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Akihiro Takayanagi, Konan-Shi JP
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20160027942 | ENCAPSULANTS FOR SOLAR BATTERY, AND SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - A pair of encapsulants for encapsulating a solar battery cell including incident surface side encapsulants arranged on an incident surface side of solar light of the solar battery cell, and back surface side encapsulants arranged on a back surface side of the solar battery cell, in which the incident surface side encapsulants contain an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an epoxy compound, and the back surface side encapsulants contain an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an acid accepting agent formed of a metal compound. | 01-28-2016 |
Asako Takayanagi, Kanagawa JP
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20140273842 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a communication system that includes a plurality of communication apparatuses and that transmits and receives a connection request command between the plurality of communication apparatuses to establish a connection between the plurality of communication apparatuses, wherein a transmission source communication apparatus as a transmission source of the connection request command from among the plurality of communication apparatuses transmits transmission timing information that indicates timing at which the connection request command is transmitted, and a transmission destination communication apparatus as a transmission destination of the connection request command from among the plurality of communication apparatuses receives the transmission timing information transmitted from the transmission source communication apparatus and determines timing at which an operation of waiting for receipt of the connection request command transmitted from the transmission source communication apparatus is performed based on the timing indicated by the received transmission timing information. | 09-18-2014 |
Atsushi Takayanagi, Shinjuku-Ku JP
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20130142812 | ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF - A cell growth inhibitor that includes, as an antibody component, an artificially produced anti-EGFR antibody having specific binding capacity to EGFR which is characterized in that an epitope therefor is in a cysteine-rich subdomain 2 (C2 domain) and/or in a ligand-binding domain 1 (L1 domain) among four subdomains contained in the extracellular domain of EGFR. | 06-06-2013 |
Hajime Takayanagi, Osaka-Shi JP
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20160122912 | POLYAMIDE WOVEN FABRIC AND DOWN PRODUCT USING SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a polyamide woven fabric and a down product which each have a light feeling and a chambray tone hue, and further have a heat retaining performance due to sunlight absorption, and a windbreak performance. The polyamide woven fabric is a woven fabric including 20% or more by mass of a polyamide carbon black pigmented yarn that includes carbon black in a proportion of 1 to 5% by mass and has a total fineness of 5 to 55 dtex and a monofilament fineness of 0.5 to 2.2 dtex; and having a cover factor of 1000 to 2500. The down product is a product finished by stuffing downs into shell fabrics of this woven fabric in an amount of 100 to 500 grams per square meter of the shell fabrics, and then sewing the shell fabrics. | 05-05-2016 |
Hidenori Takayanagi, Nagano-Shi JP
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20120133056 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD - There is provided a semiconductor device which includes a primary semiconductor chip | 05-31-2012 |
Hiroshi Takayanagi, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20130230286 | HEATING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL-FIBER REINFORCEMENT, AND OPTICAL-FIBER FUSION SPLICING DEVICE - An optical fiber reinforcing heating device has a base part, to which a first lid part for covering a sleeve accommodation groove for containing a fiber reinforcement sleeve covering a fusion-splicing part of optical fibers is attached so as to be openable and closable. A pair of fiber holders for holding and securing the optical fibers are disposed on both end sides of the first lid part. Each fiber holder has a second lid part which is attached to a fiber container so as to be openable and closable and presses the optical fiber against the fiber container. A switch lever which is movable longitudinally of the sleeve accommodation groove is disposed on the upper face of the second lid part built in with a pin adapted to move in conjunction with the switch lever. A joint hole adapted to engage the pin is formed within the first lid part. | 09-05-2013 |
20130236146 | OPTICAL FIBER HOLDER AND OPTICAL FIBER FUSION-CONNECTING DEVICE - An optical fiber fusion splicer includes optical fiber holders that hold optical fibers. Each optical fiber holder includes a base, a cover, and a connecting portion. The base includes a setting table on which an optical fiber F is placed so as to be oriented in the longitudinal direction of the base. The cover has pressing members that press the optical fiber F placed on the setting table against the setting table. The connecting portion joins the cover to the base such that the cover is openable away from and closeable over the base and movable in the longitudinal direction of the base. | 09-12-2013 |
20130277356 | METHOD OF FUSION-SPLICING OPTICAL FIBERS AND FUSION SPLICER - A method of fusion-splicing includes attaching a stab to a stub cap having a non-axisymmetric structure, positioning an embedded optical fiber to a fusion splicing working part by fixing the stub cap thereto; positioning an outside optical fiber to the fusion splicing working part; fusion-splicing the embedded optical fiber and the outside optical fiber; repositioning the embedded optical fiber to a reinforcing working part by fixing the stub cap thereto and repositioning the outside optical fiber to the reinforcing working part such that a relative positional relationship between the embedded optical fiber and the outside optical fiber becomes the same as that at the fusion splicing working part; and reinforcing a spliced portion between the embedded optical fiber and the outside optical fiber while a tension is applied to the embedded optical fiber and the outside optical fiber. | 10-24-2013 |
20130284377 | OPTICAL FIBER FUSION-CONNECTING DEVICE - An optical fiber fusion-splicing device is equipped with a fusing unit disposed on a housing, which fuses optical fibers F to each other, and a windproof cover that prevents winds from entering the fusing unit. The windproof cover is provided with a blocking elastic body arranged so as to block, in cooperation with a blocking elastic body of the housing, an inlet for introducing the optical fiber F into the fusing unit, a bias spring that biases the blocking elastic body toward the blocking elastic body, and a transmission member that transmits a biasing force of the bias spring to the blocking elastic body. | 10-31-2013 |
20130315544 | HEATING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL-FIBER REINFORCEMENT, AND OPTICAL-FIBER FUSION SPLICING DEVICE - An optical fiber reinforcing heating device | 11-28-2013 |
20140131326 | OPTICAL FIBER FUSION SPLICER - An optical fiber fusion splicer includes a base having a fiber groove for containing an optical fiber, a fiber clamp for pressing the optical fiber contained in the fiber groove against the base and load changing means for changing a load for the fiber clamp to press the optical fiber. | 05-15-2014 |
Hiroyuki Takayanagi, Toyokawa-Shi JP
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20120041630 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - The vehicle speed is set as the intermittent operation prohibition vehicle speed before the accumulated charge amount condition where each accumulated charge amount of the master battery and the slave battery becomes each preset value is satisfied, and the vehicle speed that is less than the vehicle speed is set as the intermittent operation prohibition vehicle speed after the accumulated charge amount condition is satisfied. Then, when the vehicle speed is less than the intermittent operation prohibition vehicle speed, the engine and the motor are controlled so that the hybrid vehicle is driven with the priority to the motor travel where the hybrid vehicle is driven with input and output power to and from the motor before accumulated charge amount condition is satisfied, and the engine and the motor are controlled so that the hybrid vehicle is driven with the intermittent operation of the engine corresponding to the power demand after the accumulated charge amount condition is satisfied. | 02-16-2012 |
