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Masafumi Asai, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090047976	Radio positioning system - A radio positioning system includes a plurality of base stations, each receiving a radio wave from a mobile terminal, and including a first base station whose position coordinates are known and a second base station whose position coordinates are unknown. The system also includes a distance measuring unit that measures a distance between the first and the second base stations based on the exchanging the radio waves; a position-coordinate calculating unit that calculates position coordinates of the second base station based on the measured distances; a determination control unit that determines a time reference station out of the base stations, and controls the time reference station to transmit a time reference pulse; and a distance-measurement control unit that calculates, using the time difference, a time difference between reception times of the wave signal at the base stations, and calculates position coordinates of the mobile terminal based on the time difference.	02-19-2009
20100309053	RADIO POSITIONING AND RANGING SYSTEM AND POSITIONING AND RANGING PROGRAM - A positioning and ranging system includes a transmitter transmits a plurality of impulses; and a receiver receives the impulses; the receiver includes an initial detection unit records a sensing time of a first impulse among a plurality of impulses transmitted by the transmitter; a sensing margin detection unit for detecting a sensing margin being a difference between a field intensity of the first impulse and a reception limit field intensity of the receiver; a correction unit identifies a sensing error differential time based on a given relationship between the sensing margin and the sensing error differential time, and corrects the sensing time detected by the initial detection unit using the identified sensing error differential time; the system measures a distance between the transmitter and the receiver and a position of the transmitter based on a time the transmitter transmits the first impulse and a time the receiver receives the impulse.	12-09-2010

Masafumi Chiba, Shinagawa JP

Masafumi Chiba, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100227176	Transparent Conductive Film and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A transparent conductive film containing magnesium, at least one element (A) selected from the group consisting of carbon, silicon and boron, plus oxygen, and hydrogen. For example, this transparent conductive film may be manufactured by forming a film containing magnesium and an element (A) on a substrate and holding the film in an atmosphere containing water, which forming uses a target containing magnesium and a target containing the element (A) being at least one selected from the group consisting of carbon, silicon and boron.	09-09-2010

Masafumi Fujita, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110015913	Simulation Method, Simulation Apparatus, Biological Treatment Method, and Biological Treatment Apparatus - Provided is a simulation method, whereby the calibration operation load can be reduced while minimizing a lowering in prediction accuracy, and a simulation apparatus. It is also intended to provide a biological treatment method, whereby the required operation load can be reduced, and a biological treatment apparatus. These problems can be solved by employing as parameters the maximum reaction speed in the reaction of decomposing a material to be treated with a bacterium and the amount of the above-described material to be treated that is loaded per bacterial cell in a unit time during the biological treatment process or the amount of the above-described material that has been treated per bacterial cell in a unit time in a state where these parameters are in a definite functional relation.	01-20-2011

Masafumi Fukuda, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090074584	NICKEL-BASED ALLOY FOR TURBINE ROTOR OF STEAM TURBINE AND TURBINE ROTOR OF STEAM TURBINE - A Nickel-based alloy for a turbine rotor of a steam turbine contains C: 0.01 to 0.15, Cr: 18 to 28, Co: 10 to 15, Mo: 8 to 12, Al: 1.5 to 2, Ti: 0.1 to 0.6, B: 0.001 to 0.006, Ta: 0.1 to 0.7 in % by weight, and the remaining portion is composed of Ni and unavoidable impurities. The Nickel-based alloy is composed of the above-stated chemical composition range, and thereby, a mechanical strength improves while maintaining forgeability as same as a conventional steel.	03-19-2009
20090257865	NI-BASE ALLOY FOR TURBINE ROTOR OF STEAM TURBINE AND TURBINE ROTOR OF STEAM TURBINE - An Ni-base alloy for a turbine rotor of a steam turbine contains in percent by weight C: 0.05 to 0.15, Cr: 22 to 28, Co: 10 to 22, Mo: 8 to 12, Al: 0.8 to less than 1.5, Ti: 0.1 to 0.6, B: 0.001 to 0.006, Re: 0.1 to 2.5, and the balance of Ni and unavoidable impurities.	10-15-2009
20100251713	Steam turbine power plant - An intermediate-pressure turbine is divided into a high-temperature, high-pressure side high-temperature, intermediate-pressure turbine section	10-07-2010

Masafumi Furuta, Kyoto-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110018603	SPURIOUS PULSE GENERATOR - According to a spurious pulse generator of this invention, integrating circuits are provided at a plurality of stages for carrying out integrating operations about time and outputting a spurious pulse, the integrating circuits being constructed to input a voltage value for controlling a crest value which is a peak swing of the spurious pulse to an amplifier forming an integrating circuit at a most upstream stage when a switching element is ON, and to input a constant voltage value when the switching element is OFF. As a result, the voltage value before ON-state and after ON-state of the switching element does not change but remains a constant voltage value, thereby obtaining a desired spurious pulse.	01-27-2011
20110113611	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIATION TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing radiation tomography apparatus in this invention includes a step of fixing a detector array to a holding member by adjusting a relative position of the detector array and the holding member through fixation of a sub member to a base of a first jig and contact of a scintillator of the detector array to a branch portion and a support board. Such configuration may realize provision of radiation tomography apparatus with higher spatial resolution by manufacturing a group of detectors having the scintillators of suppressed deviation in arrangement and being arranged regularly upon arranging radiation detectors for forming the group of detectors.	05-19-2011

Masafumi Furuta, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110096897	RADIATION TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - Radiation tomography apparatus of this invention has a shield that shields entering of radiation flying from outside of the gantry. The shield is formed of shielding pieces. Consequently, there is no need for manufacturing the shield in a large and expensive furnace. Accordingly, the radiation tomography apparatus may be provided that is easily manufactured and achieves suppressed cost. Moreover, with the radiation tomography apparatus of this invention, maintenance may be performed through removal of the shielding pieces without removing the entire shield.	04-28-2011

