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Michio Akiyama, Sammu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110272021	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL - A manufacturing method of a solar cell including a transparent conductive film formed on a transparent substrate includes the steps of: preparing a target, the target including ZnO and a material including a substance including an Al or a Ga, the ZnO being a primary component of the target; in a first atmosphere including a process gas, applying a sputter electric voltage to the target and forming a first layer included in the transparent conductive film; in a second atmosphere including a greater amount of an oxygen gas compared to the first atmosphere, applying a sputter electric voltage to the target and forming a second layer on the first layer, the second layer being included in the transparent conductive film; and forming an irregular shape by performing an etching process on the transparent conductive film.	11-10-2011

Michio Arai, Saitama-Ken JP

Michio Arai, Saitamaken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120017357	Cheek pad for helmet and helmet - There is provided a helmet with an improved cradling function and fitting comfort, while also making the helmet easier to put on or take off.	01-26-2012

Michio Asano, Settsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080199699	PTFE POWDER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PTFE MOLDING POWDERS - This invention provides a polytetrafluoroethylene powder capable of giving moldings which are improved in surface roughness Ra tensile strength and/or tensile elongation as compared with the prior art ones and can be excellent in dielectric breakdown strength and, further, can be excellent, if desired, in apparent density and/or powder flowability as well, and a method of producing a polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder.	08-21-2008

Michio Endo, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100081561	OPTICAL MATERIAL AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided is an optical element, which is formed by vacuum-sintering a molded body of ceramic particles having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or more and 10 μm or less and including Ln	04-01-2010
20110143909	OPTICAL MATERIAL AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided is an optical glass having homogeneous optical characteristics such that striae and devitrification hardly occur at the time of producing a gob. The optical glass includes cationic components having the following composition, provided that a total of the cationic components is 95 cat %, and has a refractive index (nd) of 1.6 or more and less than 1.7 and an Abbe number (vd) of 50 or more and 56 or less,	06-16-2011
20110177323	OPTICAL MATERIAL AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided is an optical element, which is formed by vacuum-sintering a molded body of ceramic particles having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or more and 10 μm or less and including Ln	07-21-2011

Michio Fukushima, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100073719	FACSIMILE APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A mechanism for reserving a line for use in facsimile transmission before issuance of a user's instruction to execute facsimile transmission is provided. To accomplish this, when a user has initiated settings for facsimile transmission (step S	03-25-2010

Michio Fukushima, Ora-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090241577	Chiller unit, refrigeration system having chiller unit and air conditioner having chiller unit - A chiller unit including a chiller unit main body connected to a refrigeration cycle, a plate type heat exchanger unit that is secured to an upper stage portion of the chiller unit main body and divided into plural plate type heat exchangers, and a pipe group having a water medium pipe and a refrigerant pipe for supplying water medium and refrigerant to each of the plate type heat exchangers while branching the water medium and the refrigerant and collectively disposed at a lower stage portion of the chiller unit main body, wherein at least an exit side portion of the water medium pipe is routed substantially horizontally along the bottom portion of the chiller unit main body and a flow switch is provided in a horizontally-extending pipe portion of the water medium pipe.	10-01-2009
20090242172	Chiller unit - In a chiller unit having a chiller unit main body that is disposed to be juxtaposed with an outdoor unit and performs heat-exchange between refrigerant supplied from the outdoor unit and water medium supplied from the outside to generate cold or hot water, a refrigerant pipe and a water medium pipe connected to the plate type heat exchanger are led out to the back surface side of the chiller unit main body, a refrigerant pipe of the chiller unit main body and a refrigerant pipe of the outdoor unit are connectable to each other at the back surface side concerned, an electrical component box wounded by a heat insulating member is disposed at the front surface side of the chiller unit main body and an electrically-operated valve for controlling a flow rate of refrigerant is disposed below the electrical component box.	10-01-2009

Michio Furukawa, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110317442	VEHICLE LIGHT FITTING UNIT - Disclosed is a vehicle light fitting unit that can include a plurality of light sources, a reflecting plane which diffusely reflects light emitted from the plurality of light sources, and a lens which emits the light, which is diffusely reflected by the reflecting plane, to a front direction. The plurality of light sources can each be provided so that a pitch between one light source and another light source adjacent to the one light source is shorter than a light path length from the one light source to the lens passing through the reflecting plane.	12-29-2011

Michio Hashimoto, Izumo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100254951	Nerve Regeneration Promoting Agent - A neuronal differentiation promoting agent for neural stem cells comprising, as an active ingredient, at least one member selected from the group consisting of ω-3 unsaturated fatty acids and ω-6 unsaturated fatty acids having 18 to 22 carbon atoms, and derivatives thereof. The agent can be used for induction of differentiation of neural stem cells and is useful for treating and/or preventing a variety of neurological diseases, and in the fields of nerve transplantation and/or regenerative medicine for nerves.	10-07-2010

Michio Hatagi, Chigasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110182164	OPTICAL HEAD - A thin-type optical head, smaller in optic mounting spaces comprising to the conventional one, in an optic system enabling with BD including a 2-layers BD, DVD an CD, comprises a light source, for emit a light beam therefrom; an optical branch element for penetrating a predetermined amount of lights, therethrough, of an incident light beam thereon, and to reflecting remaining amount of lights thereupon; a light focusing element for focusing the light beam upon an optical information recording medium; a photo detector for receiving the light beam reflecting upon the optical information recording medium; and an optical path converter element for converting an angle of an optical path, on which the light beam propagates, wherein the optical path converter element is disposed on an optical path of the light beam between the optical branch element and the photo detector, or between the optical branch element and the light source, and has an incident surface, upon which the light beam enters, and an emission surface, from which the light beams emits, so that the light beam reflects at least two (2) times within the optical path converter element, during time when passing through between the incident surface and the emission surface.	07-28-2011

Michio Hori, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110085756	SWING BEARING AND METHOD OF PROCESSING RACEWAY GROOVE OF THE SAME - A swing bearing assembly includes a plurality of balls (	04-14-2011