20130030637 | HYBRID PLUG-IN VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A plugin hybrid vehicle is installed with an engine, an oil pump coupled to an output shaft of the engine to be driven by the engine, a motor/generator coupled to the output shaft of the engine, and a battery. An ECU controls the motor/generator to rotate the output shaft of the engine during charging of the battery using power supplied from a power source on the exterior of the plugin hybrid vehicle. | 01-31-2013 |
Hiroyuki Takayanagi, Toyota-Shi JP
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20130041543 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE, AND HYBRID VEHICLE INCORPORATING CONTROL DEVICE - A Wout control unit increases a discharge allowable power to W | 02-14-2013 |
Hiroyuki Takayanagi, Toyota-City JP
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20150073641 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - In a control apparatus for controlling front-wheel and rear-wheel rotating electrical machines capable of driving front and rear wheels of a vehicle on electrical power of a battery, a command torque determinator determines command torques for the rotating electrical machines based on a predetermined torque distribution ratio, a power distribution ratio calculator calculates a power distribution ratio based on the torque distribution ratio, an outputtable torque calculator calculates outputtable torques of the rotating electrical machines, a power distribution ratio corrector corrects the power distribution ratio based on the outputtable torques, and a power distributor distributes the electrical power of the battery between the rotating electrical machines in the corrected power distribution ratio. | 03-12-2015 |
Hitoshi Takayanagi, Kariya-Shi JP
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20140005896 | GRILLE SHUTTER CONTROL DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140005897 | OPEN/CLOSE ACTUATING MECHANISM CONTROL DEVICE AND OPEN/CLOSE ACTUATING MECHANISM CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE | 01-02-2014 |
20140142815 | AUTOMATIC OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS OF OPENING AND CLOSING MEMBER FOR VEHICLE AND STRUCTURAL MEMBER INCLUDED IN VEHICLE - An automatic opening and closing apparatus of an opening and closing member for a vehicle includes an opening and closing member driving portion, a receiving portion configured to receive a radio signal transmitted from a radio transmitter and indicating identification information for identifying the vehicle, a non-contact detection sensor including a detection range that is specified to an inner side than an outermost position of the vehicle in a direction towards an outer side of a vehicle interior from the opening and closing member in a state where the opening and closing member is closed, and a control portion configured to control the opening and closing member driving portion in a case where the non-contact detection sensor detects an object in a state where the identification information is correlated to the vehicle on a basis of the radio signal received from the radio transmitter. | 05-22-2014 |
20140277953 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus includes a lock device, which is switchable between locked and released states, and a control device, which controls the operation of the lock device. The control device includes a manipulation detection portion, a first control portion, which switches the lock device to the released state in response to the detection of the manipulation and switches the lock device to the locked state in response to the stoppage of the detection of the manipulation, a door opening-and-closing detection portion, which detects opening and closing of the vehicle door, and a second control portion. The second control portion determines whether a door open-time release condition under, which the movement of the vehicle seat should be permitted is satisfied when opening the vehicle door, and switches the lock device to the released state and maintains the released state if the door open-time release condition is satisfied. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288760 | GRILL SHUTTER DEVICE - A shutter mechanism is adapted to be provided to a grill opening in a vehicle body. Opening and closing operations of the shutter mechanism are controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU determines whether a vehicle is in a traveling end state. If the vehicle is in the traveling end state, the ECU determines whether or not the shutter mechanism is in an open state. If the ECU determines that the open state of the shutter mechanism cannot be confirmed, the ECU controls the shutter mechanism to open the shutter mechanism. | 09-25-2014 |
20140312920 | NON-CONTACT OPERATION DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A non-contact operation detection device for a vehicle includes: a spacer; a sensor electrode supported on a first surface of the spacer; a first electrode supported on a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface of the spacer; and a determination unit determining a change in capacitance detected by the sensor electrode. | 10-23-2014 |
20140365080 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING OPENING/CLOSING BODY FOR VEHICLE - An opening/closing body control device for a vehicle includes: a drive section for driving the opening/closing body; a manipulation input section operated to open or close the opening/closing body; a manipulation input detector for detecting a manipulation input performed on the manipulation input section; a controller for controlling the drive section; and a measuring section for measuring a duration of the manipulation input. The controller is capable of controlling the drive section in the driving mode selected from a plurality of driving modes to which are set different speeds of actuation of the opening/closing body, and to switch, if the duration exceeds a predetermined time, the driving mode to a high speed actuation mode in which the actuation speed is greater than that in the driving mode before the predetermined time is exceeded. | 12-11-2014 |
20150057895 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE OPENING/CLOSING ELEMENT - An opening/closing body control device for a vehicle is provided with a drive section configured to drive an opening/closing body of a vehicle, and a controller configured to control the drive section. In response to detection of an external force input intended to accelerate the opening/closing body in operation, the controller controls the drive section to increase the operating speed of the opening/closing element. The drive section determines that the external force intended to accelerate the opening/closing body has been input if, as one example, the acceleration of the opening/closing body in an operation direction reaches a predetermined value or higher. | 02-26-2015 |
20150218870 | CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A control device includes: an input section to which a first signal indicating the presence or absence of an operation for operating an opening and closing body of a vehicle which is performed using a portion of the body of an occupant is input from an operation detecting unit; and a control section which performs notification to the occupant using a notification unit when there is a state where the operation has been detected by the operation detecting unit, based on the first signal, and performs control for operating the opening and closing body, based on the operation. | 08-06-2015 |
20150218871 | OPENING AND CLOSING BODY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - An opening and closing body control apparatus includes: a first signal receiving unit receiving a first detection signal indicating the presence or absence of contact of a user with an operating portion of an opening and closing body; a second signal receiving unit receiving a second detection signal indicating a movement speed of the body; and a signal output unit outputting a control signal regulating a holding force of the body to a holding force regulating device, wherein the control signal regulating the holding force to a first holding force less than a second holding force is output to the device according to the first detection signal indicating that the contact has been detected, and when the second detection signal indicating that the movement speed body is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed is received when the holding force is the first holding force, the control signal regulating the holding force to the first holding force is output to the device regardless of the first detection signal. | 08-06-2015 |
Jun Takayanagi, Anjo-Shi JP
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20120326037 | COATING FILM INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - The coating film inspection apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a terahertz-wave generator that generates a terahertz-wave; an irradiation optical system that irradiates, with the terahertz-wave, a sample with a film formed thereon; a terahertz-wave detector that detects a terahertz-wave reflected at the sample; and a control unit that shows an electric field intensity of the detected terahertz-wave in wave form data on a time axis to detect a plurality of peaks from the wave form data, and also calculates film thickness on the basis of time difference between peaks. | 12-27-2012 |
