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Masanobu Ando, Nishikasugai-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100081256	Method for producing group III nitride compound semiconductor element - A method for producing a Group III nitride compound semiconductor element includes growing an epitaxial layer containing a Group III nitride compound semiconductor using a different kind of substrate as an epitaxial growth substrate, adhering a supporting substrate to the top surface of the epitaxial growth layer through a conductive layer, and then removing the epitaxial growth substrate by laser lift-off. Before adhesion of the epitaxial layer and the supporting substrate, a first groove that at least reaches an interface between the bottom surface of the epitaxial layer and the epitaxial growth substrate from the top surface of the epitaxial layer formed on the epitaxial growth substrate and acts as an air vent communicating with the outside of a wafer when the epitaxial layer and the supporting substrate are joined to each other. Next, the epitaxial layer is divided into each chip by separating the epitaxial growth substrate by laser lift-off, and then removing the epitaxial layer serving as the outer periphery of each chip. Next, the outer peripheral side surface of the epitaxial layer of each chip is at least completely covered with an insulating protective film. Next, the supporting substrate is separated into each chip.	04-01-2010

Masanobu Ando, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110039356	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: irradiating a growth substrate with laser light to focus the laser light into a prescribed position inside a crystal for a semiconductor device or inside the growth substrate, the crystal for the semiconductor device being formed on a first major surface of the growth substrate; moving the laser light in a direction parallel to the first major surface; and peeling off a thin layer including the crystal for the semiconductor device from the growth substrate, a wavelength of the laser light being longer than an absorption end wavelength of the crystal for the semiconductor device or the growth substrate, the laser light being irradiated inside a crystal for the semiconductor device or inside the growth substrate.	02-17-2011
20110073890	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device of the invention includes: forming a semiconductor layer including a light-emitting layer and a first interconnect layer on a major surface of a temporary substrate; dividing the semiconductor layer and the first interconnect layer into a plurality of chips by a trench; collectively bonding each divided portion of the first interconnect layer of a plurality of chips to be bonded not adjacent to each other out of the plurality of chips on the temporary substrate to a second interconnect layer while opposing the major surface of the temporary substrate and the major surface of a supporting substrate forming the second interconnect layer, and collectively transferring a plurality of the bonded chips from the temporary substrate to the supporting substrate after irradiating interfaces between the bonded chips and the temporary substrate and separating the chips and the temporary substrate from each other.	03-31-2011

Masanobu Azukawa, Anjo-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090282915	Physical quantity sensor and method of making the same - A physical quantity sensor includes a sensor portion, a casing, and a vibration isolator. The casing includes a supporting portion with a supporting surface that is located to face an end surface of the sensor portion. The vibration isolator is located between the end surface of the sensor portion and the supporting surface of the casing to join the sensor portion to the casing. The vibration isolator reduces a relative vibration between the sensor portion and the casing.	11-19-2009
20110094303	Physical quantity sensor and method of making the same - A physical quantity sensor includes a sensor portion, a casing, and a vibration isolator. The casing includes a supporting portion with a supporting surface that is located to face an end surface of the sensor portion. The vibration isolator is located between the end surface of the sensor portion and the supporting surface of the casing to join the sensor portion to the casing. The vibration isolator reduces a relative vibration between the sensor portion and the casing.	04-28-2011

Masanobu Fukuda, Okegawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090220755	Ink and laminated sheet - An ink comprises metal thin film fragments having an average thickness of 0.01 to 0.1 μm and an average particle diameter of 5 to 25 μm, and a binder resin having at least one selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a phosphoric acid group, a sulfonic acid group, metal salts thereof and an amino group. A laminated sheet comprises multilaminated at least two synthetic resin films for molding, and a decorative layer having mirror-like metallic luster formed at any laminate interface of the synthetic resin films, the decorative layer being an ink film made of the ink, the ink film having a thickness of 0.05 to 2.0 μm.	09-03-2009

Masanobu Fukushima, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100013447	SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A switching power supply circuit for generating an output voltage at an output node based on an input voltage at an input node includes a reference voltage generating circuit configured to generate a reference voltage such that during an initial start-up period of the reference voltage a voltage rise rate of the reference voltage within a first predetermined period from a start point of the initial start-up period and a voltage rise rate thereof within a second predetermined period immediately preceding an end point of the initial start-up period are smaller than a voltage rise rate thereof in a period between the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period, a coil disposed between the input output nodes, and a switch circuit configured to switch on and off to control current through the coil in response to comparison between the reference voltage and a voltage proportional to the output voltage.	01-21-2010

Masanobu Fukushima, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110095568	FRONT VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - Part of a front side frame is configured to be deformed so as to bend outwardly, in a vehicle width direction, by a collision load in a vehicle frontal collision. A sub frame provided at a lower portion of a front vehicle body is joined to the front side frame via a reinforcement. A front portion of the reinforcement is located at a position which corresponds to a bending portion of the front side frame which is to be deformed so as to bend outwardly, in the vehicle width direction, by the collision load in the vehicle frontal collision. Accordingly, the bending of the front side frame at its bending portion when the collision load acts in the vehicle frontal collision can be promoted, so that the collision load against passengers can be decreased securely.	04-28-2011

Masanobu Gondoh, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080219694	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus and a process cartridge have high-durability and stably form high quality images under long-term use without reducing image density even when concentration of discharge products at the surface of an electrophotographic photoconductor becomes uneven in a discharge region of a charging unit. The apparatus employs an image forming method and has a corona discharge type charging unit discharging in a non-contact manner, the photoconductor placed to face the charging unit and the outermost surface layer thereof contains a filler and an amine compound with a specific structure, and an airflow adjusting device which carries air taken from the outside of the apparatus to the vicinity of the charging unit or the photoconductor so that ozone concentration and unevenness thereof are maintained at an average of 30 ppm or less and 15 ppm or less respectively at the surface of the photoconductor in the discharge region.	09-11-2008
20090311017	CLEANING BLADE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A cleaning blade for removing fine particles from a cleaning target by contact with the cleaning target is provided. The cleaning blade includes an elastic blade A leading edge of the elastic blade includes a friction coefficient of 0.5 or less. The cleaning blade also includes a surface layer that covers the leading edge of the elastic blade. A thickness of the surface layer is between 1 to 50 μm at a position 50 μm away from the leading edge, and a hardness of the surface layer is greater hardness than the elastic blade.	12-17-2009

Masanobu Habiro, Tsukuba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110027994	POLISHING SLURRY FOR CMP - A polishing liquid for CMP has a composition loaded with, for example, an inorganic salt, a protective film forming agent and a surfactant capable of imparting a dissolution accelerating activity to enlarge a difference between polishing speed under non-load and polishing speed under load. By virtue of this polishing liquid for CMP, there can be simultaneously accomplished a speed increase for increasing CMP productivity, and wiring planarization for miniaturization and multilayer formation of wiring.	02-03-2011

