Shiokawa, JP
Akimi Shiokawa, Osaka JP
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20120228933 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING SOURCE OF ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIED TO STORAGE BATTERY IN POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A device for monitoring power sources of a storage battery includes a monitoring unit for monitoring input and output of power to and from a storage battery; and a power source management unit for managing sources from which amounts of power stored in the storage battery have been obtained and extents to which the amounts of power have been stored in the storage battery. | 09-13-2012 |
Akira Shiokawa, Osaka JP
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20090017189 | Method and apparatus for forming protective layer - An apparatus for forming a protective layer of magnesium oxide on a front glass substrate ( | 01-15-2009 |
20100047441 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method of manufacturing a plasma display panel that includes a front panel including a substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode, and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. Forming the protective layer on the front panel includes: vapor-depositing a base film on the dielectric layer; forming an aggregated particle paste film containing an aggregated particle of a plurality of crystal particles of metal oxide on the base film; and firing the base film and the aggregated particle paste film, thereby attaching a plurality of the aggregated particles on the base film. | 02-25-2010 |
20100084973 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes a front panel including a substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed, and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. The protective layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of aggregated particles of a plurality of crystal particles of metal oxide to the base film so that a plurality of aggregated particles are distributed over the entire surface, and the crystal particle has a crystal face having a shape of polyhedron with seven faces or more. | 04-08-2010 |
20100102722 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes a front panel including a substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed, and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. The protective layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of aggregated particles of a plurality of crystal particles of metal oxide to the base film so that a plurality of aggregated particles are distributed over the entire surface, and the base film is made of MgO containing Al. | 04-29-2010 |
20100102723 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes a front panel including a substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed, and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. The protective layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of aggregated particles of a plurality of crystal particles of metal oxide to the base film so that a plurality of aggregated particles are distributed over its entire surface. | 04-29-2010 |
20100112891 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - In the method of producing a PDP, the protective layer is produced in the following steps. First, deposit a base film on the dielectric layer, and then apply a crystalline particle paste produced by dispersing plural crystalline particles made of metal oxide, onto the base film to form a crystalline particle paste film. After that, fire the base film and crystalline particle paste film to make the plural crystalline particles adhere so as to be distributed over the whole surface. The crystalline particle paste has a viscosity between 1 Pa·s and 30 Pa·s inclusive at a shear velocity of 1.0 s | 05-06-2010 |
20110006676 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel has a dielectric layer on a front panel, which includes a first dielectric layer covering a display electrode and containing bismuth oxide without containing lead, and a second dielectric layer formed on the first dielectric layer and containing bismuth oxide without containing lead. The content of bismuth oxide in the second dielectric layer is made to be smaller than a content of bismuth oxide in the first dielectric layer. A protective layer on the dielectric layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of crystal particles made of metal oxide to the base film so as to be distributed over an entire surface of the base film. | 01-13-2011 |
20110198993 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes a front panel including a glass front substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode, and a plurality of longitudinal barrier ribs arranged in parallel to the address electrode and lateral barrier ribs. The protective layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of crystal particles made of metal oxide to the base film so as to be distributed over an entire surface. The barrier ribs are formed so that the height of the lateral barrier ribs is lower than that of longitudinal barrier ribs. | 08-18-2011 |
20110210663 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes a front panel including a glass substrate, a display electrode formed thereon, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that discharge space is formed and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode, and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. The dielectric layer of the front panel contains bismuth oxide and calcium oxide without containing lead, and does not contain lead. The protective layer on the dielectric layer is formed by forming a base film on the second dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of crystal particles made of metal oxide to the base film so as to be distributed over an entire surface of the base film. | 09-01-2011 |
20110266949 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes a front panel including a substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that a discharge space is formed, and including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode and a barrier rib for partitioning the discharge space. The protective layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of aggregated particles of a plurality of crystal particles of metal oxide to the base film so that a plurality of aggregated particles are distributed over its entire surface. | 11-03-2011 |
