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Ohtsuka, JP

Eiko Ohtsuka, Sapporo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090111146Antibody Drug - Means for effectively performing therapies at a low cost is provided in which an antibody drug including a fusion protein fusing an extracellular region of IL-10 receptor 1 with a human antibody is used. A gene encoding a fusion protein fusing an extracellular region of IL-10 receptor 1 with a constant region of human IgG1 is incorporated into an expression vector to provide an expression vector for gene therapies and vaccines.04-30-2009

Emi Ohtsuka, Toyama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090124036METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A method of production of a semiconductor device includes: forming a pattern having open element isolation regions on a first insulating film situated on a semiconductor substrate; forming trenches at the element isolation regions on the semiconductor substrate; forming a second insulating film on the first insulating film and inside the trenches; forming holes in the second insulating film in active regions sectioned by the element isolation regions; and leaving the second insulating film inside the trenches only. An interval between an outer perimeter of each the active regions and an outer perimeter of each of the holes in each of the active regions is set such that the interval in the first circuit region, in which a total area of the active regions is relatively large, is smaller than the interval in the second circuit region, in which the total area of the active regions is relatively small.05-14-2009

Hajime Ohtsuka, Kamisu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130101863HEAT CURABLE COMPOSITION - A resin composition that can allow allowing a drying step after impregnation coating of a prepreg and lamination pressing performed at low temperatures in a short time and, at the same time, can maintain storage stability of the prepreg, comprises (A) an imidazole compound represented by formula (I), (B) an epoxy compound, and (C1) a cyanate compound or (C2) a BT resin. R04-25-2013

Haruhito Ohtsuka, Makinohara-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100195348ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE ROOM ILLUMINATION LAMP - An illumination lamp comprising: a cover including an engagement portion; a functional member including a light emitting element and a mounting portion, the light emitting element covered by the cover while the engagement portion is engaged with the mounting portion; and a designed member including a cover holder and a lock, the lock locking the functional member, and the cover holder holding the cover.08-05-2010
20100208482Illuminating lamp - An illuminating lamp which can be easily assembled is provided. The illuminating lamp includes a decorative component including a mounting member mountable to an opening provided to a roof trim of a vehicle and a lens mounted on a compartment side of the mounting member, and a functional component including a light source and a holder which holds the light source and is mounted to the mounting member. The mounting member includes a flat plate to which the holder is mounted, an aperture provided at the flat plate to transmit light into the compartment, and a cover portion receiving the light source and reflecting the light of the light source into the compartment. The cover portion includes an opening portion at one end thereof along a longitudinal direction of the flat plate through which the light source is inserted along the flat plate.08-19-2010

Hideshi Ohtsuka, Nara-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090219311Droplet Applying Apparatus, Method for Measuring Gap of Droplet Ejecting Section and Method for Adjusting Gap of Droplet Ejecting Section - A droplet applying apparatus includes a base 09-03-2009

Hiroaki Ohtsuka, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100300878Sintered Oxide Compact Target for Sputtering and Process for Producing the same - Provided is a sintered oxide compact target for sputtering comprising indium (In), gallium (Ga), zinc (Zn), oxygen (O) and unavoidable impurities, wherein the composition ratio of the respective elements satisfies the Formula of In12-02-2010

Hirofumi Ohtsuka, Ikoma-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120189523Method and Apparatus for Removing Low-Concentration Methane - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for removing methane from a gas which contains the methane at such a low concentration as not to be rendered into a combustible range with whatever ratio of air mixed therewith. In order to ensure satisfactory methane removal performance even in the coexistence of sulfur compound and in order also to provide stable methane removal performance for an extended period of time without performance deterioration even when the methane concentration varies significantly, the gas is fed to a heat exchanger for preheating and methane is exposed to an oxidation catalyst which oxidizes the methane through contact therewith. Then, the resultant gas is fed again to the heat exchanger for heat recovery through heat exchange with un-reacted gas. Further, the flow rate of gas to be treated is varied, according to a concentration of the methane contained in this treated gas.07-26-2012

Hiroshi Ohtsuka, Suita-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090034685X-ray Image Processing System and Method Thereof - System is provided for having more instinct image of an orthopedics disease and an oral surgery disease by applying a series of image processing on a X-ray image and diagnosing more exactly an orthopedics disease and an oral surgery disease. This system comprising means for capturing simple X-ray image in a computer, applying a contrast process on X-ray image taken in a computer, applying an embossing (raising) process on X-ray image which a contrast process was made or not made on, applying a light irradiation process in the embossed (raising) X-ray image, storing and controlling its data and X-rays image provided by a series of image processing, printing X-rays image provided by a series of processes on the monitor or on the paper.02-05-2009

Hiroyuki Ohtsuka, Annaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090194151Semiconductor substrate, method for forming electrode, and method for fabricating solar cell - The present invention is directed to a semiconductor substrate having at least an electrode formed thereon, in which the electrode has a multilayer structure including two or more layers, of the multilayer structure, at least a first electrode layer directly bonded to the semiconductor substrate contains at least silver and a glass frit, and contains, as an additive, at least one of oxides of Ti, Bi, Zr, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Si, Al, Ge, Sn, Pb, and Zn, and, of an electrode layer formed on the first electrode layer, at least an uppermost electrode layer to be bonded to a wire contains at least silver and a glass frit and does not contain the additive. This makes it possible to form, on a semiconductor substrate, an electrode adhered to the semiconductor substrate with sufficient adhesive strength and adhered to a wire via solder with sufficient adhesive strength by lowering both contact resistance and interconnect resistance.08-06-2009
20090243111SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, ELECTRODE FORMING METHOD, AND SOLAR CELL FABRICATING METHOD - The present invention is directed to a semiconductor substrate having an electrode formed thereon, the electrode including at least silver and glass frit, the electrode including: a multi-layered structure constituted of a first electrode layer joined directly to the semiconductor substrate, and an upper electrode layer formed of at least one layer and disposed on the first electrode layer; wherein the upper electrode layer is formed by firing a conductive paste having a total silver content of 75 wt % or more and 95 wt % or less, the content of silver particles having an average particle diameter of 4 μm or greater and 8 μm or smaller with respect to the total silver content in the upper electrode layer being higher than that in the first electrode layer. As a consequence, it is possible to form the electrode, which has the high aspect ratio and hardly suffers an inconvenience such as a break, on the semiconductor substrate by a simple method.10-01-2009
20120289044SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, ELECTRODE FORMING METHOD, AND SOLAR CELL FABRICATING METHOD - A semiconductor substrate having an electrode formed thereon, the electrode including at least silver and glass frit, the electrode including: a multi-layered structure with a first electrode layer joined directly to the semiconductor substrate, and an upper electrode layer formed of at least one layer and disposed on the first electrode layer. The upper electrode layer is formed by firing a conductive paste having a total silver content of 75 wt % or more and 95 wt % or less, the content of silver particles having an average particle diameter of 4 μm or greater and 8 μm or smaller with respect to the total silver content in the upper electrode layer being higher than that in the first electrode layer.11-15-2012

