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Yang, JP

Binglin Yang, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100236921COMBUSTION GAS GENERATION DEVICE AND ON-VEHICLE COMBUSTION GAS GENERATION DEVICE USING ELECTROLYSIS - A large amount of a gas mixture of hydrogen and oxygen can be effectively generated over a long time. A positive electrode and a negative electrode are immersed in an electrolytic cell filled with an electrolytic solution, and a DC or AC voltage is applied across the two electrodes. A plurality of intermediate electrodes are arranged between the two electrodes. The electrolytic cell is sealed by a sealing cover. The gas mixture of hydrogen and oxygen generated by electrolysis is taken out through a discharge opening provided in the sealing cover.09-23-2010

Changhui Yang, Osaka City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090015675Driving Support System And Vehicle - A driving support system includes a camera fitted to a moving body to photograph the surrounding thereof, obtains from the camera a plurality of chronologically ordered camera images, and outputs a display image generated from the camera images to a display device. The driving support system has: a movement vector deriving part that extracts a characteristic point from a reference camera image included in the plurality of camera images and that also detects the position of the characteristic point on each of the camera images through tracing processing to thereby derive the movement vector of the characteristic point between the different camera images; and an estimation part that estimates, based on the movement vector, the movement speed of the moving body and the rotation angle in the movement of the moving body. Based on the camera images and the estimated movement speed and the estimated rotation angle, the display image is generated.01-15-2009

Changhui Yang, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090268027Driving Assistance System And Vehicle - A driving assistance system has: a bird's eye conversion portion that projects mutually different first and second camera images from a camera portion onto a bird's eye view coordinate plane parallel to the ground to convert them into first and second bird's eye view images; a candidate region setting portion that compares the first and second bird's eye view images to set a solid object candidate region on the bird's eye view coordinate plane; and a solid object region estimation portion that detects, within the solid object candidate region, an unnecessary region to be excluded from a solid object region to estimate the solid object region from a remaining region obtained by excluding the unnecessary region from the solid object candidate region. The solid object region estimation portion detects the unnecessary region based on the positional relationship between a camera position, which is the position of the camera portion as projected on the bird's eye view coordinate plane, and the positions of candidate pixels, which are pixels belonging to the solid object candidate region.10-29-2009
20100246901Operation Support System, Vehicle, And Method For Estimating Three-Dimensional Object Area - Camera images at times (t09-30-2010

Changhui Yang, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100149333OBSTACLE SENSING APPARATUS - An obstacle sensing apparatus includes a plurality of cameras which repeatedly outputs object scene images representing an object scene in a direction which obliquely intersects a ground. A CPU transforms each of the object scene images into a bird's-eye view image, and detects a difference between screens of the transformed bird's-eye view image. Moreover, the CPU specifies one portion of difference along a connecting line axis extending in parallel to the ground from each of reference points corresponding to centers of imaging surfaces of the cameras. Furthermore, the CPU specifies one portion of difference along a connecting-line-vertical axis extending in parallel to the ground in a manner to intersect the connecting line axis. When the differences thus specified satisfies a predetermined condition, the CPU multiplexes a rectangular character onto a maneuver assisting image corresponding to a position of an obstacle area, in order to notify the existence of an obstacle.06-17-2010

Chongshan Yang, Mie-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090278717ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTER - There are provided in a scanning mode: a conversion sequence setting register (11-12-2009
20100052804PULSE WIDTH MODULATION DEVICE - A pulse width modulation device in which a step form control signal generated by a control signal generating device and a triangular wave carrier signal generated by a carrier generating device are compared by a digital comparator and the comparison signal is supplied to an edge detection device. Also, a top/bottom signal generated by a top/bottom signal generating device is supplied to the edge detection device The edge detection device includes an edge detection function that generates an edge detection signal by detecting change of the comparison signal. The edge detection function is inhibited by the edge detection signal; and inhibition is cancelled by the top/bottom signal so that the edge detection signal is output. A PWM signal is output from the pulse generating device in accordance with the comparison signal, edge detection signal, and top/bottom signal.03-04-2010

