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Megumi Fujikawa, Eindhoven NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100245538	METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING AN INDICATION OF PRESENCE - The method of transmitting an indication of presence of a subject comprises the steps of detecting the presence of a subject in a first geographical area, transmitting an indication of presence of the subject to a remote system if the subject is present in the first geographical area, detecting the presence of a subject in a second geographical area, and transmitting realistic live images of the subject to the remote system if the subject is present in the second geographical area. The method of receiving an indication of presence of a remote subject comprises the steps of detecting whether an indication of presence of a remote subject is received from a remote system, detecting whether realistic live images of the remote subject are being received from the remote system, indicating a virtual presence of the remote subject if the indication of presence of the remote subject is received and the realistic live images of the remote subject are not being received, and displaying the realistic live images of the remote subject when the realistic live images of the remote subject are being received. The devices comprise electronic circuitry operative to perform the methods of the invention. The computer program product enables a programmable device to perform one or both of the methods of the invention.	09-30-2010

Megumi Fujita, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090128904	Grid polarizing film, method for producing the film, optical laminate, method for producing the laminate, and liquid crystal display - A lengthy grid polarizer film comprising a lengthy resin film and a plurality of grid lines provided on the surface and/or inside of the resin film and extending substantially in parallel with each other are provided, the grid lines being made of a material G being 1.0 or more in the absolute value of the difference between the real part n	05-21-2009

Megumi Fukuda, Yasu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110019336	DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic which is capable of achieving a laminated ceramic capacitor with high reliability, in particular, favorable lifetime characteristics in a load test, even when a dielectric ceramic layer is reduced in thickness contains one of (Ba, R)(Ti, Mn)O	01-27-2011

Megumi Fukuda, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110216471	DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A laminated ceramic capacitor which provides favorable life characteristics, even when a high electric field strength is applied while dielectric ceramic layers are reduced in layer thickness to less than 1 μm, contains a dielectric ceramic a compound represented by: (Ba	09-08-2011

Megumi Hata, Aichi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100303218	IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING AN IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - An image display apparatus acquires other-party device history information that associates other-party device information with call history information that is records of calls, the other-party device information being related to devices of other parties that have talked with a user of the image display apparatus on the phone through a telephone device.	12-02-2010

Megumi Horiuchi, Minamitsuru-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100190280	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A manufacturing method of an LED comprises attaching an LED epitaxial wafer (LED wafer) to an expanding tape, dicing the LED wafer on the expanding tape longitudinally and laterally to a certain element size to divide into a plurality of LED elements, expanding the expanding tape to a certain size to form an enlarged expanding tape, placing respective pairs of element electrodes of the plurality of LED elements that are attached to the enlarged expanding tape on respective pairs of electrodes on a printed-circuit board assembly collectively to perform a bonding, and removing the enlarged expanding tape from the plurality of the LED elements.	07-29-2010
20110250711	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device includes forming a planar board that includes a plurality of first metallic plates and a plurality of second metallic plates continuously connected by a resin, by use of a positioning frame including a plurality of first concave portions and a plurality of second concave portions, mounting a plurality of light-emitting diode elements on the planar board, and sealing the light-emitting diode elements collectively, thereby producing a plurality of light-emitting devices.	10-13-2011

Megumi Ichikawa, Ishikawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100275754	PUNCHING UNIT - There is provided a punching unit that is readily adjusted, is capable of always punching high quality holes through sheets and is steadily capable of discharging punch chips. A punch shaft and a die shaft are disposed vertically in parallel between side plates and these very punch shaft and the die shaft compose structural members (reinforcing members) of the punching unit. The die shaft has a die shaft body formed into a hollow cylinder and is provided with dies that correspond to the punches of the punch shaft at an outer peripheral surface thereof while fitting into die holes penetrating to the hollow section. A chip discharging screw plate fixed to the right side plate is disposed in the hollow section of the die shaft. Punch chips are transported along slopes of the chip discharging screw plate and discharged out of an opening when the die shaft rotates.	11-04-2010

Megumi Ichikawa, 13260971 JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120108164	RELAY STATION APPARATUS AND RELAY METHOD - To prevent relaying wrong information by determining whether a radio signal is to be relayed in accordance with a function of error detection in the radio signal. A relay station apparatus according to an aspect of the invention is a relay station apparatus which relays a radio signal between a transmission station and a reception station, including: a receiver which is configured to receive the radio signal from the transmission station; and a relay determination section which is configured, in accordance with a function of error detection in the radio signal received by the receiver, to determine whether the signal is to be relayed or not, based on a first channel quality indicating a channel quality from the transmission station to the relay station apparatus.	05-03-2012

Megumi Ichikawa, Kaga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110138980	PUNCHING UNIT - The invention provides a rotary-type punching unit that solves a problem of a prior art rotary-type punching unit that its punching torque is highly peaked in beginning and ending punching, thus disabling to punch a heavy paper or the like and degrading the quality level of punch holes. A blade surface of a punch of the invention is formed as an inclined surface inclined with respect to the outer peripheral surface of a punch shaft or of a die shaft such that a leading edge thereof is higher than a trailing edge with an inclination angle within a range of 5° to 15° (preferably 10°). A die surface of the die is formed into a surface of a circular arc centering on a rotational axis of the shafts. Thereby, the peaks of the punching torque are reduced and the quality level of the punch hole is kept high.	06-16-2011
20110197725	PUNCHING UNIT - There is provided a punching unit having a structure permitting to reduce a force required for punching, permitting to lessen parts and permitting to punch holes through a member to be perforated at arbitrary positions thereof. The punching unit has a holder that holds one or plurality of sets of punches and dies. The holder is movable in an array direction in which a plurality of holes to be perforated through the member is arrayed. An eccentric cam is disposed above the holder in parallel with the array direction. The punches within the holder are driven toward the dies by rotating the eccentric cam regardless of moving positions of the holder. Thus, the punching unit can perforate a number of holes greater than the number of punches held within the holder by sequentially moving the holder and by rotating the eccentric cam.	08-18-2011

