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Usui, JP

Daisuke Usui, Tenri-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080239354	IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An available image area is recognized from information, including a read start position and a read end position of a document, a scaling for performing image processing, a processing object position, or the like. Subsequently, the number of chromatic pixels of one line is counted to output it to a memory, and when it is summed up to an end line of the available image area, a difference between a count number N	10-02-2008
20090263031	PIXEL INPUT-OUTPUT METHOD, IMAGE COMPRESSING METHOD, PIXEL INPUT-OUTPUT APPARATUS, IMAGE COMPRESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - When inputted pixels from an input DMA unit, a packing unit outputs data package. One data package consists of a inputted pixels. A memory control unit writes, on a write line memory at a write interval, the data package that is outputted by the packing unit. The write interval is a times longer than an input interval at which the pixels are inputted into the packing unit. During the writing process, the memory control unit reads out another data package from a read line memory at a read interval that is the same as the input interval. In addition, the memory control unit treats the write line memory as the read line memory, after completing the writing process. Alternatively, the memory control unit treats the read line memory as the write line memory, after completing the reading process.	10-22-2009

Hidekazu Usui, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110217107	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMPATIBILITY OF SHEET FEEDER, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE FORM - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeder attaching unit, a communication unit, a connection determining unit, an acquiring unit, a storage unit, a compatibility determining unit and a forcible unconnected control unit. The connection determining unit causes the communication unit to communicate with a communication section of a sheet feeder, and determines whether the sheet feeder is connected based on a communication result. The acquiring unit acquires attribute information of the sheet feeder. The storage unit stores attribute information of sheet feeders being compatible, in terms of control, with the image forming apparatus. The compatibility determining unit determines whether the connected sheet feeder is compatible by comparing the acquired attribute information of the connected sheet feeder with the stored attribute information. The forcible unconnected control unit establishes a forcible unconnected state between the connected sheet feeder and the image forming apparatus if the compatibility determining unit determines not-compatible.	09-08-2011

Hideo Usui, Sodegaura-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090306376	OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND COMPOUND USED FOR THE SAME - A compound comprising a ring structure including a ring composed of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms and a substituted or unsubstituted amino group bonded to the ring structure.	12-10-2009

Hideo Usui, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100233415	OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND AZO METAL CHELATE COMPOUND - The present invention is to provide an optical recording medium which is capable of performing good recording and reproducing by using a laser having a wavelength of 300 to 900 nm, a novel azo metal chelate compound, and a novel azo compound. Furthermore, the present invention is to provide an optical recording medium having an azo metal chelate compound in a recording layer.	09-16-2010

Hideyuki Usui, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090242928	RESIN SHEET FOR ENCAPSULATING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a resin sheet for encapsulating an optical semiconductor element, the resin sheet containing an encapsulation resin layer, an adhesive resin layer, a metal layer and a protective resin layer, in which the encapsulation resin layer and the metal layer adhered onto the adhesive resin layer are disposed adjacently to each other, the protective resin layer is laminated on the encapsulation resin layer and the metal layer so as to cover both the encapsulation resin layer and the metal layer, and the encapsulation resin layer has a taper shape expanding toward the protective resin layer; and an optical semiconductor device containing an optical semiconductor element encapsulated by using the resin sheet. The optical semiconductor element encapsulation resin sheet of the invention can be suitably used for back lights of liquid crystal screens, traffic signals, large-sized outdoor displays, billboards and the like.	10-01-2009
20090272995	RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT ENCAPSULATION, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCED BY USING THE SAME - An epoxy resin composition for optical semiconductor element encapsulation includes an epoxy resin (Component (A)) mainly containing an epoxy compound represented by a specific structural formula (1), a curing agent (Component (B)), and at least one of an oxynitride phosphor and a nitride phosphor (Component (C)). Therefore, the phosphor component (C) is uniformly dispersed in the epoxy resin composition without segregation. Thus, the resin composition serves as an excellent optical semiconductor element encapsulation material which has an adequate light diffusion property and a high light transmittance and permits a reduction in internal stress. Therefore, a light emitting diode element encapsulated with the epoxy resin composition is capable of stably emitting light, and satisfactorily performs its functions.	11-05-2009
20100053960	MICROLENS ARRAY - The present invention provides a microlens array produced by molding a resin obtained by reacting a silicon compound with a boron compound or an aluminum compound, in which the silicon compound is represented by the following formula (I):	03-04-2010
20100085641	POLARIZER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, POLARIZING PLATE, OPTICAL FILM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY - A polarizer of the invention comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based film which is at least dyed with at least iodine and uniaxially stretched, having a single transmittance of 43% or more, a polarizing efficiency of 99.9% or more, and a dichroic ratio of 30 or more, wherein the dichroic ratio is calculated from a parallel transmittance (Tp) and a crossed transmittance (Tc) at a wavelength of 440 nm, and have good hue.	04-08-2010

Hideyuki Usui, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100209670	SHEET FOR PHOTOSEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION - The present invention relates to a sheet for photosemiconductor encapsulation having a release sheet and an encapsulating resin layer laminated thereon, in which the release sheet contains a concave-convex portion-forming layer having a concave shape and/or a convex shape, at an interface with the encapsulating resin layer, and the encapsulating resin layer has a convex shape fitted to the concave shape of the release sheet and/or a concave shape fitted to the convex shape of the release sheet at an interface with the release sheet.	08-19-2010

Hiroaki Usui, Gunma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090248208	INDOOR UNIT, AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING INDOOR UNIT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONER - An in-ceiling embedded type air conditioner including an indoor unit having an air blower and an indoor heat exchanger accommodated in a housing a substantially box-shape, and a filtering unit including a gas-liquid contact member that is disposed at the downstream side of the indoor heat exchanger on an air blowing passage through which air sucked by the air blower flows in the indoor unit and infiltrated with electrolytic water generated by electrolyzing water, the air and the electrolytic water being brought into contact with each other in the gas-liquid contact member, whereby the air cooled or heated in the indoor heat exchanger is filtered, that is, virus, etc. contained in the air is inactivated, sterilized or the like and then blown out to a room to be air-conditioned.	10-01-2009

