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Matsumoto, Kanagawa

Ayako Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090092857	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprising coating a magnetic layer coating liquid comprising a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder and a binder to form a coating film, subjecting the coating film to orientation processing while the coating film is still wet, and drying the coating film to form a magnetic layer. The magnetic layer coating liquid is prepared by subjecting a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder with an average plate diameter of 10 to 50 nm to a dry comminution step, subjecting the ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder to a first dispersion step together with a binder to prepare a dispersion liquid, and sequentially subjecting the dispersion liquid obtained to a second dispersion step and a filtering step. The dispersion liquid obtained by the first dispersion step comprises a dry solid component in an amount, as measured after filtration, of 15 percent or less.	04-09-2009

Hajime Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100212689	CAMERA DEVICE, CLEANING CONTROL METHOD, AND CLEANING CONTROL PROGRAM - A camera apparatus (	08-26-2010

Hidetoshi Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090304991	SURFACE-MODIFIED PLASTIC FILM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A surface-modified plastic film, comprising: a surface layer composed of minute filamentous forms and/or granular forms consisting of a composition containing a resin and/or inorganic microparticles, on at least one major surface of a substrate plastic film. Preferably, the surface-modified plastic film is characterized in that the minute filamentous forms have a diameter of 100 μm to 1 nm.	12-10-2009

Hideyuki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090016448	INFORMATION REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND BUFFER CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A picture start code detecting section	01-15-2009

Hiroki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090034294	Light Guide for Surface Light Source Device and Surface Light Source Device - A light guide (	02-05-2009

Hironobu Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110253912	CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - A beam writing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a selection unit configured to select a dose equation from a plurality of dose equations for calculating a dose of a beam, for each small region of a plurality of small regions made by virtually dividing a writing region of a target workpiece into mesh-like regions, a dose calculation unit configured to calculate a dose of a beam which is shot into a small region of the plurality of small regions, by using a selected dose equation, for the each small region, and a writing unit configured to write a desired pattern in the small region, by using a calculated dose, for the each small region.	10-20-2011

Hirotaka Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110170882	STICKING PREVENTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a sticking preventing device including a main conveying path connected from a fixing device, a first conveying path connected to the main conveying path, a second conveying path branching from the main conveying path and having a conveying route longer than that of the first conveying path, a switching device provided at a branching point of the first conveying path and the second conveying path and configured to switch a recording-medium conveying route to the first conveying path and the second conveying path, and a temperature sensor provided above a discharge port of the first conveying path and a discharge port of the second conveying path, and a control unit configured to, if the temperature of a recording medium to be discharged detected by the temperature sensor is equal to or higher than the temperature at which sticking occurs, displace the switching device to switch the conveying route from the first conveying path to the second conveying path.	07-14-2011
20110262168	FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes: a heating roller including a heat generating member on the inside; a pressing roller arranged to be opposed to the heating roller across a recording medium conveying path; a first temperature sensor configured to detect the temperature of the heating roller; a second temperature sensor set in non-contact with the pressing roller; a driving motor configured to drive the heating roller, and a control section configured to receive outputs from the first and second sensors and control, if the control section determines that a creep phenomenon is present in the pressing roller, the driving motor to extend a pre-run operation.	10-27-2011

Ichiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110057922	DRIVE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A drive device according to the present invention includes a plurality of output amplifier circuits that are connected in parallel, a bias wire that supplies a bias voltage from a bias voltage supply source to the plurality of output amplifier circuits, a power supply wire that supplies a power supply voltage from a power supply voltage supply source to the plurality of output amplifier circuits, and a correction unit that superposes an offset voltage on the bias voltage so that a voltage difference between the power supply voltage and the bias voltage supplied to the plurality of output amplifier circuits is to be desirable.	03-10-2011
20110204497	Semiconductor integrated circuit and method for manufacturing the same - A semiconductor integrated circuit having a semiconductor chip mounted over a tape- or film-like substrate, the semiconductor integrated circuit having a higher strength against bending, as well as a method for manufacturing the semiconductor integrated circuit, are disclosed. The semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a bendable tape-like substrate, the tape-like substrate including external terminals, internal terminals provided for coupling to a rectangular semiconductor chip, and wiring lines for coupling the internal terminals and the external terminals with each other; and a reinforcing member for reinforcing the semiconductor chip over the tape-like substrate in a longitudinal direction of the semiconductor chip, the semiconductor chip and the reinforcing member being sealed with resin.	08-25-2011

Ippei Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100019129	IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion element includes a plurality of light receiving portions. A color filter is provided on a light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion element with filters for red, green, and blue arranged corresponding to the light receiving portions, such that R, G, and B pixels including the light receiving portions and the filters are arranged in a two-dimensional array. A transfer unit transfers a light in a wavelength range other than lights of green and blue incident on the G pixel and a light in a wavelength range other than lights of blue and green incident on the B pixel to a neighboring R pixel.	01-28-2010
20100027393	OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, OPTICAL RECORDING APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM TO PREPARE CONTENTS-RECORDED OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical recording medium, comprising a dye recording layer, wherein a recording mark portion is formed at the dye recording layer by use of a laser light having a wavelength of 640 nm to 680 nm, and a reflectance after recording with respect to the laser light at the recording mark portion is increased compared to a reflectance before recording.	02-04-2010
20100118680	OPTICAL RECORDING MATERIAL, OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, AND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD OF OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an optical recording material allows for obtaining excellent recording signal properties even at high-speed recording and is excellent in durability in both a single-sided single layer optical recording medium and a single-sided two-layer optical recording medium having a first recording layer and a second recording layer. The optical recording material contains a cyanine compound having a specific structure and a squarylium compound as dyes for optical recording layers.	05-13-2010

Isao Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110093635	Communication centralized control system and communication centralized control method - Disclosed herein is a communication centralized control system including one master device; a communication bus; and a plurality of slave devices configured to be connected to the master device by the communication bus, wherein the master device and the plurality of slave devices are capable of bidirectional communication via the communication bus, and different channels are allocated to at least polling communication from the master device to the slave devices and interrupt communication from the slave devices to the master device, and communication is carried out with multiplexing on the same line.	04-21-2011

