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Nishimura, Osaka

Akihiro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080264045Exhaust Gas Purification Apparatus, Internal Combustion Engine Comprising the Same, and Particulate Filter Restoring Method - In an embodiment of an exhaust gas purification apparatus, when an accumulation amount of particulate matter in a DPF (10-30-2008

Akio Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090279801DECODING DEVICE, DECODING METHOD, DECODING PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A decoding device that improves the cache hit rate in the decoding process of compressed encoded image data. The decoding device, before the decoding process, generates a sort table for each reference picture for a plurality of MPEG data streams included in a GOP and having a frame type of P- or B-picture. The decoding device, by using the generated sort table, selects a group of pictures composed of a plurality of decoding target macro blocks that refer to the same reference macro block. The decoding device obtains, from the reference picture, four macro blocks including the same reference macro block referred to by the selected picture group, and stores the four macro blocks into the cache memory. The decoding device sequentially decodes each decoding target macro block included in the selected picture group, by using the four macro blocks stored in the cache memory.11-12-2009

Daisuke Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090011726Communication Module and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A communication module is provided in which its characteristic of separation between its first and second tuner units is improved. The module is equipped with circuit board (01-08-2009
20090203348RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A receiver includes a first receiving section, a second receiving section, and a controller. A controller is operable to switch between a diversity receiving mode in which both of the first receiving section and the second receiving section are activated and a single receiving mode in which the first receiving section is activated while the second receiving section is deactivated. The controller allows the first mixer to heterodyne the signal output from the first RF amplifier with using the second oscillation signal and output the heterodyned signal in the first single receiving mode.08-13-2009
20100321114AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT AND RECEIVER USING THE SAME - An amplifier circuit includes a variable gain amplifier that amplifies and outputs a signal from an output port, a controller operable to change an gain of the variable gain amplifier, a mixer that mixes the signal output from the output port of the variable gain amplifier with a local oscillating signal to heterodyne the signal and outputs the heterodyned signal, a filter that outputs a signal component having a predetermined frequency out of the signal output from the mixer, and a detector that detects a power level based on power of the signal output from the filter. The controller is operable to change the gain according to the first power level such that a quality level representing quality of the signal output from the filter becomes a target quality level immediately after the gain is changed. The amplifier circuit can have small power consumption.12-23-2010

Patent applications by Daisuke Nishimura, Osaka JP

Hirofumi Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090303078TRAVEL INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE - Traveling information providing device for ensuring the safety of a traveling vehicle by correctly judging the driver's recognition of a safety confirmation object through not only driver's attentive viewing of the safety confirmation object but also his or her viewing of the surroundings. A surrounding information collecting section (12-10-2009

Hitoshi Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110132878HYBRID WELDING METHOD AND HYBRID WELDING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for hybrid welding in which a laser beam is applied to the welding position of objects to be welded, and at the same time, a first wire is fed to the welding position so as to perform arc welding using an arc generated between the objects to be welded and the first wire. In this method, one or more second wires are fed to a molten weld pool formed by the laser beam and arc welding, thereby increasing the amount of welding without increasing the arc current.06-09-2011
20110215074HYBRID WELDING METHOD AND HYBRID WELDING APPARATUS - A first laser beam is radiated to a first radiation position of a welding object while intersecting a wire, and a second laser beam is radiated to a second radiation position that is spaced a predetermined distance from a target position of the wire. Arc welding is performed between the wire and the welding object while radiating the first laser beam and the second laser beam such that the first radiation position, the second radiation position, and the target position are disposed on a welding line of the welding object. In this way, it is possible to prevent the generation of spatter and perform welding at a high rate, without increasing the size of a molten pool.09-08-2011

Hozumi Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110169795IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - It is expected to provide an image display apparatus and image display method that can reduce the risk that an image quality is undermined due to a halo phenomenon caused by the leak of light passing through a non-corresponding color filter from a LED. The image display apparatus can respectively control luminous efficiencies of plural color LEDs, i.e., R-LED (07-14-2011