Masafumi Hamada, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080273914	Cosmetic Container - A cosmetic container having a container body for receiving cosmetics and a cap having a cap body, an outer tube, and an inner tube. A first spring for urging the outer tube rearward is installed between the cap body and the outer tube. A second spring for urging the cap body forward is received in the inner tube. A shaft section with an application section is projectingly formed on the inner tube. An engagement groove is provided in the container body, in the outer peripheral surface near its head. A locking ball reception hole and a locking ball received in the hole are provided on the cap body. A restriction projection for restricting the locking ball from moving outward is provided inside the outer tube. The locking ball projected inward by the restriction projection fits in the engagement groove, and the cap is installed on the container body.	11-06-2008
20090162130	Viscous Cosmetic Item - A viscous cosmetic item is provided in which a viscous cosmetic material is contained in a push-out container capable of withdrawing a content is provided wherein the viscous cosmetic item is provided both a container shape capable of applying and manipulating the viscous cosmetic material effectively and a viscosity of the viscous cosmetic material which is suitable to that shape.	06-25-2009

Masafumi Hara, Tokushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080263101	Data Processing Device and Data Processing Method	10-23-2008

Masafumi Hara, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100224907	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide a semiconductor device in which dielectric breakdown strength in a peripheral region is increased without increasing on-resistance. An IGBT comprises a body region, guard ring, and collector layer. The body region is formed within an active region in a surface layer of a drift layer. The guard ring is formed within a peripheral region in the surface layer of the drift layer, and surrounds the body region. The collector layer is formed at a back surface side of the drift layer, and is formed across the active region and the peripheral region. A distance F between a back surface of the guard ring and the back surface of the drift layer is greater than a distance between a back surface of the body region and the back surface of the drift layer. A thickness H of the collector layer in the peripheral region is smaller than a thickness D of the collector layer in the active region.	09-09-2010

Masafumi Harada, Anan-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100224895	LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device that has excellent color rendering performance is provided.	09-09-2010
20100225226	LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device that has excellent color rendering performance is provided.	09-09-2010
20100296024	Liquid crystal display device and color filter for liquid crystal display device - Disclosed a liquid crystal display device including a backlight device including a white-emitting LED device which emits a white light arising from a color mixture created through a combination of a blue-emitting LED, a red-emitting phosphor and a green-emitting phosphor, and a color filter equipping color pixels exhibiting plural colors including a red pixel and formed on a transparent substrate, wherein the white-emitting LED device is enabled to exhibit an emission spectrum having a first peak wavelength falling within a range of 440-470 nm, a second peak wavelength falling within a range of 510-550 nm and a third peak wavelength falling within a range of 630-670 nm, and a red display chromaticity of the liquid crystal display device is confined within a region bounded by lines connecting four points (0.620, 0.280), (0.620, 0.300), (0.680, 0.315) and (0.680, 0.280) based on an xy chromaticity coordinate system.	11-25-2010

Masafumi Harada, Narashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080217579	Light-emitting apparatus, phosphor and method of producing it - A light-emitting apparatus composed of a light source that emits primary light and a phosphor that absorbs the primary light and emits secondary light offers high brightness, low power consumption, and a long lifetime while minimizing adverse effects on the environment. The phosphor is formed of a III-V group semiconductor in the form of fine-particle crystals each having a volume of 2 800 nm	09-11-2008
20100148120	LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, PHOSPHORESCENT PORTION, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A light-emitting apparatus composed of a light source that emits primary light and a phosphor that absorbs the primary light and emits secondary light offers high brightness, low power consumption, and a long lifetime while minimizing adverse effects on the environment. The phosphor is formed of a III-V group semiconductor in the form of fine-particle crystals each having a volume of 2 800 nm	06-17-2010

Masafumi Harada, Tokushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100183202	BRAIN-IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORTING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a brain-image diagnosis supporting method or the like. The method is a statistical evaluation method excluding the subjective judgment of an examiner, and enables image diagnosis. The method can present stable judgment criteria with respect to data on brain images imaged by a predetermined method in order to discriminate difficult diseases to diagnose. The method is also effective with respect to relationships which can not be always explained with a simple linear relationship, for example, the relationship between data on brain images imaged by a predetermined method and a disease which is a variable. By applying a predetermined nonlinear multivariate analysis method to data on brain images of a plurality of examinees imaged by a predetermined method and by classifying the data, image diagnosis support using a computer performed with respect to the data on brain images is performed. For example, SOM method is applied as a predetermined nonlinear multivariate analysis method. Data on brain images of a plurality of examinees imaged by SPECT or the like are handled as input data vectors x, which are presented to neurons on a two-dimensional lattice array in the SOM method so as to perform image diagnosis support based on the two-dimensional SOM after a predetermined training length.	07-22-2010

Masafumi Hayashi, Kumamoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090311868	Semiconductor device manufacturing method - In a semiconductor device manufacturing method according to this invention, an SiO	12-17-2009

Masafumi Hikari, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100039977	RADIOCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MULTICAST DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD IN THE RADIOCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Radio resources are utilized efficiently and the communication quality is improved by flexibly adapting to the state of radio waves at a base station varying every moment or the topology of the distribution area of contents in multicast communication. The base station (	02-18-2010

Masafumi Ikeda, Akashi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110008795	MARKER FOR DETECTION OF IL-17-PRODUCING HELPER T-CELL, AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF IL-17-PRODUCING HELPER T-CELL - Disclosed is a polynucleotide marker or a protein marker for use in the specific detection of an IL-17-producing helper T-cell (a Th17 cell). Also disclosed is a method for detecting a Th17 cell, which is characterized by detecting the occurrence of the polynucleotide marker or the protein marker.	01-13-2011

Masafumi Imai, Hitachiota JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110057646	Apparatus and method for sensing position of non-orbital movable truck - There is provided a position sensing apparatus when a non-orbital movable truck moves over a spherical surface, a cylindrical surface, or a flat surface, which is capable of position sensing even when, e.g., the non-orbital movable truck circumferentially moves over the spherical surface or the cylindrical surface to be hidden from the position sensing apparatus. A second linear encoder is disposed which includes a wire in a main body thereof to output an amount by which the wire is withdrawn as an encoder value. The tip of the wire of the second linear encoder is fixed to a position at the non-orbital movable truck to which the tip of the wire of a linear encoder is fixed. From an amount by which the wire of the linear encoder is withdrawn and the amount by which the wire of the second linear encoder is withdrawn, the position of the non-orbital movable truck is calculated in a calculation device.	03-10-2011

