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Yabu, JP

Akira Yabu, Chuo-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100030954INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A random access memory includes a data signal line, a data-synchronization signal line for a data synchronization signal which provides a synchronization signal when data is transmitted to the data signal line, and a setting module. The setting module determines whether the data signal line is set to be a data signal line for common input/output use, a data signal line for output-only use, or a data signal line for input-only use, and further determines whether the data-synchronization signal line is set to be a data-synchronization signal line for common input/output use, a data-synchronization signal line for output-only use, or a data-synchronization signal line for input-only use.02-04-2010

Atsuhiro Yabu, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110100042REFRIGERATING CYCLE DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER - A compressor for compressing a refrigerant containing a substance having a double bond, a condenser for condensing the refrigerant by heat exchange, expanding means for decompressing the condensed refrigerant, and an evaporator for evaporating the decompressed refrigerant by heat exchange are connected by piping so as to configure a refrigerant circuit through which the refrigerant is circulated, and control means is provided for controlling an operation of the refrigerant circuit so that a pressure of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit becomes less than a critical pressure of the substance having the double bond.05-05-2011

Hajime Yabu, Matsusaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100214317Monitoring and control device - A monitoring and control device for use in a remote monitoring and control system includes a display unit provided with a screen for displaying operation buttons mated with the loads, an operation input unit operable by a user, the operation input unit including a touch switch panel superimposed on the screen of the display unit and a control unit for performing display control of the display unit and load control in response to the operation of the operation input unit. The control unit includes a display control unit for causing the display unit to display one operation page selected from a plurality of operation pages containing different combinations of operation buttons and a page changeover unit for changing over the operation page displayed on the display unit in response to a user's operation.08-26-2010

Hiroaki Yabu, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080210978SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a gate electrode formed above a semiconductor region; a drain region and a source region formed in portions of the semiconductor region located below sides of the gate electrode in a gate length direction, respectively; a plurality of drain contacts formed on the drain region to be spaced apart in a gate width direction of the gate electrode; and a plurality of source contacts formed on the source region to be spaced apart in the gate width direction of the gate electrode. The intervals between the drain contacts are greater than the intervals between the source contacts.09-04-2008
20090059453SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an external pad, a ground line, a first protection circuit between the external pad and the ground line, and a second protection circuit between the external pad and the ground line. The second protection circuit is formed by a first protection element, a second protection element, and a resistor. With this structure, the resistance value of the resistor is set to an arbitrary value, so that an unnecessary current which would be generated at the time of power-off of the LSI can be decreased to a value which does not deteriorate the reliability of the LSI.03-05-2009
20100148267SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a well 06-17-2010
20100207163SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTROSTATIC-DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A semiconductor device includes a protected circuit and an electrostatic-discharge protection circuit. The electrostatic-discharge protection circuit includes a first well of a first conductivity type and a second well of a second conductivity type formed in contact with each other in a semiconductor substrate, a first impurity diffusion layer of the first conductivity type and a third impurity diffusion layer of the second conductivity type formed apart from each other in the first well, and a second impurity diffusion layer of the second conductivity type and a fourth impurity diffusion layer of the first conductivity type formed apart from each other in the second well. The second and the third impurity diffusion layers are formed adjacent to each other interposing an element isolation region provided across a border between the first and the second wells.08-19-2010
20110227197SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING ELECTRO STATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION ELEMENT - An electro static discharge protection element being formed by a diode including a well region of a first conductivity type on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a first diffusion layer of a second conductivity type in the well region. The first diffusion layer is surrounded by a second diffusion layer of the first conductivity type in the well region. The first diffusion layer has a surface on which a first contact region connected to an input/output terminal is formed. The first diffusion layer has a surface on which a second contact region connected to a reference voltage terminal is formed.09-22-2011
20110284963SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a gate electrode formed above a semiconductor region; a drain region and a source region formed in portions of the semiconductor region located below sides of the gate electrode in a gate length direction, respectively; a plurality of drain contacts formed on the drain region to be spaced apart in a gate width direction of the gate electrode; and a plurality of source contacts formed on the source region to be spaced apart in the gate width direction of the gate electrode. The intervals between the drain contacts are greater than the intervals between the source contacts.11-24-2011