Jun Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080197558Communication control device and image forming device - To prevent damages to a recording paper that is being transported and a jam of the recording paper within a device caused due to shift in the timings of communications through providing a communication control device that has a main body control unit 100 connected to each paper feeding control unit 200 via common communication lines, which transmits control instructions by using a unicast mode that individually transmits control data to each of the paper feeding control units 200 from the main body control unit 100 at different timings, and transmits executing instructions for the control instructions by using a broadcast mode that transmits control data simultaneously.08-21-2008
20090060607Image forming device - A main body control part of an image forming device switches select signals to a unicast mode by a communication mode switching part at least when stopping a recording paper that is being transported on a paper feeding path or when transporting a recording paper stopped on the paper feeding path, and switches the select signals to the broadcast mode after transmitting control data. Each of the paper feeding control parts executes a paper feeding control based on the control data received with the unicast mode, upon detecting the broadcast mode.03-05-2009
20110020015ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONNECTION CONFIRMATION METHOD FOR CONNECTORS - An electronic apparatus includes a main body and an optional device detachably connected thereto via two connectors each having multiple signal terminals corresponding to various signals. The main body includes a connection confirmation unit that confirms that a specific signal terminal in the multiple signal terminals of each connector is connected; a request-signal generating unit that sends a request signal from the main body to the optional device via a signal terminal other than the specific signal terminal when connection of the specific signal terminal is confirmed by the connection confirmation unit, and requests a reply signal from the optional device; and a communication confirmation unit that determines that the two connectors of the main body and the optional device are connected when confirming that the reply signal is received via the signal terminal other than the specific signal terminal.01-27-2011

Patent applications by Jun Nishimura, Osaka JP

Kazuhiko Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110020512METHOD FOR ENHANCING FORM RETENTION PROPERTY OF BEVERAGE - The present invention provides a method for enhancing a foam retention property of a beverage, and in addition a method for stably retaining foam in a beverage, the foam obtained by shaking the beverage, by enhancing the foam retention property. The present invention is implemented by preparing a beverage by using a fermentation-derived cellulose as a raw material thereof, more preferably by preparing a beverage by using a fermentation-derived cellulose in a state of complex with a high molecular substance.01-27-2011

Kazuo Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080217604Organic Semiconductor Film, Electron Device Using the Same and Manufacturing Method Therefor - An organic semiconductor film that can be used for an electron device, for example, particularly can be used for organic TFTs so as to allow the TFTs to have advanced performance, is provided and a manufacturing method therefor is provided. For instance, the organic semiconductor film contains the organic conductive high polymer compound such as polythiophene represented by the below formula (I). The organic semiconductor film is formed by forming a solution in a thin film form, the solution showing two or more spectral peaks (spectral state B) in a wavelength region of 300 to 800 nm by measurement using a visible and ultraviolet absorption spectral method; and drying the solution formed in the thin film form. Alternatively, the organic semiconductor film can be formed by the method in which the organic conductive high polymer compound has a molecular weight distribution range Mw/Mn from 1.00 to 1.85, obtained by dividing a weight-average molecular weight Mw by a number-average molecular weight Mn. With these methods, principal chains of the organic conductive high polymer compound molecules are arranged substantially in parallel, thus enhancing carrier mobility.09-11-2008

Kengo Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100220781MOVING PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS - A moving picture decoding apparatus capable of performing time-division decoding processing with the least possible idle time by making the best use of a decoder includes: a buffer memory storing moving picture streams of channels; a video decoder which decodes the moving picture streams of channels read out from the buffer memory; a frame buffer which stores moving picture data of the moving picture streams decoded by the video decoder; a display control unit which reads out the moving picture data from the frame buffer and outputs a moving picture signal corresponding to the moving picture data; and a decoding control unit which causes the video decoder to decode the moving picture streams in a time division manner by switching the moving picture streams which the decoding control unit supplies from the buffer memory to the video decoder.09-02-2010
20100278517VIDEO DECODING DEVICE - A video decoding apparatus (11-04-2010
201102611593D VIDEO PROCESSOR AND 3D VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD10-27-2011
201102796473D VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND 3D VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A 3D video processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an offset value complementing unit which complements an offset value of the first picture, by assigning a value which is equal to or greater than the first offset value and equal to or smaller than the second offset value, the first offset value representing the smaller one of the offset value assigned to the second picture temporally preceding the first picture and the offset value assigned to the third picture temporally succeeding the first picture, and the second offset value representing the larger one of the offset value assigned to the second picture and the offset value assigned to the third picture.11-17-2011
201102805523D VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND 3D VIDEO DECODING METHOD - A 3D decoding apparatus according to the present invention includes: a decoding unit which decodes left-eye and right-eye code signals to generate left-eye and right-eye decode signals; an error determining unit which determines an error of the left-eye and the right-eye code signals; an output determining unit which determines, when there is an error in one of the left-eye and the right-eye code signals, whether the one of the code signals that is determined as including an error has an error data mount equal to or greater than a first threshold; and an output unit which outputs neither the left-eye nor the right-eye code signal when the error data amount is smaller than the first threshold, and outputs only the decode signal obtained by decoding the other of the code signals when the error data amount is equal to or greater than the first threshold.11-17-2011

