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Mamoru Akiyama, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090097875	SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - In one embodiment of the present invention, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes an ejection path that successively feed sheets each with an image found thereon from an ejection outlet. A processing tray is disposed under the ejection outlet to temporarily store sheets fed from the ejection path. A port processing unit performs post processing such as binding and punching. The post processing unit is located under the ejection path and is provided with a cooling fan that sends air toward the post processing unit.	04-16-2009

Mamoru Akiyama, Nishiyatsushiro-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080246208	Document feeding device and document reading apparatus - A document feeding device includes an upstream guide member that forms an upstream side of a document conveying path along which a document is guided from a sheet feeding tray to a platen, and a downstream guide member located between the upstream guide member and the platen. The document feeding device has a guide moving mechanism that slidably moves the downstream guide member away from an opposite guide member located opposite the downstream guide member upon a pivoting operation of the upstream guide member. Consequently, even if the document conveyed toward the platen is, for example, inappropriately conveyed to cause jamming, the document can be easily removed without being damaged.	10-09-2008

Mamoru Arisumi, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110126055	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS - An information processing apparatus includes: an information collecting unit that collects information including a diagnosis history regarding a component of the information processing apparatus in application processing by the information processing apparatus; a diagnosis operation determination unit that determines a priority level setting for offline diagnosis of the information processing apparatus based on the information collected by the information collecting unit; and an application-terminated-period diagnosis unit that performs diagnosis of a component at the time of the offline diagnosis based on the priority level setting determined by the diagnosis operation determination unit.	05-26-2011

Mamoru Fujii, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110005470	HEATING APPARATUS - A first flow passage (R	01-13-2011

Mamoru Fujimoto, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080259301	Exposure system - A CTP system is provided, which allows its continuous use even if some of laser diodes located at dispersed sites are in a non-light emitting state due to breakage or the like. In the case where some channels are in the non-light emitting state, channel-by-channel exposure data is generated to describe the way that exposure should be performed by use of specific light-emitting channels that are determined by the locations of non-light emitting channels, while an exposure head is moved also through (a) complementary interval(s) before and/or after a standard interval, the standard interval being the interval the exposure head is moved through in normal mode. Then, the transport unit moves the exposure head through the standard interval and through the complementary interval(s), during which period the exposure controller causes the specific light-emitting channels to emit exposure light according to the channel-by-channel exposure data, thereby forming an exposed area.	10-23-2008
20080259978	Exposure device and circuit board for laser controller - In an exposure device comprising a laser controller that is configured as a circuit board capable of independently being changed, and that controls the emission of laser light from a laser emitter emitting laser light on receipt of an instruction for control given from a main controller responsible for overall control of the operation of the exposure device, error control information that is obtained in advance with regard to the circuit board and controls variations of a controlling factor due to a circuit error of the circuit board is stored into a memory provided to the laser controller prior to the provision of the circuit board to the exposure device. On receipt of an instruction for control given from the main controller to cause the emission of laser light in a predetermined amount of light, the laser controller determines a condition of emission of laser light based on the error control information stored in the memory to cause the laser emitter to emit laser light under the condition of emission.	10-23-2008

Mamoru Fujita, Kai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100275636	CRYOPRESERVATION DEVICE - A cryopreservation vessel of the present invention includes a vessel body which holds a low-temperature liquefied gas, a cap which closes an opening section of the vessel body and has a plurality of through holes that are formed so as to pass through in a vertical direction, and ampoule storing tools which are housed so as to be able to pass through the through holes of the cap, and the ampoule storing tools are each comprised of a support pillar and a plurality of ampoule storing sections which are equipped with the support pillar so as to be arrayed in a vertical direction of the support pillar.	11-04-2010
20110120148	CRYOPRESERVATION DEVICE - A cryopreservation device of the present invention includes: a cryopreservation vessel; a house which houses the cryopreservation vessel; and a handling robot provided on the house, wherein the cryopreservation vessel comprises a vessel body which holds a low-temperature liquefied gas, a cap which closes an opening section of the vessel body and has a plurality of insertion holes formed to pass through in a vertical direction, and ampoule storing tools which are housed so as to be able to pass through the insertion holes of the cap, in which the ampoule storing tools are each comprised of a support pillar and a plurality of ampoule storing sections which are attached to the support pillar so as to be arrayed in a vertical direction of the support pillar, and an ampoule-putting-in/out work hole is formed in the cap so as to pass through in a vertical direction.	05-26-2011

Mamoru Fukuda, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090248933	MASTER/SLAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A master includes a unit configured to register, for each slave, an expected communication time needed to exchange control data; a unit configured to register a slave in which a communication error is detected during exchange of the control data in a communication period; and a unit configured to re-execute exchange of the control data with the registered slave in the same communication period as that in which the communication error is detected. The unit configured to re-execute exchange of control data calculates a remaining resending time that can be used to re-execute exchange of the control data and, when the remaining resending time is longer than the expected communication time of the registered slave, resends the control data.	10-01-2009
20100008383	SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A synchronized communication system is provided in which even when communication devices are connected in series to a transmission path, devices connected to the communication devices are synchronized so that a communication cycle can be reduced. A second communication device includes a relay path and a return path which do not pass through a storage device, and a path selection switch therefor. A first communication device instructs switching of the return path from the transmission path, measures a transmission path delay time, notifies the second communication device of it, and sends a reference time of the first communication device for each communication cycle. The second communication device corrects its reference time using the transmission path delay time and the reference time. When a new second communication device is found during synchronized communication, the first communication device also performs transmission path delay measurement using the remaining time in the communication cycle.	01-14-2010
20100268998	MASTER/SLAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A master includes a unit configured to register, for each slave, an expected communication time needed to exchange control data; a unit configured to register a slave in which a communication error is detected during exchange of the control data in a communication period; and a unit configured to re-execute exchange of the control data with the registered slave in the same communication period as that in which the communication error is detected. The unit configured to re-execute exchange of control data calculates a remaining resending time that can be used to re-execute exchange of the control data and, when the remaining resending time is longer than the expected communication time of the registered slave, resends the control data.	10-21-2010