Jun Takayanagi, Nagoya-Shi JP
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20150205079 | TERAHERTZ BAND WAVELENGTH PLATE AND TERAHERTZ WAVE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A terahertz band wavelength plate includes: a first metallic plate; and a second metallic plate which is disposed opposite the first metallic plate, wherein at least one of the first and second metallic plates has a periodic dielectric constant distribution in which a plasmon is excited. | 07-23-2015 |
20160069673 | FILM THICKNESS MEASURING DEVICE AND FILM THICKNESS MEASURING METHOD - A film thickness measuring device including: a terahertz wave generator; a prism that has an entrance surface, an abutment surface capable of abutting a surface of a sample including a first film on a side where the first film is formed, and an emission surface; a terahertz wave detector that detects an S-polarization component and a P-polarization component of a reflected wave from the sample, emitted from the emission surface of the prism; and a control section configured to determine a thickness of the first film formed in the sample, based on a difference between a time waveform of the S-polarization component of the reflected wave and a time waveform of the P-polarization component of the reflected wave. | 03-10-2016 |
Kayoko Takayanagi, Sakai-Shi JP
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20150031817 | SEALANT - Provided is a sealant for use in contact with a polyelectrolyte membrane; at least the sealant surface contacting the polyelectrolyte membrane is constituted of a resin composition containing a crystalline polyester resin as a main component; the resin composition has a storage elastic modulus at 40° C. of 2.5 MPa or more and 5 MPa or less; the resin composition further contains an epoxy resin and an isocyanate-based crosslinking agent; and the crystalline polyester resin is crosslinked with the isocyanate-based crosslinking agent. | 01-29-2015 |
Kayoko Takayanagi, Fukui JP
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20130008685 | COVERING MATERIAL, COVERED RECTANGULAR ELECTRIC WIRE AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE - Provided is a covering material, which includes a backing having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and a viscoelastic layer formed on the upper surface of the backing, in which the covering material is a covering material for covering a rectangular electric wire, and an adhesive force of the viscoelastic layer to the lower surface of the backing as measured by peeling at a peeling angle of 180° and a tensile rate of 300 mm/min is 0.05 N/20 mm or more and 10 N/20 mm or less. A covered rectangular electric wire includes the covering material and a rectangular electric wire covered with the covering material. An electrical device is produced by using the covered rectangular electric wire. | 01-10-2013 |
20130008689 | COVERING MATERIAL FOR RECTANGULAR ELECTRIC WIRE, RECTANGULAR ELECTRIC WIRE COVERED WITH COVERING MATERIAL FOR RECTANGULAR ELECTRIC WIRE, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - The covering material for a rectangular electric wire of the present invention is a covering adhesive tape for covering a rectangular electric wire, wherein a viscoelastic material layer is disposed on one side of the backing of the covering material. In particular, in the covering material for a rectangular electric wire of the present invention, the viscoelastic material layer preferably includes a silicone-based adhesive agent composition, and the backing preferably includes a polyimide resin. | 01-10-2013 |
20130023419 | COVERING MATERIAL, SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRIC WIRE AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE - Provided is a covering material, in which the covering material is a covering material for covering a superconducting wire, a tensile strength at break thereof at −196° C. is 12.0 N/3 mm or more, and a tensile elongation at break thereof at −196° C. is 12% or more. The covering material preferably includes a backing made of a polyimide resin. The covering material preferably includes a viscoelastic layer formed on one surface of the backing. | 01-24-2013 |
Kazuo Takayanagi, Akashi-Shi JP
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20130284523 | COLLECTING CHUTE OF COMBINATION WEIGHER - A collecting chute of a combination weigher has three discharge paths and can discharge objects so as to not get stuck in a discharge path. The collecting chute includes an inner funnel which discharges in an inward direction, a right outer funnel which discharges in an outward direction from the hoppers in a right group, and a left outer funnel which discharges in an outward direction from the hoppers in a left group, and a right chute member in which an edge of the right outer funnel is coupled to an outer surface of a right funnel section constituting the inner funnel and a left chute member in which an edge of the left outer funnel is coupled to an outer surface of a left section constituting the inner funnel are removably mounted to a frame. | 10-31-2013 |
20140238537 | OBJECT COLLECTING AND DISCHARGING DEVICE OF COMBINATION WEIGHER AND COMBINATION WEIGHER USING THE SAME - An object collecting and discharging device, comprises an inner collecting chute; an outer collecting chute, a first discharge path having a first upper opening and a first lower opening; a second discharge path having a second upper opening, a third upper opening and a second lower opening; a third discharge path having a fourth upper opening and a third lower opening; a fourth discharge path having a fifth upper opening and a fourth lower opening; a fifth discharge path having a sixth upper opening, a seventh upper opening and a fifth lower opening; and a sixth discharge path having an eighth upper opening and a sixth lower opening. | 08-28-2014 |
20150226600 | Combination Weigher - A combination weigher comprises hoppers divided into a first group and a second group; an inner funnel which collects objects discharged inward from the hoppers and discharges the objects through an opening; a first outer funnel which is placed along a first side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the first group; a second outer funnel which is placed along a second side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the second group; and a partition plate which separates an inner region of the inner funnel into a first region corresponding to the hoppers in the first group and a second region corresponding to the hoppers in the second group, and separates the opening into a discharge outlet corresponding to the first side and a discharge outlet corresponding to the second side. | 08-13-2015 |
Kenji Takayanagi, Kanagawa JP
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20140050877 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM LAMINATE - There is provided an optical information recording medium including a plurality of laminated resin layers, and an inorganic layer that is formed in an interface between the resin layers. Storage elastic moduli are different when the interface is assumed to be a boundary. An information signal is recorded in the interface. | 02-20-2014 |
Kenjiro Takayanagi, Mie JP
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20140213728 | HYDROGENATED BLOCK COPOLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM AND CONTAINER - The present invention provides a hydrogenated block copolymer which has an excellent balance in a transparency, optical property, flexibility, mechanical property, moldability, heat resistance, gas barrier property, low moisture absorbency and non-adsorptive property of chemical. Also, the present invention has an object to provide a resin composition containing the hydrogenated block copolymer as a resin component, and a film and container containing the composition. The present invention relates to a hydrogenated block copolymer containing a Block A of a hydrogenated vinyl aromatic polymer and a Block B of a polymer containing isobutylene. | 07-31-2014 |
Koichi Takayanagi, Saitama-Shi JP
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20130065896 | FUSED IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE - Provided is a novel compound which shows an antagonistic effect against T-type calcium channels, and is useful as a pharmaceutical product. | 03-14-2013 |
Koji Takayanagi, Kanagawa JP