Michio Ikura, Kanata CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090139137	VAPOUR PHASE ESTERIFICATION OF FREE FATTY ACIDS - A method is presented for producing biodiesel from a triglyceride feedstock. The feedstock is pretreated by thermal cracking or rapid pyrolysis to form a middle distillate fraction rich in fatty acids. The middle distillate fraction is then treated by vapour phase esterification under vacuum and in the presence of an alcohol and a solid acid catalyst to produce a biodiesel stream. The biodiesel stream can be treated with a basic solution to convert residual free fatty acids to non-foaming metallic soaps, which are separated by known means. A method is also provided for producing a biodiesel/naphtha mixture, in which a triglyceride feedstock is pretreated by thermal cracking or rapid pyrolysis to produce a middle distillate fraction, a naphtha stream and a gas stream. The naphtha stream and the middle distillate fraction are then treated by vapour phase esterification under vacuum and in the presence of an alcohol and a solid acid catalyst to produce a mixed biodiesel/naphtha stream.	06-04-2009
20100016641	CONVERSION OF GLYCEROL TO NAPHTHA-RANGE OXYGENATES - The invention provides a method of converting glycerol to oxygenates (i.e. one or more oxygen-containing hydrocarbons) of lower boiling point than glycerol itself The method involves reaction of glycerol with an alcohol under reduced pressure at a reaction temperature in a range of 150 to 300° C. in the presence of an oxygenation (solid acid) catalyst. The reaction product contains volatile oxygenates that may be used as fuels or fuel additives.	01-21-2010

Michio Inoue, Chichibu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100323055	GOLF BALL AND GOLF BALL MOLD - The invention provides a golf ball manufactured using a mold having a top half and a bottom half, which ball has formed on a surface thereof, near a seam line corresponding to a parting line between the top and bottom halves of the mold, a recessed and/or raised mark serving as an indicator for detecting the direction or position of the seam line. The invention also provides a golf ball mold composed of a top half and a bottom half that detachably join together so as to form therein a spherical cavity into which a material is injected to mold a golf ball, which mold bears, near a parting line between the top and bottom halves on a wall of the cavity, a raised or recessed feature for forming a mark as an indicator for detecting the direction or position of the parting line. The invention enables the direction and position of the seam line on the surface of the ball to be easily identified and enables the subsequent steps of visually inspecting the ball and applying indicia to the surface of the ball to be carried out more smoothly and advantageously, making it possible in particular to greatly shorten the time devoted to these operations.	12-23-2010

Michio Ito, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080274160	Implant material - An implant material includes a base material that includes, as a main component, a partially stabilized zirconia having an average crystal particle diameter of 0.3 μm or less and a porous covering layer that includes ceramic as a main component and has a center pore diameter within a range of 10-100 μm. The covering layer	11-06-2008

Michio Ito, Shiojiri JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090029315	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL IMPLANT AND DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant capable of reliably preventing elution of metal when the dental implant is applied within an oral cavity and capable of reliably preventing occurrence of mismatching (bumpy occlusion or the like) when the dental implant is fixed in place, and a method for manufacturing the dental implant are provided. In the method for manufacturing a dental implant including an abutment, the abutment is manufactured through the steps including a titanium molded body production step for molding a titanium molded body composition to obtain a titanium molded body, an assembling step for assembling the titanium molded body and a ceramic member together to obtain an assembled body, a degreasing step for degreasing the assembled body so that the titanium molded body is transformed into a titanium degreased body, and a sintering step for sintering the assembled body to transform the titanium degreased body into a titanium member so that the titanium member is firmly fixed to the ceramic member.	01-29-2009
20090029317	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL IMPLANT AND DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant capable of reliably preventing elution of metal when the dental implant is applied within an oral cavity and capable of reliably preventing occurrence of mismatching (bumpy occlusion or the like) when the dental implant is fixed in place, and a method for manufacturing the dental implant are provided. In the method for manufacturing a dental implant including an abutment, the abutment is manufactured through the steps including a titanium molded body production step for molding a titanium molded body composition to obtain a titanium molded body, a ceramic molded body production step for molding a ceramic molded body composition to obtain a ceramic molded body, an assembling step for assembling the titanium molded body and the ceramic molded body together to obtain an assembled body, a degreasing step for degreasing the assembled body so that the titanium molded body is transformed into a titanium degreased body and the ceramic molded body is transformed into a ceramic degreased body, and a sintering step for sintering the assembled body to transform the titanium degreased body into a titanium member as a sintered body and to transform the ceramic degreased body into a ceramic member as a sintered body so that the titanium member and the ceramic member are firmly fixed and joined together.	01-29-2009
20090029318	DENTAL IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant capable of reliably preventing elution of metal when the dental implant is applied within an oral cavity and capable of reliably preventing occurrence of mismatching (bumpy occlusion or the like) when the dental implant is fixed in place, and a method for manufacturing the dental implant are provided. In the method for manufacturing a dental implant including an abutment, the abutment is manufactured through the steps including a titanium molded body production step for molding a titanium molded body composition to obtain a titanium molded body having one of male and female thread portions, a ceramic molded body production step for molding a ceramic molded body composition to obtain a ceramic molded body having the other thread portion which makes thread coupling with the one thread portion, an assembling step for assembling the titanium molded body and the ceramic molded body together so that the one thread portion makes thread coupling with the other thread portion, to obtain an assembled body, a degreasing step for degreasing the assembled body, and a sintering step for sintering the assembled body thus degreased.	01-29-2009
20090029321	METHOD FOR MAUFACTURING DENTAL IMPLANT AND DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant capable of reliably preventing elution of metal when the dental implant is applied within an oral cavity and capable of reliably preventing occurrence of mismatching (bumpy occlusion or the like) when the dental implant is fixed in place, and a method for manufacturing the dental implant are provided. In the method for manufacturing a dental implant including an abutment, the abutment is manufactured through the steps including a ceramic molded body production step for molding a ceramic molded body composition to obtain a ceramic molded body, an assembling step for assembling a titanium member and the ceramic molded body together to obtain an assembled body, a degreasing step for degreasing the assembled body so that the ceramic molded body is transformed into a ceramic degreased body, and a sintering step for sintering the assembled body to transform the ceramic degreased body into a ceramic member so that the ceramic member is firmly fixed to the titanium member.	01-29-2009