Chongshan Yang, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100225359OUTPUT SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE - An output signal generating device according to the present invention includes a control circuit for generating a control signal, a reference signal generating unit for generating a reference signal, an output signal generating unit for generating an output signal according to a comparison result between the control signal and the reference signal, an output signal detecting unit for detecting the output signal based on a sampling signal, and an output signal storage unit for storing the output signal detected by the output signal detecting unit. The control circuit includes a readout unit for reading out the output signal stored in the output signal storage unit. According to the present invention, the output signal can be stored in real time and the results thereof can be processed by software.09-09-2010

Fuying Yang, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130067300ERROR DETECTING DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an error detecting device includes a syndrome processor, an error locator polynomial generator, and a search processor. The syndrome processor is configured to generate syndrome values based on received data. The error locator polynomial generator is configured to generate coefficients for an error locator polynomial based on the syndrome values. The search processor configured to detect an error location by calculating a root of the error locator polynomial. The search processor has a clock controller, a buffer, a polynomial generator, and a first judging module. The clock controller is configured to output or stop a clock signal according to at least one of the coefficients. The buffer is configured to drive the clock signal outputted form the clock controller. The polynomial generator is configured to calculate a part of the error locator polynomial in synchronization with the clock signal driven by the buffer.03-14-2013

Hee-Jin Yang, Seoul JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090011701Link Synchronization Method Using Received Power in Rf Repeater - Provided is a link synchronization method for a radio frequency repeater that can perform link route switching at an accurate time point by measuring reception signal power at a predetermined period for a predetermined time duration, accumulating and comparing them with a reference level, and detecting a link termination time point. The method includes: a) setting up an initial link route; b) measuring received signal power in the initial link route; c) accumulating the reception signal power received for a predetermined time at a predetermined period, when the reception signal power is detected; d) setting up a reference level for link switching based on the accumulated reception signal power; e) detecting a link termination time point by finding an edge in a waveform of the accumulated reception signal power based on the reference level; and f) switching the current link route based on the detected link termination time point.01-08-2009

Huie Yang, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090105510Fluorination catalysts, method for their preparation, and method for producing fluorinated compounds using the catalysts - A method for the preparation of a novel fluorinated compound, particularly 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa), by using a fluorination catalyst obtained by treating a metal salt containing a chromium salt such as chromium oxide with chlorine gas and/or oxygen gas. Examples of the metal salt may include, besides a chromium salt, one or more catalytically active metal salts selected from magnesium salts, aluminum salts, zinc salts, sodium salts, nickel salts, iron salts, cobalt salts, vanadium salts, manganese salts and copper salts.04-23-2009

Ji-Bin Yang, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120107166PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POROUS SINTERED ALUMINUM, AND POROUS SINTERED ALUMINUM - This method for producing porous sintered aluminum includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing titanium to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; mixing the raw aluminum mixed powder with a water-soluble resin binder, water, and a plasticizer containing at least one selected from polyhydric alcohols, ethers, and esters to obtain a viscous composition; drying the viscous composition in a state where air bubbles are mixed therein to obtain a formed object prior to sintering; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, wherein when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm−10 (° C.)≦T≦685 (° C.).05-03-2012

Ji-Bin Yang, Kitamoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120094142PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POROUS SINTERED ALUMINUM, AND POROUS SINTERED ALUMINUM - This method for producing porous sintered aluminum includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing a sintering aid element to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; forming the raw aluminum mixed powder into a formed object prior to sintering having pores; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to produce porous sintered aluminum, wherein the sintering aid element is titanium, and when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), then a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm-10 (° C.)≦T≦685 (° C.).04-19-2012