20140184914 | VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A video display method in which a visible light communication signal can be appropriately transmitted includes: Step SL | 07-03-2014 |
20140185860 | VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A video display method which allows a visible light communication signal to be appropriately transmitted includes: Step SL | 07-03-2014 |
20140186052 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication method that enables communication between various devices includes: transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor; receiving an ID list; setting an exposure time of the image sensor; obtaining a bright line image including a bright line, by capturing a subject by the image sensor; obtaining information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image; and searching the ID list for identification information that includes the obtained information. | 07-03-2014 |
20140204129 | DISPLAY METHOD - A display method capable of reducing the probability of communication error without causing significant deterioration of picture quality includes: specifying, as a specified light emission period, a light emission period in which light emission is performed for greater than or equal to a time required for transmitting a block included in a visible light communication signal, out of one or more light emission periods in which light emission is performed for displaying an image included in a video signal; and transmitting the block of the visible light communication signal by luminance changing in the specified light emission period. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205136 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SIGNAL DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A visible light communication signal display method of displaying (i) an image represented by video signals and (ii) an image obtained by encoding visible light communication signals includes: encoding at least part of the visible light communication signals to generate an encoded image; generating a plurality of sub-images which correspond to respective partial images obtained by dividing the encoded image and each of which (i) includes a corresponding one of the partial images and (ii) except for the corresponding partial image, is an image having a substantially uniform luminance value lower than or equal to a predetermined luminance value; and displaying, in a video display period, the image represented by the video signals, and displaying the sub-images in time series in a communication period different from the video display period. | 07-24-2014 |
20150070522 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication method for obtaining information from a subject includes transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor used to capture the subject, and receiving an ID list that is associated with the position indicated by the position information. The method also includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method further includes obtaining a bright line image including the bright line by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time, obtaining the information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image, and searching the ID list for identification information. | 03-12-2015 |
20150222355 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a backlight control unit configured to divide the luminescence surface of the backlight into a plurality of areas, and, based on the image signal, (i) perform luminescence control in each of the plurality of areas and (ii) set off periods starting at different times for the plurality of areas. The backlight control unit performs luminescence control in a visible light communication area which is at least one area among the plurality of areas in a period in which the visible light communication signal is output, based on the visible light communication signal, instead of performing luminescence control based on the image signal, and performs the luminescence control based on the image signal, in the visible light communication area, in a period in which the visible light communication signal is not output. | 08-06-2015 |
20150341539 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject. The information communication method includes transmitting position information indicating a position of an image sensor used to capture the subject, and receiving an ID list that is associated with the position indicated by the position information. The information communication method also includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that in a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The information communication method further includes obtaining a bright line image including the bright line, obtaining information by demodulating data specified by a cycle length or frequency of a stripe pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image, and searching the ID list for identification information that includes the obtained information. | 11-26-2015 |
20160086583 | VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION IMAGE INCLUDING STRIPE PATTERNS HAVING DIFFERENT PITCHES - A video display method is provided that displays, on a per frame basis, an image included in a video signal. The method includes generating a first visible light communication image by encoding a visible light communication signal, the first visible light communication image being an image having a stripe pattern for visible light communication, and displaying, in a predetermined frame, the image included in the video signal. The method also includes switching a pitch of the first visible light communication image to a different pitch, and generating a second visible light communication image. The method further includes displaying the second visible light communication image that has a stripe pattern configured with a different minimum pitch, which is different in resolution from the stripe pattern of the first visible light communication image. | 03-24-2016 |
Junji Shiokawa, Chigasaki-Shi JP