Masafumi Inuiya, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090079345	LIGHT EMITTING/RECEIVING ELEMENT - A light emitting/receiving element includes: a substrate; an organic layer which is provided above the substrate; a forward bias power supply which applies a bias voltage between both ends of the organic layer so as to inject charges from an outside into the organic layer; a reverse bias power supply which applies a bias voltage, which is opposite in polarity to the bias voltage applied by the forward bias power supply, between the both ends of the organic layer so as to extract charges generated in the organic layer to the outside; and a current detecting unit, wherein the organic layer includes an organic material which, when the bias voltage is applied by the forward bias power supply, has the light emitting function, and which, when the bias voltage is applied by the reverse bias power supply, has the photoelectric converting function.	03-26-2009
20090091806	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device is provided and includes: a substrate; a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array above the substrate, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements being divided into a plurality of photoelectric conversion element groups; a semiconductor substrate between the substrate and the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, corresponding to each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion clement groups; and a signal output section in the semiconductor substrates. The signal output section outputs a signal corresponding to an electric charge generated in each photoelectric conversion elements of a photoelectric conversion element group corresponding to the semiconductor substrate.	04-09-2009

Masafumi Inuiya, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100060756	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate and a plurality of pixel portions arranged over the substrate, each of the pixel portions includes a photoelectric conversion portion provided over the substrate and a color filter provided over the photoelectric conversion portion, the solid-state imaging device includes partitions provided between the color filters of the adjoining pixel portions so as to cover side surfaces of the color filters, each of the photoelectric conversion portions includes a lower electrode provided over the substrate, an upper electrode provided over the lower electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, each of the pixel portions further includes a protective layer provided between the color filter and the upper electrode, and the protective layer has a thickness of greater than 0 μm and smaller than or equal to 1.0 μm.	03-11-2010
20100060769	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate and a plurality of pixel portions arranged over the substrate, each of the pixel portions includes a photoelectric conversion portion provided over the substrate and a color filter provided over the photoelectric conversion portion, and the solid-state imaging device includes partitions for preventing light that is incident on the color filter of each pixel portion from entering adjacent pixel portions.	03-11-2010
20100188518	IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes plural pixel portions each having a photoelectric conversion portion and an electric charge accumulating portion that accumulates electric charges. Imaging signals corresponding to amounts of the electric charges in the electric charge accumulating portions are read out. The imaging signals of two adjacent lines of pixel portions are added. In still-image shooting, a first operation and a second operation are performed every exposure operation. The first operation reads out the imaging signals using a pattern containing combinations of two adjacent lines, adds the imaging signals of the two adjacent lines and outputs the added image signals as a field signal. The second operation reads out the imaging signals using a pattern being obtained by shifting the pattern for the first operation by one line, adds the imaging signals of the two adjacent lines and outputs the added image signals as another field signal.	07-29-2010

Masafumi Ishii, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090025464	Surface-roughness/contour measuring apparatus - A surface-roughness/contour measuring apparatus (	01-29-2009

Masafumi Ishikawa, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110057473	ROUTING STRUCTURE OF OPERATING CABLE OF VEHICLE COMPRISING POWER SLIDE DOOR - A routing structure of an operating cable of a vehicle comprising a power slide door, comprises: a retractor of a seatbelt device placed between a vehicle body panel and an interior material covering an inner side of a vehicle body panel facing an interior of a vehicle chamber; a webbing pulled out from the retractor, the webbing being passed through an opening of the interior material, and pulled out from a back part of the interior material towards an inner side of the vehicle chamber; the operating cable for the power slide door routed between the vehicle body panel and the interior material by crossing over a back part of the webbing, wherein a restricting piece, restricting a displacement of the operating cable towards a direction approaching the webbing, is provided on the interior material.	03-10-2011

Masafumi Ishiyama, Thuas Link SG

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090169922	MAGNETIC DISK MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MAGNETIC DISK - In a method of manufacturing a magnetic disk including at least a substrate	07-02-2009

Masafumi Kaneko, Takasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100215625	EFFICIENT PREPARATION OF NAPHTHOQUINONE ANTICANCER ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - One of the problems to be resolved by the present invention is to stably and sustainably produce active ingredients contained in Bignoniaceous plants of which a mass production is difficult in a conventional manner. The present invention relates to a method for efficiently preparing an anticancer active ingredient NQ	08-26-2010

Masafumi Kawamura, Tokyo-To JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090099263	Organ-adhesion preventing agent and process for preventing adhesion using thereof - There is disclosed an organ-adhesion preventing agent comprising a chemically-crosslinked γ-polyglutamic acid as an effective ingredient, as well as a process for preventing organ from adhesion comprising a step of bringing the adhesion-preventing agent into contact with or depositing the same onto the surface of a local organ and optionally the neighborhood thereof to be prevented from the post-operative adhesion. According to the present invention, there is provided an adhesion-preventing agent which is capable of effectively preventing the surfaces of organs from adhesion, and which can be absorbed in the body with high safety and be produced with ease and has high practical usefulness, as well as a process for preventing organ from adhesion by using the adhesion-preventing agent.	04-16-2009