Masanobu Habiro, Hitachi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090117829	Polishing slurry for metal, and polishing method - A polishing slurry for metal comprises an oxidizer, a metal oxide dissolving agent, a metal inhibitor, and water, wherein the metal inhibitor is at least one of a compound having an amino-triazole skeleton and a compound having an imidazole skeleton. The use of the polishing slurry for metal makes it possible to raise the polishing speed sufficiently while keeping the etching speed low, restrain the generation of corrosion of the surface of a metal and dishing, and form a metal-film-buried pattern having a high reliability in the process of formation of wiring of semiconductor devices.	05-07-2009

Masanobu Hasatani, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090209418	ADSORBENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Silica gel is impregnated as an impregnating substance into pores of an activated carbon having mesopores and macropores. Since the mesopores and the macropores are impregnated with the silica gel, they are made narrow and small whereby a pore size ratio within a range of 1 to 10 nm is increased.	08-20-2009

Masanobu Honda, Yamanashi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100024983	PLASMA ETCHING UNIT - The present invention is a plasma etching method including: an arranging step of arranging a pair of electrodes oppositely in a chamber and making one of the electrodes support a substrate to be processed in such a manner that the substrate is arranged between the electrodes, the substrate having an organic-material film and an inorganic-material film; and an etching step of applying a high-frequency electric power to at least one of the electrodes to form a high-frequency electric field between the pair of the electrodes, supplying a process gas into the chamber to form a plasma of the process gas by means of the electric field, and selectively plasma-etching the organic-material film of the substrate with respect to the inorganic-material film by means of the plasma; wherein a frequency of the high-frequency electric power applied to the at least one of the electrodes is 50 to 150 MHz in the etching step.	02-04-2010

Masanobu Honda, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110114113	SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CLEANING METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - There is provided a cleaning method for a substrate processing apparatus capable of improving a removing rate of a deposit without increasing a self-bias voltage. The cleaning method includes supplying, to clean the inside of a processing chamber	05-19-2011

Masanobu Honda, Nirasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100311245	SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing method performs a processing on a wafer W having an amorphous carbon film	12-09-2010
20110048453	CHAMBER CLEANING METHOD - Provided is a chamber cleaning method capable of efficiently removing a CF-based shoulder deposit containing Si and Al deposited on an outer periphery of an ESC. A mixed gas of an O	03-03-2011
20110117288	SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - There is provided a substrate processing apparatus capable of effectively suppressing non-uniformity in deposition degree on a surface of a substrate. A substrate processing method includes depositing a deposit on a sidewall of each opening of a resist pattern, which is formed on an antireflection film on an etching target film of the substrate and is provided with a plurality of openings, before etching the etching target film of the substrate. Plasma is generated in the depositing process by introducing a CHF-based gas into the processing chamber at a flow rate equal to or higher than about 1000 sccm while a pressure in the processing chamber is set to equal to or higher than about 100 mTorr.	05-19-2011

Masanobu Ichikawa, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080223105	Plate-shaped workpiece positioning structure for hot press forming - The present invention provides a plate-shaped workpiece positioning structure for hot press forming that, upon executing a hot press forming of a heated plate-shaped workpiece (	09-18-2008

Masanobu Inoe, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100091034	COLOR MANAGEMENT MODULE, COLOR MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, DISPLAY UNIT, AND METHOD OF COLOR MANAGEMENT - The color management module includes a first color converter color-converting color information contained in an image signal having been input according to a three-dimensional LUT; an interpolator generating a synthetic image signal by synthesizing an image signal converted by the first color converter and an image signal having been input in an arbitrary ratio; and a second color converter color-converting color information on the synthetic image signal in the HSV space and outputting the color information.	04-15-2010
20100259603	Video display apparatus, video viewing glasses, and system comprising the display apparatus and the glasses - Provided is a video system equipped with a video display apparatus, and video viewing glasses for use in viewing a video displayed on the video display apparatus. The video display apparatus includes: a display section for displaying a video; a synchronizing signal generator for generating an external synchronizing signal for notifying an end of displaying a frame constituting the video in synchronism with the video; and a synchronizing signal transmitter for transmitting the external synchronizing signal to the video viewing glasses. The video viewing glasses include: a synchronizing signal receiver for receiving the external synchronizing signal; an optical filter section having a pair of optical filters for adjusting amounts of light to be transmitted to a left eye and a right eye of a viewer, respectively; and an optical filter controller for controlling the optical filter section based on the external synchronizing signal.	10-14-2010
20100328194	Display device, eyeglass device and video system with them - The present invention discloses video system including a display device for displaying an video image and an eyeglass device for assisting a viewer in viewing the video image, wherein the display device includes: a display portion for displaying the video image; a first generation portion for generating a synchronizing signal for the video image; and a transmission portion for transmitting the synchronizing signal, the synchronizing signal representing control information with a duration of a continuous active time during which the control information is transmitted, and the eyeglass device includes: a reception portion for receiving the synchronizing signal; an optical filter portion for adjusting an incident light to a left eye and a right eye; a second generation portion for generating an internal signal based on the control information; and a control portion for controlling the optical filter portion based on the internal signal.	12-30-2010
20100328533	VIDEO SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE AND EYEGLASS DEVICE USED IN SAME - The present invention discloses a video system provided with a display device for displaying a video image including a first video image and a second video image and an eyeglass device for assisting a viewer in viewing the video image, wherein the display device includes: a display for displaying the first and second video images; a first generator for generating a synchronizing signal in synchronization with the first video image; and a transmitter for transmitting the synchronizing signal to the eyeglass device, and the eyeglass device includes: a receiver for receiving the synchronizing signal; a second generator for generating an internal signal in synchronization with the second video image, based on the synchronizing signal; an optical filter portion for adjusting amounts of incident light to left and right eyes, respectively; and a controller for controlling the optical filter portion based on the internal signal.	12-30-2010
20110012920	COLOR CONVERSION DEVICE, COLOR CONVERSION TABLE AND COLOR CONVERSION METHOD - A color conversion device (	01-20-2011
20110134228	IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An image signal processing apparatus outputs, alternately on a-per frame basis, a first image to be displayed to one of left and right eyes of a viewer and a second image to be displayed to the other eye, and transmits, to a pair of image viewer glasses, a synchronizing signal for controlling timing of opening and closing of optical filters so as to allow the viewer to see the output frames through corresponding eyes. Specifically, the apparatus includes: a persistence amount detecting unit which detects a persistence amount indicating an effect of a first frame in the first image on a second frame in the second image and immediately following the first frame; and an optical-filter adaptive control unit which generates the synchronizing signal indicating timing of opening and closing of the optical filter corresponding to the second frame. The timing is changed based on the persistence amount detected.	06-09-2011
20110134229	IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An image signal processing apparatus performs gradation control on respective pixels. Specifically, the image signal processing apparatus includes an image signal processing unit which controls light emission and non-light emission of respective subfields so as to provide a field having a level of brightness. Here, the field is a unit display period of the pixels and divided into the subfields which have different light emission periods and are arranged in a predetermined sequence. In the predetermined sequence, the subfields are arranged in a manner such that a subfield having the shortest light emission period among the subfields is in the first place, one of a subfield having the longest light emission period and a subfield having the second longest light emission period among the subfields is in the second place, and the other one is in the third place.	06-09-2011

