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Akihiro Yamanaka, Hyogo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110180166	HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT OF INJECTION CYLINDER IN DIE-CASTING APPARATUS - A hydraulic circuit of an injection cylinder in a die-casting apparatus, which can achieve IN restriction and OUT restriction in a quickly switchable manner with a single circuit and which allows manufacturing of a high-quality molded product. The hydraulic circuit includes: a first pressure oil path supplying pressure oil to the injection cylinder; a second pressure oil path returning the pressure oil from the injection cylinder; a first flow control valve controlling a flow of the pressure oil through the first pressure oil path; a second flow control valve controlling a flow of the pressure oil through the second pressure oil path; a bypass pressure oil path connected to the second pressure oil path for bypassing the second flow control valve; a bypass on-off valve provided on the bypass pressure oil path and opening/closing the bypass pressure oil path with the pressure oil; and a controller controlling each valve.	07-28-2011

Akio Yamanaka, Sapporo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110133111	OXIDE AND MAGNETO-OPTICAL DEVICE - An oxide is provided that contains the oxide represented by Formula (I) as the main component thereof, that has a Verdet constant at a wavelength of 1.06 μm of at least 0.18 min/(Oe·cm), and that has a transmittance at a wavelength of 1.06 μm and for an optical length of 3 mm of at least 70%,	06-09-2011

Akio Yamanaka, Sapporo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110181950	OPTICAL ISOLATOR - An optical isolator including a Faraday rotator that has a high Faraday effect and a high transmission factor in a wavelength used is provided. An optical isolator comprises at least: a Faraday rotator; a polarizer arranged on a light incidence side of the Faraday rotator; and an analyzer arranged on a light exit side of the Faraday rotator, wherein the Faraday rotator consists of an oxide that contains an ytterbium oxide (Yb	07-28-2011

Akira Yamanaka, Gifu-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110168372	Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger has partitioning means for dividing a header tank such that a first space and a second space of a tank main body are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the header tank. An annular outer peripheral seal surface is provided around a tube bonding surface of a core plate of the header tank over an entire perimeter thereof and is provided with a gasket. A partitioning seal surface is provided to the tube bonding surface at a position corresponding to the partitioning means, and is provided with the gasket. The gasket seals between the core plate and the partitioning means. The partitioning seal surface is positioned on a plane identical with a plane of the outer peripheral seal surface. A part of the gasket, which is held by the core plate and the tank main body therebetween, has a uniform thickness.	07-14-2011

Atsushi Yamanaka, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110240149	HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE - A hydraulic control device includes a valve body having oil passages, a solenoid valve incorporated in the valve body, an oil pan that is disposed below the valve body and that accumulates hydraulic oil, and a strainer which, as well as being disposed between the valve body and the oil pan, has a filtering medium which filters the hydraulic oil suctioned from the oil pan. The strainer is fixed to the oil pan by a magnetic force of at least one magnet.	10-06-2011

Daisuke Yamanaka, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110132499	FERRITE SYSTEM HEAT-RESISTANT CAST STEEL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENT - The ferrite system heat-resistant cast steel and the exhaust system component are provided, which are inexpensive and are able to improve the reliability by largely improving the toughness under normal temperature and thermal fatigue performance. The ferrite system heat-resistant cast steel includes composition structure comprised, percent by mass, of 0.1% to 0.4% carbon, 0.5% to 2.0% silicon, 0.2% to 1.2% manganese, 0.3% or less phosphorus, 0.01% to 0.4% sulfur, 14.0% to 21.0% chrome, 0.05% to 0.6% niobium, 0.01% to 0.8% aluminum, 0.15% to 2.3% nickel, residual iron and inevitable impurities.	06-09-2011

Eiichi Yamanaka, Sagamihara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120017057	DATA COPYING DEVICE, METHOD FOR COPYING DATA AND DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A data copying device that copies data stored in a first data storage device to a second data storage device is disclosed. The data copying device includes a data reading unit that reads data that has an amount determined based on a number of a plurality of logical volumes included in the first data storage device storing the data to be copied and an amount of data to be transferred from each of the logical volumes, a storage unit that stores the data read by the data reading unit, and a data transfer unit that transfers the data stored in the storage unit to the second storage device.	01-19-2012

Eiji Yamanaka, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110151249	PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a water-repellent layer formed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The water-repellent layer is formed by using a water repellent exhibiting the water repellency in which a contact angle with water is greater than or equal to 140°. The water-repellent layer may have hydrophobic fine particles. The hydrophobic fine particle may contain a hydrophobic fine silica compound. The hydrophobic fine silica compound may be modified with hexamethyldisilazane.	06-23-2011
20110250446	PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition or an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape in which peeling-off property or tearing-off property occurring by heating is improved while the high adhesiveness to a metallic material is being maintained, will be provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains: an acrylic polymer (A); a (meth)acrylic polymer (B) whose mass average molecular weight (Mw) is such that 1000≦Mw<30000; and a heat-expandable microsphere (C).	10-13-2011
20120034447	HEAT-EXPANDABLE REMOVABLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - Provided is a heat-expandable removable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that has high normal-state adhesive power when bonded independently of whether the adherend has or does not have irregular surface and permits easy separation when the bonded region is separated and disassembled by lowering the adhesive power by heating, that permits easily separation-decomposition, even after long-term storage at high temperature.	02-09-2012
20120040177	HEAT-EXPANDABLE REMOVABLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - Provided is a heat-expandable removable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that has high normal-state adhesive power when bonded independently of whether the adherend has or does not have irregular surface and permits easy separation when the bonded region is separated and disassembled by lowering the adhesive power by heating, that permits easily separation-decomposition, even after long-term storage at high temperature.	02-16-2012
20120148791	PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - Disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet having an adhesive face which includes two or more different pressure-sensitive adhesives each capable of acting on an adherend and exhibits adhesiveness and debonding capability both at high levels. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet has an adhesive face being substantially smooth and including at least on region composed of a first pressure-sensitive adhesive and at least one region composed of a pressure-sensitive adhesive other than the first pressure-sensitive adhesive. In the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, the region composed of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive and the region composed of the other pressure-sensitive adhesive than the first pressure-sensitive adhesive preferably are preferably in the form of stripes extending in the longitudinal direction.	06-14-2012

Fumihiro Yamanaka, Hiratsuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120202646	CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle provided with an engine, a motor, an automatic transmission performing a shift by engaging/disengaging a plurality of engagement elements, a first clutch arranged between the engine and the motor for transmitting/cutting a driving force between the engine and the motor and a second clutch arranged between the motor and driving wheels for transmitting/cutting a driving force from the motor to the driving wheels, has a slip control section that controls the second clutch to a slip state during the shift of the automatic transmission. In a case of a successive shift in which a current shift and a succeeding shift are successively performed, the slip control section gradually increases an engagement pressure of the second clutch when changing the slip state of the second clutch to a fully engaged state after the current shift is completed and before the succeeding shift is completed.	08-09-2012
20120202647	SPEED CHANGE CONTROL DEVICE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A speed change control device of an automatic transmission comprises a first control section that, upon detecting a speed change instruction for a speed change from a first given speed to a second given speed, carries out the speed change by reducing an engaging pressure of a releasing side frictional element that has established the first given speed and increasing an engaging pressure of an engaging side frictional element that would establish the second given speed; a second control section that carries out a correction processing to increase the engaging pressure of the releasing side frictional element when a throttle open degree is increased during the speed change carried out by the first control section; and a third control section that inhibits the correction processing of the second control section when the engaging pressure of the releasing side frictional element is lower than a given value.	08-09-2012