Michio Iwasaki, Hitachi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100066778	Inkjet Recording Apparatus - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a nozzle, a charging electrode, a deflecting electrode, a storage device, and an authentication device. The nozzle atomizes a supplied ink into ink particles by exciting and ejecting the supplied ink. The charging electrode electrically charges the ink particles. The deflecting electrode forms an electric field that deflects the ink particles electrically charged. The storage device storing therein a program(s) that implements a predetermined printing function(s). The predetermined printing function(s) becomes executable upon connection of an authentication key to the authentication device.	03-18-2010

Michio Kikuchi, Fukushima-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090318716	METHOD FOR PURIFYING HYDROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CYCLIC ESTER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYHYDROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID - A process for purification of a hydroxycarboxylic acid by distillation, comprising: distilling a hydroxycarboxylic acid solution containing a high-boiling point hydroxy compound comprising at least one species selected from the group consisting of alcohols and phenols having a higher boiling point than the hydroxycarboxylic acid. As a result, a hydroxycarboxylic acid suitable as a starting material for production of a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid can be obtained. The purified hydroxycarboxylic acid is further polycondensed to provide a hydroxycarboxylic acid oligomer, which is de-polymerized to provide a cyclic ester comprising a dimer of the hydroxycarboxylic acid, and the cyclic ester is converted into a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid by ring-opening polymerization thereof.	12-24-2009

Michio Kikuchi, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110044711	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a raster image data generating unit, a halftone image data generating unit, a size control unit, an image forming unit and a flash fixing unit. The raster image data generating unit generates raster image data of a plurality of color components from document data. The halftone image data generating unit generates halftone image data from the raster image data. The size control unit controls minimum halftone dot sizes of the halftone image data. The image forming unit forms color toner images to be fixed on a recording medium using color toners corresponding to the plurality of color components, based on the halftone image data whose minimum halftone dot sizes are controlled by the size control unit. The flash fixing unit emits flash light from a flash light source to the recording medium to fix the color toner images transferred onto the recording medium.	02-24-2011

Michio Kimura, Japan JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080318856	MONOMER PROTEIN WITH BONE MORPHOGENETIC ACTIVITY AND MEDICINAL AGENT CONTAINING THE SAME FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING DISEASES OF CARTILAGE AND BONE - This invention provides for a protein of the TGF-β superfamily in which the cysteine involved in the normal formation of homodimers is changed to another amino acid. These mutant proteins, as monomers, display higher bone morphogenetic activity than the wild-type protein dimers. Also provided is a method for producing and isolating these monomers by plasmid driven expression in various host systems including	12-25-2008

Michio Kinoshita, Koshi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100216259	WET PROCESSING SYSTEM, WET PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A wet processing system detects a globule of a process solution in a drippy or dripping state from the tip of any one of process solution pouring nozzles being moved to a pouring position for pouring the process solution onto a substrate by obtaining image data on the process solution pouring nozzle, and takes proper measures to prevent the process solution from dripping. A wet processing system	08-26-2010

Michio Kinoshita, Koshi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100098869	LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a liquid processing apparatus (method) that forms a coating film by supplying and pouring a coating solution from a coating solution nozzle onto a surface of a substrate held substantially horizontally by a substrate holder. In the liquid processing apparatus (method), a unit for photographing a leading end portion of a coating solution nozzle	04-22-2010

Michio Kise, Kennewick, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090309960	Portable multispectral imaging systems - Multiport multispectral portable imaging systems having at least two cameras with charge-coupled device sensors, a front lens unit, at least two rear lens units, a beamsplitter, and at least two bandpass filters is used to detect contaminants on food.	12-17-2009

Michio Kobayashi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110234814	VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND AFTERIMAGE CORRECTING METHOD - To provide a video display apparatus and an afterimage correcting method for solving the problem of image quality degradation. Removing unit	09-29-2011

Michio Komatsu, Fukushima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090008838	Process for Production of Heat-Resistant Hollow Articles Made of Polylactic Acid Containing Resin - Provided is a process for the production of heat-resistant hollow articles that does not cause the deformation of injection-molded products or the incapability of the same being taken out of a mold. A mold	01-08-2009
20110171406	MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A molded article having heat resistance, heat retaining properties, and biodegradability, and a method for production of the molded article are provided. A mug	07-14-2011

Michio Komatsu, Iwaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100148387	Process for Production of Heat-Resistant Hollow Article Made of Polylactic Acid Containing Resin - A process for production of a heat-resistant hollow article made of a polylactic acid containing resin by using a mold which includes a female mold portion having a concavity, a male mold portion having a convexity and a stripper plate having an edge-forming part. The surface of the mold facing the cavity is heated to a temperature corresponding to a crystallization temperature of the polylactic acid containing resin. The male mold portion and the stripper plate are moved away from the female mold portion when a temperature T(° C.) of the resin detected by an infrared temperature sensor is in the range of T=(t+3.5)±1.5 (t(° C.) is the surface temperature of the mold). Gas is introduced between an inner surface of the hollow article and the male mold portion, and the hollow article is taken out of the mold by advancing the stripper plate toward the hollow article.	06-17-2010

Michio Komatsu, Fukuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090025609	Coating Liquid for Forming Low Dielectric Constant Amorphous Silica-Based Coating Film and the Coating Film Obtained From the Same - A coating liquid for forming a low dielectric constant amorphous silica-based coating film with a dielectric constant of 3.0 or below and a film strength (Young's modulus) of 3.0 GPa or more, and also having a smooth surface with an excellent hydrophobicity. The coating liquid contains (1) a silicon compound obtained by hydrolyzing bis(trialcoxysilyl)alkane (BTASA) and alcoxysilane (AS) in the presence of tetraalkylammoniumhydroxide (TAAOH), or (2) a silicon compound obtained by hydrolyzing bis(trialcoxysilyl)alkane (BTASA), alcoxysilane (AS) and tetraalkylorthosilicate (TAOS) in the presence of tetraalkylammoniumhydroxide (TAAOH).	01-29-2009
20090061199	Coating liquid for formation of protective film for semiconductor processing, method for preparation of the same, and protective film for semiconductor processing made from the coating liquid - Disclosed is a coating liquid for forming a protective film having high film strength and a low specific dielectric constant for semiconductor processing, and a method for preparing the coating liquid. The coating liquid is a liquid composition comprising (a) silicon compound obtained by hydrolyzing tetraalkyl orthosilicate (TAOS) and alkoxysilane (AS) in the presence of tetraalkyl ammonium hydroxide (TAAOH) and water, or a silicon compound obtained by hydrolyzing or partially hydrolyzing tetraalkyl orthosilicate (TAOS) in the presence of tetraalkyl ammonium hydroxide (TAAOH) and water, mixing the hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed product with alkoxysilane (AS) or a hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed product thereof, and hydrolyzing all or a portion of the mixture, (b) an organic solvent, and (c) water. The coating liquid is characterized in that a quantity of water contained in the liquid composition is in the range from 35 to 65% by weight.	03-05-2009