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20110299825 | VIDEO RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD, AND VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A recording apparatus, including: a camera which picks up a picture from an optical image; a first encoder which encodes the picture by a first encoding method; a second encoder which encodes the picture by a second encoding method which is different from the first encoding method; and a recorder which records a file of the picture encoded by the first encoding method together with a file of the picture encoded by the second encoding method on a recording medium when in photographing of a still picture, and which records a file of the pictures encoded by the first encoding method on the recording medium when in photographing of moving pictures. | 12-08-2011 |
20140010516 | VIDEO RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD, AND VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A recording apparatus, including: a photographing unit which picks up a moving picture and a still picture; a first encoder which encodes the moving picture and the still picture by a first encoding method; a second encoder which encodes the still picture by a second encoding method which is different from the first encoding method; and a recorder which records a file of the moving picture encoded by the first encoding method, a file of the still picture encoded by the first encoding method and a file of the still picture encoded by the second encoding method, on a recording medium, wherein both of the file of the still picture encoded by the first encoding method and the file of the still picture encoded by the second encoding method, are based on one still picture picked up with a single photographing. | 01-09-2014 |
20140016020 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A video signal processing apparatus, comprises: an image pickup unit, having a focus lens; an evaluation value calculator unit, specifying a region, in which brightness higher than a predetermined value lies, from within a region to be a target, for which a focal point estimation value is calculated to be used for moving the focus lens to a focal point, and to calculate the focal point estimation value by excluding the region, in which the brightness higher than the predetermined value lies, from a focal point estimation value calculation target; and a system controller unit, to be focused upon basis of the focal point estimation value calculated by the evaluation value calculator unit, wherein the system controller unit controls the focus lens to move to a position, which is determined in advance. | 01-16-2014 |
Koji Shiokawa, Azumino-Shi JP
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20150205082 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection lens is a zoom lens and formed of a first group to an N-th group sequentially arranged from an image enlargement side (that is, screen side), where N is 6 or 7. The first group includes a first A group and a first B group sequentially arranged from the image enlargement side. The first A group is formed of two positive lenses, and the first B group is formed of a cemented lens formed of a positive lens and a negative lens. The second group includes at least two negative lenses. In magnification changing action, at least the first group and the N-th group are fixed, and at least the third group to the (N−1)-th group are moved along an optical axis. In focusing action, the first A group on the image enlargement side in the first group is solely moved along the optical axis. | 07-23-2015 |
Mitsuharu Shiokawa, Ibaraki-Ken JP
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20130156312 | Image Processing Device and Image Processing Method - An image processing device performs image processing on image data obtained by receiving light emitted from a light source and then reflected from an object to be read with a light receiving element. The image processing device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a color of each pixel in the image data belongs to a predetermined correction target color range and a correction unit configured to perform correction to reduce the density of a pixel of the color belonging to the correction target color range. | 06-20-2013 |
Mitsuharu Shiokawa, Ibaraki JP
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20140240798 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An image data output unit including an output-side processing section for performing a plurality of processing operations on image data, and an imaging unit including an imaging-side processing section for performing a given processing operation on image data outputted from the image data output unit and an imaging operation section for performing an imaging operation based on the image data outputted from the imaging-side processing section are provided. An amount of data to be transferred per unit time of processed image data that will result when the processing operations are performed on the image data at the output-side processing section is compared with a transferable amount of data transmission per unit time between the image data output unit and the imaging unit, and each of the processing operations is allocated to the output-side processing section or the imaging-side processing section based on the result of the comparison. | 08-28-2014 |
Noboru Shiokawa, Nagaokakyo-Shi JP
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20140104026 | WIRE-WOUND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A wire-wound electronic component includes a core having a winding base extending in an axial direction, a flange provided at an end of the winding base in the axial direction, and a wire wound around the winding base. An external electrode is provided on a plurality of side surfaces of the flange and is connected to an end of the wire, where the side surfaces are orthogonal to the axial direction. A connecting surface on which the end of the wire contacts with the external electrode is one of the side surfaces that is different from one of the side surfaces that functions as a mounting surface, and the external electrode extends from the mounting surface to the end of the wire in such a manner to turn in a direction same as a winding direction of the wire. | 04-17-2014 |
Noritsugu Shiokawa, Yokohama JP