Megumi Ishiduki, Mie-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110018052	NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a stacked structure, a semiconductor pillar, a memory layer and an outer insulating film. The stacked structure includes a plurality of electrode films and a plurality of interelectrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction. The semiconductor pillar pierces the stacked structure in the first direction. The memory layer is provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The outer insulating film is provided between the electrode films and the memory layer. The device includes a first region and a second region. An outer diameter of the outer insulating film along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the first region is larger than that in the second region. A thickness of the outer insulating film along the second direction in the first region is thicker than that in the second region.	01-27-2011
20110031550	NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a stacked structural unit including a plurality of electrode films and a plurality of inter-electrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction; a first selection gate electrode stacked on the stacked structural unit in the first direction; a first semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit and the first selection gate electrode in the first direction; a first memory unit provided at an intersection of each of the electrode films and the first semiconductor pillar; and a first selection gate insulating film provided between the first semiconductor pillar and the first selection gate electrode, the first selection gate electrode including a first silicide layer provided on a face of the first selection gate electrode perpendicular to the first direction.	02-10-2011
20110103149	NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control circuit. The memory cell array includes a stacked body, a through-hole, a semiconductor pillar, and a charge storage film. The stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films. The through-hole is made in the stacked body to align in a stacking direction. The semiconductor pillar is buried in the through-hole. The charge storage film is provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. Memory cells are formed at each intersection between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The control circuit writs a first value to at least some of the memory cells, performs an erasing operation of the first value from the memory cell written with the first value, reads data stored in the memory cell having undergone the erasing operation, and sets the memory cell to be unusable in a case that the first value is read from the memory cell.	05-05-2011
20110103153	NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a semiconductor pillar, a charge storage film, and a drive circuit. The stacked body is provided on the substrate. The stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films. A through-hole is made in the stacked body to align in a stacking direction. The semiconductor pillar is buried in an interior of the through-hole. The charge storage film is provided between the electrode film and the semiconductor pillar. The drive circuit supplies a potential to the electrode film. The diameter of the through-hole differs by a position in the stacking direction. The drive circuit supplies a potential to reduce a potential difference with the semiconductor pillar as a diameter of the through-hole piercing the electrode film decreases.	05-05-2011
20110227140	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a memory film, and a SiGe film. The stacked body includes a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers alternately stacked above the substrate. The memory film includes a charge storage film. The memory film is provided on a sidewall of a memory hole punched through the stacked body. The SiGe film is provided inside the memory film in the memory hole.	09-22-2011
20120068354	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a multilayer body, a second electrode film provided on the multilayer body, a second insulating film provided on the second electrode film, a semiconductor film, a memory film and a gate insulating film. At boundary between the inner surface of the second through hole and the inner surface of the third through hole, or on the inner surface of the second through hole, a step difference is formed so that an upper side from the step difference is thicker than a lower side from the step difference.	03-22-2012

Megumi Ishiduki, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110049608	NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A memory string comprises: a first semiconductor layer including a columnar portion extending in a stacking direction on a substrate; a first charge storage layer surrounding the columnar portion; and a plurality of first conductive layers stacked on the substrate so as to surround the first charge storage layer. A select transistor comprises: a second semiconductor layer in contact with an upper surface of the columnar portion and extending in the stacking direction; a second charge storage layer surrounding the second semiconductor layer; and a second conductive layer deposited above the first conductive layer to surround the second charge storage layer. The second charge storage layer is formed from a layer downward of the second conductive layer to an upper end vicinity of the second conductive layer, and is not formed in a layer upward of the upper end vicinity.	03-03-2011
20120008400	NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes: a memory string; a select transistor; and a carrier selection element. The select transistor has one end connected to one end of the memory string. The carrier selection element has one end connected to the other end of the select transistor, and selects a majority carrier flowing through respective bodies of the memory transistors and the select transistor. The carrier selection element includes: a third semiconductor layer; a metal layer; a second gate insulation layer; and a third conductive layer. The metal layer extends in the vertical direction. The metal layer extends in the vertical direction from the top of the third semiconductor layer. The second gate insulation layer surrounds the third semiconductor layer and the metal layer. The third conductive layer surrounds the third semiconductor layer and the metal layer via the second gate insulation layer and extends in a parallel direction.	01-12-2012

Megumi Ito, Yamato JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110145541	METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ACCELERATE ADDRESS TRANSLATION - In a method to accelerate address translation into a physical address, a computer maps a virtual memory area with a large page, the virtual memory area including multiple virtual pages satisfying a predetermined condition and being handled in units of pages, the large page having a larger area than each of the virtual pages, and under a condition in which one of the virtual pages mapped with and included in the large page has a memory protection attribute different from a memory protection attribute of the other virtual page, sets physical memory protection information for protecting a physical page corresponding to the one virtual page having the different memory protection attribute.	06-16-2011

Megumi Jyousaka, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090008381	TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD OF THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS OF THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM THEREON - Temperature setting of a thermal plate is performed so that the line width of a resist pattern is uniformly formed within a wafer. The thermal plate of a PEB unit is divided into a plurality of thermal plate regions so that the temperature can be set for each of the thermal plate regions. A temperature correction value for adjusting the temperature within the wafer mounted on the thermal plate is set for each of the thermal plate regions of the thermal plate. The temperature correction value for each of the thermal plate regions of the thermal plate is set after calculation by a calculation model created from a correlation between a line width of the resist pattern formed by thermal processing on the thermal plate and the temperature correction value. The calculation model M calculates the temperature correction value to make the line width uniform within the wafer, based on a line width measured value of the resist pattern.	01-08-2009

