Masuyama, JP
Akihiro Masuyama, Sagamihara-Shi JP
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20080268065 | FUNCTIONAL FOOD FOR AMELIORATING ENGOGENOUS MELATONIN SECRETION RHYTHM AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD FOR AMELIORATING CIRCADIAN RHYTHM - The invention provides agents for phase-adjusting or enhancing the amplitude of an endogenous melatonin secretion rhythm and for improving a circadian rhythm, which may be taken daily and continuously, have excellent safety, and may effectively prevent or ameliorate disorders of an endogenous melatonin secretion rhythm or of a circadian rhythm without administration of exogenous melatonin, as well as functional food containing such an agent, which may prevent or ameliorate various symptoms, such as sleep disorder or prolonged sleep latency. The agent for phase-adjusting or enhancing the amplitude of an endogenous melatonin secretion rhythm according to the invention contains whey as the active component. The functional food for improving an endogenous melatonin secretion rhythm according to the invention contains the agent for phase-adjusting or enhancing the amplitude of an endogenous melatonin secretion rhythm. The functional food for improving a circadian rhythm contains the agent for improving a circadian rhythm. | 10-30-2008 |
20100151039 | SKIN MOISTURIZING AGENT FOR ORAL INTAKE AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND DRINKS - The present invention provides functional food and beverage that produce a skin moisturizing effect through oral intake, that is excellently safe, and that may be taken regularly. The invention also provides a skin moisturizer for oral intake to be used in the functional food and beverage, as well as use thereof. The present skin moisturizer for oral intake contains as an active component fermented milk whey obtained by fermentation of milk with | 06-17-2010 |
20100166877 | PROMOTER OF DIFFERENTIATION AND KERATINIZATION OF EPIDERMIC CELL AND FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGE/FOOD FOR PROMOTION OF KERATINIZATION OF EPIDERMIS - The invention provides functional food and beverage that produce, through oral intake, a promotive effect on normal epidermal keratinization, and an epidermal differentiation and keratinization promoter for use in such functional food and beverage. The epidermal differentiation and keratinization promoter of the present invention contains, as an active component, fermented milk whey obtained by fermentation of milk with bacteria including lactic acid bacteria, such as | 07-01-2010 |
20150307549 | AGENT FOR PREVENTING ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, AGENT FOR SUPPRESSING VASCULAR INTIMAL THICKENING AND AGENT FOR IMPROVING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION - Provided is an agent having at least one of an improving effect on vascular endothelial functions and an inhibitory effect on vascular intimal thickening, as well as a prophylactic of arteriosclerosis, which have excellent safety, improve functions associated with the vascular endothelium, have effects of preventing various diseases associated with vascular endothelial functions and of inhibiting vascular intimal thickening, and may be expected to provide prophylactic effect on arteriosclerosis. The agents of the present invention contain, as an active component: (a) Xaa-Pro-Pro, (b) a hydrolysate of animal milk casein containing Xaa-Pro-Pro, or a concentrate thereof, or (c) a fermentation product containing Ile-Pro-Pro and/or Val-Pro-Pro obtained by fermenting a starting material containing milk protein with a bacterial strain of the species | 10-29-2015 |
Akihiro Masuyama, Kanagawa JP
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20090104167 | Prophylactic/Ameliorating Agent for Menopausal Disorder and Functional Beverage/Food - Disclosed is a method for producing an estrogen-like active intermediate (e.g., secoisolariciresinol) by culturing a lignan (e.g., a lignan derived from | 04-23-2009 |
Haruki Masuyama, Kariya-Shi JP
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20140060042 | CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL APPARATUSES OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES - An internal-combustion engine has a turbo supercharger. A control apparatus calculates a fuel flow rate based on an injection quantity of fuel in the engine and a number of revolutions of the engine. The control apparatus calculates an upstream side pressure and temperature on an upstream side of a turbine impeller and a turbine flow rate. The control apparatus calculates an upper limit threshold value of an opening degree level of a variable nozzle of the turbo supercharger such that a turbine pressure ratio is equal to or less than a predetermined ratio on a basis of the turbine flow rate and a pressure ratio•turbine flow rate characteristic. The pressure ratio•turbine flow rate characteristic is pre-stored information indicating a relationship between the turbine pressure ratio, the turbine flow rate, and the opening degree level of the variable nozzle. The control apparatus controls an opening degree of the variable nozzle so as to be an opening degree equal to or less than the upper limit threshold value. | 03-06-2014 |
Haruki Masuyama, Hekinan-Shi JP
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20140048047 | FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ENGINE - In an engine that includes a liquid fuel injector and a gaseous fuel injector connected to an intake pipe via a fuel passage and that switches fuel supplied into intake air between liquid fuel and gaseous fuel, an electronic control unit increases fuel in an amount required to fill the fuel passage with gaseous fuel at the time of initial fuel injection from the gaseous fuel injector after switching from liquid fuel to gaseous fuel, | 02-20-2014 |
Hidekazu Masuyama, Kawasaki JP
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20090296251 | CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE DEVICE, AND TIMEOUT-POSSIBILITY NOTIFYING METHOD - A magnetic disk device performs test write on a test cylinder to check the state of each head before system information is stored in disks. The magnetic disk device then determines the state of each head based on the test write results stored in a test-write-result table. When a head is defective, the magnetic disk device notifies a host of the possibility of the occurrence of a timeout as a fault prediction. | 12-03-2009 |
20090296252 | CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE DEVICE, AND SYSTEM-INFORMATION STORAGE METHOD - A magnetic disk device performs test write before storing system information to check the state of each head. The magnetic disk device then stores test write results in a test-write-result table of a RAM. The magnetic disk device then determines whether the number of defective heads is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. When the number of defective heads is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the magnetic disk device suspends the process of storing the system information. When the number of defective heads is less than the predetermined number, the magnetic disk device refers to the test write results stored in the test-write-result table and performs write only with a head determined as normal. | 12-03-2009 |