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20150065349 | SUPERCONDUCTING FILTER DEVICE, AND SUPERCONDUCTING FILTER ADJUSTING METHOD FOR SUPERCONDUCTING FILTER DEVICE - A superconducting filter device of an embodiment includes: a high-frequency filter includes a superconducting element, and a dielectric member; and a drive tool configured to adjust a distance between the superconducting element and the dielectric member. The dielectric member and the drive tool take both a connection state and a separation state. | 03-05-2015 |
20150084635 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes a housing, a static magnetic field source having a superconducting coil or a permanent magnet inside the housing, and a superconducting array antenna inside the housing. | 03-26-2015 |
20150087522 | SUPERCONDUCTING ANTENNA DEVICE - A superconducting antenna device of an embodiment includes an array antenna made by stacking a flat antenna having one or more antennas made of a superconducting material and a ground pattern on a low-loss dielectric substrate from a short wave band to an extremely-high frequency band, a vacuum chamber configured to accommodate the array antenna, a refrigerator configured to cool the array antenna, and a vacuum insulating window configured to pass an electromagnetic wave from a short wave band to an extremely-high frequency band in a direction of directivity of the array antenna in the vacuum chamber. | 03-26-2015 |
20160072168 | MULTIBAND FILTER - According to one embodiment, a multiband filter includes a first resonator and a second resonator. The first resonator has a first capacitive component and a first inductive component. A signal of a first frequency is inputted to the first resonator. The second resonator has a second capacitive component and a second inductive component. A signal of a second frequency is inputted to the second resonator. The second frequency is different from the first frequency. A distance between a first capacitive component of the first resonator and a second capacitive component of the second resonator and a distance between a first inductive component of the first resonator and a second inductive component of the second resonator is longer than a shortest distance out of a distance between the first resonator and the second resonator. The capacitive components occur at the capacitance. The inductive components occur at the inductance. | 03-10-2016 |
20160084981 | SCREENING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a screening device includes a first antenna configured to transmit a first microwave to a subject to generate a second microwave and a third microwave, the second microwave being generated by a diffraction of the first microwave at the subject, the third microwave being a part of the first microwave passing the subject, and a second antenna configured to receive the second microwave in a first period and to receive the third microwave in a second period. | 03-24-2016 |
Noritsugu Shiokawa, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20100164655 | HEAT INSULATING TRANSMISSION LINE, VACUUM INSULATING CHAMBER, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A heat insulating transmission line includes a first waveguide with a first aperture end, a second waveguide with a second aperture end, and a reflector. The second waveguide is arranged coaxially with the first waveguide. The second aperture end faces the first aperture end through an air gap. The reflector is provided outside the air gap, and controls radiation power from the air gap. In addition, the reflector is substantially parallel to a portion of a virtual plane connecting an inner wall of the first aperture end of the first waveguide and an inner wall of the second aperture end of the second waveguide. When a mean frequency of a signal transmitting through the heat insulating transmission line is expressed as λ, a distance between the virtual surface and the reflector is not less than N×λ/2−0.05λ and not more than N×λ/2+0.2λ (N is a positive integer). | 07-01-2010 |
20130265122 | HEAT INSULATING TRANSMISSION LINE, VACUUM INSULATING CHAMBER, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A heat insulating transmission line includes a first waveguide with a first aperture end, a second waveguide with a second aperture end, and a reflector. The second waveguide is arranged coaxially with the first waveguide. The second aperture end faces the first aperture end through an air gap. The reflector is provided outside the air gap, and controls radiation power from the air gap. In addition, the reflector is substantially parallel to a portion of a virtual plane connecting an inner wall of the first aperture end of the first waveguide and an inner wall of the second aperture end of the second waveguide. When a mean frequency of a signal transmitting through the heat insulating transmission line is expressed as λ, a distance between the virtual surface and the reflector is not less than N×λ/2−0.05λ and not more than N×λ/2+0.2λ (N is a positive integer). | 10-10-2013 |
Noritsugu Shiokawa, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20080232814 | QUANTUM COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND QUANTUM COMMUNICATION METHOD - A quantum communication apparatus is used in operations to generate entanglement between the two physical system ensembles and operations to extend the distance between entangled ensembles by connecting pairs of entangled ensembles. The apparatus uses only passive elements without any actuating parts, active devices having no mechanically actuating parts, such as an electro-optical device capable of ultrahigh-speed operation, and a laser source capable of generating high-speed pulse trains or a continuous wave laser source. The apparatus can rapidly execute light irradiation necessary for entanglement generation and connection, and detection of a generated photon at the needed sites within a decoherence time of the physical system. | 09-25-2008 |
20080252400 | FILTER AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A filter includes a resonant unit which has a plurality of resonators respectively formed of each microstrip line and connected in cascade with one another, and a coupling unit which has at least one inter-resonator coupling of the resonant unit in an area within a range of ±45° (⅛-wavelength) in an electrical length from a voltage maximum point at a intermediate of the microstrip line. | 10-16-2008 |