Fumikage Yamanaka, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110210487	VIBRATION INSULATION DAMPER FOR COIL SPRING - A vibration insulation damper (	09-01-2011

Hideyuki Yamanaka, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110285482	LINE NOISE ATTENUATOR - To power-consume noise currents flown in power source lines, etc. in non-uniform wiring modes to such a level that noise obstructions can be suppressed by using a resistance without a capacitor that causes series resonance phenomena. It is a line noise attenuator for purifying electromagnetic environments by attenuating noise currents superimposed on a conductor line which supplies a signal power to a load from a signal power source. The conductor line operates as an antenna which receives high frequency noise currents. The conductor line has an inductor which tolerates flows of a low frequency signal power, and a resistance for changing the high frequency noise currents to heat and consuming the heat with a resistance value which is so set, with respect to a resistance value of the inductor replaced with a pure resistance value, that the high frequency noise current blocked at the inductor can be flown.	11-24-2011

Hiroshi Yamanaka, Takatsuki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120070409	TETRACYCLIC FUSED HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF AS HCV POLYMERASE INHIBITOR - The present invention relates to a tetracyclic fused heterocyclic compound represented by the following formula [I]	03-22-2012

Hiroshi Yamanaka, Ann Arbor, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090251710	METHOD FOR MEASURING COATING UNIFORMITY - A method of determining thickness uniformity of a coating, the coating being formed on the surface of an object, the method comprising determining coating thickness data within portions of the surface, the portions including at least one generally concave portion and at least one generally convex portion, and presenting the coating thickness data as a graphical representation for each portion.	10-08-2009

Hiroshi Yamanaka, Takatsuki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110136778	NITROGEN-CONTAINING SPIROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACEUTICAL USES THEREOF - A compound of the following general formula [I]:	06-09-2011

Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Niigata-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120016149	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CYCLIC SILANE COMPOUND AND/OR CYCLIC CARBOSILANE COMPOUND - The present invention relates to: a process for producing a cyclic silane compound, which comprises subjecting a chained polysilane to pyrolysis in the presence of an oxide of a transition metal belonging to Group 8 or Group 11 of the periodic table; and a process for producing a cyclic carbosilane compound, which comprises subjecting a chained polysilane to pyrolysis in the presence of a simple substance of a metal selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements and elements belonging to Groups 12 to 15 of the periodic table or a compound thereof.	01-19-2012

Hisashi Yamanaka, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120206779	ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ILLUINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided.	08-16-2012

Hisayuki Yamanaka, Saitama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110286116	MACRO LENS - The present invention is directed to an inner focusing macro lens that has a large aperture ratio as expressed by 2.5 or even smaller in F-number and still remains compact, and that is adapted to compensate for spherical aberration, astigmatism, and comatic aberration during photographing throughout the entire object distance ranging from infinity to proximity for an up to 1:1-magnification image. The inner focusing macro lens has the leading or first lens group of positive refractivity, the second lens group of negative refractivity, the third lens group of positive refractivity, and the trailing lens set succeeding to the third lens group in sequence from a position closest to an object being photographed. During focusing from a point infinitely far to that as proximal as desired, the first lens group is static while the second lens group is moved toward the imaging plane, and the third lens group is moved toward the object. The first lens group has at least four lens pieces of comprehensively positive refractivity and at least one lens piece of negative refractivity, and three of the lens pieces closest to the object in the first lens group are of positive refractivity.	11-24-2011

Hisayukui Yamanaka, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110286105	ENHANCED VARIABLE POWER ZOOM LENS - The present invention is directed to provide an enhanced variable power zoom lens that is lightweight as a whole, and especially, has its focusing lens optics reduced in weight so as to relieve of a load on a focusing drive system, and that has its anti-vibration lens optics reduced in both diameter and weight so as to relieve of a load on an anti-vibration drive system and downsize the same. The enhanced variable power zoom lens is adapted to have the foremost or first lens group of positive refractivity, the second lens group of negative refractivity, the third lens group of positive refractivity, the fourth lens group of negative refractivity, and the fifth lens group arranged in this sequence from a position closer to the object where a distance between each pair of the adjacent lens groups is varied during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, each lens group comes closer to the object at the telephoto end than at the wide-angle end, the third lens group and the fourth lens group separating the farthest apart from each other at the intermediate zooming range, and the fourth lens group is moved closer to the image plane for shifting from infinity focusing to proximity focusing.	11-24-2011

Junpei Yamanaka, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120142860	Acrylic Resin Composition, Method of Manufacturing the Same, and Architectural Material, Fashion Accessory, and Optical Material Formed Using the Same - The present invention provides an acrylic resin composition containing a polycrystal of colloidal particles of silicon oxide in an acrylic resin that is formed by curing an acrylic monomer liquid at room temperature and/or an acrylic oligomer liquid at room temperature, wherein a mean distance between the colloidal particles in the polycrystal is 140 to 330 nm. The size of the single crystal that constitutes the polycrystal can be controlled by adjusting the content of silicon oxide and/or the additive amount of impurities. An architectural material, a fashion accessory, and an optical material are provided that are formed by using the acrylic resin composition.	06-07-2012

Katsuhiro Yamanaka, Kagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110152377	EXTERNAL PREPARATION COMPRISING FATTY ACID SALT OR BENZOIC ACID SALT OF BASIC PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - It has been demanded to develop a formulation for a novel external preparation having excellent transdermal absorption of a basic pharmacologically active component contained therein. It is found that the lipid solubility (logP values) of a basic pharmacologically active component and an organic acid (particularly a fatty acid) contribute significantly to the transdermal absorption of the basic pharmacologically active component in the selection of proper combinations of the basic pharmacologically active component and the organic acid. Namely, it is found that superior transdermal absorption of a basic pharmacologically active component having a lipid solubility level of 0.5 to 5 can be achieved by forming a salt of the component with a fatty acid having a lipid solubility level of −1 to 4. Thus, it becomes possible to provide a novel external preparation having excellent transdermal absorption properties.	06-23-2011

Katsuhiro Yamanaka, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120077910	FLAME RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - It is a purpose of the present invention to provide a flame retardant resin composition having a high level of flame retardancy and excellent physical properties and a molded article thereof.	03-29-2012
20120271009	POLYCARBONATE-POLYDIORGANOSILOXANE COPOLYMER - It is an object of the present invention to provide a polycarbonate-polydiorganosiloxane copolymer having improved transparency.	10-25-2012