Katsuji Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090309185	INDUCTOR MODULE, SILICON TUNER MODULE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an inductor module including a substrate functioning as a printed wiring board or an interposer; an IC mounting part formed on a surface of the substrate; an inductor which is formed in the substrate at such a position as to overlap with the IC mounting part on a plan-view basis and which is connected to an IC mounted on the IC mounting part; and a magnetic body including a magnetic material selected from among a NiZn ferrite, a NiZnCu ferrite and a Ba ferrite, the magnetic body being disposed intermediately between the IC mounting part and the inductor.	12-17-2009
20100148905	INDUCTOR MODULE AND CIRCUIT MODULE - Disclosed herein is an inductor module including a coil section provided with an input terminal and an output terminal. At least one of the input terminal and the output terminal is composed of a plurality of terminals. The input terminal and the output terminal are connected at different positions. The connection of the plurality of terminals constituting the input terminal or the output terminal is switched so as to change the combination of the input terminal and the output terminal, obtaining different inductance values.	06-17-2010
20110156224	Circuit-substrate laminated module and electronic apparatus - A device that comprises a plurality of circuit elements on a substrate; a shielding element between at least two of the plurality of circuit elements; and a bonding element that electrically connects the shielding element to a grounding circuit of a semiconductor chip that is on the substrate.	06-30-2011
20110157857	Circuit board laminated module and electronic equipment - A circuit board laminated module includes: a first circuit board having a multi-layer structure in which ground layers are provided in a plurality of layers; a second circuit board mounted on the first circuit board; and a semiconductor chip mounted on the second circuit board, wherein in the first circuit board, a noise guiding through via which guides an electromagnetic noise generated in the semiconductor chip to a lower layer side is provided on a side different from a circuit portion or a circuit element desired to be protected against influence of the electromagnetic noise in a surrounding direction of an occurrence place of the electromagnetic noise.	06-30-2011

Kayo Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110172416	AMIDINE DERIVATIVE - Provision of a novel amidine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having an activated blood coagulation factor X-inhibitory activity. A compound represented by the formula (I)	07-14-2011

Keisuke Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194066	CYLINDER INJECTION TYPE SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine provided with a fuel injector for directly injecting fuel into a cylinder, a spark plug positioning a spark gap in a flight path of fuel injected from the fuel injector, and a cavity formed in a piston top face, wherein at the time of stratified combustion, the fuel injector injects substantially all of the fuel in a direction merging with a tumble flow, swirling in a longitudinal direction along the cavity at the compression stroke, along the swirl direction of the tumble flow and uses the spark plug to ignite the fuel while the fuel at the end period of injection is passing through the spark gap.	08-06-2009

Ken Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100026867	SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND IMAGE SIGNAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT - A pixel signal obtained by imaging with a solid-state image sensor element can be output selectably either in n bits or in a bit number of an integral multiple of n in synchronization with an output clock. A clock converting unit (	02-04-2010

Kengo Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100136271	MULTILAYERED CONTAINER - Disclosed is a multilayered container having an intermediate layer comprising an oxygen-absorbable barrier resin composition showing excellent processability upon molding. Specifically disclosed is a multilayered container which comprises an inner layer and an outer layer each comprising an olefin resin and an intermediate layer provided between the inner layer and the outer layer and comprising an oxygen-absorbable barrier resin composition, wherein the oxygen-absorbable barrier resin composition has a cooling crystallization peak temperature lower than that of a base resin (an oxygen barrier resin) which constitutes the oxygen-absorbable barrier resin composition, the multilayered container is formed by a solid-phase forming process at a temperature lower by 1 to 15° C. than the cooling crystallization starting temperature (Tc2) of the base resin, and the body of the container shows a calorific value of less than 0.5 J/g by the isothermal crystallization after heating from 30° C. to 130° C. at a heating rate of 100° C./min in a thermal analysis of the body.	06-03-2010
20100323140	MULTILAYERED CONTAINER EXCELLENT IN OXYGEN-BARRIER PROPERTY - A multilayered container with excellent heat resistance which is obtained by melt molding and has an interlayer made of an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. The multilayered container comprises inner and outer layers comprising an olefin resin and, sandwiched between the inner and outer layers, an interlayer made of an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. The multilayered container is one formed by melt molding. In thermal analysis of a container barrel part, it has a quantity of heat of isothermal crystallization after heating from 30° C. to 130° C. at 100° C./min of 0.5 J/g or larger. In the analysis, the barrel part, after cooling from 200° C. to 130° C. at 100° C./min, gives an isothermal crystallization profile in which the time period to a peak top is shorter than that in a multilayered container including an interlayer consisting only of the base resin (oxygen-barrier resin) constituting the oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition.	12-23-2010

Manabu Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100270659	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SILANE COUPLING AGENT - A semiconductor chip has devices formed on a first principal plane of a semiconductor substrate, wherein a second principal plane of the semiconductor substrate is planarized, and an organic film having plus charges on an outer side is provided on the second principal plane.	10-28-2010

Michihiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011301	Controlling the Requested Power Output of a Fuel Cell System - A fuel cell system of a type that uses an accessory to supply fuel gas and oxidant gas to a fuel cell to generate electric power is disclosed. The fuel cell system includes a load parameter detector that detects a load parameter of the accessory. An actual accessory power computing device computes the electric power actually consumed by the accessory based on the detected load parameter. A steady accessory power computing device computes a steady accessory electric power consumption by the accessory that would be needed for supplying the fuel cell with gas to generate an amount of required electric power from the fuel cell system based on the steady electric power consumption characteristics of the accessory. An accessory power correcting device computes an electric power correction quantity such that the correction quantity may be combined with the steady accessory power to approach the actual accessory electric power consumption and the accessory power correcting device corrects the steady accessory electric power consumption based on the electric power correction quantity. A power generation controller controls the power generation of the fuel cell system based upon the required electric power to be generated by the fuel cell system and upon the computed steady accessory electric power consumption corrected by the accessory power correcting device.	01-08-2009

Mutsuhiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100294458	HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING HEAT GENERATION BODY - In the heat exchanger of a heat exchange device of the present invention, first protrusions (	11-25-2010
20100326635	HEAT EXCHANGING DEVICE, AND DEVICE ADAPTED FOR HOUSING HEAT GENERATING ELEMENT AND USING THE HEAT EXCHANGING DEVICE - A heat-exchanging device employed in a heat generator casing with a small installation area. The heat-exchanging device includes a heat exchanger, a first air blower, and a second air blower in a first case. The first case includes a first inlet, a first outlet, a second inlet, and a second outlet. The first outlet is disposed in a direction different from a direction facing the first inlet. The second outlet is disposed in a direction different from a direction facing the second inlet. A first path where a first fluid flows and a second path where a second fluid flows cross in the heat exchanger. Heat is exchanged between the first fluid and the second fluid. The first air blower establishes a first passage where the first fluid flows from the first inlet to the first outlet via the first path. The second air blower establishes a second passage where the second fluid flows from the second inlet to the second outlet via the second path.	12-30-2010

Naomichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080199856	Probe for Diagnosis of Marfan Syndrome and a Method for Screening Using the Probe - The purpose of this invention is to provide a probe for diagnosis of Marfan syndrome, which enables early diagnosis of Marfan syndrome, and to provide a method for screening using said probe. The invention is a probe for a Marfan Syndrome characterized by using a nucleic acid comprising following (a) or (b);	08-21-2008

Nobu Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080250231	PROGRAM CODE CONVERSION APPARATUS, PROGRAM CODE CONVERSION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A program conversion apparatus includes: a code analyzing section configured to analyze an A binary code executable in an A processor in order to convert the A binary code into a program code for a B processor; a instruction function extracting section configured to extract a predetermined instruction function for the B processor which corresponds to a predetermined instruction for the A processor obtained by the analysis performed by the code analyzing section; and a translator section configured to generate a source code for the B processor from the A binary code, by rewriting the predetermined instruction for the A processor to the predetermined instruction function extracted by the instruction function extracting section.	10-09-2008
20090138862	PROGRAM PARALLELIZATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM PARALLELIZATION SUPPORTING METHOD - A program parallelization supporting apparatus determines a determinacy in at least one dependency relationship of a data dependency, a control dependency and a pointer dependency in a program, extracts a critical path in the program, and extracts a processing instruction which exists on the critical path and has a non-deterministic determinacy in the dependency relationship. Furthermore, if a process related to a path of the extracted non-deterministic processing instruction is parallelized and the path of the non-deterministic processing instruction is deleted, the program parallelization supporting apparatus outputs parallelization labor hour information depending on the number of dependency relationships disturbing the parallelization and parallelization effect information depending on the number of processing instructions which are shortened by the parallelization.	05-28-2009

Nobuo Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110128324	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A FLUID EJECTION MODULE - A system and method for mounting a fluid droplet ejection module to a frame is disclosed, where the fluid ejection module includes a mounting component having a mounting surface. A connector is configured to detachably attach to the frame and is positioned between the frame and the mounting surface of the fluid ejection module. A portion of a mating surface of the connector is positioned adjacent the mounting surface of a corresponding fluid ejection module and is in direct contact with the mounting surface. One or more recesses are formed in at least one of either the mounting surface of the fluid ejection module or the mating surface of the connector. The one or more recesses have a substantially uniform thickness and are filled with an adhesive. The adhesive is cured after aligning the fluid ejection module to the frame.	06-02-2011

Ritsuya Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120058288	POLYETHYLENE BASED RESIN, PRODUCING CATALYST FOR THE SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, HOLLOW PLASTIC MOLDED ARTICLE CONTAINING POLYETHYLENE BASED RESIN, AND USE OF THE SAME - A polyethylene based resin exhibiting excellent moldability and durability and having an excellent balance between impact resistance and stiffness; and a hollow plastic molded article using the foregoing resin, which exhibits excellent moldability, durability and barrier properties and has an excellent balance between impact resistance and stiffness, are provided. The polyethylene based resin satisfies the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) a high-load melt flow rate (HLMFR) is from 1 to 100 g/10 min; (2) a density is from 0.940 to 0.960 g/cm	03-08-2012

Ryuhei Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110059374	FUEL CELL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A fuel cell having excellent properties is provided in which, when an enzyme is immobilized in at least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a sufficient buffering capability can be provided even in a high power output operation and the inherent capability of the enzyme can be sufficiently exerted. In a biofuel cell including a structure in which a positive electrode	03-10-2011
20110076736	FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION ELECTRODE, BIOSENSOR, BIOREACTOR, ENERGY CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND ENZYME REACTION-UTILIZING APPARATUS - A fuel cell and a method for manufacturing the same are provided, wherein at least one type of enzyme and coenzyme are confined in a minute space, an enzyme reaction is effected while this space serves as a reaction field. Thereby, electrons can be taken out of the fuel efficiently to generate electrical energy, and immobilization of these enzyme and coenzyme on an electrode can be performed easily. The enzyme and the coenzyme required for an enzyme reaction are encapsulated in a liposome, and the resulting liposome is immobilized on the surface of an electrode formed from porous carbon or the like so as to form an enzyme immobilization electrode. A transporter is incorporated in the liposome, as necessary. An electron mediator is also immobilized on the surface of the electrode. The resulting enzyme immobilization electrode is used as, for example, a negative electrode of a biofuel cell.	03-31-2011
20110143223	FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell includes at least one of a plant essential oil and a plant essential oil ingredient in an effective amount so as to function as a biological repellent.	06-16-2011
20110145280	SYSTEM FOR INQUIRING ABOUT FITNESS OF BEVERAGE AS BATTERY FUEL - Disclosed herein is a system for inquiring about fitness of a beverage as battery fuel, including a search request receiving section configured to receive an input of beverage information regarding a beverage as a search request, a storage section having stored therein a reference database in which search requests and performance data of fuel cells are associated with each other, a search section configured to automatically search the reference database for performance data which coincides with the search request, and a search answer outputting section configured to output a search answer.	06-16-2011
20110200889	FUEL CELL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND BUFFER SOLUTION FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel cell with which in the case where an enzyme is immobilized to at least one of a cathode and an anode, sufficient buffer ability is able to be obtained even at the time of high output operation, ability inherent in the enzyme is able to be sufficiently demonstrated, and which has superior performance is provided. In a bio-fuel cell which has a structure in which a cathode and an anode are opposed to each other with an electrolyte layer containing a buffer substance in between, and in which an enzyme is immobilized to at least one of the cathode and the anode, a compound containing an imidazole ring is contained in the electrolyte layer as a buffer substance, and one or more acids selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, phosphoric acid, and sulfuric acid are further added.	08-18-2011
20110236770	FUEL CELL AND ENZYME ELECTRODE - Provided is a fuel cell that is high in performance capabilities of initial power generation and in volume power density, and produces a stable power. Between fixing plates, first and second cell portions are provided. The first cell portion includes an anode, a cathode, and a proton conductor, and the second cell portion includes an anode, a cathode, and a proton conductor. To a space formed by gas-liquid separation and permeable films, cathode spacers, and an anode spacer, a fuel solution is filled. The gas-liquid separation and permeable films are disposed between the fixing plate and the cathode, and between the fixing plate and the cathode. The cathode spacers are provided around the cathodes, respectively, and the anode spacer is provided between the anodes.	09-29-2011
20110281182	FUEL ANALYZING METHOD AND FUEL ANALYZING DEVICE FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a fuel analyzing method for a fuel cell, including the steps of: measuring a physical property and/or an electric characteristic of a fuel to be used in a biofuel cell having an electrode with an oxidoreductase present at a surface thereof; and determining the quantity of an effective component which contributes to power generation in the fuel, from the physical property and/or the electric characteristic.	11-17-2011
20110281183	FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes: one or a plurality of cell sections having an electrode with an oxidoreductase present at a surface thereof; and a container in which the cell section or sections are contained; wherein the container is provided with a fuel solution pouring port through which to pour a fuel solution into the cell section or sections, and the fuel solution pouring port is oriented in a fixed direction at least at the time of pouring the fuel solution.	11-17-2011
20110287328	FLEXIBLE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a flexible fuel cell including, one or a plurality of cell sections, and a sealing sheet covering the cell section or sections, wherein the cell section has, at least, a pair of electrode sheets which form an anode and a cathode and at least one of which is accompanied by an oxidoreductase present at a surface thereof, a separator which is disposed between the electrode sheets and which has a proton-permeable membrane, a pair of current collectors which are electrically conductively connected respectively to the electrode sheets with a conductive adhesive, and a fuel reservoir section which is provided at such a position as to make contact with the anode at least and in which a fuel solution containing a fuel component is reserved.	11-24-2011
20120000788	ELECTROLYTIC METHOD OF FUEL - An electrolytic method of a fuel capable of suppressing reverse reaction of an enzyme and improving electrolytic rate is provided. In electrolyzing a fuel such as glucose by using an enzyme/electron mediator obtained by immobilizing an enzyme such as gluconate-5-dehydrogenase, alcohol dehydrogenase, and malate dehydrogenase and an electron mediator onto a porous electrode made of a carbon material, electrode reaction is generated only in the enzyme/electron mediator electrode.	01-05-2012