Masanobu Inoue, Honjo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100145446	SOFT INTRAOCULAR LENS - An intraocular lens of the present invention has a substantially circular or elliptical optical lens portion made of a soft material, and an arm-shaped support arm portion attached to outer peripheral edges of this optical lens portion, and out of the peripheral edges of the optical lens portion that are contiguous to both sides in a width direction of a root of the support arm portion, at least one outer peripheral edge has a portion recessed inward from the convex curve. Thus, there is provided a soft intraocular lens that can be inserted into an eye from a further smaller incision, without damaging an optical function as much as possible.	06-10-2010
20110037184	Method of Producing Intraocular Lens - To provide a manufacturing method of an intraocular lens wherein by using a mold having an optical part molding part for forming a member becoming the optical part by molding, and a support part molding part for forming a member becoming the support part by molding, in which the front optical surface and the rear optical surface can be directly obtained by molding the optical molding part, and the support part can be obtained by applying a additional machining to the member obtained by molding, the method comprises the steps of: injecting a raw material of an intraocular lens into the mold, then polymerizing and hardening the raw material, then machining the member becoming the support part into a shape of the support part in a state that at least the front optical surface and the rear optical surface in the polymerized or hardened members are covered with the optical part molding part of the mold, and releasing the optical part molding part from the mold.	02-17-2011
20110082463	INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTING INSTRUMENT AND CARTRIDGE - An intraocular lens insertion device and a cartridge which enable the intraocular lens to be inserted into an eye more stably and easily than ever before. A supporting portion	04-07-2011
20110130832	SOFT INTRAOCULAR LENS - A soft intraocular lens is provided, with IRHD hardness thereof being 40 to 60, wherein distance L is in a range of 3.75 mm-4.50 mm, which is a distance from an optical central axis of the optical part to a reference point of a supporting part side edge of the transition part, and an angle θ is in a range of 35°-50°, which is formed by a surface including the optical central axis and a reference point of the supporting part side edge of the transition part, and a surface including the optical central axis and in contact with a tip of the supporting part, with a width of the transition part being larger than a width of the supporting part, and a width Wm of the transition part in a middle of the optical part side edge and the supporting part side edge of the transition part being 1.5 times to 3 times of a width Ws of the supporting part.	06-02-2011

Masanobu Inoue, Honjo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100161049	INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF THE INTRAOCULAR LENS - Provided is an intraocular lens insertion device capable of omitting a repeated operation after the intraocular lens is inserted into the eye. The intraocular lens insertion device (	06-24-2010
20110098717	Intraocular Lens Insertion Device - There is provided an intraocular lens insertion device capable of easily positioning a circumference of an optical portion of an intraocular lens with respect to a distal end of a plunger. An intraocular lens insertion device	04-28-2011

Masanobu Ito, Hitachi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100139943	COAXIAL CABLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A coaxial cable includes an internal insulating layer formed on an outer periphery of an electric conductor, and a conductive layer formed on an outer periphery of the internal insulating layer, wherein the conductive layer is made of a metal nanoparticle paste sintered body obtained by sintering metal nanopraticles by irradiation of light toward a metal nanoparticle paste, and an external insulating layer is formed on an outer periphery of the conductive layer.	06-10-2010
20110031001	COMPOSITE METAL FINE PARTICLE MATERIAL, METAL FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE METAL FILM, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND CABLE - A composite metal fine particle material is provided, in which spherical silver nanoparticles synthesized from a silver compound, a solvent, a reducing agent, and a dispersant, and conductive fillers compose of non-spherical metal fine particles, are mixed. For example, the conductive fillers composed of the non-spherical metal fine particles are formed into slender columnar shapes, plate shapes, or ellipsoidal shapes.	02-10-2011

Masanobu Ito, Hitachi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100170691	COAXIAL CABLE - A coaxial cable includes an electric conductor, an insulating layer formed on a periphery of the electric conductor, wherein the insulating layer includes an insulating material including a fluorine-containing polymer obtained by grafting at least one compound selected from unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters of the unsaturated carboxylic acids to a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkylvinylether copolymer, a conductive layer formed on a periphery of the insulating layer, wherein the conductive layer includes a sintered product from a metallic nanoparticle paste, and an outer insulating layer formed on a periphery of the conductive layer.	07-08-2010

Masanobu Kamitakahara, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090005881	Composite Material Useful as Biomaterial and Its Preparation - The present invention aims at providing a biomaterial composite not having risks of pathogen infection and unfavorable side effects such as rejection response. According to the invention, there is provided a biomaterial composite, which comprises a polypeptide and a calcium phosphate compound, said peptide comprising the units of Formulas (I) to (III):	01-01-2009

Masanobu Kaneeda, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100330493	SURFACE-MODIFIED COMPLEX OXIDE PARTICLES - Disclosed are particles which are useful as an external toner additive which can control physical properties of a toner. Specifically disclosed are surface-modified complex oxide particles which are obtained by surface-modifying silica-titania complex oxide particles produced by a dry process.	12-30-2010

Masanobu Katagi, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100183142	Encryption Processing Apparatus, Encryption Processing Method, and Computer Program - An apparatus and method for performing a high-speed operation in a hyperelliptic curve cryptography process are provided. If a standard divisor having a weight equal to a genus g in the hyperelliptic curve cryptography of genus g is a target divisor of scalar multiplication, a determination as to whether the standard divisor is divisible into a theta divisor defined as a divisor having a weight less than the genus g is determined, and if the standard divisor is divisible, the theta divisor is generated by dividing the standard divisor, and a scalar multiplication executing block performs the scalar multiplication using the theta divisor. With this arrangement, the scalar multiplication is performed at high speed with an amount of calculation reduced, and a high-speed encryption processing operation is thus performed.	07-22-2010
20100293424	SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a plurality of flip-flops connected to a scan chain set as a test path of an integrated circuit; and a data-collection section inputting setting values of the plurality of flip-flops connected to the scan chain through the scan chain or an independent connection path, wherein the data-collection section inputs the setting values of the flip-flops at the time the power has been turned on to the plurality of flip-flops, and performs generation processing of random numbers, or random-number generation data, or fixed data on the basis of the input values.	11-18-2010