Katsutoshi Yamanaka, Kitakyushu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120230067	POWER CONVERTER - This current converter is formed to short-circuit input-side terminals of a plurality of power conversion portions, to parallelly connect output-side terminals of the plurality of power conversion portions with each other and to couple inductors provided on the plurality of power conversion portions respectively with each other, to be capable of performing an operation of moving currents between windings of the coupled inductors on the basis of ON-/OFF-states of pluralities of one-way switches.	09-13-2012

Kazuya Yamanaka, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120147151	IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An apparatus has a synchronizing signal generator to which a trigger signal is input and that outputs a first synchronizing signal and a second synchronizing signal based on the trigger signal, an image pickup unit that has an image pickup surface, performs a first image picking-up based on the first synchronizing signal, and performs a second image picking-up based on the second synchronizing signal, and an image pickup element tilting unit that changes the angle of the image pickup surface relative to the optical axis during a period after the first image picking-up and before the second image picking-up.	06-14-2012
20120162453	IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An apparatus comprises a taking lens unit, a stop provided between a plurality of optical elements in the taking lens unit, a synchronizing signal generator to which a trigger signal input and that outputs at least a first synchronizing signal and a second synchronizing signal based on the trigger signal, an image pickup unit that performs a first image picking-up based on the first synchronizing signal and performs a second image picking-up based on the second synchronizing signal, and a lens shifting unit that shifts a specific optical element, which is at least one of the optical elements located between the stop and the image pickup unit, in such a way that the center axis of the specific optical element is shifted in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the stop during a period after the first image picking-up and before the second image picking-up.	06-28-2012
20120224031	IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A first calculating section calculates an amount of camera-shake correction based on an amount of shaking of the image pickup apparatus which has been detected, when each of a first capturing and a second capturing is carried out. A second calculating section calculates at least an amount of optical tilt-displacement between the image pickup element and an object for the first capturing, which is necessary for the second capturing, and the second calculating section calculates one of an amount of shift by which some of the image pickup lenses and the interchangeable image pickup lenses are to be shifted in a predetermined direction, and an amount of change by which an angle of an image pickup surface of the image pickup element with respect to the optical axial direction is to be changed, while the first capturing and the second capturing are being carried out.	09-06-2012

Keith Yamanaka, Edmonds, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100050009	BATTERY VOLTAGE SAF AVOIDANCE ALGORITHM FOR A WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICE - A method and system for power source management of a portable device, A power source used to supply electrical energy for a portable device should ideally operate with a constant terminal voltage. However, the terminal voltage of a cell or group of cells used as a source of electrical energy can be expected to reduce in amplitude over its operational lifetime. Near the end of operational lifetime, the terminal voltage of such a source can be expected to decrease rapidly. Furthermore, the source terminal voltage will also exhibit significant variations in amplitude in response to changes in electric current demands on the source. Such source voltage variations can impair or even prevent proper operation of the electronic circuits within the portable device. Power management for proper operation of a portable device is necessary to ensure proper device operation and to prevent loss of data. The present method and system controls portable device operation by periodic determination of average source terminal voltage which is faster and simpler than continuous monitoring used with present systems. Comparison of the periodic average source terminal voltage with stored operational voltage limits allows either temporary or permanent curtailment of certain device operations. Such action can be used to prevent any loss of device data. Further, the present method offers the advantage of identifying momentary fluctuations in source terminal voltage caused by temporary demands in source current levels. Thus, continuous monitoring and prior knowledge of source load demands and equipment as required by present methods are eliminated.	02-25-2010

Ken Yamanaka, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120208663	ELEMENTS OF DRIVE POWER TRANSFER BELT OF BELT-DRIVE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE - Provided are elements arranged along a ring of a drive power transfer belt wound on pulleys of a belt-drive continuously variable transmission. Each element has a recess at one side of the element and a projection projecting from the other side to fit into the recess of the adjacent element. The projection has a first engagement portion provided at its base side such that a predetermined engagement gap is created on the radially outer side when the projection fits in the recess of the adjacent element, and a second engagement portion provided at the tip side of the projection and decreasing in diameter toward the tip of the projection from the first engagement portion. The gradient with which the diameter of the second engagement portion decreases is larger than the gradient with which the diameter of the first engagement portion decreases toward the tip of the projection.	08-16-2012

Ken-Ichi Yamanaka, Aichi-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120181163	LIGHT ENERGY CONVERSION MATERIAL - A method of transferring electrons with a light energy conversion material is described. The material includes a silica porous material having silicon atoms chemically bonded with an organic group that is an electron donor in a skeleton thereof, and an electron acceptor disposed in at least one portion among a pore, the skeleton and the outer circumference of the porous material. The method includes absorbing light energy by the organic group and transferring electrons excited by the light energy to the electron acceptor.	07-19-2012

Kiyokazu Yamanaka, Ashiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110173479	DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A data processing apparatus according to the present invention is capable of writing video and/or audio data to a storage medium. The data processing apparatus includes: a power controller for controlling powering on or off; a signal processing circuit for generating data; and a drive section for writing the generated data to the storage medium. In response to a powering-off instruction, the power controller stops supplying power to the drive section but continues to supply power to the signal processing circuit and the power controller itself. Since hardware elements remain energized, they do not need to perform initialization operations when the apparatus is powered on. Similarly, corresponding software elements are also in an operable state, and therefore do not need to perform initialization processes. Therefore, the signal processing circuit can immediately start processing thereafter.	07-14-2011

Koreaki Yamanaka, Jakarta ID

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120210848	PICKUP DEVICE AND ELECTRIC STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE PICKUP DEVICE - A pickup device mountable on a body of an electric stringed musical instrument and configured to convert vibrations of strings of the musical instrument into electric signals, including: at least one magnet each being disposed near one of the strings when the pickup device is mounted; a coil wound around the magnet; and a magnetic attaching member which is conductably connected to the coil and which can be magnetized, wherein the magnetic attaching member is constituted by a magnet which is magnetically attachable to an attachment member provided on a surface of the body, wherein the attachment member is conductably connected to at least one electric component provided on the body, and wherein the magnetic attaching member is configured such that an electrically conductive state can be established between the magnetic attaching member and the attachment member when the magnetic attaching member is magnetically attached to the attachment member.	08-23-2012

Kunihito Yamanaka, Kami-Ina-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120086308	Surface acoustic wave device, electronic apparatus, and sensor apparatus - A SAW device has an IDT which is provided in the principal surface of a quartz crystal substrate having Euler angles (−1.5°≦φ≦1.5°, 117°≦θ≦142°, |ψ|≠90°×n (where n=0, 1, 2, 3)) and excites a Rayleigh wave (wavelength: λ) in a stopband upper end mode. Inter-electrode-finger grooves are recessed between the electrode fingers of the IDT. The depth G of the inter-electrode-finger grooves is 0.01λ≦G≦0.07λ, and an electrode finger thickness H and an IDT line occupancy η satisfy a predetermined relationship. Thus, a frequency-temperature characteristic constantly has an inflection point between a maximum value and a minimum value in an operation temperature range, thereby suppressing a fluctuation in an inflection-point temperature due to a manufacturing variation in the IDT line occupancy η.	04-12-2012