Shigeyuki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110218669	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of paper supplying trays; an image forming unit; and a cover. The image forming apparatus further includes a cover opening/closing detecting unit that detects an operation for opening/closing the cover; a paper supplying tray opening/closing detecting unit that detects an operation for opening/closing the paper supplying tray; a paper jam detecting unit that detects a paper jam in at least one place in a paper transporting path; a paper jam release deciding unit that decides whether the paper jam in the detecting place is released or not after the confirmation of a detection; and a completion control unit that controls to complete a paper jam processing based on the decision that the paper jam in all of the places in the paper transporting path is released through the paper jam release deciding unit.	09-08-2011

Shizunori Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080284250	Power supply device, operation method of power supply device, electronic apparatus, and operation method of electronic apparatus - A power supply device that switches one of a first power supply, a second power supply, and a third power supply, all of which supply power to an auxiliary device, to a transfer gate in a CMOS image sensor having a photodiode and outputs the corresponding power to the transfer gate is disclosed. The device includes: a first transistor driven by the second power supply and outputting power of the second power supply to the transfer gate; a second transistor driven by the second power supply and outputting power of the first power supply to the transfer gate; a third transistor driven by the third power supply and outputting power of the third power supply to the transfer gate; and a fourth transistor located before the second transistor, driven by the first power supply, and outputting power of the first power supply to a source of the second transistor.	11-20-2008
20090046190	SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a pixel signal read-out circuit for reading out a pixel signal from the pixel array in units of a plurality of pixels. The pixel signal read-out circuit includes a plurality of comparators and a plurality of counters. The comparators are disposed to correspond to a column of the pixels, and compare a read-out signal potential and a reference voltage to generate a determination signal and output the determination signal. The counters are controlled by outputs of the comparators. Each of the counters is configured to count a comparison time of a corresponding comparator of the comparators. The counters have a different operation period for each one or a plurality of columns.	02-19-2009
20090195679	SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state image pickup device including a driver-control unit configured to control the operation timing of a pulse-driven actuator driver based on the read timing of the sensor of a solid-state image pickup element is provided.	08-06-2009
20100177226	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a layout in which one sharing unit includes an array of photodiodes of 2 pixels by 4×n pixels (where, n is a positive integer), respectively, in horizontal and vertical directions.	07-15-2010
20110050967	DA CONVERTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A DA converter includes: a reference current generating circuit that generates a reference current; current sources that supply currents according to the reference current; a voltage output circuit that outputs a voltage according to a current to be supplied thereto; switch circuits provided for the current sources respectively to each switch a connection of each of the current sources to the voltage output circuit or a predetermined load; a control section that controls the switch circuits based on an input digital signal to select that of the current sources which is to be connected to the voltage output circuit, and outputs a voltage according to the digital signal from the voltage output circuit; and a switch that stops an operation of at least one of the current sources based on a control signal from the control section, without stopping an operation of the reference current generating circuit.	03-03-2011
20110298955	Clock multiplying circuit, solid-state imaging device, and phase-shift circuit - A clock multiplying circuit includes: first and second inverters being ON/OFF-controlled by a positive- or negative-phase signal, respectively, of a first clock signal and including current source and current sync terminals; a capacitive element provided between output ends of the inverters; a current supplying unit increasing, if a frequency of the first clock signal increases, the control current and supplying the control current to the current source terminals of the inverters and outputting, from the current sync terminals of the inverters, a control current the same current amount as that of a control current to the current source terminal; a differential detecting unit receiving input of a potential difference signal between both electrodes of the capacitive element and generating a second clock signal having a phase difference of 90 degrees; and a multiplied-signal generating unit generating a double signal of the first clock signal on the basis of the clock signals.	12-08-2011
20110317056	IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an imaging element including a pixel array section, a first current source, a first ground line, a first switch, a first capacitive element, a second switch, and a current control circuit.	12-29-2011
20120008022	Solid-state imaging device and camera system - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel section in which a plurality of pixels converting optical signals into electric signals and accumulating the electric signals in accordance with an exposure period are arranged in a matrix shape; and a pixel driving section that is able to drive the pixel section to perform reset thereof and accumulate and output the electric signals, wherein the pixel driving section includes a vertical reading function of alternately reading pixel columns for which addition is vertically performed and pixel columns for which the addition is not performed, and a column reading function of changing the addition and normal reading whenever reading each single row in response to scanning of the vertical reading circuit, and the pixel driving section performs pseudo thinning-out reading addition equivalent to thinning-out by reading all pixels without thinning out pixels in a reading target row.	01-12-2012