20090146762 | RESONATOR AND FILTER - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a resonator including: a transmission line including a conductor line with a bent portion, wherein the conductor line has a plurality of slits formed therein, the slits being formed in an extending direction of the conductor line to pass through the bent portion, and wherein the slits are formed to have intervals that become narrower from an outer-side toward an inner-side of the bent portion. | 06-11-2009 |
Satoshi Shiokawa, Toyota-Shi JP
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20160141674 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECOVERYING CELL VOLTAGE THEREOF - An amount of power generation is increased in the case where a difference in water content between some and others of the cells is greater than a predetermined value. In the case of satisfaction of a first condition that the difference in water content between some and others of the cells is greater than the predetermined value, a fuel battery may be caused to perform an operation in which the amount of power generation exceeds that in the normal operation to reduce a cell voltage difference ΔV between an average cell voltage Va and a minimum cell voltage Vb. The first condition is, for example, that the cell voltage difference ΔV, which is a difference between the average cell voltage Va and the minimum cell voltage Vb, is greater than a first threshold value. | 05-19-2016 |
Satoshi Shiokawa, Susono-Shi JP
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20090035617 | Fuel cell system and method for controlling the same - A control device | 02-05-2009 |
Satoshi Shiokawa, Okazaki-Shi JP
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20160116539 | Device for Monitoring Electricity Generation and Method for Monitoring Electricity Generation - A device for monitoring electricity generation comprising: an acquirer that acquires a total value of cell voltage from multiple cells including fuel cells; an increaser that increases the anode gas now rate to the multiple cells when the total value shows a possibility of negative voltage occurring in some of the multiple cells; and a judger that judges if negative voltage occurred in some of the multiple cells based on the total value following the increase of the anode gas flow rate. | 04-28-2016 |
20160126574 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND MAXIMUM POWER CALCULATION METHOD - The fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell | 05-05-2016 |
20160133969 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND POWER GENERATION MONITORING METHOD - A fuel cell system comprising: an acquirer that acquires a total value of cell voltages of two or more cells included in a fuel cell; and a determiner that determines, when the total value is a first voltage value, abnormal power generation in which power generation by at least a part of the two or more cells is abnormal, that determines, when the total value is a second voltage value higher than the first voltage value, normal power generation in which power generation by the two or more cells is normal and that determines, when the total value is a third voltage value higher than the first voltage value but lower than the second voltage value, the normal power generation if a cathode gas is deficient or the abnormal power generation if the cathode gas is not deficient. | 05-12-2016 |
20160141688 | Fuel Cell System and Dryness Degree Acquisition Method - A fuel cell system, comprising: a measurer that measures an impedance of the fuel cell; a controller that controls an operation state of the fuel cell; and an acquirer that acquires a dryness degree of the fuel cell from the measured impedance when the operation state is a first operation state, and acquires the dryness degree of the fuel cell as a wet state when the operation state is a second operation state in which a water balance is more than the first operation state. | 05-19-2016 |
Satoshi Shiokawa, Fuji-Shi JP
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20120251904 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes: in a casing, a fuel cell stack that is formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells; and an oxidant gas distributing member that is disposed at a side surface, that extends in a stack direction, of the fuel cell stack, that extends in a direction from one end to another end of each of the unit cells, and that supplies the oxidant gas along the oxidant gas distributing member from the one end to the another end to supply the oxidant gas to the another end of each unit cell. The oxidant gas distributing member includes a heat exchange restraint portion that restrains heat exchange between the unit cells and the oxidant gas in at least one of end portions of the fuel cell stack in the stack direction, in comparison with the heat exchange thereof in other portion in the fuel cell stack. | 10-04-2012 |
20120251905 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes in a casing: a fuel cell stack that is formed by stacking a plurality of unit cell; an oxidant gas distributing member that is disposed at a side surface, that extends in a stack direction of the unit cells, of the fuel cell stack that extends in a direction from one end to another end of each of the unit cells, and that supplies the oxidant gas to the another end of each unit cell after supplying the oxidant gas through the oxidant gas distributing member from the one end to the another end; a reformer disposed at the one end; and a combustion portion that is disposed between the one end and the reformer. The oxidant gas distributing member has a higher thermal conductivity at the one end side of the unit cells than at the another end side of the unit cells. | 10-04-2012 |
Shinji Shiokawa, Fujinomiya-Shi JP
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20100116828 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FUEL TANK, AND FUEL TANK - This manufacturing method of a fuel tank is for manufacturing a metallic fuel tank having a concavo-convex portion in a course of seam welding using a seam welder, wherein the seam welding is performed using the seam welder provided with a non-interfering space where interference with the fuel tank is avoided, while changing the position of the fuel tank relative to the seam welder. | 05-13-2010 |