Hirokazu Usui, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090095596	Workpiece transfer apparatus - A workpiece transfer apparatus is provided for transferring workpieces throughout an entire transfer path. A workpiece is transferred along a production line and is processed by processing facilities. Workpiece graspers grasp a workpiece. Rails are arranged above the processing facilities and movably hang the workpiece graspers. The rails are arranged so that at least the two of the rails partially overlap with each other above at least one of the processing facilities.	04-16-2009
20090096148	Workpiece grasper and workpiece transfer apparatus using the same - A workpiece grasper and a workpiece transfer apparatus shorten the time that a processing facility must be stopped. A workpiece is transferred along a production line and processed in three or more processing facilities. A workpiece grasper grasps and places the workpiece to be transferred between the processing facilities. The workpiece grasper includes a rotation mechanism and two hands capable of grasping and placing the workpiece. The rotation mechanism rotates the two hands above a line along a transfer direction of the workpiece. The rotation mechanism changes the hands for grasping the workpiece from a processing facility and changes the hands for placing the grasped workpiece on a processing facility.	04-16-2009
20090099680	Manufacturing equipment - Manufacturing equipment is provided for safely changing the setup of a jig while maintaining production line utilization. A safety wall prevents entry into a machining area where multiple machining installations are installed. Openable and closable access doors are provided for the machining installations. A workpiece holding tool is moved in the machining area conveys workpieces from one of the machining installations to another. Isolation walls prevent the movement of the workpiece holding tool. A control device drives the isolation walls allowing movement of the workpiece holding tool outside the machining area at the machining installation corresponding to an opened access door and prevents the workpiece holding tool from moving into the machining area with the opened access door.	04-16-2009

Hiroshi Usui, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090239450	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISKS - In the production of a glass substrate for magnetic disks, in a step of polishing a main surface of a circular glass plate, roll-off is reduced without reducing the polishing rate.	09-24-2009

Hiroshi Usui, Tarui-Cho JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100262320	ACTUATOR MONITORING CIRCUIT, CONTROLLER, AND ACTUATOR UNIT - An actuator monitoring circuit	10-14-2010

Hiroshi Usui, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090251925	CURRENT RESONANT DC-DC CONVERTER OF MULTI-OUTPUT TYPE - A current resonant DC-DC converter of multi-output type is provided which comprises an output-regulatory MOS-FET	10-08-2009

Hiroyuki Usui, Fuchu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090063777	CACHE SYSTEM - A cache system includes a tag memory having a tag indicating whether data is obtained by prefetch access, a prefetch reliability storage unit having prefetch reliability of each processor, and a tag comparator configured to compare the tag with an access address, instruct the prefetch reliability storage unit to decrease the prefetch reliability if cache miss occurs for the tag indicating the prefetch access, and erase information indicating the prefetch access and instruct the prefetch reliability storage unit to increase the prefetch reliability if cache hit occurs for the tag indicating the prefetch access.	03-05-2009
20090292880	CACHE MEMORY SYSTEM - A cache memory system controlled by an arbiter includes a memory unit having a cache memory whose capacity is changeable, and an invalidation processing unit that requests invalidation of data stored at a position where invalidation is performed when the capacity of the cache memory is changed in accordance with a change instruction. The invalidation processing unit includes an increasing/reducing processing unit that sets an index to be invalidated in accordance with a capacity before change and a capacity after change and requests the arbiter to invalidate the set index, and an index converter that selects either an index based on the capacity before change or an index based on the capacity after change associated with an access address from the arbiter, and the capacity of the cache memory can be changed while maintaining the number of ways of the cache memory.	11-26-2009

Hiroyuki Usui, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090242072	POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE FOR ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An alkaline storage battery including a strip-shaped porous metal substrate and a material mixture filled into the substrate. The substrate has an unfilled portion where the material mixture is not filled along at least one of two longitudinal sides of the substrate. The substrate has a weight per unit area of 150 to 350 g/m	10-01-2009

Ichiro Usui, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110244967	FLYWHEEL DEVICE - A flywheel device includes a mass-side rotor including a mass ring and a pair of holder plates connected to both sides of the mass ring. The mass-side rotor is connected to a crankshaft with a drive plate therebetween. Between the mass-side rotor and the drive plate, a positioning apparatus for positioning those coaxially with each other is provided. The positioning apparatus includes: an annular positioning protrusion which is press formed in at least one of the pair of holder plates to project laterally outward therefrom, and which is disposed coaxially with the mass-side rotor; and a positioning recessed portion which is press formed in the drive plate coaxially with the crankshaft, and which is fitted to the positioning protrusion. Accordingly, it is possible to enable coaxial positioning of the mass-side rotor and the drive plate without performing burdensome machining on the mass ring for forming a positioning apparatus.	10-06-2011

Jun Usui, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110192272	TONE DATA SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD - Storage section stores therein a plurality of tone data sets each representative of a tone waveform but also a plurality of character data sets in association with the tone data sets, each of the character data sets representing content of the tone waveform, represented by the corresponding tone data set, in character quanta. Display control section causes a display section to display an image with some of the stored tone data sets as selection candidates. Selection section is provided for a user to select at least one of the tone data sets displayed as the selection candidates. Identification section searches for and identifies a plurality of character data sets similar to the character data set corresponding to the user-selected tone data set. The display control section causes the display section to further display an image of a plurality of the tone data sets associated with the identified character data sets.	08-11-2011
20110209597	SOUND GENERATION CONTROL APPARATUS - A sound generation control apparatus defines a loop region indicating progression of time along lengthwise of the loop region, and displays in the loop region a music data image corresponding to music data to be generated as time progresses, such that progression of the music data corresponds to the lengthwise position of the loop region. The sound generation control apparatus outputs time information indicating a time that progresses from a start of generation of music sound. The sound generation control apparatus controls the generation of the music sound based on the music data corresponding to the music data image and according to a relationship between a lengthwise position of the loop region determined by the time information and a displayed location of the music data image in the loop region. The sound generation control apparatus displays a plurality of the music data images in the loop region, and simultaneously generates a plurality of music sounds corresponding to the plurality of the music data images as the time progresses.	09-01-2011

Junichi Usui, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100118198	VIDEO QUALITY ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT UNIT, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND VIDEO QUALITY ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT METHOD - [PROBLEMS] To provide a video quality adjustment support unit capable of contributing to video quality improvement.	05-13-2010

Kanako Usui, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110151467	COMPOSITION FOR DETECTION OF RNA - A composition for use in amplifying cDNA synthesized by a reverse transcription reaction and detecting RNA that serves as a template of the reverse transcription reaction, the composition containing a thermostable DNA polymerase, a thermostable ribonuclease H, and an intercalating dye. Since the composition of the present invention can suppress the influences to the nucleic acid amplification reaction by RNA that serves as a template for cDNA synthesis, the composition is useful in the detection of RNA, and more useful in quantification of RNA having a desired sequence by real-time RT-PCR.	06-23-2011

Kaoru Usui, Tochigi JP

Kaoru Usui, Tochigi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080257479	Process for Producing Adhesive Type Heater - A process for producing an adhesive type heat-generation according to the present invention comprises an adhesive layer forming process	10-23-2008