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20130285055 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a through via formed to penetrate a semiconductor substrate; first and second buffer circuits; a wiring forming layer formed in an upper layer of the semiconductor substrate; a connecting wiring portion formed in an upper portion of the through via assuming that a direction from the semiconductor substrate to the wiring forming layer is an upward direction, the connecting wiring portion being formed on a chip inner end face that faces the upper portion of the semiconductor substrate at an end face of the through via; a first path connecting the first buffer circuit and the through via; and a second path connecting the second buffer circuit and the through via. The first path and the second path are electrically connected through the connecting wiring portion. | 10-31-2013 |
Koji Takayanagi, Hwaseong-Si KR
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20160042984 | Substrate Heating Device, Substrate Heating Method and Computer-Readable Storage Medium - A substrate heating device includes: heating modules each having a processing vessel within which a heating plate is disposed, an gas inlet port for introducing a purge gas into a processing atmosphere, and an exhaust port for exhausting the processing atmosphere; individual exhaust paths each connected to the exhaust port of the heating modules; a common exhaust path connected to downstream ends of the individual exhaust paths of the heating modules; a branch path branched from the individual exhaust paths and opened to the outside of the processing vessel; and an exhaust flow rate adjusting unit configured to adjust a flow rate ratio of an exhaust flow rate of a gas exhausted from the exhaust port into the common exhaust path and an introduction flow rate of a gas introduced from the outside of the processing vessel into the common exhaust path through the branch path. | 02-11-2016 |
Mariko Takayanagi, Tuckahoe, NY US
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20090078987 | PROGRAMMABLE ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one aspect of the present invention, a programmable element, may include a semiconductor substrate, source/drain layers formed apart from each other in the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film including a charge-trapping film containing Hf and formed on a portion between the source/drain layers of the semiconductor substrate, and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film with a program voltage applied to the gate electrode. | 03-26-2009 |
Mariko Takayanagi, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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20130170669 | STRAIN AND PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE, MICROPHONE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRAIN AND PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROPHONE - According to one embodiment, a strain and pressure sensing device includes a semiconductor circuit unit and a sensing unit. The semiconductor circuit unit includes a semiconductor substrate and a transistor. The transistor is provided on a semiconductor substrate. The sensing unit is provided on the semiconductor circuit unit, and has space and non-space portions. The non-space portion is juxtaposed with the space portion. The sensing unit further includes a movable beam, a strain sensing element unit, and first and second buried interconnects. The movable beam has fixed and movable portions, and includes first and second interconnect layers. The fixed portion is fixed to the non-space portion. The movable portion is separated from the transistor and extends from the fixed portion into the space portion. The strain sensing element unit is fixed to the movable portion. The first and second buried interconnects are provided in the non-space portion. | 07-04-2013 |
20150118779 | STRAIN AND PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE, MICROPHONE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRAIN AND PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROPHONE - According to one embodiment, a strain and pressure sensing device includes a semiconductor circuit unit and a sensing unit. The semiconductor circuit unit includes a semiconductor substrate and a transistor. The transistor is provided on a semiconductor substrate. The sensing unit is provided on the semiconductor circuit unit, and has space and non-space portions. The non-space portion is juxtaposed with the space portion. The sensing unit further includes a movable beam, a strain sensing element unit, and first and second buried interconnects. The movable beam has fixed and movable portions, and includes first and second interconnect layers. The fixed portion is fixed to the non-space portion. The movable portion is separated from the transistor and extends from the fixed portion into the space portion. The strain sensing element unit is fixed to the movable portion. The first and second buried interconnects are provided in the non-space portion. | 04-30-2015 |
Mariko Takayanagi, Clifton Park, NY US
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20100244207 | MULTIPLE THICKNESS AND/OR COMPOSITION HIGH-K GATE DIELECTRICS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - Disclosed are methods of making an integrated circuit with multiple thickness and/or multiple composition high-K gate dielectric layers and integrated circuits containing multiple thickness and/or multiple composition high-K gate dielectrics. The methods involve forming a layer of high-K atoms over a conventional gate dielectric and heating the layer of high-K atoms to form a high-K gate dielectric layer. Methods of suppressing gate leakage current while mitigating mobility degradation are also described. | 09-30-2010 |
20110147839 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Multi-gate metal oxide silicon transistors and methods of making multi-gate metal oxide silicon transistors are provided. The multi-gate metal oxide silicon transistor contains a bulk silicon substrate containing one or more convex portions between shallow trench regions; one or more dielectric portions over the convex portions; one or more silicon fins over the dielectric portions; a shallow trench isolation layer in the shallow trench isolation regions; and a gate electrode. The upper surface of the shallow trench isolation layer can be located below the upper surface of the convex portion, or the upper surface of the shallow trench isolation layer can be located between the lower surface and the upper surface of first dielectric layer. The multi-gate metal oxide silicon transistor can contain second spacers adjacent to side surfaces of the convex portions in a source/drain region. | 06-23-2011 |
Mariko Takayanagi, Albany, NY US
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20110175190 | DEEP WELL STRUCTURES WITH SINGLE DEPTH SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION REGIONS - A semiconductor device structure includes a first type region and a second type region defined in a substrate, the first type region and second type region separated by one or more inter-well shallow trench isolation (STI) structures. At least one of the first type region and the second type region has one or more intra-well STI structures formed therein for isolating semiconductor devices formed within a same polarity well. The inter-well STI structures are formed at a substantially same depth with respect to the intra-well STI structures. A main well region is formed such that a bottom of the main well region is disposed above a bottom of the inter-well and intra-well STI features. One or more deep well regions couple the main well regions otherwise isolated by the intra-well STI structures, wherein the deep well regions are spaced away from the inter-well STI structures. | 07-21-2011 |
20120178237 | DEEP WELL STRUCTURES WITH SINGLE DEPTH SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION REGIONS - A method of forming a semiconductor device includes defining a first type region and a second type region in a substrate, t separated by one or more inter-well STI structures; etching and filling, in at least one of the first type region and the second type region, one or more intra-well STI structures for isolating semiconductor devices formed within a same polarity well, wherein the one or more inter-well STI structures are formed at a substantially same depth with respect to the one or more intra-well STI structures; implanting, a main well region, wherein a bottom of the main well region is disposed above a bottom of the one or more inter-well and intra-well STI features; and implanting, one or more deep well regions that couple main well regions, wherein the one or more deep well regions are spaced away from the one or more inter-well STI structures. | 07-12-2012 |
Mariko Takayanagi, New York, NY US
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20080203498 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one aspect of the present invention, a semiconductor device may include a semiconductor substrate; a first gate dielectric layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, the relative dielectric constant ratio of the first gate dielectric layer being no less than 8; a second gate dielectric layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, the relative dielectric constant ratio of the second gate dielectric layer being no less than 8; a first gate electrode provided on the first gate dielectric layer and made of germanide which is a metallic compound containing a metal element of a rare earth metal; and a second gate electrode provided on the second gate dielectric layer and made of silicide which is a metallic compound containing the same metal element of a rare earth metal as the germanide in the first gate electrode. | 08-28-2008 |
