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Akio Nishijima, Miyagi-Ken JP
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20130026026 | POSITION DETECTION DEVICE - A shift lever, a shift knob provided on an upper end of the shift lever, an electrode portion provided on a lower end of the shift lever, an operation fulcrum rotatably supporting the shift lever, and a capacitive coupling sensor located in non-contact with the electrode portion are included. By a movement operation of the shift knob, the shift lever rotates and the electrode portion moves while keeping non-contact with a surface of the capacitive coupling sensor. The capacitive coupling sensor detects a position of the electrode portion on the basis of a capacitance change caused with movement of the electrode portion. By so doing, shift position information and trajectory information between each shift position can be obtained. | 01-31-2013 |
20130239733 | INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF IN-VEHICLE DEVICE - An input device of an embodiment includes a ring portion (operation body) which has a substantially circular cross-section, of which an outer peripheral surface is used as an operation surface, and which is twist-operated in a cross-section circumferential direction thereof, first sensor members to detect operation position information on the operation surface, second sensor members to detect twist information when the twist operation is performed, and a controller to output the operation position information based on electric changes of the first sensor members and the twist information based on electric changes of the second sensor members, in order to control activation of an electronic device. | 09-19-2013 |
Akira Nishijima, Nasushiobara-Shi JP
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20140233690 | X-RAY DETECTION SUBMODULE, X-RAY DETECTION MODULE, AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS - An X-ray detection submodule, comprising: a substrate; a photodiode mounted on the substrate; an X-ray detection element configured to detect an X-ray and convert the X-ray into light; and a light waveguide provided between the photodiode and the X-ray detection element, wherein the light waveguide connects the X-ray detection element with the photodiode such that the substrate is inclinedly disposed with respect to an X-ray detection surface of the X-ray detection element. | 08-21-2014 |
Akira Nishijima, Nasushiobara JP
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20150226861 | X-RAY COMPUTER-TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An X-ray computer-tomography (CT) apparatus includes an X-ray detector, a reading unit, and a read control unit. The X-ray detector has a first region and a second region at least a part of which is aligned with the first region along a channel direction, the first region in which a plurality of first detection devices that detect X-rays are arranged, the second region in which a plurality of second detection devices having a width smaller in a slice direction than that of the first detection device are arranged. The reading unit reads a signal of the X-rays detected. The read control unit adjusts timing of reading signals from the first detection device and the second detection device according to difference between the size of the first and the second detection device in such a manner that time difference in the reading signals in the slice direction decreases. | 08-13-2015 |
20160033657 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND X-RAY DETECTOR - An X-ray computed tomography apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray detector that includes a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of elements configured to convert X-rays into an electrical signal, a substrate configured to collect the electrical signal from each element, a second semiconductor chip that is provided between the first semiconductor chip and the substrate and is formed of the same material as that of the first semiconductor chip, a plurality of first electrodes configured to couple each element of the first semiconductor chip to the second semiconductor chip, and a plurality of second electrodes that are configured to couple the second semiconductor chip to the substrate and are larger than the first electrodes. The second semiconductor chip wires the first electrodes and the second electrodes on a one-to-one basis. | 02-04-2016 |
Dai Nishijima, Inuyama-Shi JP
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20140057192 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell and a fuel cell stack. A cathode ( | 02-27-2014 |
Eiji Nishijima, Yokohama JP
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20130275626 | COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system includes a plurality of computer nodes, each including an external communications unit. An application unit executes processing in accordance with a processing request. A synchronization unit establishes synchronization of the processing between each computer node and other computer nodes. The processing is executed by each computer node, and an inter-node communications unit executes transmission/reception of information between each computer node and the other computer nodes. The synchronization unit transmits the processing request to the other computer nodes via the inter-node communications unit, the processing request being received by the external communications unit. Also, the synchronization unit receives processing requests from the other computer nodes as well via the inter-node communications unit. Based on the number of the computer nodes that have received the same processing request via the external communications units, the synchronization unit selects a processing request that should be executed by the application unit. | 10-17-2013 |
20130290771 | COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system has a plurality of computer nodes, and each computer node has a plurality of virtual computers and a control base unit controlling the virtual computers. Each virtual computer constitutes a multiplexing group with another virtual computer operating on another computer node different from its own computer node, with one operating as the master and the other as the slave. The control base unit controls whether each virtual computer is operating as either the master or the slave, and monitors the respective states of each virtual computer. The control base unit, when it has detected in its own node a failure of the virtual computer operating as the master virtual computer, makes a decision whether to also switch the other virtual computers operating on its own computer node from master virtual computers to slave virtual computers with the virtual computer in which the failure occurred. | 10-31-2013 |
Eiji Nishijima, Wako JP
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20150101696 | FUEL PIPE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE - A fuel pipe protective structure includes a fuel pipe, a connecting member, and a protective member. The protective member is to protect a connection between the fuel pipe and the connecting member. The protective member includes a base and a cover. The base is to be connected to a vehicle body wall that defines an engine compartment. The cover is to be interposed between the connection and an internal combustion engine so as to cover the connection. The cover includes a guide. The guide is configured to cause the protective member to be plastically deformed in order to displace the connection in a receding direction in which the connection moves to avoid being caught by the internal combustion engine in a case where the internal combustion engine moves toward a vehicle interior upon collision of the vehicle. | 04-16-2015 |
Haruyuki Nishijima, Kariya-City JP
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20160090995 | EJECTOR - A swirling space in which a refrigerant is swirled into a gas-liquid mixing state includes an upstream swirling space in which the refrigerant flowing from an external is swirled, and a downstream swirling space in which the refrigerant flowing from the upstream swirling space is introduced into a nozzle passage while swirling. Further, a cross-sectional shape of an outlet part of the upstream swirling space is formed into an annular shape along an outer peripheral shape of the upstream swirling space. | 03-31-2016 |
Hideo Nishijima, Ibaraki JP
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20150130847 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY TERMINAL, DISPLAY METHOD OF DISPLAY TERMINAL, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - Since a display device is used in a relatively large room, it often displays images on a large screen. On the other hand, a display terminal often displays images on a small screen. Therefore, when the same image is displayed on the display device and the display terminal, the displayed image on the display terminal is so small that the viewer has difficulty in discerning details of the image, which poses a problem that the display terminal is disadvantageous. In a display system including a display terminal and a display device, the display device detects position coordinates optically pointed out by a pointer on a displayed image, and displays a given pointer mark at the detected position coordinates. The display terminal displays a magnified version of the displayed image approximately around received position coordinates serving as a center thereof, and displays a given pointer mark at the position coordinates. | 05-14-2015 |
20150138444 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE - The present invention provides a video display apparatus and a terminal device that are easy to use. The present invention is provided with a display unit for displaying video content, a receiving unit for receiving a command transmitted by the terminal device, and a control unit for executing a process corresponding to the command received from the receiving unit. The control unit executes a process corresponding to a first command when the first command is received from a specific terminal device, but not a process corresponding to the first command when the first command is received from another terminal device; and executes a process corresponding to a second command when the second command is received from the specific terminal device or the other terminal device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150324168 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - This invention is provided with: a memory unit for storing lip movement recognition data; an imaging unit for capturing a video including at least the lip portion of the operator; a lip movement recognition unit for performing a comparison between data representing the movement of the lip portion of the operator obtained from the imaging unit and the lip movement recognition data, and thereby recognizing the operation to execute; and a controller for performing an operation executable in accordance with the lip movement recognition unit. | 11-12-2015 |
