Nagakubo, JP
Akihiko Nagakubo, Ibaraki JP
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20090134318 | TACTILE SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING TACTILE SENSOR - The invention provides a tactile sensor module that enables adjustment of the density of sensing elements and adjustment of mounting regions to be carried out in a straightforward manner with one type of module that is highly adaptive to complex curved surfaces. A tactile sensor module comprises a flexible substrate having one or a plurality of strips, a plurality of sensing elements arranged at the one or plurality of strips of the flexible substrate, one or more communication terminals provided at the flexible substrate; and at least one electronic circuit section provided at the flexible substrate having communication functions. At least one of the strips comprises a foldable region and/or a cuttable region. | 05-28-2009 |
Akihiko Nagakubo, Tsukuba-Shi JP
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20100049450 | METHOD FOR MEASURING PHYSICAL QUANTITY DISTRIBUTION AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING SENSOR FOR PHYSICAL QUANTITY DISTRIBUTION - It is an object of the present invention to provide a measurement system that measures physical quantity distribution over the entire region using a sensor for physical quantity distribution (PQD sensor) that realizes high stretchability, flexibility, etc., in at least a partial region, in order to measure the physical quantity distribution that is regionally distributed in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional manner, as well as a method for measuring physical quantity distribution. Such measurement system comprises: a body for converting physical quantity distribution (PQDc body) structured in such a way that the condition of injection current changes according to the action of the target physical quantity; multiple electrodes arranged in such a way that they can supply injection current to the PQDc body and measure data of the electric potential distribution generated by the PQDc body as a result; a PQD sensor comprising the PQDc body, electrodes, and an electric signal processing unit that processes electrode signals; and a processing part that processes data with the PQD sensor; wherein the measurement method comprises a data acquisition procedure to cause electrodes to generate injection current and measure the electric potential distribution that generates in the PQDc body, which is used as measured data, and an estimation procedure to read the measured data and use the read data to obtain the distribution of the target physical quantity that acts upon the PQDc body. | 02-25-2010 |
20140150571 | PRESSURE SENSOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF, AND PRESSURE DETECTION MODULE - A pressure sensor comprising: a base film on which a conductor pattern having one or more electrodes is formed; a cover film laminated on the base film so as to cover the electrodes of the conductor pattern; and a spacer disposed between the cover film and the base film so as to form a hollow portion having a predetermined gap between the electrode and the cover film; wherein a portion corresponding to the hollow portion of the cover film is constructed such that it has a pressure sensing part which is able to deform in a direction to move toward and away from the electrode in accordance with pressure, and of which contact resistance changes in accordance with a contact pressure thereof with the electrode, so that the pressure sensing part detects the pressure by a change of the contact resistance. | 06-05-2014 |
Akira Nagakubo, Wako-Shi JP
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20130009378 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR SADDLED VEHICLE - A braking device of a saddle-ride type vehicle that can reduce a load acting on a joint is provided. | 01-10-2013 |
20130341885 | STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - In a straddle type vehicle having front forks, the left front fork is in an elliptical shape portion whose axial cross section is formed so as to be wider in the width direction of the vehicle as compared to a length in the front and rear direction at the portion located in front of the brake caliper. The brake caliper is disposed so as to be overlapped with the elliptical shape portion, viewed from the front direction of the vehicle. | 12-26-2013 |
Akira Nagakubo, Saitama JP
Hideaki Nagakubo, Miyagi-Ken JP
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20090073724 | INPUT DEVICE WITH ILLUMINATION FUNCTION - An input device having an illumination function includes a wiring board having a predetermined wiring pattern thereon containing a fixed contact point, a light-emitting diode, a planar light-guide plate for guiding emission light from the light-emitting diode in a direction along a surface, a metal dome serving as a movable contact, and a cover sheet having an actuator thereon to be used to press the metal dome. The wiring board is manufactured of a white translucent material. The planar light-guide plate includes a plurality of prism grooves arranged in stripes on the surface thereof, and on a predetermined portion thereof a through-hole for housing the metal dome. An air layer is arranged between the prism bearing surface of the planar light-guide plate and the cover sheet. The metal dome | 03-19-2009 |
20090244905 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE WITH ILLUMINATION FUNCTION HAVING THE SAME - In an input device with an illumination function including an illumination device having light-emitting diodes, strip-like light-guide plates that distribute light emitted from the light-emitting diodes to the side surfaces other than a light-incident surface, and a planar light-guide plate that is provided with a plurality of through-holes and laterally propagates light incident from the strip-like light-guide plates and emits the light from through-holes, the planar light-guide plate is provided with strip-like light-guide-plate providing grooves at portions where the through-holes are not provided, and the strip-like light-guide plates are provided in the strip-like light-guide-plate providing grooves such that the side surfaces of the strip-like light-guide-plate providing grooves and the side surfaces of the strip-like light-guide plates face each other. | 10-01-2009 |
Hideaki Nagakubo, Fukushima-Ken JP