Kazuaki Usui, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080297942	Drive unit - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a drive unit that is capable of satisfactorily performing the positioning control with disturbance components included in a position error signal being effectively controlled. According to one embodiment, an error signal generator of a drive unit generates a position error signal (PES) on the basis of servo data read out from a magnetic disk. On the assumption that a frequency of a periodic variation component included in the PES is a target frequency, if a target frequency deviates from an effective frequency range of a digital filter, a downsampler down-samples the PES, and then supplies the PES to the digital filter so that the effective frequency range is shifted. As a result, within the shifted effective frequency range, a setting changing unit can control a setting frequency of the digital filter so that the setting frequency follows the target frequency. Therefore, it is possible to effectively reduce a signal component of the target frequency (a periodic variation component included in the PES).	12-04-2008
20100142082	DISK DRIVE AND METHOD FOR HEAD SERVO CONTROL OF THE DISK DRIVE - A disk drive. The disk drive includes a head, a moving mechanism, a first peak filter, an adaptive peak filter, and a filter controller. The head is configured to read servo data on a disk at sampling frequency. The moving mechanism is configured to move the head in proximity with a recording surface of the disk. The first peak filter has a fixed peak frequency and a variable gain, and is configured to be inserted into a servo loop. The servo loop is configured to position the head with position error signals between servo data read by the head and a target position. The adaptive peak filter has a variable peak frequency and a variable gain, and is configured to be inserted into the servo loop. The filter controller is configured to control the gain of the adaptive peak filter according to the gain of the first peak filter.	06-10-2010

Kazuhiko Usui, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100049691	DATA STORAGE APPARATUS - An apparatus for storing data, the apparatus connectable to another apparatus via a plurality of paths over a network, includes: a plurality of ports each of which is connectable to one end of each of the paths; a memory for storing information of the plurality of paths to the another apparatus; and a processor for executing a process including: monitoring throughput of each of the plurality of paths by receiving a message from the another apparatus indicative of an amount of data successfully received at an interval, determining at least one of the ports for transmitting data on the basis of the monitored throughput, and transmitting data from the determined port to the another apparatus.	02-25-2010

Kazuki Usui, Kasagai JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090037796	ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE - An error correction device for reducing the amount of access to an external memory while preventing the capacity of an internal memory from increasing. An optical disc stores scramble data for each data block. A descramble circuit reads scramble data in the data blocks from the optical disc as read blocks and applies a predetermined scramble value to the scramble data of each read block to generate descramble data. A 1-shift calculator generates a first calculated value by shifting the scramble value by one byte using a generation polynomial. A second shift calculator generates a second calculated value by shifting the scramble value by a number of bytes corresponding to {(total bytes of the data block in the column direction)+1−(total bytes of each read block in the column direction)} using the generation polynomial. An EOR circuit generates descramble data by applying the first or second calculated value as the scramble value to the input scramble data.	02-05-2009

Kazutoshi Usui, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080240695	MOTION COMPENSATION DEVICE AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE - A motion compensation device comprising, a detector to detect a vibration of an imaging device which takes an image, a controller to control a compensation amount of an influence of said vibration based on an output of said detector, said controller increasing said compensation amount according to lapse of shooting time of said imaging device.	10-02-2008
20100033583	Shooting lens having vibration reducing function and camera system for same - The invention includes a vibration reduction mechanism, a vibration detecting part, a reference signal generating part, a target drive position calculating part, and a driving part. The vibration reduction mechanism reduces a vibration of a subject image. The vibration detecting part outputs a vibration detection signal. The reference signal generating part estimates a reference signal of the vibration detection part. The target drive position calculating part obtains a vibration component from a difference between the vibration detection signal and the estimated reference signal to obtain a target position to which the vibration reduction mechanism is driven. The driving part controls the vibration reduction mechanism to follow the target position. Particularly, the reference signal generating part corrects the reference signal according to a motion signal obtained from a captured image. An accurate reference signal can be obtained by the correction, thereby improving the performance of the vibration reduction.	02-11-2010
20110032615	LENS BARREL, METHOD OF ADJUSTING LENS BARREL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE - This object aims to provide a lens barrel that can realize suitable imaging. A lens barrel (	02-10-2011
20110169973	Shooting lens having vibration reducing function and camera system for same - The invention includes a vibration reduction mechanism, a vibration detecting part, a reference signal generating part, a target drive position calculating part, and a driving part. The vibration reduction mechanism reduces a vibration of a subject image. The vibration detecting part outputs a vibration detection signal. The reference signal generating part estimates a reference signal of the vibration detection part. The target drive position calculating part obtains a vibration component from a difference between the vibration detection signal and the estimated reference signal to obtain a target position to which the vibration reduction mechanism is driven. The driving part controls the vibration reduction mechanism to follow the target position. Particularly, the reference signal generating part corrects the reference signal according to a motion signal obtained from a captured image. An accurate reference signal can be obtained by the correction, thereby improving the performance of the vibration reduction.	07-14-2011

Kei Usui, Musashimurayama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090074877	Water containing active Hydrogen and process for producing the same - Provided are novel water containing active hydrogen wherein the content of active hydrogen is high and a process wherein such active hydrogen-containing water is produced simply at high efficiency from an inexpensive material without needing complex apparatus or special treating agents. The water containing active hydrogen of the present invention with respect to which, in an electron spin resonance spectrum pattern obtained by measuring under such a condition that immediately after generation treatment of hydrogen radicals, 25% by mass of 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide is added to thereby stabilize hydrogen radicals, the intensities of peaks ascribed to hydrogen radicals occurring in the vicinity of 331.8 mT magnetic field strength and in the vicinity of 335.5 mT magnetic field strength are 0.03 or greater and 0.04 or greater, respectively, taking the intensity of peak ascribed to manganese as the standard sample is produced by bringing the starting water into contact with activated carbon carrying a water-insoluble ferric oxide hydrate after a magnetization treatment.	03-19-2009

Keiko Usui, Inagi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100238493	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - This invention provides an image forming apparatus which prevents unauthorized printing without impairing the user's convenience. To accomplish this, upon reception of the print job, the image forming apparatus determines if the print job is a storage target job. If the print job is a storage target job, the image forming apparatus temporarily stores the print job in a memory without starting printing. The image forming apparatus creates and transmits a URL which is required to access a Web server included in the self apparatus and is uniquely assigned to the print job, to the external apparatus which transmitted the print job. After that, when an access to the URL is generated, the image forming apparatus starts printing the temporarily stored print job.	09-23-2010
20110242558	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus acquires information indicating each of a plurality of profiles, selects one profile based on the pieces of information, and transmits, to an information processing apparatus, identification information for identifying the selected profile. The image forming apparatus receives, from the information processing apparatus, an image reading instruction complying with a setting for reading an image, included in the profile identified based on the identification information. The image forming apparatus determines whether a setting indicated by the received instruction and a setting for reading the image, included in one selected profile correspond to each other. When it is determined that the settings do not correspond to each other, the image forming apparatus reads the image to generate image data in accordance with the setting for reading the image, included in one selected profile.	10-06-2011
20110242586	IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - An image forming apparatus acquires and stores pieces of information indicating respective profiles, selects one profile based on the stored pieces of information, and transmits, to an information processing apparatus, an image reading setting corresponding to the selected profile and identification information for identifying the selected profile. The information processing apparatus changes an image reading setting included in a profile identified based on the transmitted identification information of the image forming apparatus to the transmitted image reading setting, and transmits an image reading instruction based on the changed profile to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus receives the image reading instruction from the information processing apparatus, and reads the image to generate image data.	10-06-2011