Mamoru Fukushima, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100173351	CARDIAC REENTRY MODEL CHIP AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING DRUG USING THE CARDIAC REENTRY MODEL CHIP - A chip has been developed that can accurately measure cell potential and cell morphology on a single cell basis. The chip also constitutes a cardiac model that comprises a closed loop whereupon cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts are suitably dispersed and arranged, and that can evaluate the effects of a drug thereon. An in vitro cardiac reentry model chip is fabricated by constructing a closed loop comprising cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts arrayed on transparent electrodes formed on a transparent substrate by using a constitution where single cells are enclosed in a specific spatial configuration. A pulse wave of a random cardiomyocyte or a specific cardiomyocyte is propagated on both sides of the loop, and the pulsation status of the cells in the loop is detected electrically. A drug is applied to this cardiac reentry model chip, and the benefit or toxicity of the drug to cardiomyocytes is evaluated by measuring the cell potentials of individual cells.	07-08-2010
20100178692	MODEL CELL CHIP, APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING DRUG EFFECT USING THE MODEL CELL CHIP AND METHOD OF EVALUATING DRUG EFFECT - The present invention provides an apparatus for evaluating a drug effect enabling on-chip evaluation of the effect of a drug while the drug is acting on hERG-expressing cells. The present invention also provides a myocardial toxicity test apparatus and method therefor enabling in vitro myocardial toxicity testing that has previously been performed in vivo.	07-15-2010

Mamoru Goto, Pleasant Prairie, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100018937	Basket Tote - A basket tote includes a basket and a hanging portion vertically slidably attached to the basket. The hanging portion has a grip portion and extending portions extending from the grip portion, and is stretchable with respect to the basket. The basket includes a handle portion for storing and supporting the hanging portion. The handle portion has two holes on a top portion thereof so that the extending portions slide in the holes.	01-28-2010

Mamoru Harada, Fukuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090312264	Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen-Derived Peptide Binding to HLA-A24 Molecule - Provided is a squamous cell carcinoma antigen derived peptide which is capable of binding to an HLA-A24 molecule and recognized by the cellular immune system, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising said peptide for the treatment or prevention of squamous cell carcinoma.	12-17-2009
20100184699	Peptide Derived From Prostate-Related Protein As Cancer Vaccine Candidate For Prostate Cancer Patient Who Is Positive For Hla-A3 Super-Type Allele Molecule - According to the present invention, a peptide, which is a prostate-related protein derived peptide, capable of binding to an HLA-A3 supertype allele and recognized by the cellular and/or humoral immune system is provided. The peptides of the present invention make feasible the peptide-based anti-cancer vaccine therapy for prostate cancer patients with HLA-A3 supertype allele and useful for the treatment of prostate cancer patients with alleles other than HLA-A2 and -A24 to which cancer vaccine peptide candidates had been identified.	07-22-2010

Mamoru Higuchi, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100069079	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication system includes a first base station and a second base station. The first base station includes a designator for determining a first resources for using the first base station and a second resources for using other base station in the predetermined radio resources, and a first transmitter for transmitting a first data by the use of the first resources to the mobile station and designation information determined on the bases of the second resources. The second base station includes a receiver for receiving the designation information from the first base station, and a second transmitter for transmitting a second data by the use of the second radio resources to the mobile station.	03-18-2010

Mamoru Hirafuji, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090317304	Pipette Core Member, Pipette, and Pipette Device - A pipette core member is used in a pipette for sampling a sample. This pipette core member includes: a pump body including a reservoir communicated with one suction/discharge port of an electroosmotic flow pump, the electroosmotic flow pump and the reservoir being integrally formed; and a capillary connected to the electroosmotic flow pump and communicated with the other suction/discharge port of the electroosmotic flow pump. The capillary is secured to the pump body.	12-24-2009
20100142040	MICROSCOPE - A microscope with which a transparent or semitransparent sample can be stereoscopically observed is provided. The microscope includes a placement portion for placing the sample thereon, a magnifier for magnifying the sample to a size viewable through an objective lens, a pattern body where a pattern has been drawn, and a light projector for applying light to at least the pattern body. The placement portion, the pattern body, and the light projector are arranged at positions which enable light projected from the light projector to be applied through the pattern body to the sample arranged within a depth of field of the magnifier by the placement portion.	06-10-2010

Mamoru Hofuku, Inashiki-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090212147	LEVEL WOUND COIL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND PACKAGE FOR SAME - A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on a mount surface. The shift section has the k-th shift section on inner layer side and the (k+1)-th shift section on outer layer side, where a start point of the (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of the k-th shift section, to a winding direction of the pipe.	08-27-2009

Mamoru Iesaka, Atsugi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100032784	SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid-state image sensor (	02-11-2010
20100060757	SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state image pickup device (	03-11-2010

Mamoru Iesaka, Kurokawa-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090051799	IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup device includes: a plurality of photoelectric converting portions that are arranged at predetermined intervals in horizontal and vertical directions of an imaging region, and that generate signal charges corresponding to incident light; a vertical charge transfer portion that transfers the signal charges generated in the photoelectric converting portions, in the vertical direction for each column; two horizontal transfer portions that are extended in the horizontal direction, and that transfer the signal charges transferred from the vertical charge transfer portion, in the horizontal direction; and a connecting portion that is disposed on a line connecting the two horizontal transfer portions, and between the two horizontal transfer portions, accumulates the signal charges transferred from each of the two horizontal transfer portions, and transfers the signal charges to an output amplifier.	02-26-2009

Mamoru Kaneko, Hannou-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090075228	DENTAL OBSERVATION APPARATUS - Caries located at a position that cannot be directly viewed, such as one of the adjacent surfaces between teeth, can be observed with high contrast, and the spread and the degree of invasion of the caries can be observed. A dental observation apparatus has: an irradiating unit radiating illumination light including an infrared region; a detecting unit separately detecting fluorescence generated from a caries portion by irradiation with the illumination light and scattered light of the illumination light at the tooth; and an image processing unit which forms a fluorescence image based on the fluorescence detected by the detecting unit, which forms a scattered light image capable of identifying a boundary between an enamel layer and a dentine layer, the layers having different scattering properties, based on the intensity of the scattered light detected by the detecting unit, and which combines the fluorescence image and the scattered light image.	03-19-2009

Mamoru Kojima, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100284849	AUSTENITIC CAST IRON AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME, AUSTENITIC-CAST-IRON CAST PRODUCT AND COMPONENT PART FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM - An austenitic cast iron according to the present invention has Ni: from 7 to 15% by mass, and is characterized in that it comprises a base structure in which an austenite phase makes a major phase even in ordinary-temperature region by adjusting the respective compositions of Cr, Ni and Cu, excepting C and Si, so as to fall within predetermined ranges. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to obtain an austenitic cast iron, which is excellent in terms of oxidation resistance and the like, inexpensively, while reducing the content of expensive Ni.	11-11-2010

