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Yokota, JP

Akihiro Yokota, Yokkaichi-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080294717	INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION GATHERING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INTERMEDIARY DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to, for transmitting information by a server from an information gathering device to a terminal device, an information exchange method, an information processor, a communication method, a communication system, an intermediary device, and a communication device. It is directed to provide an information exchange method, an information processor, a communication method, a communication system, an intermediary device, and a communication device with which pieces of streaming video information gathered by a number of information gathering devices can be exchanged efficiently. A feature thereof lies in linking each of the terminal devices to the information gathering device that gathers a given number of pieces of streaming video information that are asked for from its linked terminal device, out of the plurality information gathering devices, directing the information gathering devices to deliver the given number of pieces of streaming video information directly to their linked terminal device, and producing and displaying, by the terminal devices, a predetermined certain screen including a given number of streaming video images that has been delivered.	11-27-2008

Akiho Yokota, Nara JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090055971	Plant having enhanced root elongation and method for production thereof - An object of the present invention is mainly to provide, using a genetically engineering technique, a plant with enhanced root elongation; a plant immune to suppression in root elongation ability even under hyperosmotic stress; and a method for enhancing plant root elongation. The subject invention produces a transgenic plant in which a Ran protein derived from a wild watermelon (	02-26-2009

Akiho Yokota, Ikoma-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090044300	Method For Improving Productivity of Plant By Chloroplast Technology - An object of the present invention is to provide a transformed plant which has high photosynthesis activity, and has promoted growth and productivity as compared with a wild strain, and has no fear of diffusion of an introduced gene by pollens, by expressing a trait of a specified gene by chloroplast technology in a higher plant. According to the present invention, there is provided a transformed plant using a gene recombinant vector having an expression cassette for enhancing photosynthesis activity, containing a DNA fragment comprising a gene encoding a protein having fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase activities between a nucleotide sequence complementary to the chloroplast gene rbcL and the chloroplast gene aacD.	02-12-2009

Eiji Yokota, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090092429	IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING COLLECTION BOX - An image forming apparatus is provided with a cassette configured to accommodate printing sheets, a casing of the image forming apparatus, a belt member which circularly moves inside the casing, a cleaning device configured to remove particles adhering on the belt member, and a collection box in which the particles removed by the cleaning unit is collected. The casing has a cassette accommodating section for accommodating the cassette, a box accommodating section defined inside the casing and communicating with the cassette accommodating section and an opening formed on the casing and communicating with the cassette accommodating section. The cassette is removably installable into the cassette accommodating section through the opening, and the collection box is detached from or inserted in the box accommodating section through the opening.	04-09-2009

Hideo Yokota, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100278425	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus, method and computer program that controls so that an image of image data is displayed on a display unit, controls so that a region of interest is indicated on the displayed image to acquire image data of the region of interest, generates an extraction region extracted from the image data by using each of the image segmentation algorithms to acquire the image data of the extraction region, calculates similarity by comparing the image data of the extraction region with the image data of the region of interest to select the image segmentation algorithm having highest similarity, and outputs image data extracted using the selected image segmentation algorithm to the display unit.	11-04-2010

Hideo Yokota, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080269092	Oli composition for cutting and grinding by minimal quantity lubrication system - An oil composition for cutting and grinding by minimal quantity lubrication system and for sliding surface according to the present invention comprises an ester and a sulfur compound and/or a phosphorus compound.	10-30-2008

Hidetoshi Yokota, Minuma JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080285518	Proxy mobile IP - A system and method for route optimization in PMIP having a first mobile node having a local mobility anchor and anchored at an access router and a second mobile node anchored at an access router is presented. The method includes establishing a binding cache at one access router comprising a mapping of mobile node addresses to access router addresses, populating the binding cache, and updating the mapping of the mobile node addresses in response to a handoff of a mobile node from one access router to another access router, so that a packet is transmitted from the first mobile node to the second mobile node using the mapping in the binding cache. The second access router address is obtained by either transmitting the packet from the first mobile node to the local mobility anchor, or querying neighboring access routers, or broadcasting access router addresses from the local mobility anchor.	11-20-2008

Hidetoshi Yokota, Fujimino-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100217980	Communication Control System, Mobile Communication Terminal and Computer Program - In order to reduce the registration time of a Mobile IP/Simple IP and an SIP, an AAA (	08-26-2010

Hideyuki Yokota, Otsu-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090272686	BLOOD PURIFIER - [Purpose] To provide a blood purifier which has high levels of blood compatibility, performance-retaining property when in contact with blood, and safety, and which shows an excellent water permeability-exhibiting rate after a priming treatment and has high reliability in long-term storage.	11-05-2009

Hideyuki Yokota, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090110900	POLYMERIC POROUS HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE - Purpose: To provide a polymeric porous hollow fiber membrane which exhibits excellent fractionation performance and excellent permeability in treatment of a variety of aqueous fluids and also shows sufficient strength when incorporated into a module or used to treat a fluid, and which is excellent in aging stability in these performances and characteristics and is also excellent in membrane performance recoverability by washing, and which is especially suitable for treatment of a polyphenol-containing beverage and is expected to effectively harmonize the flavor of such a beverage.	04-30-2009
20100219122	HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE FOR TREATING LIQUIDS - The present invention provides a hollow fiber membrane for treating liquids. When used for a hollow fiber membrane module for refining a fermented liquid such as beer or wine, the hollow fiber membrane exhibits a high filtration performance per unit area thereof, with reduced clogging of the membrane. The membrane performance is sufficiently recovered by washing.	09-02-2010