Shogo Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090208257	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - One end of a sheet guiding member on a transfer nip side is located on a straight line connecting an exit of a registration nip formed between a pair of registration rollers and an entrance of the transfer nip or on an opposite side of an intermediate transfer belt across the straight line and on one side of a triangle formed by connecting rotation centers of the transfer member, the transfer roller, and the transfer guide roller or inside the triangle.	08-20-2009

Shouji Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110059222	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FAT AND OIL COMPOSITION FOR DEEP-FRYING WITH SUPERIOR HEAT STABILITY - Disclosed is a process for producing a fat and oil composition for deep-frying, which has superior flavor and is suppressed, for a long time, in color development and unfavorable odor during heating. Specifically disclosed is a process for producing a fat and oil composition for deep-frying, which is characterized in that at least one phosphorus-derived component selected from a crude oil or a partially refined fat and oil, is added into a refined edible fat and oil in such an amount that the phosphorus content is within the range of 0.1 to 5.0 ppm.	03-10-2011

Shuuji Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080230870	INPUT PROTECTION CIRCUIT PREVENTING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE DAMAGE OF SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An input protection circuit comprises a semiconductor chip, an internal circuit disposed on the semiconductor chip, a first input/output terminal which is disposed on the semiconductor chip and connected to the internal circuit, a second input/output terminal which is disposed on the semiconductor chip, connected to the internal circuit and disposed at a position adjacent to the first input/output terminal, and a fusing part which is disposed on the semiconductor chip and connected between the first and second input/output terminals.	09-25-2008

Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100284716	FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a fixing device including a liquid supply unit that supplies a liquid fixer containing a softening agent that dissolves or swells at least part of resin to soften the resin; an air supply unit that supplies air for foaming the liquid fixer; and a foam generation unit that mixes the liquid fixer from the liquid supply unit with the air from the air supply unit to generate foams. The foam generation unit has an air channel where the air from the air supply unit flows, a liquid-fixer channel provided such that the liquid fixer from the liquid supply unit flows from a direction opposite to a flowing direction of the air channel, and an air-and-liquid mixing part that mixes the air from the air channel with the liquid fixer from the liquid fixer channel so as to be opposite to each other, thereby generating a foam-like fixer.	11-11-2010
20110229231	FIXATION FLUID, FIXATION METHOD, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, FIXATION DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a fixation fluid, including a softening agent(s), the softening agent(s) being a saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid ester(s) of a saturated aliphatic alcohol(s) and/or a carbonic acid ester(s) of a dihydric saturated aliphatic alcohol(s), a foaming agent(s), the foaming agent(s) being a non-ionic surfactant(s) and/or an amphoteric surfactant(s), water, a pH adjustor(s), the pH adjustor(s) being an acid(s) and/or a salt(s) of the acid(s), and a pH of the fixation fluid being 6 or more and 7 or less.	09-22-2011
20110268480	FIXATION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXATION FLUID STORAGE CONTAINER - Disclosed is, for example, a fixation device of fixing a resin-containing fine particle, the fixation device being configured to foam a fixation fluid including at least a softening agent configured to dissolve or swell at least one portion of a resin to soften the resin-containing fine particle including a resin, a foaming agent, and water, and to provide a foamed fixation fluid to the resin-containing fine particle, the fixation device including a first storage part configured to contain a softening agent fluid including at least the softening agent, a second storage part configured to contain a foaming agent fluid including at least the foaming agent, and a mixed foamed fixation fluid producing part configured to mix and foam both fluids contained in independent states in the storage parts to produce the foamed fixation fluid.	11-03-2011

Takaji Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100113842	METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL BY HYDROGENATING LACTONE AND CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER IN LIQUID PHASE - Disclosed is a method for producing an alcohol from a lactone or a carboxylic acid ester, which enables to produce an alcohol from a lactone or a carboxylic acid ester under relatively mild conditions with high yield and high catalytic efficiency. This method also enables to produce an optically active alcohol from an optically active lactone or an optically active carboxylic acid ester. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing an alcohol by hydrogen reducing a lactone or a carboxylic acid ester in the presence of a catalyst containing ruthenium and a phosphine compound represented by the following general formula (1):	05-06-2010

Takaya Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080234527	Method for Producing Hydrogen and System Therefor - The present invention provides a hydrogen production method capable of producing hydrogen with good efficiency while solving problems such as separation, lower-temperature reaction and heat supply in production of hydrogen by dehydrogenation reaction of raw material oil. Within a reaction tube of a double-tube structure comprising an inner tube composed of a hydrogen separating membrane, a metallic outer tube having a plurality of internal fins, and a metal oxide layer and further a catalyst supported on the fins, hydrocarbon having cyclohexane ring is dehydrogenated to produce hydrogen and aromatic hydrocarbon, and selective membrane separating operation of hydrogen is performed within the reaction system while conducting the dehydrogenation to remove mainly the hydrogen on a permeating side and obtain mainly the aromatic hydrocarbon on a non-permeating side. The other method comprises absorbing at least part of the resulting hydrogen flow to a hydrogen absorbing (storing) alloy to make the pressure on the hydrogen permeating side of the hydrogen separating membrane lower than that on the non-permeating side.	09-25-2008
20100086814	CATALYST FOR REDUCING CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATION - Disclosed in a catalyst which enables to reduce the carbon monoxide concentration in a product gas to 5 ppm by volume or less when carbon monoxide in a raw material gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide is selectively oxidized. The catalyst comprises a support of an inorganic oxide and ruthenium loaded thereon, and the relative loading depth X(Ru) of ruthenium in the radial direction in a redial cross-section of the catalyst satisfies the requirement defined by the following formula (1)	04-08-2010
20110027674	HYDROGEN PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - There are provided a hydrogen production apparatus and a hydrogen producing method that can easily bring the temperature of a gas to be supplied to a preferential oxidation catalyst bed to a proper range without the necessity of flow rate control of a cooling medium, and a fuel cell s stem which is relatively inexpensive and can easily realize stable operation. The hydrogen producing method includes a reforming step of obtaining a hydrogen-containing gas from a raw material for hydrogen production by utilizing a reforming reaction, a shift reaction step of reducing the concentration of carbon monoxide in the gas obtained from the reforming step by a shift reaction, a cooling step of cooling the gas obtained from the shift reaction step, a heating step of heating the gas cooled in the cooling step and a preferential oxidation reaction step of reducing the concentration of carbon monoxide in the gas heated in the heating step, wherein in the heating step, the gas cooled in the cooling step is heated by heat exchange with the use of heat generated by the preferential oxidation reaction. A hydrogen production apparatus suitable for implementing this method. A fuel cell system provided with the hydrogen production apparatus.	02-03-2011