20150339007 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - The present invention provides a Portable information terminal provided with a method for recommending application software and/or a method for controlling screen display capable of granting ideal ease of use to a user. A screen for executing application software recommended by the portable information terminal and an icon correlated with application software arbitrarily selected by the user of the portable information terminal are displayed at the same time in separate areas on the same screen. An icon correlated with the application software recommended by the portable information terminal and the icon correlated with the application software arbitrarily selected by the user of the portable information terminal are displayed at the same time in separate areas on the same screen. | 11-26-2015 |
Hirokazu Nishijima, Shiojiri-Shi JP
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20150253740 | Electronic Timepiece and Movement - An electronic timepiece has a display device that displays display information, a drive mechanism that drives the display device, a crown that can perform a rotary operation, and a control device that corrects the display information displayed on the display device by the rotary operation of the crown. The control device has a single correction mode and a continuous correction mode which are selected by the rotary operation of the crown. In the single correction mode, a single correction signal is output to the drive mechanism so that the display device is corrected as much as a single correction quantity. In the continuous correction mode, a continuous correction signal is output to the drive mechanism so that the display device is corrected as much as a continuous correction quantity. The continuous correction quantity is set depending on types of the display information to be corrected in the continuous correction mode. | 09-10-2015 |
Hirokazu Nishijima, Susono-Shi, Shizuoka-Ken JP
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20150308322 | FAILURE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR EXHAUST GAS CONTROL APPARATUS (AS AMENDED) - The invention provides a technique for more accurately executing failure diagnosis for an exhaust gas control apparatus having both a selective reduction function and a filter function. To this end, a failure diagnosis apparatus according to the invention for the exhaust gas control apparatus having both the selective reduction function and the filter function computes a NO | 10-29-2015 |
20150315946 | DETERIORATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM OF EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to increase the accuracy of a deterioration determination in a deterioration determination system of an exhaust emission control device having a selective reduction type NOx catalyst, by suppressing false determinations when the deterioration determination is made. The deterioration determination system includes a catalyst having an oxidative capacity downstream of a NOx catalyst using ammonia as a reducing agent. When an amount of ammonia adsorbed by the NOx catalyst is larger than an equilibrium adsorption amount, out of the amount of ammonia flowing into the catalyst having the oxidative capacity, at least one of the amount of ammonia flowing out from the catalyst having the oxidative capacity and the amount of ammonia converted to NOx in the catalyst having the oxidative capacity or a total value of both is calculated. When the value exceeds a threshold, the use of a detection value of an NOx sensor is limited in a deterioration determination or the deterioration determination itself is prohibited. | 11-05-2015 |
Hirokazu Nishijima, Susono-Shi JP
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20150275733 | FAILURE DETERMINATION SYSTEM OF EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - In a failure determination system that performs failure determination of an exhaust gas purification apparatus having a NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst (NOx catalyst) that is disposed in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and uses ammonia as a reducing agent, the failure determination of the exhaust gas purification apparatus is performed by a failure determination unit, based on a detected value of a NOx sensor that detects NOx in exhaust gas. Then, based on an adsorption amount difference at assumed failure that is the difference between an ammonia equilibrium adsorption amount in the NOx catalyst in an equilibrium state of ammonia adsorption, assuming that the exhaust gas purification apparatus is in a predefined failure state, and an actual ammonia adsorption amount in the NOx catalyst, the failure determination itself by the failure determination unit is inhibited or the use of the NOx sensor in the failure determination is restricted. Accordingly, in the failure determination system of exhaust gas purification apparatus having the NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst, erroneous determinations at the time of failure determination are suppressed, thereby further improving the accuracy of the failure determination. | 10-01-2015 |
Hirokazu Nishijima US
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20150275733 | FAILURE DETERMINATION SYSTEM OF EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - In a failure determination system that performs failure determination of an exhaust gas purification apparatus having a NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst (NOx catalyst) that is disposed in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and uses ammonia as a reducing agent, the failure determination of the exhaust gas purification apparatus is performed by a failure determination unit, based on a detected value of a NOx sensor that detects NOx in exhaust gas. Then, based on an adsorption amount difference at assumed failure that is the difference between an ammonia equilibrium adsorption amount in the NOx catalyst in an equilibrium state of ammonia adsorption, assuming that the exhaust gas purification apparatus is in a predefined failure state, and an actual ammonia adsorption amount in the NOx catalyst, the failure determination itself by the failure determination unit is inhibited or the use of the NOx sensor in the failure determination is restricted. Accordingly, in the failure determination system of exhaust gas purification apparatus having the NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst, erroneous determinations at the time of failure determination are suppressed, thereby further improving the accuracy of the failure determination. | 10-01-2015 |
Hiroki Nishijima, Susono-Shi JP
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20140305106 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An SCR system ( | 10-16-2014 |
Hiroki Nishijima, Suntou-Gun JP
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20120180458 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS FOR PARTICULATE FILTER - An abnormality detection apparatus for a particulate filter that is provided in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and traps particulate matter in exhaust gas. The abnormality detection apparatus includes: a sensor that is provided downstream of the particulate filter and detects the particulate matter; a removal device that removes the particulate matter trapped in the particulate filter based on an output of the sensor; and a determination device that determines whether the particulate filter is in an abnormal state based on a first stabilization time that has elapsed until the output of the sensor becomes stable after completion of removal of the particulate matter performed by the removal device. | 07-19-2012 |
20120211371 | PARTICULATE MATTER AMOUNT DETECTION SYSTEM - A porous structure including a pair of electrodes disposed in a flow direction of exhaust gas and a solid electrolyte interposed between the electrodes is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and the amount of a particulate matter in exhaust gas is specified based on a potential difference generated between the electrodes. | 08-23-2012 |
20120247181 | PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to provide a particulate matter detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine that can maintain an appropriate balance between reduction in time required for one detecting sequence and limiting of power consumption of a heater for sensor reset. | 10-04-2012 |
20120260636 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTION SENSOR - Disclosed is an abnormality determination device capable of checking for abnormal particulate matter detection by a particulate matter detection sensor. The particulate matter detection sensor | 10-18-2012 |
20120291632 | PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A particulate matter detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine that can estimate a discharge amount of the particulate matter accurately. The particulate matter detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprises: a sensor disposed at an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, the sensor including a pair of electrodes for detecting particulate matter in an exhaust gas; means for estimating a discharge amount of the particulate matter based on an output of the sensor, and means for acquiring a predetermined parameter that serves as an index for a rate with which the particulate matter in the exhaust gas is deposited on the sensor. The discharge amount estimating means corrects an estimated value of the discharge amount of the particulate matter based on the parameter acquired by the parameter acquiring means. | 11-22-2012 |
20120324841 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR PARTICULATE FILTER - An abnormality determination apparatus includes a particulate filter provided in the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine that collects particulate matter in the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine, a particulate matter deposition amount detection device provided downstream of the particulate filter, and a abnormality determination portion. The particulate matter deposition amount detection device includes a detecting element that detects the particular matter that flows toward the particulate matter deposition amount detection device and that is not trapped by the particulate filter, and then outputs a value corresponding to a deposition amount deposited the particulate matter on the detecting element. The abnormality determination portion determines, whether an abnormality is present in the particulate filter based on the gradient of an output waveform of the particulate matter deposition amount detection device. | 12-27-2012 |