Masanobu Katayama, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100042307	FUEL INJECTION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - This device is applied to an internal combustion engine that has a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber, a supercharger and an exhaust purification device. As a fuel injection from the fuel injection valve, a post-injection is executed separately from the fuel injection for torque generation. The device includes an air amount sensor provided on the intake passageway upstream of the supercharger, and a pressure sensor provided on the intake passageway downstream of the supercharger. A correction term calculated based on the rate of change of the air pressure detected by the pressure sensor. An upper-limit injection amount is set based on the engine rotation speed, the passageway air amount detected by the air amount sensor, the correction term and a main injection amount. Using the upper-limit injection amount, a target post-injection amount is restricted.	02-18-2010

Masanobu Kawashima, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090199291	Communication apparatus, a firewall control method, and a firewall control program - A communication apparatus used in a plurality of networks is disclosed. The communication apparatus includes a firewall which allows communication with outside of the communication apparatus when disabled, and prohibits communication with outside of the communication apparatus when enabled. Then, the communication apparatus includes a firewall control unit which acquires a first MAC address of a first default gateway provided for a predetermined specific network and a second MAC address of a second default gateway provided for a network in which the communication apparatus is being connected, and controls the firewall according to a result of comparison of the first MAC address and the second MAC address.	08-06-2009

Masanobu Kimura, Ama-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100236231	HYDRAULIC SUPPLY DEVICE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic supply device of an automatic transmission, which supplies operating oil to the automatic transmission that is able to shift power from an engine and transmit the power to drive wheels of a vehicle by selectively engaging a plurality of frictional engagement devices using hydraulic pressure is disclosed. The hydraulic supply device includes: an accumulator that accumulates operating oil; a leaking flow compensation hydraulic pump that supplies the operating oil for compensating for a flow rate of the operating oil leaking in the automatic transmission to the automatic transmission by being driven by a power source different from the engine when the engine is automatically stopped; and a hydraulic supply control mechanism configured to supply the operating oil accumulated in the accumulator to a starting frictional engagement device that is one of the plurality of frictional engagement devices to be engaged at the time of starting the vehicle when the engine is restarted after the engine is automatically stopped.	09-23-2010

Masanobu Kojima, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090096267	AUTOMOBILE SEAT - An automobile seat in which spaced apart side brackets of a seat back are individually faced to spaced apart side brackets of a seat cushion, a pivot shaft is penetrated through the brackets and bridged between the brackets, and reclining lock devices are assembled on the axis of the pivot shaft to the side brackets, whereby the seat back is held upright such that the angle of the seat back relative to the seat cushion is adjustable and that the seat back is reclinable forward and rearward, and in which the seat back is urged by return spring members to the upright direction. The return spring members comprise a first torsion bar spring and a second torsion bar spring that are arranged in the proximity of the pivot shaft. The torsion bar springs are engaged at both end portions thereof with corresponding side brackets in such a manner that the torsion bar springs are crossed with each other.	04-16-2009

Masanobu Komae, Toyota-Shi JP

Masanobu Maeda, Kobe JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090097679	Acoustic system for providing individual acoustic environment - To provide an acoustic system including: a sound-leakage reducing unit that generates control sound for negating sound leaked from another speaker in a second individual space to a first individual space based on a leak sound transfer function and an error path transfer function to provide the control sound; a virtual sound-source unit that generates a virtual sound source to form a sound image in front of a listener; a localization correcting unit that corrects rearward localization of the sound image formed by reproduction of the virtual sound source closer to the listener; and a dynamic presuming unit that provides the leak sound transfer function and the error path transfer function to the sound-leakage reducing unit, and provides the error path transfer function to the localization correcting unit.	04-16-2009

Masanobu Matsubara, Kudamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100300527	SUBSTRATE FOR COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR SOLAR CELL - [Problem] A substrate for a compound semiconductor solar cell which maintains excellent elasticity even after a high temperature process at the time of forming a thin film is provided.	12-02-2010
20100320216	SURFACE-TREATED TIN-PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR WELDED CANS AND WELDED CANS MADE THEREFROM - A surface-treated tin-plated steel sheet for welded cans forming a surface-treating layer comprising chiefly a silane coupling agent on the surface of a tin-plated layer formed on the surface of a steel sheet, wherein the amount of free tin (Sn) (X g/m	12-23-2010

Masanobu Matsubara, Yamaguchi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090205965	Method and apparatus for forming oxide coating - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for forming an oxide coating film with excellent corrosion resistance and adhesiveness on a cathode made of a metal plate by a simple process at low cost. A direct current voltage is applied between an anode (	08-20-2009

Masanobu Miyata, Fukui JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100087604	SPLITTABLE CONJUGATE FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A splittable conjugate fiber that even in the polishing of precision equipments, such as a hard disc, is free from injuring of polishing object parts and allows precision polishing. The splittable conjugate fiber is one composed of, containing substantially none of titanium dioxide, a polyester component and a polyamide component, characterized in that the cyclic trimer content of the polyester component is less than 1.0%. Preferably, this product is produced under conditions such that the difference between polyester-containing cyclic trimer after melt extrusion and cyclic trimer of polyester pellet as a raw material is less than 0.3%.	04-08-2010

Masanobu Miyazaki, Haga-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100101472	POWER STEERING APPARATUS OF WATERCRAFT WITH PROPELLER - In a power steering apparatus of a watercraft with propeller applying an assist torque of an assist motor driven in correspondence to a steering direction and a steering force of a steering handle to a steering force transmission path to the propeller, an output side of the assist motor is provided with an inverse input interrupting apparatus transmitting an assist torque of the assist motor to the steering force transmission path, and interrupting an inverse input torque applied to the steering force transmission path from a side of the propeller caused by a rotational reaction force of a screw provided in the propeller with respect to the assist.	04-29-2010
20100105261	POWER STEERING APPARATUS OF WATERCRAFT WITH PROPELLER - In a power steering apparatus of a watercraft	04-29-2010

Masanobu Murakami, Osaka-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090027875	FLUORESCENT LAMP, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit has an external electrode fluorescent lamp in a housing. The external electrode fluorescent lamp includes a glass bulb having a discharge space inside, and electrodes around both ends of the glass bulb. A protective layer and a phosphor layer are formed on an internal surface of the glass bulb in this order. The glass bulb is made of soda glass, and sodium oxide precipitated from this soda glass appears on part of the internal surface of the glass bulb where the protective layer is not formed, so as to be exposed to the discharge space.	01-29-2009

Masanobu Nakajima, Toride-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136253	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is constituted by an image bearing member; a corona charging member including a wire; a heat generating member for generating heat by energization; a shielding member, including the heat generating member, capable of shielding a portion of the corona charging member opposing to the image bearing member from the image bearing member by being moved between the corona charging member and the image bearing member; an energization control member for controlling energization of the heat generating member; and moving member for moving the shielding member to a first position at which the shielding member shields the portion and a second position retracted from the first position. When the shielding member is located at the first position, at least a part of the heat generating member is disposed between the corona charging member and the image bearing member.	05-28-2009
20100135682	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CHARGING DEVICE OF CORONA TYPE - An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive member; a corona charger provided with an opening opposed to a surface of the photosensitive member; image forming means for forming a toner image on the photosensitive member; a shutter for opening and closing the opening relative to the photosensitive member; sliding means for sliding in contact with the photosensitive member; measuring means for measuring time elapsed from end of image formation; and control means for controlling the apparatus on the basis of an output of the measuring means such that shutter is closed and the photosensitive member is rotated in contact with the sliding means.	06-03-2010

