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Takayoshi Ando, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110021774	METHOD FOR PRODUCING PYRIMIDINE COMPOUND - To provide a method for producing pyrimidine compound useful as an intermediate for agricultural chemicals or pharmaceuticals, which is simple in operation, presents high yield and produces only a small amount of by-products.	01-27-2011
20110112311	METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3-METHYL-2-THIOPHENECARBOXYLIC ACID - A method for producing 3-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid is provided.	05-12-2011

Takayoshi Ando, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100197930	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TOLUIDINE COMPOUND - Because fluazinam is excellent as an active ingredient of pesticides and highly useful, it is desired to produce it efficiently in a proper form with simple operations at low cost in an environmentally friendly manner. The desired product is obtained in good yields with simple operations by using industrially advantageous reaction systems by a process comprising (1) a step of reacting ACTF and DCDNBTF in the presence of an alkali component, a solvent selected from the group consisting of ketones, nitriles, ethers and esters and a sufficient amount of water to substantially dissolve the alkali component, (2) a step of neutralizing or acidifying the reaction mixture with an acid and (3) a step of removing the solvent by distillation from the mixture containing fluazinam as the reaction product and the reaction solvent to precipitate crystals the product.	08-05-2010

Takayoshi Chikuri, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100076751	VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A voice recognition system used for onboard equipment having a genre database (DB) that stores search target vocabularies in accordance with respective genres. It has a mike	03-25-2010
20110178804	VOICE RECOGNITION DEVICE - A voice recognition device includes a voice input unit	07-21-2011

Takayoshi Endo, Hiratsuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100090628	GENERATOR MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING CHARGES FROM CAPACITOR OF GENERATOR MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE - The present invention provides a generator motor driving device that can promptly perform discharging of charges from the capacitor during a maintenance operation, and a capacitor discharge method to be implemented in the generator motor driving device. Power is supplied from the capacitor to the generator motor being driven by the engine, and the generator motor is driven, with the engine as a load. Rated constant current control is performed on the generator motor, and rated constant voltage control is performed on the booster, until the capacitor voltage decreases to a first voltage. After the capacitor voltage decreases to the first voltage, the rated constant current control is performed on the generator motor, and voltage control is performed on the booster to maintain a predetermined ratio between the capacitor voltage and the booster output voltage to be output to the driver, until the capacitor voltage decreases to a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage.	04-15-2010

Takayoshi Ezuhara, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090315448	PHOSPHOR, PHOSPHOR PASTE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a phosphor, a phosphor paste and a light emitting device. The phosphor comprises a compound represented by the formula (1): M	12-24-2009

Takayoshi Fujii, Oita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100242682	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DRY PROCESSING OF CONVERTER SLAG IN COPPER SMELTING - A method for processing converter slag produced in copper smelting includes feeding the converter slag into a reducing furnace, reducing zinc and copper contained in the converter slag by heating and removing the reduced zinc through volatilization in a reducing furnace. The slag discharged from the converter is transformed into a raw material for iron making.	09-30-2010

Takayoshi Fujii, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100127442	VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, OFFSET CORRECTION METHOD FOR VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, AND BLADE SPRING - An automobile vibration damping device for an automobile in which a power plant in which an engine, a transmission and the like are combined is supported by a vehicle body, including a vibrating means that generates vibration separate from vibration of the engine. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the vibration amplitude of a seat portion by the reaction force of the vibrating means. Also, if the vibration mode of the vehicle body is adjusted so as to become a node in the vicinity of the seat portion, the vibration amplitude decreases in the vicinity of the seat portion, and improves riding comfort.	05-27-2010
20110048118	VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE AND VEHICLE - The present invention provides a vibration damping device which can enhance a vibration damping effect even in a case where a vibration damping target position and a vibration damping force generation position are different from each other. The vibration damping device includes a vibration detecting means for detecting a vibration which is caused by a vibration generating source and is transmitted to a position at which the vibration is to be damped; a vibration application means which generates a vibration damping force to cancel the vibration, and is provided at a position different from the position at which the vibration is to be damped; a vibration application command generating means for outputting a vibration application command to generate the vibration damping force in the vibration application means, based on the vibration detected by the vibration detecting means; and a vibration application command correcting means which imparts to the vibration application command, a reverse property of a vibration damping force transmission path including a vibration transmission property from a position at which the vibration application means is mounted to the position at which the vibration is to be damped, and then outputs the vibration application command to the vibration application means.	03-03-2011

Takayoshi Fujii, Ise-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110198945	LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator, wherein a permanent magnet is reliably prevented from being damaged. In a first linear actuator, the width of a gap between a first contact section and a second contact section in a radial direction or the width of a gap between the first contact section and the second contact section in a rotating direction is less than the width of a gap between a permanent magnet and a magnetic pole section. In a second linear actuator, a flat plate-like permanent magnet is provided in that one of a movable section and a stationary section which is provided with a coil for generating a magnetic flux for reciprocating the movable section, and that surface of the other which is opposed to the permanent magnet and functions as a magnetic pole surface is formed flat. In a third linear actuator, each of an engaging projection and a cutout is provided so as to be oriented in the direction in which the magnetic force of the permanent magnet acts on the magnetic pole section. At least a portion of the cutout is notched in the direction in which the magnetic force of the permanent magnet acts on the magnetic pole section.	08-18-2011

Takayoshi Fujii, Mie-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100204881	DAMPING APPARATUS FOR REDUCING VIBRATION OF AUTOMOBILE BODY - A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.	08-12-2010

Takayoshi Fukui, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090060528	OPTICAL TRANSMITTER - A technology to automatically control the biasing of an optical duobinary transmitter using a single-drive LN-MZ modulator is provided. A low-frequency signal is amplitude modulated onto a voltage signal input into a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator	03-05-2009

Takayoshi Fukushima, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110034405	NOVEL AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTICS, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel aminoglycoside antibiotics, a process for producing the same, and pharmaceutical use thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to compounds represented by formula (I), a process for producing the same, and use of the same as antimicrobial agents.	02-10-2011