Mamoru Kondo, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090166057	Electric wire for automobile - A conductor for an automobile is provided that exhibits the characteristics of slender structure, improved strength and reduced weight. The conductor is configured by compressing a plurality of surrounding wires that surround a central wire. Individual wires of single materials are combined in various combinations to achieve the slender structure, improved strength and reduced weight. Materials from which individual wires are formed in one embodiment are one of stainless steel, copper or copper alloy. Materials from which individual wires are formed in another embodiment are one of stainless steel, aluminum or aluminum alloy	07-02-2009

Mamoru Kubo, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080288667	Numerical controller with function to add display screens - A numerical controller having a function to add display screens. The numerical controller comprises a display unit, a memory device stored with a display software which causes the display unit to display a standard display screen, and a detachable external memory device stored with additional display screen data to be displayed as an additional display screen on the display unit. The display software has functions to determine whether or not the external memory device is attached to the numerical controller, determine whether or not the external memory device is stored with the additional display screen data, and select and display the standard display screen and/or the additional display screen on the display unit based on results of the determination.	11-20-2008

Mamoru Kubo, Isesaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110210694	POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A electric power storage system includes: a solar battery, a solar-battery DC/AC converter converting DC power of the solar battery into AC power at a prescribed frequency and supplying it to AC wiring, a battery, a charger charging the battery using one of DC power and DC power obtained by rectifying AC power of AC wiring, and a storage-battery DC/AC converter converting the DC power of the battery into AC power and supplying it to the AC wiring. The solar-battery DC/AC converter working under MPPT control such that power generated by the solar battery approaches a maximum output. The storage-battery DC/AC converter working or controlled such that power supplied to the load through the AC wiring and an amount of conversion into AC power of the storage-battery does not fall below a preset value.	09-01-2011
20110210695	CHARGING APPARATUS, PROGRAM - A charging apparatus includes: a charging circuit configured to charge a secondary battery; and a control circuit configured to control an operation of the charging circuit, the control circuit including a control unit configured to control the charging circuit so that the secondary battery is charged with a constant current until a time when a battery voltage of the secondary battery goes to a first voltage, control the charging circuit so that the secondary battery is charged with a current smaller than the constant current when the battery voltage goes to the first voltage, and control the charging circuit so that the secondary battery is charged with a constant voltage when the battery voltage goes to a second voltage higher than the first voltage.	09-01-2011
20110221383	BATTERY SYSTEM - This invention offers an battery system that reduces a conversion loss due to a charger to reduce power consumption. The battery system has a solar battery, a battery module, a bypass route to bypass a charger to charge the battery module with DC power generated by the solar battery, and a control unit to control so that the electric power generated by the solar battery is supplied to the battery module through the bypass route when an output voltage of the solar battery is equal to or higher than a first predetermined voltage, that is higher than a terminal voltage of the battery module, and equal to or lower than a second predetermined voltage.	09-15-2011

Mamoru Kubo, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090309525	DRIVE FOR MOTOR - A drive for motor that can be operated up to a high load while improving efficiency of an inverter is provided. The drive for a motor includes: a voltage conversion circuit	12-17-2009

Mamoru Kubosaka, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100127611	TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE - To provide a transparent electrode having high infrared light transmittance that is used in an optical communication device using infrared light, particularly infrared light near 1.55 μm, the transparent electrode of the present invention includes a transparent conductive film, and the extinction coefficient of the transparent conductive film at a wavelength of 1.55 μm is equal to or less than 0.5.	05-27-2010

Mamoru Kubota, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110138935	POLYMER FOR FILLER FOR PREPROCESSING COLUMN - It is a subject of the present invention to provide a novel polymer; a filler for measuring a perfluoro compound having an acidic group at terminal which comprises said polymer; a column filled with said filler; and a measuring method for a perfluoro compound having an acidic group at terminal by using said column; as well as a filler for measuring a drug comprising the above-described polymer; a column filled with said filler; and a measuring method for a drug by using said column.	06-16-2011

Mamoru Maruyama, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080252049	Resin Composition for Seamless Air Bag Covers, and Seamless Air Bag Covers or Seamless Instrument Panels with Air Bag Covers, Made by Using the Composition - A resin composition for a seamless air bag cover or a resin composition for a seamless instrument panel having an air bag cover which comprises (A) 50 to 90% by mass of polypropylene, (B) 0 to 20% by mass of a thermoplastic elastomer and (C) 10 to 30% by mass of talc having an average particle diameter of 15 to 25 μm and a distribution of a particle diameter such that the content of particles having a diameter of 5 μm or smaller is 10% by mass or smaller and the content of particles having a diameter exceeding 40 μm is 10% by mass or smaller. The resin composition exhibits sufficient properties when an instrument panel is molded. A seamless instrument panel having an air bag cover can be obtained as an integrally molded product, which can be treated as a single article in recycling.	10-16-2008

Mamoru Maruyama, Hiroshima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110133509	Resin composition for seamless air bag covers, and seamless air bag covers or seamless instrument panels with air bag covers, made by using the composition - A resin composition for a seamless air bag cover or a resin composition for a seamless instrument panel having an air bag cover which comprises (A) 50 to 90% by mass of polypropylene, (B) 0 to 20% by mass of a thermoplastic elastomer and (C) 10 to 30% by mass of talc having an average particle diameter of 15 to 25 μm and a distribution of a particle diameter such that the content of particles having a diameter of 5 μm or smaller is 10% by mass or smaller and the content of particles having a diameter exceeding 40 μm is 10% by mass or smaller. The resin composition exhibits sufficient properties when an instrument panel is molded. A seamless instrument panel having an air bag cover can be obtained as an integrally molded product, which can be treated as a single article in recycling.	06-09-2011