Masanobu Nakamura, Chofu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080264006	High aspect ratio and multi-curvature separator, and hybrid air cleaner using the same - An inertial separator includes a main duct having a first half (H	10-30-2008

Masanobu Nakamura, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090044502	High-Aspect Ratio Multicurvature Separation Device and Hybrid Type Air Cleaner Using the Same - An inertial separator comprises,	02-19-2009
20100046915	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISK, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a data processing unit that verifies data recorded on a disk and reproduces content recorded on the disk if a verification condition is satisfied. The data processing unit verifies the validity of an ID inserter that has recorded, on the disk, an ID corresponding to the disk. The data processing unit acquires an ID inserter certificate containing an apparatus ID of the ID inserter that has recorded the ID corresponding to the disk on the disk and an ID inserter blacklist having apparatus IDs of invoked ID inserters registered therein, determines whether the apparatus ID contained in the ID inserter certificate is registered in the ID inserter blacklist so as to verify the validity of the ID inserter that has recorded the ID corresponding to the disk, and stops reproduction of the content if it is determined that the ID inserter is not valid.	02-25-2010
20100149938	INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD, PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - An information recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a recording section for recording files to a storage medium; an arranging section for arranging the files into groups by attribute so as to establish allocation of the files on the storage medium; and a controlling section for controlling the recording section so as to record the files to the storage medium based on the allocation established by the arranging section and to record concurrently allocation information reflecting the allocation to a predetermined location on the storage medium.	06-17-2010
20100247055	OPTICAL FIBER HOLDING APPARATUS - An optical fiber holding apparatus in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the same comprises a surface in order to hold an optical fiber which is to be a state of which is rolled up so as not to overlap with each other, wherein at least the surface is formed of a thermo conductive molding body which has a thermal conductivity to be higher than or equal to 0.5 W/mK, and which has an Asker C hardness to be between twenty and fifty. Or, the same comprises a peripheral surface in order to roll up and hold an optical fiber, wherein at least the peripheral surface is formed of a thermo conductive molding body which has the thermal conductivity to be higher than or equal to 0.5 W/mK, and which has the Asker C hardness to be between twenty and fifty. Moreover, it is desirable for the thermo conductive molding body to have a compressive strength of which a peak value is between ten and thirty N/cm	09-30-2010
20110035362	TERMINAL, WEB APPLICATION OPERATING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A terminal stores in a storage section content distributed from a server and a data access power for deleting a service that differ from a service to which the content belongs in association with each other. The terminal determines, when the stored content requests the deletion of the differing service that is indicated by the statement contained in the content, whether or not the content and the data access power are stored in the storage section in association with each other. When the terminal has determined that the content that requested the deletion of the differing service and the data access power are stored in the storage section in association with each other, the terminal deletes content that belongs to the differing service from the storage section.	02-10-2011
20110131665	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A configuration is achieved in which content copying between media and content downloading are performed effectively and under strict management. In content copying between media, the identification information (medium ID) of a copying destination medium is obtained using an API for providing a predefined processing, then the obtained medium ID is transmitted to a server to obtain copying permission information from the server, and then content copying is performed under the management of the server. This configuration allows a copying destination medium to be managed, which can eliminate the unauthorized use of the content. Also, the configuration in which content downloading from the server is performed according to, for example, a Java® program allows a ROM disc on which the content is recorded to store the program and to be provided to a user.	06-02-2011

Masanobu Nakao, Okawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090297544	NOVEL TUMOR ANTIGEN PROTEIN SART-3 AND TUMOR ANTIGEN PEPTIDES THEREOF - A novel tumor antigen protein and gene therefor, tumor antigen peptides derived from said tumor antigen protein or derivatives thereof as well as medicaments, prophylactics, or diagnostics for tumors using such tumor substances in vitro or in vitro are provided.	12-03-2009

Masanobu Nankyo, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100044167	CALIPER BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A brake caliper (	02-25-2010

Masanobu Nogome, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080265283	Hetero-junction bipolar transistor - A hetero-junction bipolar transistor includes a sub-collector layer formed on a substrate and having conductivity, a first collector layer formed on the sub-collector layer and a second collector layer formed on the first collector layer and having the same conductive type as a conductive type of the sub-collector layer. In the first collector layer, a delta-doped layer is provided.	10-30-2008
20100314665	HETERO-JUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR - A hetero-junction bipolar transistor includes a sub-collector layer formed on a substrate and having conductivity, a first collector layer formed on the sub-collector layer and a second collector layer formed on the first collector layer and having the same conductive type as a conductive type of the sub-collector layer. In the first collector layer, a delta-doped layer is provided.	12-16-2010

Masanobu Nomura, Yasu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100118468	Thin Film Capacitor and Manufacturing Method Therefor - A thin film capacitor including a substrate, a capacitor portion having an upper conductor, a lower conductor, and a dielectric thin film, and a resin protective layer for protecting the capacitor portion. A barrier layer is interposed between the capacitor portion and the resin protective layer. The barrier layer includes a crystalline dielectric barrier layer formed in contact with the capacitor portion and having the same composition system as the dielectric thin film, and an amorphous inorganic barrier layer formed on the surface of the crystalline dielectric barrier layer and composed of silicon nitride having non-conductivity. The inorganic barrier layer prevents deterioration in the properties of the dielectric thin film by blocking diffusion of the constituent elements of the inorganic barrier layer toward the capacitor portion.	05-13-2010
20110110016	THIN-FILM CAPACITOR - A thin-film capacitor and a method for making the thin-film capacitor having a structure that can prevent vertical stress acting on outer connecting terminals, such as bumps, from concentrating on electrode layers, and capable of easily increasing the equivalent series resistance to a desired value. The thin-film capacitor includes a substrate, a capacitor unit disposed above the substrate and composed of at least one dielectric thin film and two electrode layers, a protective layer covering at least part of the capacitor unit, a lead conductor electrically connected to one of the electrode layers of the capacitor unit, and a bump disposed above the lead conductor. The lead conductor includes a connecting part disposed in an opening in the protective layer and electrically connected to one of the electrode layers of the capacitor unit, and a wiring part extending over the protective layer. The bump is disposed above the wiring part.	05-12-2011

Masanobu Nomura, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100252527	METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THIN FILM LAMINATED CAPACITOR - A method for producing a thin film laminated capacitor that makes it possible to reduce the number of operations for etching its electrode layers and its dielectric layers. On a substrate, a capacitor part is formed wherein n electrode layers and (n−1) dielectric layers are alternately laminated onto each other, wherein n is 4 or more. The capacitor part is etched from the same side k times. In any i	10-07-2010