Hiroyuki Ohtsuka, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080196608Screen Printing Plate and Screen Printing Apparatus - The present invention is a screen printing plate 08-21-2008
20090020156Method for manufacturing solar cell and solar cell - The present invention is a method for manufacturing a solar cell by forming a pn junction in a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type to manufacture a solar cell, including at least: applying a first coating material containing a dopant onto the semiconductor substrate having the first conductivity type; and performing vapor-phase diffusion heat treatment to form a first diffusion layer in a region applied with the first coating material and a second diffusion layer, which is formed next to the first diffusion layer through vapor-phase diffusion, with a conductivity lower than a conductivity of the first diffusion layer at the same time, and provides a solar cell. Hence, it is possible to provide a method for manufacturing a solar cell, which can manufacture a solar cell at a low cost in a simple and easy way while suppressing surface recombination in a light-receiving surface other than an electrode region and recombination in an emitter to increase photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell, and a solar cell.01-22-2009
20090020158Method for manufacturing solar cell and solar cell, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device - The present invention is a method for manufacturing a solar cell by forming a p-n junction in a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, wherein, at least: a first coating material containing a dopant and an agent for preventing a dopant from scattering, and a second coating material containing a dopant, are coated on the semiconductor substrate having the first conductivity type so that the second coating material may be brought into contact with at least the first coating material; and, a first diffusion layer formed by coating the first coating material, and a second diffusion layer formed by coating the second coating material the second diffusion layer having a conductivity is lower than that of the first diffusion layer are simultaneously formed by a diffusion heat treatment; a solar cell manufactured by the method; and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. It is therefore possible to provide the method for manufacturing the solar cell, which can manufacture the solar cell whose photoelectric conversion efficiency is improved at low cost and with a simple and easy method by suppressing surface recombination in a portion other than an electrode of a light-receiving surface and recombination within an emitter while obtaining ohmic contact; the solar cell manufactured by the method; and the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device.01-22-2009

Patent applications by Hiroyuki Ohtsuka, Gunma JP

Hisashi Ohtsuka, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120322166FLUORESCENCE DETECTING APPARATUS, SAMPLE CELL FOR DETECTING FLUORESCENCE, AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTING METHOD - Excitation light from a light source is caused to enter a finely apertured thin metal film, having fine apertures with diameters less than or equal to the wavelength of the excitation light, formed on a surface of a substrate different from a light incident surface thereof, through the substrate, to cause near field light to be generated at the fine apertures. Fluorescent labels included in a sample liquid supplied to contact the thin metal film are caused to emit light by the near field light and by surface plasmon which are induced in the finely apertured thin metal film by the near field light. Fluorescence emitted by the fluorescent labels is detected with a detector. Fluorescent particles having a plurality of fluorescent pigments enveloped in a transmitting material that transmits both the excitation light and the fluorescence are employed as the fluorescent labels.12-20-2012

Ikuo Ohtsuka, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130031525APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AIDING IN DESIGNING ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - First and second pin groups are each formed from a plurality of pins associated with specific nets. Pins in the first pin group are to be wired to pins in the second pin group according to their associated nets. A candidate selection unit selects a set of pair candidates each specifying a first pair of pins in the first pin group and a second pair of pins in the second pin group. The first and second pairs of pins are associated with the same pair of nets, and their respective distances are within a specified range. A pair determination unit determines which pins in the first and second pin groups are to be wired in pairs, based on the pair candidates selected by the candidate selection unit.01-31-2013