Takayoshi Fukushima, Odawara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100098807	ENDOGLUCANASE PPCE AND CELLULASE PREPARATION CONTAINING THE SAME - A novel endoglucanase PPCE derived from	04-22-2010
20100330646	THERMOSTABLE CATALASE - An object is to efficiently produce thermostable catalase at low cost by expressing it as a recombinant protein in large quantity.	12-30-2010

Takayoshi Hayashi, Fuchu-Cho JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090159045	SPARK-IGNITION GASOLINE ENGINE - A spark-ignition gasoline engine having at least a spark plug, the engine including an engine body having a geometrical compression ratio set at 14 or more, and an intake valve and an exhaust valve provided, respectively, in intake and exhaust ports connected to each of a plurality of cylinders of the engine body. The intake and exhaust valves are adapted to open and close corresponding respective ones of the intake and exhaust ports. The engine further includes an operation-state detector adapted to detect an operation state of the engine body and a control system adapted, based on detection of the operation-state detector, to perform at least an adjustment control of an ignition timing of the spark plug, the control system being operable, when an engine operation zone is a high-load operation zone including a wide open throttle region within at least a low speed range, to retard the ignition timing to a point within a predetermined stroke range just after a top dead center of a compression stroke.	06-25-2009

Takayoshi Ikeda, Yokkaichi-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100018767	WATERTIGHT STRUCTURE FOR SPLICED PORTION - A watertight structure for a spliced portion includes a container	01-28-2010

Takayoshi Kaneko, Yamaguchi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100249291	REACTIVE HOT-MELT COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a reactive hot melt composition that is capable of shortening a molding cycle and is excellent in adhesion with a metal, such as aluminum and the like, and provides (1) a reactive hot melt composition containing a composition containing a crystalline polyesterpolyol and an amorphous polyester polyol, and a polyisocyanate reacted with the composition, and having a semicrystallization time of 150 seconds or less and a crystallization heat of from 30 to 90 J/g, (2) a reactive hot melt composition containing a composition containing 100 parts by mass of a polyol containing from 30 to 95% by mass of a crystalline polyesterpolyol and from 5 to 70% by mass of an amorphous polyesterpolyol, and from 0.05 to 5 parts by mass of a crystallization nucleating agent added to the polyol, and a polyisocyanate reacted with the composition, and (3) a molded article containing the same molded.	09-30-2010

Takayoshi Kato, Handa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110009233	CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING PINION GEARS - The present invention is aimed to provide a carrier assembly which can be made small in size while securing a sufficient fixing strength between a first carrier plate and a second carrier plate. The second carrier plate (	01-13-2011

Takayoshi Kawai, Hoi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110162409	Air conditioning system for vehicle - A driving apparatus for an air conditioning system has a first and a second electrical actuators for driving air control doors, wherein the first and second actuators are accommodated in a common housing so that they are modularized to each other. The driving apparatus further has a third electrical actuator for driving another air control door, wherein the third actuator is provided at a position separated from the housing. Driving circuits for the first to third actuators are formed on a single IC chip or on a single electrical circuit board. The driving circuits formed on the IC chip or the electrical circuit board is accommodated in the housing for the first and second actuators.	07-07-2011

Takayoshi Kawai, Okazaki-Shi JP

Takayoshi Kojima, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110135202	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for performing a white balance correction for RAW data obtained by an image capturing unit, includes a storage, operable to store a RAW file to which the RAW data and developed data obtained by performing a development processing to the RAW data are attached, and a corrector, operable to perform the white balance correction for the RAW data based on the developed data stored in the storage.	06-09-2011

Takayoshi Kojima, Azumino JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100238300	COLOR CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CREATING COLOR CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CREATING COLOR REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - A color control apparatus includes an image-capture-data-obtaining unit that obtains image-capture data for a predetermined target by subjecting the predetermined target to image capturing; a colorimetric-data-obtaining unit that obtains colorimetric data for the predetermined target by subjecting the predetermined target to colorimetry; a first conversion unit that performs a first conversion including gradation conversion on the image-capture data and obtains first color data of a predetermined color space; a second conversion unit that performs a second conversion including gradation conversion on the colorimetric data and obtains second color data of a predetermined color space; and a modifying unit that, on the basis of color differences between the first color data and the second color data, performs optimization of the first conversion performed by the first conversion unit.	09-23-2010
20100238301	COLOR CONTROLLING DEVICE, METHOD OF GENERATING COLOR CONTROLLING METHOD, AND METHOD OF GENERATING COLOR REPRODUCING DEVICE - Provided is a color controlling device, including a captured image data acquiring section that acquires captured image data obtained by capturing a plurality of targets, a color measuring section that acquires color measurement data obtained by measuring the colors of a plurality of targets, a first converting section that performs a first conversion including grayscale conversion for the captured image data and acquires first color data in a predetermined color space, a second converting section that performs a second conversion for the color measurement data and acquires second color data in a predetermined color space, and a modifying section that optimizes the first conversion executed by the first converting section based on a color difference between the first color data and the second color data, and weights.	09-23-2010
20110181911	IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD - An image display apparatus includes a face region detecting section configured to detect a face region of a person in each of a plurality of main images; a face importance degree determining section configured to determine a degree of importance within each of the main images of a face region detected in each the main images; and a display position setting section configured to set a common display position of a sub image with respect to the main images based on the importance degree of a face region in each of the main images.	07-28-2011

