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Michihiro Fujii, Kato JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100173674HOLDING BASE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A holding base for removably holding an electronic device has a holding base body, a signal terminal provided in the holding base body, and connected to the electronic device in a holding position in which the electronic device is held, and a first connector attached to a surface of a printed circuit board, connected to the signal terminal, and connected to another electronic device. The printed circuit board is held by a bottom of the holding base body with the first connector held underneath the printed circuit board, such that a connecting port of the first connector faces a back side of the holding base body, and with an end edge of a front side of the holding base body positioned lower than an end edge of the back side thereof by an offset amount. The offset amount is set to be less than a thickness of the first connector.07-08-2010
20100173683HOLDING BASE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A holding base for removably holding a mobile phone has a first holding position in which the mobile phone is held under own weight, a second holding position in which the mobile phone is held by engaging a portion of the holding base, power supply terminals that are connected to the mobile phone in the first holding position and the second holding position, and signal terminals that are connected to the mobile phone in the second holding position, and at least one of which is separated from the mobile phone in the first holding position.07-08-2010

Michihiro Fujiwara, Fukuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100217006Inhibitor Of Ischemic Disorders - It is intended to provide a drug which is efficacious in treating and preventing diseases wherein ischemia or an inflammatory substance associated with ischemia participates in the onset or worsening thereof. Because of containing as the active ingredient a substance selected from among farnesol, a farnesol derivative, a tocopherol derivative, a tocotrienol derivative, pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof and solvates thereof, the above-described inhibitor of ischemic disorders can exert therapeutic and preventive effects on diseases wherein ischemia or an inflammatory substance associated with ischemia participates in the onset or worsening thereof (for example, brain infarction, brain edema, cardiac infarction, etc.) not only by the administration in the acute ischemic stage but also by the therapeutic administration in subacute and/or chronic stages after ischemia-reperfusion. It is also intended to provide a farnesol carboxylic acid ester derivative and a method of producing the same.08-26-2010

Michihiro Fukushima, Fuchu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100121942Content Reproduction Device and Content Reproduction Method - According to one embodiment, a content reproduction device connected through a network to a content server comprises a content acquisition module configured to function as a server for a client computer which retrieves to select content registered in the content server and to acquire the content selected by the computer from the content server, and a signal processing module which decodes the content acquired by the content acquisition module, wherein the content acquisition module acquires a uniform resource locator (URL) of the selected content to be reported from the computer and acquires content registered in the URL from the content server.05-13-2010
20100251310INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: a managing module configured to manage pieces of image information corresponding to types of applications; a determination module configured to determine whether a present time satisfies a preset temporal condition; an image selecting module configured to select first image information corresponding to a type of an activated application, and second image information corresponding to the type of the activated application when the present time satisfies the temporal condition; and a display module configured to generate a first image based on the first image information to be displayed on a display device when the image selecting module selects the first image information. The display module generates a second image based on the second image information to be displayed on the display device in place of the first image when the image selecting module selects the second image information.09-30-2010

Patent applications by Michihiro Fukushima, Fuchu-Shi JP

Michihiro Hagiwara, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090288754LAYERED FILM FABRICATION METHOD, LAYERED FILM DEFECT DETECTION METHOD, LAYERED FILM DEFECT DETECTION DEVICE, LAYERED FILM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - When inspecting a defect of a layered film having a polarizer by using an inspection polarizing filter or an inspection phase difference filter, members to be arranged in the imaging optical path are arranged in an appropriate order. A defect detection method of a layered film (11-26-2009

Michihiro Hata, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090158717EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The exhaust gas purification device of an internal combustion engine of the present invention comprises an exhaust passage for guiding an exhaust gas exhausted from an engine to outside, a catalyst provided in the exhaust passage, an injection path connected on an upstream side of the catalyst in the exhaust passage, an additive injection valve installed in the injection path for supplying an additive to the catalyst through the injection path, and an inflow portion provided in a merging portion where the exhaust passage and the injection path merge for having a part of the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust passage flow into the injection path.06-25-2009
20090158718EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention provides an exhaust gas purification device for an internal combustion engine, comprising an exhaust passage including a catalyst for conveying exhaust gas discharged from the engine to the outside, and a bend formed by bending a portion of the exhaust passage directly upstream of the catalyst, the bend causing exhaust gas discharged from the engine to collide against a corner portion between an inlet end face of the catalyst and such portion of a wall of the exhaust passage that follows the outside of the bend, thereby increasing pressure at the corner portion, compared with the other portion of the inlet end face, and an additive injection valve fitted to the outside of the bend of the exhaust passage to inject an additive in such manner that the injected additive passes just above the corner portion and falls on the inlet end face of the catalytic converter.06-25-2009
20090158722EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - An emission control system, includes: an exhaust pipe portion, adapted to guide exhaust gas from an engine to outside; a catalyst, accommodated in the exhaust pipe portion; an additive injection valve, provided at the exhaust pipe portion located at upstream side of the catalyst, and configured to inject additives to be supplied to the catalyst toward a flow of the exhaust gas in the exhaust pipe portion. The exhaust pipe portion has a flow path section located at upstream side of the catalyst, which intersects an injection flow of the additives injected by the additive injection valve, and the flow path section is made to have substantially the same shape as an injection region of the injection flow which confronts the exhaust gas.06-25-2009

Michihiro Hirayoshi, Manchester, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090079305DENTAL CABINET WITH ROTATING WORKING SURFACE - A cabinet assembly for a dental office has a base having a front, a right side and a left side, a base working surface, a cavity within the base, and one or more storage compartments. An arm has a proximal end and a distal end that extends beyond the front of the base. A linear translatable coupler is affixed to the base and to the proximal end of the arm, the translatable coupler adapted for linear translation laterally with respect to the base. An extended working surface is positioned beyond the front of the base and coupled to the distal end of the arm. An adjustable coupler has a portion affixed to the distal end of the arm and a portion affixed to the extended working surface and is movable in response to a force applied by a user for moving the extended working surface relative to the arm.03-26-2009