Masami Yamanaka, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120040877	AQUEOUS LUBRICANT - Provided is a water-based lubricant comprising a hyperbranch-type polyglycerol having an absolute molecular weight of from 5,000 to 500,000. The water-based lubricant has a small friction coefficient and is excellent in lubrication performance and defoamability, as compared with conventional water-based lubricants comprising an ethylene/propylene oxide copolymer, and is favorable, for example, for a water-based metal processing agent and a hydraulic pressure fluid.	02-16-2012
20120058925	WATER-SOLUBLE PROCESSING OIL AGENT - To provide a water-soluble working fluid which less adversely affects the human body and the ecological system as compared with conventional water-soluble working fluids, which has high rotting resistance, and which provides excellent working performance.	03-08-2012

Masamichi Yamanaka, Shizuoka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110198534	UREA COMPOUND, SELF-ASSEMBLY OF UREA COMPOUNDS, ORGANOGEL CONTAINING SELF-ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANOGEL - A urea compound of the present invention is represented by general formula (1) shown below.	08-18-2011

Masayoshi Yamanaka, Yachiyo-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120237176	OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - An optical fiber cable includes: a slotted core which houses and holds an optical fiber in a rectilinear slotted groove disposed along a longitudinal direction of the cable; a cylindrical sheath covering the entire slotted core; a rectilinear hanger line integrally provided continuously to the sheath; and a rectilinear tension member mounted in the slotted core. The tension member is located in a region having an angle about the cable center line within a predetermined value with respect to a plane including a center line of the suspension wire and the cable center line.	09-20-2012

Mitsuo Yamanaka, Ube-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120157574	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYIMIDE SILOXANE SOLUTION COMPOSITION, AND POLYIMIDE SILOXANE SOLUTION COMPOSITION - There may be provided a process for producing a polyimide siloxane solution composition having a further improved long-term viscosity stability; and a polyimide siloxane solution composition. In the process for producing the polyimide siloxane solution composition by polymerizing/imidizing a tetracarboxylic acid component and a diamine component consisting of (a) a diaminopolysiloxane, (b) a diamine having a polar group and (c) a diamine other than (a) and (b) in a solvent, the tetracarboxylic acid component and the diamine component excluding (b) the diamine having a polar group are polymerized/imidized to provide a reaction mixture solution, and then (b) the diamine having a polar group is added to the reaction mixture solution last, and the mixture is polymerized/imidized.	06-21-2012

Naoaki Yamanaka, Kokubunji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120154269	COORDINATE INFORMATION UPDATING DEVICE AND COORDINATE INFORMATION GENERATING DEVICE - An object can be displayed on a screen of a two-dimensional coordinate system based on xyz-coordinate values of the object in a three-dimensional coordinate system, operation information of a two-dimensional coordinate system with respect to the object can be received from an input device, and whether the operation information is in accordance with a predetermined rule or not is determined. If the operation information is not in accordance with the predetermined rule, xy-coordinate values of the object can be updated in accordance with the operation information. If the operation information is in accordance with the predetermined rule, a z-coordinate value of the object can be updated in accordance with the operation information.	06-21-2012

Sadanori Yamanaka, Chiba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110227129	SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor wafer including: a base wafer; a seed crystal disposed on the base wafer; a compound semiconductor disposed above the seed crystal; and a high resistance layer disposed between the seed crystal and the compound semiconductor, the high resistance layer having a larger resistivity than the seed crystal, and the seed crystal lattice matching or pseudo lattice matching the compound semiconductor is provided.	09-22-2011
20120061730	SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, A METHOD OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a semiconductor wafer including a base wafer that has an impurity region in which an impurity atom has been introduced into silicon, a plurality of seed bodies provided in contact with the impurity region, and a plurality of compound semiconductors each provided in contact with the corresponding seed bodies and lattice-matched or pseudo-lattice-matched to the corresponding seed bodies. The semiconductor wafer can further include an inhibitor provided on the base wafer and in which a plurality of apertures exposing at least a part of the impurity region are provided.	03-15-2012
20120068207	OPTICAL DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, METHOD OF PRODUCING OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - Provided is an optical device including a base wafer containing silicon, a plurality of seed crystals disposed on the base wafer, and a plurality of Group 3-5 compound semiconductors lattice-matching or pseudo lattice-matching the plurality of seed crystals. At least one of the Group 3-5 compound semiconductors has a photoelectric semiconductor formed therein, the photoelectric semiconductor including a light emitting semiconductor that emits light in response to a driving current supplied thereto or a light receiving semiconductor that generates a photocurrent in response to light applied thereto, and at least one of the plurality of Group 3-5 compound semiconductors other than the Group 3-5 compound semiconductor having the photoelectric semiconductor has a heterojunction transistor formed therein.	03-22-2012
20120086044	LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a light emitting device that includes a base wafer that contains silicon, a plurality of seed bodies provided in contact with the base wafer, and a plurality of Group 3-5 compound semiconductors that are each lattice-matched or pseudo-lattice-matched to corresponding seed bodies. In the device, a light emitting element that emits light in response to current supplied thereto is formed in at least one of the plurality of the Group 3-5 compound semiconductors, and a current limiting element that limits the current supplied to the light emitting element is formed in at least one of the plurality of the Group 3-5 compound semiconductors other than the Group 3-5 compound semiconductor in which the light emitting element is formed.	04-12-2012
20120267688	SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - To improve the flatness of the surface and improve the reliability of a semiconductor device when expitaxially growing semiconductor crystal layers of different types on a single silicon wafer, provided is a semiconductor wafer which includes: a base wafer having a silicon crystal in the surface thereof, the silicon crystal having a first dent and a second dent; a first Group IVB semiconductor crystal located in the first dent and exposed; a second Group IVB semiconductor crystal located in the second dent; and a Group III-V compound semiconductor crystal located above the second Group IVB semiconductor crystal in the second dent and exposed.	10-25-2012

Sadanori Yamanaka, Chiba JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120138898	SENSOR, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - A sensor includes: a base wafer containing silicon; a seed member provided directly or indirectly on the base wafer; and a photothermal absorber that is made of a Group 3-5 compound semiconductor lattice-matching or pseudo lattice-matching the seed member and being capable of generating a carrier upon absorbing light or heat, where the photothermal absorber outputs an electric signal in response to incident light to be introduced into the photothermal absorber or heat to be applied to the photothermal absorber. A semiconductor wafer includes: a base wafer containing silicon; a seed member provided directly or indirectly on the base wafer; and a photothermal absorber that is made of a Group 3-5 compound semiconductor lattice-matching or pseudo lattice-matching the seed member and being capable of generating a carrier upon absorbing light or heat.	06-07-2012