Ikuo Ohtsuka, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080209384Method of searching for wiring route in integrated circuit, automatic wiring device for integrated circuit, and program therefor - A wiring design device for an integrated circuit has been disclosed, which is capable of easily changing a via to a redundant via in a route for which search has been completed but which has been found to be changed after the design has advanced and of easily obtaining an optimum solution of a route even if the via is changed to the redundant via. The wiring design device for an integrated circuit comprises an evaluation value calculation circuit that calculates an evaluation value for each of a plurality of wiring routes from a start node to an end node, a determination circuit that determines a wiring route from the start node to the end node based on the calculated evaluation value, and a via type selection circuit that selects a via type to be used according to a difference between line widths of wires, wherein the evaluation value calculation circuit calculates, as to a wiring route in which a via is provided, the evaluation value after the via is provided by calculating a plurality of the evaluation values when different via types are used.08-28-2008
20100100862WIRING DESIGN METHOD - A wiring design method and apparatus are provided. The wiring design method includes dividing a wiring region represented by wiring region data to generate a plurality of first division regions based on a first wiring rule and generating, when a second wiring rule different from the first wiring rule may be set in the first division region, second division regions with the second wiring rule in the first division region.04-22-2010
20100235804WIRING DESIGN APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wiring design apparatus for designing a plurality of wiring lines of a printed circuit board including a plurality of connection posts arranged in a matrix, includes a processor, the processor providing an orthogonal grid including a plurality of rows and columns running over and between the connection posts, providing a plurality of diagonal paths each connecting at least one of the rows with at least one of the columns each running between each of adjacent pairs of the connection posts, and determining a route for each of the wiring lines by exclusively allocating to each of the wiring lines a selected part of the rows, the columns and the paths so that the selected part connects both ends of each of the wiring lines.09-16-2010
20110093829COMPUTER PRODUCT, DESIGN SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND DESIGN SUPPORT METHOD - A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium stores therein a design support program that causes a computer to execute selecting a wiring path whose line length is greatest among a plurality of wiring paths making up a wiring group leading from a transmission origin to a transmission destination; detecting insufficient line lengths of the wiring paths not selected, insufficiency being determined with respect to the line length of the selected wiring path; calculating the area of insufficiency according to a sum of the detected insufficient line lengths; allocating to a vicinity of the wiring group, a line length adjustment region corresponding to a sum of the areas of insufficiency calculated at calculating; and controlling a display screen to display the wiring group and the allocated line length adjustment region.04-21-2011
20110225561COMPUTER PRODUCT, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING DESIGN - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a design supporting program causes a computer to perform: acquiring non-complying line lengths of a plurality of wiring paths; drawing for each of the wiring paths a wiring pattern connecting a transmission origin and a transmission destination based on a line length and a wiring route of the wiring path; and controlling the drawing to draw a line for each of the wiring paths, the line being divided into a first line amounting to a non-complying line length acquired at the acquiring and a second line being a wiring pass less the non-complying line length.09-15-2011
20110231810SUPPORT COMPUTER PRODUCT, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - A computer-readable, non-transitory medium stores therein a design support program that causes a computer executing tentative wiring processing between a first terminal group and a second terminal group in a tentative wiring area to execute a process. The process includes detecting unwired nets occurring in the tentative wiring area consequent to the tentative wiring processing; updating the tentative wiring area by expanding the tentative wiring area according to the number of unwired nets, if any unwired nets are detected at the detecting; controlling to execute the tentative wiring processing and the subsequent detecting with respect to the tentative wiring area updated at the updating; and determining the tentative wiring area to be a wiring area if no unwired nets are detected at the detecting.09-22-2011
20110246955METHOD, PROGRAM, AND APPARATUS FOR AIDING WIRING DESIGN - A wiring-design aiding method for causing a computer to execute generating paths for buses so that the buses do not cross each other with respect to a wiring area including at least one wiring layer, the paths being represented by corresponding graphics The computer further executes verifying, for each bus, whether wires for nets belonging to the bus are successfully extracted from a component to which the bus is connected; and recording, in the wiring area, graphics representing the nets belonging to a bus for which it is determined in the verification that all the nets belonging to the bus are successfully extracted. The bus-path generation is re-executed with respect to the bus for which it is determined in the verification that at least one of the nets is not successfully extracted.10-06-2011

Patent applications by Ikuo Ohtsuka, Kawasaki JP

Junji Ohtsuka, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110256942POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - Provided is a power transmission device in which leakage of an electromagnetic wave between a space (10-20-2011

Katsushi Ohtsuka, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080307115Command Transfer Controlling Apparatus and Command Transfer Controlling Method - Commands transmitted and received among a plurality of processing units are efficiently controlled. A command receiver 12-11-2008

Patent applications by Katsushi Ohtsuka, Chiba JP

Keisuke Ohtsuka, Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110304950ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - An electric double layer capacitor includes a pair of collectors, a separator, a conductive coating film, a polarizable electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The separator is arranged between the collectors. The conductive coating film covers a surface of at least one of the collectors facing the separator. The polarizable electrode is formed as to be in contact with at least a surface of the conductive coating film facing the separator. Preferably, electrolyte solution has a fluorine-containing organic solvent, and is impregnated into the polarizable electrode. Preferably, the capacitor enables an operating voltage of 3.5 V or higher.12-15-2011

Kenichi Ohtsuka, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110299097FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A film thickness measurement apparatus 12-08-2011

Kenichi Ohtsuka, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

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20120218561FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD - A film thickness measurement apparatus 08-30-2012

Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110116745OPTICAL CONNECTOR, AND ASSEMBLING METHOD OF OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises (a) a ferrule incorporating a short fiber; (b) a mechanical splice having a holding part and a fixing part, and adapted so that the fixing part mechanically fixes the short fiber extending from the ferrule held by the holding part, and an optical fiber in an optical cable to butt the short fiber; (c) an outer housing having a housing part in which the mechanical splice is located, and a pair of flexible arms located on both sides of the housing part, the pair of arms each being provided with a locking claw at a tip; and (d) a jacket fixture for fixing a cable jacket, the jacket fixture being coupled to the mechanical splice so that the cable jacket is inserted therein.05-19-2011
20120128312OPTICAL CABLE GRIPPING MEMBER - An optical cable gripping member which prevents the kinds of splicing devices from being diversified, thereby enabling reduction of the labor of component management and lowering of the production cost to be realized is obtained.05-24-2012

Patent applications by Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Yokohama-Shi JP

Kyoichi Ohtsuka, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120160810DEAD TANK VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER - A dead tank vacuum circuit breaker of the invention has an object to obtain a dead tank vacuum circuit breaker in which an immovable end of a vacuum valve is supported on a tank immovable side via an insulating support member and a support frame or the immovable end of the vacuum valve is supported on a tank movable side via an insulating support rod, so that an insulating support member supporting a movable end of the vacuum valve is omitted, while an opening portion is provided to the movable side of the tank and a bushing center conductor has a slidable connection portion that is axially expandable and contractible, so that a de-assembly range can be minimized when the vacuum valve is replaced.06-28-2012