Michihiro Hori, Gifu JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080251756COOLANT COMPOSITION FOR FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a coolant composition for fuel cell coolant, comprised of sulfur containing alcohol or sulfur containing phenol having at least one sulfur atom per molecule, which effectively prevents increase of electric conductivity due to oxidation of its base component for a long time. The coolant composition when diluted with water to a predetermined concentration effectively suppresses increase of electric conductivity of the coolant and maintain fluctuation of electric conductivity within the range from 0 to 10 μS/cm so that power generation efficiency of the fuel cell may not be lowered.10-16-2008

Michihiro Iida, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110088256GAS CARTRIDGE LOADING MECHANISM - A gas cartridge loading mechanism has a sensor member movable toward a collar retaining portion and mounted to undergo pivotal movement between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a stopper configured to prevent movement of the sensor member when the sensor member is disposed in the locked position and to allow movement of the sensor member when the sensor member is disposed in the unlocked position. The sensor member is configured to move in the locked position when a gas cartridge is set with improper orientation, and to move in the unlocked position when the gas cartridge is set with proper orientation.04-21-2011

Michihiro Inoue, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100182391EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An exposure device includes an exposure section and first and second signal output units. The exposure section has plural light emitting elements. The first signal output unit outputs to the exposure section a first signal for determining timings for starting and ending light emission of the respective light emitting elements. The second signal output unit outputs to the exposure section a second signal for determining as to whether the respective light emitting elements are caused to emit light for respective pixels. If light mission of the respective light emitting elements is stopped with respect to all pixels of one line in a main scanning direction, the first signal does not output to the exposure section for each group of one or plural light emitting elements that operate based on the common first signal.07-22-2010
20100208024EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR EXPOSURE CONTROL - An exposure device includes plural light emitting elements that light in turn for exposure, plural driving elements that drive each of the light emitting elements and a time changing member that changes one time period of a switching signal to switch light emitting elements driven by the driving elements among the plurality of light emitting elements in turn from a reference time, depending on an image forming speed, wherein the time changing member changes the one time period from the reference time for some of the light emitting elements during one main scan, and maintains the one time period as the reference time for the remaining light emitting elements.08-19-2010
20100214626EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An exposure device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, a lighting driver, a first storage, a reader, a shading correction unit and a second storage. The lighting driver drives and lights up the light-emitting elements based on image data. The first storage stores light amount unevenness correction values of the respective light-emitting elements. The reader reads the light amount unevenness correction values stored in the first storage. The shading correction unit executes shading correction for the light amount unevenness correction values read by the reader. The second storage stores correction values obtained by having the shading correction unit to execute the shading correction for the light amount unevenness correction values. The lighting driver controls light power of the respective light-emitting elements based on the correction values stored in the second storage.08-26-2010
20100225730EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - According to an exposure device includes an exposure section, a lighting drive section, a first temperature detector and a second temperature detector. The exposure section has a plurality of light-emitting elements. The lighting drive section determines light-emitting energies of the respective light-emitting elements and drives to light the respective light-emitting elements in accordance with the determined light-emitting energies. The first temperature detector is provided in the exposure section. The second temperature detector is provided outside the exposure section. The lighting drive section determines the light-emitting energies of the respective light-emitting elements based on a temperature detected by the first temperature detector and a temperature detected by the second temperature detector.09-09-2010

Michihiro Izumi, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090128846PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to the printing of an image. In one version, first image data representing a first background image of a first size is stored in a memory. A printing apparatus is connected via a network to a server that stores second image data representing a second background image of a second size that is greater than the first size. A condition for printing is set based on image data representing an image to be printed. Based on the set condition, the image data representing the image to be printed is synthesized with the first image data representing the background image that is stored in the memory or the second image data obtained from the server by accessing the server via the network. Printing is performed based on the synthesized image data.05-21-2009
20100064310BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an apparatus capable of transmitting video data to a display panel. The apparatus includes a managing unit configured to manage history information on a program transmitted to individual display panels in association with display panel information, a first determination unit configured to determine whether the program transmitted to the display panels is a restricted program that requires authentication information, a second determination unit configured, if the program is determined to be the restricted program, to determine, using the history information, whether the display panel is a display panel that displayed the restricted program in the past, and a control unit configured to transmit video data of the restricted program to the display panel if the display panel displayed the restricted program in the past.03-11-2010
20100141845AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE CONNECTABLE WITH PLURALITY OF DEVICES AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a television device (audio output device), audio output performance information of the television device is pre-stored in an EDID-ROM. When an AV amplifier is connected to the television device, a control unit rewrites “2ch” audio output performance information of the television device stored in the EDID-ROM of an HDMI port which is different from the HDMI port to which the AV amplifier is connected, to “5.1ch” audio output performance information of the AV amplifier.06-10-2010
20110066759DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD IN VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CONNECTED DEVICES - A device control apparatus in a video image display system including a plurality of connected devices. The apparatus includes an obtaining unit which obtains a logical address of a first device connected to the device control apparatus as a control object, a specifying unit which specifies the device type of the first device if the obtained logical address of the first device is not a logical address according to the device type, a selection unit which selects a second device which is connected to the device control apparatus and is of the same device type as the first device, and a control unit which controls a logical address assigned to the selected second device according to the device type thereof so that the first device obtains a logical address.03-17-2011

Patent applications by Michihiro Izumi, Kashiwa-Shi JP

Michihiro Kaneko, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090171598Battery Pack, Electronic Appliance, And Method of Detecting Remaining Amount of Battery - A battery pack has a charge and discharge count measuring part (07-02-2009
20090220825Battery Pack and Battery Protection Method - A battery protection operation having higher safety is performed in a battery pack. Presence/absence of plural abnormal states including at least an overcharge state and an overdischarge state based on detected results of voltage between a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a battery cell as well as an overcurrent charge state and an overcurrent discharge state indicating that charge current and discharge current are excessive respectively based on detected results of charge and discharge current of the battery cell are determined at any time and an abnormality determination flag showing a determination result of respective abnormal states as a flag is stored. In addition, control states A to D according to combinations of respective operation states of the a discharge current shut-off circuit selectively shutting off discharge current of the battery cell and a charge current shut-off circuit selectively shutting off charge current of the battery cell are defined, and to which control state the state should be changed will be determined based on a value of the abnormality determination flag.09-03-2009