Kengo Usui, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110236900	NOVEL MUTS PROTEIN AND METHOD FOR DETERMING MUTATION USING THE SAME - A method for determining the presence or absence of a mutation on the basis of the presence or absence of amplification with high reliability is provided. A target sequence including a target site contained in a sample nucleic acid is amplified using a primer that can hybridize to a region including the target site contained in the sample nucleic acid in the presence of a novel MutS having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and then the presence or absence of a mutation at the target site is determined on the basis of the presence or absence of amplification. The novel MutS binds more specifically to a mismatched base pair than to a fully-matched base pair, whereby an extension reaction caused by a mismatch-binding primer is suppressed. Thus, according to the present invention, the presence or absence of a mutation can be determined with high reliability.	09-29-2011

Kenji Usui, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100319658	Motor-Driven Throttle Valve Device with Inductive Throttle Sensor and Inductive Throttle Sensor for Detecting Rotation Angle of Throttle Shaft of Motor-Driven Throttle Valve Device - In a situation where a conventional inductive throttle sensor is used with a motor-driven throttle valve device to detect the rotation angle of a throttle shaft, plural sensor connection conductor sections for connecting a connector terminal to a circuit board terminal section are formed on the cover on one lateral surface side of a circuit board in the long-axis direction. This increases the dimension of the cover in the short-axis direction (the dimension in the direction of air flow in an intake path). Consequently, it is difficult to install the motor-driven throttle valve device and inductive throttle sensor in a narrow engine room. This problem is addressed by using a separate member to achieve electrical conduction between a stator circuit board and a conductor routed inside the cover installed over the stator circuit board in a concentrated manner on one side of the circuit board. The problem is also addressed by disposing plural electrical conduction spots in a decentralized manner and away from a protrusion provided to limit the amount of axial movement of a gear.	12-23-2010

Kentaro Usui, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100302491	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal layer containing a nematic liquid crystal material; a pair of electrodes opposing each other via the liquid crystal layer; a pair of alignment films respectively provided between the pair of electrodes and the liquid crystal layer; and an alignment sustaining layer formed of a photopolymerized material on each of surfaces of the pair of alignment films which are closer to the liquid crystal layer, the alignment sustaining layer being configured to regulate a pretilt azimuth of a liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal layer during the absence of an applied voltage across the liquid crystal layer, wherein the pretilt azimuth of the liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal layer is regulated by the alignment sustaining layer during the absence of an applied voltage across the liquid crystal layer. The nematic liquid crystal material contains a liquid crystal compound having a terphenyl ring system as an indispensable component, and the liquid crystal layer further contains part of a photopolymerizable compound which is a source material of the photopolymerized material, a content of the photopolymerizable compound relative to the nematic liquid crystal material being less than 0.015 mol %.	12-02-2010

Kimie Usui, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080254042	Novel Use of Prrp and Receptor Thereof - The present invention relates to provision of a method of screening a medicament using a disease-associated gene product, an antibody to the disease-associated gene product, and an antisense DNA which suppresses expression of the disease-associated gene product. Specifically, the present invention provides a protein comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, its partial peptide, or a salt thereof.	10-16-2008

Koji Usui, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090316998	OUTLINING METHOD FOR PROPERLY REPRESENTING CURVED LINE AND STRAIGHT LINE, AND IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD USING THE SAME - A contour pixel is extracted from binarized image data. The contour of the image data is approximated to a straight line based on the extracted contour pixel. It is determined whether a first straight line in the contour obtained by the straight-line approximation includes a portion to be kept straight in the curved-line approximation, based on the relationship between the first straight line and a second straight line connected to the first straight line. In a case where it is determined that the first straight line includes a portion to be kept straight, curved-line approximation is performed by setting a control point on the first straight line at a position closer to an end of the first straight line connected to the second straight line with respect to a midpoint of the first straight line.	12-24-2009
20100067066	OUTLINING METHOD FOR PROPERLY REPRESENTING CURVED LINE AND STRAIGHT LINE, AND IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD USING THE SAME - When generating outline data, the contour pixels of the binarized image data are first extracted. Based on the extracted contour pixels, the contour of the image data is approximated to a straight line. In the straight-line approximation process, the distance between adjacent contour pixels among the extracted contour pixels is calculated. It is determined based on the result of the comparison between the length of the first straight line and the length of the second straight line whether the first straight line is used as a contour of the image data. The first straight line connects the first contour pixel and the second contour pixel adjacent to the first contour pixel. The second straight line connects the second contour pixel and the third contour pixel adjacent to the second contour pixel.	03-18-2010

Masahiko Usui, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110155504	SILENCING EQUIPMENT FOR ELECTRIC DEVICES - Silencing equipment provided with one or more flow channels through which cooling air flows has a flow channel forming member that forms the flow channel, and an acoustic absorbent member that is fixed to the flow channel forming member. A resonance type silencer is formed on a wall surface of the flow channel by providing a cavity for the resonance type silencer in the acoustic absorbent member and an aperture for the resonance type silencer in a portion of the flow channel forming member. The resonance type silencer sets a frequency of noise necessary to be reduced based on a peak frequency of noise generated by a fan. The silencing equipment further has a slide member which slides by a slide mechanism to adjust the area of the top of the aperture. The silencing equipment for electronic devices capable of cooling heat generating sections thereof with air has a small and simple structure and can improve a silencing effect by blowing air.	06-30-2011
20110228485	COOLING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A cooling structure for electronic equipment includes a plurality of cooling structural members on a same substrate. In the cooling structural members, a plurality of heating components having a same shape are connected to one thermal diffusion part through a first thermal conductive member. Each of thermal diffusion parts of the plurality of cooling structural members is connected to one heat dissipator through a second thermal conductive member.	09-22-2011

Masaki Usui, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110163122	WATER SPOUTING DEVICE - In a second tank unit, a controller controls the on/off switching of a water supply solenoid valve so that water is stored in a sub tank within the level of Lu to Ll. At the same time, the controller controls the on/off switching of a pressurizing solenoid valve and a decompressing solenoid valve so that the air pressure in the upper space in the sub tank is maintained at a target value. As a result, regardless of the water level in the sub tank, the back pressure in the tank is maintained at the target value higher than atmospheric pressure. In this state, when a central controller turns on a water spouting solenoid valve, pressured water rapidly spouts from a nozzle. Moreover, a change in the target values of the back pressure promptly changes the height of the spouting water. Accordingly, water spouting can be promptly started/stopped, and the height or size of the spouting water can be readily and smoothly changed.	07-07-2011