Ji-Bin Yang, Okegawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120135142PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM COMPLEX COMPRISING SINTERED POROUS ALUMINIUM BODY - This method for producing an aluminum composite including porous sintered aluminum, includes: mixing aluminum powder with a sintering aid powder containing either one or both of titanium and titanium hydride to obtain a raw aluminum mixed powder; adding and mixing a water-soluble resin binder, water, a plasticizer containing at least one selected from polyhydric alcohols, ethers, and esters, and a water-insoluble hydrocarbon-based organic solvent containing five to eight carbon atoms into the raw aluminum mixed powder to obtain a viscous composition; shape-forming the viscous composition on an aluminum foil or an aluminum plate and causing the viscous composition to foam to obtain a formed object prior to sintering; and heating the formed object prior to sintering in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to obtain an aluminum composite which includes porous sintered aluminum integrally joined onto the aluminum foil or the aluminum plate, wherein when a temperature at which the raw aluminum mixed powder starts to melt is expressed as Tm (° C.), then a temperature T (° C.) of the heating fulfills Tm-10 (° C.)≦T≦685 (° C.).05-31-2012

Kaifeng Yang, Sendai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120256629NUCLEAR-SPIN POLARIZATION DETECTION DEVICE AND NUCLEAR-SPIN POLARIZATION DETECTION METHOD - Provided is a total electrical nuclear-spin polarization device that is applicable to many narrow-gap semiconductor two-dimensional quantum structures such as InSb with a large g-factor and with a mobility having a normal value. A nuclear-spin polarization device 10-11-2012

Kyoungmo Yang, Mito JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080217529METHOD FOR ADJUSTING IMAGING MAGNIFICATION AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - There is provided a method for setting a suitable imaging magnification for each of a plurality of measurement places in a charged particle beam apparatus which images a semiconductor pattern.09-11-2008
20080250380Method of OPC Model Building, Information-Processing Apparatus, and Method of Determining Process Conditions of Semiconductor Device - A method capable of quantitatively evaluating two-dimensional patterns and a system to which the method is applied are provided. In the present invention, a reference coordinate system is set in order to convert pattern edge information (one-dimensional data) acquired by measurement using an existing critical dimension machine into coordinate data. Thus, a pattern is converted into coordinate information. Next, a function formula is determined from this coordinate information by approximate calculation and a pattern is represented by the mathematical expression y=f(x). Integrating y=f(x) in the reference coordinate used when calculating the coordinate data gives the area of the pattern, whereby it is possible to convert the coordinate data to two-dimensional data.10-09-2008
20090304286TEMPLATE CREATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSOR THEREFOR - An object of the present invention is to maintain the ease with which a template is created based on design data without acquiring an actual image, which is achieved by providing the template with equivalent information contained by a template used for image recognition that involves same-type image comparison, and to improve image recognition performance by increasing the matching rate between a template and an actual image.12-10-2009
20110042568METHOD FOR ADJUSTING IMAGING MAGNIFICATION AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - There is provided a method for setting a suitable imaging magnification for each of a plurality of measurement places in a charged particle beam apparatus which images a semiconductor pattern.02-24-2011
20110147587DIAGNOSIS DEVICE OF RECIPE USED FOR SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - Disclosed is a diagnosis device of a recipe used for a scanning electron microscope that quickly specifies an error causing factor of the recipe due to a process fluctuation or the like. Specifically disclosed is, a diagnosis device of a recipe to operate a scanning electron microscope is provided with a program to make a display device show shift in a score indicating the degree of pattern matching consistency, wherein a condition of the pattern matching is set in the recipe; a deviation of coordinates before and after the pattern matching; changes in information or the like on fluctuation amounts of a lens before and after the execution of automatic focuses.06-23-2011
20110286685IMAGE FORMATION METHOD AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - Provided are an image formation method and a charged particle beam device which can accurately measure a plurality of objects to be measured and contained in an image by executing a small number of scans. For this, a scan line is set in a direction other than the edge direction of a plurality of objects to be measured and contained in the image view field and the charged particle beam is scanned according to the setting. Provided also are a method and a device for setting a scan line direction in an appropriate direction not affected by the pattern deformation or the like. For this, a direction of disconnection between two patterns to be connected is obtained according to the deformation of the two patterns and a scan line is set in the direction determined according to the one of more directions of disconnection.11-24-2011
20120070089METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TEMPLATE MATCHING TEMPLATE, AS WELL AS A DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A TEMPLATE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a template matching template, as well as a device for manufacturing a template, by both of which high matching accuracy can be stably ensured without being affected by factors such as process variations. As an embodiment of the above, a method of manufacturing a template matching template, as well as a relevant deice, is proposed by both of which a template memorized in advance and an image acquired by a microscope are compared, thereby identifying a desired position, and by which a plurality of images at the identified location are acquired by template matching, and the aforementioned plurality of images are added and averaged, thereby manufacturing a new template.03-22-2012