Masafumi Kawashima, Kariya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080256966	Vehicular air conditioner - An air conditioner for a vehicle includes a blower for generating a flow of air, a center defroster air-blowing outlet disposed adjacent to a windshield of the vehicle for blowing the air toward the windshield, a side defroster air-blowing outlet disposed adjacent to a side window glass of the vehicle for blowing the air toward the side window glass, and a defroster air volume adjusting unit disposed to adjust the volume of air blown from a center defroster air-blowing outlet and the volume of air blown from a side defroster air-blowing outlet.	10-23-2008
20110067422	Air-conditioning device for vehicle - An air-conditioning device for a vehicle includes a blower and an estimating portion. The blower is disposed in an air-conditioning case, and performs a dry control for a heat exchanger arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle by sending air. The blower uses one of power supplied from an external power source, power supplied from the battery having residual quantity equal to or larger than a predetermined quantity, or power supplied from an in-vehicle solar cell, while the vehicle is parked. The estimating portion estimates an approximate elimination of odor generated from the heat exchanger by starting the sending of air, and stops the blower based on the estimation.	03-24-2011

Masafumi Kisa, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100180279	FIELD CONTROL DEVICE AND FIELD CONTROL METHOD - A field control device is provided. The field control device includes: a task executing unit configured to selectively and sequentially execute a control task relating to a field control and other tasks in a same control period; and a priority switching unit configured to switch a relative priority of the control task relative to the other tasks in the control period, wherein the priority is a priority of an execution sequence of tasks in the task executing unit. The priority switching unit is configured to: i) set the priority higher than a certain priority, before the control task is started; and ii) set the priority lower than the certain priority, after the control task is ended.	07-15-2010
20100198363	DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM - There is provided a distributed control system including a plurality of field controllers which are connected through a control network. Each of the field controllers includes: a control clock that defines a control timing of the field controller; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a control time of the control clock depending on a network time obtained through the control network.	08-05-2010
20100198991	DUPLEXED FIELD CONTROLLER - There is provided a duplexed field controller. The duplexed field controller includes: first and second control units between which a control authority is switchable; a first application clock that is updated based on a reference clock so as to define a timing of an application operation of the first control unit; a second application clock that is updated based on the reference clock so as to define a timing of an application operation of the second control unit; and an update control unit that bypasses the first update of the second application clock after switching of the control authority, if the first application clock is ahead of the second application clock when the control authority is switched from the first control unit to the second control unit.	08-05-2010
20100199003	FIELD CONTROL SYSTEM - The field control system includes: a field device; a field controller which is connected to a control network and which executes a computation processing for controlling the field device according to a given control cycle while executing a data communication between the field controller and the field device, the field controller including a communication unit configured to execute the data communication with the field device, and a control computation unit configured to execute the computation processing independently from the communication unit; and an operation monitor which is connected to the control network and which operates and monitors the field device, the operation monitor including a network clock which provides a common network time to the control network. The control computation unit and the communication unit execute the computation processing and the data communication in synchronism with each other in accordance with a timer clock based on the network time.	08-05-2010

Masafumi Kobayashi, Kurashiki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100035162	NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent and lithium salt as an electrolyte, and wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains chain fluorinated carboxylic acid ester represented by the formula CH	02-11-2010

Masafumi Kobayashi, Kanazawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080244719	AUTHENTICATION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A plurality of authentication servers belonging to different domains are connected to achieve a Single Sign-On using two cookies in two management systems.	10-02-2008

Masafumi Kumoda, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080280757	Thermosensitive recording material - Provided is a thermosensitive recording material that comprises a support, a thermosensitive coloring layer on the support, and a protective layer on the thermosensitive coloring layer, wherein the thermosensitive coloring layer comprises a leuco dye and a color developer, and the protective layer comprises a diacetone-modified polyvinyl alcohol resin and a (meth)acrylic resin.	11-13-2008

Masafumi Kurosumi, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110015144	ADMINISTRATION METHOD PROPOSING DEVICE - There was no device that proposes a method for administrating anti-cancer drugs according to each of cancer types.	01-20-2011

Masafumi Kyogaku, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100066235	IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The shortest distance L [μm] from an arbitrary point on an exposed insulating surface on a base to a conductive member on the base and a sheet resistivity Rs [Ω/□] of the arbitrary point satisfy Rs×L	03-18-2010

Masafumi Masuda, Yokosuka-Shi, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100291916	COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER AND COMMUNICATION CONTROLLING METHOD - A communication controller and a communication controlling method are provided, even when functionalities of the communication controller included in a communication system such as UTRAN or the like, so that the services of the functionalities are available broadly in the whole system. An RNC	11-18-2010

Masafumi Masuda, Tokushima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090220182	Bearing apparatus for axle - An inner ring, an outer ring, a circular cone roller constituting a rolling elements arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, a first seal member arranged at an opening portion between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a second seal member arranged on an outer side in an axial direction of the first seal member are provided, the second seal member includes a core fixed to the outer ring, an elastic ring-like member fixedly attached to the core and having at least one lip, and an outward attached slinger having a section in a channel-like shape fixed to the inner ring to cover the core and the elastic ring-like member and having a portion of a section in an L-like shape and a circular cylinder shape portion.	09-03-2009

Masafumi Matsumura, Hamura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090003250	Wireless Communication Device, Wireless Communication System and Network Control Method - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device executes, with use of a wireless signal of a millimeter-wave band, wireless communication with each of devices which are present in an ad-hoc network. The wireless communication device includes a scan request transmission unit, a selection unit, and a coordinator change request unit. The scan request unit requests a coordinator to transmit a scan instruction to each of the devices. Each device, which has received the scan instruction from the coordinator, executes a scan process for detecting all devices which belong to a communication range thereof. The selection unit selects, on the basis of a result of the scan process, a device having a communication range to which at least the wireless communication device belongs. The coordinator change request unit requests the coordinator to execute a process for transferring an authority of the coordinator to the selected device.	01-01-2009

Masafumi Matsuo, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110046360	ENA NUCLEIC ACID DRUGS MODIFYING SPLICING IN mRNA PRECURSOR - Oligonucleotides having a nucleotide sequence complementary to nucleotide numbers such as 2571-2607, 2578-2592, 2571-2592, 2573-2592, 2578-2596, 2578-2601 or 2575-2592 of the dystrophin cDNA (Gene Bank accession No. NM_004006.1) and therapeutic agents for muscular dystrophy comprising such oligonucleotides.	02-24-2011