Tetsunori Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090281056	Cationized Hyaluronic Acid - The present invention provides a cationic polymer which is much closer to the component of a human body, and capable of forming a polyion complex together with an anionic material such as hyaluronic acid. The cationized hyaluronic acid of the present invention is a hyaluronic acid wherein at least one part of hydroxylic hydrogen atoms of hyaluronic acid is replaced with a group having a quaternary ammonium cation group. The cationized hyaluronic acid can be synthesized by reacting hyaluronic acid with a cationizing agent such as glycidyltrialkyleammonium halide. The cationized hyaluronic acid of the present invention can form a polyion complex gel with hyaluronic acid or the like in the presence of water.	11-12-2009
20100080893	METHOD OF FORMING METAL FILM - A method of forming a metal film, the method including: (a) forming a primer layer on a substrate by applying a first polymer including a unit having a cyano group in a side chain; (b) forming a polymer layer on the surface of the primer layer by applying a second polymer, the second polymer having a functional group that interacts with an electroless plating catalyst or a precursor thereof and a polymerizable group; (c) applying the electroless plating catalyst or the precursor thereof to the polymer layer; and (d) forming a metal film on the polymer layer by performing electroless plating.	04-01-2010
20100210587	Swellable Crosslinked Hyaluronan Powder And Method For Producing The Same - The present invention is provides a crosslinked hyaluronan powder excellent in swellability in water and a method for simply producing the same. A method for producing the swellable crosslinked hyaluronan powder is characterized by comprising mixing a crosslinking agent with a hyaluronan powder in a state dispersed in a liquid medium containing a monovalent alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a solubility of the hyaluronan powder of less than 0.1 g/L to cause a crosslinking reaction. Also, the swellable crosslinked hyaluronan powder produced by the method has a swelling ratio in water of 500% or more.	08-19-2010

Tetsuya Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090170425	COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL, SERVER, PLAYBACK CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - The communications terminal comprises: a playback device which playbacks content; a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for downloading the content which can be played back by the playback device, via a network; a communications device which downloads via communications the content corresponding to the access information according to the access information read in; a storage device which stores the downloaded content, the storage device storing details of the access information in association with the content, the details of the access information being used in downloading the content; a judging device which judges whether or not the content corresponding to the read access information is present in the storage device, according to information which is stored in the storage device, when the access information is read in by the reading device; and a control device which controls the playback device, the reading device, the communications device, the storage device, and the judging device, wherein: if the judging device judges that the content is present in the storage device, the control device controls for acquiring the content corresponding to the access information read in from the storage device, and for playing back the content; and if the judging device judges that the content is not present in the storage device, the control device controls for downloading the content corresponding to the access information read in, and for playing back the content.	07-02-2009
20110011926	BARCODE CREATION APPARATUS, BARCODE CREATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - The barcode creation apparatus which creates a barcode read in by a prescribed terminal device, comprises: a function specification device which specifies a function which allows the terminal device to startup when the barcode is read in, from a plurality of functions that the terminal device has; a color specification device which specifies a color of the barcode, the color representing the function specified by the function specification device; and a barcode creation device which creates the barcode in the specified color.	01-20-2011

Tomoaki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080219610	Waterproof Grease Composition and Wheel-Supporting Roller Bearing - The waterproof grease composition of the present application comprises a base oil that comprises at least one of mineral oil and synthetic oil and having a kinematic viscosity of from 10 to 400 mm	09-11-2008
20090003742	Grease Composition For Hub Unit Bearing, And Hub Unit Bearing For Vehicle - An object of the invention is to provide a grease composition capable of keeping a good lubrication condition for a long period of time even when water has mixed therein, thereby inhibiting white structure flaking and corrosion. Another object is to provide a vehicular hub unit bearing which hardly suffers from white structure flaking and corrosion even when used in an environment where water may penetrate into it and which therefore has a long life.	01-01-2009

Tomohiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100283648	DeltaSigma Modulator - Disclosed herein is a ΔΣ modulator including: at least one integrator; a quantizer for quantizing a signal output by the integrator and outputting the quantized signal as a digital signal; and a compensation section configured to compensate the ΔΣ modulator for a non-ideal characteristic caused by an internal loop delay, wherein the compensation section is a feedback path formed to start at the output node of the quantizer and end at the input node of the integrator immediately preceding the quantizer, and the feedback path formed to start at the output node of the quantizer and end at the input node of the integrator realizes a frequency-independent part in combination with the integrator and an internal DA converter which adopts the NRZ technique to suppress the signal amplitude at the quantizer input.	11-11-2010
20110025534	Linearity enhancement circuit, A/D converter, and reception apparatus - A linearity enhancement circuit is disclosed which includes: a first shift amount creation block creating a first shift amount in keeping with the immediately preceding output code of an n-bit A/D converter; a first shifter circuit bit-shifting input code data by the first shift amount that has been supplied, the first shifter circuit further outputting the bit-shifted input code data; a register storing the output of the first shifter circuit in order to output the stored data as the input code data to the first shifter circuit thereby forming a loop circuit in conjunction with the first shifter circuit, the register further outputting the stored code data as a second shift amount; and a second shifter circuit bit-shifting the output code of the A/D converter by the second shift amount that has been supplied, the second shifter circuit further outputting the bit-shifted output code to an n-bit D/A converter.	02-03-2011

Toshiki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110095299	DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a display device, including: a substrate; a circuit part configured to include a drive element formed over the substrate; a planarization insulating layer configured to be formed on the circuit part; an electrically-conductive layer configured to be formed on the planarization insulating layer and include a plurality of first electrodes and an auxiliary interconnect; an aperture-defining insulating layer configured to insulate the plurality of first electrodes from each other and have an aperture through which part of the first electrode is exposed; a plurality of light emitting elements configured to be formed by stacking the first electrode, an organic layer including a light emitting layer, and a second electrode in that order; and a separator configured to be formed by removing the planarization insulating layer at a position surrounding a display area in which the plurality of light emitting elements connected to the drive element are disposed.	04-28-2011
20110248247	ORGANIC EL DISPLAY UNIT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SOLUTION USED IN METHOD - An organic electroluminescence display unit includes: a lower electrode for each device; a first hole injection/transport layer provided on the lower electrode for each device; a second organic light emitting layer of the first color provided on the first hole injection/transport layer for the second organic electroluminescence device; a second hole injection/transport layer provided on the entire surfaces of the second organic light emitting layer and the first hole injection/transport layer for the first organic electroluminescence device, and being made of a low molecular material; a blue first organic light emitting layer provided on the entire surface of the second hole injection/transport layer; and an electron injection/transport layer having at least one of electron injection characteristics and electron transport characteristics, and an upper electrode that are provided in sequence on the entire surface of first organic light emitting layer.	10-13-2011