Patent applications by Kengo Nishimura, Osaka JP

Kozo Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090254310System Performance Profiling Device - A system performance profiling device that is provided inside a SoC and has no restriction in measurement period without an increase in counter resource is provided. Selectors 10-08-2009

Masaaki Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080225980Transmission Signal Producing Apparatus - To suppress a noise component caused in conversion of digital data into an ASK modulated signal to be transmitted over a network. Based on a clock CL generated by a clock generation circuit (09-18-2008

Masaki Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080284333Plasma Display Panel - A plasma display panel having an image display region (11-20-2008
20090079323PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL UNIT - In a panel unit of a PDP apparatus, a discharge space is filled with a discharge gas containing a xenon gas as a principal component and a neon gas at a total pressure in a range of 1×1003-26-2009
20090160333Plasma Display Panel - A plasma display panel in which a front panel (06-25-2009
20090230861Plasma Display Panel - A plasma display panel includes front glass substrate and rear glass substrate disposed opposite to each other so as to form an image display area and an image non-display area. The image non-display area includes a sealing portion in which glass substrates are sealed at a periphery thereof by a seal layer. At least one of front glass substrate and rear glass substrate has a thickness of 0.5 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less. The seal layer is made of a glass material having a softening point temperature 30° C. through 70° C. lower than the sealing temperature at which the periphery of front glass substrate and rear glass substrate are sealed by the seal layer.09-17-2009
20100171420PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plasma display panel has a plurality of pairs of display electrodes, dielectric layer, and protective layer disposed on front glass substrate. Protective layer is formed of nano crystal particles, and the average particle diameter of the nano crystal particles is in the range of 10 nm to 100 nm. With this structure, in the plasma display panel, front glass substrate has a sufficient strength and occurrence of panel cracks is reduced.07-08-2010
20110070800PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes front glass substrate and rear glass substrate disposed opposite to each other so as to form an image display area and an image non-display area. The image non-display area includes a sealing portion in which glass substrates are sealed at a periphery thereof by a seal layer. At least one of front glass substrate and rear glass substrate has a thickness of 0.5 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less. The seal layer is made of a glass material having a softening point temperature 30° C. through 70° C. lower than the sealing temperature at which the periphery of front glass substrate and rear glass substrate are sealed by the seal layer.03-24-2011
20110159772METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a plasma display panel having a front plate provided with a front substrate, a display electrode formed on the front substrate, a dielectric layer covering the display electrode, and a protective layer covering the dielectric layer. In the method above, after the protective layer has been formed, the front plate is processed in a moisture-free atmosphere for only a period where the front plate has a temperature of 400° C. or lower.06-30-2011
20110227479PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A plasma display panel includes: a front plate having a dielectric layer that is formed to cover display electrodes formed on a substrate, and a protective film that is formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear plate disposed facing the front plate so as to form a discharge space, which has a data electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrodes and has barrier ribs for partitioning the discharge space. The protective film is composed of oxide particles of a Group 2 component and contains phosphorus.09-22-2011

Patent applications by Masaki Nishimura, Osaka JP

Masaru Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100038345CONSUMABLE ELECTRODE GAS SHIELD ARC WELDING TORCH AND POWER FEED TIP - A consumable electrode gas shield arc welding torch (02-18-2010
20100206852Forced Pressure Power Supply Torch - A welding torch 08-19-2010

Masato Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080206315Drug containing adhesive preparation - The present invention aims at providing an adhesive preparation wherein a drug is sufficiently dissolved in an adhesive layer and is not easily separated from the adhesive layer even during preservation of the adhesive preparation.08-28-2008