Satoru Yamanaka, Fukaya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120163030	VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a video display device includes a housing, a display module, a light guide, two first components, and two second components. The housing houses at least part of the display module. The light guide is located opposite the display screen of the display module with respect to the display module. The first and the second components each include a base portion, a plurality of light emitters, and a connector. The base portion is arranged along an edge of the light guide. The light emitters are arranged on the base portion to face the edge of the light guide. The connector includes a plurality of terminals including anode and cathode electrically connected to the light emitters. The terminals are arranged in the same sequence in the first components and in the second components.	06-28-2012

Satoshi Yamanaka, Fukushima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120080855	Oil seal - To improve durability of a seal lip (	04-05-2012
20120086173	Oil seal - To improve durability of a seal lip (	04-12-2012

Satoshi Yamanaka, Susono-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120035828	DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A drive control device for a vehicle is preferably used for controlling an internal combustion engine and/or a transmission, for example. A total fuel consumption amount calculating unit calculates total fuel consumption amount by integrating fuel consumption when the vehicle travels a unit distance at a predetermined vehicle speed and a predetermined acceleration, with respect to a time axis in accordance with a target distance. A traveling pattern calculating unit calculates a traveling pattern indicating a relationship between a vehicle speed and an acceleration when the vehicle travels the target distance, based on the total fuel consumption amount. By performing the control based on the calculated traveling pattern, it is possible to optimize the total fuel consumption amount. Therefore, it becomes possible to improve the actual fuel consumption.	02-09-2012

Seigo Yamanaka, Gifu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120154938	LENS DRIVE DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE AND PORTABLE TELEPHONE WHICH HAVE THE LENS DRIVE DEVICE MOUNTED THEREIN - A lens driving device suppresses inward deformation of posts when the winding of a conductive wire generates a winding pressure. A lens driving device	06-21-2012

Shizuo Yamanaka, Mitaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110274478	CONICAL NIB AND WRITING INSTRUMENT INCORPORATING THE SAME - A nib of a writing instrument is made of a carbon-resin mixture obtained by mixing a plastic material with carbon fiber. An ink feed core is provided with a nib cover. The nib cover is disposed on an outer periphery of the ink feed core between the nib and the ink feed core. The nib cover is configured to closely adhere at least to an inner periphery of the nib at the tip of the nib. A space defined between the nib and the ink feed core is filled up with the nib cover. The nib is made of a carbon-resin mixture obtained by mixing a plastic material with carbon fiber. With this configuration, a nib having high wear resistance can be obtained and duration of the nib and the writing instrument can be prolonged.	11-10-2011
20120057924	CONICAL NIB AND WRITING INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME - A nib piece with high roundness is obtained in the following manner: in the forming of the nib piece, a punched hole is formed in a base portion of a punched plate which is to be bent; the base portion of the punched plate is bent and shaped into a tubular structure; a pipe member which is aligned with and accommodated in the tubular body, is disposed in an inner portion of the base portion of the punched plate having been bent; and the punched plate is shaped to obtain a structure to wrap an outer periphery of the pipe member. The punched plate includes an engageable joint portion, such as a protrusion and a recess, which engage each other and form a hooked edge when the punched plate is bent into a cylindrical form.	03-08-2012

Shogo Yamanaka, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120070159	SIGNAL GENERATING CIRCUIT, OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, SIGNAL RECEIVING CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING OPTICAL SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION, AND OPTICAL SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM - To enable signal position detection, frequency offset compensation, clock offset compensation, and chromatic dispersion amount estimation in a communication system based on coherent detection using an optical signal, even on a signal having a great offset in an arrival time depending on a frequency due to chromatic dispersion. An optical signal transmitting apparatus generates specific frequency band signals having power concentrated on two or more specific frequencies and transmits a signal including the specific frequency band signals. An optical signal receiving apparatus converts a received signal into a digital signal, detects positions of the specific frequency band signals from the converted digital signal, estimates frequency positions of the detected specific frequency band signals, and detects a frequency offset between an optical signal receiving apparatus and an optical signal transmitting apparatus. Moreover, the optical signal receiving apparatus detects a clock offset between the optical signal receiving apparatus and the optical signal transmitting apparatus from an interval between the estimated frequency positions of the specific frequency band signals. Furthermore, the optical signal receiving apparatus estimates temporal positions of the detected specific frequency band signals and detects a chromatic dispersion amount from a difference between the temporal positions of the specific frequency band signals corresponding to different frequencies.	03-22-2012
20120099864	CHROMATIC DISPERSION VALUE CALCULATING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND CHROMATIC DISPERSION VALUE CALCULATION METHOD - In order to compensate for chromatic dispersion caused by optical fiber transmission in a communication system with coherent detection using optical signals, specific frequency band signals are used to enable estimation of a chromatic dispersion value. The chromatic dispersion value calculating apparatus is provided with: a signal distributing circuit which distributes, into a plurality of signal sequences, an electrical digital signal converted from received optical signals of an optical signal transmitted by an optical signal transmitting apparatus, in which a known signal with concentrated frequency components of a plurality of specific frequencies is appended to a signal generated from a transmission data sequence; a plurality of frequency band pass filter circuits, each of which separating only each of a plurality of specific frequency components in which the known signal is included from each of the signal sequences distributed by the signal distributing circuit, and passing each of the specific frequency components therethrough; a plurality of power calculating circuits which are provided so as to correspond respectively to the plurality of frequency band pass filter circuits and which calculate power values of signals output from the corresponding frequency band pass filter circuits; a delay time calculating circuit which detects times at which power has the maximum value or times at which the power exceeds a predetermined threshold value, respectively from signal sequences of the power values output from the plurality of power calculating circuits, and which compares the detected times; and a chromatic dispersion value calculating circuit which calculates a chromatic dispersion value based on a comparison result of the times by the delay time calculating circuit.	04-26-2012

Shota Yamanaka, Obu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120222656	FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING DEVICES - One aspect according to the present teachings includes a fuel vapor processing device including a housing having a first port for introduction of fuel vapor, a second port for introduction of negative pressure, and a third port communicating with an atmosphere. An adsorption material is disposed within the housing. In a desorption mode, fuel vapor desorbed by the adsorption material is desorbed from the adsorption material as air flows into the housing via the third port and flows out of the second port. A plurality of heaters are disposed within the housing and are arranged along a path of flow of air from the third port to the second port in the adsorption mode. A controller controls the heaters such that the heaters start to heat the adsorption material in order of the air flow direction from the third port to the second port. The controller preferably also terminates heating of the adsorption material in the same manner.	09-06-2012

Susumu Yamanaka, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120067219	MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed is a measurement device with which it is possible to quickly measure the carbon dioxide content of an absorbent solution circulating through a carbon dioxide recovery system. The measurement device comprises: a gasification unit (	03-22-2012