Patent applications by Hiroaki Yabu, Kyoto JP

Hiroki Yabu, Yokohama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090248609OPTIMUM ROUTE SEARCHING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - An optimum route searching apparatus, method and program is provided, which make it possible to obtain the optimum cable laying route in a short period of time regardless of the quantity of search data. The optimum route searching apparatus embodied by a computer for searching for an optimum cable laying route, comprising: an external storage device for storing search data comprising information related to a route that has a node as a connection point; simplification means for creating simplified data by extracting, from among the information related to the route, information related to a node constituting a branching point, a bending point and a terminal point; connection information creation means for creating a connection information file of cable laying route based on the simplified data; and searching means for searching for an optimum cable laying route candidate based on the connection information file.10-01-2009
20090309875DRAWING GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR ELECTRIC CABLE HOUSING COMPONENTS - To make possible using three-dimensional data of electric cable housing components to automatically generate and output a drawing that is simple and useful as two-dimensional data for clearly representing the relationship between upper and lower components. Determination controller 12-17-2009
20100094598THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - Three-dimensional data can be easily and automatically generated using existing non-three-dimensional data in the form of isometric drawings or the like, without resorting to three-dimensional arrangement adjustment CAD. In three-dimensional data generation unit 04-15-2010
20100235147GENERATION DEVICE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARRANGEMENT ADJUSTMENT CAD DATA FOR CABLE HOUSING COMPONENTS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR SAME - A device even at the time of initial planning of plant design easily and rapidly generates three-dimensional arrangement adjustment CAD data which describes a route for arrangement of cable housing components. An area generation section 09-16-2010

Hiroshi Yabu, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110317928IMAGE EVALUATING DEVICE, IMAGE EVALUATING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Provided is an image evaluation apparatus for evaluating each of a plurality of images, the images including objects that each belong to a cluster. The image evaluation apparatus calculates (i) a first value pertaining to an object appearing in an image (for instance, the first value indicates a frequency at which the object appears in the plurality of images) according to a cluster that the object belongs to and (ii) a second value pertaining to the object (for instance, the second value indicates an occupation degree of the object in the image) according to an appearance characteristic that the object exhibits in the image. The image evaluation apparatus further calculates, according to the first value and second value, an importance degree of the object and an importance degree of the image.12-29-2011

Hiroshi Yabu, Hokkaido JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100171231PRODUCTION METHOD OF POROUS FILM - A solution (07-08-2010

Patent applications by Hiroshi Yabu, Hokkaido JP

Hiroshi Yabu, Sendai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100092724PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBON STRUCTURAL BODY, CARBON STRUCTURAL BODY, AND AGGREGATE AND DISPERSION OF CARBON STRUCTURAL BODIES - A process for producing a carbon structural body is provided, with which a carbon structural body having any of various nanostructures can be produced inexpensively and efficiently. The method includes forming a carbon-containing material into a pattern, coating the obtained pattern with a proto-shaped mold, and calcining and carbonizing the coated pattern.04-15-2010
20110124252PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE FILM AND CONDUCTIVE FILM - The present invention has an object to provide a process for producing a conductive film, which enables low-cost, easy production of conductive mesh films that have a fine mesh structure and can prevent moiré patterns when used in displays and the like, and a conductive film. The production process includes applying an organic solvent dispersion containing conductive fine particles to a substrate; and evaporating the organic solvent while condensing water vapor in air into water droplets on the surface of the applied organic solvent dispersion. The conductive film has a mesh shape and the mesh shape is formed by mesh lines made of a conductive material and holes. The average area of the holes is not more than 400 μm05-26-2011

Hiroshi Yabu, Miyagi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090136756Nanodisk Comprising Block Copolymer - This invention provides a nanodisk, which can be formed of a wide variety of materials and has a high level of application, and a method for manufacturing the same. The nanodisk comprises fundamental units formed of two-molecule block copolymers arranged in series in a main chain direction, the fundamental units having been aggregated in a plane direction. The nanodisk has a thickness of 1 nm to 100 nm, a diameter of 10 nm to 5 μm, and an aspect ratio of not less than 1. Since the thickness of the nanodisk is not more than 100 nm, the nanodisk is transparent to light in a visible region. Further, when a metal element is held on the crosslinked structure part, the nanodisk can be utilized as a nanodisk having magnetic properties and electroconductive properties, or a nanodisk having catalytic activity and a high refractive index. Thus, the nanodisk can be applied to a wide variety of fields such as fine particle/powder technology, colloid surface science, electronic materials, and optical materials.05-28-2009