Michiaki Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090290177Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus, that is controlled to perform image output based on electrophotography, includes: an image processor for outputting input image information in the form of image data for forming images; and, an image forming portion for forming images on a sheet of paper based on the image data output from the image processor. The image processor has a function which, in accordance with folding information for folding the paper with images formed thereon, sets the images to be formed on the page of the folded paper whose folded sections oppose each other when the paper has been folded.11-26-2009
20100001451IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes: an image processor; an image forming portion for forming images on recording paper based on the image data output from the image processor; a folding mechanism for folding the recording paper with images formed by the image forming portion when the input image information is confidential image information; and a stapling mechanism for binding the recording paper folded by the folding mechanism, at the end part when the input image information is confidential image information. When the input image information is confidential image information, the image forming portion outputs the pouch-binding image data for a pouch-bound image to be formed on the facing pages of the recording paper that is folded by the folding mechanism, by editing the layout of the confidential image.01-07-2010

Miyuki Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100011989OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION FOR SOFT CONTACT LENS COMPRISING TERPENOID - Disclosed is an ophthalmic composition for a soft contact lens, which is characterized in that the adsorption of a terpenoid contained in the composition onto a soft contact lens is reduced. The ophthalmic composition comprises a combination of Component (A) 0.005 to 0.01 wt % of a terpenoid and Component (B) alginic acid and/or a salt thereof.01-21-2010

Rokuro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100227249PRODUCTION METHOD OF AN ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR A FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR A FUEL CELL, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE SAME - A method for producing an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, including: an immersion step (step A) for immersing one or more selected from a catalyst component, a carrier of conductive particles, and a polymer electrolyte in a solvent; a catalyst loading step (step B) for loading the catalyst component on the carrier; and a reaction site forming step (step C) for depositing the polymer electrolyte onto the catalyst-loaded carrier, characterized by irradiating ultrasonic waves in at least one of steps A, B, and C. In the present invention, by suppressing a catalyst from being loaded inside the pores of a carrier, a method for producing an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell which increases the utilization rate of a noble metal catalyst and which improves power generation performance, an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, and a solid polymer fuel cell provided therewith which can obtain high cell output can be obtained.09-09-2010

Ryoji Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110229184DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developing device includes: a developer carrying member for supplying a developer to an image bearing member at an opposing region opposing to the image bearing member, the developer carrying member being arranged so as to be opposed to the image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is to be formed; a blade for regulating an amount of the developer carried on the developer carrying member; a casing for housing the developer carrying member and the blade, the casing including a wall portion opposed to the developer carrying member between the blade and the opposing region; a sheet member that is flexible, provided on the wall portion, has a free end, forms a part of an inner wall surface of the wall portion, and is movable in a direction perpendicular to the inner wall surface; and a moving portion provided on the wall portion, for moving the sheet member.09-22-2011
20110229211TONER DISPERSING MEMBER AND TONER DISPERSING MECHANISM PROVIDED THEREWITH - Provided is a toner dispersing member including a rotary shaft and dispersing protrusions formed of a flexible film member wound along an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft, the flexible film member including a large number of cuts formed on one side thereof and are directed outward. The toner dispersing member is rotated about the rotary shaft so that a lump of toner coming into contact with the dispersing protrusions is dispersed.09-22-2011

Ryutaro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080257415Method for Water Hammerless Opening of Fluid Passage,and Method for Supplying Chemical Solutions and Device for Water Hammerless Opening for Which the Method is Used - The water hammerless opening device comprises an actuator operating type valve installed on the fluid passage, an electro-pneumatic conversion device to supply the 2-step actuator operating pressure Pa to the afore-mentioned actuator operating type valve, a vibration sensor removably fixed to the pipe passage on the upstream side of the actuator operating type valve, and a tuning box to which the vibration detecting signal Pr detected by the vibration sensor is inputted, through which the control signal Sc to control the step operating pressure Ps′ of the afore-mentioned 2-step actuator operating pressure Pa is outputted to the electro-pneumatic conversion device, and with which the 2-step actuator operating pressure Pa, of the step operating pressure Ps′ which makes the vibration detecting signal Pr nearly zero, is outputted from the electro-pneumatic conversion by adjusting the control signal Sc.10-23-2008
20090255587METHOD FOR WATER HAMMERLESS OPENING OF FLUID PASSAGE, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS AND DEVICE FOR WATER HAMMERLESS OPENING FOR WHICH THE METHOD IS USED - The water hammerless opening device comprises an actuator operating type valve installed on the fluid passage, an electro-pneumatic conversion device to supply the 2-step actuator operating pressure Pa to the afore-mentioned actuator operating type valve, a vibration sensor removably fixed to the pipe passage on the upstream side of the actuator operating type valve, and a tuning box to which the vibration detecting signal Pr detected by the vibration sensor is inputted, through which the control signal Sc to control the step operating pressure Ps′ of the afore-mentioned 2-step actuator operating pressure Pa is outputted to the electro-pneumatic conversion device, and with which the 2-step actuator operating pressure Pa, of the step operating pressure Ps′ which makes the vibration detecting signal Pr nearly zero, is outputted from the electro-pneumatic conversion by adjusting the control signal Sc.10-15-2009