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20100097246 | INPUT DEVICE AND KEYBOARD DEVICE HAVING ILLUMINATION FUNCTION - An input device includes a plurality of manipulation portions; an input function portion manipulated by the manipulation portions to perform an input function; a light guiding sheet facing the rear side of the plurality of manipulation portions; and a light source applying light into the light guiding sheet, wherein a rear surface opposite to a front surface of the light guiding sheet facing the manipulation portions is provided with a plurality of concave portions which is depressed to the inside of the light guiding sheet, wherein each concave portion has a circular opening and an inner surface which is a smooth concave curve surface, and wherein light propagated through the inside of the light guiding sheet is reflected by the inner surface toward the inside of the light guiding sheet, and the light is applied from the front surface of the light guiding sheet to the manipulation portions. | 04-22-2010 |
Keiichi Nagakubo, Nirasaki JP
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20110024044 | ELECTRODE FOR USE IN PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An electrode for use in a plasma processing apparatus is provided above a lower electrode within a processing chamber so as to face the lower electrode serving as a mounting table configured to mount thereon a processing target substrate. The electrode includes an upper member provided with a plurality of gas passage holes through which a processing gas is supplied; and a lower member positioned below the upper member and provided with multiple sets of gas discharge holes through which the processing gas is discharged. Here, each gas passage hole may have a diameter larger than that of each gas discharge hole, each set of the gas discharge holes may communicate with corresponding one of the gas passage holes, and each set of the gas discharge holes may be arranged outside the rim of the corresponding one of the gas passage holes when viewed from a top thereof. | 02-03-2011 |
Keiichi Nagakubo, Yamanashi JP
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20130284375 | CONSUMABLE PART FOR USE IN A PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method of reusing a consumable part for use in a plasma processing apparatus includes cleaning a surface of the consumable part made of SiC that has been eroded by a first plasma process performed for a specific period of time. The method further includes depositing SiC on the cleaned surface of the eroded consumable part by CVD. The method also includes remanufacturing a consumable part having a predetermined shape by machining the eroded consumable part on which the SiC is deposited for performing a second plasma process on a substrate by using the remanufactured consumable part. | 10-31-2013 |
Keiichi Nagakubo, Nirasaki City JP
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20100314356 | METHOD OF REUSING A CONSUMABLE PART FOR USE IN A PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a method of reusing a consumable part for use in a plasma processing apparatus, a silicon carbide (SiC) lump is formed by depositing SiC by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and a consumable part for the plasma processing apparatus is manufactured by processing the SiC lump, the consumable part having a predetermined shape. A first plasma process is performed on a substrate by using the manufactured consumable part. A surface of the consumable part that has been eroded by the plasma process is subjected to a clean process for a specific period of time. SiC is deposited on the cleaned surface of the eroded consumable part by CVD. A consumable part having the predetermined shape is remanufactured by processing the eroded consumable part having the surface on which the SiC is deposited. A second plasma process is performed on a substrate by using the remanufactured consumable part. | 12-16-2010 |
20110006037 | SURFACE PROCESSING METHOD - In a surface processing method for processing a surface of a member made of silicon carbide (SiC) and having a fragmental layer on a surface thereof, the surface of the member having the fragmental layer is modified into a dense layer to reduce the number of particles generated from the surface of the member when the member is applied to a plasma processing apparatus. Here, the SiC of the surface of the member is recrystallized by heating the fragmental layer. | 01-13-2011 |
20120073753 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR PLASMA ETCHING AND PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS - An electrode plate for a plasma etching is formed as a disc shape having a predetermined thickness, a plurality of gas holes penetrating a surface of the electrode plate perpendicularly to the surface are provided on different circumferences of a plurality of concentric circles, the electrode plate is divided in a radial direction of the electrode plate into two or more regions, types of gas holes provided in the two or more regions are different from each other by region. | 03-29-2012 |
20120258258 | METHOD OF REUSING A CONSUMABLE PART FOR USE IN A PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method of reusing a consumable part for use in a plasma processing apparatus includes cleaning a surface of the consumable part made of SiC that has been eroded by a first plasma process performed for a specific period of time. The method further includes depositing SiC on the cleaned surface of the eroded consumable part by CVD. The method also includes remanufacturing a consumable part having a predetermined shape by machining the eroded consumable part on which the SiC is deposited for performing a second plasma process on a substrate by using the remanufactured consumable part. | 10-11-2012 |
20130040055 | SURFACE PROCESSING METHOD - In a surface processing method for processing a surface of a member made of silicon carbide (SiC) and having a fragmental layer on a surface thereof, the surface of the member having the fragmental layer is modified into a dense layer to reduce the number of particles generated from the surface of the member when the member is applied to a plasma processing apparatus. Here, the SiC of the surface of the member is recrystallized by heating the fragmental layer. | 02-14-2013 |
Masao Nagakubo, Miyoshi-Shi JP
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20150024982 | LUBRICATING GREASE COMPOSITION - The invention provides a grease composition containing a thickener and a base oil, wherein the base oil contains (a) a hydrocarbon oil extracted from | 01-22-2015 |