Takahiro Shiokawa, Chiba JP
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20100108941 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBIDE OF TRANSITION METAL AND/OR COMPOSITE CARBIDE OF TRANSITION METAL - To simultaneously overcome a drawback in that proceeding of a solid phase carbonization reaction requires high temperature and a drawback in that the reaction requires use of expensive materials. A method for producing a carbide of a Group IVA, VA, or VIA transition metal in the periodic table and/or a composite carbide of the transition metal and iron, the method including the step of co-milling a ferroalloy containing a Group IVA, VA, or VIA transition metal in the periodic table and incidental impurities and a carbon material mainly composed of carbon in a vacuum or an atmosphere of an inert gas to effect a solid phase reaction between the ferroalloy and the carbon material. | 05-06-2010 |
20110129397 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE METAL FROM WASTE CATALYST - A method for recovering high purity nickel, cobalt, molybdenum and vanadium from a waste catalyst in high yield by convenient means is provided. The method includes a step of heating a waste catalyst containing valuable metals in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, thereby deoiling an adhered oil content by thermal decomposition, a step of co-milling the deoiled waste catalyst and a chloride to form a chloride of nickel and/or cobalt, a step of water-leaching the co-milled waste catalyst to dissolve nickel and/or cobalt in water, a step of oxidizing leaching residue containing molybdenum and/or vanadium after water leaching to form an oxide of molybdenum and/or vanadium; and a step of subjecting the leaching residue containing the oxide of molybdenum and/or vanadium to alkali leaching to dissolve the molybdenum and/or vanadium in an alkali solution. | 06-02-2011 |
Takanobu Shiokawa, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20090087665 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF SILICA AEROGEL FILM, ANTI-REFLECTION COATING AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for producing a silica aerogel film by hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of a base catalyst to prepare an alkaline sol, adding an acid catalyst to the alkaline sol to carry out further hydrolysis and polymerization to prepare a first acidic sol, hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of an acid catalyst to prepare a second acidic sol, applying a mixture of the first and second acidic sols to a substrate, and drying it. | 04-02-2009 |
20090098409 | METHOD FOR FORMING OPTICAL COATING AND OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING SUCH COATING - A method for forming an optical coating comprising the steps of forming a fine-structure layer mainly composed of an inorganic metal oxide on the surface of an optical member, and then forming an inorganic, hard layer by a liquid-phase deposition method. | 04-16-2009 |
Tatsuya Shiokawa, Saitama JP
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20080316762 | HEADLIGHT UNIT - A headlight unit having a virtual pivot center provided at a position different from a supported position to a vehicle body. Two, upper and lower headlight supporting portions spaced apart from each other are provided at a rear portion of a headlight unit The upper headlight supporting portion on each side includes a guide shaft formed on a support member of a radiator cover and a groove formed on an upper base portion of the headlight unit. The lower headlight supporting portion on each side includes an elongated hole formed through the support member of the radiator cover and a bolt threadedly engaged with a lower base portion of the headlight unit. The guide shaft and the bolt slide in the groove and the elongated hole, respectively, for performing the swing motion of the headlight unit about the virtual pivot center C to perform an adjustment of an optical axis. | 12-25-2008 |
20110067367 | AIR CLEANER APPARATUS - An air cleaner apparatus includes a lid that covers an opening formed in an air cleaner box is provided with an intake port communicating with the opening. In addition, a regulator is attached to an upper wall portion of the air cleaner box, the intake port is extended to the upper wall portion of the air cleaner box so as to cover the regulator, and the regulator is placed facing inside an intake passage connecting between the intake port and the opening. The air cleaner apparatus so configured provides a sufficient cooling effect, and is excellent in ease of maintenance. | 03-24-2011 |
20110174569 | VEHICLE - The vehicle body frame is configured in a manner that an upper tension pipe is removed from a first cross portion and a second cross portion. When mounting the engine in the vehicle body frame, the vehicle mounted component that is relatively heavy can be lowered into the vehicle body frame from above by removing the upper tension pipe. The vehicle body frame simplifies the removal and installation of the vehicle-mounted components. | 07-21-2011 |
Tatsuya Shiokawa, Wako JP
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20150090577 | DIMMER SWITCH - A dimmer switch includes a main body and an operation portion. The operation portion is provided in the main body to be rotatable around a rotation axis to switch the dimmer switch among an off position, a low beam position, and a high beam position. The low beam position and the high beam position are provided above a horizontal line passing through the rotation axis and the off position is provided below the horizontal line in a state where the dimmer switch is attached to a vehicle body. A first rotation angle between the off position and the low beam position is set to be larger than a second rotation angle between the low beam position and the high beam position. | 04-02-2015 |
Tatsuya Shiokawa, Wako-Shi JP