Megumi Takayanagi, Kanagawa JP
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20120128584 | ANTI-CDH3 ANTIBODIES LABELED WITH RADIOISOTOPE LABEL AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to anti-CDH3 antibodies, which can be labeled with a radioisotope. Moreover, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise an anti-CDH3 antibody as an active ingredient. Since CDH3 is strongly expressed in pancreatic, lung, colon, prostate, breast, gastric or liver cancer cells, the present invention is useful in pancreatic, lung, colon, prostate, breast, gastric or liver cancer therapies. | 05-24-2012 |
Mikio Takayanagi, Suginami-Ku JP
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20140116046 | POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A flasher separates a geothermal fluid into steam and hot water. A steam turbine is driven by being supplied with the separated steam as a working medium. An evaporator is supplied with the steam from the steam turbine as a first heating medium, which is thereafter supplied to a first preheater via the evaporator. A superheater is supplied with the hot water separated by the flasher as a second heating medium, which is thereafter supplied to a second preheater via the superheater. A medium turbine is driven by being supplied, as a working medium, with a low-boiling-point medium having been heat-exchanged sequentially in the first preheater, the second preheater, the evaporator, and the superheater. In the evaporator and the first preheater, the low-boiling-point medium and the first heating medium are heat-exchanged. In the superheater and the second preheater, the low-boiling-point medium and the second heating medium are heat-exchanged. | 05-01-2014 |
Miyuki Takayanagi, Kanagawa JP
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20140205688 | STIMULATING AGENT AND STIMULATING COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a stimulating agent comprising a pungent component having astringency, a stimulating composition including the agent, as well as a flavor or fragrance composition, a food, a drink, an oral care product and an external skin preparation containing the agent or the composition, and also relates to the use of a pungent component having astringency as a stimulating agent. Examples of the pungent component having astringency include a plant extract of Asteraceae | 07-24-2014 |
Naoki Takayanagi, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120273294 | POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A power steering system having a housing having first and second housing sections, a steering shaft rotatably housed in the housing, a sensor coil, a coil bobbin having a coil holding part and a flange part and housed in the first housing section, a first held section provided at the flange part, a sensor board housed in the housing, a second held section provided at the sensor board, first and second riveting portions provided at the first housing section, and an electric motor. The first riveting portion fixes the coil bobbin to the first housing section by melting and deforming the first riveting portion with the first held section touching the first riveting portion. The second riveting portion fixes the sensor board to the first housing section by melting and deforming the second riveting portion with the second held section touching the second riveting portion. | 11-01-2012 |
20140208890 | STEERING ANGLE SENSOR - A steering angle sensor for a vehicle including a steering angle sensor housing, a first gear, a rotation transmitting portion, a second gear meshing with the first gear, a third gear meshing with the first gear or the second gear, first and second magnetoresistance effect elements to detect first and second rotation angles as rotation angles of the second and third gears, respectively, and a biasing member disposed in the steering angle sensor housing to bias the first gear toward the second gear, wherein the first and rotation angles are combined to determine an absolute steering angle indicative of an amount of rotation of a steering wheel when the steering wheel is rotated from a neutral position in which a steerable road wheel is oriented to a straight ahead direction of the vehicle. | 07-31-2014 |
20140246267 | STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A steering angle sensor | 09-04-2014 |
Ryota Takayanagi, Toyota-Shi JP
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20140158467 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission device has a first check valve and a second check valve on the respective discharge passages. An oil temperature sensor is disposed at a position that is vertically lower than an oil-introducing portion of a merging section. | 06-12-2014 |
20160069428 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A downsized hydraulic system for a vehicle having a mechanical oil pump and an electric oil pump is provided. The hydraulic system comprises a first check valve allowing oil to flow only from the mechanical oil pump to an oil requiring site, and a second check valve allowing oil to flow only from the electric oil pump to an oil requiring site. The first check valve comprises a first port connected to an outlet of the mechanical oil pump, a second port connected to an outlet port of the second check valve, and a third port connected to the oil requiring site. The first check valve is adapted to provide a communication among those three ports by opening the first port, and provided with a through guide allowing the oil to flow between the second port and the third port even when the first port is closed. | 03-10-2016 |
Ryota Takayanagi, Azumino-Shi JP
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20130169712 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes an ejecting head that ejects fluid onto a recording medium, and a head moving portion that makes the ejecting head reciprocate in a first direction. In the recording apparatus, the head moving portion includes a guide shaft which is arranged along the first direction, a first carriage which is supported on the guide shaft, and moves in the first direction along the guide shaft, and a second carriage which is provided integrally with the ejecting head, is provided so as to be movable in a second direction in which a distance between the ejecting head and the recording medium is changed between the first carriage and the second carriage, and is positioned in a state where a part of the second carriage is abutted against the guide shaft such that inclination of the ejecting head with respect to the first direction is restricted. | 07-04-2013 |
Satoshi Takayanagi, Kanagawa JP
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20120207979 | EDGE PROTECTOR - An end cap includes a lid portion configured to close an end surface of an edge protector body, an insertion portion provided to the lid portion and configured to be inserted from the end surface of the edge protector body to the side of a bottom portion of a groove with respect to an inner lip portion, and a cantilevered beam-shaped rod portion provided on the lid portion, configured to be inserted from the end surface of the edge protector body between the inner lip portion and a notched groove (an engaged portion), and provided at a distal end side thereof with a projection (an engaging portion) engageable and disengageable with respect to the notched groove. | 08-16-2012 |
Satoshi Takayanagi, Inuyama-Shi JP
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20120064358 | SLIDE MEMBER - A slide member is disclosed. The slide member includes a Cu-based bearing alloy layer; an intermediate layer provided over the Cu-based bearing alloy layer; and a Sn-based overlay provided over the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer consists of one or more materials selected from a group of Ni, Ni alloy, Co, and Co alloy and is thinner than 4 μm. The Sn-based overlay contains Sn and 6 mass % or more of Cu. | 03-15-2012 |
20120064365 | SLIDE MEMBER - A slide member is disclosed. The slide member includes a bearing alloy layer, a Ni-based intermediate layer provided over the bearing alloy layer, and a Sn-based overlay provided over the Ni-based intermediate layer. The Sn-based overlay comprises at least one layer, the Sn-based overlay including a first layer or region having a sliding surface and a second layer or region placed in contact with the Ni-based intermediate layer. The first layer or region contains Sn and 3 mass % or more of Cu and the second layer or region contains Sn and 8 mass % or less of Cu. | 03-15-2012 |