Takayoshi Kojima, Azumino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090037475	Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing Program - An image processing device includes a data reading unit which can read data from a storage medium storing image data group including RAW data and developed data obtained by developing the RAW data, a matching information storage unit which stores matching information including information associated with editing contents with which the RAW data included in the image data group undergoes image editing processing and information associated with editing contents with which the developed data included in the image data group undergoes image editing processing, an editing instruction acquiring unit which acquires the editing contents from editing data which is inputted by user's manipulation, is associated with the image data group, and includes predetermined editing contents with which any data included in the image data group undergoes image editing processing, an object setting unit which sets either the RAW data or the developed data included in the image data group as processing object data which undergoes image editing processing with the editing contents on the basis of the acquired editing contents and the matching information, and a processing performing unit which controls the data reading unit to read the set processing object data and performs image editing processing with respect to the read processing object data with the acquired editing contents.	02-05-2009
20090079852	Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method and Image Processing - An image processing device capable of executing adjustment of image quality of image data includes a feature amount obtainment unit which obtains an amount of feature indicative of a feature of image quality of the image data, a correction amount obtainment unit which obtains an amount of correction for adjusting the feature amount of the image data to a predetermined target value, and an image quality evaluation unit which evaluates an image quality based on the correction amount.	03-26-2009
20090080807	Image Processing System and Image Processing Apparatus - A raw image data creating unit that creates a raw image data; an image file creating unit capable of creating an image file conforming to a predetermined format based on the created raw image data; and a control unit for determining based on a predetermined criterion whether an external apparatus is caused to execute at least part of a process for creating the image file based on the raw image data, outputting the raw image data or halfway processed data obtained when the image file creating unit is caused to execute the process halfway to the external apparatus, instructing the external apparatus to create the image file based on the raw image data or the halfway processed data if the control unit determines that the external apparatus is caused to execute it, and causing the image file creating unit to execute creating the image file if the control unit determines that the external apparatus is not caused to execute it.	03-26-2009
20110090349	Image output device, image processing apparatus, image output and image processing system, and method therefore - A digital camera transmits to a printer a command for transmitting RAW format compatibility information which is information of a RAW file format directly printable by the printer. Upon receipt of the RAW format compatibility information from the printer, the digital camera determines, on the basis of the received RAW format compatibility information and the format of a RAW file stored in a flash memory thereof, whether the RAW file can be directly printed by the printer. If the RAW file can be directly printed, the digital camera transmits the RAW file to the printer. If the RAW file cannot be directly printed, the digital camera transmits to the printer the RAW file and a development enabling parameter which enables analysis of RAW data included in the RAW file as image data. The printer prints the RAW file with the use of the development enabling parameter.	04-21-2011

Takayoshi Kondo, Anjo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110180290	ELECTRICAL POWER TOOL - An electrical power tool may include an electric motor, a speed change device, and a battery pack. The speed change device is capable of changing a reduction ratio thereof and capable of automatically switching between a high speed low torque mode in which a high speed low torque is output and a low speed high torque mode in which a low speed high torque is output, based on an external torque applied to a spindle. A distance from the axis to a center of gravity of the battery pack and a mass of the battery pack are set such that an inertia moment around the axis is greater than a reaction around the axis that is produced when the high speed low torque mode is changed to the low speed high torque mode in the speed change device.	07-28-2011

Takayoshi Koyama, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100183029	COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A communication device for transmitting data to an other communication device via a transmission channel, includes a communication characteristic acquisition section which acquires a communication characteristic of the transmission channel, and a frame length control section which controls a frame length of a communication frame storing the data based on the communication characteristic of the transmission channel.	07-22-2010
20110058594	COMMUNICATION METHOD AND POWER LINE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - In power line communication using a power line as a transmission path, a transmitter terminal transmits a communication signal while changing a phase parameter of the communication signal transmitted, in the continuous communication signal, according to an impedance variation amount on the transmission path. In this communication method, the communication signal is received stably with no variation in the phase parameter of the communication signal in response to the impedance variation amount on the transmission path, permitting high-speed data communication with reduced communication error.	03-10-2011

Takayoshi Mamine, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090292111	ROR-alpha Promoting the Induction of Bmall - An object of the present invention is to clarify unelucidated aspects in the control mechanism of circadian rhythms. The present inventors have newly found that RORα (retinoic acid binding-receptor alpha; the same shall apply hereinafter) stimulates an induction of Bmal1 expression and also that the induction of Bmal1 expression is promoted under hypoxia. These findings strongly suggest the existence of a control mechanism of circadian rhythms that, when RORα expression is promoted under hypoxia or the like, an induction of Bmal1 expression is stimulated and, when the induction of Bmal1 expression is stimulated, binding between BMAL1 and CLOCK is stimulated and an induction of Per gene or Cry gene expression is stimulated. The present invention, therefore, has applicability as jet-lag regulating agents and anticancer agents.	11-26-2009

Takayoshi Matsumura, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100243743	RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A radio frequency identification tag is provided. The radio frequency identification tag includes a base, an antenna formed on the base, an integrated circuit chip electrically connected to the antenna, and a bonding layer bonding the integrated circuit chip to the base. The bonding layer includes a conductive filler. The base is configured to bend away from a surface on which the integrated circuit chip is bonded.	09-30-2010

Takayoshi Matsuo, Brown Deer, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090273308	POSITION SENSORLESS CONTROL OF PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - Systems and methods of controlling a permanent magnet motor without a mechanical position sensor are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a motor control system includes an inverter configured to receive direct current (DC) power and output a power waveform to a permanent magnet motor, driver circuitry configured to receive control signals and drive the inverter based upon the control signals, a current sensor configured to determine a sampled current value associated with the power waveform, and control circuitry configured to generate the control signals based at least in part upon a comparison of a flux-producing component of the sampled current value and a flux-producing component of a command reference current value.	11-05-2009
20100225262	METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROTOR POSITION IN A PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - A method for determining the position of a rotor in a permanent magnet synchronous motor includes applying voltage pulses to the windings at successive electrical angles while the motor is at a standstill. The resultant current is sampled. The position of a maximum current is determined by identifying an segment of an electrical cycles which includes the maximum current, and using a spline interpolation to model the current flow in this segment. The maximum current is then correlated to the position of the rotor.	09-09-2010