Syunsuke Yamanaka, Itami-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110300040	METHOD FOR PRODUCING SODIUM TUNGSTATE, METHOD FOR COLLECTING TUNGSTEN, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SODIUM TUNGSTATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SODIUM TUNGSTATE AQUEOUS SOLUTION - Provided are a method for producing sodium tungstate by supplying an oxidant made of sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite to bring a tungsten containing material and the oxidant into contact with each other in an atmosphere containing oxygen to thereby continuously produce a reaction product; a method for collecting tungsten using the method; and an apparatus for producing sodium tungstate. Also provided are a method for producing a sodium tungstate aqueous solution in which a reductant is introduced into a melt containing the above-described reaction product which is then dissolved in water; and a method for collecting tungsten using the method.	12-08-2011

Tadashi Yamanaka, Ashiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110316445	LED LAMP SYSTEM - An LED lamp system which suppresses flickering of an LED element is provided.	12-29-2011

Taichiro Yamanaka, Hino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120137051	MEMORY DEVICE CONFIGURED TO EXECUTE PLURAL ACCESS COMMANDS IN PARALLEL AND MEMORY ACCESS METHOD THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory, a memory interface, a command generator, an access command returning module and a command progress manager. The memory interface accesses the memory in parallel in accordance with access commands. The command generator speculatively issues access commands to the memory interface. The access command returning module returns access commands already issued to the memory interface and unexecuted at a time of occurrence of an error, through corresponding purge responses. The command progress manager updates command progress management information such that the command progress management information indicates the oldest one of the unexecuted access commands. The command generator reissues the returned unexecuted access commands to the memory interface based on the updated command progress management information.	05-31-2012
20120221921	MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING MEMORY IN THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a command generator sequentially and speculatively issues channel-by-channel access commands to a memory interface in a predetermined access process. A purger returns a series of unexecuted already-issued access commands using a purge response if an error occurs in any of memory accesses via a plurality of channels. A command progress manager updates command progress information such that the command progress on each of the plurality of channels returns to a position specified in an oldest access command of a series of the returned access commands issued to the channel. The command generator issues the channel-by-channel access commands including the oldest access command to the memory interface based on the updated command progress information.	08-30-2012
20120233382	DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TABLE MANAGEMENT - According to one embodiment, a data storage apparatus includes a first memory configured to store a first management table, a second memory configured to store a second management table, a counter table memory, and a controller. The first management table has address data representing a storage position of data stored in a flash memory. The second memory has address data representing valid data included in the data stored in the flash memory. The counter table memory stores a counter table showing the count value of valid data in units of addresses. The controller is configured to refer to the first management table, to compare the number of data valid in units of addresses acquired by referring to the first management table, and to perform a matching check process for determining matching between the first and second management tables from a result of the comparison.	09-13-2012

Taichiro Yamanaka, Hachioji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110161891	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, the relationship between respective fingers of a user and corresponding screens is registered, a screen and command are determined according to the motion (motion trajectory) of a finger that touches a touch input device and the type of the finger, and a multi-screen is operated.	06-30-2011

Takafumi Yamanaka, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120275083	SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes: a porous sintered body; an anode wire extending in a first direction and connected to the porous sintered body such that one end portion of the anode wire in the first direction is exposed; a resin package covering the porous sintered body and the anode wire; and a lead including a terminal exposed from the resin package and a lead side connector connected to the terminal. The anode wire includes a base and a connector placed at one side of the base in the first direction, a sectional area of the connector is smaller than that of the base, and the connector and the lead side connector are welded together.	11-01-2012

Takamitsu Yamanaka, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120217498	PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photoelectric converter according to the present invention includes an insulating layer, a plurality of lower electrodes that are mutually spaced and disposed on the insulating layer, a photoabsorption layer made of a chalcopyrite compound semiconductor and formed to cover the plurality of lower electrodes all together, and a transparent conductive film formed to cover the photoabsorption layer. Variation of sensitivity among pixels due to influence (damage) by etching of the photoabsorption layer is thereby eliminated and a pixel aperture ratio can be made 100%.	08-30-2012

Takasumi Yamanaka, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120103706	ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle includes a vehicle body frame; an electric motor; a swing arm pivotally supporting a rear wheel at a rear end thereof; a drive shaft for transmitting the driving force of the electric motor to the wheel; and a suspension connecting the vehicle body frame and the swing arm together. The electric motor is set in a longitudinal layout in which a rotating drive shaft is disposed in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and is offset from a center to either of left and right sides in a vehicle width direction. The suspension is disposed under the electric motor and the drive shaft, and on the inner sides of the electric motor and the drive shaft in the vehicle width direction, and overlapping the positions of the electric motor and the drive shaft in the front-rear direction.	05-03-2012
20120199409	ELECTRIC TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE - In an electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor for generating power to drive a rear wheel; a battery for supplying electric power to the electric motor; a rider seat on which a rider seats; a housing box disposed below the rider seat; and a side cover covering the housing box below the rider seat, the electric two-wheeled motor vehicle configured to allow charging of the battery, an opening (	08-09-2012

Takaya Yamanaka, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110254112	SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, and plural switching transistors provided on the semiconductor substrate. A contact plug is embedded between the adjacent two switching transistors described above, is insulated from gates of the adjacent two switching transistors, and is electrically connected to diffusion layers of the adjacent two switching transistors. An upper connector is formed on the contact plug, and an upper surface is at a position higher than upper surfaces of the switching transistors. A memory element is provided on the upper surface of the upper connector, and stores data. A wiring is provided on the memory element.	10-20-2011

Takayoshi Yamanaka, Takahama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110297808	SUPPORTING CLASP - A supporting clasp which supports a securing member for securing a roof-installed object to be installed on a roof includes a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape which is secured onto a roof material through a base member, plate-form installing pieces which extend to the upper side from two sides of the bottom portion, which are opposed to each other, and which enable the securing member to be installed on upper edges of the installing pieces, and plate-form holding pieces which extend to the upper side from two sides of the bottom portion, which are substantially perpendicular to the two sides from which the installing pieces extend, so as to be higher than the installing pieces, are coupled to the installing pieces in a continuous manner at lower positions with respect to the upper edges of the installing pieces, and are capable of holding the securing member in a state where upper portions of the holding pieces with respect to the installing pieces nip the securing member.	12-08-2011
20120073220	SECURING CONFIGURATION OF SOLAR CELL MODULE - A securing configuration of a solar cell module includes a plurality of supporting members which are mounted on roof members; a plurality of crosspiece members each of which is inserted between and supported by the supporting pieces of the plurality of supporting members, has first holding portions which hold first fastener members in a slidable manner on both side faces and a second holding portion which holds a second fastener member in a slidable manner on an upper face, and which are arranged at a predetermined interval in the roof lateral direction; and securing members which secure the solar cell module installed on the plurality of crosspiece members such that long sides of the solar cell module are intersected with the plurality of crosspiece members to the crosspiece members through the second fastener members held by the second holding portions.	03-29-2012