Megumi Jyousaka, Koshi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080257495	TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, the line widths within a substrate of an etching pattern are measured for a substrate for which photolithography processing and an etching treatment thereafter have been finished. The line width measurement results are converted into the line widths of a resist pattern using relational expressions which have been obtained in advance. From the converted line widths of the resist pattern, coefficients of a polynomial function indicating variations within the substrate are calculated. Next, a function between line width correction amounts for the resist pattern and temperature correction values is used to calculate temperature correction values for the regions of the thermal plate to bring the coefficients of the polynomial function close to zero. Based on each of the calculated temperature correction values, the temperature for each of the regions is set.	10-23-2008
20080257496	TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A temperature setting method of the present invention includes the steps of: measuring states of an etching pattern within the substrate for a substrate for which a series of photolithography processing including thermal processing and an etching treatment thereafter have been finished; calculating temperature correction values for regions of a thermal processing plate from measurement result of the states of the etching pattern within the substrate using a function between correction amounts for the states of the etching pattern and the temperature correction values for the thermal processing plate; and setting the temperature for each of the regions of the thermal processing plate by each of the calculated temperature correction values.	10-23-2008
20090078695	TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD OF THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM THEREON, AND TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE - A thermal plate of a PEB unit is divided into a plurality of thermal plate regions, and a temperature is settable for each of the thermal plate regions. A temperature correction value for adjusting the temperature within the thermal plate is settable for each of the thermal plate regions of the thermal plate. The line widths within the substrate for which a photolithography process has been finished are measured. The in-plane tendency of the measured line widths is decomposed into a plurality of in-plane tendency components using a Zernike polynomial. Then, in-plane tendency components improvable by setting the temperature correction values are extracted from the calculated plurality of in-plane tendency components and added to calculate an improvable in-plane tendency in the measured line widths. Then, the improvable in-plane tendency is subtracted from the in-plane tendency Z of the current processing states to calculate an after-improvement in-plane tendency.	03-26-2009
20090082911	TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD OF THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING GPROGRAM THEREON, AND TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE - In the present invention, a thermal plate is divided into a plurality of thermal plate regions, and a temperature is settable for each of the thermal plate regions. A temperature correction value for adjusting the temperature within the thermal plate is settable for each of the thermal plate regions of the thermal plate. The line widths within the wafer for which the photolithography process has been finished are first measured, and Zernike coefficients of a Zernike polynomial indicating a plurality of in-plane tendency components are calculated from the measured values of the line widths within the wafer. Then, the temperature correction values for the regions of the thermal plate to bring the calculated Zernike coefficients close to 0 are calculated using a calculation model indicating a correlation between change amounts of the Zernike coefficients and the temperature correction values. The temperature of each of the regions of the thermal plate is set based on each of the calculated temperature correction values.	03-26-2009

Megumi Kakichi, Imizu-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080317828	Fentanyl compound-containing edible patch to be applied to oral mucosa - There is provided a film-type edible oral mucosal patch comprising a main ingredient, a fentanyl compound, contained in a base comprising (A) a semi-synthetic water-insoluble polymer compound, (B) a semi-synthetic water-soluble polymer compound, (C) a synthetic water-soluble polymer compound, (D) a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol and (E) a pH-adjusting agent. The oral mucosal patch consists of substances accepted as the food additives or pharmaceutical additives approved for oral administration, and is industrially efficiently produced and easily and safely used.	12-25-2008

Megumi Kaneko, Aalborg DK

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080205323	Apparatus and method for resource allocation considering buffering in relay wireless communication system - A relay wireless communication system is provided. A Relay Station (RS) includes a buffer for storing packets to be sent to at least one Mobile Station (MS); a scheduler for allocating resources to the at least one mobile station of which the packets are stored to the buffer; a generator for generating a message which comprises information about at least one mobile station of which packets are not stored to the buffer; and a communicator for sending the message to a Base Station (BS) and sending the packets stored to the buffer to the at least one mobile station allocated the resources.	08-28-2008

Megumi Kato, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110283374	METHOD FOR PRODUCING HETEROGENOUS EMBRYONIC CHIMERIC ANIMAL USING A STEM CELL - A heterologous chimeric animal can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: (A) injecting a stem cell into a blastocyst cavity in a blastocyst stage of an animal heterologous to that of the stem cell, or mixing the stem cell with a divided fertilized egg of the animal heterologous to that of the stem cell; and (B) growing a cell mass including the stem cell prepared in the step (A) into a chimeric animal between a species of the stem cell and a species of the heterologous animal.	11-17-2011

Megumi Kato, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080252827	LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A laminated optical film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a long polarizer having an absorption axis in a lengthwise direction and a long optical compensation film. An angle formed by a slow axis of the optical compensation film and the absorption axis of the polarizer is 5 to 85°.	10-16-2008

Megumi Kawai, Libertyville, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110124632	IMIDAZOPYRIDINES AS A NOVEL SCAFFOLD FOR MULTI-TARGETED KINASE INHIBITION - Compounds that inhibit protein kinases, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases using the compounds are disclosed.	05-26-2011
20120115824	Vitamin D Receptor Agonists and Uses Thereof - Disclosed is a compound of Formula (I)	05-10-2012

Megumi Kawakami, Kokubunji JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100044793	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF MISFETS FORMED ON A MAIN SURFACE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - In a high frequency amplifying MOSFET having a drain offset region, the size is reduced and the on-resistance is decreased by providing conductor plugs	02-25-2010
20110220999	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a high frequency amplifying MOSFET having a drain offset region, the size is reduced and the on-resistance is decreased by providing conductor plugs	09-15-2011