Masanobu Noshita, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110042306	Method and Apparatus for Generating Fresh Water, and Method and Apparatus for Desalinating Sea Water - An object is to provide a sea water desalinating method that is capable of efficiently producing purified water, such as fresh water, from unpurified water, such as sea water. Provided is a fresh water generating method for generating fresh water by way of reverse osmosis membrane filtration, which includes mixing sea water with low salt concentration water having a salt concentration lower than sea water to produce mixed water, and subjecting the mixed water prepared by the mixing to reverse osmosis membrane filtration, thereby generating fresh water.	02-24-2011
20110139712	Method and Apparatus for Generating Fresh Water, and Method and Apparatus for Desalinating Sea Water - An object is to provide a fresh water generating method that is capable of efficiently producing purified water, such as fresh water, from unpurified water, such as sea water. Provided is a fresh water generating method for generating fresh water by way of reverse osmosis membrane filtration, which includes mixing sea water with low salt concentration water having a salt concentration lower than sea water to produce mixed water, and subjecting the mixed water prepared by the mixing to reverse osmosis membrane filtration, thereby generating fresh water.	06-16-2011
20110139716	Method and Apparatus for Generating Fresh Water, and Method and Apparatus for Desalinating Sea Water - An object is to provide a fresh water generating method that is capable of efficiently producing purified water, such as fresh water, from unpurified water, such as sea water. Provided is a fresh water generating method for generating fresh water by way of reverse osmosis membrane filtration, which includes mixing sea water with low salt concentration water having a salt concentration lower than sea water to produce mixed water, and subjecting the mixed water prepared by the mixing to reverse osmosis membrane filtration, thereby generating fresh water.	06-16-2011
20110147310	Method and Apparatus for Generating Fresh Water, and Method and Apparatus for Desalinating Sea Water - An object is to provide a fresh water generating method that is capable of efficiently producing purified water, such as fresh water, from unpurified water, such as sea water. Provided is a fresh water generating method for generating fresh water by way of reverse osmosis membrane filtration, which includes mixing sea water with low salt concentration water having a salt concentration lower than sea water to produce mixed water, and subjecting the mixed water prepared by the mixing to reverse osmosis membrane filtration, thereby generating fresh water.	06-23-2011

Masanobu Ogawa, Kasugai-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080196470	METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FORMED BODY USING A FORMING JIG - A method for producing a formed body including the steps of introducing a fluid material supplied from two or more material supply holes of a rectification plate into a drawing die, homogenizing the flow rate distribution of the fluid material in the drawing die using one or more wires stretched from the material supply holes to near the exit section of the drawing die, and extruding the fluid material from the exit section of the drawing die in which a prescribed forming pattern is formed by two or more wires. The wires form hollow holes through the formed body.	08-21-2008

Masanobu Ohashi, Hokkaido JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100092653	HIGH ZINC-CONTAINING LEGUMES - Provided are a legume containing high concentrations of zinc in the grains, and a method for producing the same. Provided are also grains of a legume, except adzuki bean, containing 5.5 mg/100 g or more of zinc, and a method for producing a legume containing 4.0 mg/100 g or more of zinc in the grains, the method including spraying a solution containing zinc at a concentration of 0.01 to 2% by weight, on the leaves or the raceme regions, starting from the flower bud stage of the legume.	04-15-2010

Masanobu Sakai, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100139803	HEALD FRAME - A heald frame has a frame stave, a carrier rod provided along the frame stave and a heald made of a resin material. A plurality of healds are supported by the carrier rod and arranged in a row. A magnet having N and S poles is provided in each heald and the healds are arranged so that the adjacent ends of any two adjacent magnets are of the same polarity.	06-10-2010
20100139804	APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BREAK IN WARP YARN IN LOOM - An apparatus for detecting a break in a warp yarn in a loom includes a heald, a heald frame, a carrier rod, a sensor, a controller and a signal line. The heald is made of a resin material for guiding a warp yarn. The heald frame performs a shedding operation of warp yarns and has the carrier rod for supporting a plurality of the healds. The sensor is provided in the heald for sensing a deformation of the heald caused by a tension of the warp yarn and outputting a signal. The controller is provided for determining a condition of the break in the warp yarn based on the signal of the sensor. The signal line electrically connects to the sensor and the controller.	06-10-2010

Masanobu Sakamoto, Medina, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110070543	Aqueous Base-Developable Negative-Tone Films Based On Functionalized Norbornene Polymers - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass negative-tone, aqueous base developable, self-imageable polymer compositions useful for forming films that can be patterned to create structures for microelectronic devices, microelectronic packaging, microelectromechanical systems, optoelectronic devices and displays.	03-24-2011

Masanobu Sakata, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080291468	Apparatus and method for measuring height of protuberances - The height of protuberances present on the surface of a product, typically a bump wafer, can be measured with a high accuracy irrespective of the state of the upper surfaces of the protuberances. In the signal processor of a bump height measuring apparatus, a bump height measurement area setting section set a bump height measurement area by the bump layout information, a statistical application section averages the height data in an statistical calculation within the measurement area, a contour line calculating section calculates a contour line of a section of the bump, and a bump height determining section determines a peak value in the contour line as the height of the bump.	11-27-2008

Masanobu Sakata, Kai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090195703	Display control apparatus including a remote control function and a storage medium having stored thereon a display control program - A display control apparatus connected to a display apparatus, which is remotely controllable through wireless communication, generates a first video/audio signal for displaying a first image on the display apparatus, and outputs the first video/audio signal to the display apparatus. Either of a first signal pattern indicative of a command to cause the first image based on the first video/audio signal to be displayed on the display apparatus or a second signal pattern indicative of a command to cause a second image based on a second video/audio signal, which is obtained from a device different from the display control apparatus, to be displayed on the display apparatus is selected, and a wireless signal of the selected signal pattern is outputted to the display apparatus through the wireless communication. Information determined based on the signal pattern of the outputted wireless signal is informed from an apparatus different from the display apparatus.	08-06-2009

Masanobu Seki, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100204872	VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE MOUNTED WITH THE SAME - Provided are a vehicle controller and a vehicle mounted with the vehicle controller capable of performing a control for realizing an operator's intention to stop or start a vehicle without performing a troublesome driving operation. In a controller	08-12-2010
20100308644	CONTROL DEVICE OF INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE, AND INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE LOADED WITH THE DEVICE - There is provided a control device of an industrial vehicle and an industrial vehicle loaded with this device, capable of reliably detecting operator absence, thereby avoiding the danger of an accident occurring during this absence. In a control device	12-09-2010
20100332093	VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A vehicle control unit and a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control unit are provided, the vehicle control unit being capable of preventing a breakdown of a vehicle caused by an erroneous operation upon carrying out a departure operation. In a vehicle control unit for controlling a vehicle on the basis of a detection signal obtained from a shift range detecting unit configured to detect a shift range selected by a shift operating unit, a vehicle speed detecting unit configured to detect a vehicle speed, and an engine rpm detecting unit configured to directly or indirectly detect an engine rpm, when the vehicle speed detecting unit detects that a vehicle speed is less than a reference vehicle speed V	12-30-2010