Shinji Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110204651Engine Generator - An engine generator is provided having an improved cooling effect realized by cooling air while ensuring a compact arrangement of components in a housing. The engine generator includes an engine 08-25-2011

Shinya Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100099692HARMFUL ORGANISM CONTROL COMPOSITION - This invention provides a harmful organism control composition having an excellent harmful organism control effect and comprising as an effective ingredient the following 4-(2-butynyloxy)-5-fluoro-6-(3,5-dimethylpiperidino)-pyrimidine (X):04-22-2010
20100137314HARMFUL ORGANISM CONTROL COMPOSITION - This invention provides a harmful organism control composition comprising as an effective ingredient the following 4-(2-chlorobenzyl)-6-(2-butynyloxy)pyrimidine (X):06-03-2010

Shunji Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100295791PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, CHARACTER DELIVERY METHOD; AND CHARACTER TEMPORARY STORAGE PROGRAM PRODUCT - A temporary storage control unit includes an input processor unit for performing a process of temporarily storing characters input through an operation unit into a volatile storage device, a display processor unit for performing a process of causing a display unit to display input characters, and an instruction acceptance unit for accepting a paste instruction related to a paste destination of characters temporarily stored. A paste control unit activates another program corresponding to a paste destination, and pastes the characters temporarily stored into a character input region according to the activated program.11-25-2010

Takuhiro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090017377CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A current collector including a substrate, a plurality of projections, and a chipped portion is provided. The substrate is a metal sheet. The projections are formed on the surface of the substrate. The chipped portion is an aggregate of two or more, preferably 2 to 100 of minute projections. The minute projections are formed on the substrate surface, and are the protrusions having the height of below 35% of the average height of the projections. By forming an electrode active material layer on the face of the current collector where the projections are formed to make an electrode, the detachment of the electrode active material layer, and the spread of the detachment are significantly curbed. By using this electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which have high battery capacity and energy density, excellent charge and discharge cycle characteristics, and which is capable of keeping a high-output stably for a long period of time can be obtained.01-15-2009
20090176158NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer carried on the current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes a plurality of columnar particles. The current collector has a surface including a depression and a plurality of projected regions defined by the depression. The projected regions carry the columnar particles. Further, the present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery using the foregoing negative electrode. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a high-capacity negative electrode excellent mainly in cycle characteristics for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.07-09-2009
20100003599METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An objective is to improve the mechanical strength and the durability of a current collector for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and to allow an active material layer to be efficiently carried on the surface of the current collector with high adhesion. This objective is achieved with the use of a pair of processing means being disposed such that the surfaces thereof are in press contact with each other to form a press nip for passing a sheet material therethrough and having a plurality of recesses formed on the surface of at least one of the processing means, by passing a metallic foil for current collector through the press nip between the processing means to perform compression, thereby to form a plurality of projections on at least one surface of the metallic foil for current collector by partial plastic deformation associated with the compression.01-07-2010
20100112452BATTERY CURRENT COLLECTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention relates to a battery current collector including a metal foil for carrying at least a positive electrode active material or a negative electrode active material. At least one side of the metal foil has a compressed base plane and non-compressed protrusions arranged at a predetermined interval, and the non-compressed protrusions are formed at the same time as formation of the base plane. The surface roughness of the base plane is different from the surface roughness of the protrusions, and the surface roughness of the base plane is preferably an arithmetic mean roughness of 0.8 μm or less.05-06-2010
20100116799ROLLER MACHINING METHOD AND ROLLER MACHINING APPARATUS - A laser beam 05-13-2010
20100167111CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRODE PLATE FOR NON AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a current collector for a non-aqueous secondary battery in which the strength of the current collector is sufficient in forming an electrode plate and an active material can be efficiently disposed on the protrusions of the current collector, and to provide an electrode plate for a non-aqueous secondary battery and a non-aqueous secondary battery using the same. The invention relates to a current collector for a non-aqueous secondary battery, including a metal foil for carrying at least a positive electrode active material or negative electrode active material. Protrusions are formed in a predetermined arrangement pattern on at least one face of the metal foil and at least tops of the protrusions are not compressed. The arrangement pattern includes: a row direction in which the protrusions are aligned linearly at an equal pitch; and a column direction in which row units comprising a group of the protrusions aligned in the row direction are aligned in parallel at a predetermined interval. The respective protrusions of any one of the row units are displaced in the row direction from the protrusions of another row unit that is adjacent in the column direction. The invention also pertains to an electrode plate for a non-aqueous secondary battery and a non-aqueous secondary battery using the same.07-01-2010
20120021285NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer supported on a surface of the current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes a plurality of granular particles that include an alloyable active material. The granular particles are supported on a region of the current collector excluding a peripheral region that has a width of 20 μm to 500 μm from the edge thereof.01-26-2012