Patent applications by Kyoungmo Yang, Mito JP

Kyoungmo Yang, Hitachinaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120308152Apparatus for Forming Image for Pattern Matching - The present invention is a device that creates a template based on design data without performing an exposure simulation, etc., and an object thereof is to provide a pattern matching image forming device capable of forming an image that is commensurate with the size of the actual pattern. As one mode for achieving the object above, there is proposed a pattern matching image forming device that, in forming a matching image, shrinks or enlarges design data based on a desired pattern size, and that forms a matching image based on a pattern thus shrunk or enlarged.12-06-2012

Lijun Yang, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120142033METHOD FOR EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FROM TRANSGENIC PLANTS - Extraction and purification of recombinant proteins rendered difficult to extract from transgenic plants by using an extraction solution containing reducing agents and surfactants or an extraction solution containing reducing agents and organic solvents.06-07-2012

Li Jun Yang, Ibaraki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100285043MITE ANTIGENIC RICE - An objective of the present invention is to provide methods for accumulating in rice seeds a partial peptide of a mite antigen protein comprising several T cell epitopes, or a mite antigen peptide that has been modified to not form a conformation to be recognized as an antigen, and plants which have accumulated these peptides.11-11-2010

Liying Yang, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110319336SELECTIVE ANTICANCER CHIMERIC PEPTIDE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a substance usable as an anticancer agent or DDS, which has intracellular stability, which is capable of evading side effects from functional disorder with respect to normal cells, or which has instantaneous effect. The inventors developed a novel chimeric peptide targeting cancer cells which overexpress EGFR or the like using a binding peptide such as a peptide sequence binding to EGFR, and a lytic peptide sequence, thereby solving such an object. Particularly, by using a chimeric peptide including an EGF receptor-binding peptide or the like and a cytotoxic peptide, this object was solved.12-29-2011

Lu Yang, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120141016VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT IMAGE SYNTHESIZING METHOD AND VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT IMAGE SYNTHESIZING SYSTEM - Provided is a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing method in which a virtual viewpoint image viewed from a virtual viewpoint is synthesized based on image information obtained from a plurality of viewpoints. The virtual viewpoint image is synthesized through a reference images obtaining step, a depth maps generating step, an up-sampling step, a virtual viewpoint information obtaining step, and a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing step.06-07-2012

Mei Yang, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110021450MEDICINAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING BENZO[A]PHENOXAZINE COMPOUND AS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF PROTOZOAL DISEASE - Provided is a medicinal composition, in particular, a medicinal composition for treatment and/or prevention which has a high therapeutic effect on infection with a parasitic protozoa and a selective toxicity thereto and exhibits a life-prolonging effect and so on. A medicinal composition which contains as the active ingredient a benzo[a]phenoxazine compound represented by General formula (1) or a salt compound of the same, in particular, an agent for treating and/or preventing infection with a protozoa such as malaria, leishmaniasis, African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, toxoplasmosis, lymphatic filariasis, babesiosis or coccidium disease; and a novel compound which is contained therein as the active ingredient.01-27-2011

Minju Yang, Nara JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100132793SOLAR CELL, CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER GENERATION MODULE, CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER GENERATION UNIT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A solar cell (06-03-2010

Minju Yang, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110030765CONCENTRATING OPTICAL MEMBER AND CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER GENERATION MODULE - A concentrating optical member (02-10-2011

Qiye Yang, Kagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100057030ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article includes a liquid-pervious sheet, an outer covering sheet, and an absorbent structure sandwiched between the liquid-pervious sheet and the outer covering sheet. The absorbent structure includes a liquid-absorbent mixture composed of super-absorbent polymer particles and fluff pulp and nonwoven fabric sheet formed from long fibers of thermoplastic resin. The nonwoven fabric sheet is put in contact, along at least one surface thereof, with the liquid-absorbent mixture and has cross points at which the long fiber sealed together, and a nap height defined by a difference between a thickness measured before a napping test and a thickness measured after the napping test is at least 0.5 mm.03-04-2010