Michio Komatsu, Kitakyushi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090202834	Inorganic Compound Particle - Inorganic compound particles constituted of a shell, a porous matter or a cavity enclosed therein, and the porous matter or the cavity being kept unchanged in a subsequently formed transparent coating film.	08-13-2009

Michio Kubota, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080214499	Lipid-Regulating Agent and Use Thereof - The object of the present invention is to provide a lipid-regulating agent or a composition for regulating the amount of lipids comprising the agent. The present invention solves the above object by providing a lipid-regulating agent comprising a cyclic tetrasaccharide and/or its saccharide-derivative(s) and a composition for regulating the amount of lipids comprising the lipid-regulating agent.	09-04-2008
20080241904	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ISOMALTOSE AND USES THEREOF - A novel process for producing isomaltose and uses thereof and comprising the steps of contacting saccharides, which have a glucose polymerization degree of at least two and α-1,4 glucosidic linkage as a linkage at the non-reducing end, with an α-isomaltosylglucosaccharide-forming enzyme, in the presence or the absence of α-isomaltosyl-transferring enzyme to form a-isomaltosylglucosaccharides, which have a glucose polymerization degree of at least three, α-1,6 glucosidic linkage as a linkage at the non-reducing end, and α-1,4 glucosidic linkage as a linkage other than the non-reducing end, and/or to form cyclo{→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1″3)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→}; contacting the saccharides so formed with isomaltose-releasing enzyme to release isomaltose; and collecting the released isomaltose; and uses thereof.	10-02-2008
20090048188	OPHTHALMIC MEDICINE COMPOSITION - The present invention has an object to provide an ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition, particularly, an ophthalmic solution, ophthalmic ointment, ophthalmic wash, intraocular infusion solution, wash for anterior chamber, internal medicine, injection, or preservative for extracted cornea, which has improved therapeutic and/or prophylactic effects on the swelling, edema and walleye/cloudiness in the lens and/or the cornea induced by ophthalmic diseases including cataract and which is safe and successively used for a relatively long period of time. The present invention solves the above object by providing an ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition incorporated with a saccharide having a basic structure consisting of four glucose molecules bound together in a cyclic manner via a specific binding fashion.	02-19-2009
20100015671	CYCLIC MALTOSYLMALTOSE, CYCLIC MALTOSYMALTOSE-FORMING ENZYME, THEIR PREPARATION AND USES - An object of the present invention is to provide an option of non-reducing saccharide by providing a novel non-reducing saccharide composed of glucose as constituents and to provide a novel enzyme forming the non-reducing saccharide, a method and process for producing the same, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a composition comprising the non-reducing saccharide, and uses thereof. The present invention solves the above object by providing a novel cyclic saccharide having a structure of cyclo{>6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1>4)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1>6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1>4)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1>}, cyclic maltosylmaltose, novel cyclic maltosylmaltose-forming enzyme, a method and process for producing the same, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a composition comprising the cyclic maltosylmaltose or a saccharide composition comprising the same, and uses thereof.	01-21-2010
20100285562	ISOCYCLOMALTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE(S), ISOCYCLOMALTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE-FORMING ENZYME, THEIR PREPARATION AND USES - A non-reducing saccharide by providing a novel non-reducing saccharide composed of glucose as constituents, a novel enzyme forming the non-reducing saccharide, a method and process for producing the same, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a composition comprising the non-reducing saccharide, and uses thereof are provided by use of an isocyclomaltooligosaccharide(s) having a structure represented by Formula 1,	11-11-2010

Michio Kubota, Hiroshima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100059124	Gas Leak Detecting System for Gas Cooler - A gas leak detecting system for a gas cooler, which can detect gas leakage continuously by a simple-structured system, and can ensure a fail-safe backup system against troubles by such a simple system, is provided. The gas leak detecting system comprises a gas cooler (	03-11-2010

Michio Kurosu, Windsor, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080200719	Acid and base stable diphenylmethanol derivatives and methods of use - The invention provides compounds that are useful as linkers for solid phase synthesis and as protecting groups, and methods for producing and using the same.	08-21-2008
20090030084	Compositions and Methods of Use of Electron Transport System Inhibitors - The invention provides compounds of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where m, n, R	01-29-2009

Michio Kusayanagi, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090041031	CONVERTER AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A converter for connecting its ATM network with other ATM networks through a LAN, which is provided with an address translation table storing external VPIs, internal VPIs uniquely assigned to the LAN, and opposing MAC addresses for opposing converters in correspondence and a processing unit for performing control for transmitting, to the LAN, frames changed from the external VPI/VCIs of headers of cells from its ATM network to the internal VPI/VCIs by referring to the address translation table and having opposing MAC addresses corresponding to the internal VPI/VCIs attached, removing the opposing MAC addresses of frames received from the LAN by referring to the address translation table, and transmitting cells changed from internal VPI/VCIs to external VPI/VCIs to its ATM network.	02-12-2009
20090252169	SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNICATIONS AMONG ATM DEVICES, DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING DATA TRANSMISSION, METHOD FOR SENDING DATA, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A first communication device receives an ATM cell bound for a second ATM device from a first ATM device via an ATM interface, and then the first communication device sends a data frame including the ATM cell to the second ATM device via wide area Ethernet. In addition, the first communication device sends a synchronization frame to the second ATM device via the wide area Ethernet continuously at a predetermined time interval in accordance with a clock frequency of the first ATM device. A second communication device receives the synchronization frame and measures a clock frequency of the first ATM device in accordance with a time interval of receiving the synchronization frame so as to reproduce a clock having the same frequency as the measured clock frequency. After that, the second communication device sends the clock to the second ATM device via an ATM interface.	10-08-2009