Masanori Usui, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090167517	TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A vehicle having a sensor apparatus includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion disposed on a side surface of a vehicle frame, wherein the first and second mounting portions are spaced apart in a vehicle length direction, wherein the first and second mounting portions configured to receive a load platform of the vehicle, a wheel assembly comprising a sensor transmitter, and a receiver mounted to the side surface between the first and the second mounting portions, the receiver configured to receive a signal from the sensor transmitter.	07-02-2009

Masaru Usui, Gifu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080199266	METHOD FOR MACHINING SLIDE CORE HOLE AND MEASUREMENT/CORRECTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN MACHINING OF SLIDE CORE HOLE - There are provided a method for machining a slide core hole and a measurement/correction system for use in machining of a slide core hole, which enable efficient machining of a slide core hole while utilizing the high-speed cutting performance of a five-axis machine tool. The method for machining an inclined slide core hole, comprised of a core pocket and a rod hole, in a mold as a workpiece by means of a five-axis machine tool having, in addition to X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis, an A-axis for pivoting of a spindle head and a C-axis for rotation of a table, includes the steps of: pivoting the spindle head to meet the inclination angle of the slide core hole to be machined in the mold, and fixing the A-axis angle; spot-facing a shallow flat-bottomed spot-faced hole in the surface of the mold by using an end mill as a tool; drilling a guide hole in the bottom surface of the spot-faced hole by using a drill or a reamer as a tool; drilling said rod hole by using a gun drill as a tool with the guide hole as a guide for the gun drill; carrying out, as pre-machining before machining of said core pocket, shaping machining to form an intermediate pocket hole while expanding the spot-faced hole by using an end mill as a tool; correcting a reference point for use as a reference in machining of the core pocket based on measurement of the shape of the intermediate pocket; and executing a corrected machining program with the corrected reference point to carry out precision shaping machining of the core pocket while expanding the intermediate pocket by using an end mill as a tool.	08-21-2008

Masayuki Usui, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090086368	MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC SIGNAL REPRODUCTION METHOD AND MAGNETIC SIGNAL REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder on one surface of a nonmagnetic support and a backcoat layer comprising a granular material and a binder on the other surface of the nonmagnetic support, wherein the backcoat layer has an average surface roughness ranging from 15 to 25 nm, as measured by an atomic force microscope, and a density of protrusions equal to or greater than 50 nm in height ranges from 1 to 50/mm	04-02-2009

Mitsuo Usui, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100118372	MICROMIRROR DEVICE AND MICROMIRROR ARRAY - A movable beam (	05-13-2010
20110013256	MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A MEMS device includes a mirror substrate (	01-20-2011

Nobuaki Usui, Ishikawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090262399	BINARIZATION-USE-PATTERN GENERATING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - In the present invention, tetragons are generated, each of the tetragons being formed of four points of a point A(c, 1), a point B(a+c, b+1), a point C(0, d+1), and a point D(a, b+d+1) specified with arbitrary parameters satisfying the specified number of pixels n=2(ad+bc). From among the generated tetragons, a tetragon having an angle closest to a specified angle is selected, and two of the selected tetragons are placed adjacently to each other to generate the basic pattern. A lighting order is determined so that, continuously from a lighting order of pixels forming a first tetragon of the tetragons of the basic pattern in order of increasing distance from a specific point of the first tetragon, pixels are lit in order of decreasing distance from the specific point, and a rectangular pattern functioning as a binarization-use pattern is generated.	10-22-2009

Nobuhiro Usui, Ichihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080264544	Foamed thermoplastic resin molding with a functional component - Disclosed is a foamed resin molding with a functional component obtained by	10-30-2008

Nobuhiro Usui, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110014454	FOAM MOLDING ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAM MOLDED ARTICLE - There are provided a foamed molded article formed of a resin composition comprising a reinforcing fiber and a resin component, wherein the reinforcing fiber comprises a surface-treated fiber (A) comprising a base fiber (A-I) composed of a polyalkylene terephthalate and/or a polyalkylene naphthalene dicarboxylate and from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the base fiber (A-I), of a sizing agent (A-II) adhering to the surface of the base fiber (A-1), and the resin component comprises a modified polyolefin resin (B) which is a polyolefin resin modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative, wherein the foamed molded article has an expansion ratio of 1.3 to 5, and a method for producing the same.	01-20-2011

Reo Usui, Suita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080311359	GLASS SUBSTRATE HAVING CIRCUIT PATTERN AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention provides a process for producing a glass substrate (	12-18-2008

Reo Usui, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080202798	TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE WITH THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE WITH CIRCUIT PATTERN WHEREIN SUCH TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE WITH THIN FILM IS USED - An object of the invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a transparent substrate provided with a tin oxide thin film which can be satisfactorily patterned even by irradiation with a laser light having low energy because an ablation phenomenon occurs therewith. The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a transparent substrate bearing a circuit pattern, which comprises irradiating a thin-film-attached transparent substrate comprising a transparent substrate having thereon a transparent conductive film having a carrier concentration of 5×10	08-28-2008
20090205851	ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a circuit pattern-provided transparent substrate having a circuit pattern which is free from pattern peeling and remaining of resist and has good pattern precision and which does not cause disconnection when used as an electrode of an electron circuit or the like. The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a circuit pattern-provided substrate, in which a desired circuit pattern comprising a thin film layer is formed on a substrate, which method includes: a step of forming a resist layer on the substrate; a step of forming an opening of a shape corresponding to a desired circuit pattern in the resist layer; a step of forming a thin film layer; and a step of peeling off the resist layer and the thin film layer formed on the resist layer, wherein the cross-sectional shape in the opening of the resist layer has a cross-sectional shape of eaves type having a space at a boundary part between the resist layer and the substrate, the height and the width of the space are determined such that when the thin film layer is formed in the thin film layer forming step, an end of the thin film layer formed on the substrate in the opening does not go up onto a foot of the resist layer.	08-20-2009

Seiji Usui, Fukushima-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136263	MIRROR AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - A mirror includes a substrate, a reflection layer, and a protection layer. The substrate includes a surface having an attachment area and a reflection area. The reflection layer is formed on the reflection area. The protection layer is formed on the reflection area on which the reflection layer is formed and the attachment area. Material of the protection layer is homogeneous across the reflection area and the attachment area.	05-28-2009

Shoujirou Usui, Oita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080236337	Method for recovering rhodium - The present invention provides a method for recovering rhodium sponge in high yield from ammonium hexachloro rhodate solution. The method comprises adding formic acid to ammonium hexachloro rhodate solution to reduce the rhodate, recovering reduced rhodium as rhodium black, and calcining the rhodium black under hydrogen atmosphere without water-washing to obtain rhodium sponge.	10-02-2008