20090296253 | CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE DEVICE, AND SYSTEM-INFORMATION STORAGE METHOD - A magnetic disk device performs test write to check the state of each of heads before system information is stored in a disk and, based on the result of the test write, stores the system information sequentially with the heads from one in good state. After a predetermined time has elapsed, the magnetic disk device suspends the process of storing the system information. | 12-03-2009 |
Hidekazu Masuyama, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20080204919 | Control device, storage device, and control method for storage device - A storing unit stores initial parameters indicating initial values of control parameters in a first storage medium in association with first update parameters obtained by modifying the initial parameters. A difference detecting unit compares, when second update parameters are stored in a second storage medium, the initial parameters with the second update parameters, and detects a parameter that is different between the initial parameters and the second update parameters. An initialization unit initializes the first update parameters based on a result of detection by the difference detecting unit. | 08-28-2008 |
Hidekazu Masuyama, Kanagawa JP
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20100149681 | RECORDING METHOD AND STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a recording method includes: skipping a track by a skip amount in a skip region smaller than an overall recording region on a magnetic recording medium by using an extra region that is unnecessary for securing a storage capacity to be provided by a storage device, the extra region being on the recording surface of the magnetic recording medium; and recording data while skipping the track in the skip region, wherein the skip region is set to a region in which a track to be recorded on the magnetic recording medium is expected to influence an adjacent track in accordance with at least one of a condition and a state of the storage device. | 06-17-2010 |
20150085394 | DISK DEVICE AND DATA RECORDING METHOD - A disk device includes a recording medium having a plurality of recording surfaces, where each of the recording surfaces includes a system region for recording system data related to an operation of the disk device, and a controller configured to control recording of the system data in the system region. The controller is further configured to divide the system data to be recorded into a plurality of portions of divided data of the same size. The controller is further configured, after recording of a first portion of divided data in a first system region disposed on a first recording surface, to start recording a second portion of divided data in a second system region disposed on a second recording surface. The recording of the second portion of divided data is started after a switching time, during which switching from the first recording surface to the second recording surface transpires. | 03-26-2015 |
Hiroki Masuyama, Kiryu-Shi JP
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20130287605 | ELECTRIC FAN - This electric fan has a rotation shaft that is provided rotatably with respect to a stator, a rotor yoke provided on the rotation shaft and formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape so as to cover the stator from a front surface, and a bracket that fixes the stator to a fan shroud and is formed so as to cover a rear surface of the stator, with a fan body provided so as to integrally rotate with the rotation shaft and the rotor yoke. The fan body has a fan boss formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape so as to cover the rotor yoke from a front surface, and a plurality of blades that is provided protruding radially from an outer circumferential surface of the fan boss. A first labyrinth portion is provided between an opening portion of the fan boss and the fan shroud. | 10-31-2013 |
Hiroyuki Masuyama, Kyoto JP
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20100091801 | Data communication system, data transmitting device, data transmitting method, data receiving device, and data receiving method - A probe transmitting section ( | 04-15-2010 |
Hiroyuki Masuyama, Kirishima-Shi JP
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20090133238 | Multi-Layer Piezoelectric Element and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A multi-layer piezoelectric element having high durability wherein the internal electrodes and the external electrodes do not break even when operated continuously over a long time under high electric field and high pressure is provided. | 05-28-2009 |
Hisashi Masuyama, Okayama JP
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20090111130 | METHOD OF EXAMINING PREGNANCY TOXEMIA - It is intended to provide a method of detecting the onset of pregnancy toxemia whereby the onset risk of pregnancy toxemia can be adequately evaluated. Namely, a method of detecting the onset of pregnancy toxemia in a pregnant mammal which comprises the measurement step of measuring the concentration of angiopoietin-2 in a body fluid, the comparison step of comparing the angiopoietin-2 concentration obtained in the above measurement step with a normal level, and the judgment step of judging the presence or absence of the onset risk of pregnancy toxemia based on the results of the above comparison step. In the judgment step, it may be considered that the patient has a risk of the onset of pregnancy toxemia in the case where the angiopoietin-2 concentration obtained in the measurement step is lower than the normal level. | 04-30-2009 |
Iwao Masuyama, Kyoto JP
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20090036213 | Game system and game information storage medium used for same - A game system includes a housing to be held by a player. The housing incorporates an XY-axis acceleration sensor to detect an acceleration in an X-axis and Y-axis direction and a Z-axis contact switch to detect an acceleration in an Z-axis direction. These sensor and switch detect at least one of an amount (e.g., tilt amount, movement amount, impact amount or the like) and a direction (e.g., tilt direction, movement direction, impact direction or the like) of a change applied to the housing. A simulation program provides simulation such that a state of a game space is changed related to at least one of the amount and direction of the change applied to the housing. | 02-05-2009 |
20090325698 | Game system and game information storage medium used for same - A game system includes a housing to be held by a player. The housing incorporates an XY-axis acceleration sensor to detect an acceleration in a X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction and a Z-axis contact switch to detect an acceleration in a Z-axis direction. The sensor and switch detect at least one of an amount (e.g. tilt amount, movement amount, impact amount or the like) and a direction (e.g. tilt direction, movement direction, impact direction or the like) of a change applied to the housing. A simulation program provides simulation such that a state of a game space is changed related to at least one of the amount and direction of the change applied to the housing. | 12-31-2009 |