Michio Miura, Kawaski JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100148890	ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT, DUPLEXER, COMMUNICATION MODULE, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An acoustic wave element includes: resonators	06-17-2010
20100219906	ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, DUPLEXER, COMMUNICATION MODULE, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, interdigital electrodes arranged on the piezoelectric substrate, a first dielectric element arranged between the interdigital electrodes, a second dielectric element that covers the interdigital electrodes and the first dielectric element, and an adjustment element that has been formed on the first dielectric element. The adjustment element has been formed from a material whose specific gravity is greater than that of the first dielectric element and that of the second dielectric element.	09-02-2010

Michio Morikawa, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Michio Morikawa, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090162512	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ROLLING FOOD DOUGH AND DISK-SHAPED FOOD DOUGH MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - These inventions provide a method and an apparatus for rolling food dough without causing slipping between the food dough and rolling rollers and without causing twisted shrinkages in the food dough, and disk-shaped food dough manufactured by the method. Further, these inventions relate to the disk-shaped food dough manufactured by the method and the apparatus. The apparatus used for the method is comprised of a cradle that can relatively ascend away from and descend toward a table, and conical-shaped rolling rollers rotatably disposed at the cradle, which rollers can swivel. When the food dough is rolled by means of the rolling rollers by pressing the food dough, the rolling rollers rotate so that the speed of the rotation is higher than that when they are passively rotated by the swiveling motion. The relative speed of the descent of the rolling rollers toward the food dough is controlled so that the speed gradually decreases from the initial speed.	06-25-2009

Michio Nakai, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090104691	NOVEL RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS VECTOR HAVING A REDUCED SIDE EFFECT - The present invention provides a novel adenovirus vector for which inflammation during the in vivo administration thereof is alleviated by inhibiting the induction of expression of an adenovirus gene by a foreign promoter inserted into the adenovirus genome, and a method for producing the vector, a cell line for use in the production of the recombinant adenovirus vector, or a gene therapy method using the recombinant adenovirus vector.	04-23-2009
20120020924	NOVEL RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS VECTOR HAVING A REDUCED SIDE EFFECT - The present invention provides a novel adenovirus vector for which inflammation during the in vivo administration thereof is alleviated by inhibiting the induction of expression of an adenovirus gene by a foreign promoter inserted into the adenovirus genome, and a method for producing the vector, a cell line for use in the production of the recombinant adenovirus vector, or a gene therapy method using the recombinant adenovirus vector.	01-26-2012

Michio Nakamura, Toyoake-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090187314	ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ON-VEHICLE DEVICES WHEN VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO BE SUBMERGED IN FLOODED AREA - An electric control apparatus, mounted on a vehicle, has a height direction and comprises an electronic circuit board, a submersion sensor, and a controller. The electric circuit board has a mounting surface and is mounted in the vehicle so that the mounting surface is along the height direction of the vehicle. The submersion sensor, which is mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board, senses a condition that the vehicle is about to be submerged in a flooded area and outputs an electric signal showing the condition The controller, which is mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board, performs control for securing safety of an occupant of the vehicle when the controller receives the electric signal from the submersion sensor. The submersion sensor is lower in a mounted position on the mounting surface of the circuit board than the controller along the height direction .	07-23-2009
20090198407	ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES, WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH PLURAL MICROCOMPUTERS - An electric control apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises at least two microcomputers, an external monitoring unit, and an internal monitoring means. The two microcomputers are composed of a first microcomputer and a second microcomputer, The first microcomputer is assigned to controlling travel functions of a vehicle. The external monitoring unit monitors whether or not the first microcomputer is in a normal operation and is placed outside the first and second microcomputers. The internal monitoring means monitors whether or not the first microcomputer is in a normal operation and is within the first microcomputer.	08-06-2009

Michio Nakamura, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110233389	OPTICAL ENCODER - An linear encoder includes: a scale; a light-emitting element that emits light onto the scale; a detecting head that has a light-receiving element that receives the light emitted by the light-emitting element to be reflected or transmitted by the scale; and a connector connected to the detecting head via a cable. The connector comprises a display that displays a status of the light received by the light-receiving element and a connector controller that controls the display. The connector controller includes a display controller that controls the display in accordance with the intensity of the light received by the light-receiving element.	09-29-2011

Michio Nakano, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080285841	IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT FOR WAFER INSPECTION TOOL - An image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool that is able to perform continuously cell to cell comparison inspection, die to die comparison inspection, and cell-to-cell and die-to-die hybrid comparison inspection, employing a plurality of processors. This image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool comprises a plurality of processors for performing parallel processing, means for cutting out image data including a forward end overlap and a rear end overlap at partition boundaries in order to cut serial data into a predetermined image size, means for distributing the cutout image data to the plurality of processors, and means for assembling results of processing performed by the plurality of processors. The forward end overlap is set greater than a pitch of the cell subject to cell to cell comparison inspection.	11-20-2008
20100008564	INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING PATTERNS OF A SUBSTRATE - A pattern inspection apparatus has a setting unit of a plurality of cell areas A and B of different cell comparison pitches and inspects the plurality of cell areas of the different cell comparison pitches in accordance with settings of the setting unit. As information to read out image data for an inspection image and a reference image from an image memory, in addition to position information of a defective image, identification information showing either a cell comparison or a die comparison and relative position information of the reference image can be set. The apparatus also has a unit for setting a plurality of inspection threshold values every inspection area and inspects a plurality of inspection areas by the plurality of inspection threshold values.	01-14-2010

Michio Nishi, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100223885	STRIP- PACK MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A strip-pack manufacturing apparatus is adapted to manufacture a strip-pack in which at least first and second articles are attached to a strip. The strip-pack manufacturing apparatus includes an attachment part and an orientation control part. The attachment part is configured and arranged to attach an end portion of each of the first and second articles to the strip. The orientation control part is disposed downstream of the attachment part, and configured and arranged to control the orientation of the first article attached to the strip prior to the second article while the attachment part attaches the second article to the strip.	09-09-2010
20100236189	STRIP-PACK MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A strip-pack manufacturing apparatus for attaching an end part (Z) of a bag (X) to a strip comprises holding means for holding the bag (X) and transporting the same to a predetermined attaching position; a pair of rollers (	09-23-2010