Hiroshi Yabu, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110167384CONTENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD - The invention aims to provide a user interface for efficiently displaying desired content from among a large number of contents.07-07-2011

Masanori Yabu, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090005188Analysis method of golf club - According to the present invention, a torque applied from a golf player to a golf club during a swing is analyzed in a time-series manner. A DLT method is suitable as a determination procedure. Preferably, a link model is used in this analysis. Preferably, the three-dimensional coordinate of the mark provided at a position that corresponds to the link model is determined by a DLT method. Preferable analysis method includes: modeling using a golf club, and at least a part of a golf player who grips a grip member of the golf club to provide a link model in which the golf club is connected with the golf player via a joint; and analyzing the torque that acts on the joint is analyzed during the swing in a time-series manner. This joint is positioned in the vicinity of the grip member. This analysis can be applied to a method of diagnosing a swing, a method of selecting a golf club, and a method of designing a golf club.01-01-2009

Patent applications by Masanori Yabu, Kobe-Shi JP

Nobuhiko Yabu, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080316447EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An exposure apparatus the present invention comprises: an illumination optical system configured to illuminate an illumination area on an original with light from a light source; a projection optical system configured to project a pattern of the original onto a substrate; a first stage configured to hold the original; a second stage configured to hold the substrate; and a controller configured to control driving of at least one of the first stage, the second stage, and an optical element which forms the projection optical system so as to reduce variations in imaging characteristics of the projection optical system, based on a dependence of a transmittance of the pattern on a position in the illumination area.12-25-2008
20090153828EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus comprising a projection optical system configured to project a pattern of a reticle onto a substrate, a specifying unit configured to specify a first region on a pupil plane of the projection optical system based on the pattern of the reticle and a shape of an effective light source on the pupil plane of the projection optical system, and an adjusting unit configured to adjust an aberration of the projection optical system, wherein the adjusting unit adjusts the aberration of the projection optical system so that an aberration in the first region specified by the specifying unit becomes smaller than an aberration in a second region on the pupil plane of the projection optical system, which is different from the first region.06-18-2009
20090257035EXPOSURE APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, STABILIZATION METHOD, AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus including a projection optical system configured to project a reticle pattern onto a wafer, a selector configured to select a dummy wafer to be placed near an image plane of the projection optical system, from a plurality of dummy wafers having the same shape as that of the wafer and different reflectance with each other, a transfer unit configured to place the dummy wafer selected by the selector near the image plane of the projection optical system, and a controller configured to perform control such that dummy exposure is performed by irradiating the dummy wafer, which is placed near the image plane of the projection optical system by the transfer unit, with light via the projection optical system.10-15-2009
20090305149DUMMY LIGHT-EXPOSED SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, IMMERSION EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A dummy light-exposed substrate used for dummy light-exposure in an immersion exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate to light via a projection optical system and a liquid, comprises a lyophilic region, and a liquid repellent region surrounding the lyophilic region.12-10-2009
20110212394EXPOSURE APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, STABILIZATION METHOD, AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus including a projection optical system configured to project a reticle pattern onto a wafer, a selector configured to select a dummy wafer to be placed near an image plane of the projection optical system, from a plurality of dummy wafers having the same shape as that of the wafer and different reflectance with each other, a transfer unit configured to place the dummy wafer selected by the selector near the image plane of the projection optical system, and a controller configured to perform control such that dummy exposure is performed by irradiating the dummy wafer, which is placed near the image plane of the projection optical system by the transfer unit, with light via the projection optical system.09-01-2011

Patent applications by Nobuhiko Yabu, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Ryosuke Yabu, Ogaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100265620DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - In a disk drive suspension including a baseplate and a load beam, a boss portion and protrusions are formed on the baseplate. The protrusions are formed in positions on a first surface of the baseplate off a reference mounting surface in contact with a suspension bearing surface of an actuator arm. Further, the protrusions are formed on a second surface located opposite from the first surface and project relative to the thickness of the baseplate. These protrusions serve to prevent a plurality of baseplates from closely contacting one another during their manufacture.10-21-2010
20100284111BASEPLATE FOR DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASEPLATE - A cylindrical boss portion is press-formed on a baseplate of a disk drive suspension. The boss portion is penetrated by a ball insertion hole relative to the thickness of the baseplate. The baseplate is formed of stainless steel. A chemically-polished surface is formed on an inner circumferential wall of the ball insertion hole by chemically polishing the baseplate after heat-treating it. The boss portion is inserted into a mounting hole of an actuator arm. A ball having a diameter larger than the inside diameter of the ball insertion hole is passed through the ball insertion hole. As the diameter of the boss portion is enlarged by the ball, the boss portion is fixed to the actuator arm.11-11-2010