Takayoshi Michino, Saitama Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100089613	ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electronic component comprising a connecting terminal part having a surface of an electroconductive base material and a germanium-containing nickel plating film provided on the surface. In the electronic component, the plating film provided on the surface of the electroconductive base material in the connecting terminal part possesses excellent heat resistance and solder wettability.	04-15-2010

Takayoshi Miura, Saitama JP

Takayoshi Miura, Wako JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100078240	INTAKE STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - An intake structure for a vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a pair of occupant seats, an internal combustion engine, and an air cleaner. The pair of occupant seats are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction in the vehicle body frame and includes a driver's seat and a passenger seat. The internal combustion engine is configured to generate a driving force. The air cleaner is configured to purify air and supply the purified air to the internal combustion engine. The air cleaner includes a first air cleaner chamber and a second air cleaner chamber that are disposed to sandwich a part of the vehicle body frame.	04-01-2010
20100078255	EXHAUST PIPE STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE - An exhaust pipe structure for a vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a pair of occupant seats, and an exhaust pipe. The occupant seats include a driver's seat and a passenger seat and are disposed side by side in a vehicle width direction in a center frame portion. An internal combustion engine is disposed behind the occupant seats and supported substantially on a center line of the vehicle body in a rear frame portion. The exhaust pipe is connected to the internal combustion engine behind the occupant seats. The exhaust pipe extends outward in the vehicle width direction from the internal combustion engine, thereafter, is bent substantially in a U-shape to extend inward in the vehicle width direction, and then extends substantially onto the center line of the vehicle body. A muffler is connected to the exhaust pipe.	04-01-2010
20100078926	FRAME STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE - A frame structure for a vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a pair of occupant seats, and a center pipe. The vehicle body frame has a front-rear direction. The pair of occupant seats includes a driver's seat and a passenger seat and are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction. The center pipe extends in the front-rear direction and is arranged substantially on a center line of a vehicle body so as to pass through positions between the driver's seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle body frame.	04-01-2010

Takayoshi Miura, Wako-Shi JP

Takayoshi Miyazaki, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090176650	INTERNAL DIFFUSION PROCESS NB3SN SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE - An internal diffusion process Nb	07-09-2009

Takayoshi Miyazaki, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011941	Precursor of Nb3Sn Superconducting Wire Produced by Powder Process and Nb3Sn Superconducting Wire Produced by Powder Process - There is provided a Nb	01-08-2009
20090258788	Nb-Based Rod Material for Producing Superconducting Wire Material and Method of Producing Nb3Sn Superconducting Wire Material - It is an object to provide a Nb-based rod material which is used for producing a Nb	10-15-2009

Takayoshi Mizuno, Shiojiri-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090061596	EXPANDING TOOL, EXPANDING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF UNIT ELEMENTS - There is provided an expanding tool used for dividing a wafer on an expanding tape by applying a radial tensile force to the expanding tape. The expanding tool includes a dividing frame having a first opening, an outer expanding ring having a contact portion that can be made contact with the dividing frame, the contact portion being provided at an outer periphery side of the outer expanding ring, and having a second opening smaller than the first opening, and an inner expanding ring having an outer shape smaller than the second opening.	03-05-2009

Takayoshi Mizuno, Nagano-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080210380	ANODIC BONDING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an anodic bonding apparatus for bonding a laminate including an electrically conductive substrate and a glass substrate, the anodic bonding apparatus including: a container of which pressure is capable of being reduced; an upper electrode disposed in the container and configured in a movable manner in the vertical direction so as to contact to and separate from the laminate, and the upper electrode including: a main body part; an electrically conductive metal thin plate to be contacted with the laminate; and a space part; between the main body part and the electrically conductive metal thin plate, into and from which a fluid is supplied and drained, wherein the electrically conductive metal thin plate has a diaphragm structure being capable of deforming based on a pressure difference between the space part and the inside of the container, the electrically conductive metal thin plate is positioned at the main body part so as to swell in a convex form in the direction to the laminate when the space part is higher in pressure than the inside of the container; and a lower electrode, wherein the electrically conductive substrate and the glass substrate is bonded by: interposing the laminate between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; heating the laminate; and applying a direct current voltage to the laminate such that the electrically conductive substrate is an anode and the glass substrate is a cathode.	09-04-2008

Takayoshi Nakagawa, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100293762	ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF CLIP - To provide an attachment structure of a clip in which merely by adding a simple construction to a wall body of a mounting member, deformation of that portion around a retaining hole is eliminated, and the clip can be attached in a stable condition. In the attachment structure of the clip (	11-25-2010

Takayoshi Nakamura, Hitachi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100188813	Power Converter - The object is to provide a power converter which is capable of minimizing an extent to which the power converter components other than the semiconductor module are thermally affected by the heat originating from the semiconductor module.	07-29-2010
20100188814	Power Converter - The object is to provide a power converter which is capable of minimizing an extent to which the power converter components other than the semiconductor module are thermally affected by the heat originating from the semiconductor module.	07-29-2010

Takayoshi Nakamura, Kiyosu-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100264937	LIQUID CONCENTRATION SENSING DEVICE - A capacitance sensing section senses a capacitance between first and second electrodes. A temperature sensing section senses fuel temperature. A microcomputer functions as a concentration sensing section and senses a concentration of ethanol contained in fuel based on the capacitance sensed by the capacitance sensing section and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensing section. The microcomputer functions as an abnormality detecting section and performs abnormality determination to determine that an abnormality has occurred in the capacitance sensing section when the capacitance sensed by the capacitance sensing section does not change and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensing section changes. Since a dielectric constant has such a temperature characteristic that the dielectric constant changes with the temperature, the abnormality detecting section can detect occurrence of the abnormality in the capacitance sensing section.	10-21-2010