Michio Nishikawa, Obu-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090013705	Refrigeration apparatus with exhaust heat recovery device - A refrigeration apparatus with an exhaust heat recovery device mounted on a vehicle includes a refrigeration cycle for allowing a refrigerant for refrigeration to circulate therethrough, and a Rankine cycle for allowing a refrigerant for the Rankine cycle to circulate therethrough. The Rankine-cycle condenser and the refrigeration-cycle condenser are disposed in predetermined positions of the vehicle in series with respect to a flow direction of external air for cooling, and the Rankine-cycle condenser is disposed on an upstream side of the external air with respect to the refrigeration-cycle condenser.	01-15-2009
20090031749	Refrigeration apparatus with exhaust heat recovery device - A refrigeration apparatus with an exhaust heat recovery device mounted on a vehicle includes a refrigeration cycle for allowing a refrigerant for refrigeration to circulate therethrough, and a Rankine cycle for allowing a refrigerant for the Rankine cycle to circulate therethrough. The refrigeration-cycle condenser and the Rankine-cycle condenser are disposed in predetermined positions of the vehicle in series with respect to a flow direction of external air for cooling, and the refrigeration-cycle condenser is disposed on an upstream side of the external air with respect to the Rankine-cycle condenser.	02-05-2009
20090071156	Waste heat recovery apparatus - A waste heat recovery apparatus including a Rankine cycle which includes a heater for heating an operation fluid by waste heat from a heat-generating device, an expansion unit for converting energy of expansion of the operation fluid flowing out from the heater into mechanical energy, and a condenser for condensing and liquefying the expanded operation fluid, a temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the operation fluid on the inlet side of the expansion unit, a pressure detector for detecting inlet-side pressure of the expansion unit, a pressure detector for detecting outlet-side pressure of the expansion unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls a command rotational speed of the expansion unit based on superheated degree information at the inlet of the expansion unit obtained from the operation fluid temperature and the inlet-side pressure, and pressure information in which the outlet-side pressure is considered.	03-19-2009
20110048671	Air conditioner for vehicle - In an air conditioner for a vehicle with an equipment controlled in accordance with a traveling state of the vehicle, a first heater is disposed to heat air to be blown into a vehicle compartment by using a coolant of the equipment as a heat source, and a second heater is adapted as an auxiliary heater to further heat the air heated by the first heater. A heating capacity of the first heater is controlled such that a temperature of the equipment is approached to a predetermined temperature when the thermal fluid after passing through the first heater returns the equipment, and a heating capacity of the second heater is controlled such that a temperature of air to be blown into the vehicle compartment becomes a desired temperature.	03-03-2011
20110114739	Vehicular air conditioner - When there is no occupant in seats other than a driver seat during a foot mode, an air-conditioning controller executes a single seat concentration mode to prevent blowing of warm air to a passenger seat and a backseat by closing foot outlets on a passenger seat side and a backseat side. In this case, in order to maintain an air volume blown from the foot outlet on a driver seat side when the controller changes the mode from the normal foot mode to the single seat concentration mode, the controller sets a blower level to be lower than in the case of the normal foot mode with respect to the same target blown air temperature. Thus, an electric power consumed by an electric motor of a blower can be reduced, thereby realizing energy saving.	05-19-2011
20110120146	Air Conditioner for vehicle - An air conditioner for a vehicle includes first and second heating heat exchangers disposed to heat air by using a cooling fluid for cooling an engine as a heat source, a heater disposed to heat the cooling fluid flowing to the second heating heat exchanger, and a controller that outputs an operation request signal to the engine when a temperature of the cooling fluid is lower than a predetermined temperature. The first and second heating heat exchangers are arranged in parallel with respect to a flow direction of the cooling fluid. In the air conditioner, the controller controls a flow amount of the cooling fluid flowing into the second heating heat exchanger to be, smaller than a flow amount of the cooling fluid flowing into the first heating heat exchanger when the heater heats the cooling fluid flowing to the second heating heat exchanger.	05-26-2011
20110214627	CONTROLLER FOR ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine has a cylinder-head-passage through which an engine coolant flows toward a water jacket when a water pump is operated. The water pump is an electric water pump utilizing the electric power charged in the battery. A radiator is provided in the cylinder-head-passage. Even after the engine is shut off, the water pump is kept driven.	09-08-2011

Michio Nishikawa, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110259287	Engine cooling device - In an engine, a block-side flow path for circulating cooling water to cool a cylinder block, and a head-side flow path for circulating cooling water to cool a cylinder head are formed. A head-side outlet temperature of cooling water flowing out of the head-side flow path is adjusted by using a water pump that pressure sends the cooling water to both the block-side flow path and the head-side flow path. A block-side outlet temperature of cooling water flowing out of the block-side flow path is adjusted by a first thermostat that changes a flow amount of the cooling water flowing out of the block-side flow path. The cooling water flowing out of the block-side flow path is used as a heat source of first and second heater cores for heating air.	10-27-2011

Michio Ogawa, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110009585	THERMOPLASTIC ACRYLIC RESIN AND MOLDED BODY FOR OPTICAL MEMBER - The present invention provides a thermoplastic acrylic resin comprising (i) a repeating unit derived from a methacrylate monomer, (ii) a repeating unit derived from a vinyl aromatic monomer, (iii) a repeating unit derived from an aromatic group-containing methacrylate monomer, and (iv) a cyclic acid anhydride repeating unit, and a molding for optical material comprising the same.	01-13-2011