Masaaki Ohtsuka, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090078959Solid-state optical device - A solid-state optical device includes a solid-state element, a power supplying/retrieving portion on which the solid-state element is mounted, the power supplying/retrieving portion supplying or retrieving electric power to/from the solid-state element, and a glass sealing material that seals the solid-state element. The glass sealing material has a thermal expansion coefficient equivalent to that of the power supplying/retrieving portion. The glass sealing material includes a P03-26-2009
20110101399Solid element device and method for manufacturing the same - A solid element device includes a solid element, an electric power receiving and supplying part for receiving electric power from and supplying the electric power to the solid element, and an inorganic sealing material for sealing the solid element. The inorganic sealing material includes a low melting glass selected from SiO05-05-2011
20120171789SOLID ELEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of making a solid element device that includes a solid element, an element mount part on which the solid element is mounted and which has a thermal conductivity of not less than 100 W/mK, an external terminal provided separately from the element mount part and electrically connected to the solid element, and a glass sealing part directly contacting and covering the solid element for sealing the solid element, includes pressing a glass material at a temperature higher than a yield point of the glass material for forming the glass sealing part.07-05-2012

Patent applications by Masaaki Ohtsuka, Saitama-Ken JP

Masaki Ohtsuka, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120164931OPERATIONAL NOISE CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONER - An operation noise control method for an air conditioner includes: a step (S06-28-2012
20120171013CROSS-FLOW FAN, MOLDING DIE, AND FLUID FEEDER - A cross-flow fan includes a plurality of fan blades circumferentially spaced from each other. The fan blade has an inner edge portion on the radially inner side, and an outer edge portion on the radially outer side. A blade surface extends between the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion. The blade surface includes a pressure surface on the rotation direction side of the fan and a suction surface on the opposite side. In cross-section orthogonal to the rotation axis of the fan, the fan blade has a concave portions formed at the pressure surface and the suction surface. A plurality of concave portions are formed at pressure surface. Side fan provides excellent blowing capacity. Also disclosed are a molding die for use in production of the cross-flow fan, and a fluid feeder provided with the cross-flow fan.07-05-2012
20120171026CENTRIFUGAL FAN, MOLDING DIE, AND FLUID FEEDER - A centrifugal fan includes a plurality of fan blades circumferentially spaced apart from each other. The fan blade has a front edge portion to which air flows in a rear edge portion from which air flows out, and a blade surface extending between the front and rear edge portions. The blade surface includes a pressure surface on the rotation direction side of the centrifugal fan and a suction surface arranged on the back side of the pressure surface. The fan blade has a cross-sectional shape with concave portions formed at the pressure surface and the suction surface. Such a fan has an excellent blowing capacity. A molding die for use in production of the centrifugal fan, and a fluid feeder provided with the centrifugal fan are disclosed.07-05-2012
20120171947AIR CONDITIONER - In an air conditioner, an air flow guide panel (07-05-2012
20120177477CROSS-FLOW FAN, MOLDING DIE, AND FLUID FEEDER - Disclosed is a cross-flow fan where an inner diameter (d) and an outer diameter (D) of a fan blade meet the relationship expressed by 0.55≦d/D≦0.95. In cross-flow fan, (N) representing number of fan blades, a chord length (L) and outer diameter (D) of fan blades, and (M) representing number of blade wheels meet the relationships expressed by of 0.6≦L/(πD/N)≦2.8 and 0.15≦πD/(N×M)≦3.77. A plurality of blade wheels are stacked on each other in a manner that a displacement angle (θ) is generated within the range of (1.2×360°/(N×M))≦θ≦(360°/N) between adjacent blade wheels. The displacement angle (θ) is set so that the overlapping number of fan blades having an equal installation angle is at most 5% of N×M representing a total number of fan blades. The present invention can provide a cross-flow fan that can succeed in noise reduction, a molding die used to produce the cross-flow fan, and a fluid feeder equipped with the cross-flow fan.07-12-2012
20120282117AIR BLOWING FAN, CIRCULATOR, MICRO-PARTICLE DIFFUSION DEVICE, AND AIR CIRCULATION METHOD - An air blowing fan, comprising a crossflow-type impeller, and a first casing and a second casing for covering the impeller and for forming an air flow route, the first casing and the second casing being disposed next to each other in an axial direction of the impeller; and an outgoing direction of the air flow passing through the first casing and an outgoing direction of the air flow passing through the second casing being different from each other.11-08-2012
20130101405FAN, MOLDING DIE, AND FLUID FEEDER - A cross-flow fan includes a plurality of fan blades. The fan blade has an inner edge portion arranged on an inner circumferential side and an outer edge portion arranged on an outer circumferential side. In the fan blade, a blade surface extending between the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion and constituted of a positive pressure surface and a negative pressure surface is formed. The fan blade has such a blade cross-sectional shape that a large-thickness portion at which a thickness between the positive pressure surface and the negative pressure surface is greatest is arranged closer to the inner edge portion. A recess recessed in the blade surface is formed at a position closer to the inner edge portion where the large-thickness portion is arranged, than to the outer edge portion.04-25-2013
20130101408FAN, MOLDING DIE, AND FLUID FEEDER - A cross-flow fan includes a plurality of fan blades. The fan blade has an inner edge portion arranged on an inner circumferential side and an outer edge portion arranged on an outer circumferential side. In the fan blade, a blade surface extending between the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion is formed. As the fan rotates, an air flow which flows between the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion is generated over the blade surface. The fan blade has such a blade cross-sectional shape that a recess is formed in the blade surface. The recess is arranged at a position closer to the outer edge portion than to the inner edge portion and formed to extend from one end to the other end of the fan blade in a direction of a rotation axis of the fan.04-25-2013