Mamoru Miyamoto, Yao-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080211195	Annular Seal Member for Use in Spherical Exhaust Pipe Joint, and Production Method Thereof - An annular seal member for use in a spherical exhaust pipe joint is provided with, on an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface thereof, a sliding surface for slidably moving the spherical exhaust pipe joint. The annular seal member includes an annular mesh structural body having a compressed wire mesh; and a heat-resistant sheet member which is compressed to be integrally formed with the compressed wire mesh. At least a part of the compressed wire mesh which is exposed from the sliding surface has a dispersive plating layer in which at least one kind of particles selected from the group consisting of fluorine resin particles, boron nitride particles, molybdenum disulfide particles, and silicon carbide particles are dispersed.	09-04-2008
20110088834	ANNULAR SEAL MEMBER FOR USE IN SPHERICAL EXHAUST PIPE JOINT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An annular seal member for use in a spherical exhaust pipe joint is provided with, on an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface thereof, a sliding surface for slidably moving the spherical exhaust pipe joint. The annular seal member includes an annular mesh structural body having a compressed wire mesh; and a heat-resistant sheet member which is compressed to be integrally formed with the compressed wire mesh. At least a part of the compressed wire mesh which is exposed from the sliding surface has a dispersive plating layer in which at least one kind of particle selected from the group consisting of fluorine resin particles, boron nitride particles, molybdenum disulfide particles, and silicon carbide particles is dispersed.	04-21-2011

Mamoru Mizawa, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110006118	SHUTTER MECHANISM OF CARD READER AND CARD READER THEREBY - A shutter mechanism of a card reader including a shutter part for opening/closing a card path through which a card is transferred. The shutter part includes: a closing part for closing the card path; a card contacting section, which contacts an end part of the card inserted into the card path, located at a further frontward position from the closing part in a direction X	01-13-2011
20110162941	CARD-SHAPED MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CARD-SHAPED MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE - A card-shaped medium processing device may include an insertion port to which a card-shaped medium is inserted, a medium feeder capable of abutting with a card-shaped medium inserted from the insertion port to carry the card-shaped medium, and a motor for driving the medium feeder. A taking-in maximum value which is the maximum value of an output of the motor at the time of a taking-in operation of a card-shaped medium inserted from the insertion port is set to be smaller than an ejecting maximum value which is the maximum value of an output of the motor at the time of an ejecting operation of the card-shaped medium toward the insertion port. A control method for a card-shaped medium processing device may include the same relationship, i.e., the taking-in maximum value is set to be smaller than the ejecting maximum value.	07-07-2011
20110240738	CARD PROCESSING DEVICE AND A CARD PROCESSING SYSTEM - To provide a card processing device that can accurately determine whether or not a normal card is inserted at a card insertion slot. A card processing device is equipped with a width-detecting mechanism that detects the width of a card inserted at a card insertion slot and outputs a width detection signal, a thickness-detecting mechanism that detects the thickness of the card inserted at the card insertion slot and outputs a thickness detection signal, an AND circuit to which the width-detecting mechanism and the thickness-detecting mechanism are connected and which outputs a card detection signal when the width detection signal and the thickness detection signal are input, and a computation circuit that outputs control signals to implement predetermined controls based on the card detection signal input from the AND circuit.	10-06-2011

Mamoru Mizuno, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100085510	ILLUMINATING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT MODULATION ELEMENT - An illuminating device includes a light guide plate, a light source disposed on a side face of the light guide plate, and a light modulation element disposed on a surface or on inside of the light guide plate and joined to the light guide plate. The light modulation element has a pair of transparent substrates disposed apart from each other and opposed to each other, a pair of electrodes provided on surfaces of the pair of transparent substrates, and a light modulation layer provided in a gap between the pair of transparent substrates. The light modulation layer includes a first region and a second region both having optical anisotropy and having response speeds to an electric field different from each other.	04-08-2010
20110242146	LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A lighting device includes: a light guide plate; a light source; and a light modulation element disposed on a surface of or in the inside of the light guide plate, and adhered to the light guide plate. The light modulation element has a pair of transparent substrates, a first electrode provided on a surface of one of the transparent substrates, a second electrode provided on a surface of the other of the transparent substrates, and a light modulation layer, provided in a gap between the transparent substrates, exhibiting a light-scattering property or a light-transmitting property concerning light from the light source depending on intensity of an electric field. One or both of the first and second electrodes include partial electrodes. First partial electrodes of the partial electrodes are adjacent to second partial electrodes of the partial electrodes, and have irregular shapes on edges adjacent to the second partial electrodes.	10-06-2011
20110249221	LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A lighting device includes: a light guide plate; a light source disposed on a side face of the light guide plate; and a light modulation element disposed on a surface or in the inside of the light guide plate and adhered to the light guide plate. The light modulation element has a pair of transparent substrates disposed separately and oppositely, a pair of electrodes provided on respective surfaces of the pair of transparent substrates, and a light modulation layer provided in a gap between the pair of transparent substrates. The light modulation layer includes a first region, having optical anisotropy, responsive to an electric field, and a second region, having optical anisotropy, unresponsive to an electric field. The second region has a striped structure with average striped texture size of 0.05 μm to 10 μm both inclusive in a short axis direction.	10-13-2011

Mamoru Nakamura, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110227867	TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS WITH INPUTTING FUNCTION - Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including: a sensor substrate for input position detection secured to a metal framework disposed on the opposite side to an inputting operation face side thereof with an adhering member interposed therebetween; a light transmitting conductive film formed on the face of the sensor substrate on the opposite side to the inputting operation face so as to extend to edges of the sensor substrate, a potential different from a potential of the metal framework being applied to the light transmitting conductive film; and a water-repellent coating layer for continuously covering from side end faces of the sensor substrate to the metal framework.	09-22-2011

Mamoru Nakano, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110220283	APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON SEED ROD - A manufacturing apparatus of silicon seed rod in which two silicon seed rods are joined into one long silicon seed rod by welding, having: an upper seed rod holding part holding an upper silicon seed rod vertically; an elevating device holding a lower silicon seed rod which faces a lower end of the upper silicon seed rod in a state in which the lower silicon seed rod is movable vertically; an induction-heating coil being arranged around the lower end of the upper silicon seed rod; a preheating ring being disposed below the induction-heating coil; and a moving device of the preheating ring that moves the preheating ring between a heat position in which the preheating ring is induction-heated around an upper end of the lower silicon seed rod by the induction-heating coil and a wait position which is distant from the heat position.	09-15-2011