20130008231 | PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTING APPARATUS - A particulate matter detecting apparatus that measures an amount of particulate matter in a gas by applying a predetermined voltage between a pair of first electrodes of a sensor element portion includes a detecting portion that detects whether more particulate matter than a reference amount has accumulated on the first electrodes, a temperature controlling portion that controls a temperature of the sensor element portion to become equal to or higher than a reference temperature when it is detected that more particulate matter than the reference amount has accumulated, and a voltage controlling portion that applies a reference voltage between the first electrodes and a second electrode arranged such that a solid electrolyte is sandwiched between the second electrode and the first electrodes, when it is detected that more particulate matter than the reference amount has accumulated. | 01-10-2013 |
20130144503 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine control device having a particulate matter sensor which has a pair of electrodes disposed at a distance from each other and measures the amount of particulate matter in a gaseous body, and elimination means for burning and eliminating particulate matter attached to the particulate matter sensor. The control device performs a particulate matter elimination process to judge whether the amount of particulate matter attached to the particulate matter sensor is smaller than a reference particulate matter amount that is predefined as the minimum amount of remaining particulate matter required to bring the pair of electrodes into electrical conduction at one or more spots. When the amount of particulate matter is judged to be smaller than the reference particulate matter amount, the control device causes the elimination means to terminate the particulate matter elimination process. | 06-06-2013 |
20130145815 | PM DETECTION APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to reliably detect clogging in a cover even during a period corresponding to a dead zone of a detection apparatus. A PM sensor includes an element section, an element temperature detection section, a heater, and an element cover. An ECU detects clogging in the element cover based on a difference between an element temperature and an exhaust temperature when the exhaust temperature rises. Furthermore, the ECU detects clogging in the element cover based on temperature rising characteristics of the element section observed when the element section is heated by the heater. Thus, even during the period corresponding to the dead zone of the PM sensor, clogging in the element cover can be reliably detected, thus improving the reliability of the sensor. | 06-13-2013 |
20140165979 | CONTROL UNIT FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - According to the invention, a particulate matter sensor is installed in an exhaust passage of an internal-combustion engine. A control unit for this internal-combustion engine detects a particulate amount in an exhaust gas through the exhaust passage in response to an output from the particulate matter sensor. Further, the control unit for the internal-combustion engine forms a particulate layer on electrode surfaces of the particulate matter sensor by applying a particulate capturing voltage between the electrodes during a first period. Further, the control unit maintains the formed particulate layer during a second period. It is noted here that the phrase “maintain the formed particulate layer” includes the meanings “maintaining the formed particulate layer as it is” and “inhibiting control to remove the particulate layer”. | 06-19-2014 |
20140216014 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes an SCR system disposed on an exhaust passage and a particulate matter sensor disposed downstream of the SCR system, the particulate matter sensor for producing an output that corresponds to an amount of particulate matter deposited on an element section. A control apparatus for the internal combustion engine includes: means for detecting a condition of the element section being deposited with a urea-related substance; and means for controlling to bring a temperature of the element section to a first temperature range when the condition of being deposited with the urea-related substance is detected. The first temperature range is higher than a temperature at which the urea-related substance vaporizes and lower than a temperature at which the particulate matter burns. This prevents the urea-related substance from being deposited on an electrode of the particulate matter sensor and limits variations in an output of the particulate matter sensor. | 08-07-2014 |
20140245815 | Microparticle Sensor and Method for Manufacturing Microparticle Sensor - A particulate matter sensor comprises an insulating body and a pair of electrodes disposed apart form each other on a main surface of the insulating body. The insulating body includes an insulating portion being equal to or higher than the height of the pair of the electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the main surface, formed on the part where the pair of the electrodes are. In one of the methods for manufacturing the particulate matter sensor, first, an electrode pattern composed of a material for the pair of the electrodes is formed on a body material composing the insulating body, and a mask, having identical pattern of the electrode pattern and composed of material which vaporizes at a temperature equal to or lower than a temperature that the electrode pattern is sintered, is formed on the electrode pattern. A thin film of the material composing the insulating portion is formed, and the electrode pattern and the thin film is sintered to form the electrodes and the insulating portion. | 09-04-2014 |
20140311129 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - By raising a temperature of an element portion of a particulate matter sensor ( | 10-23-2014 |
20140346041 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR EXHAUST GAS SENSOR - A control device for an exhaust gas sensor includes first means for estimating a temperature of a sensor element in accordance with impedance of a solid electrolyte, and second means for estimating the temperature of the sensor element in accordance with resistance of a heater. A first element temperature according to impedance of the sensor element in a predetermined detection timing is detected by the first means, and a second element temperature according to resistance of a heater of the sensor element in the predetermined detection timing is detected by the second means. The control device corrects the temperature of the sensor element that is estimated in accordance with heater resistance by the second means in accordance with a difference between the first element temperature and the second element temperature. | 11-27-2014 |
20140366511 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine includes a SCR system disposed in an exhaust passage and a particulate matter sensor disposed downstream of the SCR system. The control device applies a particulate matter trapping voltage to the particulate matter sensor, and acquires an output of the particulate matter sensor at a first timing after the start of application of the particulate matter trapping voltage. The control device executes predetermined control in accordance with the output. If a second timing at which an integrated operating time period of the internal combustion engine in a predetermined operating state in which urea-related substances discharged to downstream of the SCR system increase reaches a reference time period after starting application of the particulate matter trapping voltage is earlier than the first timing, the control device stops the predetermined control. | 12-18-2014 |
Hiroki Nishijima, Sunto-Gun JP
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20120233987 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In the present invention, a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine detects an amount of particulate matter contained in an exhaust gas in an exhaust passage, according to an electrical property across electrodes of a particulate matter sensor disposed in the exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine. The term “electrical property” here refers to a property that changes with the amount of particulate matter deposited, for example, a current value of when a predetermined voltage is applied. After the internal combustion engine is started and detection of the amount of the particulate matter is completed, an element section of the particulate matter sensor is set to a predetermined temperature range. The particulate matter deposited on the element section is thereby burned and removed. Further, the control apparatus for an internal combustion engine maintains the element section in the predetermined temperature range after burning and removing the particulate matter until the internal combustion engine stops. The element section can be free from the particulate matter deposition after the particulate matter is burned and removed. The particulate matter can thus be immediately detected in the start of the next operation of the internal combustion engine. | 09-20-2012 |
20130030678 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A particulate matter sensor ( | 01-31-2013 |
Hiromasa Nishijima, Osaka JP
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20160043380 | RECTANGULAR SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A rectangular secondary battery according to the present invention includes an electroconductive member, a first insulating member, a pressure-sensitive circuit breaker that includes an inversion plate and a positive electrode current collector. The electroconductive member has a first outer side surface and a second outer side surface that face away from each other. The first insulating member includes a pair of short side walls. One of the short side walls is located outside of the first outer side surface and presses the first outer side surface toward the second outer side surface. The other short side wall is located outside of the second outer side surface and presses the second outer side surface toward the first outer side surface. | 02-11-2016 |
Hiromu Nishijima, Chikushi-Gun JP
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20130323027 | EXPANSION JOINT AND STEAM TURBINE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An expansion joint that is provided between a steam turbine outlet and a condenser inlet, including: an upstream baffle tube that has one end secured to an upstream fixing end and the other end as a free end, and forms a steam channel; a downstream baffle tube that has one end secured to a downstream fixed end and the other end as a free end, the free end being relatively movable outside the free end of the upstream baffle tube; and a flexible cylinder that is formed of a non-metal material using a resin sheet, and deformable while airtightly surrounding the baffle tubes. | 12-05-2013 |
Kazuhiro Nishijima, Chiba JP