Takayoshi Nakamura, Kasugai JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090243627	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND OPERATION MONITORING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a monitor including a first element coupled between a first power supply line and a second power supply line, and a load for increasing a load value between the first element and the first power supply line or the second power supply line, and a determination unit which determines an operating state of the first element based on an output of the monitor.	10-01-2009

Takayoshi Nakano, Suita-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100185086	BONE STRENGTH DIAGNOSING DEVICE AND BONE STRENGTH DIAGNOSING METHOD - The purpose of the current invention is to provide a bone strength diagnosing device and a bone strength diagnosing method capable of accurately diagnosing a bone strength of a bone. A longitudinal ultrasonic transducer and a transverse ultrasonic transducer radiate ultrasonic waves onto a bone front surface of a tibia from a predetermined angle to generate surface waves that propagate in the bone front surface in a longitudinal direction of the tibia and in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, respectively, and receive leaky waves leaking to the side of the soft tissues from the front surface waves. A speed-of-sound calculating module calculates speeds of sound of the surface waves in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction based on a difference between course lengths of the ultrasonic waves and a difference between propagation times. A first index calculating module calculates a first index by which a bone density is evaluated using the speed of sound of the surface wave in the transverse direction. A second index calculating module calculates a second index by which an orientation of the bone is evaluated using the speeds of sound of the surface waves in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction. A third index calculating module measures a cortical bone thickness and then calculates a third index by which a bone strength is evaluated. A bone diagnosing module uses at least one of the first index, second index, and third index to diagnose the bone strength.	07-22-2010

Takayoshi Nakao, Niigata JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080213850	Pretreatment of Waste Mushroom Bed and Method of Converting the Same to Yield Sugars and Ethanol - It is an objective of the present invention to develop a method of pretreating a waste mushroom bed so as to easily and efficiently obtain sugars and ethanol with the use of such waste mushroom bed. It is another objective of the present invention to develop a method of converting the pretreated waste mushroom bed to yield sugars and ethanol. According to the present invention, it has been found that the above objective can be achieved by maintaining a waste mushroom bed at 4° C. to 30° C. for 1 week or longer after harvesting of fruit bodies for conversion of the waste mushroom bed to yield sugars and ethanol.	09-04-2008

Takayoshi Nomura, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090278384	REAR STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE BODY - A rear structure of a vehicle body includes a first rear side member and a second rear side member, the first and second rear side members generally extending in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body, a first rear cross member extending between the first rear side member and the second rear side member, a rear center member extending from the first rear cross member toward the rear of the vehicle body in the front-to-rear direction, and wherein the rear center member includes at least one structure configured to be vulnerable when an impact load is exerted upon the rear of the vehicle body.	11-12-2009

Takayoshi Obatake, Nishinomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100265097	WIRELESS DATA TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - There is provided a wireless data transmitting and receiving system that wirelessly transmits a signal regarding a torque acting on a rotary shaft and/or a rotation angle of the rotary shaft from a data transmitting unit disposed in the rotary shaft to a data receiving unit. The wireless data transmitting and receiving system includes: a data transmitting unit (	10-21-2010
20110105038	ANTENNA SWITCHING METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An antenna switching method of a wireless communication system capable of efficiently transmitting various signals from a plurality of transmitting antennas to a receiving unit is provided. The method includes a received signal intensity measuring step of operating an antenna switch (	05-05-2011

Takayoshi Ohno, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080311358	Fluorine Resin Laminated Substrate - A fluorine resin laminated substrate according to the present invention is a fluorine resin laminated substrate provided with multiple substrates on which circuit patterns are formed, and adhesive layers that adhere the multiple substrates together; wherein, the substrates are composed of a prepreg formed by impregnating a reinforcing fiber sheet with a first fluorine resin mixture, the adhesive layers are composed of a film of a second fluorine resin mixture, and the second fluorine resin mixture is a heat-meltable fluorine resin mixture having a melting point lower than the first fluorine resin mixture.	12-18-2008

Takayoshi Okada, Ichihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100324245	COPOLYMER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPOSITION - In order to improve a resist pattern shape in a semiconductor lithography process, which is a factor largely affecting on a processing precision, an integration degree and yield, a copolymer for semiconductor lithography where a composition of a hydroxyl group-containing repeating unit in a low molecular weight region is controlled, and a method of producing the same are provided.	12-23-2010

Takayoshi Okuzu, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090053542	GAS BARRIER MULTILAYER BODY AND LAMINATE - A gas barrier laminate comprising:	02-26-2009
20090280333	GAS BARRIER LAMINATE - A gas barrier laminate comprising:	11-12-2009
20100136328	EASY ADHESION FILM - Disclosed is an easy adhesion film which attains sufficient adhesiveness in various processings without using any crosslinking agent such as a melamine resin to possibly pollute the environment and has a primer layer excellent in high-temperature hot water resistance. In the easy adhesion film, a coating film including a polyester resin and a crosslinking agent component in a content of 0.1% by mass or less, inclusive of 0% by mass, is formed on at least one side of a substrate film. The sum of the acid number and the hydroxyl number of the polyester resin is 50 to 200 mg KOH/g, wherein the acid number is 20 to 60 mg KOH/g and the hydroxyl number is 30 to 150 mg KOH/g. The amount of the oligomers contained in the polyester is 2.0% by mass or less. The thickness of the coating film is 0.001 to 0.5 μm.	06-03-2010
20100151265	GAS BARRIER LAMINATE - A gas barrier laminate comprising:	06-17-2010
20100239852	COATING MATERIAL FOR FORMING GAS-BARRIER LAYER AND GAS-BARRIER MULTILAYER BODY - Disclosed is a coating material for forming a gas barrier. The coating material includes a polyalcohol polymer, a polycarboxylic acid polymer, and a divalent or higher-valent metal compound whose surface is coated with a poorly water-soluble component, or alternatively a monovalent metal compound whose surface is coated with a poorly water-soluble component and a divalent or higher-valent metal compound whose surface is coated with a poorly water-soluble component. By applying this coating material to a plastic substrate layer, a gas-barrier multilayer body having a gas-barrier layer formed thereon is obtained.	09-23-2010
20100279110	POLYAMIDE FILM COATED WITH VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE COPOLYMER MIXTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a polyamide film coated with a vinylidene chloride copolymer mixture, wherein: on at least one side of a biaxially stretched polyamide film, a vinylidene chloride copolymer mixture layer in which no thermal crosslinking agent is copolymerized is formed by coating without through an intermediary of a primer layer; the vinylidene chloride copolymer mixture is a mixture including two or more vinylidene chloride copolymers; and one of the vinylidene chloride copolymers has a crystal melting point of 170° C. or higher and 210° C. or lower and is contained in an amount of 25 to 45 parts by mass in relation to 100 parts by mass of the vinylidene chloride copolymer mixture.	11-04-2010
20110081512	HIGHLY ADHESIVE POLYESTER FILM AND PACKAGING MATERIAL USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a highly adhesive polyester film having a highly adhesive primer layer disposed on at least one side of a substrate polyester film. The substrate polyester film is a stretched film having linear tearability and formed of a mixed polyester resin containing polyethylene terephthalate and a modified polybutylene terephthalate, and the highly adhesive primer layer contains a polyester resin (A) having an acid number of 20 to 60 mg KOH/g and a hydroxyl number of 30 to 150 mg KOH/g, and having an oligomer content of 2.0% by mass or less, and substantially contains no crosslinking agent component.	04-07-2011