Michihiro Kimura, Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120067619CONNECTION METHOD, CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - [Object] Provided are a connection method and an electronic device, in which the manufacturing process can be simplified, and a connection structure using an adhesive can be produced at low cost.03-22-2012

Michihiro Kimura, Kouga-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110147048ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, WIRING BODY, ADHESIVE CONNECTION STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - There is provided an electrode structure to be electrically connected to a connection conductor by being bonded thereto with an anisotropic conductive adhesive mainly composed of a thermosetting resin, the electrode structure including an electrode for connection using an adhesive, the electrode being arranged on a base material, and an organic film serving as an oxidation preventing film configured to cover a surface of the electrode for connection using an adhesive, in which the organic film has a higher decomposition temperature than the maximum temperature of heat treatment to be performed. A wiring body and a connecting structure using an adhesive are also provided.06-23-2011

Michihiro Kodama, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100184545BICYCLE DERAILLEUR - A bicycle derailleur is basically provided with a base member, a movable member, a coupling member and a cable actuation ratio control mechanism. The movable member supports a chain guide. The coupling member movably couples the movable member to the base member. The cable actuation ratio control mechanism includes first and second link members. The first link member has a pivoting portion, a cable connection portion and a second link coupling portion. The pivoting portion is pivotally mounted to one of the coupling member and the base member. The cable connection portion is located on one side of the pivoting portion, while the second link coupling portion is located on the other side of the pivoting portion. The second link member is coupled to the first link member at the second link coupling portion and pivotally mounted to one of the movable member and the coupling member.07-22-2010
20110204201HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SEATPOST ASSEMBLY - A height adjustable seatpost assembly is provided with first and second tubes, a ratchet mechanism and a drive source. The first and second tubes are telescopically arranged. The ratchet mechanism includes a ratchet tooth structure and a pawl structure. The pawl structure is engaged with the ratchet tooth structure in a lock position. The pawl structure is movably coupled with respect to the ratchet tooth structure in a movable position such that the first and second tubes are movably arranged relative to each other in at least one axial direction of the first and second tubes. The drive source moves the pawl structure between the lock position and the movable position in response to operation of the drive source. The drive source further axially moves the first and second tubes relative to each other in response to operation of the drive source.08-25-2011

Michihiro Konishi, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090058739Antenna device, electronic device and antenna cover - An antenna device is mounted in a note PC and is used for communication between the note PC and the external of the note PC. The antenna device is provided with an antenna for wireless LAN for transmitting and receiving radio waves, and a cover. The cover is formed of a dielectric material for covering the antenna with a wall and a ceiling, and strengthens the directivity of radio wave communication on the wall side of the antenna device by a double layer structure of the ceiling that is thicker than the wall.03-05-2009
20120013518Antenna unit and electronic apparatus - An antenna unit includes a housing, a substrate, and an antenna. The housing includes a bottom wall, first and second side walls extending upward from the corresponding side edges of the bottom wall, a rear wall extending upward from the rear edge of the bottom wall, and an upper wall extending from the upper edge of the first side wall toward the second side wall leaving a gap between an edge of the upper wall and the second side wall. The substrate is fixed to the upper wall, and a part of the substrate projects from the edge of the upper wall to a position that is closer to the second side wall than is the edge of the upper wall. The antenna is fixed to the part of the substrate projecting from the edge of the upper wall such that a radio-wave emitting aperture of the antenna faces forward.01-19-2012

Patent applications by Michihiro Konishi, Kawasaki JP

Michihiro Matsumoto, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120019674COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The communication device can easily serve as an extended user interface such as a remote controller of a target apparatus without causing any complicated operations to a user. The communication device includes the following units. An apparatus information obtainment unit (01-26-2012

Michihiro Matsumoto, Fukuoka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090217094Verification Support Device, A Verification Support Method, A Program, and a Recording Medium Recording Medium Recorded With the Program On It - A verification support device that supports verification of a changed state by using changed state data and relating data. The verification support device includes a state with an abnormal condition generating unit adds the abnormal condition to the changed state thereby generating a changes state with an abnormal condition. The verification device also includes an abnormal condition inspection unit that inspects whether the abnormal data may reach the changed state based on the generated changed state with the abnormal condition and the relating data.08-27-2009

Michihiro Matsuura, Nukata-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090043449Vehicle information notification device - A vehicle information notification device for notifying vehicle information to a driver of a vehicle with a notification element, the device includes: a first-ride determination element for determining whether it is a first ride of the vehicle for the driver; and a controller for notifying the vehicle information via the notification element when the first-ride determination element determines that it is the first ride. By using the above device, the vehicle information is notified to the driver when the driver rides on the vehicle for the first time. Thus, anxiety of the driver is reduced.02-12-2009

Michihiro Miyake, Okayama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090274616ZEOLITE MEMBRANES FOR HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCTION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS USING THE ZEOLITE MEMBRANES - To provide a method for manufacturing zeolite membrane that has characteristics of being resistant to the reaction for a long time and in the high-temperature range, and has characteristic of long-duration hydrogen generation. The inventors of the present invention successfully produced a highly dense zeolite membrane by the steps of: evacuating the surface of porous support not adding the zeolite seed crystals dropwise, thus densely filling the seed crystals in the micropores; and applying hydrothermal treatment to the seed crystals. In addition, the inventors of the present invention confirmed that the zeolite membrane manufactured by the above methods has the characteristic of generating hydrogen for a long time.11-05-2009