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20130340992 | Composition For Forming Film - A substrate is surface treated using a composition for forming a film that comprises (A) an organoalkoxysilane, (B) an organopolysiloxane having a silicon-bonded hydrogen atom, and (C) a condensation reaction catalyst. This composition for forming a film can form a highly hydrophobic water repellent film provided with sufficient water shedding performance. It is possible to provide a highly hydrophobic substrate such as a heat dissipating body. | 12-26-2013 |
Kazuhiro Nishijima, Ichihara-Shi JP
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20130317243 | Polysiloxane-N, N-Dihydrocarbylene Sugar-Modified Multiblock Copolymer And Method For Producing The Same - The present invention provides a novel and stable organopolysiloxane, which has both hydrophobic properties and hydrophilic properties and exhibits reduced hydrolysis properties, and provides a preparation method capable of easily synthesizing the aforementioned organopolysiloxane without using complicated and/or troublesome operations. A polysiloxane-N,N-dihydrocarbylene sugar-modified multiblock copolymer is obtained by reacting a polysiloxane-hydrocarbylene aminohydrocarbylene multiblock copolymer having a secondary amino group with a sugar acid or an intramolecular dehydration cyclic product thereof. | 11-28-2013 |
20150252221 | Curable Silicone Composition, Cured Product Thereof, And Optical Semiconductor - The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule and represented by the average unit formula; (B) a straight chain organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule and having no silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms; (C) an organosiloxane i) represented by the general formula, an organopolysiloxane (C | 09-10-2015 |
20150329681 | Organopolysiloxane, Curable Silicone Composition, Cured Product Thereof, And Optical Semiconductor - The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by a specific average unit formula, (B) an optional straight-chain organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and not having any silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The curable silicone composition has high reactivity and forms a cured product with low gas permeability. | 11-19-2015 |
20150344636 | Curable Silicone Composition, Cured Product Thereof, And Optical Semiconductor Device - The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane resin having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule; (B) a straight-chain organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and not having silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; (C) an organopolysiloxane having a condensed polycyclic aromatic group or a group including a condensed polycyclic aromatic group; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The curable silicone composition has excellent handling and processability and can form a cured product with a high refractive index and low gas permeability. | 12-03-2015 |
20150344692 | Curable Silicone Composition, Cured Product Thereof, And Optical Semiconductor Device - The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane resin having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule; (B) an organopolysiloxane represented by a general formula; (C) an organosiloxane (C | 12-03-2015 |
20150344735 | Curable Silicone Composition, Cured Product Thereof, And Optical Semiconductor Device - The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having a condensed polycyclic aromatic group or a group containing a condensed polycyclic aromatic group; (B) an organopolysiloxane resin having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule; (C) an organosiloxane (C | 12-03-2015 |
Kazuhiro Nishijima, Chiba-Shi JP
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20120271024 | Process For Producing Aramid Silicone Polymer - The present invention relates to a process for producing an aramid silicone polymer. The present invention is characterized by reacting (A) a both-terminal amino-modified diorganopolysiloxane having a group represented by the following formula: —B—NH | 10-25-2012 |
20130011686 | Treatment Agent For Use In Lignocellulose Material - An objective of the present invention is to provide a lignocellulose material exhibiting superior dimensional stability and having a reduced water-absorbing property, as well as provide a lignocellulose hybrid material, a paper product or a wood product, with superior dimensional stability and a reduced water-absorbing property. In the present invention, a lignocellulose material is treated with a treatment agent for use in a lignocellulose material containing: (A) a polyvalent carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof; and (B) a silicon compound containing a functional group binding to a silicon atom, and thereby, a lignocellulose hybrid material is obtained. In addition, a paper product or a wood product is obtained by using the aforementioned lignocellulose hybrid material. | 01-10-2013 |
20130319291 | Polysiloxane-Hydrocarbylene Aminohydrocarbylene Multiblock Copolymer And Method For Producing The Same - The present invention provides a novel amino-functional organopolysiloxane which is difficult to be colored over time or by heating, and provides a method for producing a novel amino-functional organopolysiloxane which is difficult to be colored over time or by heating, in which production of cyclic by-products can be prevented, and the aforementioned amino-functional organopolysiloxane can be easily synthesized without using complicated and/or troublesome operations. A polysiloxane-hydrocarbylene aminohydrocarbylene multiblock copolymer is obtained by subjecting a polysiloxane in which both terminals are capped with SiH groups and an amine or silylamine having two aliphatic unsaturated bonds in one molecule to an addition reaction. | 12-05-2013 |
20140187733 | Organopolysiloxane, And Method For Producing Same - An organopolysiloxane which forms a cured product having a high refractive index, high transparency, and excellent heat resistance when subjected to a hydrosilylation reaction and which is represented by the following average unit formula: | 07-03-2014 |
20140191161 | Curable Silicon Composition, Cured Product Thereof, And Optical Semiconductor Device - A hydrosilylation curable silicone composition that forms a cured product with a high refractive index, high transparency, excellent heat resistance, and excellent flexibility, the hydrosilylation curable silicone composition comprising, as a main component, an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average unit formula: | 07-10-2014 |
Kazuhiro Nishijima, Koshi City JP
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20130133703 | VAPORIZED MATERIAL SUPPLY APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING SAME AND VAPORIZED MATERIAL SUPPLY METHOD - A vaporized material supply apparatus includes: a storage tank for storing a liquid material; a first temperature controller for controlling the storage tank to be at a first temperature; a carrier gas inlet line for introducing a carrier gas into the storage tank; a processing gas outlet line for discharging a processing gas out of the storage tank; a container having an inlet port connecting to the processing gas outlet line and an outlet port via which the processing gas is discharged; an interference member to interfere with flow of the processing gas in the container; and a second temperature controller for controlling the container to be at a second temperature lower than the first temperature. | 05-30-2013 |
Kazuki Nishijima, Kiyosu-Shi JP
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20120248407 | GROUP III NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device includes a light-emitting layer having a multiple quantum structure including an Al | 10-04-2012 |
Kazuteru Nishijima, Ashigarakami-Gun JP
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20150374900 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION CONTAINER, CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION DEVICE, AND CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION METHOD USING SAID CONTAINER AND DEVICE - A storage portion forming a storage space | 12-31-2015 |
20160100786 | ADAPTER FOR BLOOD SAMPLE DISPENSING, AND DISPENSING KIT AND NEEDLE KIT PROVIDED THEREWITH - There is provided an adapter for blood sample dispensing which enables change of the presence and absence of a medicine to be mixed in a blood sample or the type of the medicine thereof while suppressing contact of blood with the air, during preparation of an examination sample, and a dispensing kit and a needle kit provided therewith. Dispensing is performed using an adapter | 04-14-2016 |
Kazutoshi Nishijima, Yokohama JP
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20150054517 | DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR RELAY CIRCUIT - An example of a relay circuit includes: a capacitor connecting both ends of a load circuit; first and second main relays disposed in power supply lines between a direct-current power supply and the load circuit; a series circuit configured by a first resistor and a precharge relay disposed in parallel with the first main relay; and a second resistor connecting both ends of the load circuit. A discharge process is performed in which both the first main relay and the precharge relay are turned on, the second main relay is turned off, and a reactive current is caused to flow through the load circuit. In this discharge process, an abnormality of the first resistor is detected based on a both-end voltage of the capacitor detected by a voltage sensor and a resistance value that is an equivalent representation of the discharge process. | 02-26-2015 |
Ken-Ichi Nishijima, Sapporo-Shi JP
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20140364620 | RADIOACTIVE FLUORINE-LABELED COMPOUND - The present invention is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof. In the formula (1), R | 12-11-2014 |
Kenta Nishijima, Kitaadachigun Inamachi JP
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20150240133 | ADHESIVE AGENT COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE SHEET - A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a polyisobutylene-based resin (A) having a mass-average molecular weight of 20000 or more, a styrene-based copolymer (B), and a tackifier (C) having a softening point of 135° C. or less, wherein the component (B) is one or more selected from the group consisting of a styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer (SBS), a styrene-block-(ethylene-co-butylene)-block-styrene triblock copolymer (SEBS), a styrene-isobutylene diblock copolymer (SIB), and a styrene-isobutylene-styrene triblock copolymer (SIBS), has excellent adhesive force, excels in a suppressing effect on moisture intrusion, and has good transparency. | 08-27-2015 |
Koki Nishijima, Aichi JP