Takayoshi Otsuka, Okegawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100001571	Driver's Seat of Work Vehicle - A driver's seat of a work vehicle comprising a seatback section, and a seating section including a receiving surface portion formed in an intermediate portion of the seating section for receiving buttocks of the operator, and a recessed groove formed along a side frame portion at a boundary between the side frame portion and the receiving surface portion to open at an extension distal end of the seating section. The recessed groove has a bottom surface inclined downwardly from a back end of the seatback section to the extension distal end of the seating section.	01-07-2010

Takayoshi Ozaki, Iwata-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090051198	Occupant weight detecting device - A occupant weight detecting device detects the weight of an occupant setting on a vehicle seat assembly and includes a pivot support mechanism for supporting the vehicle seat assembly for pivotal movement about a horizontally extending shaft relative to a seat fixing portion in a vehicle; an elastic force applying mechanism for applying a biasing force to the vehicle seat assembly to enable the latter to pivot an angle, proportional to a load imposed on the vehicle seat assembly, relative to the seat fixing portion; a pivot angle detecting mechanism for detecting an angle of pivot of the vehicle seat assembly relative to the seat fixing portion; and a pivot restricting mechanism for defining a pivotal range over which the vehicle seat assembly can pivot relative to the seat fixing portion.	02-26-2009
20100013463	Rotation sensor - A rotation detecting sensor (A) is fixed to a sensor fixing member (7), through which it is fitted to a wheel support bearing assembly for detecting the rotation of a rotatable ring of the wheel support bearing assembly. A sensor unit (B) is made up of a sensor element (	01-21-2010
20100221130	BLOOD PUMP APPARATUS - A blood pump apparatus comprises a housing, a centrifugal pump section including an impeller and rotating inside the housing to feed a fluid by a centrifugal force, an impeller rotational torque generation section for attracting thereto said impeller and rotating said impeller; and a plurality of grooves for hydrodynamic bearing provided on an inner surface of said housing at a side of said impeller rotational torque generation section, each of the grooves for hydrodynamic bearing having a first side and a second side both extending from a periphery of said portion in which a groove for hydrodynamic bearing is formed toward a central side thereof and opposed to each other, a third side connecting one end of said first side and one end of said second side to each other, and a fourth side connecting said other end of said first side and said other end of said second side to each other; said first side and said second side are formed as a circular arc respectively in such a way that centers of said circular arcs are different from each other.	09-02-2010

Takayoshi Saito, Joso-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110027025	TOOL BODY OF PLUNGE CUTTING CUTTER, PLUNGE CUTTING CUTTER, AND PLUNGE CUTTING METHOD - Efficient plunge cutting work in which the tool body moves forward and backward in the axial direction to cut the wall face of a workpiece at high feed-speed, is possible even in the cutting process with backward motions. The tool body	02-03-2011

Takayoshi Sano, Shizuoka-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100062097	SHEET OR FILM CLIPPING STRETCHER - A clip support member	03-11-2010

Takayoshi Sato, Isehara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080311726	Manufacturing method of SOI substrate - There is provided a method of manufacturing an SOI substrate which is practicable even when a supporting substrate having a low allowable temperature limit is used. A separation layer is formed in a region at a certain depth from a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a first heat treatment is conducted when a semiconductor layer on the separation layer is bonded to the supporting substrate and separated. A second heat treatment is conducted to the supporting substrate to which the semiconductor layer is bonded. The second heat treatment is conducted at a temperature which is equal to or higher than the temperature of the first heat treatment and does not exceed a strain point of the supporting substrate. When the first heat treatment and the second heat treatment are conducted at the same temperature, a treatment time of the second heat treatment may be set to be longer.	12-18-2008
20100270639	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOI SUBSTRATE - There is provided a method of manufacturing an SOI substrate which is practicable even when a supporting substrate having a low allowable temperature limit is used. A separation layer is formed in a region at a certain depth from a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a first heat treatment is conducted when a semiconductor layer on the separation layer is bonded to the supporting substrate and separated. A second heat treatment is conducted to the supporting substrate to which the semiconductor layer is bonded. The second heat treatment is conducted at a temperature which is equal to or higher than the temperature of the first heat treatment and does not exceed a strain point of the supporting substrate. When the first heat treatment and the second heat treatment are conducted at the same temperature, a treatment time of the second heat treatment may be set to be longer.	10-28-2010

Takayoshi Shimotsuchi, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090100949	MOTION GUIDE APPARATUS - A linear guide device (	04-23-2009