Rai Yang, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110176097LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a liquid crystal display device small in the size and having a narrow frame, an alignment film can be coated by ink jet printing, by coating a rapidly drying peripheral alignment film 07-21-2011
20110292332MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention prevents an unrubbed portion caused by asperities formed on a surface of an alignment layer of a TFT substrate or a counter substrate. A TFT substrate is disposed on a rubbing stage and a projecting portion is formed on a surface of the TFT substrate by TFT wiring. The projecting portion on the surface causes an unrubbed portion, that is, a rubbing shadow particularly at the downstream of rubbing. In a rubbing step, two rubbing rollers that rotate in different directions are provided and the TFT substrate is rubbed in contact with the two rubbing rollers that rotate in different directions, which eliminates the influence of the rubbing shadow. Thus light leakage is prevented in black display.12-01-2011

Shaoming Yang, Gifu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100219840Proximity and Contact Sensor and Sensor Element - A proximity and contact sensor (09-02-2010

Sinyul Yang, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110192678INTERLAYER FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass, that exhibits an excellent sound-insulating performance for solid-borne sound in an environment at or below 0° C. Another object is to provide laminated glass that is obtained using this interlayer film for laminated glass.08-11-2011

Tao Yang, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130120875HIGH-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATION ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC HEAD - According to one embodiment, a high-frequency magnetic field generation element includes a first fixed layer, a first free layer, and a second free layer. A direction of a magnetization of the first fixed layer is fixed and has a component parallel to a first direction. A direction of a magnetization of the first free layer is variable and has a component orthogonal to the first direction. A direction of a magnetization of the second free layer is variable and has a component orthogonal to the first direction. The first fixed layer is provided between the first free layer and the second free layer. The magnetizations of the first free layer and the second free layer oscillate. A rotation direction of the magnetization of the first free layer is opposite to a rotation direction of the magnetization of the second free layer.05-16-2013

Tao Yang, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120250180MAGNETIC HEAD - According to one embodiment, a magnetic head for reading data from a magnetic recording medium by utilizing a magnetic resonance phenomenon includes an auxiliary magnetic pole, a first oscillator, and a second oscillator. The auxiliary magnetic pole is to apply a magnetic field to the magnetic recording medium. The first oscillator is to oscillate at a first frequency and apply, to the magnetic recording medium, a first high-frequency magnetic field corresponding to the first frequency. The second oscillator to oscillate at a second frequency different from the first frequency and apply, to the magnetic recording medium, a second high-frequency magnetic field corresponding to the second frequency.10-04-2012
20130065086REPRODUCING HEAD WITH SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATOR, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a reproducing head includes a spin-torque oscillator and a pair of shield parts. The spin-torque oscillator has a first surface facing a magnetic recording medium. The pair of shield parts each has a second surface facing the magnetic recording medium, the spin-torque oscillator being arranged between the shield parts. A distance between the second surface and the magnetic recording medium is shorter than a distance between the first surface and the magnetic recording medium.03-14-2013
20130069730SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATOR - According to one embodiment, a spin-torque oscillator includes a non-magnetic unit, one or more first magnetic unit, and a second magnetic unit. The non-magnetic unit is formed of a non-magnetic body. The one or more first magnetic unit is connected to the non-magnetic unit and generates a pure spin current indicating the flow of the electron spin that does not accompany an electric charge current. The second magnetic unit is connected to the non-magnetic unit in a manner such that a distance between the second magnetic unit and the first magnetic unit is shorter than a spin diffusion length indicating a distance that an electronic spin polarization is maintained in the non-magnetic unit. The second magnetic unit oscillates by the pure spin current.03-21-2013
20130070361MAGNETIC MEDIUM AND WRITING AND READING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a magnetic medium includes at least one recording layer including a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer is form of a first magnetic material having a first magnetic anisotropy. The second magnetic layer is made of a second magnetic material having a second magnetic anisotropy different from the first magnetic anisotropy. The non-magnetic layer is made of a non-magnetic material and between the first and second magnetic layers, the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer being coupled such that directions of magnetization of the first and second magnetic layers are opposed to each other.03-21-2013