Satoshi Takayanagi, Aichi JP
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20130316189 | SLIDING - A slide member is provided with a base material and an overlay provided over the base material. The overlay includes a plurality of regions in a thickness direction including a region located in sliding-surface side that slides with the counter element and a region located in a base-material side. A material forming the overlay includes a plurality of crystal planes. Orientation index of at least one of the crystal planes differs in the region located in the sliding-surface side and the region located in the base-material side of the overlay. | 11-28-2013 |
Shimpei Takayanagi, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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20160023115 | TERMINAL DEVICE - The purpose is to provide a game of greater ingenuity that offers a deep sense of unity with another player. | 01-28-2016 |
Shinsuke Takayanagi, Okazaki-Shi JP
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20120056437 | VEHICLE DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM - A vehicle door operating mechanism includes a ratchet interlocking lever, a handle interlocking lever, a motor power transmitting lever, and a force relaying member movable between a normal unlocking position, at which a force is transmittable from the handle interlocking lever and the motor power transmitting lever to the ratchet interlocking lever, and a locking position, at which the force is not transmittable from the handle interlocking lever and the motor power transmitting lever to the ratchet interlocking lever, wherein an emergency unlocking position, at which the force is transmittable from the handle interlocking lever to the ratchet interlocking lever and the force is not transmittable from the motor power transmitting lever to the ratchet interlocking lever, is set within a moving range of the force relaying member, and the motor power transmitting lever includes a guide portion for retaining the force relaying member at the emergency unlocking position. | 03-08-2012 |
20150204113 | REMOTE CONTROL FOR VEHICLES - A remote control device for a vehicle includes an interior handle coupling lever that rotates in accordance with manipulation of an interior manipulating handle, an exterior handle coupling lever that rotates in accordance with manipulation of an exterior manipulating handle, and a switch device. The switch device includes an interior manipulation detector for detecting rotation of the interior manipulating handle, an exterior manipulation detector for detecting rotation of the exterior manipulating handle, and wiring members each having a detector connection terminal and an external connection terminal connected to the interior manipulation detector or the exterior manipulation detector. The remote control device further includes a body and a housing. The body accommodates the interior manipulation detector, the exterior manipulation detector, and the wiring members and has a connector portion enclosing all of the exterior connection terminals for the wiring members. The housing covers the body. | 07-23-2015 |
Toshi Takayanagi, San Jose, CA US
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20110252251 | Hardware Automatic Performance State Transitions in System on Processor Sleep and Wake Events - In an embodiment, a power management unit (PMU) may automatically transition (in hardware) the performance states of one or more performance domains in a system. The target performance states to which the performance domains are to transition may be programmable in the PMU by software, and software may signal the PMU that a processor in the system is to enter the sleep state. The PMU may control the transition of the performance domains to the target performance states, and may cause the processor to enter the sleep state. In an embodiment, the PMU may be programmable with a second set of target performance states to which the performance domains are to transition when the processor exits the sleep state. The PMU may control the transition of the performance domains to the second targeted performance states and cause the processor to exit the sleep state. | 10-13-2011 |
20120317427 | Hardware Automatic Performance State Transitions in System on Processor Sleep and Wake Events - In an embodiment, a power management unit (PMU) may automatically transition (in hardware) the performance states of one or more performance domains in a system. The target performance states to which the performance domains are to transition may be programmable in the PMU by software, and software may signal the PMU that a processor in the system is to enter the sleep state. The PMU may control the transition of the performance domains to the target performance states, and may cause the processor to enter the sleep state. In an embodiment, the PMU may be programmable with a second set of target performance states to which the performance domains are to transition when the processor exits the sleep state. The PMU may control the transition of the performance domains to the second targeted performance states and cause the processor to exit the sleep state. | 12-13-2012 |
20130111191 | PROCESSOR INSTRUCTION ISSUE THROTTLING | 05-02-2013 |
Toshikazu Takayanagi, Suwon-Si KR
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20110292251 | CAMERA AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE THEREON - A camera includes light sources that illuminate a subject, a lens unit that receives image information of the subject, a controller that determines a shadow representation of the subject according to information regarding the light sources, and a display unit that displays the determined shadow representation. A method of displaying an image on a camera includes determining a shadow representation of a subject according to information regarding light sources that illuminate the subject, and displaying the determined shadow representation. | 12-01-2011 |
20130100332 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A photographing apparatus includes: a lens unit; a light transmission adjustment unit that adjusts light transmittance of light that passes through the lens unit; a photographing unit that is disposed a reflected light path of the light transmission adjustment unit and that generates an image data according to received light, and a view finder that is disposed on a transmitted light path of the light transmission unit. | 04-25-2013 |
20150189976 | WRIST WEARABLE TERMINAL - Provided is a wrist wearable terminal including: a body portion including a function module; a coupling portion fastening the body portion on a wrist; and at least one strap portion linking the body portion and the coupling portion and including at least one function module that is coupled to the function module of the body portion via a signal line to convert or activate a use of at least one function of the wrist wearable terminal depending on a state of wearing of the wrist wearable terminal. | 07-09-2015 |
20150378397 | FOLDABLE DEVICE - A foldable device includes: a flexible display including: a first part; a second part; and a third part provided between the first and second parts; a first body supporting the first part; and a second body supporting the second part, each of the first and second body are configured to move between a first and a second position, in response to each of the first and second bodies being provided in the first position, the first body and the second body form a receiving space, the third part forms a curved portion of the flexible display and the curved portion is provided within the receiving space, and wherein the first part is configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the flexible display with respect to the first body in response to the first and second bodies moving between the first and second positions. | 12-31-2015 |
Toshinari Takayanagi, San Jose, CA US
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20100213919 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - In an embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises a plurality of temperature sensors and a power manager coupled thereto. The temperature sensors are physically distributed over an area of the integrated circuit that is occupied by logic circuitry implementing the operations for which the integrated circuit is designed. The power manager is configured to transmit a power supply voltage request to an external power supply module, the power supply voltage request indicating a requested magnitude of the power supply voltage for the integrated circuit. The power manager is configured to modify the requested magnitude responsive to indications from each of the plurality of temperatures sensors that represent a temperature of the integrated circuit sensed by each of the plurality of temperature sensors. | 08-26-2010 |