Takayoshi Shinohara, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090071325	CYLINDER DEVICE - A cup seal	03-19-2009

Takayoshi Takano, Kawanishi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090001409	Semiconductor Light Emitting Device And Illuminating Device Using It - The semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention comprises an n-type nitride semiconductor layer	01-01-2009
20100270532	NITRIDE SEMI-CONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A nitride semi-conductor light emitting device has a p-type nitride semi-conductor layer	10-28-2010
20100270583	MANUFACTURING METHOD OF NITRIDE SEMI-CONDUCTOR LAYER, AND A NITRIDE SEMI-CONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a process of fabricating a nitride nitride semi-conductor layer of Al	10-28-2010
20110042713	NITRIDE SEMI-CONDUCTIVE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The nitride semi-conductive light emitting layer in this invention comprises a single crystal substrate	02-24-2011

Takayoshi Tamura, Odawara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100167362	Saponin-decomposing enzyme, gene thereof and large-scale production system for producing soyasapogenol B - The present invention provides a protein having saponin-decomposing activity, more specifically a protein which can decompose a glycoside having soyasapogenol B as an aglycone to produce soyasapogenol B, a polynucleotide encoding such a protein, and a method of producing soyasapogenol B on a large scale using the same. A protein according to the present invention are concerned with (a), (b) or (c), namely (a) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4, and 6; (b) a protein that has at least 50% homology to the protein comprising the amino acid sequence of the sequence described in (a) and having saponin-decomposing activity; or (c) a protein comprising a modified amino acid sequence of the sequence described in (a) that has one or more amino acid residues deleted, substituted, inserted, or added and having saponin-decomposing activity.	07-01-2010

Takayoshi Tanabe, Chuo-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110144271	RADIOACTIVE RAY-CURABLE LIQUID RESIN COMPOSITION FOR USE IN OPTICAL STEREOLITHOGRAPHY, AND OPTICALLY SHAPED ARTICLE PRODUCED BY CURING THE COMPOSITION - The present invention aims to provide a radiation-curing liquid resin composition for optical tridimensional modeling having good storage stability. The suitable radiation-curing liquid resin composition for optical tridimensional modeling of the present invention includes a compound represented by the below general formula (1), a compound having phenolic hydroxyl group, a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical polymerization initiator, a radical polymerizable compound, one or more sulfur compound selected from the group consisting of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, 2-(4-morpholinodithiobenzothiazole, diisopropylxantogendisulfide and diphenyldisulfide, a polyether polyol compound.	06-16-2011

Takayoshi Tanabe, Kizugawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090279020	SURFACE-AREA LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a surface-area light source device, a light entrance side surface of a light guide plate of a surface-area light source device has a staircase shape having steps in the vertical direction, and light emission diodes are provided at each step. The structure enables the distance between a light emission diode provided at one step and light emission diodes provided at an adjacent step to be maintained greater even if the thickness of the light guide plate is reduced so as to decrease intervals of the light emission diodes in the direction of the thickness of the light guide plate. As a consequence, the amount of transmission and reception of heat produced by the light emission diodes is reduced to prevent an increase in the temperature of the diodes. This allows a reduction in the thickness of the light guide plate with the brightness of light emitted from the light guide plate maintained, enabling the surface-area light source device to be thinned. As a result, a large number of light emitting diodes are provided, so that the brightness of the surface light source device is increased.	11-12-2009

Takayoshi Tanabe, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090213301	BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A backlight apparatus of a sidelight type includes a light guide plate having an incident face on a lateral face and a light source unit having a plurality of substrates. The plurality of the substrates are respectively disposed on the incident face side of the light guide plate such that each of substrate faces of the substrates is parallel with a light exit face of the light guide plate, and the substrates are adjacent to one another in a thickness direction of the light guide plate. A plurality of light emitting devices that emit light along the substrate faces are mounted in columns on each of the substrate faces of the plurality of the substrates such that emitting directions of the light emitting devices are directed to the incident face.	08-27-2009

Takayoshi Urisu, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090009454	Liquid crystal display device - A drive data output unit having a predetermined number of drive data output terminals arranged each for outputting the drive data; a display panel, in which the number of pixels arranged in a lateral direction is an integral multiplication of the number of drive data output terminals; a plurality of data lines connected respectively to the drive data output terminals of the drive data output unit on an input side of the data lines, and each branched to be the integral multiplication and connected respectively to the pixels consecutive in the lateral direction; gate signal output unit for specifying the pixels by line, to which the drive data are output; and pixel count conversion unit for converting the number of pixels of obtained image data into a number corresponding to the number of drive data output terminals, and supplying the drive data output unit with the converted image data.	01-08-2009
20090027327	Liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal television - A liquid crystal display device capable of correcting variation in luminance in a drive beginning period of the liquid crystal display device with a simple configuration by a microcomputer	01-29-2009

Takayoshi Watanabe, Fujiyoshida-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090001810	Power Unit of Underwater Vehicle - The present invention provides a power unit of an underwater vehicle, which allows reduction in size and weight of a transformer for stepping down a power voltage of a power supply to increase a loading amount of a variety of devices with respect to the underwater vehicle, so as to obtain a favorable operating environment. The power unit is connected to the power supply through a cable and receives power through the cable. Further, the power unit comprises an electronic transformer having: a rectifier for rectifying a high-voltage alternate current power of the power supply into a direct current; a high-frequency converter for converting an output of the rectifier into a high-frequency alternate current; a transformer for stepping down an output voltage of the high-frequency converter; a rectifier for rectifying an output of the transformer into a direct current; and a control circuit for controlling the high-frequency converter.	01-01-2009