Masafumi Miyamoto, Wakayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090163398	COMPOSITE PARTICLE - The present invention provides a composite particle containing a paraffin wax with (1) a proteolytic enzyme and (1e) at least one enzyme activity stabilizer selected from borates, proteins, polyhydric alcohols and water-soluble polymers, or with (2) an amylolytic enzyme and (2e) at least one enzyme activity stabilizer selected from polyhydric alcohols, nonionic surfactants and water-soluble polymers, a detergent composition containing the composite particle, and a process for preparing the composite particle containing mixing the paraffin wax, the proteolytic enzyme, and the enzyme activity stabilizer, setting a temperature of a mixture to a softening temperature (or melting point) of the paraffin wax or more, and subjecting the mixture to cooling solidification to granulate.	06-25-2009
20090238847	Deodorant Particle - Disclosed is a deodorant particle having a BET specific surface area of 10 m	09-24-2009

Masafumi Miyazaki, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090288799	Method of Production of Ultralow Carbon Cast Slab - A method of production of an ultralow carbon cast slab characterized by adding Ti to molten steel decarburized to a carbon concentration of 0.01 mass % or less, further adding at least one of Ce, La, and Nd, and using an immersion nozzle to inject the above molten steel from a tundish to a casting mold for continuous casting while maintaining a flow rate of Ar gas blown from any location in a range from a tundish upper nozzle to discharge ports of said immersion nozzle at 3 Nl (normal liter)/min or less.	11-26-2009

Masafumi Miyazaki, Kumamoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110013102	Projection type liquid crystal display apparatus - A projection type liquid crystal display apparatus includes: alight source; a liquid crystal display device; and a projection lens projecting light modulated by the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode section having two-dimensionally disposed pixel apertures through which light can pass, and first and second microlens arrays formed on a light entering side and a light exiting side of the device with respect to the liquid crystal layer, respectively, and being a two-dimensional array of first and second microlenses provided in association with the pixel apertures, respectively. The F-number of the first microlenses is set at a value equal to or greater than that of the projection lens. The first and second microlenses are disposed such that the groups of microlenses are located in the focus position of each other.	01-20-2011

Masafumi Mizuno, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080290246	Bearing device and motor mounted with the bearing device - A bearing device is composed of a shaft, a sleeve for supporting the shaft so as to be rotatable freely and a housing having a through hole into which the sleeve is inserted. A circumferential groove that extends in a circumferential direction is formed on either one surface of an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve and an inner circumferential surface of the housing. An axial groove that extends approximately in parallel to a central axis of the sleeve is formed on either one surface of the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve and the inner circumferential surface of the housing. The outer circumferential surface of the sleeve is glued to the inner circumferential surface of the housing by adhesive that intervenes in both the circumferential groove and the axial groove.	11-27-2008

Masafumi Mori, Nagasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100229935	PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - The short-circuit current of a photovoltaic device is improved by optimizing the transparent conductive layer. A photovoltaic device comprising a first transparent electrode layer, an electric power generation layer, a second transparent electrode layer and a back electrode layer on a substrate, wherein the film thickness of the second transparent electrode layer is not less than 80 nm and not more than 100 nm, and the light absorptance for the second transparent electrode layer in a wavelength region from not less than 600 nm to not more than 1,000 nm is not more than 1.5%. Also, a photovoltaic device wherein the film thickness of the second transparent electrode layer is not less than 80 nm and not more than 100 nm, and the reflectance for light reflected at the second transparent electrode layer and the back electrode layer is not less than 91% in the wavelength region from not less than 600 nm to not more than 1,000 nm.	09-16-2010
20100269897	PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A photovoltaic device that exhibits improved light absorption properties for the electric power generation layer and a process for producing such a photovoltaic device are provided by optimizing the surface shape of the back surface structure. A photovoltaic device	10-28-2010

Masafumi Mukamoto, Sakai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110014211	COMPOSITION FOR NEUTRALIZING BOTULINUS TOXIN TYPE-A, AND HUMAN ANTI-BOTULINUS TOXIN TYPE-A ANTIBODY - Provided herein is a means which is effective for botulism diseases and the prevention of the botulism diseases. Specifically provided is a plurality of human anti-botulinum toxin type-A antibodies having different epitopes from one another. Also specifically provided is a composition for neutralizing botulinum toxin type-A, which comprises a combination of two or more of the antibodies and which has a high neutralizing activity.	01-20-2011

Masafumi Naka, Irvine, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090257676	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PICTURE EDGE ENHANCEMENT - Systems and methods for effectively and naturally enhancing the relative contrast between an image object and the surrounding background image in television pictures. In one embodiment, a television system preferably comprises a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to an audio-video output unit. The CPU preferably comprises non-volatile memory coupled to a logic unit which is adapted to receive and process a program signal S	10-15-2009
20100053466	SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TELEVISION WITH INTEGRATED SURROUND PROJECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods that facilitate the use and operation of a television with an integrated sound projection system. The sound projector preferably comprises an array of speakers configurable to project beams that reflect off the walls and ceiling to create surround sound. In one embodiment, sound can be projected and/or the television can be oriented automatically as a function of the location of the television remote control unit.	03-04-2010

Masafumi Nakakoji, Iwata JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110088993	SPRING CLUTCH - A spring clutch is provided for which durability is improved by preventing a clutch spring from breaking due to fatigue. A cylindrical clutch spring made from a wire having a square section is mounted between a pulley and a pulley hub mounted in the pulley. An end of the clutch spring is coupled to the pulley hub. A clutch surface is formed on the inner periphery of the pulley and is formed with a large-diameter recess at a position opposite to the end portion of the clutch spring including the torque transmission end. When the pulley rotates in one direction, the clutch spring expands. At this time, the end portion of the clutch spring including the torque transmission end expands in the large-diameter recess, thus relaxing sharp torque produced in the clutch. This prevents local stress concentration on the clutch spring and breakage of the clutch spring and improves the durability of the clutch.	04-21-2011