Michihiro Mizuno, Niigata JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090269493METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON ROD - The present invention utilizes a silicon member (single-crystalline silicon rod), which is cut out from a single-crystalline silicon ingot which is grown by a CZ method or FZ method, as the core wire when manufacturing a silicon rod. Specifically, a planar silicon is cut out from a body portion which is obtained by cutting off a shoulder portion and a tail portion from a single-crystalline silicon ingot and is further cut into thin rectangles to obtain a silicon bar. In the case that the crystal growth axis orientation is <100>, there are four crystal habit lines, and the silicon bar is cut out such that the surface forms an off-angle θ in a predetermined range with the crystal habit line. The provided polycrystalline silicon rod has a low impurity contamination and high single-crystallization efficiency.10-29-2009

Michihiro Murata, Shimogyo-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110090079SAFETY BELT AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING A USAGE STATUS OF THE SAFETY BELT - A safety belt includes a connecting member including a rope, an attaching portion connected to a first end of the rope and arranged to be attached to a body belt worn around a body of a worker, a hook connected to a second end of the rope, and a load detection portion arranged to detect whether or not a load is applied to the connecting member and to output a load detection signal. The safety belt also includes a control device that includes a receiver unit arranged to receive the load detection signal, a control unit arranged to determine a status of the worker or a status of the safety belt based on the load detection signal, and a notification unit arranged to provide a notification in accordance with control by the control unit corresponding to the determined status.04-21-2011

Michihiro Murata, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090203210MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of forming a metal interconnection that has a favorable cross-sectional shape is provided without the fear of side etching, even in a sparse arrangement of metal interconnections. The method, the following structure is employed. A region for placing a dummy metal interconnection is provided close to a region in which a metal interconnection is formed. A trench is formed in the dummy metal interconnection region and a resist pattern for the metal interconnection is then formed, giving the resist above the trench a large surface area per unit area. The metal interconnection is subsequently formed by dry etching in which an organic component from the resist above the trench forms a solid sidewall protection film, permitting anisotropic etching. The metal interconnection can thus have a favorable cross-sectional shape.08-13-2009
20100203433Manufacturing method for a semiconductor device - In a manufacturing method for divisionally exposing a wafer, a focus correction processing is performed after a shot is moved to a position where the focus correction processing for all foci is enabled when the shot is at a wafer outer periphery, and a portion overlapped with an adjacent exposure area is shielded from light by a reticle blind to expose only an opening area unshielded by the reticle blind.08-12-2010

Michihiro Nakagawa, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080197556Image Forming Apparatus, Method Executed On Image Forming Apparatus, Computer Readable Recording Medium Stored With Control Program For Controlling Image Forming Apparatus, And Tab Sheet Insertion Apparatus - An image forming apparatus has a tab sheet supply unit and a control unit. The tab sheet supply unit supplies tab sheets of an identical type from an identical sheet supply tray as a chapter tab sheet to be inserted at a breakpoint of a first level of classification of a document to be printed, as well as a section tab sheet to be inserted at a breakpoint of a second level that is a finer level of classification than the first level of classification. The control unit causes the tab sheet contained in the sheet supply tray to be discharged as an unnecessary tab sheet, if the tab position of the tab sheet to be supplied next from the sheet supply tray does not match with the tab position of the tab sheet to be inserted next during the printing of the document, until both of the tab positions match.08-21-2008
20080199200Computer readable recording medium stored with control program for controlling tab sheet insertion apparatus and control method thereof - There is provided for a user a setting screen having a tab sheet insertion setting part for conducting insertion setting concerning insertion of tab sheets of a plurality of types, and a tab sheet discharge setting part for conducting discharge setting for discharging tab sheets that became no longer necessary classifying the tab sheets depending on the types. The insertion setting and the discharge setting specified by the user are received via this setting screen.08-21-2008
20080260412Computer Readable Recording Medium Stored With Control Program For Controlling Image Forming Apparatus, Printing Setting Apparatus, And Printing Setting Method - The invention provides a user with a first tab printing setting part for setting up an item concerning printing on a first tab sheet and a second tab printing setting part for setting up an item concerning printing on a second tab sheet; and setting up, when the value of an item is set up in one of the first tab printing setting part and the second tab printing setting part, a value of the corresponding item in the other one of the first and second tab printing setting parts in dependence upon the value of the item in the aforementioned one of the parts.10-23-2008
20090316190IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINT SERVER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORED WITH IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - If a user's instruction concerning at least one of print interruption and print cancellation is received by one of a plurality of printers while a print job is being executed split among the plurality of printers, a command for causing other printer that is executing printing processes based on the print job corresponding to the printing to execute a processes corresponding to the instruction is issued from the one of the plurality of printers.12-24-2009
20100019436TAB SHEET INSERTION APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has a tab sheet supply unit and a control unit. The tab sheet supply unit supplies tab sheets of an identical type from an identical sheet supply tray as a chapter tab sheet to be inserted at a breakpoint of a first level of classification of a document to be printed, as well as a section tab sheet to be inserted at a breakpoint of a second level that is a finer level of classification than the first level of classification. The control unit causes the tab sheet contained in the sheet supply tray to be discharged as an unnecessary tab sheet, if the tab position of the tab sheet to be supplied next from the sheet supply tray does not match with the tab position of the tab sheet to be inserted next during the printing of the document, until both of the tab positions match.01-28-2010
20110266740TAB SHEET INSERTION APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has a tab sheet supply unit and a control unit. The tab sheet supply unit supplies tab sheets of an identical type from an identical sheet supply tray as a chapter tab sheet to be inserted at a breakpoint of a first level of classification of a document to be printed, as well as a section tab sheet to be inserted at a breakpoint of a second level that is a finer level of classification than the first level of classification. The control unit causes the tab sheet contained in the sheet supply tray to be discharged as an unnecessary tab sheet, if the tab position of the tab sheet to be supplied next from the sheet supply tray does not match with the tab position of the tab sheet to be inserted next during the printing of the document, until both of the tab positions match.11-03-2011