20110312419 | GAME SYSTEM AND GAME INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM USED FOR SAME - An example mobile wireless handset includes a housing configured to be held in at least one hand of a user and a display disposed on the housing. A motion sensor is disposed in the housing and is configured to generate an output in response to movement of the handset. A communication interface is configured to wirelessly receive game data from a source external to the mobile wireless handset. The communication interface includes wireless telephone circuitry; a memory configured to store the received game data; and a processor configured to execute a gaming process including the game data and the output from the motion sensor. | 12-22-2011 |
20120004032 | GAME SYSTEM AND GAME INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM USED FOR SAME - A game system includes a housing to be held by a player. The housing incorporates an XY-axis acceleration sensor to detect an acceleration in an X-axis and Y-axis direction and a Z-axis contact switch to detect an acceleration in an Z-axis direction. These sensor and switch detect at least one of an amount (e.g., tilt amount, movement amount, impact amount or the like) and a direction (e.g., tilt direction, movement direction, impact direction or the like) of a change applied to the housing. A simulation program provides simulation such that a state of a game space is changed related to at least one of the amount and direction of the change applied to the housing. | 01-05-2012 |
20140011588 | GAME SYSTEM AND GAME INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM USED FOR SAME - A game system includes a housing to be held by a player. The housing incorporates an XY-axis acceleration sensor to detect an acceleration in a X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction and a Z-axis contact switch to detect an acceleration in a Z-axis direction. The sensor and switch detect at least one of an amount (e.g., tilt amount, movement amount, impact amount or the like) and a direction (e.g., tilt direction, movement direction, impact direction or the like) of a change applied to the housing. A simulation program provides simulation such that a state of a game space is changed related to at least one of the amount and direction of the change applied to the housing. | 01-09-2014 |
Junichi Masuyama, Oyama-Shi JP
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20140023682 | Cancer Inhibiting Agent, Antibody Production Enhancing Agent, And Therapeutic Agent For Hepatitis - Provided are an agent for inhibition of cancer development, an agent for improvement of antibody productivity, and an agent for treatment of hepatitis. The agents have been completed by finding that cancer development is inhibited in a healthy subject by administering NK cells, and antibody productivity is improved by administering NK cells and a vaccine to a patient. | 01-23-2014 |
Jun-Ichi Masuyama, Tochigi JP
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20120093792 | IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR PANCREATIC CANCER - The present invention provides an immunotherapeutic agent and immunotherapy allowing the extension of the survival time of patients with pancreatic cancer. The immunotherapy of the present invention is characterized by comprising the steps of culturing peripheral blood lymphocytes of a patient with pancreatic cancer by stimulating the lymphocytes with an anti-CD3 antibody and an anti-CD52 antibody, thereby to obtain an immunotherapeutic agent, and administering at least four infusions of the resultant immunotherapeutic agent to the same patient, wherein each of the infusions of the immunotherapeutic agent comprises at least 15×10 | 04-19-2012 |
Kazunori Masuyama, Kahoku JP
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20140223097 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEM AND DATA STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE - A storage system has a plurality of control modules for controlling a plurality of storage devices, which make mounting easier with maintaining low latency response even if the number of control modules increases. A plurality of storage devices are connected to the second interface of each control module using back end routers, so that redundancy for all the control modules to access all the storage devices is maintained. Also the control modules and the first switch units are connected by a serial bus, which has a small number of signals, constituting the interface by using the back panel. By this, mounting on the printed circuit board becomes possible. | 08-07-2014 |
Kenichi Masuyama, Saitama-Shi JP
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20110028074 | POLISHING METHOD FOR A WORKPIECE AND POLISHING TOOL USED FOR THE POLISHING METHOD - Provided is a polishing tool capable of forming a high-quality surface of a workpiece for a short period of time. A polishing tool includes: a rotation shaft arranged parallel to a sending direction of moving the polishing tool relative to a workpiece; and at least two polishing bodies. The polishing body includes a foamed resin such as a foamed polyurethane resin, and has an outer peripheral surface having a porosity higher than that of the polishing body. The polishing body includes a non-foamed resin such as a non-foamed polyurethane resin being a material more rigid than that for the polishing body. When polishing-processing, the polishing body performs polishing removal on a surface of the workpiece, and the polishing body smoothes a waviness formed on the surface through the polishing removal. | 02-03-2011 |
Kenji Masuyama, Kofu-Shi JP
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20120154884 | Light quantity adjustment apparatus and image pickup apparatus - A light quantity adjustment apparatus includes a pair of substrates having a light-path aperture; a plurality of diaphragm blades disposed between the pair of substrates; a driving ring that opens and closes the plurality of diaphragm blades; and a driving device. The plurality of diaphragm blades is supported by the substrate via a first guide plate made of a resin film. The substrate and the first guide plate are provided with guide grooves fitted into protrusions formed in the plurality of diaphragm blades to guide the blades. Guide grooves of the substrate are formed of concave grooves. Guide grooves of the first guide plate are formed of through holes. The through holes of the first guide plate have a narrower width than the concave grooves of the substrate to engage in the protrusions of the diaphragm blades and to guide the diaphragm blades in the open and close direction. | 06-21-2012 |
Kimihiro Masuyama, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120237195 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A determination unit determines a weighting coefficient for a second light metering area corresponding to a focus detection area at which a second defocus amount having an absolute value larger than an absolute value of a first defocus amount is acquired relatively smaller than a weighting coefficient for a first light metering area corresponding to a focus detection area at which a first defocus amount is acquired, and changes a difference between the weighting coefficient for the first light metering area and the weighting coefficient for the second light metering area based on a plurality of defocus amounts including the defocus amount of the focus detection area not corresponding to the first light metering area and the second light metering area. | 09-20-2012 |