Mamoru Nukatsuka, Tokushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080306073	Antitumor Effect Potentiator, Antitumor Preparation, and Method for Treating Cancer - An antitumor effect fortifier comprising as an active ingredient an effective amount of platinum (II) cis-oxalato(1R,2R-diaminocyclohexane) so as to enhance the antitumor activity of antitumor agent containing a therapeutically effective amount of tegafur, an amount, effective for the enhancement of antitumor effect, of gimeracil and an amount, effective for the suppression of side effects, of oteracil potassium; and a relevant antitumor agent. Further, there is provided a method of therapy for cancer, characterized in that an amount, effective for the enhancement of antitumor effect, of platinum (II) cis-oxalato(1R,2R-diaminocyclohexane) is concomitantly administered to a mammal. Still further, there is provided an antitumor agent consisting of a pharmaceutical preparation form composed of at least two separate preparations containing efficacious ingredients consisting of tegafur, gimeracil, oteracil potassium and platinum (II) cis-oxalato(1R,2R-diaminocyclohexane) each alone or in an arbitrary combination, or a pharmaceutical preparation form constituted of a single preparation containing all the efficacious ingredients. Still further, there is provided a relevant kit.	12-11-2008

Mamoru Ogawa, Isehara-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100148491	FLUID LINE COUPLING - The invention relates to a fluid line coupling which has a receiving part (	06-17-2010

Mamoru Okuda, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110295492	Internal Combustion Engine Controller - At the time of drop of an injector current of an internal combustion engine controller, the drop is performed quickly while heat generation of a drive circuit is suppressed, and valve closing response speed of the injector is enhanced. The internal combustion engine controller includes a drive circuit which drives an injector current, and a boost circuit which boosts a battery voltage, and includes a peak current path for guiding a boost voltage of the boost circuit to an upstream side of the injector via a boost side switching element and a boost side protection diode, a holding current path for guiding the battery voltage to the upstream side of the injector via a battery side switching element and a battery side protection diode, a ground current path which is connected to a power supply ground from a downstream side of the injector via a downstream side switching element, and a regenerating circuit which allows the boost circuit to regenerate electric energy of the injector from the downstream side of the injector via a current regenerating diode, wherein the regenerating path is provided with a voltage regulating section in series with the current regenerating diode, and the drive circuit controls drive of the switching element.	12-01-2011

Mamoru Saito, Niigata-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090193805	STIRLING CYCLE ENGINE - To provide a less expensive and high-efficient free-piston Stirling cycle machine with an outer diameter of entire machine being relatively small. In a Stirling cycle cooler as a free-piston Stirling cycle machine including a cylinder	08-06-2009

Mamoru Saito, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110129151	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus including: a scene recognition section recognizing a scene captured by an image; an assigning section selecting a change-target parameter being an adjustment parameter whose parameter value is to be changed from a plurality of adjustment parameters adjusting the image in response to the scene of the image, and assigning the parameter to a specific operation section being a specific operation section out of user-operable operation sections; and a parameter setting section setting a parameter value of the change-target parameter assigned to the specific operation section in response to operation of the specific operation section by a user.	06-02-2011

Mamoru Sakai, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110240320	ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electric power tool includes a tool element, an electric motor, a rechargeable battery, a fuel battery, a state measuring unit, and a control unit. The electric motor receives power supply to drive the tool element. The rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the electric motor and supplies power to the electric motor. The fuel battery is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery and charges the rechargeable battery. The state measuring unit measures a state of the rechargeable battery. The control unit controls charging of the rechargeable battery by the fuel battery at least based on the state of the rechargeable battery measured by the state measuring unit.	10-06-2011

Mamoru Sasaki, Tochigi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110025163	STATOR, AND STATOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - An apparatus for manufacturing a stator. On a split core of the stator, there are wound main conductors and two auxiliary conductors, which are thinner than but correspond to the main conductors. These main conductors are arrayed and wound in a plurality of layers, such that the main conductors of an upper layer are arranged in the valleys between the adjoining main conductors of a layer. For the main conductors of a first layer, the auxiliary conductors are arranged in a first space and a second space. For the main conductors of the second and subsequent layers, the auxiliary conductors are arranged in a third space, and the auxiliary conductors are arranged in a fourth space.	02-03-2011
20110114781	WIRE WINDING DEVICE - A wire winding device which uses a large-sized supply bobbin, which has a large capacity and a large diameter, to highly precisely suppress a variation in tension which variation occurs when a coil is formed by winding a wire material at high speed with the wire material aligned with a winding frame. Rotation (the number of rotation, and timing) of the supply bobbin relative to rotation of the coil is controlled based on the difference between the amount of take-up of the wire material taken up on the winding frame side and the amount of pay-out of the wire material paid out from the supply bobbin, and the control is performed such that the amount of the take-up and the amount of the pay-out agree with each other every moment. This can highly precisely suppress a variation in tension even if there are large differences between inertia of and the diameters of the coil and the supply bobbin.	05-19-2011

Mamoru Sasamae, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110236038	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a replaceable member, a first determination unit, and a second determination unit. The replaceable member is removable from the image forming apparatus in a open state of a door and has a storage portion storing given information. The first determination unit determines whether or not a response from the storage portion exists. The second determination unit determines the image forming apparatus is in the open state or a removed state where the replaceable member is removed from the image forming apparatus when the first determination unit determines the response is not exist in given number of times.	09-29-2011

Mamoru Sasamae, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080198398	Image forming apparatus, image forming method and computer readable medium and computer data signal for image formation - An image forming apparatus is provided and includes: a storage unit that holds target data information on image data to which image formation processing is applied and processing information on a process of the image formation processing; a generating unit that generates hint information on optimization of the image forming apparatus in accordance with a presentation rule; and a display that provides the hint information.	08-21-2008

Mamoru Satoh, Chou-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100055500	OXIDE FINE PARTICLE POWDER AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a process for production of an oxide fine particle powder including a heating step in which a dry powder of a metal complex gel is heat treated to obtain an oxide fine particle powder, wherein the heating step is carried out in two stages with different oxygen concentrations, or at least part of the heating step is carried out in a water vapor-containing atmosphere.	03-04-2010

Mamoru Sawada, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110093198	Method and apparatus for estimating behaviors of vehicle using GPS signals - A method and an apparatus for estimating behaviors of a vehicle are provided. At least two GPS antennas are located along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle so that speed vectors at the positions where the GPS antennas are located can be determined based on GPS signals received by the GPS antennas. The speed vectors are known to be estimated with high accuracy based on the GPS signals. The positions of the GPS antennas on the local coordinate system are estimated based on such highly accurate speed vectors, so that the estimated positions may also have high accuracy. Based on a line connecting these highly accurate positions of the GPS antennas, an inclination of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle is estimated. Use of the high-accuracy speed vectors enables high-accuracy estimation on the positions of the GPS antennas and the vehicle direction on the local coordinate system.	04-21-2011