Tsukasa Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090246494	STRUCTURE HAVING SPECIFIC SURFACE SHAPE AND PROPERTIES AND (METH)ACRYLIC POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR FORMATION OF THE STRUCTURE - A surface shape and physical properties required for a structure having an antireflection performance of light and an improved performance of light permeability have been found, particularly the structure having surface scratch resistance is provided, a composition capable of forming the structure having such a particular structure and physical properties is provided, and further a composition which can easily form the structure which is excellent in antireflection performance of light and an improved performance of light permeability and has a large aspect ratio is provided. That is, the present invention is the structure having convex parts with an average height of 100 nm or more and 1000 nm or less or concave parts with an average depth of 100 nm or more and 1000 nm or less on its surface wherein the convex parts or the concave parts are present at an average cycle of 100 nm or more and 400 nm or less in at least one direction, characterized in that the structure is obtained by polymerizing a (meth)acrylic polymerizable composition by light irradiation, electron beam irradiation and/or heating and a storage elastic modulus at 180° C. or above is 0.5 GPa or more.	10-01-2009
20110157704	ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - It is aimed at finding out a surface pattern and physical properties required for an antireflective film having an excellent antireflective property for light, a light transmissivity, and the like, and at providing an antireflective film having such a specific surface pattern and physical properties, and a production method of the antireflective film; and provided for this object, is an antireflective film, obtained by: processing a surface of an aluminum material, by mechanical polishing, chemical polishing and/or electrolytic polishing; subsequently producing a pattern of mold having taper-shaped pores on the surface of the aluminum material, by combining a formation of an anodic oxide coating based on anodic oxidation of the surface of the aluminum material, with etching of the anodic oxide coating; and transferring the pattern of mold onto an antireflective film-forming material; wherein the antireflective film has, on a surface thereof, convexities having an average height between 100 nm inclusive and 1,000 nm inclusive, or concavities having an average depth between 100 nm inclusive and 1,000 nm inclusive, and the convexities or concavities are present at an average period between 50 nm inclusive and 400 nm inclusive, at least in a certain single direction; and wherein the antireflective film has a haze of 15% or less.	06-30-2011

Wataru Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090180568	Hybrid Automatic Repeat Requests Coding in MIMO Networks - A method transmits a block of symbols in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) network including a transmitter having a set of transmit antennas and a receiver having a set of receive antennas. A block of symbols is coded with a first code to generate a first block, which is transmitted and received. If a decoding of the first block is incorrect, then block of symbols is coded with the first code and then a second code different than the first code to generate a second block. The second block is transmitted, received and combined with the first block to recover the block of symbols.	07-16-2009
20090262852	Coding for Large Antenna Arrays in MIMO Networks - A method transmits a sequence of symbols in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) network including a transmitter having a set of transmit antennas and a receiver having a set of receive antennas. The sequence of symbols is represented by a vector S=[S	10-22-2009

Yasutaka Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090154972	COLLECTED DEVELOPER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A collected developer conveying device includes: a conveying passage through which collected developer is conveyed; a conveying member that is disposed in the conveying passage, and conveys the developer in the conveying passage by rotation thereof; a developer carrying body that holds developer on a surface thereof, and that is relatable; and a ventilation passage through which air passes from a developing container including the developer carrying body, wherein the conveying passage includes an air flow region formed in a part thereof upper than a rotational center of the conveying member in a gravitational direction, in a side of the conveying passage in which the conveying member rotates from an upper part of the conveying passage to a lower part thereof in the gravitational direction.	06-18-2009

Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090221184	Card Connector - A card connector is configured for receiving a generally rectangular card therein. The card has contact pads and generally parallel first and second sides with a cut-away portion formed in the first side in proximity to a front end of the card. The cut-away portion includes a short length extending from the front end generally parallel to the first side, and a tapered shoulder part extending from the short length to the first side. The connector includes an insulative housing with first and second spaced apart sidewalls that define a cavity therein for receiving the card in an insertion direction. A tapered surface is provided adjacent the first sidewall to guide an improperly inserted card at an angle to the insertion direction and a second sidewall recess is formed in the second sidewall to permit entrance of a corner part of such improperly inserted card. A plurality of electrically conductive terminals are mounted in the housing and configured to engage the contact pads of the card upon proper insertion of the card into the housing. A metal shell is also mounted on the housing.	09-03-2009
20110003513	CARD ADAPTER - A card adapter (	01-06-2011
20110008985	CARD CONNECTOR FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE CARDS - A card connector is adapted to receive first and second electronic cards, each having a plurality of contact pads. The second card being wider than the first card. The connector includes an insulative housing with a plurality of first and second terminals mounted therein for engaging respective ones of the contact pads of the electronic cards when the cards are inserted into the connector. A cover member is pivotally mounted on the housing to permit movement of the cover member between an open position at which one of said first and second electronic cards may be inserted and a closed position at which the electronic card inserted into the cover is operatively positioned within the connector. The cover member has first and second sets of positioning members configured to position and hold electronic cards exclusively at the desired location for such card and wherein some of the positioning members of the first set also act as positioning members of the second set.	01-13-2011
20110070759	Card Connector with Ejection Damper - A card connector has a housing with a base and a side rail extending from the base to define a card-insertion cavity. A plurality of conductive terminals are supported by the housing and extend at least partially into the card-insertion cavity for contacting a card inserted into the card-insertion cavity. A push-push style card locking and ejection mechanism retains the card in the card-insertion cavity upon a first push and which ejects an inserted card upon a second push. The mechanism includes a slide member positioned for slidable movement on the side rail and a biasing member contacting the slide member for selectively exerting an ejection force on the slide member. The slide member includes a slide surface that slides along a guide surface of the side rail. A damping material is interposed between the slide member slide surface and the guide rail guide surface for retarding movement of the slide member on the side rail in response to an ejection force from the biasing member.	03-24-2011
20120003853	CARD CONNECTOR - A card connector comprises a housing, connection terminals, a card guide mechanism and a cover member. The housing is configured to accommodate therein a card which is provided with terminal members. The connection terminals are mounted in the housing and configured to be capable of coming into contact with the terminal members of the card. The card guide mechanism is provided with a slide member configured to slide while holding the card inserted into the housing, and an urging member configured to urge the slide member in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the card. The cover member mounted on the housing and configured to cover at least the slide member and a portion of the card inserted into the housing.	01-05-2012