Takashi Nagakubo, Fukushima-Shi JP
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20100098474 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus is supplied capable of printing without the occurrence of the slack of copying paper. The printing apparatus comprises a paper cut mechanism for cutting successive paper printed in a print mechanism; a first conveying section which holds and sends out successive paper to the print mechanism; a second conveying section which holds and sends out the successive paper that is printed out in the print mechanism and is sent out from the first conveying section to the paper cut mechanism; and a controlling section which returns a tip of the successive paper after being cut by the paper cut mechanism to between the print mechanism and the first conveying section. | 04-22-2010 |
Yasuhira Nagakubo, Hitachinaka JP
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20110303845 | ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE AND SAMPLE HOLDING DEVICE FOR ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide an electron beam device and a sample holding device for the electron beam device that can observe the reaction between a sample and a gas at high resolution while a gas atmosphere is maintained even by using thin diaphragms. | 12-15-2011 |
20120112064 | SAMPLE HOLDER, METHOD FOR USE OF THE SAMPLE HOLDER, AND CHARGED PARTICLE DEVICE - A sample holder for efficiently performing the processing or observation of a sample by means of charged particles while cooling. Particularly, disclosed is a sample holder whereby the processing or observation of a material which may be affected by the influence of heat damage can be performed in a state in which the material is cooled, and furthermore, the influence due to a sample processing method using charged particles can be reduced by cooling. The sample holder is provided with a sample stage capable of fixing a sample piece extracted from a sample by ion beam irradiation, and a rotation mechanism for rotating the sample stage in a desired direction, which can be attached to an ion beam device and a transmission electron microscope device, and which has a movable heat transfer material for thermally connecting the sample stage and a cooling source, and an isolation material for thermally isolating the sample stage and the heat transfer material from the outside. According to the sample holder, the processing or observation of a sample by means of charged particle beams can be performed while efficiently cooling. | 05-10-2012 |
20120212583 | Charged Particle Radiation Apparatus, and Method for Displaying Three-Dimensional Information in Charged Particle Radiation Apparatus - Disclosed is a charged particle radiation apparatus capable of capturing a change in a sample due to gaseous atmosphere, light irradiation, heating or the like without exposing the sample to atmosphere. The present invention relates to a sample holder provided with a sample stage that is rotatable around a rotation axis perpendicular to an electron beam irradiation direction, the sample holder being capable of forming an airtight chamber around the sample stage. A sample is allowed to chemically react in any atmosphere, and three-dimensional analysis on the reaction is enabled. A sample liable to change in atmosphere can be three-dimensionally analyzed without exposing the sample to the atmosphere. | 08-23-2012 |
20120305769 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND SAMPLE HOLDER - The electron beam apparatus sample holding means has a diaphragm which is placed on upper and lower sides of a sample to form a cell for separating a gas atmosphere and a vacuum atmosphere of a sample chamber and sealing an ambient atmosphere of the sample; a gas supply means for supplying gas to an inside of the cell; and exhaust means for exhausting gas. The exhaust means includes a gas exhaust pipe provided in the inside of the cell and an openable/closable exhaust hole provided in a sidewall of the sample holding means so as to pass through the cell. The diaphragm is an amorphous film made of light elements which can transmit an electron beam, such as carbon films, oxide films, and nitride films. | 12-06-2012 |
20130193343 | SAMPLE DEVICE FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - Provided is a sample device for a charged particle beam, which facilitates the delivery of a sample between an FIB and an SEM in an isolated atmosphere. An atmosphere isolation unit | 08-01-2013 |
Yasuhira Nagakubo, Hitahinaka JP
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20080290290 | HEATING STAGE FOR A MICRO-SAMPLE - The present invention achieves a heating stage for a micro-sample, capable of efficient heating and accurate observation of the micro-sample. A micro-sample mount is a heating portion in coil form and is fixed at both ends to a base for the heating stage for the micro-sample. The base can be divided into two members at a base cut line, and the mount is fixed at one end to the first member and is fixed at the other end to the second member. A sample subjected to micro-sampling is mounted on the mount. The base is removed from the tip of a holder, and is mounted on a stage for the sample stage. A current is fed to the micro-sample mount through the members to thereby apply heat to a micro-sample for observation. | 11-27-2008 |
Yasuhira Nagakubo, Tokyo JP
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20140353499 | SAMPLE HOLDER FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - A sample holder for an electron microscope has multiple sample stands, can allow at least one sample stand to move, and enables multiple samples for a transmission electron microscope to be prepared by a focused ion beam apparatus. A holder tip opening is provided in a tip of the sample holder. A back end of the sample holder has a knob, a rolling mechanism, a coarse adjustment mechanism, and a connector. By pressing the knob, fixation of the rolling mechanism is canceled, and the back end from the rolling mechanism and the tip of the sample holder will rotate. This rolling mechanism enables arrangement of the samples to be rotated in both the observing of a sample and the preparing of a sample for a transmission electron microscope with the focused ion beam apparatus. Moreover, the sample stand is movable by the coarse adjustment mechanism and the fine adjustment mechanism. | 12-04-2014 |