Masanobu Shimizu, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080278535	IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS WITH MAINTENANCE UNIT - An image recording apparatus of the present invention comprises an inkjet head which includes a nozzle plate where a plurality of nozzles that shoot ink are arranged in a column and an ink chamber which retains ink and is connected to the plurality of nozzles, at least one maintenance suction section which has a suction area larger than the nozzles, a suction section driving mechanism which causes the suction area to face the nozzles and moves the suction section relatively in the nozzle arrangement direction; and a positive pressure applying section which applies a positive pressure to the ink chamber. The maintenance suction section sucks in ink near the nozzles as moving in the nozzle arrangement direction, while the positive pressure is being applied to the ink chamber.	11-13-2008

Masanobu Sogame, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090110938	Resin composition, prepreg and laminate using the same - A cyanate ester resin composition for a printed wiring board material containing a cyanate ester resin component A comprising a cyanate ester compound represented by the formula (1) and/or an oligomer thereof, and at least one component B selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin and a maleimide compound, which resin composition is improved in heat resistance and heat resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in mechanical properties such as elastic modulus and has flame retardancy without a halogen compound, and	04-30-2009

Masanobu Suzuki, Toyota JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100155134	Electric connection box - The electric connection box includes a case receiving various electric components, like a relay, a fuse, and a connector. The case includes a low-height area with a lower height about height than other area of the case. A plurality of ribs forming a grid shape by intersecting to each other is provided on a bottom surface of the low-height area.	06-24-2010

Masanobu Takahashi, Yamagata JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100243825	TENSION BALANCER - A tension balancer which includes an axis body including a latch part, a column shaped main body including a bottom part which has at least two first through holes arranged at equal intervals in a concentric circle from the center, and an open upper part, a spring base housed within the Main body and having an aperture for joining an end of the axis body to the center, and at least two second holes arranged at equal intervals in a concentric circle from the center, an upper lid having an aperture for pushing through the main body of the axis body to the center, and at last two second through holes arranged at equal intervals in a concentric circle from the center, the upper lid being screwed to the main body by a bold and nut which passes through the first, second and third through holes, and at least two or more spring unit groups sandwiched between the spring base which is housed within the main body and the upper lid.	09-30-2010

Masanobu Takeda, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090145507	Skin Care Goods and Production Method Thereof - An object of the present invention is to prove a skin care goods that is low irritant to the skin and superior in wiping efficiency of the dirt in the sulucus cutis and pores of the skin. Thus, the present invention provides a skin care goods of a pile fabric, the pile fabric comprising pile yarns of nanofibers of thermoplastic polymer having a number-average monofilament fineness of 1×10	06-11-2009

Masanobu Takeuchi, Ota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090135011	CONTROL APPARATUS OF SHOWCASE - An object is to provide a control apparatus of a showcase in which appropriate illumination having a high presentation effect can be realized by an LED illumination apparatus having a high durability against turning ON/OFF and capable of securing a predetermined illumination intensity even under an environment at a low temperature. The control apparatus controls a plurality of showcases so that display chambers where commodities are displayed are illuminated with LED illumination apparatuses, and includes a person detecting sensor provided in a showcase disposed in such a position that the approaching of any person can first be detected among the plurality of arranged showcases, so that the approaching of the person is detected. When the person detecting sensor detects the approaching of the person, the illumination intensities of all the LED illumination apparatuses of the plurality of showcases are increased.	05-28-2009

Masanobu Takeuchi, Kobe-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090325077	Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, as the positive electrode active material or as the negative electrode active material, a mixture containing molybdenum dioxide and lithium titanate in a weight ratio (molybdenum dioxide:lithium titanate) of 90:10 to 50:50 is used.	12-31-2009
20100086848	NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and an active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein molybdenum dioxide whose particles have an average aspect ratio of two or less is used as the positive-electrode active material or the negative-electrode active material where the aspect ratio is the ratio between the major axis length and the minor axis length of a particle-equivalent ellipse equivalent to the cross-sectional area or the two-dimensional projection image of each of the observed particles (major axis length/minor axis length), the particle-equivalent ellipse being an ellipse having the same area and the same first and second moments as the observed particle.	04-08-2010

Masanobu Tamura, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080254699	Flame Retardant Bedding Product - A bedding product, such as a pillow or cushion, that satisfactorily drawing out peculiar softness and comfort possessed by an internal filling material, realizes comfort and high flame retardance without detriment to the excellent drape and tactile sensation possessed by a fiber material of flame shielding cloth. There is provided a flame retardant bedding product comprising an internal filling material covered by a flame shielding cloth made of fibers containing 5 to 60 wt. % halogenous fiber (A), 5 to 60 wt. % flame retardant cellulose fiber (B), 0 to 75 wt. % cellulose fiber (C) and 0 to 50 wt. % polyester fiber (D).	10-16-2008

Masanobu Tsuji, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110016992	TESTING DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - A testing device for a torque converter having a turbine portion	01-27-2011

Masanobu Uryuu, Nakai JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080208927	Storage system and management method thereof - One or more storage controllers include a folder configuration unit for configuring a plurality of folders to store the plurality of contents in the plurality of logical volumes, a core-contents management unit for specifying and managing core-contents to become the core from the plurality of contents to be stored in the plurality of logical volumes or the plurality of folders, a related contents management unit for managing the core-contents and one or more related contents associated with a part or the whole of the core-contents from a plurality of contents to be stored in the plurality of logical volumes or the plurality of folders, and a group folder configuration unit for configuring a group folder that groups the core-contents and the related contents across the plurality of logical volumes or the plurality of folders.	08-28-2008

Masanobu Wakizoe, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090104498	ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER FOR USE IN FUEL CELL - An electrode catalyst layer for use in a fuel cell, the layer having a composite particle material in which catalyst particles are supported on conductive particles, a proton conductive polymer and a metal oxide, wherein said metal oxide is non-particulate.	04-23-2009
20110097642	Polymer electrolyte membrane having high durability and method for producing the same - A polymer electrolyte membrane comprising: (a) a fluorinated polymer electrolyte having an ion exchange group, and (b) a basic polymer, wherein, optionally, at least a part of component (a) and at least a part of component (b) are chemically bonded to each other. A method for producing the above-mentioned polymer electrolyte membrane. A membrane/electrode assembly comprising the above-mentioned polymer electrolyte membrane which is securely sandwiched between an anode and a cathode. A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising the membrane/electrode assembly.	04-28-2011