20140063329 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - An image capture apparatus includes an image sensor having a pixel that photo-electrically converts an object image, a readout unit that reads out a signal for image forming and a signal for focus detection from the pixel, and a control unit that controls which one of a first readout mode to read out both the signal for focus detection and the signal for image forming from the pixel and a second readout mode to read out only the signal for image forming from the pixel is to be used to operate the readout unit. | 03-06-2014 |
Masayuki Masuyama, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP
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20080211949 | Solid-state image sensing apparatus and driving method thereof - A solid-state image sensing apparatus which can improve the S/N ratio without enlarging the chip area in both of the mode in which pixel signals are summed and the mode in which pixel signals are not summed is provided. The solid-state image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing region | 09-04-2008 |
20110109780 | IMAGING DEVICE THAT PREVENTS LOSS OF SHADOW DETAIL - An imaging device outputs brightness information according to an amount of incident light and includes: an imaging unit that includes a plurality of unit cells arranged one dimensionally or two-dimensionally, each unit cell including a photoelectric conversion part that generates a first output voltage in a reset state and a second output voltage according to an amount of incident light, and each unit cell generating a reset voltage that corresponds to the first output voltage and a read voltage that corresponds to the second output voltage; and an output unit operable to output, in relation to each unit cell, brightness information indicating a difference between the reset voltage and the read voltage when normal light is incident to the imaging device and the read voltage is in a predetermined range, and brightness information indicating high brightness when strong light is incident to the imaging device and the read voltage is not in the predetermined range. | 05-12-2011 |
Naoto Masuyama, Chigasaki-Shi JP
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20100059113 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - A dye-sensitized solar cell is provided, which includes glass substrates ( | 03-11-2010 |
Ryotaro Masuyama, Sayama-Shi, Saitama JP
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20150323414 | TEST DEVICE - [Problem] The invention is to provide a test device, | 11-12-2015 |
Ryuji Masuyama, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20130182733 | WAVEGUIDE-TYPE OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A waveguide-type optical semiconductor device includes a substrate with a main surface; a structure including a stacked semiconductor layer including a core layer provided on the main surface of the substrate, a stripe-shaped mesa portion protruding in a first direction orthogonal to the main surface and extending in a second direction parallel to the main surface, and a pair of stripe-shaped grooves defining the stripe-shaped mesa portion and extending in the second direction; a protrusion provided in the pair of stripe-shaped grooves, the protrusion protruding from the structure in the first direction; and a resin portion covering a side face of the protrusion, the resin portion being buried in the stripe-shaped grooves. The relative position of the protrusion with respect to the structure is fixed. In addition, the side face of the protrusion intersects with the second direction when viewed from the first direction. | 07-18-2013 |
20130183813 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an optical semiconductor device includes a step of forming a stacked semiconductor layer on a substrate, the stacked semiconductor layer including a plurality of semiconductor layers; a step of forming a mask on a top layer of the stacked semiconductor layer, the mask covering a portion of the top layer; an exposing step of exposing the top layer of the stacked semiconductor layer to an oxygen-containing atmosphere; after the exposing step, a heating step of heating the stacked semiconductor layer to a temperature of 250° C. or more; and after the heating step, a step of forming a semiconductor mesa in the stacked semiconductor layer, the semiconductor mesa being formed by etching the stacked semiconductor layer by a dry etching method using the mask. The top layer of the plurality of semiconductor layers of the stacked semiconductor layer contains arsenic. | 07-18-2013 |
20130244363 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for producing an optical semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a semiconductor structure; forming a mask on the semiconductor structure; etching the semiconductor structure with the mask to form first and second stripe-shaped grooves and a mesa portion; forming a protective film on a top surface and side surfaces of the mesa portion; forming a resin portion on the protective film; etching the resin portion and the protective film formed on the top surface; forming an upper electrode on the top surface; and forming an electrical interconnection on the resin portion. The resin portion has an inclined surface region that rises from a first point above the mesa portion toward a second point above the first stripe-shaped groove. The step of etching the resin portion and the protective film includes the substeps of etching the resin portion and simultaneously etching the resin portion and the protective film. | 09-19-2013 |
Ryuji Masuyama, Kamakura-Shi JP
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20140070351 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE RECEIVER AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE RECEIVER - A method for manufacturing an optical waveguide receiver includes the steps of growing first and second stacked semiconductor layer sections, the second stacked semiconductor layer section including a core layer and a cladding layer; forming a first mask including first and second portions; etching the first and second stacked semiconductor layer sections by using the first mask, the first and second stacked semiconductor layer sections covered with the first portion being etched in a mesa structure, the second stacked semiconductor layer section covered with the second portion being etched in a terrace-shaped structure; removing the second portion from the first mask with the first portion left; selectively etching the cladding layer until exposing a surface of the core layer; and sequentially forming a first metal layer, an insulating film, and a second metal layer on the core layer exposed in the step of selectively etching the cladding layer. | 03-13-2014 |