Megumi Kikuchi, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110126729	REGISTER APPARATUS OF PRINTING PRESS AND REGISTER METHOD FOR PRINTING PRESS - In a printing press including a printing section to print patterns, a register apparatus captures an image of register marks printed in the printing section, and causes positions of the patterns, which are to be printed in the printing section, to be in register on the basis of positions of the register marks in the image. The register apparatus comprises: a front surface camera or a back surface camera for capturing an image of an edge of a print sheet together with the register marks, the print sheet already subjected to printing in the printing section; and a first-color register adjustment mechanism, a second-color register adjustment mechanism, a third-color register adjustment mechanism and a fourth-color register adjustment mechanism for adjusting the positions of the patterns to be printed in the printing section, on the basis of the positions of the register marks in the image and a position of the edge of the print sheet in the image.	06-02-2011

Megumi Kimura, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090112225	ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An endoscopic instrument according to the present invention includes: a wire disposed in a flexible sheath and capable of freely projecting relative to the flexible sheath, the distal end of the wire expanding in radius to form a loop section or a basket section upon being projected from the sheath; and a fixture cylinder for fixing the inserted proximal end of the wire, wherein the fixture cylinder is provided with a wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section for regulating the direction in which the radius of the wire increases; and a wire-fixing section, disposed in the vicinity of the proximal end relative to the wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section, for fixing the wire.	04-30-2009
20100023005	HIGH-FREQUENCY TREATMENT INSTRUMENT - A high-frequency treatment instrument that is used with high-frequency electric current supplied from a power source, which includes: a pair of forceps members connected with each other by a rotational axis; and an operation wire having a distal end portion which is rotationally connected to proximal end portions of the forceps members and a proximal end portion which is electrically connected with the power source, in which at least one of the pair of forceps members has a conductive electrode portion, and an insulating portion disposed so as to cover at least part of the electrode portion, the operation wire is electrically connected with the electrode portions, and a conductive outer surface of the forceps members, which includes a portion where the operation wire and the electrode portion are electrically connected, located closer to the proximal end portions of the forceps members than the rotational axis of the forceps members is covered by the insulating portion so as not to be exposed.	01-28-2010
20100307630	ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An endoscopic instrument according to the present invention includes: a wire disposed in a flexible sheath and capable of freely projecting relative to the flexible sheath, the distal end of the wire expanding in radius to form a loop section or a basket section upon being projected from the sheath; and a fixture cylinder for fixing the inserted proximal end of the wire, wherein the fixture cylinder is provided with a wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section for regulating the direction in which the radius of the wire increases; and a wire-fixing section, disposed in the vicinity of the proximal end relative to the wire-radius-increasing-direction-regulating section, for fixing the wire.	12-09-2010
20110098703	HIGH-FREQUENCY TREATMENT INSTRUMENT - A high-frequency treatment instrument that is used by being supplied with high frequency current from a power supply includes: a treatment portion main body that is used to treat biological tissue; a conductive portion that is provided on a surface of the treatment portion main body that is in contact with the biological tissue such that it is not electrically connected to the treatment portion main body; and a power supply device that electrically connects together the conductive portion and the power supply such that a conductive external surface thereof is not exposed, and that is positioned such that it is not electrically connected to the treatment portion main body. According to this high-frequency treatment instrument, it is possible to prevent supplied high frequency current leaking from portions other than the treatment portion, and to perform treatment efficiently.	04-28-2011
20110245813	TREATMENT TOOL - A treatment tool of the invention includes: a treatment part that can swing about a predetermined swing axis in order to perform treatment to a biological tissue; a plate-like wire-connecting part provided at the treatment part, the wire-connecting part having a predetermined thickness and a through hole formed therein in its thick direction; a linear swing manipulation wire, on one end side whereof are formed a first contacting part that is inserted into the through hole and contacts one face of said wire-connecting part in the thickness direction thereof, and a second contacting part that contacts another face of said wire-connecting part in the thickness direction thereof; a securing member, secured on said one end side of said swing manipulation wire, that holds the first contacting part and the second contacting part such that the first contacting part slides along the face, and the second contacting member slides along the other face; and a manipulating part, provided at another end of the swing manipulation wire, that extends and retracts the swing manipulation wire to make the treatment part swing.	10-06-2011
20120029507	ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT TOOL - Provided is an endoscope treatment tool including: a pair of clamp members that is supported by a clamp rotary shaft to be relatively rotatable; an operation section that is used to open and close the pair of clamp members; an operation wire that connects the pair of clamp members to the operation section; a connection member that is provided at the front end of the operation wire and includes at least one link rotary shaft; a pair of link members of which a first end is rotatably connected to each end of the pair of clamp members and a second end is rotatably connected to the link rotary shaft; and a regulation portion that regulates the connection member and the operation wire in a relative movement direction with respect to the clamp rotary shaft, wherein the connection member includes a groove formed to be parallel to the axis of the operation wire, and wherein the regulation portion engages with the groove to regulate the connection member and the operation wire in the relative movement direction.	02-02-2012
20120078040	TREATMENT INSTRUMENT FOR ENDOSCOPE - A treatment instrument for endoscope includes a first and a second forceps members having a conductive electrode part; a forceps rotation axis that supports the forceps members so that they can rotate relative to each other, a first and a second link members being connected via a rotation axis to the forceps members respectively, and make the forceps members open and close, a link support member supporting the forceps members in a state where they are separated at a predetermined interval when they are opened and closed, an operation part connecting to the link support member, and opens and closes the forceps members by moving the link members, and a power supply wire, one end thereof being connected to the electrode part by being attached to the forceps rotation axis, and another end thereof being connected to a current supply means providing a current to the electrode part.	03-29-2012

Megumi Maruyama, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110003994	CYCLOALKANE DERIVATIVE - The present invention relates to a novel cycloalkane derivative which exhibits an excellent psychotropic action and has less side effect.	01-06-2011