Yohsuke Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100089981	APPARATUS FOR INTERCONNECTING CONNECTION PADS OF A HEAD-GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE HEAD-GIMBAL ASSEMBLY - An apparatus for interconnecting two connection pads in a head-gimbal assembly. The apparatus includes a conveyer for conveying a metallic slug, and a nozzle for ejecting the metallic slug toward the two connection pads. The nozzle includes a receiving portion for receiving the metallic slug from the conveyer, and a straight guide disposed downstream of the receiving portion. The straight guide has a maximum inner diameter that is smaller than a minimum inner diameter of the receiving portion. The apparatus also includes a laser for applying a laser beam from an inlet side of the nozzle to the metallic slug as the metallic slug passes along a path that includes a first portion through said straight guide and a second portion between the straight guide and the two connection pads. The laser is configured to melt the metallic slug for attaching the metallic slug to the two connection pads.	04-15-2010

Yoichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090215583	Rotation support apparatus - A rotation-support apparatus having construction in which large force is not applied to continuous sections between column sections	08-27-2009

Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080219645	Reproducing Apparatus - Provided is a reproducing apparatus for correctly reproducing analog video signals on a display apparatus. The reproducing apparatus includes a reproducing part (	09-11-2008

Yoshikane Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100110134	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY SYSTEM OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed conveying unit having an outlet for a recording medium on one side; at least one image forming unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side and an outlet for the recording medium on the other side; and a sheet eject conveying unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side, wherein the sheet feed conveying unit, the image forming unit, and the sheet eject conveying unit are arranged along a conveying direction of the recording medium; the outlet of the sheet feed conveying unit matches the inlet of the image forming unit; the outlet of the image forming unit matches the inlet of the sheet eject conveying unit; and the sheet feed conveying unit, the image forming unit, and the sheet eject conveying unit are connected to each other in a separable manner.	05-06-2010

Yoshikazu Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110232390	ELASTIC MATERIAL FOR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE - An elastic material for pressure measurement, containing an elastic resin composition having at least either a urethane bond or a urea bond and being obtained by reacting an isocyanate with (A) a linear polyol and then curing the obtained prepolymer with use of a curing agent having two —NH	09-29-2011

Yoshiki Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090090346	HEAT GENERATING SHEET AND HEAT GENERATING SHEET BAG - The present invention relates to a heat generating sheet which includes a plurality of flat heat generating elements disposed in a plane, and two packaging sheet materials between which the flat heat generating elements are interposed, wherein the two packaging sheet materials each have a boomerang shape and a perforation line from which each packaging sheet material is divided into halves, and the two packaging sheet materials and the flat heat generating elements interposed therebetween are thermocompression-bonded together; and a heat generating sheet bag which includes the heat generating sheet, and an air-impermeable flat bag in which the heat generating sheet is enclosed in a hermetically sealed condition, and more specifically, relates to a heat generating sheet accommodating heat generating elements capable of generating heat by contact with oxygen in air; and a heat generating sheet bag enclosing the heat generating sheet in a hermetically sealed condition. There are provided a heat generating sheet and a heat generating sheet bag which are applied to flexions such as elbows, knees and neck in a well-fit manner and can be easily used without a strange feel.	04-09-2009

Yoshimi Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100052639	Power supply controller having analog to digital converter - A power supply controller includes an analog to digital (A/D) converter that performs analog-digital conversion of an output voltage and outputs a digital signal, a deviation signal generator unit that generates a deviation signal from the digital signal and a standard voltage value serving as an output voltage target value, and a power controller unit that controls the output voltage based on the deviation signal. The power supply controller includes a conversion range setting unit that sets a range of the reference voltage into the A/D converter based on a first signal as the digital signal in a power supply startup period, and sets the reference voltage range into the A/D converter based on a second signal as the deviation signal or as a signal corresponding to the deviation signal in a steady state period.	03-04-2010

Youichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110142388	BALL BEARING AND HYBRID VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A ball bearing includes an inner ring having a raceway surface, an outer ring having a raceway surface, a plurality of rolling elements rollably disposed between the raceway surface of the inner ring and the raceway surfaces of the outer ring, and a resin cage configured to retain the plurality of rolling elements between the inner ring and the outer ring. The cage is a crown type cage having an annular base portion and a plurality of pockets formed in an axial end face of the annular base portion, in which the pockets retain the rolling elements. An axial distance between an axial position of a center of gravity of the cage and a curvature center of a spherical or cylindrical inner surface of each of the pockets is 0.6 or more times a radius of curvature of the inner surface. A hybrid vehicle transmission has this ball bearing.	06-16-2011

Yuhsuke Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090025205	Method and apparatus for manufacturing a head gimbal assembly - Embodiments of the present invention help to decrease the amount of inactive gas necessary for reflow to interconnect connection terminals of a head slider and a suspension. In an embodiment of the present invention, inactive gas is blown from a nozzle of a reflow apparatus toward interconnection joints of a head slider and a suspension. The head slider is bonded onto a gimbal tongue. The nozzle comprises a duct through which the inactive gas passes and a porous member fitted in an ejection outlet of the tube. Placing the porous member close to the head slider achieves effective reduction of oxygen concentration around solder balls.	01-29-2009
20110132879	CONNECTING ELECTRICAL PARTS - A method for connecting electrical parts The method includes retaining a piece of metal within a nozzle, supplying inert gas to the nozzle, and irradiating the retained piece of metal with a light source while the supplied inert gas flows from apertures in the nozzle. The metal is melted by the light source. The method also includes ejecting the melted metal from the nozzle by the supplied inert gas onto electrical parts.	06-09-2011

Yuichi Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080282292	RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Partial data related to information data is received, image data corresponding to the received partial data is generated by sequentially processing the received partial data, and the generated image data is output to a display unit. Before output of the image data corresponding to the partial data to the display unit is completed, reception of the information data is started. Then, image data corresponding to the information data is generated by processing the received information data, and image data to be displayed on said display unit is switched to the image data corresponding to the information data from the image data corresponding to the partial data after the reception of the information data is started.	11-13-2008

Yukihiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100097413	PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DRIVING METHOD USED IN THE PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - [Problem] A plasma display device is provided which is capable of reducing an afterimage (burning) in a short time.	04-22-2010