Masafumi Ohta, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090068577	NAPHTHALENETETRACARBOXYLIC ACID DIIMIDE DERIVATIVE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides a naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid diimide derivative represented by the following general formula (1):	03-12-2009
20100310975	Electrophotographic Photoreceptor, And Image Forming Apparatus And Process Cartridge Therefor Using The Photoreceptor - An electrophotographic photoreceptor, including an electroconductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer overlying the substrate, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a complex azo pigment comprising an azo compound having the following formula (a):	12-09-2010

Masafumi Ohta, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100010204	METHOD OF PREPARING COMPLEX-AZO PIGMENT AND COMPLEX-AZO PIGMENT THEREOF - A method of preparing a complex-azo pigment having plural pigment components including at least an azo pigment represented by the following formula (a)	01-14-2010

Masafumi Ohta, Susoso-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090005546	AZO COMPOUND AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE AZO COMPOUND - An azo compound having the following formula (I):	01-01-2009

Masafumi Okamoto, Fuchu-Cho JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110057492	VEHICLE SEAT - A seat back frame includes: a base frame; a movable frame supported for movement in a frontward-rearward direction with respect to the base frame; and a biasing member biasing the movable frame frontwardly and permitting a rearward movement of the movable frame in response to a load having a given value or more. The base frame has an upper frame section supporting a headrest, and two side frame sections extending in an upward-downward direction on laterally opposite sides of the upper frame section. The movable frame has a back-receiving section located between the side frame sections, and two side support sections on laterally opposite sides of the back-receiving section to project forward from the side frame sections. Front ends of the side support sections are disposed to stop a rear surface of the pad that receives a rearward load from a back of an occupant.	03-10-2011

Masafumi Okumura, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090153100	CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS CONTROLLING CHARGING CURRENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORE - Provided is a control apparatus that controls a battery circuit, including a voltage detector that detects a battery voltage, a battery protection circuit that stops charging current when the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit exceeds a protection voltage, and a charging circuit being capable of changing a charging current value for charging a battery. The control apparatus includes an input interface that reads the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit, a decision unit that decides whether or not the read battery voltage has approached the protection voltage to a predetermined limit value, an output interface that outputs a signal for controlling the charging current, and a current control unit that limits the charging current to a predetermined limit value via the output interface when the read battery voltage is decided to have approached the protection voltage to the predetermined limit value.	06-18-2009

Masafumi Ono, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110016286	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes: a memory that stores a process identifier for identifying a process uniquely, a virtual address which is an address of a memory space available in the process, a physical address corresponding to the virtual address, and a continuous memory capacity assigned to the process so as to be associated with each other; and a memory capacity setting section that, when changing a process to an executable state, sets the continuous memory capacity to be stored in the memory. The memory capacity setting section determines the continuous memory capacity based on a memory capacity that the process requires; a memory capacity of an unused continuous region in a physical memory; and a memory capacity based on restriction of memory size dependent on a central processing unit in a computer.	01-20-2011

Masafumi Otsuka, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100052627	DC/DC CONVERTER - A boost DC/DC converter has a voltage dividing circuit connected between the output terminal and the ground, that outputs a divided voltage obtained by dividing the output voltage; a reference voltage generating circuit that generates a reference voltage based on the input voltage; an error amplifier that outputs a first signal corresponding to the difference between the divided voltage and the reference voltage; a feedforward circuit that detects the input voltage and outputs a second signal corresponding to a current inversely proportional to the input voltage; a multiplier that multiples the first signal by the second signal and outputs a third signal obtained; and a control circuit that outputs, based on the third signal, a control signal for controlling on/off of the switching transistor so that the divided voltage is equal to the reference voltage.	03-04-2010

Masafumi Sadahira, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080221713	Apparatus Control System, Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium Where Apparatus Control Program is Recorded - An apparatus control system for enabling different operators to perform apparatus setting and network setting independently and efficiently and to easily confirm a setting status, an apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium where an apparatus control program is recorded are disclosed. An apparatus setter (	09-11-2008

Masafumi Sadahira, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110100980	INDUCTION HEATING COOKER AND KITCHEN UNIT HAVING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an induction heating cooker with which the size of heating coils can freely be set without being restricted by the size of an opening of a cabinet of a kitchen unit. To this end, the induction heating cooker of the present invention has its outer casing	05-05-2011

Masafumi Saito, Tochigi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100052463	DEVICE FOR PRODUCING RING CORE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RING CORE AND RING CORE PRODUCED BY THAT METHOD - In the device for producing a ring core, a drop-through blanking die (	03-04-2010

Masafumi Sakamoto, Gumma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100066184	HYBRID TYPE ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A hybrid type stepper motor preferably includes a two-phase eight-main-pole stator and a rotor defined by two rotor units each having a pair of rotor magnetic poles with a permanent magnet interposed therebetween. Each rotor magnetic pole has fine teeth at a regular pitch. The permanent magnets are magnetized in opposite directions to each other. The adjacent rotor magnetic poles of the rotor units are arranged with their fine teeth aligned with each other in the axial direction. Each main pole has six inductor teeth including: a pair of innermost inductor teeth arranged at the first pitch in the central portion of the main pole; a pair of intermediate teeth on the outside of the innermost inductor teeth at the second pitch therefrom; and a pair of outermost inductor teeth on the outside of the intermediate inductor teeth at the third pitch therefrom. The first, second, and third pitches are all different from the pitch of the fine teeth of the rotor magnetic pole. At least one of the first, second, and third pitches is different from the others.	03-18-2010
20100133929	PERMANENT-MAGNET ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A permanent-magnet rotary electric machine preferably includes a stator and a rotor opposed thereto via an air gap. The stator includes a stator core having 4m (m is an integer equal to or larger than 2) main poles each having inductor teeth at a tip thereof. The rotor includes two rotor units adjacent to each other in the axial direction. Each rotor unit includes a pair of rotor magnetic poles and a permanent magnet arranged therebetween. The permanent magnets in the rotor are axially magnetized in opposite directions to each other. Each rotor magnetic pole has magnetic teeth on its outer periphery at a regular pitch. The rotor magnetic poles in each rotor unit are arranged such that the magnetic teeth of one rotor magnetic plate are offset by half a pitch from those of the other rotor magnetic pole, and the magnetic teeth of adjacent rotor magnetic poles are aligned with each other in the axial direction. The tooth pitch of the inductor teeth of each stator main pole is different from that of the magnetic teeth of the rotor magnetic pole to generate a fourth harmonic component of a permeance between the stator and the rotor zero.	06-03-2010