Patent applications by Michihiro Nakagawa, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Michihiro Nakahara, Yamatokoriyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080246544Offset adjustment device, semiconductor device, display device, offset adjustment method, noise detection device, and noise detection method - In one embodiment of the present invention, an operational amplifier circuit, a switching element is closed and a switching element is opened. A latch circuit DL latches an output voltage of an operational amplifier and supplies a Q output corresponding to the output voltage. A control circuit supplies an offset adjustment signal to an offset adjustment input terminal OR of the operational amplifier, thereby adjusting an offset of the output voltage. The latch circuit DL latches again the output voltage thus adjusted and minutely adjusts the offset adjustment signal so as to adjust the remaining offset. Weighting is carried out in accordance with how many times latching has been carried out, and the offset of the output voltage of the operational amplifier is quantized, thereby obtaining a binary logical signal and storing the signal in the control circuit. This realizes a small-scale offset adjustment device which is capable of absorbing offset variations and which does not require a frequent refreshment process.10-09-2008

Patent applications by Michihiro Nakahara, Yamatokoriyama-Shi JP

Michihiro Nakai, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100189393OPTICAL AMPLIFIER AND RESONATOR - [Object] An optical amplifier and a resonator capable of outputting output light having a high intensity are provided.07-29-2010
20100272128LASER DEVICE - [Object] An object of the invention is to provide a laser device having high optical amplification efficiency.10-28-2010

Michihiro Nakamura, Tokushima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100310872NANOFUNCTIONAL SILICA PARTICLES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are nanofunctional silica particles having excellent functionality and quality, and capable of being mass-produced at low costs. According to the present invention, there are provided nanofunctional silica particles including a coating layer containing one or more silica compounds selected from the group consisting of mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane (MPS), mercaptopropyl triethoxysilane (MPES), mercaptopropyl methyldimethoxysilane (MPDMS), trimethoxy[2-(7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]-hept-3-yl)ethyl]silane (EpoPS), thiocyanatopropyl triethoxysilane (TCPS), acryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (ACPS), and aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APS); and functional particles in the coating layer, and being used in imaging, assay, diagnosis, treatment or the like, medicine or bioresearch.12-09-2010

Michihiro Nakamura, Tokushima-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080293584Fluorescent silica nano-particle, fluorescent nano-material, and biochip and assay using the same - Colloidal silica particles containing a fluorescent dye compound, composed of a silica particle containing a silica component and a fluorescent dye compound chemically bound or adsorbed thereto,11-27-2008
20090068639System and method of quantitatively determining a biomolecule, system and method of detecting and separating a cell by flow cytometry, and fluorescent silica particles for use in the same, and kit comprising plural kinds of the silica particles in combination - A system of quantitatively determining a biomolecule, which has: allowing fluorescent silica particles capable of emitting fluorescence detectable by a flow cytometer to capture a target biomolecule fluorescent-labelled for quantitative determination; detecting the fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent silica particles themselves by using the flow cytometer; and measuring the intensity of the fluorescence of the labelled target biomolecule, thereby quantitatively determining the target biomolecule.03-12-2009
20100330582METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF NOVEL NANO SILICA PARTICLE AND USE OF THE NANO SILICA PARTICLE - The present invention presents a silica particle containing at least one silica compound selected from a group consisting of mercapto-propyl-trimethoxysilane (MPS), mercapto-propyl-triethoxysilane (MPES), mercapto-propyl-methyldimethoxysilane (MPDMS), trimethoxy[2-(7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]-hepto-3-yl)ethyl]silane(EpoPS), thiocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane (TCPS), and acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (AcPS), which can be provided and utilized as a label, a marker, or the like for qualitative test and quantitative test for such as prophylactic agent, therapeutic agent, diagnostic agent, diagnostic and therapeutic agent or the like in dental, medical and veterinary fields regardless of fields.12-30-2010

Patent applications by Michihiro Nakamura, Tokushima-Shi JP

Michihiro Ogura, Tokyo-To JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090108241NEGATIVE TYPE RESIST COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, COLOR FILTER USING SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A negative type resist composition for a color filter comprising including (A) a pigment dispersant, (B) a pigment, (C) an alkaline-soluble resin, (D) a polyfunctional monomer, (E) a photo initiator and (F) a solvent.04-30-2009

Michihiro Ohno, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100016319ARYLMETHYLENE UREA DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF - This invention relates to a pharmaceutical comprising as an effective ingredient an arylmethylene urea exemplified by the following formula:01-21-2010