Takashi Usui, Saitama-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100246367	OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical information recording method includes the following steps. A converting step is converting a light beam into an information beam carrying information by using a spatial beam modulator. A focusing step is focusing the information beam on an optical information recording medium including an information recording layer. An irradiating step is irradiating the optical information recording medium with a reference beam and the information beam so that the reference beam and the information beam intersect with each other on the information recording layer by using an optical component. A rotating step is rotating the optical information recording medium or the optical component by using a drive unit for performing angle-multiplex recording. A management information recording step is recording management information at two or more relative angles having an angle interval smaller than twice at least a first null angle.	09-30-2010

Takashi Usui, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110158835	ROLLER LIFTER, ROLLER LIFTER PRODUCTION METHOD AND LIQUID PUMP - A roller lifter including a roller that is rotatably supported and a body that supports the roller, the body including: a base portion in the form of a flat plate; a roller holding portion in the form of a pair of opposing plate-shaped portions that are formed by bending towards one of plate surfaces of the base portion, the roller holding portion being configured to hold the roller between the plate-shaped portions; and a guide portion in the form of a plate-shaped portion formed by bending towards the other one of the plate surfaces of the base portion and also formed by curving so that the plate-shaped portion follows a cylindrical surface shape in which a direction perpendicular to the plate surface of the base portion is the axial direction of the cylinder, the guide portion being configured to form a guide surface in a shape that follows the cylindrical surface shape.	06-30-2011

Takashi Usui, Soraku-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080198393	IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In the case where an output value of a document reading section for at least any of R, G and B is out of a range between a first reference value and a second reference value due to a change in an output value of a reading device caused by an electrical noise, a change of supply voltage, etc. when a document is being read, a second color conversion table is created in accordance with the above change by expanding ranges in a first color conversion table, which ranges are around predetermined first and second reference values and included in regions of RGB color system associated respectively with predetermined tone values of Y, M and C. Using the second color conversion table thus obtained, a color conversion is carried out from the RGB color system into the YMC color system.	08-21-2008

Takayuki Usui, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090107872	MOUNTING STRUCTURES FOR PIPING MEMBERS - The present invention includes a mounting structure having a flange and a plurality of hook portions formed integrally with a piping member. The flange can contact a first surface of an element having a through-hole formed therein. The hook portions extend from the flange for inserting into the through-hole and can resiliently deform in a radial direction with respect to the axis of the flange. Each hook portion has a hooking end that can engage a second surface of the element opposite to the first surface.	04-30-2009
20090178653	Fuel Tank Structure - A main suction, that is a portion of a fuel feed-out pipe, and a bent portion, that is a lowermost portion formed at a return pipe, are both disposed within a fuel tank, positioned lower than a lowest liquid surface within a reserve cup, and can always be maintained in a state of existing within fuel. A fuel expelling port of a jet pump is positioned higher than a highest liquid surface at the reserve cup, and is always positioned higher than fuel within the reserve cup. As a result, a fuel tank structure in which suppression of flowing-out of fuel from the return pipe and the like, an improvement in the fuel transferring performance of the jet pump, and suppression of backward flowing of fuel through a transfer pipe, can all be realized is obtained.	07-16-2009

Takayuki Usui, Chita-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194529	Fuel Tank Structure - A partitioning plate, that is positioned between a jet pump and a main suction, is set within a reserve cup of a fuel tank, so as to separate an interior of the reserve cup into a fuel feed-out chamber in which the main suction is disposed, and a fuel introducing chamber in which the jet pump is disposed. The partitioning plate is disposed at an incline with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction. In cases in which acceleration in any of a forward direction, a rearward direction, a leftward direction and a rightward direction of a vehicle acts on fuel within the reserve cup, some of fuel within the fuel introducing chamber flows into the fuel feed-out chamber. A fuel tank structure is provided that can reliably ensure fuel within the fuel feed-out chamber in a case in which acceleration arises at fuel within a fuel accommodating portion.	08-06-2009

Takehito Usui, Kasumigaura JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110253313	PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS USING TRANSMISSION ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a plasma processing apparatus in which a plasma distribution, a plasma potential, an etching characteristic or a surface processing characteristic varies in time and spatially, and controllability and reliability are high. In the plasma processing apparatus, at least part of a discharge forming electromagnetic wave is introduced into a processing chamber through a transmission electrode. The transmission electrode is provided with a transmission electrode layer as at least part of constituent elements therefor. Slender-shaped slot opening areas are densely formed in the transmission electrode layer. The transmission electrode behaves like a material having electrical conductivity for an RF bias electromagnetic wave or ion plasma vibrations, thereby implementing high stability and high reliability of plasma characteristics and plasma processing characteristics.	10-20-2011

Takeshi Usui, Fukui JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110133119	NICKEL OXIDE-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA COMPOSITE OXIDE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ANODE FOR SOLID OXIDE TYPE FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE COMPOSITE OXIDE - The present invention relates to a nickel oxide-stabilized zirconia composite in which nickel oxide is dispersed uniformly, a process for readily producing the composite oxide, and an anode for a solid oxide fuel cell having excellent output characteristics.	06-09-2011

Takumi Usui, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090117336	CIRCUIT BOARD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH CIRCUIT BOARD, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USING SUCH CIRCUIT BOARD - The present invention provides a circuit board in which the through hole is highly hermetically sealed, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic component including the same. A circuit board (	05-07-2009

Takuya Usui, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100051395	ELECTRIC DISK BRAKE - An object of the present invention is to provide an electric disk brake capable of determining an abnormality of a parking brake mechanism while the parking brake mechanism is in operation. A brake force is generated in the following manner. A rotation of an electric motor is slowed down by a differential speed reducing mechanism, and is converted into a linear motion by a ball ramp mechanism so as to advance a piston, which then presses a brake pad against a disk rotor to generate a brake force. A parking brake mechanism can lock a rotation of a rotor of the electric motor and maintain a braked state by rotating an engagement pawl through a plunger of a solenoid and causing the engagement pawl to be engaged with a ratchet wheel coupled to the rotor of the electric motor. A play is provided at a coupling portion of the engagement pawl and the plunger. The play enables the plunger to move within the range of the play while the engagement pawl is engaged with the ratchet wheel, thereby enabling determination whether the parking brake mechanism operates normally or abnormally based on whether the plunger moves or not upon application of an electric current to the solenoid while the parking brake mechanism is in an actuated state.	03-04-2010
20110152027	ELECTRONIC BOOSTER AND OPERATING FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - In an electric booster according to one embodiment of the present invention, a brake pedal is connected to a sun gear of a differential transmission mechanism corresponding to a planetary gear mechanism. An electric motor is connected to a ring gear, and an output rod is connected to a planetary carrier, and the output rod is connected to a piston of a master cylinder. When the brake pedal is operated to rotate the sun gear, planetary pinions rotate and revolve around the sun gear. As a result, the planetary carrier rotates to move the output rod forward to push the piston. As a result, a hydraulic pressure is generated in the master cylinder. At this time, the electric motor is controlled according to the rotation of the sun gear to rotate the ring gear so that the ring gear follows the sun gear. In this manner, a servo force of the electric motor is applied to the rotation of the planetary carrier.	06-23-2011