Masami Ohtsuka, Kumamoto JP

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20110262548NOVEL PROSTAGLANDIN E1 DERIVATIVE AND NANOPARTICLE HAVING THE SAME ENCAPSULATED THEREIN - A PGE1 derivative is provided which has an excellent sustained, slow-release PGE1 action. In addition, a PGE1-derivative-containing nanoparticle produced using this PGE1 derivative is provided, which effectively targets an affected site, has excellent drug slow-release properties, and has reduced side effects. This PGE1-derivative-containing nanoparticle is a nanoparticle containing a prostaglandin E1 derivative represented by the following formula (1)10-27-2011
20120016158LOXOPROFEN DERIVATIVE AND PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION CONTAINING THE SAME - There is provided a novel loxoprofen derivative that has no side effect such as a gastrointestinal disorder and also has excellent anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects and is represented by the following formula (I) or (II):01-19-2012

Masanori Ohtsuka, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090238551Focus Detection Apparatus and Focus Detection Method - This invention includes accumulation units (09-24-2009

Masanori Ohtsuka, Kanagawa-Ken JP

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20080240699Focus State Detection Apparatus and Optical Instrument - This invention includes accumulation units (10-02-2008

Masaru Ohtsuka, Tachikawa-Shi JP

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20090323105IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a display section for executing display based on image data including a plurality of images; a first image processing section for generating first images respectively corresponding to the images included in the image data, to which an image process based on information of a job is not executed; a second image processing section for generating a second image obtained by executing the image process based on the information of the job to the image data of the first image currently displayed in the display section; and a control section for causing the display section to display the first image corresponding to the image data to which the job is set and to switch the currently displayed first image to the corresponding second image after completing a generation of the second image by the second image processing section.12-31-2009

Masaya Ohtsuka, Hyogo JP

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20090121294SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a source offset type MOS transistor in which a source and a drain are formed on a semiconductor substrate by having a predetermined distance between the source and the drain, and a gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor substrate between the source and the drain via a gate insulation film. One end of the drain overlaps or abuts on one end of the gate electrode when viewed from above the gate electrode, and the source is formed by having a distance from the gate electrode when viewed from above the gate electrode.05-14-2009
20110012170SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USED IN STEP-UP DC-DC CONVERTER, AND STEP-UP DC-DC CONVERTER - A power supply device is disclosed that is able to satisfy the power requirements of a device in service and has high efficiency.01-20-2011
20110079873SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a base insulating film on which a silicon fuse, silicon wiring patterns, and a silicon guard ring are formed. The silicon guard ring surrounds the silicon fuse and has silicon cutout parts so as not to contact the silicon wiring patterns. A via guard ring, which has via cutout parts located above the silicon cutout parts, is formed in an interlayer insulating film and on the silicon guard ring. A metal wiring guard ring is formed on the via guard ring and the interlayer insulating film. A silicon nitride film is formed on the interlayer insulating film so as to cover the metal wiring guard ring. An interface between the interlayer insulating film and the metal wiring guard ring at the via cutout parts is covered by the silicon nitride film.04-07-2011

Patent applications by Masaya Ohtsuka, Hyogo JP

Masaya Ohtsuka, Ibaraki JP

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20110280358MONITORING METHOD AND MONITORING PROGRAM FOR BOILING WATER REACTOR, AND ACOUSTIC DAMPING METHOD FOR BOILING WATER REACTOR - A method for monitoring and acoustic damping a boiling water reactor which includes: a reactor pressure vessel; a steam pipe for transporting steam out from a steam dome of the reactor pressure vessel; a high pressure turbine driven by the steam; a feedwater heater which heats feedwater supplied to the reactor pressure vessel using bleed steam from the high pressure turbine; a bleeding valve which adjusts a flow rate of the bleed steam; and a pressure sensor provided in a main steam line including the steam dome and the steam pipe. The method includes monitoring a fluctuating pressure in the main steam line and controlling an opening degree of the bleeding valve based on a magnitude of the fluctuating pressure.11-17-2011

Masaya Ohtsuka, Mito JP

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20120294404Nuclear Power Plant and Method of Operating It - A hydrogen treatment facility for treating hydrogen without using a power source is disposed outside a reactor containment vessel and in an upper portion of a reactor building. A hydrogen detector detecting hydrogen in the reactor building is connected to a control apparatus operated by an independent power source activated at the time of a station black-out. A circulation passage for air circulation generated in the reactor building is disposed in the reactor building and outside the reactor containment vessel. A hydrogen treatment duct connects to the circulation passage and a gangway and a room with equipment. During a severe accident and station black-out and when hydrogen concentration detected by the hydrogen detection apparatus exceeds a set concentration, the hydrogen treatment duct is put in use by the control apparatus. Air containing the hydrogen is introduced into the hydrogen treatment facilities through the hydrogen treatment duct and the circulation passage.11-22-2012
20120294407Nuclear Power Plant, Fuel Pool Water Cooling Facility and Method Thereof - A nuclear power plant and a fuel pool water cooling facility and method are provided that can suppress the decrease of a water level in a fuel pool with no power supply at the time of malfunction of a circulating water system.11-22-2012

Masaya Ohtsuka, Kobe-Shi JP

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20090001507SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device that includes a metal fuse which may be used for redundancy or trimming, allowing for adjustment in the characteristics of a circuit. The fuse includes a disconnecting metal, a plurality of metal-vias that are connected under respective ends of the disconnecting metal, and a plurality of interconnections that connect to the disconnecting metal through respective metal-vias. The disconnecting metal is disconnected by a laser exposure and the metal-vias are located inside of the spot diameter of the laser used for the laser exposure, and are spaced apart from a side surface of the disconnecting metal. The disconnecting metal is formed of a material having a melting point and a boiling point that is lower than the melting point and boiling point of the metal-vias.01-01-2009
20110018092SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a base insulating layer, a silicon fuse, a pair of silicon wires, a silicon guard ring, an insulation coating, a first interlayer insulating layer, a via guard ring, a metal guard ring, a final insulating layer, and a fuse window. The base insulating layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The silicon fuse is disposed on the base insulating layer. The pair of silicon wires is disposed on the base insulating layer. The silicon guard ring is disposed on the base insulating layer. The insulation coating is deposited at least over surfaces of the silicon wires. The first interlayer insulating layer is disposed on the base insulating layer. The final insulating layer is disposed on the interlayer insulating layer. The fuse window is defined above the silicon fuse inside the guard rings.01-27-2011