Mamoru Sawada, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080249689	Vehicle control system - A vehicle control system estimates the vibration states of tires by using a vehicle vibration model that is separated into a vehicle body vibration model, a chassis vibration model, and a tire vibration model with high precision. The tire vibration model in the vehicle vibration model is formed of a rear wheel tire vibration model, a front wheel tire vibration model, and a virtual coupling element vibration model that virtually couples the rear wheel tire vibration model and the front wheel tire vibration model. Influence of the vibration state that is conducted between the front wheel tires and the rear wheel tires is considered while the tire vibration model and the chassis vibration model are separated from each other, thereby making it possible to estimate the vibrations that occur in the front wheel tires and the rear wheel tires.	10-09-2008
20080249690	Vehicle control system - A vehicle control system controls vibrations that are generated at a plurality of portions of a vehicle. An engine/drive system ECU and a brake system ECU store the same vehicle vibration model that is separated into a vehicle body vibration model, a chassis vibration model and a tire vibration model, respectively. The engine/drive system ECU controls the suppression of the vehicle body vibrations that are estimated from the vehicle vibration model and the brake system ECU controls the suppression of the chassis vibrations and the tire vibrations. Accordingly, it is easy to execute control for suppressing the respective vibrations.	10-09-2008
20090071736	Vehicle control system and method - A vehicle control system calculates driver-required wheel torque, correction wheel torque to stabilize vehicle motion, required output shaft torque, alternator base torque, target engine torque and alternator torque to realize the output shaft torque. The required output shaft torque is required to realize vehicle motion, and the alternator base torque is required to maintain amounts of electric power in batteries. In order to realize the torque including wide band frequency torque, a torque division unit divides the sum of the torque into each torque actuator response frequency torque. Therefore, the target alternator torque is calculated by the alternator base torque to maintain electric power in batteries and high frequency band torque required by vehicle motion control.	03-19-2009
20090157246	Vehicle motion control device - A vehicle motion control device adjusts vibrations occurring in components of a vehicle so as to control the motion of a vehicle having independent drive assemblies for front wheels and for rear wheels. The vehicle motion control device includes a base request torque calculation unit that calculates first and second base request torques in response to a request made by the driver of a vehicle. A correction torque calculation unit calculates first and second correction torques used to adjust vibrations in a low-frequency band and in a high-frequency band of the vibrations of the components of the vehicle. An internal combustion engine control unit and a motor generator control unit control an internal combustion engine and a motor generator so that the first and second base request torques are corrected with the first and second correction torques.	06-18-2009
20100036563	Apparatus for travel support - A travel support apparatus sets a travel locus of a vehicle based on a gaze point of a driver of the vehicle. By utilizing the gaze point, the travel locus is calculated and set for the travel control of the vehicle, especially for a curved portion of a road, in a matching manner that the calculated travel locus approximates the travel locus created by the steering operation of the driver. The above locus calculation scheme generates a natural travel locus because the driver of the vehicle usually gazes at an exit of the curved portion of the road when he/she steers the vehicle on the road. The natural travel locus calculated and set by the travel support apparatus prevents the driver from having discomfort and/or unsafe feeling while the travel of the vehicle is controlled by the apparatus.	02-11-2010

Mamoru Sayashi, Hokkai-Do JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100172792	STRESS-BUFFERING MATERIAL - Inventors of the present invention have found that, by manufacturing a stress-buffering material with a Ca-containing aluminum alloy including 0.1 to 12 at % of Ca, the stress-buffering material at low cost, capable of expanding its use in various fields, and having low Young's modulus that is beyond a conventional level, can be obtain.	07-08-2010

Mamoru Shibasaka, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100006571	LID FOR BEVERAGE CAN EXCELLENT IN PRESSURE RESISTANT STRENGTH - A lid for a beverage can excellent in pressure resistant strength in which a predetermined pressure requirement is ensured by a simple gauging down. An annular groove portion	01-14-2010

Mamoru Shiji, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110085428	INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS - An information storage medium according to the present invention has n information storage layers (where n is an integer and n≧3), on which data can be written with a laser beam and which are stacked one upon the other. Each of the n storage layers has a test write zone for determining the recording power of the laser beam. When those n layers are counted from the one that is located most distant from the surface of the medium on which the laser beam is incident, there is a bigger radial location difference between the outer peripheral end of the inner one of the test write zones of i	04-14-2011

Mamoru Sugimoto, Chino JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080246424	Brushless motor - The brushless motor has a first and second drive member. The first drive member is equipped with M phase coil groups each having N electromagnetic coils where M is an integer of 1 or greater and N is an integer of 1 or greater. The second drive member has a plurality of permanent magnets, and is able to move relative to the first drive member. The first drive member has 2 (M×N) magnetic body cores. Each phase electromagnetic coil is coiled on a periodically selected magnetic body core at a ratio of 1 to 2M from among the arrangement of 2 (M×N) magnetic body cores.	10-09-2008
20080265816	BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MACHINE - The brushless electric machine includes a first drive member (	10-30-2008
20090033166	BRUSHLESS MOTOR - The brushless motor includes a stator having a electromagnetic coil and a position sensor; an axis fixed to the stator; and a rotor having a permanent magnet. The rotor rotates around the axis. The rotor is linked to a driven member that is driven by the brushless motor.	02-05-2009
20100052458	BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MACHINE AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAID MACHINE - To provide a technique that improves an efficiency of using a magnetic field in a brushless electric machine. A brushless electric machine includes a first member having N sets (N is an integer of 2 or more) of electromagnetic groups, and a second member that has N+1 sets of magnetic field forming member groups and can move in a predetermined moving direction in relative to the first member. One set of the electromagnetic coil group and one set of the magnetic field forming member group are alternately disposed along a direction perpendicular to the moving direction.	03-04-2010
20110101902	BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MACHINE - The brushless electric machine includes a first drive member (	05-05-2011