Michihiro Okuda, Hirakata-City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080198338PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus is provided with a projection distance adjustment mechanism for adjusting a distance between a projection plane and an emitting position of projection light, and provided with a focus adjustment mechanism for making a focus adjustment of a projection image with respect to the projection plane. The focus adjustment mechanism is driven such that a projection image is properly focused onto the projection plane in accordance with the distance between the projection plane and the emitting position.08-21-2008
20080225237PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An imager is shifted with respect to an optical axis of a refractive optical system. Thereby, a throw distance of a projector is shortened. A wavelength-selective half wavelength plate for rotating a polarization direction of green light beams is disposed between a dichroic prism and the refractive optical system in such a manner that the polarization direction of the green light beams is in parallel to the shifting direction. Thereby, the green light beams are incident onto the refractive optical system as P-polarized beams, whereby a transmittance of the green light beams in the refractive optical system is increased, while suppressing lowering of the light amount of the green light beams, and color non-uniformity resulting from lowering of the light amount of the green light beams.09-18-2008
20090059177ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination device includes a light source part for emitting light with an intensity distribution approximately uniform in a first direction and a fly-eye lens into which the light is entered. The light source part and the fly-eye lens are arranged such that the first direction is inclined with respect to vertical and horizontal directions of arrangement of lens cells in the fly-eye lens. Since illumination light is entered into the fly-eye lens in a state of inclining with respect to the fly-eye lens, the number of superimposition patterns on the fly-eye lens is increased and illuminance non-uniformity in illumination light is suppressed.03-05-2009
20100060618IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - An image display device includes a light source which emits laser light; an optical system which is operable to switch between a direct viewing mode of modulating the laser light and displaying the modulated light on a display section, and a projection mode of modulating the laser light and projecting the modulated light on a projection plane; and a control circuit which controls the optical system. The control circuit sets the optical system to the direct viewing mode at the time of activating an electric power source of the image display device.03-11-2010
20100060809IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - An image display device includes a light source which emits laser light; an optical element which is operable to switch between a first state for reducing a coherence of the laser light and a second state for substantially maintaining the coherence of the laser light; a switching control circuit which controls the optical element; an imager which modulates the laser light transmitted through the optical element; and a modulation control circuit which controls the imager based on an image signal. The modulation control circuit causes the imager to render an image pattern for generating an image by changing alight amount at each pixel position when the optical element is in the first state, and causes the imager to render a hologram pattern for generating an image by diffraction when the optical element is in the second state.03-11-2010
20100245774PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus includes a housing case housing a light source unit, a light valve, and a projection unit. The plurality of solid light sources are connected to a plurality of fibers, respectively. Light outputted from the plurality of fibers bundled by a bundle unit is guided to the light valve through a rod integrator. The rod integrator is arranged so that the a longitudinal direction of the rod integrator extends in a horizontal direction parallel to the projection surface. The light valve is arranged closer to a projection-side sidewall than the rod integrator.09-30-2010
20110069242PROJECTION DESPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus (03-24-2011
20110222023ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination device includes: a modulating portion which modulates light; a plurality of light source portions which is disposed in correspondence with a plurality of divided sections formed by dividing a light modulation area of the modulating portion; a light-guiding optical system which guides light from the plurality of light source portions to the plurality of corresponding divided sections; a power output adjustment portion which adjusts power outputs of the light source portions corresponding to the divided sections in accordance with image signals applied to the divided sections; and a modulation control portion which controls the modulating portion in accordance with power outputs of the light source portions and the image signals.09-15-2011
20120081672LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes: a light source that emits blue component light; a polarization adjuster that adjusts a polarization state of the blue component light emitted from the light source; a separation optical element that separates the blue component light emitted from the light source into a first optical path and a second optical path according to the polarization state adjusted by the polarization adjuster, the first optical path being for using the blue component light as excitation light, the second optical path being for using the blue component light as reference image light; a luminous body provided on the first optical path and that emits reference image light in response to the excitation light; and a combine optical element that combines the first optical path and the second optical path into a single optical path.04-05-2012
20120081674LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes: a light source; a reflection rotary body; an optical path changing element; and a polarization controller. The polarization controller controls polarization of the first color component light to a different polarization by means of transmission of the first color component light emitted from the light source and by means of transmission of the first color component light reflected by the reflection rotary body. The optical path changing element guides the first color component light reflected by the reflection rotary body, in a direction different from a direction of the first color component light emitted from the light source, in accordance with the polarization of the first color component light modulated by the polarization controller.04-05-2012
20120086917OPTICAL UNIT, PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL DIFFUSER - Disclosed is a projection display apparatus which is provided with: a light source (04-12-2012

Patent applications by Michihiro Okuda, Hirakata-City JP

Michihiro Oosuge, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090031190TURBO DECODING SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD AND CDMA MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - There are provided a turbo decoding system of a CDMA mobile communication terminal, a transmission power control method, and a CDMA mobile communication terminal in which interference in the other users is suppressed by not increasing the transmission power of a base station to a value over the necessary value and excessive repetitive processing is prevented in the turbo decoding section to reduce consumption power.01-29-2009

Michihiro Orikawa, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120091640VIBRATION ABSORPTION DEVICE - A vibration absorption that is both capable of damping vibrations in two directions and high in durability. A pair of pressure receiving chambers (04-19-2012

Michihiro Saito, Kashiwa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090016931CHEMICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE - A chemical analysis device capable of suppressing deterioration of analysis and test accuracy while avoiding contamination by residual samples or reagents and having no complicated configuration is constructed.01-15-2009
20110293473AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An analytic method uses a labeled antigen, labeled antibody, tracer, etc. in which a radio isotope, fluorescent dye, luminescent dye, enzyme, etc. is bonded to an antibody or an antigen bonded to a protein as an object of analysis for performing an assay of a trace amount of a substance such as a hormone, tumor marker, infective pathogen marker, infective antibody, etc., for blood, serum, plasma, or body fluid as a sample or specimen. The analysis is enabled at high sensitivity, with less generation of noises and at low background. When an assay is performed based on the antigen-antibody reaction for a sample in an analytic method by fluorometry or luminometry, detection or measurement of non-specific fluorescence or luminescence such as interference light is eliminated or removed effectively irrespective of the property of the sample or the level of the concentration of substances contained in the sample.12-01-2011

Patent applications by Michihiro Saito, Kashiwa JP

Michihiro Sakai, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100224789CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL AXIS DEVIATION CORRECTING METHOD FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - A charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a stage on which a target object is placed; an emitting unit configured to emit a charged particle beam to the stage side; a blocking unit arranged between the emitting unit and the stage and configured to block the charged particle beam emitted; a deflector having electrodes through which a current flows by applying a voltage and configured to deflect the charged particle beam passing between the electrodes onto the blocking unit by applying a predetermined voltage across the electrodes; an optical axis adjusting unit configured to correct optical axis deviation of the charged particle beam generated by continuously repeating irradiation (beam-ON) of the charged particle beam on a target object and blocking (beam-OFF) of the beam by applying a two-step voltage to the deflector; and a control unit configured to control the optical axis adjusting unit such that an amount of the optical axis deviation is corrected.09-09-2010

Michihiro Sano, Meguro-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090045398MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR ZnO BASED COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL AND ZnO BASED COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A manufacture method that can manufacture ZnO based compound semiconductor crystal of good quality. A ZnO substrate is prepared to have a principal surface made of a plurality of terraces of (0001) planes arranged stepwise along an m-axis direction, the envelop of the principal surface being inclined relative to the (0001) plane by about 2 degrees or less. ZnO based compound semiconductor crystal is grown on the principal surface.02-19-2009