Takeaki Yamanaka, Kagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120125752	SWITCH DEVICE OPERATING MECHANISM - Included are: a closing spring which provides a closing drive force for closing a contact of a switch device by rotating a camshaft by release of energy; a first semi-circular latch which retains stored energy of the closing spring via a closing lever; an output lever which pivots by being pressed by a cam provided on the camshaft when retention by the first semi-circular latch is released and the energy of the closing spring is released, and transmits the closing drive force to the switch device via a linking mechanism; and a second semi-circular latch which prevents the output lever from pivoting in a tripping direction via a tripping lever and retains stored energy of an interrupting spring provided on the linking mechanism, the pivoting of the output lever being caused by transmission of the stored energy of the interrupting spring.	05-24-2012

Takeshi Yamanaka, Ibraki-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120145305	CARRIER TAPE FOR FOAM MATERIAL - Provided is a carrier tape for a foam material which exhibits satisfactory holding properties to a flexible foam material, exhibits satisfactory removability without causing fracture of the foam material, and has good peel properties upon picking up. The carrier tape for a foam material includes a substrate and, arranged on one side thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The carrier tape has a 180-degree peel strength of 0.15 N/20 mm or more at a tensile speed of 300 mm/min with respect to a foam (trade name “SCF100”, supplied by Nitto Denko Corporation). The carrier tape also has a 180-degree peel strength of 0.30 N/20 mm or less at a tensile speed of 10 m/min with respect to the foam (trade name “SCF100”, supplied by Nitto Denko Corporation).	06-14-2012

Takumi Yamanaka, Utsunomiya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110286733	LENS-INTERCHANGEABLE CAMERA PERFORMING FOCUS CONTROL, LENS BARREL, AND PROGRAM - A lens-interchangeable camera includes a focus detector performing focus detection and a controller performing a drive control of a lens based on a defocus amount. The controller finishes focusing operation without driving the lens when the defocus amount is out a range of a first in-focus determination width, and performs the focusing operation when the defocus amount is out a range of the first in-focus determination width. The controller finishes the focusing operation without performing the focus detection again after completing the drive when the defocus amount is out a range of a second in-focus determination width, and performs the focus detection again after completing the drive when the defocus amount is out a range of the second in-focus determination width. The second in-focus determination width is set to be greater than the first in-focus determination width and be greater than or equal to a drive limit value.	11-24-2011
20120013997	FISHEYE ZOOM LENS BARREL HAVING MARKS ON ZOOM OPERATION RING - A zoom lens barrel includes a fixed barrel in which a first mark is indicated, and a zoom operation ring in which a second mark is indicated, the zoom operation ring being supported on the fixed barrel. The zoom lens barrel has a focal length region where at least angles of view of a circular fisheye and a full-frame fisheye can be formed, and one of the angles of view of the circular fisheye and the full-frame fisheye is formed for a predetermined image-pickup element size in a focal length where the first mark and the second mark are matched to each other.	01-19-2012
20120019932	LENS BARREL AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A lens barrel showing a satisfactory property in assembly and a high dust-proof and drip-proof performance includes: a first member; a lens holding frame configured to hold lens units moving in an optical axis direction to either zoom or focus the lens units; and an elastic member held between respective optical-axis-orthogonal surfaces of the first member and the lens holding frame, wherein the elastic member can be compressed in the optical axis direction during a zooming or focusing operation.	01-26-2012

Tatsuya Yamanaka, Yokkaichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120083121	Fabrication of Replacement Metal Gate Devices - Methods for polishing multiple dielectric layers to form replacement metal gate structures include a first chemical mechanical polish step to remove overburden and planarize a top layer to leave a planarized thickness over a gate structure. A second chemical mechanical polish step includes removal of the thickness to expose an underlying covered surface of a dielectric of the gate structure with a slurry configured to polish the top layer and the underlying covered surface substantially equally to accomplish a planar topography. A third chemical mechanical polish step is employed to remove the dielectric of the gate structure and expose a gate conductor.	04-05-2012
20120083123	Chemical Mechanical Planarization Processes For Fabrication of FINFET Devices - A planarization method includes planarizing a semiconductor wafer in a first chemical mechanical polish step to remove overburden and planarize a top layer leaving a thickness of top layer material over underlying layers. The top layer material is planarized in a second chemical mechanical polish step to further remove the top layer and expose underlying layers of a second material and a third material such that a selectivity of the top layer material to the second material to the third material is between about 1:1:1 to about 2:1:1 to provide a planar topography.	04-05-2012
20120083125	Chemical Mechanical Planarization With Overburden Mask - Planarization methods include depositing a mask material on top of an overburden layer on a semiconductor wafer. The mask material is planarized to remove the mask material from up areas of the overburden layer to expose the overburden layer without removing the mask material from down areas. The exposed overburden layer is wet etched and leaves a thickness remaining over an underlying layer. Remaining portions of the mask layer and the exposed portions of the overburden layer are planarized to expose the underlying layer.	04-05-2012

Tatsuya Yamanaka, Yokkaichi, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120083122	Shallow Trench Isolation Chemical Mechanical Planarization - A polishing method includes polishing, in a first polish, a wafer to remove overburden and planarize a top layer leaving a portion remaining on an underlying layer. A second polishing step includes two phases. In a first phase, the top layer is removed and the underlying layer is exposed, with a top layer to underlying layer selectivity of between about 1:1 to about 2:1 to provide a planar topography. In a second phase, residual portions of the top layer are removed from a top of the underlying layer to ensure complete exposure of an underlying layer surface.	04-05-2012

Teruaki Yamanaka, Ayase-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120193845	COMPRESSOR AND AIR SUSPENSION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A compressor has a brush motor having a coil and brushes, a motor housing accommodating the brush motor, and a reciprocating compressor body in which a crank is rotationally driven by the brush motor to reciprocate a piston in a cylinder, thereby compressing a gas sucked in from a suction port and discharging the compressed gas from a delivery port. The compressor has a gas intake flow path configured such that the gas cools the brushes in the motor housing before cooling the coil and flowing to the suction port.	08-02-2012

Tetsuya Yamanaka, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120261038	LOW ALLOY STEEL FOR GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION TURBINE ROTOR, AND LOW ALLOY MATERIAL FOR GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION TURBINE ROTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A low alloy steel ingot contains from 0.15 to 0.30% of C, from 0.03 to 0.2% of Si, from 0.5 to 2.0% of Mn, from 0.1 to 1.3% of Ni, from 1.5 to 3.5% of Cr, from 0.1 to 1.0% of Mo, and more than 0.15 to 0.35% of V, and optionally Ni, with a balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Performing quality heat treatment including a quenching step and a tempering step to the low alloy steel ingot to obtain a material, which has a grain size number of from 3 to 7 and is free from pro-eutectoid ferrite in a metallographic structure thereof, and which has a tensile strength of from 760 to 860 MPa and a fracture appearance transition temperature of not higher than 40 ° C.	10-18-2012