Mamoru Sugimoto, Nagano-Ken JP

Mamoru Sugiura, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100079608	Method And Apparatus For Super-Resolution Imaging Using Digital Imaging Devices - A super-resolution image is generated from a sequence of low resolution images. In one embodiment, the image shift information is measured for each of the low resolution images using an image stabilization component of an imaging device. The shift information is used to generate the super-resolution image. In another embodiment, the blurs are calculated for each of the low resolution images and are used to generate the super-resolution image.	04-01-2010
20100080482	Fast Camera Auto-Focus - A camera auto-focuses using computed blur differences between images of a three-dimensional scene. The camera computes the blur difference between two images of the scene acquired at two different picture numbers. The camera uses the computed blur difference to predict a third picture number, where the camera uses the third picture number to auto-focus a camera lens on the scene.	04-01-2010
20110142287	ALGORITHMS FOR ESTIMATING PRECISE AND RELATIVE OBJECT DISTANCES IN A SCENE - A two picture matching curve information is able to be used to determine precise object distance or relative object distance in a scene. Acquiring two images with different blur information in addition to the curve information enables a device to determine distance information of objects in a scene. The distance information is able to be used in image processing including generating a depth map which is then able to be used in many imaging applications.	06-16-2011

Mamoru Suzuki, Chiryu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090114335	Double-layer vacuum container - A double-layer vacuum container includes: an inner container having a bridging member supported by an outer container in a bridging manner; the outer container through which the bridging member extending from the inner container is externally exposed; and a cover member for externally covering the portion of the outer container through which the bridging member is exposed and for sealing a space inside the cover member and a space between the inner container and the outer container in a vacuum state between the cover member and the outer container. With such a structure of the double-layer vacuum container, the inner container other than a lip is supported by the outer container with a good heat retaining property to prevent the displacement or damage of the inner container.	05-07-2009

Mamoru Takagi, Fuji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090058055	STEERING WHEEL WITH AIR BAG DEVICE - A steering wheel with an air bag device includes: a steering wheel body having: an annular rim portion; a boss portion; a plurality of spoke portions; an upper space; and a plurality of lower spaces. The air bag device is mounted to the steering wheel body, the air bag device includes: an air bag; an inflator; a cover member covering the air bag; and an emblem disposed at a substantially central portion of a front surface of the cover member confronting a driver's seat. The cover member includes a tear line arranged to break to form a plurality of door portions each arranged to pivot toward one of the upper and lower spaces. The tear line is formed to pivot the emblem to one of the lower spaces of the steering wheel body when the cover member is broken at the inflation of the air bag.	03-05-2009

Mamoru Takahashi, Fuchu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090207428	Printing System - An object is to provide a printing system that is capable of reducing the time loss while keeping the function to instantly adjust the operation status of a printing press, through the structure in which even if one display part fails to operate, another display part can instantly display the information which has been displayed by the one display part. There is provided a printing system for a printing press, which includes two control devices, each including a display part for displaying plural kinds of the operation status of the printing press and an input part for setting or changing operation conditions relating to the operation status that is being displayed in the display part, the two control devices being installed with the same computer program relating to the operation conditions, and one of the two control devices being connected to the printing press, and being connected to the residual control device by wire or wireless, in which the two control devices each are provided with a mirroring function, allowing the operation condition inputted from the one control device to be rewritten into the residual control device and stored therein.	08-20-2009

Mamoru Takahashi, Shimizu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100276325	OXYGEN INDICATOR AND PACKAGE - An oxygen indicator using an optical absorption spectral change reaction caused by a substrate in the presence of oxygen via an enzymatic catalysis, which comprises an oxygen sensitive solution containing at least a coloring substrate, an oxidoreductase, and a reducing agent capable of reducing the oxidized coloring substrate.	11-04-2010

Mamoru Takeda, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110068687	BULB-SHAPED LAMP AND LIGHTING DEVICE - [Problem to be Solved] To provide a bulb-type lamp that can achieve improvement in the heat dissipation properties and size/weight reduction simultaneously, and that can lighten thermal load on a lighting circuit.	03-24-2011

Mamoru Takikita, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100271172	CAR-CHARGING SYSTEM - The car-charging system can charge only an authenticated car both in a public parking area and at home. The car-charging system is capable of charging a charge-accumulating device in the car to be charged through a power-supplying line from a power source outside the car, and is arranged to authenticate the car by means of communication between an authentication-managing device in a power-supplying device outside the car and a DSRC onboard device in the car. The authentication-managing device and DSRC onboard device each have a DSRC basic application software program implemented thereon.	10-28-2010

Mamoru Tamura, Hokkaido JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090253217	Method of Quickly Detecting Antigen Using Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy or Fluorescence Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy - The present invention is to provide a method of quickly detecting an antigen at an arbitrary concentration in an antigen sample, without a multi-stage examination of the concentration ratio between a detection reagent and an antigen to be detected, particularly when the concentration of the antigen in the sample is unknown, in the method of detecting an antigen using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) or fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS). By preparing (1) a series to which only a detection reagent is added and (2) a series to which an antigen and the detection reagent are added to achieve a maximum trimer concentration, and by performing a fluorescence spectroscopic analysis, the presence or absence of the antigen in the detection sample is quickly detected by the presence or absence of a trimer detection signal from a detector in the cases of (1) and (2), in a method of detecting an antigen by FCS or FCCS using as a detection reagent a fluorescent-labeled intact antibody or fluorescent-labeled antibody fragment targeted to an epitope of the antigen to be detected, and a non-fluorescent-labeled intact antibody or fluorescent-labeled intact antibody or fluorescent-labeled antibody fragment targeted to another epitope of the antigen.	10-08-2009

Mamoru Tobisu, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090105253	Triazole Derivative and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to a thrombin receptor antagonist containing a compound represented by the formula (I)	04-23-2009

Mamoru Tomatsuri, Aichi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110276213	HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE - A control device for a hybrid vehicle causes the hybrid vehicle to travel in limp-home mode with motive power from an engine when either a motor or a battery for travel cannot be used. The engine incorporated in the hybrid vehicle includes an EGR device for recirculating part of exhaust gas to an intake system of the engine again. Even if an operation state of the engine satisfies a prescribed EGR permission condition for operating the EGR device, during the travel in limp-home mode with an abnormality detection flag being set to 1, the control device prohibits operation of the EGR device.	11-10-2011

Mamoru Tomatsuri, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080309093	Power Output Apparatus, Control Method of Power Output Apparatus, and Vehicle Equipped with Power Output Apparatus - When an engine power demand Pe* is not greater than a maximum power Pemax, the drive control sets a target rotation speed Ne* and a target torque Te* of an engine according to a reference operation curve obtained in air-fuel ratio control with a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (step S	12-18-2008
20090005924	Vehicle and Control Method Thereof - When the engine being in an idling operation and it is in a running state (S	01-01-2009
20090159351	Hybrid Vehicle and Control Method of The Same - In a hybrid vehicle	06-25-2009
20090299560	HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - After completion of warm-up of an engine, upon satisfaction of an exhaust gas recirculation condition by setting the drive mode of a hybrid vehicle to a normal mode according to the driver's accelerator operation, when a power difference ΔPe representing a decrease rate of a power demand Pe* required for the engine is less than a preset reference value α, the engine and motors MG	12-03-2009