Michihiro Sato, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100228675Issuing machine and issuing system - An issuing system for issuing unmodifiable and/or unforgeable hardcopy documents or securities includes a server and a plurality of issuing machines connected to the server via a network. Each of the issuing machines receives an ID recording medium provided by a potential purchaser, retrieves an identification recoded in the received ID recording medium, requests the potential purchaser to input request for a transaction of the security or fixed rate financing instrument, processes the requested transaction by retrieving information via a network from the server, and prints out on demand a hardcopy of the security or fixed rate financing instrument as purchased by the potential purchaser and a checksum thereon. A method for forming a new market with the issuing system.09-09-2010
20100244429Issuing machine and issuing system - An issuing system for issuing unmodifiable and/or unforgeable hardcopy documents or securities includes a server and a plurality of issuing machines connected to the server via a network. Each of the issuing machines receives an ID recording medium provided by a potential purchaser, retrieves an identification recoded in the received ID recording medium, requests the potential purchaser to input request for a transaction of the security or fixed rate financing instrument, processes the requested transaction by retrieving information via a network from the server, and prints out on demand a hardcopy of the security or fixed rate financing instrument as purchased by the potential purchaser and a checksum thereon. A method for forming a new market with the issuing system.09-30-2010
20100282811CUTTING EDGE FOR PACKAGING CONTAINER AND PACKAGING CONTAINER HAVING THE SAME - A cutting edge 11-11-2010
20110125652Issuing machine and issuing system for public-offering a financing instrument on-line - An issuing system for issuing unmodifiable and/or unforgeable hardcopy documents or securities includes a server and a plurality of issuing machines connected to the server via a network. Each of the issuing machines receives an ID recording medium provided by a potential purchaser, retrieves an identification recorded in the received ID recording medium, requests the potential purchaser to input a request for a transaction of the security or financing instrument, processes the requested transaction, and prints out on demand a hardcopy of the security or financing instrument as purchased by the potential purchaser and a checksum thereon. A method for forming a new market with the issuing system embodies preparing the financing instrument, public-offering the financing instrument, delivering to the purchaser a financial disclosure, requesting the purchaser to acknowledge receipt and review of the financial disclosure, confirming acknowledgement of the financial disclosure from the purchaser; and processing the requested transaction by retrieving information via the network to the server.05-26-2011
20110147430WRAP FILM CONTAINER AND LABEL ADAPTED FOR USE FOR THE CONTAINER AND USED FOR FILM HOLDING SECTION - A wrapping film container, including: an elongated container body for housing therein a rolled self-tacky wrapping film, an opening provided to the container body along a longitudinal direction of the container body for pulling out a portion of the wrapping film therethrough, cutting means for cutting the pulled-out portion of the wrapping film and a film-holding section provided on a front face of the container body for preventing re-winding to an inside of the container, wherein the film-holding section comprises a laminate structure including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a substrate layer, an adhesive layer and a self-tacky film layer, disposed sequentially from the container body side. The film-holding section is efficiently formed on the front face of the container body by using a label for forming film-holding section of a wrapping film container having a laminate structure including a self-tacky film layer, an adhesives layer, a base material layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a separator layer, disposed sequentially from one side thereof, and exhibits a stable and consistent film-holding power.06-23-2011
20110231297Issuing machine and issuing system - An issuing system for issuing unmodifiable and/or unforgeable hardcopy documents or securities includes a server and a plurality of issuing machines connected to the server via a network. Each of the issuing machines receives an ID recording medium provided by a potential purchaser, retrieves an identification recoded in the received ID recording medium, requests the potential purchaser to input request for a transaction of the security or fixed rate financing instrument, processes the requested transaction by retrieving information via a network from the server, and prints out on demand a hardcopy of the security or fixed rate financing instrument as purchased by the potential purchaser and a checksum thereon. A method for forming a new market with the issuing system.09-22-2011

Patent applications by Michihiro Sato, Tokyo JP

Michihiro Shibata, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090196141OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR UTILIZING DYE COMPOUND AND VISIBLE INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD - An optical recording medium has a constitution wherein a visible information recording medium section and an information recording medium section are bonded through a bonding layer. The visible information recording medium section has a constitution wherein a visible information recording layer, a first reflection layer and a first protection layer are stacked on a first substrate. The information recording medium section has a constitution wherein an information recording layer, a second reflection layer and a second protection layer are stacked on a second substrate having a pregroove formed on the surface. The visible information recording layer contains at least one dye compound among a yellow dye compound, magenta dye compound and a cyan dye compound.08-06-2009

Michihiro Shibata, Odawara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080237912METHOD OF PRODUCING STAMPER FOR OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF PRODUCING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF PRODUCING OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING STAMPER FOR OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - In a method of producing a stamper for roughening a substrate of an optical recording medium, a masking treatment is carried out prior to a blasting treatment, whereby a second pit forming site of a metal plate is protected such that the second pit forming site is not broken in the following blasting treatment. A mask of an adhesive sheet is attached to the second pit forming site in the masking treatment, and then a part of one major surface of the metal plate, exposed between the mask, is roughened in the blasting treatment. An original stamper of the metal plate, having a partly roughened major surface, is obtained by the blasting treatment.10-02-2008
20090008257METHOD OF PRODUCING STAMPER FOR OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF PRODUCING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - A method of producing a stamper for roughening a substrate of an optical recording medium contains the steps of placing a conductive ring having a hole at the center thereof on a major surface of an original metal plate, electroforming a metal layer over a portion of the metal plate exposed in the hole of the conductive ring, an inner end-face of the conductive ring, and a portion of a major surface of the conductive ring, and entirely or partly roughening a major surface of the metal layer by a blasting treatment to obtain an original stamper.01-08-2009
20090147631Optical Disk Image Forming Device, Optical Disk Image Forming Method and Optical Disk - When an image is formed on an optical disk, an optical disk image forming device reads information written in an information area of the optical disk. When a reflection preventing process is applied to an image forming area of the optical disk, the optical disk image forming device corrects at least one of a laser power or a focus gain in accordance with information about the image forming areawritten in the information area. Thus, the optical disk image forming device can form the image with a clear brightness and a good visibility on the image forming area of the optical disk without allowing a rainbow-color to appear or a face or a background to be reflected due to the interference of light.06-11-2009
20090274034OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, VISIBLE INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR USING DYE COMPOUND - There is provided an optical recording medium having, on a substrate, a visible information recording layer including a dye compound represented by Formula (1).11-05-2009
20090291391OPTICAL INFORMATION-RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL INFORMATION-RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR VISIBLE INFORMATION RECORDING, USE OF MIXTURE, AND MIXTURE - This invention provides an optical information recording medium that can record information by laser beam irradiation. The optical information recording medium comprises a visible information recording layer on which visible information is to be recorded. The visible information recording layer contains a coloring matter, and at least one metal atom selected from the group consisting of Na, Mg, K, and Ca. The coloring matter is at least one material selected from the group consisting of oxonol coloring matter, cyanine coloring matter, azo coloring matter, phthalocyanine coloring matter, and pyrromethene coloring matter.11-26-2009