Megumi Maruyama, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110206766	DPP-IV INHIBITOR COMBINED WITH A FURTHER ANTIDIABETIC AGENT, TABLETS COMPRISING SUCH FORMULATIONS, THEIR USE AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising fixed dose combinations of a DPP-4 inhibitor drug and a partner drug, processes for the preparation thereof, and their use to treat certain diseases.	08-25-2011

Megumi Matsumoto, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110284828	ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which is improved in luminous efficiency, fully secured of high driving stability, and of a simple structure. The organic EL device is constituted of an anode, organic layers containing a phosphorescent light-emitting layer, and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and a phosphine oxide derivative represented by general formula (1) is contained in a phosphorescent light-emitting layer, an electron-transporting layer, a hole-blocking layer, or an exciton-blocking layer. In general formula (1), L	11-24-2011
20110315975	MATERIAL FOR USE IN PHOSPHORESCENT DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING SAME - Provided is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device), in which the luminous efficiency of the device is improved, driving stability is sufficiently ensured, and the construction of the device is simple. This organic EL device is an organic electroluminescent device, including a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate, in which the light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant and an indolocarbazole compound as a host material. Examples of the indolocarbazole compound include a compound represented by the following formula (1). It should be noted that in the formulae: a ring A and a ring B are represented by the formulae (1a) and (1b), respectively; Ar's each represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; R's each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a cycloalkyl group; X represents a methine group or a nitrogen atom; A represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or a group represented by the formula (1c); and n represents 0 or 1.	12-29-2011

Megumi Matsuoka, Sumida-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120087995	NFAT Signal Inhibitor and Calcineurin Inhibitor - To provide a drug, an external use composition, and a cosmetic composition, which exhibit an NFAT signal inhibitory action, a calcineurin inhibitory action, and a hair growth-promoting effect.	04-12-2012

Megumi Minami, Amagasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090060534	DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device has stirring members for conveying and stirring a developer-tank-contained developer and a developer holder, and has a developer replenishing tank for replenishing a replenishment developer to a developer tank; a toner concentration detecting sensor; a discharging mechanism for discharging an excessive amount of the developer-tank-contained developer outside the developer tank when the amount of the developer-tank-contained developer inside the developer tank exceeds a predetermined amount; and a control unit for replenishing the developer-tank-contained developer when it is detected that the toner concentration inside the developer tank is lower than a first reference value and for forcibly consuming the toner inside the developer tank and replenishing the replenishment developer when it is detected that the toner concentration inside the developer tank is higher than a second reference value that is higher than the first reference value.	03-05-2009
20090214232	DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a developing device and an image forming apparatus capable of carrying out excellent image formation for a long period by making the fluctuations in the toner concentration and the volume level of the developer inside a trickle developing device that uses a two-component developer as small as possible. The developing device having stirring members for conveying and stirring a developer-tank-contained developer and a developer holder, comprises a developer replenishing tank for replenishing a replenishment developer to a developer tank; a toner concentration detecting sensor; a discharging mechanism for discharging an excessive amount of the developer-tank-contained developer outside the developer tank when the amount of the developer-tank-contained developer inside the developer tank exceeds a predetermined amount; and control unit having memory means for storing the current toner concentration inside the developer tank, the reference toner concentration inside the developer tank, a corrected reference toner concentration calculated according to the formula of (the current toner concentration—a correction value), a predetermined replenishment amount to the developer tank and an allowable value for the current toner concentration with respect to the reference toner concentration, and computing means for calculating the corrected reference toner concentration and comparing the current toner concentration with the reference toner concentration and the corrected reference toner concentration.	08-27-2009
20090214233	DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a developing device and an image forming apparatus capable of carrying out excellent image formation for a long period by making the fluctuations in the toner concentration and the volume level of the developer inside a trickle developing device that uses a two-component developer as small as possible. The developing device having stirring members for conveying and stirring a developer-tank-contained developer and a developer holder, comprises a developer replenishing tank; a toner concentration detecting sensor; a trickle discharging mechanism; developer amount detecting means; and control unit for controlling the replenishment operation of replenishment toner and carrier at the time when the toner concentration is lower than a predetermined reference toner concentration, wherein the control unit carries out forced consumption operation for the toner inside the developer tank and replenishment operation for the replenishment toner and carrier in the case that the amount of the developer-tank-contained developer inside the developer tank is judged to be low using the developer amount detecting means.	08-27-2009
20090214266	DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a developing device and an image forming apparatus capable of preventing a developer from being discharged excessively using simple configurations in the case that a trickle developing device that uses a two-component developer is in a tilted state. The developing device having stirring members for conveying and stirring a developer and a developer holder, comprises a developer replenishing tank for replenishing the developer to a developer tank and a trickle discharging mechanism, wherein the conveying passages thereof include an upper conveying passage, a lower conveying passage, a first communicating passage for connecting the downstream side of the upper conveying passage to the upstream side of the lower conveying passage, and a second communicating passage for connecting the downstream side of the lower conveying passage to the upstream side of the upper conveying passage, and also include a circulation passage through which the developer circulates using the upper conveying passage, the first communicating passage, the lower conveying passage and the second communicating passage; the discharging mechanism is disposed in the downstream end section of the upper conveying passage; the bottom face on the downstream side of the upper conveying passage is positioned above the bottom face on the upstream side of the lower conveying passage; and the first communicating passage is disposed obliquely downward with respect to the horizontal plane.	08-27-2009
20090245879	DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING DEVELOPER - In a trickle developing device that uses a two-component developer, a simple configuration is adopted to prevent carrier from being discharged without being used. The developing device having stirring members for conveying and stirring developer and a developer holder, comprises a developer replenishing tank for replenishing developer to a developer tank and a trickle discharging mechanism, wherein the initial filling amount of the developer-tank-contained developer to be filled initially into the developer tank is less than a full filling amount.	10-01-2009
20090290886	DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING MACHINE - In the case that images having high coverage ratios are printed out continuously in a trickle developing apparatus that uses a two-component developer, the developing apparatus judges how much carrier is accumulated inside a developer tank beyond the discharge level of a trickle discharging mechanism and carries out appropriate processing before the developer overflows over a regulating gap. The developing apparatus, having stirring members for conveying and stirring a developer-tank-contained developer and a developer holder, comprises a developer replenishing tank; a discharging mechanism for discharging an excessive amount of the developer-tank-contained developer outside the developer tank when the amount of the developer-tank-contained developer inside the developer tank has exceeded a predetermined amount; and calculating device for calculating the amount of the carrier existing inside the developer tank, and carries out predetermined danger avoiding operation when it has been judged using the calculating device that the integrated value of carrier obtained by integrating the amount of the carrier existing inside the developer tank is likely to exceed a predetermined excessive accommodation amount of carrier.	11-26-2009
20090290887	DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING MACHINE - The present invention provides a developing apparatus capable of predicting how much carrier is accumulated inside a developer tank beyond the discharge level of a trickle discharging mechanism in the case that images having high coverage ratios are printed out continuously in a trickle developing apparatus that uses a two-component developer. The developing apparatus, having stirring members for conveying and stirring a developer-tank-contained developer and a developer holder, comprises a developer replenishing tank; a discharging mechanism for discharging an excessive amount of the developer-tank-contained developer outside the developer tank when the amount of the developer-tank-contained developer inside the developer tank has exceeded a predetermined amount; and calculating device for calculating the amount of the carrier existing inside the developer tank, and judges using the calculating device that the integrated value of carrier obtained by integrating the amount of the carrier existing inside the developer tank is likely to exceed a predetermined excessive accommodation amount of carrier.	11-26-2009