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20140221517 | EXPANDED COMPOSITE RESIN BEADS AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - Provided is an expanded composite resin bead comprising a styrene resin and a propylene resin. The content of the propylene resin component in the expanded composite resin bead is from 20 to 40% by mass relative to a total of 100% by mass of the styrene resin component and the propylene resin component. In a transmission electron micrograph of a cross-section of a cell wall | 08-07-2014 |
Kyoko Nishijima, Shiojiri-Shi JP
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20150285834 | SENSOR, COMPUTING DEVICE, AND MOTION ANALYZING APPARATUS - A sensor unit includes a measuring section and a sampling-rate switching section configured to switch a sampling rate at which the measuring section performs measurement. The measuring section performs the measurement at a first sampling rate in a standstill period of a user and, in a motion period of the user, switches, with the sampling-rate switching section, the sampling rate to a second sampling rate and performs the measurement. The first sampling rate is lower than the second sampling rate. | 10-08-2015 |
Manabu Nishijima, Yokosuka-Shi, Kanagawa JP
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20160079589 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained by encasing, inside an outer casing formed of a laminate film, a power generating element containing a positive electrode obtained by forming, on the surface of a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active substance layer containing a positive electrode active substance, a negative electrode obtained by forming, on the surface of a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode active substance layer containing a negative electrode active substance, and a separator, wherein the positive electrode active substance is made to contain a spinel type lithium manganese composite oxide and a lithium nickel-based composite oxide and the mixing ratio of the lithium nickel-based composite oxide is 30 to 70% by weight relative to the total 100% by weight of the spinel type lithium manganese composite oxide and the lithium nickel-based composite oxide. | 03-17-2016 |
Manabu Nishijima, Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa JP
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20160028073 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - [Object] Provided is a means for improving cycle characteristics by suppressing electrode deterioration resulting from non-uniformity of voltage across an electrode plane in a high-capacity and large-area non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes lithium nickel-based composite oxide as a positive electrode active substance. | 01-28-2016 |
20160036044 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - [Object] Provided is a means for improving cycle characteristics by suppressing electrode deterioration resulting from non-uniformity of voltage across an electrode plane in a high-capacity and large-area non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes lithium nickel-based composite oxide as a positive electrode active substance. | 02-04-2016 |
Masahiro Nishijima, Osaka-Shi JP
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20130042768 | COOKING DEVICE - A steam generating container A heated by a heat source includes: a water evaporation chamber into which water is supplied by a water supply device; a leading opening to lead steam from the water evaporation chamber, and ejection openings ejecting steam led through the leading opening into a heating chamber containing food. A buffer chamber connecting through the leading opening and with the ejection openings is provided between the water evaporation chamber and the heating chamber. Even when bumping water enters the buffer chamber through the leading opening, the bumping water having entered flows inside the buffer chamber. Thus, the bumping water is hardly ejected into the heating chamber through the ejection openings. | 02-21-2013 |
Mitsuhiko Nishijima, Shizuoka-Shi JP
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20140254186 | VEHICLE LAMP AND VEHICLE REAR PANEL - A vehicle lamp includes a light guiding portion configured to be provided in at least one section of a vehicle body panel of a vehicle, and a light source arranged to input light into the light guiding portion such that the light is guided inside the light guiding portion. The light guiding portion has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is configured to face toward an inside of the vehicle and to serve as a light blocking surface to block the light. The outer surface is configured to face toward an outside of the vehicle and to serve as a light exiting surface from which the light is allowed to exit the light guiding portion. The vehicle body panel may be a vehicle rear panel having a resin molded portion, and the vehicle lamp may be provided integrally with the resin molded portion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254196 | LAMP - A lamp comprises a light guide, a light source and a subject member; wherein an exit surface of the light guide is arranged at a position exposed to a front side of the subject member or located on a rear side of the subject member while being visible from the front side; wherein a surface of a light-guiding part about the exit surface located on the rear side is covered with paint or an opaque member so that the exit surface seen from the front side appears to have the same color as with surroundings thereof; wherein the subject member is molded by an opaque material or the rear side about the exit surface is covered with the paint or the opaque member; and wherein the light guide and the subject member are molded integrally with each other. | 09-11-2014 |
Mitsutaka Nishijima, Wako-Shi JP
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20130327384 | MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a multi-junction solar cell capable of increasing the degree of freedom of the selection of compound semiconductors. The multi-junction solar cell | 12-12-2013 |
Motoaki Nishijima, Kanmaki-Tyo (nara) JP
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20150243987 | Non-Metal Anode Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Ion Batteries with Hexacyanometallate Cathode - A battery structure is provided for making alkali ion and alkaline-earth ion batteries. The battery has a hexacyanometallate cathode, a non-metal anode, and non-aqueous electrolyte. A method is provided for forming the hexacyanometallate battery cathode and non-metal battery anode prior to the battery assembly. The cathode includes hexacyanometallate particles overlying a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have the chemical formula A′ | 08-27-2015 |
20150243988 | ALKALI AND ALKALINE-EARTH ION BATTERIES WITH NON-METAL ANODE AND HEXACYANOMETALLATE CATHODE - A battery structure is provided for making alkali ion and alkaline-earth ion batteries. The battery has a hexacyanometallate cathode, a non-metal anode, and non-aqueous electrolyte. A method is provided for forming the hexacyanometallate battery cathode and non-metal battery anode prior to the battery assembly. The cathode includes hexacyanometallate particles overlying a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have the chemical formula A′ | 08-27-2015 |
20160028086 | Anode for Sodium-ion and Potassium-ion Batteries - A first method for fabricating an anode for use in sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries includes mixing a conductive carbon material having a low surface area, a hard carbon material, and a binder material. A carbon-composite material is thus formed and coated on a conductive substrate. A second method for fabricating an anode for use in sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries mixes a metal-containing material, a hard carbon material, and binder material. A carbon-composite material is thus formed and coated on a conductive substrate. A third method for fabricating an anode for use in sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries provides a hard carbon material having a pyrolyzed polymer coating that is mixed with a binder material to form a carbon-composite material, which is coated on a conductive substrate. Descriptions of the anodes and batteries formed by the above-described methods are also provided. | 01-28-2016 |
Motoaki Nishijima, Kita-Katsuragi-Gun JP
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20150349338 | Antimony-Based Anode on Aluminum Current Collector - An electrochemical battery is provided with an aluminum anode current collector and an antimony (Sb)-based electrochemically active material overlying the aluminum current collector. The Sb-based electrochemically active material may be pure antimony, Sb with other metal elements, or Sb with non-metal elements. For example, the Sb-based electrochemically active material may be one of the following: Sb binary or ternary alloys of sodium, silicon, tin, germanium, bismuth, selenium, tellurium, thallium, aluminum, gold, cadmium, mercury, cesium, gallium, titanium, lead, carbon, and combinations thereof. The aluminum current collector may additionally include a material such as magnesium, iron, nickel, titanium, and combinations thereof. In one aspect, the anode further composed of a coating interposed between the aluminum current collector and the Sb-based electrochemically active material. This coating may be a non-corrodible metal or a carbonaceous material. The cathode is may be composed of a number of different active materials including sodium-based Prussian Blue analogues. | 12-03-2015 |
Motoaki Nishijima, Nara JP
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20130260232 | Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Ion Batteries with Hexacyanometallate Cathode and Non-Metal Anode - A battery structure is provided for making alkali ion and alkaline-earth ion batteries. The battery has a hexacyanometallate cathode, a non-metal anode, and non-aqueous electrolyte. A method is provided for forming the hexacyanometallate battery cathode and non-metal battery anode prior to the battery assembly. The cathode includes hexacyanometallate particles overlying a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have the chemical formula A′ | 10-03-2013 |
Motoakl Nishijima, Osaka-Shi JP
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20130009088 | MULTIPLE INORGANIC COMPOUND STRUCTURE AND USE THEREOF, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE INORGANIC COMPOUND STRUCTURE - An multiple inorganic compound structure according to the present invention is a multiple inorganic compound structure including a main crystalline phase, which main crystalline phase contains a sub crystalline phase inside the main crystalline phase, the sub crystalline phase having a non-metallic element arrangement identical to that of the main crystalline phase. A metal element identical to at least one metallic element included in the sub crystalline phase is formed as a solid solution in the main crystalline phase, and its crystal orientation in a main crystalline phase part is identical to that of the sub crystalline phase. | 01-10-2013 |
