being cantilever-supported by the supporting portion, and attached to the seat-side fixing member at a free-end side of the upper attachment portion.	05-27-2010
20100133017	LOAD DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A load detection device for a vehicle seat mounted between a floor side mounting mechanism made of metal and a seat side mounting mechanism made of metal and measuring a load applied by an occupant seated on the vehicle seat includes a strain generating body adapted to be fixed via both end portions to a fitting surface formed at one of the floor side mounting mechanism and the seat side mounting mechanism while having a predetermined clearance from the fitting surface, a strain gauge attached to the strain generating body, a bracket made of metal and including an attachment portion that extends laterally relative to the strain generating body, and an amplifier substrate mounted on the attachment portion while being arranged in parallel to the strain generating body, both surfaces of the amplifier substrate being covered by one of or more of the bracket, the floor side mounting mechanism and the seat side mounting mechanism, the amplifier substrate amplifying a signal output from the strain gauge.	06-03-2010
20110094317	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SEAT OCCUPANCY - An apparatus for determining a seat occupancy includes a load detecting portion provided between one of a front portion and a rear portion of a seating portion of a seat for a vehicle that includes a lifting function for changing a height position of the seating portion relative to a floor for the vehicle, the seat including a seat back at the rear portion of the seating portion of the seat, the load detecting portion detecting a seating load applied to the seating portion, and a seat occupancy determining portion comparing the seating load detected by the load detecting portion with a predetermined threshold value and determining a seat occupancy state of the seat, the seat occupancy determining portion changing the threshold value based on the height position of the seating portion.	04-28-2011

Takeshi Kuwabara, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110211672	RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - In a radiographic image acquiring apparatus, in the event that one radiation detection device is selected from among a plurality of radiation detection devices, each of which are capable of converting radiation into a radiographic image, the radiographic image acquiring apparatus includes an acquisition unit for acquiring all of the radiographic images from the plurality of radiation detection devices, including the radiographic image from the one radiation detection device, at a time when application of radiation with respect to a subject is carried out.	09-01-2011
20110216959	SHADING CORRECTION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A shading correction of radiographic image data, which represents a radiographic image of a subject obtained by detecting radiation emitted from a radiation source and transmitted through the subject with a radiation detector, is carried out. At this time, first shading correction data for correcting for shading attributed to the radiation source and second shading correction data for correcting for shading attributed to the radiation detector are rotated relatively to each other depending on a rotational positional relationship between the radiation source and the radiation detector, and final shading correction data is obtained from the rotated first and second shading correction data. Then, shading of the radiographic image data is corrected for using the final shading correction data.	09-08-2011

Tetsuya Kuwabara, Fuchu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100032319	DIAGNOSTIC CASSETTE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASURING APPARATUS - A diagnostic cassette for diagnosing an electrochemical measuring apparatus is disclosed. The electrochemical measuring apparatus is to perform electrochemical measurement on a sample in a sample cassette, which is attachable to and detachable from the electrochemical measuring apparatus, and includes a first working electrode interface, a first counter electrode interface, and a first reference electrode interface. The diagnostic cassette is attachable to and detachable from the electrochemical measuring apparatus like the sample cassette, and includes a second working electrode interface connectable to the first working electrode interface, a second counter electrode interface connectable to the first counter electrode interface, a second reference electrode interface connectable to the first reference electrode interface, and one of a capacitor and a resistor including one terminal connected to the second working electrode interface and the other terminal connected to the second counter electrode interface and the second reference electrode interface.	02-11-2010

Toshikazu Kuwabara, Tokyo-To JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090130348	THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET - It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal transfer sheet which has a high transfer sensitivity in thermal transfer printing to obtain a high density print, has a high sharpness of thermal transfer images, can prevent an abnormal transfer in printing even after being stored at high temperature and high humidity, and can provide a sufficiently satisfactory printed matter.	05-21-2009

Toshiyuki Kuwabara, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100099473	GAME DEVICE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND GAME CONTROL PROGRAM - A game device is provided with an input reception unit that receives an operating input from a player, a control unit that controls a game in accordance with the timing of the operating input, and a screen generation unit that displays a screen of the game, wherein the screen generation unit generates and displays a screen of a player's character in the motion of making a shot, and a power determination unit and an impact determination unit determine the power or impact of a shot in accordance with the degree of the progress of the motion of making the shot at the point when the operating input is received.	04-22-2010

Tsuyoshi Kuwabara, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100109642	OPTICAL VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER - An optical voltage transformer is connected with an external electric device and includes a primary electrode to which a measured voltage is applied by the external electric device, a first secondary electrode provided oppositely to the primary electrode, an insulation layer provided between the primary and first secondary electrodes and constituting an insulation cylinder integrally formed with the primary and first secondary electrodes, a ground layer provided on an outer circumference of the insulation cylinder and around the first secondary electrode for securing a capacitance by interposing the insulation layer between the ground layer and the first secondary electrode, and an electro-optic element for measuring a voltage between the first secondary electrode and the ground layer. According to the optical voltage transformer, measurement of the measured voltage can be done with high accuracy without affected by its surrounding environment and its downsizing can be achieved by reducing the number of its components.	05-06-2010
20100315621	PHASE MODULATOR, PHASE MODULATOR ASSEMBLY, AND PHOTOSENSOR - The present invention provides a photosensor that uses a phase modulation technique for optical detection and conducts a highly accurate measurement. The photosensor uses a phase change difference of light propagated through a polarization preserving fiber with respect to tensile stress and employs proper polarization preserving fibers for a phase modulator	12-16-2010

Tsuyoshi Kuwabara, Mie-Gun Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110234202	OPTICAL VOLTAGE SENSOR - A polarizing optical system (	09-29-2011

Yasuo Kuwabara, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090253011	Fuel Cell - A fuel cell that includes an anode-side diffusion layer, an anode-side catalyst layer, an electrolyte membrane, a cathode-side catalyst and a cathode-side diffusion layer layered in that order. The anode-side catalyst layer includes Pt—Ru catalyst. A catalyst layer portion of the anode-side catalyst layer apart from the electrolyte membrane and/or the anode-side diffusion layer contains a metal element which is lower in standard potential than Ru and higher in standard potential than hydrogen. The metal element which is lower in standard potential than Ru and higher in standard potential than hydrogen is at least one element which may be selected from, for example, Cu, Re and Ge. By this structure, both prevention of poisoning of Pt—Ru catalyst by CO and prevention of contamination of an electrolyte membrane can be satisfied.	10-08-2009

Yoshihiko Kuwabara, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120083683	DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A diagnosis apparatus encompasses a probe array (	04-05-2012

Yuji Kuwabara, Wakayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090169686	CHOCOLATE DRAWING METHOD - A method of making a drawing on a chocolate by causing a pulsed laser to irradiate the surface of a solid chocolate under limited operation conditions, and a chocolate manufactured by said method are provided. The irradiation energy per pulse and the irradiation energy per sweeping unit line length of the pulsed laser are limited to a certain range. The trace of the laser irradiation remains circular or arc-shaped on the surface of the chocolate manufactured under the above conditions. Further, the method makes a drawing on the surface of the chocolate, using the phenomenon that chocolate changes color when being irradiated by a pulsed laser under the above operation conditions.	07-02-2009