Masayuki Ohtsuka, Chuo-Ku JP

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20090108970PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MAGNET, MAGNET OBTAINED THEREBY AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR MOLDED ARTICLES FOR MAGNET - A process for production of a magnet which comprises step of supplying a slurry S containing magnetic powder and a dispersing medium into the cavity C of a molding apparatus 04-30-2009

Motohiro Ohtsuka, Chiyoda-Ku JP

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20120178014REACTION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL - A reaction layer for a fuel cell, which is interposed between a solid electrolyte membrane and a diffusion layer in the fuel cell, the reaction layer including a first layer that is in contact with the solid electrolyte membrane, a second layer that is in contact with the diffusion layer; and an intermediate layer that is interposed between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer have a catalyst supported by an electrically conductive support, and the intermediate layer has no catalyst.07-12-2012

Nao Ohtsuka, Okayama-Shi JP

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20120202980Novel Flavanone Derivative - Provided is a novel antimicrobial agent. More specifically, provided is a novel antimicrobial agent capable of effectively acting on various resistant bacteria such as VSSA, MRSA, VISA, VRE, and VRSA. A novel flavanone derivative having a six-membered monosaccharide derivative, specifically, a glucose derivative or a galactose derivative is capable of effectively acting on the bacteria. More specifically, a compound represented by the general formula (I) is capable of effectively acting on the bacteria.08-09-2012

Noboru Ohtsuka, Yokohama-Shi JP

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20090037643Semiconductor memory device including control means and memory system - A semiconductor memory device includes a first nonvolatile memory which has a first external interface and is capable of recording 1-bit data in one memory cell, a second nonvolatile memory which has a test terminal interface and is capable of recording a plurality of data in one memory cell, and a control unit which has a second external interface and is configured to control a physical state of an inside of the second nonvolatile memory.02-05-2009

Norihiro Ohtsuka, Shizuoka JP

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20100297369Thermal Transfer Recording Medium - A thermal transfer recording medium including a support, a release layer and an ink layer, the release layer and the ink layer being disposed in this order over the support, wherein the ink layer contains carnauba wax, an organic fatty acid having an acid value of 90 to 200, and at least one of a long-chain alcohol represented by Formula (1) and a long-chain alcohol represented by Formula (2),11-25-2010

Ryuji Ohtsuka, Shizuoka-Ken JP

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20130094842EXHAUST APPARATUS OF AIR-COOLED FUEL CELL VEHICLE - An exhaust apparatus includes a lower side exhaust duct and an upper side exhaust duct which are branched vertically, and in that the lower side exhaust duct is extended toward the lower side of the vehicle from an exhaust outlet portion of the air-cooled fuel cell stack, and the downstream end portion of the lower side exhaust duct is opened at a lower portion of the front compartment, while the upper side exhaust duct is extended toward the upper side of the vehicle from an upper portion of an outer wall of the lower side exhaust duct, the outer wall extending toward the lower side of the vehicle, and the downstream end portion of the upper side exhaust duct is opened between the rear end portion of the front hood and the front end portion of the front window.04-18-2013

Sakuichi Ohtsuka, Kagoshima JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120169756IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A hue conversion unit (07-05-2012

Shigeki Ohtsuka, Buzen-Shi JP

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20100052747PLL FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER - A PLL frequency synthesizer 03-04-2010

Shigeru Ohtsuka, Yonago-City JP

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20100132246FAN TYPE NOXIOUS INSECT CONTROL APPARATUS - A fan type noxious insect control apparatus is disclosed which is desirably used carried on a user's body part and excels in noxious insect control performance. To this end, the apparatus is so configured that air is drawn through an inlet port (06-03-2010

Shinichi Ohtsuka, Saitama-Shi JP

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20110002066ACTUATOR ARM AND DISK RECORDING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an actuator arm includes a joint, an extension, a pair of outer surfaces, and a linear protrusion. The joint is rotatably supported on a shaft. The extension extends from the joint and has a tip end connected to a head that performs at least reading or writing with respect to a rotating disk recording medium. The outer surfaces are in a front-and-rear relationship with each other. At least one of the outer surfaces faces the disk recording medium. The linear protrusion is arranged on and extends along an edge of at least one of the outer surfaces. The edge is located upstream on the outer surfaces in a flowing direction of an air flow generated by the rotation of the disk recording medium.01-06-2011

Shinichi Ohtsuka, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080229842SUSPENSION EQUIPPED WITH VIBRATION SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A suspension for a hard disk drive has a vibration sensor which is impervious to influence by external noise, to obtain more stable positioning precision of the head on the suspension. The suspension has a load beam, a vibration sensor sandwiched by a first electrode and a second electrode, and a conductive wiring pattern on the load beam for electrically connecting the first electrode and the second electrode to an external detection circuit. The first electrode is sandwiched by the second electrode via the vibration sensor and a shield layer via an insulating layer. The second electrode and the shield layer are at a same potential.09-25-2008
20090122438DESIGN OF FEEDFORWARD CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING POSITION OF MAGNETIC HEAD IN MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE - For a feedforward controller for controlling a position of a magnetic head in a magnetic disk drive, a vibration of the magnetic head is measured in a state in which a magnetic disk is rotated in the magnetic disk drive. From a spectrum of the measured vibration, a flutter frequency which is a frequency of a vibration caused by the magnetic disk fluttering is obtained. A filter is designed for each flutter frequency having a peak of a gain for a respective one of obtained flutter frequencies. The feedforward controller for controlling a position of the magnetic head is obtained by combining filters designed for the respective flutter frequencies.05-14-2009