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20100224433 | ARRANGEMENT OF ELECTRIC PART - A saddle-ride type vehicle, and arrangement of an electric part such as a controller for a saddle-ride type vehicle, can include a vehicle frame which has a left main frame and a right main frame which extend from a forward side to a rearward side of a vehicle body. An engine is supported on the vehicle frame, and a throttle body is disposed near the engine. An air cleaner is disposed adjacent throttle body, and a controller is provided, which is configured to control the engine. A support member supports at least a controller, with the support member being removably mounted relative to the vehicle body. The support member is separate from the throttle body and the air cleaner. The support member is typically disposed above the throttle body. | 09-09-2010 |
20120150404 | FRONT WHEEL DIFFERENTIAL LOCK CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STRADDLE-RIDE TYPE FOUR-WHEELED VEHICLE - A front wheel differential lock control system for a straddle-ride type four-wheeled vehicle is provided that can reliably switch a differential locking mechanism into a lock state in a low vehicle-speed state. In an engine provided with a manual transmission having forward five-speed and reverse gears, only in a low gear ratio state (1 | 06-14-2012 |
20130277137 | VEHICLE HAVING COMPACT CONFIGURATION - A strut suspension is disposed on a vehicle front side of a rotation center of a front wheel. A rack and pinion mechanism is disposed on a vehicle front side of the strut suspension. Since the strut suspension and the rack and pinion mechanism are disposed on the vehicle front side of the rotation center of the front wheel, a foot space can be moved forward to a position where the foot space overlaps the front wheel. A vehicle cabin space can be thereby increased. | 10-24-2013 |
20150274493 | VEHICLE WITH WINCH - In a vehicle having a vehicle body frame from which left and right front wheels are suspended, a winch is mounted so as to be disposed between the front wheels and configured to appropriately wire a plurality of conductors to a contactor interposed between the winch and a battery. Winch positive and negative side terminals, a battery positive side terminal and a grounding negative side terminal are disposed in a concentrated manner on a terminal disposition face of the contactor. Winch positive and negative side conductors extend from the contactor to the winch side. A battery positive side conductor and a grounding conductor extend from the contactor in directions different from the extending direction of the winch positive and negative side conductors from the contactor and different from each other. | 10-01-2015 |
20160090022 | LIGHT-DEVICE MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A light-device mounting structure of a vehicle includes a headlight unit including a lamp housing accommodating a light source. Support shafts are provided in the lamp housing and are supported in a light cover. In the light-device mounting structure, the support shafts are covered with support-shaft protective members. The support-shaft protective members are engaged non-rotatably relative to the support shafts. The light cover has fitting holes, and the support shafts are fitted into the fitting holes through the support-shaft protective members. | 03-31-2016 |
Toshiyuki Shiokawa, Saga-Ken JP
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20100218791 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A drying gas is supplied into a drying chamber in a substantially horizontal direction, an obliquely downward direction descendent from the substantially horizontal direction, or a vertically downward direction under a state where a wafer is immersed in a cleaning liquid in a cleaning tank. The wafer is moved from the cleaning tank into the drying chamber, with the drying gas being supplied into the drying chamber. At this time, the supply of the drying gas into the drying chamber is stopped, under a condition where a part of the wafer is immersed in the cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning tank. After the movement of the wafer into the drying chamber has been finished, a drying gas is supplied into the drying chamber in an obliquely upward direction ascendant from the substantially horizontal direction or a vertically upward direction. | 09-02-2010 |
Yasuo Shiokawa, Toyokawa-Shi JP
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20110210501 | PAPER FEEDING CASSETTE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The rear end face of the first upright portion of a trailing edge regulating member is brought into contact with the inner face of a notched sidewall provided in a rear sidewall, and the second upright portion is located above the notched sidewall. | 09-01-2011 |
20130241134 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SKEW CORRECTION AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding device that corrects skew of a sheet before feeding the sheet to a transfer position for image formation. The sheet feeding device comprises a driver, a feeder roller unit provided with a feeder roller rotationally driven by the driver and a separation roller, and two resist roller units each provided with a primary and a secondary resist roller. The resist roller units cause formation of a loop in the sheet between the resist roller units and the feeder roller unit during skew correction. When viewed in a direction of a rotational axis of the feeder roller, the first resist rollers and the feeder roller overlap at least partially, and the pressing member and the second resist rollers do not overlap. The first resist rollers and the feeder roller occupy different positions with respect to the direction of the rotational axis. | 09-19-2013 |
Yoshiro Shiokawa, Hachioji-Shi JP
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20090266979 | ION ATTACHMENT MASS SPECTROMETER AND ION ATTACHMENT MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD THEREOF - An ion attachment mass spectrometer includes an attached ion generation unit which generates attached ions by attaching positively charged metal ions to the molecules of a measurement target substance, and a mass spectrometry unit which performs mass spectrometry of the attached ions. The mass spectrometry unit includes a mass separation chamber to select attached ions having a specific mass number from the attached ions, an ionization chamber to dissociate the attached ions having the specific mass number, and a mass analysis chamber to analyze the dissociated ions. | 10-29-2009 |