Megumi Miyazaki, Kumagaya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120005710	Program Search Apparatus and Program Search Method - According to one embodiment, a program search apparatus includes a communication module, a search module, and an output controller. The communication module is configured to communicate with an external apparatus via a network. The search module is configured to search for a corresponding program corresponding to a designated program designated from a program table via the network. The output controller is configured to execute control to output a search result.	01-05-2012
20120030278	Metadata Processing Apparatus, Server, and Metadata Processing Method - According to one embodiment, a metadata processing apparatus which communicates with a server that holds metadata, the metadata processing apparatus includes a metadata update module configured to update metadata pertaining to content, a transmission module configured to transmit, to the server, content identification data for identifying the content to which the metadata updated by the metadata update module pertains, a reception module configured to receive data transmitted from the server, a determination module configured to determine, on the basis of the data received from the server by the reception module, whether it is necessary to upload the metadata updated by the metadata update module, and a notification module configured to invoke notification that presses upload of the metadata updated by the metadata update module to the server when the determination module has determined that upload is necessary.	02-02-2012

Megumi Morita, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100195266	DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic with stable insulation properties even after calcination under a reducing atmosphere, as is preferred for a laminated ceramic capacitor, is a CaTiO	08-05-2010

Megumi Nakagawa, Gifu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110195155	TANNASE, GENE ENCODING SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is a thermostable tannase derived from a microorganism. Specifically disclosed is a thermostable tannase derived from	08-11-2011

Megumi Nakano, Rockville, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136924	RAPID GENERATION OF LONG SYNTHETIC CENTROMERIC TANDEM REPEATS FOR MAMMALIAN ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME FORMATION - Methods are described for construction of long synthetic arrays of DNA repeats, such as alphoid repeats or other repeat sequences. The methods include concatamerization of DNA into short repeats (for instance using rolling circle amplification or directional in vitro ligation), followed by assembling the short repeats into long arrays by homologous recombination during transformation into microbe cells. These methods can be described generally as Recombinational Amplification of Repeats (RAR). The long arrays are engineered centromere-like regions that allow one to construct mammalian artificial chromosomes with a predefined centromeric region structure. Artificial chromosomes, including human artificial chromosomes with a regulated centromere, and methods of their use are also provided	05-28-2009

Megumi Nakao, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090079736	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - Conventional information processing apparatuses have the problem of not being able to simulate deformation of a three-dimensional object in real time, along with its color information. An information processing apparatus according to the present invention deforms stored first mesh information of a three-dimensional object based on a deformation instruction for instructing deformation of the three-dimensional object, to acquire second mesh information, acquires a first slice information group, which is a plurality of slice information, based on the second mesh information, determines color information of the points after deformation from stored 3D voxel information, sets new color information for the points of the first slice information group based on the determined color information of the points to acquire a second slice information group, and displays that second slice information group. With this information processing apparatus, it is possible to render deformation in the shape of a three-dimensional object in real time, along with the color information of its surface and interior.	03-26-2009
20100149174	Information Processing Apparatus and Program - Conventional information processing apparatuses have the problem of not being able to easily extract and observe a three-dimensional region of interest from 3D voxel data. The present invention provides an information processing apparatus in which a first slice information group, which is multiple pieces of slice information obtained as a result of extraction from 3D voxel information using a first three-dimensional region mask extracting the 3D voxel information, is stored, wherein the information processing apparatus: receives input regarding a second three-dimensional region mask; acquires second mesh information constituting the second three-dimensional region mask; determines an internal region, which is a region inside the second mesh information, and an external region, which is a region outside the second mesh information, for each slice information in the first slice information group, based on the second mesh information; and outputs the first slice information group such that the internal region and the external region are visually distinguished from each other. With this information processing apparatus, it is possible to easily extract and observe a three-dimensional region of interest from 3D voxel data.	06-17-2010