Weihong Yang, Nagano JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100309587FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING, SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING THE FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING, AND STORAGE APPARATUS HAVING THE SPINDLE MOTOR - A fluid dynamic bearing is configured that a distance L12-09-2010
20110051591FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING, SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING THE FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING, AND STORAGE APPARATUS HAVING THE SPINDLE MOTOR - A fluid dynamic bearing includes an auxiliary bearing portion, a first radial bearing portion and a second radial bearing portion arranged along an axial direction of the fluid dynamic bearing, wherein the auxiliary groove formed in the auxiliary bearing portion is shallower in depth than the radial dynamic pressure groove formed in the first radial bearing portion, and wherein a gap size in the auxiliary bearing portion is set to be equal to or larger than a gap size in the radial bearing portions.03-03-2011

Xiao-Feng Yang, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080275661On-machine methods for identifying and compensating force-ripple and side-forces produced by actuators on a multiple-axis stage - Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for identifying force-ripple and/or side-forces in actuators used for moving a multiple-axis stage. The identified force-ripple and/or side-forces can be mapped, and maps of corresponding position-dependent compensation ratios useful for correcting same are obtained. The methods are especially useful for stages providing motion in at least one degree of freedom using multiple (redundant) actuators. In an exemplary method a stage member is displaced, using at least one selected actuator, multiple times over a set distance in the range of motion of the subject actuator(s). Each displacement has a predetermined trajectory and respective starting point in the range. For each displacement, respective section force-command(s) are extracted and normalized to a reference section force-command to define a section compensation-ratio. Multiple section compensation-ratios are assembled, as functions of displacement in the range, to provide a map of compensation ratios for the actuator(s) throughout the range.11-06-2008

Yanyan Yang, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110017783METHOD TO CONTROL AUTOMATIC POURING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - The present invention provides a method to control automatic pouring equipment that can pour molten metal in a desired sequence, and it also provides the system therefor. The method to control the automatic pouring equipment comprises pouring the molten metal by three servomotors that are each driven and controlled by a PLC and that act to have the ladle tilted, hoisted, and move backward and forward, characterized in that the method comprises pouring the molten metal into the mold from the ladle by a continuous driving of the servomotors by the instructions given by the PLC, at the same time measuring the weight of the automatic pouring equipment, including the weight of the three servomotors by a means to measure the weight, and calculating the change of the weight of the molten metal in the ladle by the PLC, and in that the method comprises pouring the molten metal, disregarding the results of measurements obtained by the means to measure the weight of the automatic pouring equipment, including the weight of the three servomotors, when an acceleration force works on the ladle.01-27-2011

Yiming Yang, Ichigawa City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100271053Method of Characterizing Particles - Mixtures containing homogeneously-sized particles with a minimum concentration of agglomerates or larger particles are desired in various manufacturing processes such as, for example, in the manufacture and use of chemical mechanical polishing slurries, food emulsions, pharmaceutical products, paints, and print toner. The method disclosed herein provides these industries with an accurate and efficient method of screening such mixtures for such agglomerates and large particles. The method generally includes preparing a suspension of the mixture in an electrolyte, wherein the suspension includes a specified concentration of small particles per unit of electrolyte. The method further includes passing the prepared suspension, and a plurality of the particles therein, through an aperture of a device capable of characterizing particles according to the Coulter principle to obtain data on the particles. Still further, the method includes deriving a particle size distribution of the large particles from the obtained data. The suspension includes at least one small particle per aperture volume. The large particles have an average diameter that is at least five times greater than the average diameter of the small particles. The aperture has a diameter that is (i) at least 50 times greater than the average diameter of the small particles, and (ii) about 1.2 times greater than the average diameter of the large particles to less than about 50 times greater than the average diameter of the large particles.10-28-2010