20100314948 | Impedance-Based Power Supply Switch Optimization - In one embodiment, a power gated circuit block includes power switches that couple at least one of the power supply grids within the block to the global power supply grids of the integrated circuit. The power switches receive an enable that indicates whether or not the power gated block is enabled or disabled. If the power gated block is enabled, the power switches are turned on and electrically connect the global power supply grid with the internal (or local) power supply grid; otherwise the power switches electrically isolate the local power supply grid from the global power supply grid. The power switches are physically distributed over an area occupied by the power gated block, including near an edge of the area. The number of power switches near the edge is greater than the number of switches included at other locations in the area to provide a worst case impedance experienced at points throughout the area that is approximately equal. | 12-16-2010 |
20110025375 | CMOS CIRCUITRY WITH MIXED TRANSISTOR PARAMETERS - CMOS circuitry having mixed threshold voltages is disclosed. Circuits may be implemented using PMOS transistors, NMOS transistors, or both. For at least one given type of transistor (PMOS or NMOS), a circuit includes at least one transistor configured to switch at a first nominal threshold voltage and at least one transistor configured to switch at a second nominal threshold voltage. The different threshold voltages among a given transistor type are realized by varying the thickness of the transistor gate oxides and/or the channel dopant density, for example. | 02-03-2011 |
20110096891 | Dynamic Power Noise Event Counter - An apparatus and method for detecting noise in a power supply voltage. A circuit may include a voltage generation unit coupled to receive a power supply voltage, and a detection unit. The voltage generation unit may generate first and second voltages using the power supply voltage, and may vary the relationship therebetween responsive to fluctuations in the power supply voltage. A detection unit may detect the variations in the relationship between the first and second voltages that result from fluctuations in the power supply voltage. Responsive to detecting the variations, the detection unit may generate pulses to be provided to a counter. The counter may update a count value responsive to receiving pulses. | 04-28-2011 |
20110198941 | Power Switch Ramp Rate Control Using Daisy-Chained Flops - In an embodiment, an integrated circuit may include one or more power managed blocks and a power manager circuit. The power manager circuit may be configured to generate a block enable for each power managed block and a block enable clock. The power managed block may generate local block enables to various power switches in the power managed block, staggering the block enables over two or more block enable clock cycles. In particular, the power managed block may include a set of series-connected flops that receive the block enable from the power manager circuit. The output of each flop may be coupled to a respective set of power switches and may enabled those switches. The change in current flow due to enabling and/or disabling the power managed block may thus be controlled. In an embodiment, the frequency of the block enable clock may be set to a defined value independent of process, voltage, and temperature conditions in the integrated circuit. | 08-18-2011 |
20110198942 | Power Switch Ramp Rate Control Using Programmable Connection to Switches - In an embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a power gated block and a power manager circuit. The power manager circuit is configured to provide a block enable signal and at least one select signal to the power gated block. The power manager may generate the select signal responsive to various parameters that affect the speed of the integrated circuit, such as power supply voltage magnitude, operating temperature, and/or process corner. The power gated block may control the rate at which power switches are enabled based on the select signal or signals. For example, the power switches may be enabled in a more parallel or more serial fashion and/or the drive strength of block enable buffering to the power switches may be varied. In another embodiment, the power manager circuit may assert multiple block enables to the power gated block (which are connected to separate sets of power switches), and may control the timing of assertion of the enables to control the rate at which power switches are enabled. | 08-18-2011 |
20130043917 | HARDWARE CONTROLLED PLL SWITCHING - A system and method for efficiently managing multiple PLLs on a system on a chip (SOC). A SOC includes a hardware phase lock loop (PLL) switching control block coupled to a software interface. The hardware PLL switching (HPS) control block receives PLL switch requests from software. The request identifies a given core clock received by a given processing core of multiple processor cores on the SOC and indicates the identified core clock is not to be provided anymore by a current PLL. The request indicates a given search method including search conditions. The HPS control block searches for a target PLL that satisfies these search conditions. In response to finding the target PLL, the HPS control block changes clock network connections and parameters across the die of the SOC. These changes across the die disconnect the identified core clock from the current PLL and connects the identified core clock to the target PLL. | 02-21-2013 |
20130076381 | Threshold-Based Temperature-Dependent Power/Thermal Management with Temperature Sensor Calibration - A method and apparatus for temperature sensor calibration is disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) is tested at a first known temperature corresponding to a first temperature threshold. During the test, a first temperature reading is obtained from a temperature sensor. A first offset is calculated by determining the difference between the first known temperature and the first temperature reading. The first offset is recorded in a storage unit for later use during operation of the IC. During operation, the first offset may be added to temperature readings obtained from a temperature sensing unit to produce an adjusted temperature value. The adjusted temperature value may be compared to one or more temperature thresholds. Based on the comparisons, a power management unit may perform power control actions. | 03-28-2013 |
20130106494 | Power Switch Acceleration Scheme for Fast Wakeup | 05-02-2013 |
20130111254 | Multi-Path Power Switch Scheme for Functional Block Wakeup | 05-02-2013 |
20130232364 | Hardware Automatic Performance State Transitions in System on Processor Sleep and Wake Events - In an embodiment, a power management unit (PMU) may automatically transition (in hardware) the performance states of one or more performance domains in a system. The target performance states to which the performance domains are to transition may be programmable in the PMU by software, and software may signal the PMU that a processor in the system is to enter the sleep state. The PMU may control the transition of the performance domains to the target performance states, and may cause the processor to enter the sleep state. In an embodiment, the PMU may be programmable with a second set of target performance states to which the performance domains are to transition when the processor exits the sleep state. The PMU may control the transition of the performance domains to the second targeted performance states and cause the processor to exit the sleep state. | 09-05-2013 |
20130335133 | Power Switch Acceleration Scheme for Fast Wakeup - A method an apparatus for a power switch acceleration scheme during wakeup is disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes at least one power gated circuit block. The power gated circuit block includes a virtual voltage node from which a voltage is provided to the circuitry of the block when active. Power switches are coupled between the virtual voltage node and a corresponding global voltage node. When the power gated circuit block is powered on, power switches are activated sequentially. The rate at which power switches are activated is increased as the voltage on the virtual voltage node increases. Sequentially activating the power switches may prevent an excess of current inrush into the power gated circuit block. The increase in the rate at which power switches are activated when the voltage on the virtual voltage node is at least at a certain level may allow for a faster wakeup. | 12-19-2013 |
20140062533 | Adaptive Voltage Adjustment based on Temperature Value - Various embodiments of a method and apparatus for performing adaptive voltage adjustment based on temperature value are disclosed. In one embodiment, and integrated circuit (IC) includes logic circuitry having at least one temperature sensor therein. The IC also includes a power management circuit coupled to receive temperature readings from the temperature sensor. The power management circuit is configured to determine a temperature of the IC based on a temperature reading received from the temperature sensor. The power management circuit may compare the determined temperature to a temperature threshold. If the temperature exceeds a temperature threshold value, the power management circuit may cause the operating voltage to be reduced by an amount equivalent to a voltage guard band. | 03-06-2014 |