Tadahiro Yabu, Settsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110287202LAMINATED ARTICLE COMPRISING FLUORINE-CONTAINING RESIN LAYER AND ELASTOMER LAYER - The present invention provides a laminated article having improved adhesion of the fluorine-containing resin layer to the elastomer layer. The laminated article comprises a fluorine-containing resin layer (a) formed using a fluorine-containing resin having a carbonyl group, an olefin group or an amino group at an end of a polymer trunk chain or an end of a polymer side chain, and an elastomer layer (b) formed using an elastomer composition.11-24-2011

Takenobu Yabu, Inukami-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090291587CONNECTION STRUCTURE - The present invention has an object of providing a connection structure capable of easily connecting an LED component to a flat cable. An LED unit 11-26-2009

Takenobu Yabu, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080200075JOINT CONNECTOR - A joint connector according to the present invention is provided with a circuit board, a male connector having male terminals provided on the circuit board at a predetermined interval and standing in one direction and a direction that crosses the one direction, the male terminals being selectively connected by a copper foil circuit, and a female connector in which female connector elements each having female terminals inserted and interlocked in female terminal holders are stacked, wherein the male connector and the female connector are fit to each other. This achieves cost reduction and improvement in work efficiency in electric wire connection by attaining easy electric wire connection and branching.08-21-2008
20090098778JOINT CONNECTOR - A joint connector according to the present invention is provided with a circuit board, a male connector having male terminals provided on the circuit board at a predetermined interval and standing in one direction and a direction that crosses the one direction, the male terminals being selectively connected by a copper foil circuit, and a female connector in which female connector elements each having female terminals inserted and interlocked in female terminal holders are stacked, wherein the male connector and the female connector are fit to each other. This achieves cost reduction and improvement in work efficiency in electric wire connection by attaining easy electric wire connection and branching.04-16-2009
20100186229METHOD FOR CONNECTING CONNECTOR TERMINAL - A method is provided for firmly connecting a connector terminal to a flat conductor. This is a method for electrically connecting the pierce terminal 07-29-2010
20100197164CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF CONNECTING TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONNECTING THE SAME - An objective is to provide a connection structure of a connecting terminal by which it becomes able to perform a connection of any of pieces for piercing as assuredly without being bended that is piercing through an electrically conductive flat square body, and to provide a method of connecting such the terminal. A unit for connecting a pierced terminal (08-05-2010

Patent applications by Takenobu Yabu, Tokyo JP

Takeshi Yabu, Kanazawa-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110178018NOVEL SELENIUM-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - A novel selenium-containing compound, a method of producing the selenium-containing compound, an analysis method using the selenium-containing compound, and use of the selenium-containing compound as an antioxidant, are disclosed. A novel selenium-containing compound shown by any of chemical formulas 1 to 4 is obtained by extracting a selenium-containing compound from a sample using an organic solvent or water, and purifying the selenium-containing compound. The novel selenium-containing compound may be used for a novel analysis method, or may be used as an antioxidant.07-21-2011

Tomofumi Yabu, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110177828METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING THE LOCATION OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and system are provided for estimating the location of a mobile radio-communication terminal, the mobile terminal having a plurality of antennas, and being in communication range of at least one transmitter having a plurality of antennas, the method comprising; measuring the time of arrival of a signal transmitted from the M antennas of the at least one transmitter at each of the N antennas of the mobile terminal to determine M×N range measurements corresponding to the M×N transmission paths of said signal between the M antennas of the transmitter and the N antennas of the mobile terminal; and estimating the location of the mobile terminal based on the M×N range measurements. The location of the mobile terminal may be estimated by applying a least squares method.07-21-2011

Tomohiro Yabu, Sakai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090084127Air Conditioner - In a drain water discharging method for force-feeding drain water via a drain pump, clogging of a drain piping is prevented by controlling the drain pump. An air conditioner has a drain pan for collecting drain water that is dropped from a heat exchanger, a drain pump for discharging the drain water in the drain pan, and a DC motor for driving the drain pump. The DC motor for driving the drain pump is controlled to increase its rotating speed when a rotary torque of the DC motor is increased.04-02-2009