Masanobu Yamada, Yamato JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090024818	MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MEMORY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - In a computer including a processor for executing a program and a storage that includes a first storage area and a second storage area for storing objects generated by the executed program, the processor stores objects generated by executing the program in the first storage area. If an object stored in the first storage area is accessed, the processor records access information of the accessed object. The processor extracts a leak object having a high possibility of memory leak on the basis of the recorded access information, and moves the extracted leak object to the second storage area.	01-22-2009

Masanobu Yamaguchi, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090053590	BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and battery configured to be attached to a device main frame of the electronic device in which device a display portion is supported at one edge of the main frame via a pair of hinge portions so as to be rotatable. Each of the pair of hinge portions includes a pair of supporting protrusions protruding from the device main frame, and a pair of supported protrusions protruding from the display portion each supported by one of the pair of supporting protrusions. The battery includes a pair of cover portions covering the pair of supporting protrusions while the battery is in a state of attachment to the device main frame. A portion of the battery is disposed between the pair of hinge portions while in a state of attachment to the main frame, and the pair of cover portions are disposed adjacent to the pair of supported protrusion.	02-26-2009

Masanobu Yamaguchi, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100161191	CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A control device for a vehicle brake system includes first judgment value derivation and storage means for deriving and storing as first judgment value a boosting limit judgment pressure which, if predetermined conditions are satisfied during the driving of hydraulic pumps by boost control means, a boosting limit judgment pressure calculation means calculates at the time when the predetermined conditions are satisfied, and returning start judgment means for judging whether the returning of the brake manipulation member has been started or not. The boost control means executes the boost control using as the boosting limit judgment pressure the first judgment value stored in the first judgment value derivation and storage means when the returning start judgment means judges during the driving of the pumps that the returning of the brake manipulation member has been started.	06-24-2010

Masanobu Yamaguchi, Okazaki-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100117445	CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BRAKE APPARATUS - The control device adapted to a vehicle brake apparatus includes a vacuum obtaining portion, a master cylinder pressure obtaining portion and a boosting control portion for executing a boosting control which controls supplying of a boosting pressure established by driving the hydraulic pressure pump and controlling the pressure differential control valve so that the boosting pressure agrees to a target boosting pressure obtained with a target boosting gain smaller than a basic boosting gain which indicates a servo-ratio of the vacuum booster up to the time, when the master cylinder pressure becomes equal to or more than a boosting limit pressure which is a master cylinder pressure corresponding to a boosting limit of the vacuum booster at the vacuum obtained by the vacuum pressure obtaining portion, in addition to the master cylinder pressure established in response to the operation of the brake operation member.	05-13-2010

Masanobu Yamamoto, Nara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136261	CHARGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging apparatus is provided in which electrodes can be protected from corrosion induced by water content in the air, ozone, nitrogen oxide and the like and thereby lack of uniformity in charged potential on photoreceptor surface can be prevented, and in which a charged potential on photoreceptor surface can be kept in an adequate range for a longer period of time. As an electrode disposed in the charging apparatus for charging photoreceptor surface, an electrode formed with a protective layer made of nickel and phosphorus for surface protection is used. In the protective layer, phosphorus concentration and thickness proportion are each set to fall within a specified range.	05-28-2009

Masanobu Yamamoto, Odawara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090240883	STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONFIGURATION SETTING METHOD - This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.	09-24-2009

Masanobu Yamanaka, Minoo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090141758	SEMICONDUCTOR LASER EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to a semiconductor laser apparatus having a structure for preventing the corrosion of a refrigerant flow path in a heat sink and for cooling a semiconductor laser array stably over a long period of time. The semiconductor laser apparatus comprises a semiconductor laser stack in which a plurality of semiconductor laser units are stacked, a refrigerant supplier, a piping for connecting these components, and a refrigerant flowing through these components. The refrigerant supplier supplies the refrigerant to the semiconductor laser stack. The refrigerant is comprised of fluorocarbon. Each of the semiconductor laser units is constituted by a pair of a semiconductor laser array and a heat sink. The heat sink has a refrigerant flow path.	06-04-2009

Masanobu Yanahara, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100025084	PHOTOSENSITIVE THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - There is provided a photosensitive thermosetting resin composition of an alkali development type from which it is possible to form a coating film that is halogen-free yet has high-level flame retardancy, has a superior low warpage property after it is cured, is excellent in plasticity, resolution, soldering heat resistance, chemical resistance, and the like, and a flexible printed circuit board using the same. There is provided a photosensitive thermosetting resin composition of an alkali development type and a flexible printed circuit board using the same, the photosensitive thermosetting resin composition including: (A) a resin component having a (meth)acryloyl group and a carboxyl group in one molecule and soluble in a dilute alkali solution; (B) a phosphorus-containing epoxy thermosetting resin component; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; (D) an organophosphorus compound; and (E) a diluent, and having excellent performance in all the properties comparable to those of conventional photosensitive thermosetting resin compositions using brominated epoxy resin and a halogen-based flame retardant, and having an excellent property of not generating hydrogen bromide which has been a problem at the time of the combustion.	02-04-2010

Masanobu Yokoyama, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090214834	Microencapsulated Material, Microencapsulated Color Material, Process for Production of the Material, Ink Composition, Ink-Jet Recording Method, and Recorded Material - Problem: To provide a microencapsulated color material for an ink composition which is excellent in dispersion stability, ejection stability and color developability, excellent in fastness and rubbing resistance of images, and hard to cause blurs of images, and can provide recorded matter having high print density; an ink composition using the color material; a production process thereof; an ink jet recording process; recorded matter; and microencapsulated matter.	08-27-2009
20100010148	AQUEOUS PIGMENT DISPERSION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND RECORDING LIQUID CONTAINING THE SAME - Disclosed is a recording liquid including an aqueous pigment dispersion, which has high dispersion stability and high discharge properties and gives a print with superior gloss. Specifically, the aqueous pigment dispersion contains a pigment; a polymer containing cationic monomer structural units and hydrophobic monomer structural units (hydrophobic-group-containing cationic polymer); and a polymer containing anionic monomer structural units and hydrophobic monomer structural units (hydrophobic-group-containing anionic polymer), in which the ratio of the number of anionic groups in the hydrophobic-group-containing anionic polymer to the number of cationic groups in the hydrophobic-group-containing cationic polymer is 1.0 or more and 8 or less. The molar ratio of the hydrophobic monomer structural units to the anionic monomer structural units in the hydrophobic-group-containing anionic polymer is from 5/95 to 50/50 or the content of the pigment is 51 percent by weight or more based on the solids content. This aqueous pigment dispersion is produced by dispersing a pigment with a hydrophobic-group-containing cationic polymer, subsequently subjecting the dispersion to ultrafiltration/microfiltration, and adding a hydrophobic-group-containing anionic polymer thereto.	01-14-2010