20140246746 | OPTICAL-TO-ELECTRICAL CONVERTER UNIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-RECEIVING DEVICE - An optical-to-electrical converter unit includes a substrate having front and back surfaces; an optical waveguide unit; and an optical-to-electrical converter. The optical-to-electrical converter includes a light-receiving element optically coupled to the optical waveguide unit; a capacitance element including first and second conductive layers and an insulating layer disposed between the first and second conducive layers; an electrode pad electrically connected to the light-receiving element; a back electrode formed on the back surface of the substrate; and a via electrode extending from the front surface to the back surface of the substrate. The optical waveguide unit, the light-receiving element, the capacitance element, and the electrode pad are formed on the front surface. The first conductive layer of the capacitance element is electrically connected to the light-receiving element and the electrode pad. The second conductive layer of the capacitance element is electrically connected to the back electrode through the via electrode. | 09-04-2014 |
20140335644 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPOT SIZE CONVERTER - A method for producing a spot size converter includes the steps of forming a first insulator mask on a stacked semiconductor layer; forming first and second terraces, and a waveguide mesa disposed between the first and second terraces by etching the stacked semiconductor layer using the first insulator mask, the first terrace having first to fourth terrace portions, the second terrace having fifth to eighth terrace portions, the waveguide mesa having first to fourth mesa portions; forming a second insulator mask including a first pattern on the first terrace portion, a second pattern on the fifth terrace portion, a third pattern on the third and fourth mesa portions, and a fourth pattern that integrally covers a region extending from the fourth terrace portion to the eighth terrace portion through the fourth mesa portion; and selectively growing a semiconductor layer by using the second insulator mask. | 11-13-2014 |
20140342491 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WAVEGUIDE-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a waveguide-type semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an epitaxial structure including a waveguide mesa and a device mesa; forming a mask for selective growth on the epitaxial structure; growing a semiconductor region on an end surface of the device mesa by using the mask for selective growth, the semiconductor region including a side portion having a layer shape and a protruding wall portion; forming an ohmic electrode on a top surface of the device mesa; forming a resin layer on the device mesa and the semiconductor region; forming a resin mask having an opening on the ohmic electrode; forming an electric conductor connecting the ohmic electrode to an electrode pad, the electric conductor passing over the protruding wall portion while making contact with a surface of the resin mask; and removing the resin mask after forming the electric conductor. | 11-20-2014 |
20150260933 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND INTEGRATED OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY - An integrated optical semiconductor device includes a substrate including first and second regions; a plurality of light receiving devices disposed in the second region; a multimode interference coupler disposed in the first region, the multimode interference coupler including output optical waveguides optically coupled to the corresponding light receiving devices; first and second conductive layers disposed on a back surface of the substrate in the first and second regions, respectively; and a plurality of capacitors disposed in the second region, each of the capacitors including a first electrode connected to one of the light receiving devices and a second electrode connected to the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is electrically insulated from the first conductive layer. The substrate is made of a semi-insulating semiconductor. The multimode interference coupler and the light receiving device include the same n-type semiconductor layer disposed on a principal surface of the substrate. | 09-17-2015 |
Satoshi Masuyama, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20130186462 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE FOR SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SUBSTRATE, AND SOLAR CELL USING THE SUBSTRATE - A transparent electroconductive substrate for a solar cell, comprising: | 07-25-2013 |
20130299796 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLD FOR MINUTE PATTERN TRANSFER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIFFRACTION GRATING USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC EL ELEMENT INCLUDING THE DIFFRACTION GRATING - A method for producing a mold includes: applying a block copolymer solution made of first and second polymers on a base member; performing a first annealing process at a temperature higher than Tg of the block copolymer after drying the coating film; forming a concavity and convexity structure on the base member by removing the second polymer by an etching process; performing a second annealing process of the concavity and convexity structure at a temperature higher than Tg of the first polymer; forming a seed layer on the structure; laminating or stacking a metal layer on the seed layer by an electroforming; and peeling off the metal layer from the base member. The second annealing process enables satisfactory transfer of a concavity and convexity structure on the base member onto the metal layer. | 11-14-2013 |
20150028325 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLD FOR TRANSFERRING FINE PATTERN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE HAVING CONCAVE-CONVEX STRUCTURE USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC EL ELEMENT HAVING SAID SUBSTRATE HAVING CONCAVE-CONVEX STRUCTURE - A mold for transferring a fine pattern, suitable for producing a substrate having a concave-convex structure such as a diffraction grating, can be provided by a simple process and with a high throughput. A method for producing a mold for transferring a fine pattern includes: a step of coating a surface of a base member with a solution containing a block copolymer and polyalkylene oxide; a solvent phase-separation step of phase-separating the block copolymer under a presence of vapor of an organic solvent so as to obtain a block copolymer film of the block copolymer, the block copolymer film having a concave-convex structure on a surface thereof and a horizontal cylinder structure in an interior thereof; a step of stacking a metal layer by electroforming; and a step of releasing the base member having the concave-convex structure formed thereon from the metal layer. | 01-29-2015 |
Shinichiro Masuyama, Kirishima-Shi JP
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20090214850 | Porous Ceramic for Slide Member, Method for Preparing the Same, and Mechanical Seal Ring - In porous ceramic for slide member including independent pores having a pore size of 5 μm or more, the independent pore is flattened body having minor axis in a direction perpendicular to a sliding surface, and a cross sectional area (S | 08-27-2009 |