Masafumi Sano, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090179199	FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH AMORPHOUS OXIDE LAYER CONTAINING MICROCRYSTALS - A novel amorphous oxide applicable, for example, to an active layer of a TFT is provided. The amorphous oxide comprises microcrystals.	07-16-2009

Masafumi Sano, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100267198	FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a novel method for manufacturing a field effect transistor. Prior to forming an amorphous oxide layer on a substrate, ultraviolet rays are irradiated onto the substrate surface in an ozone atmosphere, plasma is irradiated onto the substrate surface, or the substrate surface is cleaned by a chemical solution containing hydrogen peroxide.	10-21-2010

Masafumi Shimizu, Ohtsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090146739	OPTICAL RECEIVER AND AMPLIFIER AND PHOTOCOUPLER USING THE SAME - In an optical receiver and amplifier and an optical coupler, a technique for stabilize operations at turning on/off of a power supply by a simple configuration is desired. An optical receiver and amplifier includes: a photodiode generates a photocurrent in response to a light input; an output section outputs output voltage being a low level or a high level in response to a magnitude of the photocurrent by using a power supply voltage supplied from a power supply; and an output control circuit controls an input voltage of the output section such that the output voltage is set to the low level when the power supply is turned on or off during a period where the power supply voltage is lower than a predetermined value. The output voltage can be set to the low level so that an additional circuit for preventing malfunction is not needed.	06-11-2009

Masafumi Shimizu, Kainan-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100056365	METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATING AGENT EXHIBITING PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND COATING AGENT OBTAINED THEREBY - With respect to 100 parts by volume of an aqueous alcohol solution containing 0.01 to 50% by volume of an alcohol, 20 or less parts by volume of titanium tetrachloride is added thereto to obtain a coating agent wherein titanium oxide or a precursor thereof in the form of nanoparticles is dispersed in the aqueous alcohol solution. Consequently, the coating agent exhibiting a high photocatalytic activity can be produced by a simple operation at low cost. Since the coating agent obtained by the present invention has a high self-adhesiveness in addition to the high photocatalytic activity, it can adhere to an object substance by itself.	03-04-2010

Masafumi Shimotashiro, Katanoshi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090092884	FUEL CELL - A fuel cell body has an anode having an anode-side separator with projections and depressions formed on its surface, a cathode, and a membrane electrode assembly disposed between the anode and the cathode, and the fuel cell body is disposed in a container for storing liquid fuel so that at least the anode side is immersed therein. Fuel passageways through which the liquid fuel flows are formed by regions surrounded by the projections and depressions on the surface of the separator and the membrane electrode assembly. By this, the downsized, simplified and lower power consuming structure of auxiliary equipment such as a fuel feed system is achieved.	04-09-2009

Masafumi Shiratani, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100273401	Polishing apparatus and polishing method - A polishing apparatus includes a polishing table with a polishing pad at an upper surface, and a conditioning disc carrying out conditioning of the polishing pad, and a moving mechanism (constructed, for example, from a swing arm) capable of moving the conditioning disc to a standby position above the polishing pad, and a spraying mechanism (constructed, for example, from a washing water nozzle) that sprays liquid to the conditioning disc positioned at the standby position so as to wash or wet the conditioning disc.	10-28-2010

Masafumi Shonaka, Shanghai CN

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100319587	METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDRAULIC POWDER - According to the present invention, a hydraulic powder is prepared by including a step of grinding a hydraulic compound in the presence of (A) glycerin and (B) polyethyleneglycol that are present in a fixed weight ratio.	12-23-2010
20110005432	METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDRAULIC POWDER - In the invention, a hydraulic powder is prepared by a step of grinding a hydraulic compound in the presence of compound (a) that is obtained by adding an alkyleneoxide having 2 to 4 carbon atoms to a compound which has no amino group, but has an active hydrogen, provided that polyethyleneglycol and polypropyelenglycol are excluded. Alternatively, the hydraulic compound can be ground in the presence of compound (a) and anti-foaming agent (b).	01-13-2011

Masafumi Takagi, Moriya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090232546	DEVELOPER SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - A developer supply system including a developer supply apparatus and a developer supply container which is detachably mountable to the apparatus, the system includes the developer supply container including a rotatable container body having an inner space configured and positioned to contain a developer; a feeding portion configured and positioned to feed the developer in the container body to discharge the developer out of the container body with a rotation of the container body; and a hooking portion configured and positioned to engage with the apparatus to receive a rotational force for rotating the container body; the apparatus including a driving member configured and positioned to apply the rotational force; a drive transmitting member configured and positioned to engage with the hooking portion to transmit the rotational force from the driving member to the hooking portion, the drive transmitting member, which has engaged with the hooking portion, being movable between a first position where the drive transmitting member and the driving member are engaged with each other and a second position where the drive transmitting member and the driving member are not engaged with each other; and a displacing member configured and positioned to displace the hooking portion to release an engagement between the hooking portion and the drive transmitting member which is in the second position.	09-17-2009

Masafumi Takeda, Nagoya City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100270690	MICROSCOPIC BUBBLE GENERATING APPARATUS - A microscopic bubble generating apparatus includes a Roots-type pump including a pair of multi-lobed Roots rotors housed in a pump casing, and a drive motor rotating the rotors, a suction pipe connected to a suction port of the pump casing, a discharge pipe connected to a discharge port of the pump casing, and a conduit communicating with the suction pipe and having an air inlet and a collision member with which sucked water is caused to collide. The pump is operated to suck water through the suction pipe and to cause the water mixed with air sucked through the air inlet to collide with the collision member so that a number of bubbles are generated. The bubbles are refined by a compressing action of the pump to be rendered microscopic. The water containing the microscopic bubbles is released from the discharge pipe into water in a septic tank or river.	10-28-2010