Michihiro Shima, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090035682TONER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A toner of the present invention includes a first wax and a second wax. The endothermic peak temperature of the first wax by the DSC method is 50° C. to 90° C. The endothermic peak temperature of the second wax is 5° C. to 50° C. higher than that of the first wax. Jmw02-05-2009

Michihiro Shimizu, Tottori JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090289515BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A brushless motor to be used for driving a vane pump, which is employed in a module for inspecting vapor leakage of fuel, is disclosed. The brushless motor includes a mounting plate having a through hole, and an annular space is formed between an inner wall of the through hole and an outer wall of a projection of a motor housing. This annular space allows preventing a welding current from flowing into the projection.11-26-2009

Michihiro Sunako, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090074829Novel Heparin Alternative Material and Method for Producing the Same - The object is to provide a novel heparin alternative material, which is excellent in safety and in vivo degradability. Disclosed are: a novel heparin alternative material, which comprises an enzymatically synthesized α-1,4-glucan derivative and has functions substituting those of heparin, such as an anticoagulation activity and functions of a material for storage or sustained release of a heparin-binding growth factor; a method for production of the substitute material; and a preparation or article for medical applications or a cosmetic produced using the heparin alternative material.03-19-2009

Michihiro Sunako, Kashihara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110021643PROCESSED STARCH POWDER WITH EXCELLENT DISINTEGRATION PROPERTIES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a processed starch powder in which the amount of water soluble component is greater than 2 wt % but less than 10 wt %, the water retention amount is greater than 600% and 1500% or less, and which comprises nonbirefringent particles, and a manufacturing method thereof.01-27-2011

Michihiro Tamune, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110261224Digital camera and storage medium for image signal processing for white balance control - A CCD captures a subject image having passed through a taking lens and an image processing circuit performs various types of image pre-treatment including gamma correction and white balance on image data corresponding to n lines×m rows output by the CCD. The image processing circuit also performs format processing on the data. The data are then compressed at a compression circuit. The white balance adjustment and the like are implemented in line sequence at a line processing circuit which engages in signal processing in pixel sequence in units of individual lines in the output from the CCD. The image data having undergone the pre-treatment are then subjected to format processing prior to JPEG compression, at a block processing circuit that engages in signal processing in units of individual blocks each ranging over an n×m (N>n, M>m) block. In other words, the signal processing is performed in block sequence.10-27-2011

Michihiro Uchishiba, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080285469COMPUTER REPLACING REDUNDANT COMMUNICATION ROUTES, AND PROGRAMS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - Computer including at least a first and a second interface coupled to a network. The first interface holds a first address, and the second interface holds the first address and a second address. The computer transmits a packet having the first address as a source address from the first interface, and transmits a packet having the second address as a source address from the second interface. When it is determined that a state of a communication route coupled to the first interface is not normal, the computer transmits a packet having the first address as a source address from the second interface.11-20-2008

Michihiro Yamagishi, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080309124VEHICLE BODY FRONT PART STRUCTURE - A suspension member is fixed to a front part of a vehicle body from below. A stabilizer is fixedly held on an upper surface of the suspension member. The stabilizer has bent portions. At the time of a front end collision of the vehicle, a rear part of the suspension member separates from the vehicle body for rearward movement of the suspension member relative to the vehicle body to allow the bent portions to come into engagement with the vehicle body.12-18-2008

Michihiro Yamashita, Nara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080258380SHEET FEEDER - A sheet feeder has a feed passage and includes feed roller pairs, sensors, and a controller. The feed roller pairs are arranged along the feed passage and feed sheets of paper in a feed direction along the passage by nipping the sheets. Each of the sensors is fitted at or near one of the feed roller pairs and senses a specified point on each of the sheets when the sheet is nipped by at least the associated roller pair. The controller includes a memory for storing reference feed timings as proper feed timings at each of which the specified points on the sheets should pass one of the sensors. The controller finds the real feed timing when each of the sensors senses the specified point on the sheet nipped by at least the associated roller pair. When each of the sensors senses the specified point on the sheet nipped by at least the associated roller pair, the controller finds the time difference between the associated reference feed timing and the associated real feed timing and controls, according to the found time difference, the feed speed at which the feed roller pair or pairs nipping the sheet feed it.10-23-2008

Michihiro Yokoyama, Odawara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100290933Electric pump - An electric pump includes a pump; a motor having a motor shaft, the motor shaft being connected to the pump to drive the pump; a support member which is arranged between the pump and a front end portion of the motor, the front end portion of the motor being a motor shaft side, the support member supporting the pump and the motor when the motor shaft penetrates the pump; a motor cover which covers the motor, the motor cover having a closed-end cylindrical shape, and an opened end side of the motor cover being fixed to the support member; and an elastic member which is in a state of being compressed positioned between a rear end portion of the motor and a bottom portion of the motor cover. The motor is supported by the support member as being urged thereto by the elastic member.11-18-2010