20090266981 | INTERNAL STANDARD MATERIAL, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - An internal standard material to be added to a specimen containing a material to be measured when measuring the content of the material to be measured by performing mass spectrometry on the specimen includes a hindered phenol compound. | 10-29-2009 |
20090272894 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - A mass spectrometer includes an ionization chamber, a temperature control unit which controls the temperature in the ionization chamber to vaporize a sample in at least one of solid and liquid state in the ionization chamber, an introduction unit which introduces the sample into the ionization chamber, an ion supply unit which supplies ions to the ionization chamber to ionize, in the ionization chamber, the sample vaporized in the ionization chamber, and a mass analyzer which measures the mass of the molecules of the ionized sample. | 11-05-2009 |
20100243884 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - A mass spectrometer includes an ionization chamber ( | 09-30-2010 |
Yukiharu Shiokawa, Hiratsuka-Shi JP
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20090086271 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Disclosed an image forming apparatus to form an image on a basis of an image data file stored in an external memory, including: an expansion memory to expand the image data file; a memory residual capacity calculating section to calculate a residual capacity of the expansion memory; a memory occupying amount predicting section to predict a memory occupying amount necessary to expand the image data file into the expansion memory; a specification section to specify an image formable image data file which is processable by the image forming apparatus among the image data files stored in the external memory on a basis of the residual capacity of the expansion memory and the memory occupying amount, and a display controlling section to display a file name of the specified image formable image data file in a display section. | 04-02-2009 |
Yukiharu Shiokawa, Hachioji-Shi JP
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20130135191 | INPUT DISPLAY APPARATUS, TANGIBLE COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND INPUT DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed is an input display apparatus including: a handwriting input unit to receive a handwriting input; a particle migration type of display unit to enable display contents to be partially rewritten; and a control unit to control a display operation of the display unit, for displaying each stroke which is input via the handwriting input unit; wherein the control unit controls the display unit so as to display a currently input stroke which is currently input via the handwriting input unit, in a simple display in which a delay required to display the currently input stroke is short as compared with a normal display. | 05-30-2013 |
Yuta Shiokawa, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20110102355 | INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus has an input unit for receiving a pressure input, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on the input unit, a vibration unit for vibrating the input unit, and a control unit for controlling drive of the vibration unit such that a click sensation is provided to an object pressing the input unit when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a predetermined standard for receiving an input to the input unit. Thereby, a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when a push-button switch is operated is provided upon operation of the input unit of a pressure type by an operator. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102358 | INPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus has an input unit for receiving a pressure input, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on the input unit, a vibration unit for vibrating the input unit, and a control unit for controlling drive of the vibration unit such that a click sensation is provided to an object pressing the input unit when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a predetermined standard for receiving an input to the input unit and for controlling drive of the vibration unit such that the click sensation is provided to the object, after the input to the input unit is received, when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a standard lower than the predetermined standard for receiving the input to the input unit. Thereby, a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when a push-button switch is operated is provided when an operator operates the input unit of a pressure type, which enables a continuous input operation without a feeling of strangeness. | 05-05-2011 |
20110148795 | INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus has an input unit for receiving a pressure input, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on the input unit, a vibration unit for vibrating the input unit, and a control unit for controlling drive of the vibration unit 14 such that a click sensation is provided to an object pressing the input unit when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a predetermined standard for receiving an input to the input unit. Thereby, a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when a push-button switch is operated is provided upon operation of the input unit of a pressure type by an operator. | 06-23-2011 |
Yuta Shiokawa, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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20100141410 | INPUT APPARATUS ACCEPTING A PRESSURE INPUT - There is provided an input apparatus having a configuration simple enough to be compact and capable of presenting an operator with the same real feeling of pressing as the feeling of operating a push-button switch when the operator operates a pressing-type input unit. The input apparatus includes an input unit which accepts a pressure input; a load detection unit which detects a pressure load to the input unit; a vibration unit which vibrates the input unit; and a control unit which, when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a predetermined criterion for accepting an input to the input unit, controls driving of the vibration unit so as to generate a floating force on a pressing object pressing the input unit. | 06-10-2010 |