Masafumi Tamura, Chofu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090292896	INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, RECORDING/PLAYBACK APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - In an information management method according to an embodiment of the invention, one or more freely installable memory cards are used. A suitable information management can be made even if a part or all of the memory cards is/are optionally attached or detached. Digital AV information of which recording may be distributed over the one or more memory cards is managed according to a prescribed format (which is common to all of the memory cards). Identification information for identifying the card is recorded on each of the memory cards. Allocation information (FAT) indicating where is allocated a portion of the digital AV information is also recorded on each of the memory cards. The allocation information of each of the memory cards identified by the identification information is acquired, and the acquired allocation information is integrated. The acquisition and integration are performed each time the memory card is attached or detached.	11-26-2009
20100083316	Electronic Apparatus and Electronic Program Guide Display Method - According to an aspect of the invention, an electronic apparatus includes: an electronic program guide (EPG) information receiver configured to receive EPG information; and an EPG generating module configured to generate an EPG display image based on the EPG information, wherein the EPG display image has a plurality of frames corresponding to channels, the frames being arranged in transverse and depth directions of the EPG display image and containing a thumbnail image and program information corresponding to the respective channels of the frame.	04-01-2010

Masafumi Tanaka, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100110201	ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EMITTING LIGHT THROUGH A UNITARY TRANSPARENT BASE CHASSIS - Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as first and second mounting face sections; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section; a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section and configured to cover said control circuit board; a device mounting board having a semiconductor light emitting element disposed thereon; and a luminous lamp section formed at a position of said base chassis on the outer side of said display unit and configured to receive and emit light having been emitted from said semiconductor light emitting element and passed through the inside of said base chassis.	05-06-2010

Masafumi Tarora, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100242977	CIGARETTE FILTER AND FILTER-TIPPED CIGARETTE - A single-segment filter having a filter plug uses a high-rigidity and high-permeability paper longitudinal rigidity of which is 30 or higher as measured in accordance with JIS P8143 and air permeability of which is 1000 CORESTA units or greater as a filter plug wrapper wrapping a filter material, and a multisegment filter having a plurality of filter plugs uses the high-rigidity and high-permeability paper as a filter plug wrapper wrapping a filter material and/or a shaping paper joining plurality of filter plugs. A cigarette comprises the particular filter.	09-30-2010

Masafumi Uchida, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100062362	TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY - An embodiment may be an electrophotographic toner which comprises at least one toner particle which comprises an inner layer and an outer layer covering the inner layer, wherein a cross-sectional area ratio of the outer layer to the inner layer is 0.05-0.46, and wherein a non-uniform thickness exists in the outer layer, and further the average thickness (t) taken at 5 positions as calculated by, is about 0.2-about 1.0 μm, t=(t	03-11-2010
20100119437	METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON BLACK - Carbon black, comprising particles having a number average particle size of Feret's diameter of 2 to 100 nm and an average roundness of 100 to 130.	05-13-2010

Masafumi Uhida, Tokyo JP

Masafumi Urakawa, Salem, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090151870	Silicon carbide focus ring for plasma etching system - A high resistivity silicon carbide focus ring for use in a plasma etching system is described. The focus ring comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner radial edge, and an outer radial edge, and is configured to surround a substrate on a substrate holder in a plasma processing system. The focus ring comprises high resistivity silicon carbide having a resistivity greater than or equal to about 100 ohm-cm.	06-18-2009
20090155731	Method and system for reducing line edge roughness during pattern etching - A method of mitigating pattern defects, such as critical dimension (CD) bias and line-edge roughness (LER), during a pattern transfer process is described. The method comprises forming one or more layers on a substrate, forming a radiation sensitive mask layer on the one or more layers, and forming a pattern in the radiation sensitive mask layer using a lithographic process. Once the pattern is formed, the edges of the pattern are smoothed by exposing the pattern in the radiation sensitive mask layer to a fluorohydrocarbon-containing plasma. Thereafter, the smoothed pattern in the radiation sensitive mask layer is transferred to one or more of the one or more layers using one or more etching processes.	06-18-2009

Masafumi Yagi, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090188270	Ultra-low temperature freezer, refrigeration system and vacuum apparatus - In an ultra-low temperature freezer (R) using refrigerant mixture in which plural kinds of refrigerants having different boiling points are mixed, in order to ensure the flow rate of liquid refrigerant into a supercooler (	07-30-2009

Masafumi Yamamoto, Tochigi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090104999	Joint structure and boot for joint - A flexible section is provided between a small-diameter tube section and a bellows section of a boot for a joint, and the flexible section has a greater flexibility than the small-diameter tube section. When a spline shaft is displaced so as to incline relative to a constant velocity joint, deformation stress acting in the boot is relaxed by allowing the flexible section to deflect (bend). This inhibits the inner wall surface of the small-diameter tube section from separating from the sidewall surface of the spline shaft.	04-23-2009

Masafumi Yamashita, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110017410	TELESCOPIC COVER - A novel telescopic cover of the present invention has a plurality of protection covers having top plates and vertically-suspended plates vertically suspended from the top plates, and being arranged so as to cover a guiding portion of a machining tool or the like in a freely stretchable manner between every adjacent pair of the protection covers, while being linked with each other by a linking mechanism which is configured by a plurality of linking elements linked so as to be rotatable around connecting shafts, wherein the telescopic cover has a plurality of guide rails provided to the plurality of protection covers, each having a guide groove which has one and the other guiding surfaces opposed with each other, in the direction normal to the direction of stretching and shrinkage of the entire portion of the protection covers; and a plurality of rolling elements arranged in guide groove, so as to be freely rotatable around each connecting shaft which extends in the depth-wise direction of the guide groove.	01-27-2011

Masafumi Yano, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080268489	Calcium Ion Leakage Inhibitors - A polypeptide exhibiting the effect of inhibiting Ca	10-30-2008