Naoto Nishijima, Toyota-Shi JP
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20150362064 | Shift Knob Structure - A shift knob structure includes a shift knob body and a cover member. Movement of the shift knob body in a direction of shaft axis is restricted by a securing member supported by a support part of the shift knob body being locked by a locking groove in the shift shaft. When the cover member is rotated relative to the shaft knob body, the securing member is deformed radially outward and the securing member is unlocked from the locking groove in the shift shaft so that the shift knob body can be removed from the shift shaft. | 12-17-2015 |
Natsuo Nishijima, Hong Kong CN
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20140131309 | WRITE ELEMENT, THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY, HARD DISK DRIVE WITH THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A write element for a thermally assisted magnetic head slider includes an air bearing surface facing to a magnetic recording medium; a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, and coils sandwiched between the first and the second magnetic poles; a waveguide for guiding light generated by a light source module mounted on a substrate; and a plasmon unit provided around the first magnetic pole and the waveguide, which has a near-field light generating surface for propagating near-field light to the air bearing surface. The near-field light generating surface of the plasmon unit is apart from the air bearing surface with a first predetermined distance to form a first recess, and the first recess is filled in with a protective layer. The thermally assisted magnetic head slider can prevent the plasmon unit from protruding over the air bearing surface, thereby improving the performance of thermally assisted magnetic head. | 05-15-2014 |
20140241139 | WRITE PORTION, THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY, HARD DISK DRIVE WITH THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - A write portion for a thermally assisted magnetic head slider includes an air bearing surface facing to a magnetic recording medium; a write element having an opposed-to-magnetic recording medium surface; a waveguide for guiding light generated by a light source module mounted on a substrate of the thermally assisted magnetic head slider; and a plasmon unit provided around the write element, which has a near-field light generating surface for propagating near-field light to the air bearing surface. And only the opposed-to-magnetic recording medium surface of the write element is covered by a carbon layer. The invention can prevent corrosive elements in the write portion from being corroded and prevent the write element from being worn and abraded not only, and maintain stable thermal ability for a plasmon unit but also. | 08-28-2014 |
20150235657 | MANUFACTURING METHODS OF WRITE PORTION AND THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER - A manufacturing method of a write portion for a thermally assisted magnetic head slider includes providing a write portion including a write element, a waveguide, and a plasmon unit; lapping opposed-to-magnetic recording medium surfaces of the write element and the waveguide, and an near-field light generating surface of the plasmon unit; only forming a carbon layer on the opposed-to-magnetic recording medium surface of the write element. Corrosive elements in the write portion can be prevented from being corroded and the write element can be prevented from being worn and abraded not only, stable thermal ability for a plasmon unit can be maintained but also. | 08-20-2015 |
20160027453 | SURFACE FORMING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A surface forming method for electronic component includes: forming a body that has at least one waveguide, with two ends of the waveguide exposed on a front end surface and a back end surface of the body; forming a photoresist film to cover on the front end surface of the body; irradiating a light from the back end surface of the body to remove a part, of the photoresist film, that covers at least a part of an end surface of the waveguide, thereby forming an exposed area on the end surface of the waveguide; etching the exposed area of the waveguide to form a recess; and removing the photoresist film. The position and size of the pattern could be controlled accurately and efficiently, instead of inefficient complex procedures of alignment. | 01-28-2016 |
Rick T. Nishijima, Pleasanton, CA US
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20130083884 | Filter Status Techniques Adapted For Use With A Container Based Filtration Device - A filter status module for use with a container based filtration device includes a dispensing sensor and a user interface communicatively coupled to a processing unit. The processing unit counts a number of dispensing events, duration and/or angle of tilt signaled by the dispensing sensor and outputs a filter status on the user interface as a function of the number of dispensing events, duration and/or angle of tilt. The processing unit may further track an elapsed period of time from insertion of a new filter and output the filter status as a further function of the elapsed period of time. | 04-04-2013 |
20150021363 | EASY-OPEN FLIP TOP LID FOR A PORTABLE WATER DISPENSER - A cover for a portable fluid dispenser is disclosed. The cover comprises a flip lid component operable to rotate open to provide access to a liquid storage cavity of the portable fluid dispenser. It also comprises a lever operatively coupled to the flip lid component, wherein the lever comprises a press member on one end and an actuation arm on a far end of the lever opposite from the press member. A downward force applied to the press member causes the lever to rotate around a first pivot point. Further, the rotation of the lever around the first pivot point causes the actuation arm to push on the flip lid component at an actuation point, wherein the flip lid component pivots around a second pivot point and rotates open in response to a resulting force applied at the actuation point. | 01-22-2015 |
Ryota Nishijima, Yamanashi JP
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20150334889 | ELECTRONIC-COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM - An electronic-component mounting system includes: mounting lines each including an electronic-component mounting apparatus; an operation information processor which collects operation information of the electronic-component mounting apparatus, applies a statistical process on the operation information, and produces operation quality information of the mounting lines; and a portable information terminal accessible to the operation information processor by wireless communication. An identification information transmission section which transmits identification information for identifying each of the mounting lines is disposed in each mounting line, and a reception section which receives the identification information is disposed in the portable information terminal. The portable information terminal displays on a display section thereof the operation quality information of one of the mounting lines located near the portable information terminal based on the identification information transmitted from the mounting lines. | 11-19-2015 |
Satoshi Nishijima, Kyoto-Shi JP
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20150051331 | THERMOSETTING FURAN RESIN COMPOSITION AND FURAN RESIN LAMINATED BODY USING THE SAME - A thermosetting furan resin composition comprising furan based resin (A), curing catalyst (B), and additive (C) that is a normal salt including a strong acid and a strong base is offered. The abovementioned additive (C) preferably has a solubility in water of 30 g/100 g H2O at 20° C. Furthermore, the abovementioned additive (C) is at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride, sodium bromide, potassium bromide, lithium bromide, sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, lithium sulfate, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, and lithium nitrate, or a mixture thereof. The content of the abovementioned additive (C) is 0.2-10 parts by weight based on the aforementioned furan based resin (A) being 100 parts by weight. | 02-19-2015 |
Takeo Nishijima, Mishima-Shi JP
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20150343824 | COLOR ERASING APPARATUS - In accordance with one embodiment, a color erasing apparatus capable of erasing the color of an image formed with a color erasable material on a sheet comprises a color erasing section configured to erase the color of an image formed on the sheet; a control panel configured to set a reading area of the sheet; and a reading section configured to read the image of the area set on the sheet and determine the state of the image erased by the color erasing section. | 12-03-2015 |
Tatsuji Nishijima, Hadano JP
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20120268164 | PROGRAMMABLE LSI - A low-power programmable LSI that can perform dynamic configuration is provided. The programmable LSI includes a plurality of logic elements. The plurality of logic elements each include a configuration memory. Each of the plurality of logic elements performs different arithmetic processing and changes an electrical connection between the logic elements, in accordance with the configuration data stored in the configuration memory. The configuration memory includes a set of a volatile storage circuit and a nonvolatile storage circuit. The nonvolatile storage circuit includes a transistor whose channel is formed in an oxide semiconductor layer and a capacitor whose one of a pair of electrodes is electrically connected to a node that is set in a floating state when the transistor is turned off. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274355 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a programmable logic device which has short start-up time after supply of power is stopped, is highly integrated, and operates with low power. In a programmable logic device including an input/output block, a plurality of logic blocks each including a logic element, and a wiring connecting the plurality of logic blocks, the logic element has a configuration memory for holding configuration data and a look-up table including a selection circuit. The configuration memory includes a plurality of memory elements each of which includes a transistor whose channel region is in an oxide semiconductor film and an arithmetic circuit provided between the transistor and the selection circuit. Configuration data is selectively changed and output by the selection circuit in accordance with an input signal. | 11-01-2012 |