Takuya Usui, Minami Alps-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100101900	ELECTRIC BRAKE - In an electric brake of the present invention, a plunger of an actuator is connected through a pin to a pivot arm to which an engaging pawl engageable with a tooth portion of a ratchet is pivotably attached. A lower surface (a force-receiving portion) of the pin is adapted to receive an upward force which is applied by a tool inserted through a bolt hole threadably engaged with a watertight bolt. When the parking brake is operated (the engaging pawl is engaged with the tooth portion of the ratchet), if supply of current to the coil becomes impossible, the pin is moved upward by means of the tool, to thereby separate the engaging pawl from the tooth portion. Therefore, an emergency action to release the parking brake can be manually conducted.	04-29-2010

Takuya Usui, Yamanashi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080264740	Electric disk brake and lock mechanism - There is provided an electric disk brake including a caliper and a lock mechanism wherein the lock mechanism shifts with a pad pressing member, and is composed of: a shifting member provided with a plurality of claws with a predetermined pitch in a shifting direction; an engaging member provided with an engaging portion which is engageable with the claws of the shifting member; an actuator driving the engaging member in a direction that the engaging portion engages with the claws of the shifting member; and an energizing means normally energizing the engaging member in a direction that the engaging portion is detached from the claws of the shifting member, and the engaging portion is engaged with the claws provided on one-side surface of the shifting member when being locked while the engaging portion is positioned on the other-side surface of the shifting member when being unlocked.	10-30-2008

Tatsuya Usui, Hitachi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100327227	SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL - The scintillator single crystal of the invention comprises a cerium-activated orthosilicate compound represented by the following formula (1).	12-30-2010

Tatsuya Usui, Hitachinaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080299027	SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL - The scintillator single crystal of the invention comprises a cerium-activated orthosilicate compound represented by the following general formula (1). The scintillator single crystal of the invention exhibits improved scintillation properties by reduced segregation between elements in the crystal ingot.	12-04-2008

Tomohiro Usui, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110192044	COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A coordinate measuring machine includes: a probe for measuring an object; a movement mechanism for moving the probe; and a motion controller for controlling the movement mechanism. The motion controller includes: a current value detecting unit that detects a current value for moving the probe by the movement mechanism; and a load judging unit that judges a status of a load applied on the movement mechanism based on the current value detected by the current value detecting unit and a threshold that is set in accordance with a target speed for moving the probe by the movement mechanism. The target speed is in proportion to the threshold.	08-11-2011

Tomoya Usui, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090324297	TONER CARTRIDGE, AND PROCESS UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A toner cartridge, and a process unit and image forming apparatus using the same. Toner contained in an outer chamber is scooped with a toner scooping member by rotation of a toner container and slides down toward a communication port along an upper surface of a partition, and falls down to an inner chamber from the communication port. Then, the toner that has fallen down into the inner chamber from the communication port slides down toward a toner discharging port along the inner surface of the partition, and is discharged from the toner discharging port. Furthermore, toner discharged form the toner discharging port is discharged from a toner through hole provided in a toner container supporting member to the outside of the toner cartridge.	12-31-2009

Tomoya Usui, Yamatokoriyama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080219699	DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME - The development device of the present invention has a rotating shutter supported rotatably between a supply opening formed on a toner supply device and a receiving opening formed on a developing tank. The rotating shutter has an open section extending in the axial direction of the roller-shaped main section as well as opened in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction thereof, opening and shutting the supply opening in conjunction with attachment and detachment operation of the developing tank. The rotating shutter shuts the supply opening by covering the supply opening with the outer surface of the roller-shaped main section, and opens the supply opening by communicating the supply opening and the receiving opening through the open section. Thus, it is possible to prevent the leakage of toner even after repetitively performing the attachment and detachment operation of the developing tank.	09-11-2008
20090080909	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a toner cartridge supporting member which is movable between (i) an insertion position indicating that the toner cartridge is in the predetermined position and (ii) a draw-out position indicating that the toner cartridge is drawn out from the predetermined position; a detection device which detects a movement of the toner cartridge supporting member in a direction pointing from the insertion position toward the draw-out position; an information storage device which is provided in the toner cartridge; a connector which is provided so as to be detached from or fitted to the information storage device so as to be movable in a moving direction of the toner cartridge supporting member; and an information processing device which is capable of communicating with the information storage device via the connector and which carries out a communication stop process for causing a communication between the information processing device and the information storage device to be stopped when the detection device detects the movement of the toner cartridge supporting member. This prevents a communication error from occurring in the communication between the information storage device on the toner cartridge side and the information processing device on the image forming apparatus side when the toner cartridge is suddenly drawn out from the image forming apparatus.	03-26-2009
20090220285	TONER CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS ALLOWING ACCURATE CONTROL OF TONER REPLENISH AMOUNT - A toner cartridge includes: a toner holding container having an outlet formed thereon; a partition wall separating the inside of toner holding container to a toner discharging portion in which the outlet is formed and a toner stirring portion other than the toner discharging portion; a toner discharging member axially and rotatably supported in the toner discharging portion for carrying the toner contained in the toner discharging portion to the outlet; a toner stirring member axially and rotatably supported in the toner stirring portion for stirring and carrying to the toner discharging portion the toner in the toner stirring portion; and an upper lid with a recess formed to surround, like a tunnel, the toner discharging member at a portion above the outlet, together with the partition wall and the toner holding container.	09-03-2009
20090245852	TONER SUPPLY DEVICE, DEVELOPING UNIT AND TONER SUPPLY DEVICE REMANUFACTURING METHOD - A toner supply device includes a toner storage tank for storing toner; a toner supply roller for discharging toner; a covering member for covering the top surface of the toner storage tank filled with toner; and a sealing element provided between the toner storage tank and the covering member.	10-01-2009