Mamoru Uchida, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090020209	Rubber Composition for Carcass Ply and/or Belt, Carcass Ply and/or Belt Using Same and Preparation Process of Rubber Composition - The present invention can provide the rubber composition for a carcass ply and/or a belt, which comprises a rubber component comprising 30 to 90% by weight of a natural rubber and 10 to 70% by weight of an epoxidized natural rubber and a filler containing not less than 80% by weight of silica, has adhesion as favorably compared with a rubber composition mainly comprising raw materials derived from non-petroleum resources, and makes it possible to reduce an adverse effect on environment and provide for the future decrease of petroleum supply, the carcass ply and/or the belt using the same composition, and the preparation process of the same composition. It is preferable that the process for preparing the rubber composition for a carcass ply and/or a belt comprises a step (1) of kneading the natural rubber and silica and a step (2) of kneading the kneaded product discharged in the step (1) and the epoxidized natural rubber.	01-22-2009
20100252162	Rubber Composition for Sidewall and Preparation Process Thereof - The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a sidewall, in which an effect on environments can be taken into consideration, provision for the future decrease of petroleum supply can be satisfied, and further, tear strength and flex crack growth resistance can be improved with favorable balance without increasing hardness, and a process for preparing the rubber composition. The rubber composition for a sidewall is characterized by comprising 15 to 60 parts by weight of silica and 2 to 20 parts by weight of a double bond-containing plasticizer on the basis of 100 parts by weight of a rubber component comprising 30 to 80% by weight of a natural rubber and 20 to 70% by weight of an epoxidized natural rubber.	10-07-2010

Mamoru Wada, Azumino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100119279	Recording Control Device and Recording Apparatus - A recording control device includes a head driving circuit, a temperature detector, and a controller. The head driving circuit includes a power supply that supplies a driving current to a plurality of driving coils used for driving a plurality of recording wires provided in a recording head. An induced current flows through a circuit which is connected to the plurality of driving coils when the driving current to the driving coils stops. The temperature detector detects a temperature of heat generated in the circuit due to the induced current, and the controller controls an operation of the recording head based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector.	05-13-2010

Mamoru Yaeshima, Minamitsuru-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090218976	MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS - A motor driving apparatus comprises a charge/discharge control circuit for controlling charge to or discharge from a capacitor connected in parallel in a link section between a converter and an inverter, and a current control means for controlling discharge current from the charge/discharge control circuit. The current control means controls discharge current from the charge/discharge control circuit based on input current to the inverter or output current from the converter so that output current from the converter is equal to a prescribed value.	09-03-2009
20090237016	MOTOR CONTROLLER - A motor controller capable of effectively utilizing electrical energy accumulated in a capacitor and achieving a reduction in capacitance of the capacitor. The motor controller includes a converter that receives an input AC voltage and performs AC-to-DC power conversion thereon, an inverter that receives DC power and performs DC-to-AC conversion thereon, and a capacitor and a charging/discharging control circuit connected in parallel with a DC link between the converter and the inverter. Electrical energy is supplied from the capacitor to the DC link via the charging/discharging control circuit. The charging/discharging control circuit has a circuit for discharging electrical energy accumulated in the capacitor and for stepping up a voltage of the capacitor when discharging the electrical energy.	09-24-2009

Mamoru Yamada, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100062506	THERMOTOLERANT ETHANOL-PRODUCING YEAST AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME - The present invention provides a novel yeast strain capable of producing ethanol through fermentation with a high degree of efficiency at a temperature of 37° C. or higher, preferably a temperature ranging from 40 to 49° C. or higher, and also a method for producing ethanol by utilizing the yeast strain, and further, ethanol produced by the method. Therefore, in the present invention, an yeast strain (Deposit No. NITE BP-283, etc) belonging to species	03-11-2010

Mamoru Yamaguchi, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100269307	FIXING STRUCTURE FOR INTERIOR BASE MATERIAL - A fixing structure for a vehicle interior material in accordance with the present invention includes: a first interior base material including a first end portion; a second interior base material including a second end portion disposed adjacent to the first end portion; an ornamental member disposed along an axis defined by the first end portion and the second end portion; and a plurality of joints that indirectly fix the first end portion and the second end portion via the ornamental member.	10-28-2010
20100272308	SPEAKER APPARATUS FOR USE IN VEHICLE - A speaker apparatus in accordance with the present invention is for use with a vehicle having a compartment and is to be mounted to the vehicle. The speaker apparatus includes: an interior member including a hole edge that defines an attachment hole; a speaker unit configured to be placed in the attachment hole, the speaker unit including a limiting member; and a speaker grille configured to be attached in the attachment hole from an inside of the compartment, the speaker grille including a claw-fixing portion that is bendable and is configured to be engaged with the hole edge. Accompanying the engagement of the claw-fixing portion with the hole edge, the speaker grille is fixed to the interior member. Accompanying the placement of the speaker unit in the attachment hole, the limiting member is positioned in a bending space for the claw-fixing portion and thereby prevents disengagement of the claw-fixing portion from the hole edge.	10-28-2010
20100308621	STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING IMPACT ABSORPTION MATERIAL FOR USE WITH VEHICLE - An aspect in accordance with the present invention is a structure of mounting an impact absorption material for use with a vehicle. The structure includes: a door trim	12-09-2010
20110089713	VEHICLE INTERIOR PART - A door trim	04-21-2011
20110094061	MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF GRIP WITH INTEGRATED HANDLE - A mounting structure of a grip with integrated handle	04-28-2011

Mamoru Yokoyama, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080244068	COMPUTER PRODUCT, OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A resource coordinator manager automatically sets a LAN and a SAN for a server to be add according to an increase in load. An ASCC satellite executes a boot script to boot up a user application on the server. The ASCC satellite executes a stop script to stop a user application executed on a server to be returned to a server pool according to a decrease in load. The resource coordinator manager automatically releases a LAN and a SAN set for the server to be returned.	10-02-2008