Shinya Ohtsuka, Kitakyushu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100259354SELF-RECOVERY CURRENT LIMITING FUSE - A liquid matrix of a nonmagnetic material is accommodated within an insulative container of a nonmagnetic material, and a pair of electrodes is disposed within the insulative container such that the electrodes face each other via the liquid matrix. Conductive particles are fluidly dispersed in the liquid matrix. A magnetic field generation section is provided externally of the insulative container so as to generate a magnetic field in a direction orthogonal to a fuse element to be formed between the paired electrodes through chaining of the solid particles.10-14-2010

Shuhei Ohtsuka, Kakogawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120189463HYDRAULIC PUMP OPERATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - The rotational frequency of a variable speed motor is set to a normal rotational frequency setting value (N07-26-2012
20120240566HYDRAULIC CONTROLLER - A hydraulic controller includes: an accumulator connected to a main oil passage; a pressure storage use oil passage which branches off from the main oil passage and leads to the accumulator; an inlet port; a priority port; and a bypass port. The hydraulic controller includes a priority valve configured such that, at the time of storing pressure in the accumulator, of pressure oil that flows into the inlet port, the pressure oil at a flow rate for storing of pressure in the accumulator, which is a preset flow rate, flows out of the priority port, and the pressure oil at a surplus flow rate, which is a flow rate obtained by subtracting the flow rate for storing of pressure from the flow rate of the pressure oil flowing into the input port, flows out of the bypass port.09-27-2012

Shuichi Ohtsuka, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090043675NETWORK PHOTOGRAPH SERVICE SYSTEM - By providing a network photograph service, prompt service can be provided to a customer without losing the advantages of easier understanding of where to access when placing an order and easier collective data management. A service center receiving an order of a printing service, and a minilab or a special laboratory spread across a plurality of places, are able to communicate through a network. A center server in the service center selects and assigns which photo-finishing laboratory will print the ordered picture, in response to order information transferred from a customer via the network. Thus, the printing processing can be carried out by a photo-finishing laboratory specified by the customer, instead of at the center server.02-12-2009

Takayuki Ohtsuka, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100274907COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA THROUGH A PLURALITY OF DATA-PATHS - A communication apparatus is configured to include first and second cards, and a card-to-card link connecting the cards. Each card is communicably connected to another communication apparatus through a route connected to the card. One of the cards is determined to be a primary card that controls data transmission between the communication apparatus and another communication apparatus, and the other card is determined to be a secondary card controlled by the primary card. The primary card establishes a primary data-path for transmitting primary data, using one of the first and second routes connected to the primary card. The primary card further establishes a secondary data-path for transmitting secondary data, using the card-to-card link, the secondary card, and the other one of the first and second routes connected to the secondary card.10-28-2010

Tetsuo Ohtsuka, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090190154Image Forming System and Method, Management Apparatus, and Recording Medium - An image forming system includes one or more image forming apparatuses and a management apparatus. The management apparatus includes: a software component retention part configured to retain one or more software components in a storage unit, the software components each being configured to generate output format data in a data format interpretable by a printer engine of a corresponding one or more of the image forming apparatuses from application data; a determination part configured to determine, based on the specified image forming apparatus, one of the software components to be used to generate the output format data corresponding to the specified image forming apparatus; and a transmission part configured to transmit the generated output format data to the specified image forming apparatus. The specified image forming apparatus includes an image forming part to form a predetermined image on an image forming medium based on the transmitted output format data.07-30-2009
20090201547IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM USING A MANAGEMENT APPARATUS TO MANAGE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS - An image forming system includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses, a management apparatus configured to manage and operate the image forming system, and a plurality of communication control apparatuses each configured to control data communication between the management apparatus and a corresponding image forming apparatus, wherein the management apparatus includes a software component storing unit configured to store one or more software components in a predetermined storage area of a storage device of the management apparatus, the one or more software components being each configured to generate print data recognizable by a corresponding image forming apparatus and a selecting unit configured to select a software component from the one or more software components in response to the print request, the selected software component being used to generate print data corresponding to the image forming apparatus selected as a printing apparatus.08-13-2009

Tetsushi Ohtsuka, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090004039Single Stage Root Type-Vacuum Pump and Vacuum Fluid Transport System Employing the Single Stage Root Type-Vacuum Pump - To provide a single stage root type-vacuum pump which can prevent an increase in an installation space while achieving a fine anti-corrosion property, and can shorten discharge time by preventing a drop in a pumping flow rate when pumping by reverse rotation, and to provide a vacuum fluid transport system employing this single stage root type-vacuum pump.01-01-2009

Tomoo Ohtsuka, Takarazuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080291784Acoustic Wave Sensor - In an acoustic wave sensor for detecting a distance to an object and an orientation where the object is located with using acoustic waves, an acoustic wave generating device generating an acoustic wave by applying thermal impact to the air with no mechanical vibration is used as a wave transmitting device, and an electric capacitance microphone converting variation of pressure due to acoustic wave to variation of an electric signal is used as each wave receiving device. Therefore, dead zone caused by reverberation component included in the acoustic wave transmitted from the wave transmitting device and dead zone caused by reverberation component included in wave receiving signals outputted from the wave receiving devices can be shortened and angular sensitivity of the acoustic wave sensor can be increased, in comparison with a conventional acoustic wave sensor using piezoelectric devices as the wave transmitting device and the wave receiving devices.11-27-2008

Toshiaki Ohtsuka, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100183618ANTI-EPHA2 ANTIBODY - Problem to Be Solved07-22-2010