Tomio Yamanaka, Tokai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120141899	METHOD OF CONTROLLING WATER CONTENT OF FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention is to properly adjust a water content in a cell of a fuel cell in response to a wide variety of conditions. A method of controlling a water content in a cell of a fuel cell, wherein a flow rate and pressure of a hydrogen gas supplied to an anode electrode of the cell of the fuel cell are adjusted so as to satisfy a restrictive condition in order to control a water content in the cell of the fuel cell. A water content state in the cell is detected and, based on the detection result, a flow rate and pressure of the hydrogen gas are adjusted so that a water content in the cell equals a target water content.	06-07-2012

Tomoo Yamanaka, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110286672	TRANSLUCENT IMAGE DETECTION APPARATUS, TRANSLUCENT IMAGE EDGE DETECTION APPARATUS, TRANSLUCENT IMAGE DETECTION METHOD, AND TRANSLUCENT IMAGE EDGE DETECTION METHOD - A translucent image edge detection apparatus is provided with a detector that detects isolated point pixels in an image, the isolated point pixels being pixels having a density higher than that of neighboring pixels adjacent to the isolated point pixels; a determination portion that detects periodic pixels from the isolated point pixels, the periodic pixels being seen at regular intervals; a closing processing portion that performs closing processing on a region containing the periodic pixels, and thereby, obtains a post-closing region; an expanded region calculation portion that obtains an expanded region by expanding the post-closing region; a reduced region calculation portion that obtains a reduced region by reducing the post-closing region; and an edge calculation portion that detects an edge of a translucent image based on a difference between the expanded region and the reduced region.	11-24-2011
20110292462	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is provided for performing image processing on an image containing a first image and a second image representing a translucent object. The image processing apparatus includes a detector that detects a non-overlapping region in the second image, the non-overlapping region being a region that does not overlap the first image, and an equalizing portion that makes gradations in the non-overlapping region uniform.	12-01-2011
20120194883	CHARACTER DETECTION APPARATUS, CHARACTER DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A character detection apparatus is provided which detects, from an image including a first image representing a character and a second image representing a translucent object, the character. The character detection apparatus includes a hue distribution calculating portion that, for each of blocks obtained by dividing an overlapping region in which the first image is overlapped by the second image, calculates a frequency of appearance of pixels for each of hues, and a detection portion that detects the character from the overlapping region based on the frequency for each of the hues.	08-02-2012
20120201461	CHARACTER DETECTION APPARATUS, CHARACTER DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A character detection apparatus is provided that detects, from an image including a first image representing a character and a second image representing a translucent object, the character. The character detection apparatus includes a calculating portion that, for each of blocks obtained by dividing an overlapping region in which the first image is overlapped by the second image, calculates a frequency of appearance of pixels for each of gradations of a property, and a detection portion that detects the character from the overlapping region based on the frequency for each of the gradations.	08-09-2012

Tsukasa Yamanaka, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120115333	POLYBENZOXAZOLE PRECURSOR, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A polybenzoxazole precursor is represented by the following formula (1):	05-10-2012

Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Kagawa JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120022489	Optical touch system and object detection method therefor - A diaper includes a chassis, a liquid-absorbent structure and containment cuffs. An inner sheet in the chassis includes a plurality of ridges and grooves extending in a longitudinal direction Y. Between a rear end of the liquid-absorbent structure and rear waist elastics, a spacing zone is defined. Cuff elastics are attached in a contractible manner to cuffs' inner side edges wherein opposite ends of the cuff elastics are spaced from cuffs' front and rear ends, respectively. Upon contraction of the cuff elastics, the cuffs' inner side edges is pulled inward in the longitudinal direction Y and folded about the inner ends of the respective inner bond zones toward the wearer's body so as to form a folded crest. Formation of the folded crest makes a portion of the inner sheet closer to its rear end than the folded crest to form a folded trough on the garment-facing side.	01-26-2012
20120035578	ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The present invention provides an absorbent article adapted to prevent body waste from leaking beyond leakage-barrier cuffs and thereby to restrict leakage of body waste from the article. A chassis	02-09-2012
20120226252	DISPOSABLE BODILY FLUID ABSORBENT WEARING ARTICLE - Provided is a disposable bodily fluid absorbent wearing article including a liquid-pervious topsheet formed with ridges and troughs extending in parallel to each other, improved to attach a leakage-barrier thereto. A bodily fluid absorbent core material assembly is interposed between a liquid-pervious topsheet and a liquid-impervious backsheet. The topsheet is formed on its outer surface with ridges and troughs extending in parallel to each other in a front-back direction. Opposite outer edges in a width direction of the core material assembly are formed with leakage-barriers, respectively. Opposite lateral regions of the topsheet extending outward at least partially beyond opposite side edges of the core material assembly are compressed so as to lower a height of the ridges.	09-06-2012

Yasushi Yamanaka, Mie JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120109364	Mask Conveying System And Mask Conveying Adapter - According to one embodiment, a mask conveying system includes a stocker, a conveyance path, a storage container, a conveying apparatus, and a control device. The storage container for wafer conveyance has the same structure as the storage container for mask conveyance. The control device determines whether or not the storage container is for mask conveyance when the storage container is introduced into the stocker in an exposure area or the stocker in a mask inspection area, and controls the conveying apparatus such that the storage container is conveyed to the stocker that does not have the storage container introduced when the storage container is for mask conveyance.	05-03-2012

Yoshie Yamanaka, Adachi-Ku JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120199393	LEAD-FREE SOLDER ALLOY, CONNECTING MEMBER AND A METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE, AND ELECTRONIC PART - A lead-free solder which can reduce the occurrence of voids and a connecting member which uses the solder and has excellent adhesion, bonding strength, and workability are provided. The lead-free solder alloy has a composition consisting essentially of Sn: 0.1-3% and/or Bi: 0.1-2%, and a remainder of In and unavoidable impurities and has the effect of suppressing the occurrence of voids at the time of soldering. The connecting member is prepared by melting the lead-free solder alloy, immersing a metal substrate in the melt, and applying ultrasonic vibrations to the molten lead-free solder alloy and the metal substrate to form a lead-free solder alloy layer on the surface of the metal substrate.	08-09-2012

Yoshiomi Yamanaka, Nagaoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120206067	ORGANIC EL MODULE - Provided is an organic EL module wherein it is possible to prevent voltage drop by lowering the wiring resistance, and to improve the brightness of an organic EL element. The organic EL module is provide with: a light-emitting display unit (	08-16-2012
20120217901	ORGANIC EL PANEL - Provided is an organic EL panel which is passively driven and is capable of preventing variations in wiring resistance of electrode wirings without restricting the degree of freedom for wiring design and improving evenness in brightness of an organic EL element. The organic EL panel is formed of a light-emitting display unit (	08-30-2012

Yumi Yamanaka, Chita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120274737	VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING DEVICE - Wide-angle imaging data obtained by capturing a view of a vehicle periphery can be converted into wide-angle display data for displaying the view in the same field of view on a display device, and into enlarged display data for enlarging and displaying a portion of the wide-angle imaging data. When the image on the screen of the display is switched between wide-angle display and enlarged display, the target region corresponding to the post-switching display data is set, highlighted, and displayed as the highlighted region (E) on the screen on the pre-switching display data (V	11-01-2012