Patent applications by Takuhiro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Tetsuro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080216605Method of Depositing Copper in Lead-Free Solder, Method of Granulating (Cux)6Sn5 Compound and Method of Separating the Same, and Method of Recovering Tin - The purpose of the present invention is to separate excess coppers leached out in a lead-free solder bath and recover tin with high efficiency. An element X for forming a (CuX)09-11-2008
20090277302METHOD OF COPPER PRECIPITATION IN LEAD-FREE SOLDER, GRANULATION AND SEPARATION OF (CuX)6Sn5 COMPOUNDS AND RECOVERY OF TIN - The purpose of the present invention is to separate excess coppers leached out in a lead-free solder bath and recover tin with high efficiency. An element X for forming a (CuX)11-12-2009
20090289102SOLDER FREE FROM LEAD FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPLY AND METHOD OF REGULATING Cu CONCENTRATION AND Ni CONCENTRATION IN SOLDER BATH - Lead-free solder is replenished to a solder bath to receive a work having copper, the work to be processed subsequent to a soldering process using an air knife or a die. The replenished lead-free solder includes Sn as a major composition and at least 0.01 to 0.5 mass percent Ni. By replenishing the lead-free solder having the above composition, the density of the solder bath, being sharply changed for using one of a HASL device and a die, is quickly restored back to within an appropriate range.11-26-2009
20100007068APPARATUS FOR PRECIPITATION/SEPARATION OF EXCESS COPPER IN LEAD-FREE SOLDER - An apparatus for depositing and separating excess copper dissolved in molten lead-free solder containing tin as the main element is provided. An apparatus 01-14-2010
20100266870SOLDER JOINT - A solder joint manufactured of an alloy essentially composed of 0.01-7.6 wt % Cu, 0.001-6 wt % Ni, and the remaining of Sn. Each of Cu and Ni has a maximum concentration range. The lower limit of the range of Ni is 0.01 wt % and preferably 0.03 wt %. The upper limit of the range of Ni is 0.3 wt % and preferably 0.1 wt %. The lower limit of the range of Cu is 0.1 wt % and preferably 0.2 wt %. The upper limit of the range of Cu is 7 wt % and preferably 0.92 wt %. The invention includes the solder joint essentially having these compositions.10-21-2010
20100307292METHOD OF REGULATING NICKEL CONCENTRATION IN LEAD-FREE SOLDER CONTAINING NICKEL - A method by which the amount of nickel contained in an alloy having a composition represented by Sn—X—Ni can be regulated. The method of nickel concentration regulation comprises adding phosphorus to Sn—X—Ni in a molten state (wherein X is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ag, Zn, Cu, Bi, Au, Ti, Ge, Ga, Si, and Ce), holding the mixture at 250-400° C., and removing the resultant dross floating on the surface of the liquid phase and containing a P—Ni compound and a P—Sn—Ni compound. An example of X is copper, and the content thereof may be 0.3-5 wt %. The phosphorus may be added in the state of a Sn—P alloy. The upper limit of the amount of the phosphorus to be added may be about half the nickel amount in terms of atomic amount.12-09-2010
20110220247FLUX COMPOSITION AND SOLDERING PASTE COMPOSITION - Disclosed herein are a flux and a soldering paste based on the flux. The flux is free from a change in viscosity with age, “skinned surface,” and “rough and crumbling,” and is excellent in printability and solderability. The flux contains, as elements, a resin, a thixo agent, an activator, a solvent and glucopyranosylamine type nanotube. The soldering paste further contains a solder powder. Preferably, the solder powder is free from lead.09-15-2011
20110272454WIRE SOLDER, METHOD OF FEEDING THE SAME AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Provided is a wire solder with high tensile strength and pull cut resistance. An apparatus for feeding the wire solder is also provided. The wire solder has an extended wire solder and a core wire having a higher tensile strength than the wire solder. The core wire is made of thermosetting resin or Joulean heat generating material. The wire solder has a single or multiple strands bound together. The wire solder is supplied from upstream of a location of soldering while the core wire is rewound under tension at a location downstream of the location of soldering. The apparatus for feeding the wire solder comprises a wire solder storage section where the wire solder with a core wire is stored and a core wire rewinding member that takes up an end of the core wire to rewind the core wire. While the core rewinding member is rotated to rewind the core wire, the single or multiple strands of solder are heated to perform soldering at the location of soldering upstream of the core wire rewinding member.11-10-2011