Susumu Masuyama, Hiroshima-Shi JP
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20140216396 | DIRECT INJECTION GASOLINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DIRECT INJECTION GASOLINE ENGINE - A direct injection engine includes an ignition assistance section applying energy to fuel injected into a cylinder using an injector to assist auto-ignition combustion of the fuel when the engine is within an auto-ignition combustion operation range. A start time of fuel injection is set within a period from a terminal stage of a compression stroke to a compression top dead center. The energy is applied to the fuel injected into the cylinder in a period from start of the fuel injection to an initial stage of an expansion stroke such that a time of a specific crank angle when an increase rate of in-cylinder pressure, which is a ratio of a change in the in-cylinder pressure to a change in a crank angle in motoring the engine, reaches a negative maximum value overlaps a combustion period when a combustion mass percentage of the fuel ranges from 10% to 90%. | 08-07-2014 |
Susumu Masuyama, Higashihiroshima-Shi JP
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20090094978 | SUPERCHARGER FOR AN ENGINE - An engine system with a turbocharger is provided. The system may include an exhaust manifold having plural independent exhaust passages, each of the exhaust passages being connected to an exhaust port of a corresponding engine cylinder. The system may further include a collective part formed by gathering said independent exhaust passages in said exhaust manifold or on a downstream side of said exhaust manifold. The system may further include an exhaust turbocharger connected to a downstream side of said collective part. The system may further include a variable exhaust valve for changing each passage cross-sectional area of said independent exhaust passage at an upstream side of said collective part. The system may further include a controller for controlling said variable exhaust valve, wherein said controller is configured to perform independent exhaust throttle control for reducing a passage cross-sectional area of at least one of said independent exhaust passages. | 04-16-2009 |
Susumu Masuyama, Hiroshima JP
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20100206265 | EXHAUST PASSAGE STRUCTURE OF MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - Three or more independent passages are coupled to respective cylinders which are different from each other, and a collective portion where the independent passages collect is provided. An exhaust turbocharger is arranged downstream of the collective portion. Rotary throttle valves are arranged respectively in the independent passages upstream of the collective portion. At least two of the throttle valves are supported by a common rotary axis. The independent passages with the throttle valves supported by the common rotary axis are coupled to cylinders which have exhaust strokes which are not adjacent to each other. Accordingly, the exhaust gas can be supplied to the exhaust turbocharger efficiently. | 08-19-2010 |
Takahisa Masuyama, Okazaki-Shi JP
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20150176693 | DUMMY SHAFT, APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING DIFFERENTIAL UNIT USING DUMMY SHAFT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIFFERENTIAL UNIT - Disclosed is a dummy shaft which prevents washers from falling off. In addition, disclosed are an apparatus for assembling a differential unit using the dummy shaft, and a method for manufacturing the differential unit. Specifically disclosed is a dummy shaft for temporarily assembling a differential unit by being inserted into a pinion gear, and a washer in contact with an outer surface of the pinion gear, including a body portion, and a movable portion slidable in a direction toward or away from the body portion. The movable portion has a receiving groove for catching the washer. | 06-25-2015 |
Takehiko Masuyama, Nagoya-Shi JP
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20140069161 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLANGE STRUCTURE - A method of manufacturing a flange structure includes: forming a primary product by extending a columnar material in an axial direction by cold or warm forging such that each of the shaft portions is formed at each axial end of the material; forming a secondary product by making a middle portion of the primary product overhang outward by cold or warm forging such that a first overhang having a thickness greater than that of the flange is formed; forming a tertiary product by squeezing the first overhang by cold or warm forging such that a second overhang having an outline greater than that of the flange is formed; and defining an outer edge of the flange by cutting off an excessive portion of the second overhang. The second overhang without the excessive portion is the flange. | 03-13-2014 |
Takumi Masuyama, Kawasaki JP
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20100326726 | SOLDER JOINT STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND SOLDER BONDING METHOD - A solder joint structure include: a first terminal portion including a plurality of first terminal conductors adjacent to each other; a second terminal portion arranged opposite to the first terminal portion and including a plurality of second terminal conductors which are joined to the first terminal conductors; solders electrically connecting the first terminal conductors and the second terminal conductors; and member for suppressing flow of the solders. | 12-30-2010 |
20130128477 | METHOD OF DETERMINING REINFORCEMENT POSITION OF CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE AND SUBSTRATE ASSEMBLY - A method of determining a reinforcement position of a circuit board includes: setting a numerical model of a circuit board in which an electronic component is mounted in a front surface by bumps, and a reinforcing member is attached to a position corresponding to a bump located in a corner part of the electrical component in a back surface; incorporating information about a stud that is located in a periphery of the electronic component and fixes the circuit board to a chassis of the electronic device; performing a simulation for obtaining values of stresses generated in bumps of corner parts when a force is applied to the electronic component from a back side of the circuit board; and determining an arrangement of the reinforcing member in accordance with a position of the stud based on the values of stresses obtained by the simulation. | 05-23-2013 |
20130256022 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING BOARD - A wiring board assembly includes: a plurality of insulating substrates of which each includes an insulating layer and a wiring layer; a wiring board that includes pads formed on the insulating substrate; and a semiconductor component that is joined on the pads by using solder bumps. The wiring board embeds a stiffening member whose thickness is thinner than that of the insulating layer and whose thermal expansion coefficient is smaller and Young's modulus is higher than those of the wiring layer and the insulating layer. | 10-03-2013 |