20140122908 | Hardware Automatic Performance State Transitions in System on Processor Sleep and Wake Events - In an embodiment, a power management unit (PMU) may automatically transition (in hardware) the performance states of one or more performance domains in a system. The target performance states to which the performance domains are to transition may be programmable in the PMU by software, and software may signal the PMU that a processor in the system is to enter the sleep state. The PMU may control the transition of the performance domains to the target performance states, and may cause the processor to enter the sleep state. In an embodiment, the PMU may be programmable with a second set of target performance states to which the performance domains are to transition when the processor exits the sleep state. The PMU may control the transition of the performance domains to the second targeted performance states and cause the processor to exit the sleep state. | 05-01-2014 |
20140300407 | Power Switch Acceleration Scheme for Fast Wakeup - A method an apparatus for a power switch acceleration scheme during wakeup is disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes at least one power gated circuit block. The power gated circuit block includes a virtual voltage node from which a voltage is provided to the circuitry of the block when active. Power switches are coupled between the virtual voltage node and a corresponding global voltage node. When the power gated circuit block is powered on, power switches are activated sequentially. The rate at which power switches are activated is increased as the voltage on the virtual voltage node increases. Sequentially activating the power switches may prevent an excess of current inrush into the power gated circuit block. The increase in the rate at which power switches are activated when the voltage on the virtual voltage node is at least at a certain level may allow for a faster wakeup. | 10-09-2014 |
20140380066 | CONTROL SCHEME TO TEMPORARILY RAISE SUPPLY VOLTAGE IN RESPONSE TO SUDDEN CHANGE IN CURRENT DEMAND - A system for managing changes in current demand, including one or more processors, a memory coupled to at least one of the processors, a clock generation circuit coupled to the memory and configured to output a clock, one or more functional blocks, a power supply, configured to output a plurality of voltage levels, and a power management unit. The power management unit may be configured to set the power supply output to a first voltage level and then detect indications of an impending change in current demand within the SoC. If an indication of an impending change in current demand is detected, then the power management unit may be configured to adjust the power supply output to a second voltage level. After determining the impending change in current demand has occurred, the power management unit may be configured to adjust the power supply output back to the first voltage level. | 12-25-2014 |
20150236705 | Pre-Program of Clock Generation Circuit for Faster Lock Coming Out of Reset - A method and apparatus for achieving fast PLL lock when exiting a low power state is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes operating a PLL in a first state in which the PLL is locked to a first frequency. The method further includes programming the PLL to operate in a second state in which the PLL is locked to a second frequency. The programming may occur while the PLL is operating in the first state, and the PLL may continue operating in the first state after programming is complete. Thereafter, the PLL may be transitioned from the first state to a low power state. Upon exiting the low power state, the PLL may transition directly to the second state, locking to the second frequency, without having to transition to the first state or lock to the first frequency. | 08-20-2015 |
Wataru Takayanagi, Kariya-Shi JP
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20150245962 | PASSENGER CARRYING MOBILE ROBOT - A single passenger carrying mobile robot, includes a single operated member that is operated by a passenger to instruct both a moving direction and a moving speed of the passenger carrying mobile robot, a moving member configured to move the passenger carrying mobile robot and a controller configured to control the moving member based on input information input to the operated member by the passenger, wherein the passenger carrying mobile robot further includes a sensor that acquires obstacle information of a surrounding of the passenger carrying mobile robot, and the controller predicts an expected course of the passenger carrying mobile robot based on the input information and determines based on the obstacle information whether or not an obstacle is located in the expected course, and changes a control of the moving member when determining that the obstacle is located. | 09-03-2015 |
Wataru Takayanagi, Osaka JP
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20130089270 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an acquirer. An acquirer acquires a plurality of images, respectively corresponding to a plurality of exposure amounts different from one another, and each of which represents a common scene. A calculator calculates a composite coefficient with reference to at least a part of luminance characteristics of the plurality of images acquired by the acquirer | 04-11-2013 |
Yoshiaki Takayanagi, Yokohama-Shi JP
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20130002746 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - The power supply includes a transformer for generating a first output voltage by a first secondary winding, and a superimposing voltage by a second secondary winding, and a driver. Furthermore, the circuit includes first and second rectifying and smoothing circuits for respectively rectifying and smoothing the first output voltage and superimposing voltage, and an adder for adding the rectified and smoothed superimposing voltage on the rectified and smoothed first output voltage to output a second output voltage. The first and second output voltages are fed back respectively by DC coupling, the fed-back first and second output voltages are respectively adjusted by first and second feedback factors, and the adjusted feedback components are combined and amplified to be applied to the driver for PWM-control. | 01-03-2013 |
20140362615 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - The power supply includes a transformer for generating a first output voltage by a first secondary winding, and a superimposing voltage by a second secondary winding, and a driver. Furthermore, the circuit includes first and second rectifying and smoothing circuits for respectively rectifying and smoothing the first output voltage and superimposing voltage, and an adder for adding the rectified and smoothed superimposing voltage on the rectified and smoothed first output voltage to output a second output voltage. The first and second output voltages are fed back respectively by DC coupling, the fed-back first and second output voltages are respectively adjusted by first and second feedback factors, and the adjusted feedback components are combined and amplified to be applied to the driver for PWM-control. | 12-11-2014 |
Yoshihiro Takayanagi, Munich DE
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20150353577 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING (1S,4S,5S)-4-BROMO-6-OXABICYCLO[3.2.1]OCTAN-7-ONE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for efficiently producing (1S,4S,5S)-4-bromo-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one (1), which is important as an intermediate compound for the production of an FXa-inhibiting compound. A method for producing (1S,4S,5S)-4-bromo-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one (1), which comprises treating an (R)-α-phenylethylamine salt of (S)-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid with 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin or N-bromosuccinimide in a solvent. | 12-10-2015 |
Yoshihiro Takayanagi, Minato-Ku JP
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20140063597 | INFRARED CUT FILTER AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An infrared cut filter includes: a transparent dielectric substrate; an infrared reflecting layer formed on one surface of the transparent dielectric substrate and configured to reflect infrared light; and an infrared absorbing layer formed on the other surface of the transparent dielectric substrate and configured to absorb infrared light. The infrared absorbing layer is formed of a resin that contains infrared absorbing pigment. The infrared reflecting layer is formed of a dielectric multilayer film. | 03-06-2014 |