Patent applications by Tetsuro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Tetsurou Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100320215 PLASTIC CONTAINER COMPRISING CYCLIC POLYOLEFIN LAYER - The present invention provides and a plastic container and multilayered films, which comprises a heat-sealable seal layer, a cyclic polyolefin layer, and an outermost layer, wherein the seal layer comprises polypropylene, the cyclic polyolefin layer comprises a cyclic polyolefin polymer or a cyclic polyolefin copolymer, and the outermost layer comprises a layer containing polypropylene, and which further comprises a resin composition layer comprises a blended product of a propylene polymer and a styrene elastomer. The plastic container of the present invention can suppresses a reduction in the medicament content of a liquid-state medicament and is excellent in terms of shock resistance, handling ability during the filling of the container with the medicament, and the moldability and transparency of the container.12-23-2010

Toshiro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110222255ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - An electronic circuit is obtained that has reduced EMI levels. The circuit includes an integrated circuit, which is a source of noise, a bypass capacitor, and a circuit substrate on which they are mounted. An electronic circuit one electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor and one connecting electrode of the integrated circuit are connected through a first wire interconnect formed in the circuit substrate, and, additionally, another electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor and another connecting electrode of the integrated circuit are connected through a second wire interconnect, and the gap between the first wire interconnect and the second wire interconnect is made smaller than either the gap between the one connecting electrode and the other connecting electrode on the integrated circuit or the gap between the one electrode terminal and the other electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor.09-15-2011

Toyo Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100062053CHOLESTANOL DERIVATIVE FOR COMBINED USE - The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1):03-11-2010

Tsunehiko Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090169473DIAGNOSTIC AGENT AND THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR - Disclosed is a diagnostic agent which is useful for imaging the site of application at which the highest therapeutic effect is expected (i.e., the site where an HGF receptor is expressed) in the therapy of an ischemic disease with an HGF plasmid for the purpose of promoting the angiogenesis with good efficiency.07-02-2009

Yasuhiro Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080253780IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: an image forming section for forming an image, the image forming section including a photoconductor, a charging unit, a developing unit, a toner supply unit which supplies a toner to said developing unit, and a developing bias power supply section which supplies a developing bias voltage to said developing unit; and a controller that activates said image forming section, determines a target value of a charging potential of said photoconductor and/or a developing bias voltage, for forming the image, and controls the charging unit and/or the developing bias power supply section in accordance with a determined result, wherein when an absolute value of the determined target value of the charging potential or an absolute value of the determined developing bias voltage is larger than a prescribed value, said controller controls replacement of a prescribed amount of a toner in the developing unit.10-16-2008
20110081161CHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging device is provided. A charging device includes a charging section and a discharge product adsorption removal section. The charging section includes a shield case having a shield opening, a discharge electrode, and a rotation shaft which is parallel to a rotation axis of a photoreceptor. The discharge product adsorption removal section has an adsorption layer that adsorbs a discharge product and is disposed downward in a vertical direction of the photoreceptor. The charging section is displaceable about an axial line of the rotation shaft from a position where the shield opening opposes to the photoreceptor to a position where the shield opening opposes to the discharge product adsorption removal section.04-07-2011