Megumi Saito, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090097053	PRINT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PRINT PROCESSING METHOD - At the time of processing on print data created by a client computer, in a case where a server computer obtains information that should be notified to the client computer, the server computer adds a message to the print data to be sent to a device. In a case where the print data is added with the message, the device creates the message to be sent to the server computer. The server computer sends the message to the client computer. The client computer displays an image based on the message.	04-16-2009
20110029863	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - According to the present invention, even if information on a page displayed on a browser browsed by a user shifts to another page, the user can select and store a necessary page. An information processing apparatus according to the present invention generates, when displaying information obtained via a network on a display unit, print information of the information displayed on the display unit based on a print instruction from the browser, and further stores the generated print information in a storage unit. When a destination from which the information is obtained is different from a just primarily preceding destination, the display unit displays a list of the information stored in the storage unit.	02-03-2011

Megumi Sakamoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100086615	AGENT FOR TREATMENT OF PULMONARY DISEASE - To provide a pulmonary disease therapeutic drug exhibiting high efficacy and reduced side effects.	04-08-2010

Megumi Sano, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110118987	PREDICTIVE BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL CALCULATING DEVICE, PREDICTIVE BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL CALCULATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A predictive blood sugar level calculating device acquires meal information about meal intake, calorie consumption information about calorie consumption, pulse information, and the like, calculates predictive blood sugar level change curves indicating change in blood sugar levels based on the plurality of information in a time series using predetermined numerical formulas, and combines the predictive blood sugar level change curves, thereby reducing an error between the calculated predictive blood sugar level curve and an actual change in a blood sugar level occurring in a human body.	05-19-2011

Megumi Sasaki, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110018926	INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE METHOD FOR THE INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided an apparatus capable of obtaining an image with good quality even if platen suction pressure for reducing sheet floatation is different. The apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a recording medium, a platen configured to hold the recording medium at a position facing the recording head, a generation unit configured to generate power to attract the recording medium on the platen, and a control unit configured to correct a drive amount of the conveyance unit based on the generated power.	01-27-2011

Megumi Sato, Settsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080281065	FLUOROPOLYMER AND COMPOSITION THEREOF - The present invention provides a fluoropolymer capable of giving fluorine-containing molded materials and laminates excellent in moldability, productivity, interlaminar bonding and stress cracking resistance, in particular stress cracking resistance upon contacting with various liquid chemicals, without impairing such characteristics intrinsic in fluororesins as chemical resistance, solvent resistance, weathering resistance, antifouling properties, liquid chemical impermeability and nonstickiness. The present invention provides a fluoropolymer which is an oligomer-containing or oligomer-free fluoropolymer, wherein said oligomer has a molecular weight not higher than 10,000 and amounts to not more than 0.05% by mass relative to the fluoropolymer.	11-13-2008

Megumi Sekiguchi, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090073085	IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, MOIRE PREVENTING FILM, OPTICAL FILTER, PLASMA DISPLAY FILTER, AND IMAGE DISPLAY PANEL - An image display device comprises an electromagnetic shielding film and a moire preventing film attached thereto. The electromagnetic shielding film has a conductive portion and an opening portion, and the moire preventing film has a moire preventing part. When the conductive portion and the opening portion form a mesh pattern, the moire preventing part may be formed approximately at the center of the opening portion, and may be formed on an intersection of the mesh pattern.	03-19-2009
20090126984	ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FILM AND OPTICAL FILTER - An electromagnetic shielding film comprises a conductive portion and an opening portion, and a moire preventing part is formed in the opening portion. The moire preventing part may be formed approximately at the center of the opening portion, and may be formed on a line connecting intersections facing each other in the conductive portion in the mesh pattern. The moire preventing part may have a substantially circular planar shape or a polygonal planar shape (such as a quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, or octagonal shape). Of course the moire preventing part may have an at least partially curved planar shape. The electromagnetic shielding film preferably satisfies the inequality 0.1Sa≦Sb≦5.0Sa, in which Sa is the area of the intersection of the conductive portion and Sb is the area of the moire preventing part.	05-21-2009

Megumi Shimizu, Mishima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090002441	INK-JET HEAD AND HEAD UNIT - An ink-jet head includes a nozzle array including plural nozzles. The nozzle array has a first nozzle group arranged in the center thereof and second nozzle groups arranged further on outer sides than the first nozzle group. Inter-nozzle pitches of the second nozzle groups are larger than inter-nozzle pitches of the first nozzle group. A direction in which nozzles of the second nozzle group eject an ink and a direction in which nozzles of the first nozzle group eject the ink are different.	01-01-2009
20090009570	INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PREVENTING CLOGGING OF NOZZLE DISCHARGING INK - An ink-jet recording apparatus is provided which includes an ink-jet head having a plurality of ink chambers and a common ink chamber which communicates with each of the plurality of ink chambers to supply ink to the plurality of ink chambers, the ink-jet head maintaining the plurality of ink chambers at a negative pressure in image recording, selecting one of the plurality of ink chambers on the basis of printing data and causing change in volume of the selected ink chamber, and thereby performing image recording by discharging the ink from a nozzle, and a pressure section which applies a positive pressure to the plurality of ink chambers when the ink-jet head is in a left state, the positive pressure being a pressure at which the ink is not discharged from the nozzle.	01-08-2009

Megumi Shobayashi, Hiroshima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110274810	EASY-TO-CHEW/SWALLOW FOODS, AND FOOD MAKING METHOD - There is an easy-to-chew/swallow food provided that can be chewed and swallowed down, while remaining its original (bread) form, by those who have difficulty chewing and swallowing down foods, especially the aged, those who are suffering from diseases, recuperating or getting better, and having aftereffects of diseases, and babies in the weaning period as well as a food making method.	11-10-2011