Toshiki Usui, Suwa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090289984	PRINTING METHOD, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing method that can suppress drops in voltage due to discharging of piezo elements is achieved. A printing method includes: generating a drive signal for driving a piezo element by selecting, based on print data, either a first original drive signal having a unit signal for defining the start to the end of an operation of causing the piezo element to eject ink by changing a voltage of the piezo element using a first reference voltage as a reference, or a second original drive signal having a unit signal for defining the start to the end of an operation of causing the piezo element to eject ink by changing the voltage of the piezo element using a second reference voltage as a reference; ejecting ink using the piezo element by applying the generated drive signal thereto to charge/discharge the piezo element; and charging the piezo element so that the voltage thereof attains either the first or second reference voltage during a predetermined period during which neither the first nor the second original drive signal is selected.	11-26-2009
20100207978	PRINTING METHOD, PRINTING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - The printing method includes the following steps of: preparing a printing apparatus that includes an element that is driven in order to form a dot, a first drive signal generation section that generates drive signals for driving the element, and a second drive signal generation section that generates drive signals for driving the element; at a certain timing, forming a dot of a predetermined size by generating a first drive signal with the first drive signal generation section and by generating a second drive signal that is different from the first drive signal with the second drive signal generation section; and at a separate timing, forming a dot of the predetermined size by generating the first drive signal with the second drive signal generation section. With this printing method, the first drive signal generation section and the second drive signal generation section can be made to generate an equal amount of heat.	08-19-2010

Toshiki Usui, Shiojiri-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090184995	LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head which ejects a liquid in accordance with a driving signal; a driving signal generator which generates the driving signal; a sensor which detects the temperature of the head; and a controller which allows the head to wait the liquid ejection performed in accordance with the driving signal on the basis of the detection result of the sensor.	07-23-2009
20090267985	LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including a head for ejecting liquid on a medium, a moving mechanism for moving the head in a predetermined direction, and a fan. The fan flows air in the liquid ejecting apparatus in the predetermined direction.	10-29-2009
20100118075	FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND FLUID EJECTING METHOD - A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a drive element that performs a driving operation when a drive waveform is applied thereto and causes a nozzle to eject fluid. A drive signal generating unit generates a first drive signal having a first drive waveform at a front section of a predetermined period and a second drive waveform at a rear section thereof. A second drive signal has a third drive waveform at a front section of the predetermined period and a fourth drive waveform at a rear section thereof. A control unit applies the first drive waveform to the drive element, which then performs a first operation, applies the fourth drive waveform to the drive element, which then performs a second operation, and applies the second drive waveform to the drive element after applying the third drive waveform thereto, so that the drive element performs a third operation.	05-13-2010

Toshiki Usui, Shiajiri-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100079521	LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle; a pressure-changing unit for changing pressure of liquid in the nozzle in such a manner that the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; a level-data setting unit for setting a selected level data from a plurality of level data, based on an ejecting data; a driving-signal generator for generating a first driving signal and a second driving signal; and a driving-pulse generator for generating a driving pulse based on the selected level data and the first driving signal and the second driving signal. The first driving signal and the second driving signal are periodical signals having a same period. The first driving signal includes a first large-drop pulse-wave and a third large-drop pulse-wave. The second driving signal includes a second large-drop pulse-wave. The first large-drop pulse-wave, the second large-drop pulse-wave and the third large-drop pulse-wave have a same waveform, and appear in that order at regular intervals.	04-01-2010

Yoshihiko Usui, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100099569	ADJUVANT COMPOSITION, AGROCHEMICAL SPRAY AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an adjuvant composition characterized by containing the following (A) and (B):	04-22-2010

Yoshihiro Usui, Ibaraki JP

Yoshimasa Usui, Nagoya-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110187719	MAP DATA, MAP DATA PRODUCTION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A map data production method is disclosed. The method includes: dividing a record target map area into meshes; creating mesh-unit data elements as groups of mesh-unit data elements so that the groups respectively correspond to the meshes, and each group of mesh-unit data elements describes information on map components of a corresponding one of the meshes in such manner that mesh-unit data elements in the each group respectively describes the information on the map components; creating data files, through (i) organizing, according to map component type, the mesh-unit data elements into sets of mesh-unit data elements and (ii) respectively storing the sets of mesh-unit data elements, each set having a same map component type, in the data files; and creating map data from the plurality of data files.	08-04-2011

Yoshinobu Usui, Kanagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100220571	Optical disc medium and data recording method and apparatus - An optical disc medium and corresponding optical recording method and optical recording apparatus. The optical disc medium comprises a substrate on which a shape according to modulated information data has been formed, and a coating film formed on the substrate. Known data is recorded in a predetermined location of the information data, with the known data being rewritten as postscript information by recording a postscript portion to the coating film to alter a portion of the known data, wherein the postscript information comprises readable non-error data.	09-02-2010

Yoshiyuki Usui, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100053587	EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate to radiant energy includes: a stage including a chuck, and configured to hold the substrate on the chuck with vacuum and to be moved; a recovery device configured to recover the substrate from the stage; a first detector configured to detect an error of holding of the substrate on the chuck; a measuring device configured to measure an amount of positional deviation of the substrate relative to the chuck; and a controller configured to cause the measuring device to measure the amount of positional deviation in a case where the first detector detects the error, and to control an operation of the stage such that the amount of positional deviation falls within a tolerance based on the measured amount.	03-04-2010
20100110406	EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus which illuminates an original by an illumination optical system and projects a pattern of the original onto a substrate, the illumination optical system including an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a light intensity distribution on a pupil plane of the projection optical system, comprises a measuring device configured to measure the light intensity distribution, a detector configured to detect a total light quantity on the pupil plane, and a controller configured to determine a light quantity, to be detected when a target light intensity distribution is formed on the pupil plane, as a target light quantity based on the measured light intensity distribution and the detected total light quantity, and to control the adjusting mechanism so that the detected total light quantity detected becomes the target light quantity.	05-06-2010

Yuji Usui, Nagano-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090212007	SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD - According to the present invention, a plasma treatment process is performed for a surface of a metal film exposed through a resin layer, including a foreign resin substance attached to the surface, so that the foreign resin substance can be roughened without substantially damaging the resin layer; and the entire exposed surface of the metal film is etched, using a spray etching method for which an etching fluid is ejected through a nozzle, and the foreign resin substance is removed from the exposed surface.	08-27-2009

Yukihiro Usui, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090087775	INORGANIC FILLER AND ORGANIC FILLER-CONTAINING CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM COATED PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A curable resin composition comprises: (I) 100 parts by-weight of a curable resin; (II) 10 to 1200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler; and (III) 1 to 100 parts by weight of an organic filler having an elastic modulus of 1 to 2000 (MPa) and an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 10 μm, wherein a content weight ratio of the components (II) and (III) is 1 to 41.	04-02-2009
20110008759	INSTRUCTOR SUPPORT SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, an instructor support system has a plant simulation device used for plant operation training, an instructor support device, a dialog display device, a video device, and an operator position detection means that picks up an image of an operator with an operation detection video camera and carries out image processing for the image. The instructor support device has an operator position judgment means that judges an operator position in accordance with the information received from the operator position detection means, an operator information saving means that records a corresponding table between an ID code and an operator name, an operator name display data generation means, and an operation history display screen that shows the generated operator name display data to an instructor.	01-13-2011