Yoshio Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090128767Curable resin composition for column spacer,column spacer, and liquid crystal display panel - It is an object of the present invention to provide a curable resin composition for a column spacer which has excellent developability and solubility and is capable of forming a clearly patterned column spacer without leaving a development residue at the time of pattern formation of the column spacer to be used in producing a liquid crystal display panel.05-21-2009

Yosuke Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080255331PROCESS FOR PREPARING FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER - The present invention provides a process for preparing a fluorine-containing polymer having few branched chains and little weight change in high temperatures, which is a new process wherein composition distribution substantially does not occur. The fluorine-containing polymer is prepared by a batch copolymerization process conducted under conditions of reduced temperature of at least 0.95 and reduced pressure of at least 0.80 of the critical constant calculated from critical temperature, critical pressure and composition ratio of each monomer in the gaseous phase of the reaction vessel using the Peng-Robinson formula.10-16-2008
20090082519PROCESS FOR PREPARING FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER PREPARED BY SAID PREPARATION PROCESS - The present invention provides the process for preparing a fluorine-containing polymer which can easily and efficiently separate a fluorine-containing polymer and water from an aqueous dispersion of a fluorine-containing polymer, and the fluorine-containing polymer obtained by the mentioned preparation process. Further the present invention provides the molded article obtained by crosslinking a curable composition comprising the above-mentioned fluorine-containing polymer and a crosslinking agent. The preparation process is a process for preparing a fluorine-containing polymer comprising a step for heat-treating an aqueous dispersion of a fluorine-containing polymer having a concentration of 3 to 70% by weight to obtain the fluorine-containing polymer having a water content of not more than 1% by weight.03-26-2009

Patent applications by Yosuke Nishimura, Osaka JP

Yousuke Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080306196Peroxide-Vulcanizable Fluorine-Containing Elastomer Composition - The present invention provides a peroxide-vulcanizable fluorine-containing elastomer composition which is remarkably improved in fluidity and thereby exhibits improved processability, though conventional fluorine-containing elastomer compositions could be molded only by a molding process having a problem in its productivity, for instance, compression molding or transfer molding which has been used so far as a general molding process. The present invention further provides a molded article obtained by vulcanizing the composition. The present invention also provides a fluorine-containing elastomer composition in which a large amount of a filler can be blended. Specifically, the present invention relates to the fluorine-containing elastomer composition comprising a fluorine-containing elastomer (A) composed of a structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and/or a structural unit of tetrafluoroethylene and a structural unit derived from at least one other monomer, and having (a) a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 30,000 to 70,000 g/mol, and (b) an iodine content of 0.3 to 1.0% by weight and an organoperoxide vulcanizing agent (B).12-11-2008
20090234086METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING ELASTOMER - The present invention provides a method of producing a fluoroelastomer excellent in dispersion stability at low cost, at a high rate of polymerization and in high yields.09-17-2009

Patent applications by Yousuke Nishimura, Osaka JP

Yuhei Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120018973Suspension Arm Unit for Vehicle - A suspension arm unit for vehicle includes: a pair of profile beams each having a U-shaped cross section with an opening oriented in a horizontal direction and including: a base end part formed on one end side of the profile beam and vertically swingably supported on a vehicle body side about an axis extending in a front-rear direction; and a distal end part formed on the other end side, to which a knuckle arm unit of a wheel is attached. The pair of the profile beams are arranged in the front-rear direction so that the openings face each other in the front-rear direction and a gap between the profile beams becomes larger from the distal end part to the base end part, and the pair of the profile beams are connected to each other at the distal end part and to the knuckle arm unit through a rotary joint.01-26-2012

Yuki Nishimura, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100049147THROMBUS-ASPIRATION CATHETER - It is intended to provide a thrombus-aspiration catheter capable of exerting flexibility and aspiration force even in the case where the tube in the front end side is a triple lumen tube or a contrast marker is provided at the front end. A thrombus-aspiration catheter comprising a basal end side tube of the double lumen type which has an aspiration lumen and a core wire lumen, and a front end side tube of the triple lumen type which has a guide wire lumen in addition to the aspiration lumen and the core wire lumen, wherein the front end of the above-described front end side tube is obliquely cut and a terminal aspiration tube of a flexible double lumen, which has a front end opening inclined in almost the same direction as the cut face, is connected to the cut face.02-25-2010