Michio Oitaka, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100044190	HOISTING AND LOWERING DRIVING ENGAGEMENT MULTI-ROW CHAIN - Aspects of the invention provide a hoisting and lowering driving engagement multi-row chain in which the weight of the chain is balanced across the chain width direction so as to improve the load balance. This allows the weight of articles to be hoisted and lowered more stably hoisted and at higher positions, and results in an improvement of endurance of the chain, reduction of driving noise, miniaturization of the chain size, while the biasing or deflecting of intermediate tooth plates and inner tooth plates in the chain width direction is suppressed.	02-25-2010
20100223901	LIFT-DRIVING ENGAGEMENT CHAIN - A lift-driving engagement chain capable of improving buckling strength of a pair of lift-driving engagement chains, by modifying the buckling restricting flat surfaces in order to suppress the force which causes a relative slippage along buckling restricting flat surfaces between hooked inner tooth plates and outer tooth plates that contact each other through the buckling restricting flat surfaces.	09-09-2010
20110101294	ENGAGEMENT CHAIN - The invention provides a pair of engagement chains which has inner tooth plates, bushes, outer tooth plates and connecting pins and is integrated by engaging hook portions of the inner tooth plates and hook portions of the outer tooth plates and is branched by disengaging the hook portions of the inner tooth plates and the hook portions of the outer tooth plates. The pair of engagement chains further includes inflection restricted plates having inflection restricted surfaces and inflection restricting plates having inflection restricting portions that are connected on the both ends of the connecting pins.	05-05-2011
20110245053	TOOL HOLDING AND CONVEYING CHAIN - There is provided a tool holding and conveying chain adapted to securely lock and position a tool pot, i.e., a connecting pin, to a pin hole of either an outer or inner link plate so that the tool pot does not to turn and to achieve steady and smooth attachment and removal of a tool in and out of the tool pot with a simple attachment structure. The tool pot has a pair of positioning flat portions formed by cutting a link plate attaching outer circumferential region of the tool pot and the outer link plate has a pair of positioning cooperative flat portions formed so as to bulge out of an inner circumference to a center of a pin hole. The positioning flat portions of the tool pot is fitted into and locked by the positioning cooperative flat portions when the tool pot is attached in the link plate.	10-06-2011

Michio Okada, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080257077	Electric Starter Motor with Idle Gear - A helical spline section	10-23-2008
20090133531	Electric Starter Motor With Idle Gear - A helical spline section	05-28-2009

Michio Okamoto, Machida JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090283599	FABRICATION METHOD OF IC INLET, ID TAG, ID TAG READER AND METHOD OF READING DATA THEREOF - A method accurately inspects whether an IC inlet to be inspected is non-defective or defective in a state in which a large number of IC inlets are formed over an insulating film. The inspection of IC inlets formed over an insulating film is performed by transmitting microwaves to the IC inlets from antennas. To selectively irradiate the microwaves to only one IC inlet to be inspected out of a large number of IC inlets that are formed over the insulating film, a radio-wave absorbing plate is inserted between the insulating film and the antennas, and the microwaves are irradiated to the IC inlet through a slit formed in the radio-wave absorbing plate. The radio-wave absorbing plate is configured such that the slit, which is substantially equal to the IC inlet in size, is formed in a portion of a planar plate that is formed of a radio-wave absorber.	11-19-2009

Michio Ono, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090232990	WATER-INSOLUBLE COLORANT DISPERSION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING LIQUID, INK SET, IMAGE-FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A water-insoluble colorant dispersion prepared by a production method including a step of codissolving a water-insoluble colorant and a polymer compound having one or more acid groups selected from carboxylic acid group, sulfonic acid group and phosphoric acid group as hydrophilic group in an organic solvent in the presence of a phase-transfer base represented by the Formula (I) or (II), and mixing the obtained solution with an aqueous medium; characterized by containing water-insoluble colorant fine particles, a polymer compound having one or more acid groups selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid group, sulfonic acid group and phosphoric acid group as hydrophilic group, an aqueous medium, and a phase-transfer base represented by the Formula (I) or (II):	09-17-2009
20090263635	WATER-INSOLUBLE COLORANT DISPERSION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING LIQUID, INK SET, PRINTED ARTICLE, IMAGE-FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method of producing a water-insoluble colorant dispersion, having the steps of:	10-22-2009

Michio Oryoji, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100193965	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING WIRINGS FORMED BY DAMASCENE - An insulating film is formed over a semiconductor substrate. A wiring trench formed in the insulating film reaches partway in a thickness direction of the insulating film. A via hole is disposed at an end of the wiring trench. A barrier metal film covers inner surfaces of the wiring trench and via hole. A bottom of the wiring trench and a sidewall of the via hole are connected via an inclined plane. A length of a portion of the inclined plane having an inclination angle range of 40° to 50° relative to a surface of the semiconductor substrate is equal to or shorter than a maximum size of a plan shape of the via hole, in a cross section which is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the wiring trench, passes a center of the via hole and perpendicular to the surface of the semiconductor surface.	08-05-2010

Michio Setsu, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100212861	AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner has: a casing	08-26-2010

Michio Shimizu, Kisarazu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090269873	LIQUID-CRYSTAL ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal device comprising:	10-29-2009
20090284701	LIQUID-CRYSTAL ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal device comprising:	11-19-2009
20100085527	LIQUID-CRYSTAL ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal device comprising:	04-08-2010

Michio Suzuki, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090120263	SCORER APPARATUS FOR CORRUGATED PAPERBOARD SHEET - Disclosed is a scorer apparatus for scoring a surface of a corrugated paperboard sheet (DS) being continuously fed along a feed line. The scorer apparatus comprises a plurality of scorers each adapted to be displaced to a given position in a crosswise direction of a corrugated paperboard sheet, and made up of a pair of upper and lower segments (	05-14-2009

Michio Suzuki, Mishima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110278104	DISC BRAKE DEVICE - A disc brake device is configured to include friction pads facing the friction surface of a disc rotor, a caliper and a piston capable of pushing the friction pads against the friction surface of the disc rotor, and a mounting for supporting the caliper in a freely movable manner to a vehicle body side through a slide mechanism including a slide pin and a sleeve. A positioning mechanism capable of changing a relative position of the slide pin and the sleeve is arranged to appropriately change the position of the caliper according to the wear of the pad and ensure stable retract function.	11-17-2011

Michio Takamine, Hanyu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090019625	CHEMICAL SOLUTION DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS - A chemical solution distributing apparatus which is installed in a water tank in water closets or the like and distributes chemical solutions periodically in the water tank including a bottomed tubular apparatus main body which has an opening at its lower end; a chemical retaining section which is present inside this apparatus main body and mounts/retains chemicals; and a drawn-water passage section which is installed outside the apparatus main body and in which one end thereof is connected to the inside of the apparatus main body via the opening while the other end thereof is positioned higher than the lower end of the apparatus main body; wherein the chemical retaining section has holes in order to mix chemicals with the water inside the apparatus main body or inside the water tank; and wherein a check valve to allow release of air inside the apparatus main body to the outside is also formed.	01-22-2009