20130322057 | HEAT TRANSFER CAP AND REPAIRING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is provided a heat transfer cap includes a cap unit configured to include side walls to be in contact with side surfaces of an electronic component during heating, the cap unit covering the electronic component solder-jointed to a wiring board, and a ring unit mounted outside side walls of the cap unit, a linear expansivity of the ring unit being smaller than a linear expansivity of the cap unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20140078700 | CIRCUIT BOARD DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A circuit board device includes: a circuit board; an electronic component bonded to a first surface of the circuit board via an electronic component-bonding portion that is disposed over a rectangular region; and a reinforcing member disposed at one of four corners of a rectangular region of a second surface of the circuit board that is at a position corresponding to a position of the rectangular region of the first surface on a side opposite a side on which the rectangular region is present, wherein the reinforcing member includes a stress receiving portion having an outer edge located in a diagonal line direction of the rectangular region of the second surface and a stress dispersing portion extending in such a manner as to have a fan-like shape or a substantially fan-like shape toward the inside in the diagonal line direction with the stress receiving portion. | 03-20-2014 |
Tomoya Masuyama, Osaka JP
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20140339305 | AUTHENTICATION REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION DEVICE - An authentication registration/invalidation apparatus is provided, which allows easy invalidation of an authentication tag when the authentication tag is lost, and facilitates management of authentication tags. When an RFID reader ( | 11-20-2014 |
Tomoya Masuyama, Tsuruoka-Shi JP
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20110162471 | MODIFIED CROWN REDUCTION GEAR - A reduction gear capable of satisfying, at high level, each of: realizing a high reduction ratio; preventing backlash by securing rotation smoothness; and carrying out compactification and weight saving of entire mechanism is provided. The reduction gear of the invention is a modified crown reduction gear, comprising: a pressing mechanism | 07-07-2011 |
Toru Masuyama, Saitama JP
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20100166207 | HEADPHONE APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a headphone apparatus including: two cases; a connecting part configured to connect the two cases to each other; a detector configured to detect connection of the two cases to each other via the connecting part; and a controller configured to carry out predetermined control in response to detection of connection of the two cases to each other by the detector. | 07-01-2010 |
Toru Masuyama, Machida-Shi JP
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20110206421 | TONER CONVEYING ROLLER, MOLD USED FOR MANUFACTURING ROLLER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROLLER - An object of the present invention is to provide a toner-conveying roller that has high toner-conveying property and in which a roller-shape thereof is less likely to be transferred to the image, a mold capable of manufacturing said roller, and a method of manufacturing said mold. The toner-conveying roller according to the present invention has a shaft body and a urethane foam layer formed around the shaft body, and recesses and protrusions are irregularly formed on a circumference surface of the urethane foam layer. The mold for manufacturing the roller according to the present invention has recesses and protrusions irregularly formed on the inner surface of a mold for manufacturing the roller. The method of manufacturing a mold used for manufacturing a roller according to the present invention includes: a powder sintering step of applying particles on an inner surface of a mold member, and forming recesses and protrusions on the inner surface of the mold member by heating the mold member having the particles on the inner surface thereof to sinter the particles; or, a fluorine coating step of applying particles on an inner surface of a mold member, and forming recesses and protrusions on the inner surface of the mold member by coating the inner surface having the particles applied thereon with fluorine resin. | 08-25-2011 |
Toru Masuyama, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20140178107 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is an image forming device in which the cost needed for a roller member as a whole can be reduced, as well as a manufacturing process of the roller member can be simplified, and a method of manufacturing the roller member. | 06-26-2014 |
20150153676 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TONER SUPPLY ROLLER AND TONER SUPPLY ROLLER - Provided is a technique for manufacturing a toner supply roller in which the toner conveying performance and the scraping performance of unneeded toner are excellent as well as the above-mentioned problems in molding can be resolved. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a toner supply roller including: an insertion process in which a roller member | 06-04-2015 |
Yoh Masuyama, Kanagawa JP
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20090097071 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING IMAGES PROPERLY ARRANGED RELATIVE TO INDEX TAB - An image forming apparatus prints images on print sheets, and insets tab-index sheets between the printed print sheets. The image forming apparatus includes an orientation detecting unit which detects an orientation of a print sheet being supplied, a rotation-angle selecting unit which selects a rotation angle of an image such that the image is arranged in an orientation matching the detected orientation of the print sheet and in a predetermined positional relationship with a tab of the tab-index sheets, and a printing unit which prints the image being rotated by the selected rotation angle. | 04-16-2009 |
20140082747 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, OPERATING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system including an operating device and an information processing main body device, the operating device comprising: an application control unit configured to acquire function information of at least one of application program installed in the operation device; and a use-authority determination unit configured to receive the operation from the user and notice to the application control unit, the information processing main body device comprising a authentication unit configured to submit to the use-authority determination unit a user authentication result including a use-authority information, wherein the use-authority determination unit determines whether or not the user is allowed to use the at least one of the application program on the basis of the function information and the use-authority information. | 03-20-2014 |
20140149976 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - In an information processing system, each of an operational part and the operating working part has its own operating system. In case of adding or updating a function that the information processing system implements, the operational part downloads data for adding or updating the function. | 05-29-2014 |