Toshihisa Ohtsuka, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090087842Presynaptic protein cast - The present invention enabled the detection and quantification of CAST, which is localized to synapses and tightly bound to the cytomatrix, and of the mRNA encoding the CAST. Furthermore, it was revealed that CAST functions as a protein scaffold for localizing RIM1 to synapses, contributing as a molecular basis for active zone formation.04-02-2009
20100216164MAMMALIAN PRICKLE GENE - The present invention provides the mPrickle gene which encodes a protein present in mammalian PSD fractions. The mPrickle protein is localized in synapses, and binds to the scaffold protein PSD-95. Precipitation of endogenous mPrickle using an anti-mPrickle antibody results in the coprecipitation of NMDA receptors, and thus, mPrickle can be used in drug delivery systems that target NMDA receptors. NMDA receptors are closely related to learning and memory, and are also suggested to be involved in mental disorders. Thus, in the future, mPrickle is expected to be applicable to the diagnosis and/or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated with learning/memory, such as mental deterioration and dementia.08-26-2010

Toshimi Ohtsuka, Nagasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110265696SLAG-MELTING BURNER APPARATUS - It is possible to prevent a phenomenon by which the wall temperature of an outer cylinder rises abruptly as a layer of steam covers the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder and therefore decreases the heat transfer coefficient thereof, thus preventing a heat damage to the outer cylinder. Also prevented is burnout of the burner resulting from insufficient cooling due to variations in cooling efficiency at a leading end of the burner. A leading end located in a two-stage entrained-flow bed coal gasifier has a double-walled structure including an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, and cooling water for cooling the leading end is supplied through an interior of the inner cylinder to cool the leading end and is then returned to a base end through a space formed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder. The space formed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder has a smaller channel area than the interior of the inner cylinder, and a swirling flow along a guide formed on an outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder and a substantially linear flow in a longitudinal direction of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are applied to the cooling water returned to the base end through the space formed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder.11-03-2011

Yasuo Ohtsuka, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090090055Compositions for Catalytic Gasification of a Petroleum Coke - The present invention relates to particulate compositions of a lower ash type petroleum coke containing at least two preselected components (alkali metal and iron) that exhibit an efficient, enhanced-yielding gasification to value added gaseous products, particularly when used in a steady-state integrated gasification process. The compositions of the present invention are particularly useful for catalytic gasification of petroleum coke at moderate temperatures ranging from about 450° C. to about 900° C. Advantageously, the compositions can be readily incorporated into fluidized bed gasification units, and can result in a cost-effective, high-yielding production of methane gas from petroleum coke.04-09-2009
20090090056Compositions for Catalytic Gasification of a Petroleum Coke - The present invention relates to particulate compositions of a lower ash type petroleum coke containing at least two preselected components (alkali metal and calcium) that exhibit an efficient, enhanced-yielding gasification to value added gaseous products, particularly when used in a steady-state integrated gasification process. The compositions of the present invention are particularly useful for catalytic gasification of petroleum coke at moderate temperatures ranging from about 450° C. to about 900° C. Advantageously, the compositions can be readily incorporated into fluidized bed gasification units, and can result in a cost-effective, high-yielding production of methane gas from petroleum coke.04-09-2009

Yoshikazu Ohtsuka, Koga-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110011226METHOD FOR EXPOSING RESIN-COATED METAL PIPE - A method of exposing a metal pipe that is resin-coated by which part of the resin coating layer can be easily removed to expose the metal pipe. Blade tips are advanced into a resin coating layer in a region of the circumferential surface of a pipe with a predetermined spacing in the longitudinal direction of the pipe, and circumferential notches are introduced into the circumferential surface of the resin coating layer by rotating blades with respect to the pipe. A blade tip is advanced into a resin coating layer between the two circumferential notches and by moving a blade in the longitudinal direction, a longitudinal notch is introduced into the circumferential surface of the resin coating layer. A force is caused to act upon an outer circumferential surface of the resin coating layer between the two circumferential notches in the direction opposite that of the longitudinal notch and the resin coating layer is peeled off, thereby exposing a portion of the metal pipe.01-20-2011

Yoshinori Ohtsuka, Ikoma-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090047044TONER SUPPLY DEVICE, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner supply device for supplying toner to a developing device includes: a first toner supply portion for supplying toner to a developing hopper; a second toner supply portion for supplying the stored toner to the first toner supply portion; a first toner supply driver for driving the first toner supply portion; a first residual toner quantity detector for detecting the residual toner quantity in the first toner supply portion; a second toner supply driver for driving the second toner supply portion; a second residual toner quantity detector for detecting the residual toner quantity in the second toner supply portion; and a controller for controlling the drives of the first and second toner supply drivers by switching on and off the drives of the first and second toner supply drivers in accordance with the residual toner quantities detected by the first and second residual toner quantity detectors.02-19-2009

Yuhki Ohtsuka, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090270589Bis-Terpyridine Monomer, Production Process Thereof, Polymer Material Derived from the Monomer, and Electrochromic Device - Provided are (1) a terpyridine monomer that has a strong ability to coordinate with metal atoms, and (2) a polymer material that can be readily switched between a colored state and a colorless state by controlling the electrical potential applied to it and that can be processed.10-29-2009

Yuhki Ohtsuka, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110213154Bis-terpyridine monomer - A bis-terpyridine monomer includes a first terpyridyl substituent (A), a second terpyridyl substituent (B), and a spacer that contains at least one benzene ring and links the first terpyridyl substituent (A) and the second terpyridyl substituent (B). The bis-terpyridine monomer is represented by the following formula (10):09-01-2011

Yuzuru Ohtsuka, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110239793EXTRACTION METHOD, EXTRACTION VESSEL FOR USE WITH THE SAME, EXTRACTION KIT AND VALVE EXPANSION MEMBER - A method is provided which is capable of efficiently taking most of a precious sample into an extraction vessel without wasting when the sample is extracted from a collection section of a sampling rod. The method includes the steps of collecting a sample using a sampling rod formed of a rod body and a collection section attached to the rod body, inserting the sampling rod into the extraction vessel, placing the rod body in a gap formed in a grappling hook section which is disposed in an insertion path of the sampling rod, the gap having a width smaller than a diameter of the collection section and being capable of receiving the rod body, withdrawing the rod body with the rod body being placed in the gap and detaching the collection section from the rod body by hooking the collection section to the grappling hook section.10-06-2011