Michio Takeda, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090255755	SOUNDPROOFING MATERIAL - The object of the present invention is to provide a soundproofing material that is lightweight and has sufficient soundproofing performance. The present soundproofing material includes a frame body 4 including a planar portion and a wall body installed upright on the planar portion and a soundproofing laminate accommodated in a laminate accommodating portion surrounded by the wall body, and the soundproofing laminate has a hard layer consisting of a rubber sheet or the like and a soft layer whose one side of the soft layer is laminated on the hard layer and consists of a felt, a resin foam or the like, and another side of the soft layer is joined to at least one of the planar portion and/or the wall body of the frame body, and a side surface of the soundproofing laminate and a side surface of the wall body are distant from each other. The distance thereof is preferably in the range from 0.3 to 1 mm.	10-15-2009

Michio Tamura, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090039682	Sunroof apparatus for vehicle - A vehicular sunroof apparatus in which a sunroof panel for opening and closing an opening in a vehicle roof has a front panel and a rear panel. The sunroof apparatus also includes a rear panel drive mechanism for effecting rising/lowering and opening/closing movements of the rear panel relative to the opening. A restricting part provided in the rear panel drive mechanism restricts a front end part of the rear panel from rising when a rear end part of the fully closed rear panel is lowered.	02-12-2009
20090072589	Sunroof apparatus for vehicle - A vehicular sunroof apparatus includes a front panel, a rear panel, a linking rod, a rod-locking part, and a slider linking part. The linking rod is connected to a rear slider provided for opening the rear panel. The rod-locking part is disposed on a vehicle roof for locking a distal end of the linking rod when the rear panel is in a fully closed state. The slider linking part is provided on a front slider provided for opening/closing the front panel. The slider linking part is designed to engage with the distal end part and to release the distal end part from the locking engagement with the rod-locking part when the front slider moves from a fully closed position to a half-open position.	03-19-2009

Michio Tamura, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090127890	SLIDING ROOF - The present invention provides a sliding roof for a vehicle including a plurality of roof panels separately mounted on an opening of a fixed roof of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a guide frame attached at a lower portion of each side edge of the opening, and an anchor installed into the guide frame to engage with at least part of the roof panel, so as to assist open-close operations of the plurality of the roof panels in the vicinity of a closed state thereof. Sliding of sliders attached to the each guide frame allows the plurality of the roof panels to open or close in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle. The sliding roof for a vehicle further includes a guide member installed into the guide frame to guide a movement of engagement portions of the plurality of the roof panels adjacent in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The anchor and the guide member are installed into an identical groove formed on the guide frame.	05-21-2009

Michio Tanaka, Niigata-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090131960	TONGUE CLEANER - The present invention aims at providing a tongue cleaner which can be used with one hand without damaging an inside surface of a roof of the mouth. A tongue cleaner of the present invention comprises a head	05-21-2009

Michio Tanaka, Kitagun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090301979	Illuminating Device and Plant Growth Apparatus Equipped With the Illuminating Device - An illumination device includes a light source	12-10-2009

Michio Tanaka, Kikuchi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100047702	RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A resist pattern forming method using a coating and developing apparatus and an aligner being connected thereto which are controlled to form a resist film on a surface of a substrate with a base film and a base pattern formed thereon, followed by inspecting at least one of a plurality of measurement items selected from: reflection ratio and film thickness of the base film and the resist film, line width after a development, an accuracy that the base pattern matches with a resist pattern, a defect on the surface after the development, etc. A parameter subject to amendment is selected based on corresponding data of each measurement item, such as the film thickness of the resist and the line width after the development, and amendment of the parameter is performed. This results in a reduced workload of an operator, and the appropriate amendment can be performed.	02-25-2010

Michio Uchida, Mishima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110150532	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging member that charges residual toner on an intermediate transfer belt is a charging brush constituted by conductive fibers including an electric insulating portion and an electric conductive portion. Part of the outer circumferential surface of each conductive fiber is the conductive portion.	06-23-2011

Michio Yamashita, Inagi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100054713	VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A video reproducing apparatus includes: a plurality of image generating modules each configured to repeatedly generate video image from a video content simultaneously for each of chapters contained in the video content; and an image processing module configured to combine the video images generated by the image generating modules into a single video information and to output the video information.	03-04-2010
20100220974	Method and Apparatus for Reproducing Video and Audio - According to one of embodiments, a method and apparatus for reproducing video and audio changes a playback speed for video and a playback speed for audio independently of each other. To provide an apparatus and method for controlling the playback speeds shortly before a period in which the video and audio should better be played back at a normal-speed, thereby to reduce the strange feeling the user may have as the playback changes from the high-speed playback to the normal-speed playback, a video signal and an audio signal are first isolated from a content and then demodulated. A playback speed is set for the video signal modulated, and a playback speed is set for the audio signal modulated. The video signal and the audio signal, each set to a playback speed, are output.	09-02-2010

Michio Yamashita, Okazaki-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090079536	Semiconductor device having a trim cut and method of evaluating laser trimming thereof - A method of evaluating laser trimming of a semiconductor device having a thin film resistor is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing the thin film resistor and laser trimming the thin film resistor by creating a first trim cut. The first trim cut bisects the thin film resistor such that the thin film resistor is divided into a first portion and a second portion. Also, the method involves measuring the insulation resistance of the thin film resistor. In addition, the method involves evaluating the trim cut based on the measured insulation resistance.	03-26-2009

Michio Yamazaki, Ebina-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090129839	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The image forming apparatus is provided with: a carrier that carries a toner image; a transporting unit that transports a sheet with using a transporting route; a transfer unit that transfers the toner image carried by the carrier to the sheet transported by the transporting unit; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image transferred by the transfer unit on the sheet; and an exit opening that is disposed so that a transfer position of the transfer unit is located between the exit opening and a fixation position of the fixing unit in a section including a transporting route over the entire length and that discharges the sheet on which the toner image is fixed by the fixing unit to an outside of the apparatus.	05-21-2009