20120293202 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - An object is to provide a programmable logic device which can hold configuration data even when a power supply potential is not supplied, has short start-up time of a logic block after the power is supplied, and can operate with low power. A transistor in a memory portion of a programmable switch includes a material which allows a sufficient reduction in off-state current of the transistor, such as an oxide semiconductor material which is a wide bandgap semiconductor. When the semiconductor material which allows a sufficient reduction in off-state current of the transistor is used, configuration data can be held even when a power supply potential is not supplied. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293204 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device in which a transistor using an oxide semiconductor containing In, Zn, or the like for a channel region can be driven like a p-channel transistor is provided. The semiconductor device includes a transistor and an inverter, wherein an output of the inverter is input to a gate of the transistor, a channel region of the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film containing In, Zn, or Sn, and each channel region of transistors in the inverter contains silicon. When a high voltage is input to the inverter, a low voltage is output from the inverter and is input to the gate of the transistor, so that the transistor is turned off. When a low is input to the inverter, a high voltage is output from the inverter and is input to the gate of the transistor, so that the transistor is turned on. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293206 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - An object is to provide a programmable logic device having logic blocks connected to each other by a programmable switch, where the programmable switch is characterized by an oxide semiconductor transistor incorporated therein. The extremely low off-state current of the oxide semiconductor transistor provides a function as a non-volatile memory due to its high ability to hold a potential of a gate electrode of a transistor which is connected to the oxide semiconductor transistor. The ability of the oxide semiconductor transistor to function as a non-volatile memory allows the configuration data for controlling the connection of the logic blocks to be maintained even in the absence of a power supply potential. Hence, the rewriting process of the configuration data at starting of the device can be omitted, which contributes to the reduction in power consumption of the device. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293231 | Semiconductor Device - An object of one embodiment of the present invention to provide a latch circuit includes a level shifter and a buffer in which transistors each including a channel region formed in an oxide semiconductor film are connected in series. Thus, data can be held in the latch circuit even when power is not supplied. | 11-22-2012 |
20120294067 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - In a semiconductor device performing pipeline processing with the use of a reading portion reading an instruction and an arithmetic portion performing an operation in accordance with the instruction, the instruction held in the reading portion is transmitted from the flip-flop to the memory when branch prediction turns out to be wrong. Note that the arithmetic portion controls transmission and reception of the instruction between the flip-flop and the memory which are included in the reading portion. This enables elimination of redundant operations in the reading portion in the case where an instruction read by the reading portion after the branch prediction turns out to be wrong is a subroutine, or the like. That is, the instruction held in the memory is transmitted back to the flip-flop without rereading of the same instruction by the reading portion, whereby the instruction can be output to the arithmetic portion. | 11-22-2012 |
20120311365 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - An object is to provide a programmable logic device configured to keep a connection state of logic circuits even while power supply voltage is stopped. The programmable logic device includes arithmetic circuits each of whose logic state can be changed; a configuration changing circuit changing the logic states of the arithmetic circuits; a power supply control circuit controlling supply of power supply voltage to the arithmetic circuits; a state memory circuit storing data on the logic states and data on states of the power supply voltage of the arithmetic circuits; and an arithmetic state control circuit controlling the configuration changing circuit and the power supply control circuit in accordance with the data stored in the state memory circuit. A transistor in which a channel formation region is formed in an oxide semiconductor layer is provided between the configuration changing circuit and each of the arithmetic circuits. | 12-06-2012 |
20130009146 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device which is downsized while a short-channel effect is suppressed and whose power consumption is reduced is provided. A downsized SRAM circuit is formed, which includes a first inverter including a first transistor and a second transistor overlapping with each other; a second inverter including a third transistor and a fourth transistor overlapping with each other; a first selection transistor; and a second selection transistor. An output terminal of the first inverter, an input terminal of the second inverter, and one of a source and a drain of the first selection transistor are connected to one another, and an output terminal of the second inverter, an input terminal of the first inverter, and one of a source and a drain of the second selection transistor are connected to one another. | 01-10-2013 |
20130134416 | SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY DEVICE - In the case where a still image is displayed on a pixel portion having a pixel, for example, a driver circuit for controlling writing of an image signal having image data to the pixel portion stops by stopping supply of power supply voltage to the driver circuit, and writing of an image signal to the pixel portion is stopped. After the driver circuit stops, supply of power supply voltage to a panel controller for controlling the operation of the driver circuit and an image memory for storing the image data is stopped, and supply of power supply voltage to a CPU for collectively controlling the operation of the panel controller, the image memory, and a power supply controller for controlling supply of power supply voltage to a variety of circuits in a semiconductor display device is stopped. | 05-30-2013 |
20130229218 | LATCH CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A nonvolatile latch circuit is provided. In the latch circuit, a transistor in which a channel region is formed with an oxide semiconductor, which is a wide band gap semiconductor, is included, and data is stored in a node formed by one terminal of a capacitor and one of a source and a drain of the transistor, and is brought into a floating state when the transistor is turned off. After that, even when charge stored in the node is insufficient at time of restoring the data, charge is supplied by feedback; therefore, time necessary for restoring the data can be shortened and even when the power supply is restarted in the state of storing data, the data can be restored at high speed. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232365 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The semiconductor device includes a CPU core having functions of a control unit, an arithmetic unit, and a register; a first memory device including a plurality of blocks each including one or a plurality of rows of memory cells; a second memory device copying data that is to be treated in the CPU core from a first block selected by the CPU core from the plurality of blocks included in the first memory device, and storing the data; a plurality of switches controlling supply of power supply voltage to the respective blocks; a memory management unit recognizing an address of the first block; and a power controller turning off one of the plurality of switches using the address to stop supply of the power supply voltage to a second block of the plurality of blocks which is different from the first block. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232366 | MICROPROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING MICROPROCESSOR - A microprocessor with low power consumption and a method for driving the microprocessor are provided. The microprocessor includes a processor core, a cache memory, an interrupt controller, and a power supply controller. As at least one of a plurality of memory cell arrays included in the cache memory, a memory cell array composed of a plurality of memory cells is used. At the time of switching to a low power consumption mode, data used by the processor core after supply of power is resumed is prefetched to the memory cell array; then supply of power to the cache memory is stopped. Then, the processor core fetches needed data from the memory cell array after supply of power to the cache memory is resumed. | 09-05-2013 |
20130256762 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a programmable logic device which has short start-up time after supply of power is stopped, is highly integrated, and operates with low power. In a programmable logic device including an input/output block, a plurality of logic blocks each including a logic element, and a wiring connecting the plurality of logic blocks, the logic element has a configuration memory for holding configuration data and a look-up table including a selection circuit. The configuration memory includes a plurality of memory elements each of which includes a transistor whose channel region is in an oxide semiconductor film and an arithmetic circuit provided between the transistor and the selection circuit. Configuration data is selectively changed and output by the selection circuit in accordance with an input signal. | 10-03-2013 |
20130308392 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING MEMORY DEVICE - A memory device in which one memory cell can operate in both a single-level cell mode and a multi-level cell mode includes a signal transmission path for a multi-level cell mode in which a multi-bit digital signal representing any of three or more states input to the memory circuit is converted by a D/A converter and stored in the memory cell and the stored data is read by converting a signal output from the memory cell into a multi-bit digital signal with an A/D converter and the multi-bit digital signal is output from the memory circuit, and a signal transmission path for a single-level cell mode in which a single-bit digital signal representing any of two states input to the memory circuit is directly stored in the memory cell and the signal stored in the memory cell is directly output from the memory cell. | 11-21-2013 |