20140325199 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND START UP CONTROL METHOD - An information processing system includes an operation part that receives an operation performed by a user; and a body part that operates based on a request from the operation part. The operation part includes a power control part that, when receiving a power turning off instruction from the body part, reboots the operation part and causes the operation part to stand by in a power saving state in which some of operations are stopped, and, when receiving a start up notification from the body part, causes the operation part to return from the power saving state. | 10-30-2014 |
20140365757 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing system includes an operating unit that receives an input in response to a user operation and that runs under a first operating system; and a main body that runs under a second operating system and operates in response to the input received by the operating unit. The main body includes a generation unit that generates a command to direct rendering of a screen corresponding to an application being executed, and a command transmission control unit that provides control to transmit the command to the operating unit. The operating unit includes a receiving unit that receives the command from the main body, a screen rendering unit that renders the screen in accordance with the command received by the receiving unit, a display unit that displays the screen rendered by the screen rendering unit, and a reboot unit that reboots the operating unit in asynchronization with the main body. | 12-11-2014 |
Yoshihiro Masuyama, Koganei JP
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20100017407 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND INVENTORY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A system recognizes an arrangement of an object and counts the number of objects, comprising: a sensor for measuring a distance between the sensor and an object; a moving mechanism for moving the sensor; and a computer that is connected with the sensor and includes an object information database, an object arrangement database; a sensor data integrating section; and the sensor an object comparison calculator adapted to create an object model based on the data. | 01-21-2010 |
Yoshikazu Masuyama, Kobe-Shi JP
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20150086802 | MEDICAL RUBBER PARTS - The present invention provides, medical rubber parts that do not physically and chemically affect the quality of preparations. The present invention relates to a medical rubber part obtained by press-molding an unvulcanized rubber mainly containing a rubber for forming a liquid-contacting portion and an unvulcanized rubber mainly containing a butyl-based rubber for forming a non-liquid-contacting portion, wherein a color difference dE between the liquid-contacting portion and the non-liquid-contacting portion is 6.0 or more in NBS units. | 03-26-2015 |
Yuka Masuyama, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20090129893 | BOOKBINDING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM - A bookbinding processing apparatus capable of setting values for each item of post-processing functions on printed sheets and a control method thereof display, on a display unit, an operation screen for inputting setting values for each item of post-processing functions, and an setting value for each item is input using the operation screen. When inputting a setting value for a first item, giving the instruction to display an recommended setting value for the first item and items thereafter causes a display unit to display a list of recommended setting values for the first item input on the operation screen and for the other items, recommended setting values selected on the list are displayed, and setting values for items previously input on that setting screen can be validated and printing is started. | 05-21-2009 |
20090150359 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SEARCH METHOD - Overlapping of objects included in document data is detected, and information indicating overlapping of objects is added to metadata. A user sets search conditions including a condition relating to the overlapping of objects, an object that satisfies the search conditions set is searched for based on the metadata, and a search result is outputted. | 06-11-2009 |
20100182642 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - Finishing settings to be applied to a new subset are selected from finishing settings applied to existing subsets in a file, and when the new subset is set to be inserted into the file, the selected finishing settings are applied to the new subset and the new subset is inserted. When an existing subset in the file is to be replaced with the new subset, the selected finishing settings are applied to the new subset, and the existing subset in the file is replaced with the new subset. | 07-22-2010 |
20100265539 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus and print control apparatus exchange and acquire unique apparatus information. The print control apparatus determines whether it can process data received from an information processing apparatus. When the print control apparatus determines that it cannot process the data, it transfers the data to the printing apparatus based on the acquired apparatus information, and notifies the information processing apparatus that the print control apparatus has not processed the data. The printing apparatus determines whether it can process data received from the information processing apparatus. When the printing apparatus determines that it cannot process the data, it transfers the data to the print control apparatus based on the acquired apparatus information, and notifies the information processing apparatus that the printing apparatus has not processed the data. | 10-21-2010 |
Yusuke Masuyama, Yokohama JP
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20100275264 | COMPUTER FOR CONTROLLING STORAGE SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION FUNCTION - A computer is coupled to at least one E/D storage (a storage system provided with an encryption/decryption function). A computer determines whether or not a security policy related to a copy destination VOL is equal to a security policy related to a copy source VOL based on the control information that includes information associated with a security policy related to a copy source VOL and a copy destination VOL. In the case in which a result of the determination is positive, the computer specifies an encryption key/decryption key related to a copy source VOL as an encryption key/decryption key related to a copy destination VOL to an E/D storage provided with a copy destination VOL (a copy destination storage). The computer then indicates a read and an undecryption of data that has been stored into a copy source VOL to an E/D storage provided with a copy source VOL, and indicates a write and an unencryption of the read data to a copy destination storage. | 10-28-2010 |
Yuzuru Masuyama, Kiryu-Shi, Gunma JP
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