Takayoshi Yamada, Toyama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090212985	SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A solid-state imaging device includes: pixel circuits arranged in a matrix which perform photoelectric conversion on received light; and an AD conversion unit converting the resultant signal voltage of the photoelectric conversion. The AD conversion unit includes: a reference voltage generation unit generating plural reference voltages which are different from each other within a possible range for a signal voltage; a most significant bit conversion unit that identifies a voltage section including the signal voltage from among the voltage sections each having a corresponding one of the reference voltages as a base point and determines the identified result as the value of the most significant bit of the digital signal; and a least significant bit conversion unit that converts, into the least significant bit of the digital signal, the difference voltage between the signal voltage and the reference voltage as the base point of the identified voltage section.	08-27-2009

Takayoshi Yamaguchi, Nagareyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100260470	Data recording method, data editing method, data decoding method, and apparatus and recording medium therefor - A system records an AV stream composed of a plurality of record units (RUs) containing independently reproducible video units (VUs) of at least video or audio and program information (Movie atom) managing the AV stream, onto a recording medium. The program information contains a piece of information (Edit list atom) that manages a point of junction between the record units or between AV streams. In decoding the AV stream, decoding is halted or decoders are switched at the point of junction, based on the management information on the points of junction, for example.	10-14-2010
20100296796	Data recording method, data editing method, data decoding method, and apparatus and recording medium therefor - A system records an AV stream composed of a plurality of record units (RUs) containing independently reproducible video units (VUs) of at least video or audio and program information (Movie atom) managing the AV stream, onto a recording medium. The program information contains a piece of information (Edit list atom) that manages a point of junction between the record units or between AV streams. In decoding the AV stream, decoding is halted or decoders are switched at the point of junction, based on the management information on the points of junction, for example.	11-25-2010

Takayoshi Yamaza, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100196854	Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Functional Tooth Regeneration - A method for reconstructing a functional tooth by using a carrier loaded with a plurality of mesenchymal stem cells including at least one of a stem cell derived from Apical Papilla (SCAP), Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells (PDLSC), and Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSC). The mesenchymal stem cell loaded carrier is planted into a site within a subject's oral cavity to form a bio-root upon which a crown may be affixed, The mesenchymal stem cells will develop new periodontal tissues to stabilize the bio-root. Methods disclosed herein are particularly beneficial for subjects lacking good bone structures for conventional crown treatments.	08-05-2010

Takayoshi Yamazaki, Yamatokoriyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110092662	AROMATIC POLYESTER - There is provided an aromatic polyester suitable for optical applications, which has not only high heat resistance and transparency, but also enhanced fluidity at a relatively low molding temperature of less than 300° C. despite its high molecular weight to be substantially colorless after the molding process. The aromatic polyester of the present invention comprises polyhydric phenol residues and residues of aromatic polycarboxylic acid, acid halide or acid anhydride thereof; wherein the polyhydric phenol residues comprise polyhydric phenol residues represented by Formula (I): —O—Ar—W	04-21-2011

Takayoshi Yokota, Hitachioota JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090198441	Traffic Information Estimating System - A traffic information system includes: a past information database for storing past information, which is collected for road links in a predetermined area, of a past mobile object on a road; a current information database for storing running information, which is collected for the road links in the predetermined area, of a current mobile object; link correlation analyzing means in which correlations of traffic information among each road link in the predetermined area are calculated from the past information stored in the past information database, and output as link correlation information among the road links; combination calculating means for calculating weighting information for obtaining the current information as a sum of the link correlation information; and traffic information estimating means for calculating estimated traffic information for a link where the current information is not collected based on the link correlation information and the weighting information.	08-06-2009

Takayoshi Yokota, Hirakata JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100324815	POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND POSITION DETECTION PROGRAM - A position detection apparatus includes a storage unit for storing map information including road information; a detection unit for detecting information for calculating an absolute position of a moving object; a position calculation unit for calculating the absolute position of the moving object and an error variance relating to an error of the moving object from the detected information; a read-out unit for reading out from the storage unit the road information of a road relating to the calculated absolute position; an existence probability calculation unit for calculating an existence probability of the moving object existing on the road from the absolute position, the error variance, and the read-out road information; a selection unit for selecting a position whose existence probability is maximum out of the calculated existence probability; and a map-matching processing unit for making the selected position a position of the moving object on the road.	12-23-2010

Takayoshi Yokoyama, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090147380	OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical system in which a maximum value of a height from an optical axis of a paraxial marginal ray closer to an expanded side than a point of intersection between an optical axis and a paraxial chief ray, includes a lens unit Lr including at least one refractive optical element Gn of a negative refractive power. In the optical system, νd (Gn) as an Abbe number of a material of the refractive optical element Gn, θgF (Gn) as a partial dispersion ratio regarding g and F-lines, FGn as a focal lengths of the refractive optical element Gn, and Fr as focal lengths of the lens unit Lr are set appropriately.	06-11-2009
20090207501	ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having a positive refracting power, a second lens group having a negative refracting power, a rear group including at least one lens group, the zooming operation being performed by changing a spacing of the lens groups, wherein the zoom lens has an aperture stop and, when the second lens group is taken as a first focus group and a sub-lens group constituting a portion of one lens group of the rear group is taken as a second focus group, the lens structure and the movement amount of the first and second focus groups are set appropriately.	08-20-2009

Takayoshi Yumii, Okayama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090012721	FLUORESCENCE DETECTING DEVICE AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTING METHOD - A fluroescene detecting device irradiates an object to be measured with a laser beam, receives fluroescene generated from the object and processes a fluorescence signal generated when receiving the fluroescene. The device includes a laser light source section outputting the laser beam for irradiating the object, a light receiving section outputting the fluorescene signal of the fluorescene generated by the irradiated object, a light source control section generates a modulatioon signal having a frequency in order to time-modulate an intensity of the laser beam, and a processing section that calculates a flurescene relaxation time of the fluorescene of the object based on the fluorescene relaxation time of the fluorescene of the object based on the fluorescene relaxation time of the fluorescene of the object based on the fluorescene signal output from the light receiving section. From the detection values acquired by the device including the phase information on the fluorescene, the intensity of the fluorescene is calculated.	01-08-2009