20140015566 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - An object is to provide a programmable logic device having logic blocks connected to each other by a programmable switch, where the programmable switch is characterized by an oxide semiconductor transistor incorporated therein. The extremely low off-state current of the oxide semiconductor transistor provides a function as a non-volatile memory due to its high ability to hold a potential of a gate electrode of a transistor which is connected to the oxide semiconductor transistor. The ability of the oxide semiconductor transistor to function as a non-volatile memory allows the configuration data for controlling the connection of the logic blocks to be maintained even in the absence of a power supply potential. Hence, the rewriting process of the configuration data at starting of the device can be omitted, which contributes to the reduction in power consumption of the device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140068300 | MICROCONTROLLER - To provide a microcontroller that can operate in a low power consumption mode. The microcontroller includes a CPU, a memory, and a peripheral circuit such as a timer circuit. A register of the peripheral circuit is formed at an interface with a bus line. A power gate is provided for control of power supply, and the microcontroller can operate in the low power consumption mode where some circuits alone are active, in addition to in a normal operation mode where all circuits are active. A register with no power supply in the low power consumption mode, such as a register of the CPU, includes a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory. | 03-06-2014 |
20140108836 | MICROCONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A microcontroller which operates in a low power consumption mode is provided. A microcontroller includes a CPU, a memory, and a peripheral circuit such as a timer circuit. A register in the peripheral circuit is provided in an interface with a bus line. A power gate for controlling supply control is provided. The microcontroller can operate not only in a normal operation mode where all circuits are active, but also in a low power consumption mode where some of the circuits are active. A volatile memory and nonvolatile memory are provided in a register, such as a register of the CPU. Data in the volatile memory is backed up in the nonvolatile memory before the power supply is stopped. In the case where the operation mode returns to the normal mode, when power supply is started again, data in the nonvolatile memory is written back into the volatile memory. | 04-17-2014 |
20140121787 | CENTRAL CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a structure which is capable of central control of an electric device and a sensor device and a structure which can reduce power consumption of an electric device and a sensor device. A central control system includes at least a central control device, an output unit, and an electric device or a sensor device. The central control device performs arithmetic processing on information transmitted from the electric device or the sensor device and makes the output unit output information obtained by the arithmetic processing. It is possible to know the state of the electric device or the sensor device even apart from the electric device or the sensor device. The electric device or the sensor device includes a transistor which includes an activation layer using a semiconductor with the band gap wider than that of single crystal silicon. | 05-01-2014 |
20140197873 | Semiconductor Device - An object of one embodiment of the present invention to provide a latch circuit includes a level shifter and a buffer in which transistors each including a channel region formed in an oxide semiconductor film are connected in series. Thus, data can be held in the latch circuit even when power is not supplied. | 07-17-2014 |
20140217403 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device in which a transistor using an oxide semiconductor containing In, Zn, or the like for a channel region can be driven like a p-channel transistor is provided. The semiconductor device includes a transistor and an inverter, wherein an output of the inverter is input to a gate of the transistor, a channel region of the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film containing In, Zn, or Sn, and each channel region of transistors in the inverter contains silicon. When a high voltage is input to the inverter, a low voltage is output from the inverter and is input to the gate of the transistor, so that the transistor is turned off. When a low is input to the inverter, a high voltage is output from the inverter and is input to the gate of the transistor, so that the transistor is turned on. | 08-07-2014 |
Tatsuji Nishijima, Handano JP
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20120294096 | Memory Device and Semiconductor Device Including the Memory Device - A memory device includes a level shifter which includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal configured to output a first signal, and a second output terminal configured to output an inverted signal of the first signal, a first buffer, a second buffer, a first node, and a second node. The first node, where an output terminal of the first buffer and the first input terminal of the level shifter are connected, is configured to hold a first data. The second node, where an output terminal of the second buffer and the second input terminal of the level shifter are connected, is configured to hold a second data. | 11-22-2012 |
Tomotaka Nishijima, Hyogo JP
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20140292092 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - In a power supply device the bridge circuit is configured such that a plurality of series circuits of two inverse parallel connection circuits of a semiconductor switch and a diode are connected in parallel. The power supply device includes a control unit configured to control the semiconductor switch such that a voltage between AC terminals of the bridge circuit becomes a zero voltage only during a prescribed time period before and after two zero crossing points in one cycle of the input current and such that the voltage becomes a positive-negative voltage in which the output voltage is a peak current value during other time periods. Consequently, a power factor of the power receiving circuit is improved and a loss of an entire device is inhibited, and a size and a cost of the entire device may be reduced. | 10-02-2014 |
20140372780 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - In a power supply device, the bridge circuit is configured by connecting, in parallel, a plurality of series circuits of an inverse-parallel connection circuit of a semiconductor switch and a diode. A control unit controls switching of a semiconductor switch so that a voltage v between AC terminals becomes zero voltage in equal periods α before and after a center point shifted from one zero crossing point in one cycle of the input current by a compensation period (angle) β calculated from a voltage applied to a resonance circuit constituted by the power receiving coil and a resonance capacitor C | 12-18-2014 |
20150023079 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - In a power supply device, the bridge circuit including a plurality of switching arms which is an inverse-parallel circuit of a semiconductor switch and a diode. The power supply device includes a control unit. The control unit switches the semiconductor switch such that a voltage v between AC terminals becomes a positive-negative voltage whose peak value is the voltage V | 01-22-2015 |
Toshifumi Nishijima, Kasugai-Shi JP
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20130091907 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTING DEVICE - In a vehicle theft preventing device that is used in a chargeable vehicle, a prohibition request signal, that requests the prohibition of execution of vehicle function is transmitted from a terminal to the vehicle when power is received by the vehicle. The vehicle theft preventing device disallows authentication using a key when the prohibition request signal is received from the terminal. The authentication using the key is disallowed unless the authentication is enabled by the terminal. | 04-18-2013 |
Yoichi Nishijima, Osaka JP
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20140291527 | INFRARED SENSOR - An infrared sensor includes: an infrared detecting device; a lens disposed above the infrared detecting device; an member that is disposed at a side of an upper surface of the lens and includes an opening; and a gap that intervenes between the member and the lens and has a wider range than the opening. | 10-02-2014 |
Yoshiharu Nishijima, Tubata JP
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20140033521 | EXTRACTOR AND EXTRACTING DEVICE - An extractor includes an attachment portion that has at least one groove receiving a side portion of a board connected to a connector and that is attached to the side portion of the board, a tongue portion that extends from a side portion of the at least one groove in the attachment portion along the extension direction of the at least one groove and that is engaged with the inner surface of a latch, the board being pushed up by inclining toward the side of the board, and an operating portion that extends from the attachment portion in the opposite direction from the tongue portion. | 02-06-2014 |
Yoshiharu Nishijima, Kahoku JP
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20120276781 | COLLECTIVE CONNECTORS HOUSING, COLLECTIVE CONNECTORS SET, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A collective connectors housing includes a first housing having a connector insertion opening to receive one or more connectors and configured to hold the one or more connectors in the connector insertion opening so as to be movable in a first direction perpendicular to a connector insertion direction; and a second housing having a housing insertion opening to receive the first housing and configured to hold the first housing so as to be movable in a second direction perpendicular to both the connector insertion direction and the first direction. | 11-01-2012 |
Yoshiki Nishijima, Okayama JP
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20140321957 | WAFER TRANSPORT ROBOT - An object is to transmit an operation of a first parallel link to a second parallel link through a plurality of rotatably supported arms, to prevent the second parallel link from meandering or rolling so that a wafer can be transported smoothly. | 10-30-2014 |
20140348622 | WAFER TRANSPORT APPARATUS - An object is to make it possible to adequately reduce the wafer transport time and to contribute to size-reduction of the semiconductor processing system. | 11-27-2014 |
Yoshiki Nishijima, Ibara-Shi JP
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20140056679 | WAFER EXCHANGE APPARATUS AND WAFER SUPPORTING HAND - A wafer exchange apparatus is provided that is compact with excellent accessibility. The wafer exchange apparatus of the present invention includes a first and a second hands ( | 02-27-2014 |