Megumi Suzuki, Toyota-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120127482	FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER - A Fabry-Perot interferometer includes a fixed mirror structure and a movable mirror structure. The fixed mirror structure has a fixed mirror in a spectral region. The movable mirror structure includes a membrane spaced from the fixed mirror structure. The membrane has a movable mirror in the spectral region and multiple springs arranged one inside the other around the spectral region. A spring constant of the inner spring is less than a spring constant of the outer spring. One of the fixed mirror structure and the membrane has multiple electrodes, and the other of the fixed mirror structure and the membrane has at least one electrode that is paired with the electrodes to form opposing electrode pairs arranged one inside the other around the spectral region. The number of the opposing electrode pairs is equal to the number of the springs.	05-24-2012

Megumi Tanaka, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100248359	Anti-Glypican 3 Antibody - An antibody capable of binding to a specific region of glypican 3, as well as a humanized antibody created based on that antibody are disclosed. The anti-GPC3 antibody of the invention has a higher ADCC activity and CDC activity compared with those of a conventional antibody. The antibody of the present invention is useful as a cell growth inhibitor, an anticancer agent and an agent for diagnosis of cancers.	09-30-2010
20110033452	Anti-Glypican 3 Antibody Having Modified Sugar Chain - An anti-glypican 3 antibody with modified sugar chains, more specifically, an anti-glypican 3 antibody lacking fucose is provided. The anti-glypican 3 antibody with modified sugar chains of the present invention may be produced by a process comprising introducing a nucleic acid encoding an anti-glypican 3 antibody into host cells with reduced fucose addition capability, such as YB2/0 cells and cells lacking a fucose transporter. The anti-glypican 3 antibody with modified sugar chains of the present invention has a high level of cytotoxic activity and therefore is useful as a cell growth inhibitor such as an anticancer agent.	02-10-2011

Megumi Tomisaki, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100038578	Quaternary ammonium salt, electrolyte, electrolyte solution and electrochemical device - A quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (1), electrolytic solution and electrochemical device using the salt	02-18-2010
20110111288	PRODUCTION PROCESS OF DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a technique for simply and easily producing a high-purity difluorophosphate and provide a production process of an electrolytic solution using the obtained difluorophosphate, an electrolytic solution and a secondary battery.	05-12-2011
20110123873	Quaternary ammonium salt and composition, and electrochemical device - A quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (1), a composition containing the quaternary ammonium salt and an organic solvent, and an electrochemical device using the salt	05-26-2011
20110223089	PRODUCTION PROCESS OF DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a technique for simply and easily producing a high-purity difluorophosphate and provide a production process of an electrolytic solution using the obtained difluorophosphate, an electrolytic solution and a secondary battery.	09-15-2011
20110223488	PRODUCTION PROCESS OF DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a technique for simply and easily producing a high-purity difluorophosphate and provide a production process of an electrolytic solution using the obtained difluorophosphate, an electrolytic solution and a secondary battery.	09-15-2011

Megumi Uchida, Chigasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090148772	LITHIUM-CONTAINING COMPOSITE OXIDE AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention provides a lithium-containing composite oxide for a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery, which has a large volume capacity density and high safety, and excellent durability for charge and discharge cycles and charge and discharge rate property, and its production method.	06-11-2009
20110033749	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUN ION SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a process for producing a surface modified lithium-containing composite oxide, which is excellent in discharge capacity, volume capacity density, safety, durability for charge and discharge cycles and an excellent rate property, at a low production cost. The present invention is characterized in that a process for producing a surface modified lithium-containing composite oxide, wherein a lithium titanium composite oxide is contained in the surface layer of particles of a lithium-containing composite oxide represented by the formula: Li	02-10-2011

Megumi Ueno, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100048512	RADIATION PROTECTION DRUG CONTAINING TOCOPHEROL OR TOCOTRIENOL COMPOUND ESTER DERIVATIVE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Administration of either a tocopherol represented by the general formula (1) or a tocotrienol compound ester derivative before or after exposure to radiation is effective in preventing or treating health disorders caused by the radiation exposure.	02-25-2010

Megumi Yamada, Ritto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110224384	Biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film - A biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film contains polyphenylene sulfide and polyether imide, wherein the contents of the polyphenylene sulfide and the polyether imide are 70 to 99 parts by weight and 1 to 30 parts by weight respectively when the total amount of the polyphenylene sulfide and the polyether imide is taken as 100 parts by weight, and further contains a compound having one or more groups selected from an epoxy group, an amino group and an isocyanate group as a compatibilizing agent in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyphenylene sulfide and polyether imide in total, and the polyether imide forms a dispersed phase with an average particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm and the biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film exhibits a tensile elongation at break of 110 to 250% in both the longitudinal direction and width direction.	09-15-2011

Megumi Yamamoto, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100120914	MEDICAMENT FOR PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS - A medicament for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of hepatic steatosis or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, which comprises a polyprenyl compound (e.g., 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,10,14-hexadecapentaenoic acid) as an active ingredient.	05-13-2010

Megumi Yamauchi, Shiga-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100204213	ARYLSULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVES FOR USE AS CCR3 ANTAGONISTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a sulfonamide derivative which is useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The sulfonamide derivatives of the present invention have CCR3 (CC type chemokine receptor) antagonistic activity, and can be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with CCR3 activity, in particular for the treatment of asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory/immunological disorders.	08-12-2010

Megumi Yamauchi, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090054424	Optically active pyridine derivative and a medicament containing the same - An optically active (−)-7-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-6-hydroxyphenyl]-5-[(3S)-3-piperidinyl]-1,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[2,3-d][1,3]oxazin-2-one of the formula:	02-26-2009

Megumi Yoshikawa, Kanoji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110137276	ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article has a liquid permeable top sheet (	06-09-2011