Kazuhiko Yokota, Kobe JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090297416	ALUMINA-BASED NITROGEN OXIDE (NOx) TRAPPING COMPOSITIONS AND TREATMENT OF VEHICULAR EXHAUST GASES THEREWITH - Thermally stable, solid alumina-based compositions useful for the trapping of nitrogen oxides that are contained in gaseous fluids, notably in vehicular exhaust gases, are formed of alumina, cerium and a divalent metal M selected from among barium, strontium or an association of these two elements and which include at least 10% of the weight of element M expressed by weight of oxide in contrast to the total weight of the composition and also wherein the aluminate compound of the metal element M, i.e., MAl	12-03-2009

Kazuya Yokota, Tochigi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100093825	Bicycloester derivative	04-15-2010

Kazuya Yokota, Hiroshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100217504	METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENGINE SYSTEM AND ENGINE SYSTEM - A valve overlap period is increased as a desired torque of an engine increases by advancing an opening timing of an intake valve at a rate greater than that of retarding a closing timing of an exhaust valve in a low engine-torque area in which the desired torque of the internal combustion engine is relatively low (step S	08-26-2010

Kazuyoshi Yokota, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100293863	EXTRUDED VEHICLE DOOR SASH - A vehicle door sash having a uniform cross-sectional shape is provided, including an enclosed section on a vehicle inner side, and an outer extending wall which extends from the enclosed section toward the vehicle outer side, the enclosed section provided with inner and outer walls, with respect to a vehicle width direction, a body-side wall, and an adjacent-to-glass wall that is adjacent to a window glass of the vehicle door. A weather strip is abutted against the body-side of the outer extending wall, and a glass runner is abutted against the window side of the outer extending wall. The body-side wall of the enclosed section is straight in cross section. A thickness of at least one of the inner and outer walls of the enclosed section is greater than a thickness of each of the body-side wall and the adjacent-to-glass wall.	11-25-2010

Kenichi Yokota, Yoshimi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080290846	Switching power supply - A switching power supply capable of correcting a power factor without using a shunt resistor is provided. The switching power supply includes a rectifier for rectifying an AC power supply, boosting means including a power MOSFET for boosting an output of the rectifier, a smoothing capacitor for smoothing an output of the boosting means, voltage-dividing resistors for detecting a voltage between main terminals of the power MOSFET, a switch for selecting only the voltage by which the power MOSFET is in on-state from voltages detected by the voltage-dividing resistors, an amplifier for amplifying the voltage selected by the switch and outputting the same as a current corresponding value of a current flowing in the power MOSFET, voltage-dividing resistors for detecting the output voltage, and driving means which form a pulse signal based on the current corresponding value and the output voltage for driving the power MOSFET by the pulse signal.	11-27-2008

Kenji Yokota, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110085007	IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - The image formation apparatus includes: a cylindrical conveyance member which conveys a recording medium in a conveyance direction while rotating in a state where the recording medium is held by suction on a circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member; a liquid ejection head which ejects liquid from an ejection face thereof toward the recording medium being conveyed by the cylindrical conveyance member; and an ejection face protective device which includes a restricting member which restricts floating up of the recording medium by coming in contact with the recording medium at a position in a first region between the ejection face of the liquid ejection head and the circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member or a second region adjacent to the first region, when the recording medium is released from the suction toward the circumferential surface of the cylindrical conveyance member while being conveyed by the cylindrical conveyance member.	04-14-2011

Koichi Yokota, Sakai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100137386	TNIK INHIBITOR AND THE USE - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer patients with Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase (TNIK) inhibitors. More particularly, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising TNIK inhibitor and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and to methods for treating the TNIK inhibitor administered to cancer patients, especially to solid cancer patients such as colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer or breast cancer.	06-03-2010

Koichi Yokota, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090219673	Information equipment - Information equipment includes an open/close mechanism that opens or closes exhaust ports, a cooling fan that dissipates heat in the information equipment into the air through the exhaust ports, a user state detecting part that detects a contact state in which the hand of a user is in contact with the information equipment or a closeness state in which the hand of the user is close to the information equipment, and a heat dissipation control part that controls an open/closed state of the open/close mechanism so that heat exhausted from the exhaust ports is not directed to the hand of the user that is contact with or close to the information equipment, in accordance with the contact state or the closeness state detected by the user state detecting part.	09-03-2009
20090245217	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit including plural memory banks, a wireless communication unit for executing the wireless communication process, a communication quality information storage unit for storing the communication quality information indicating the communication quality of the wireless communication unit in the case where one of the plural memory banks is used, a memory bank selection unit for selecting the memory bank based on the communication quality information stored in the communication quality information storage unit in the case where the wireless communication process is executed by the wireless communication unit, and a memory bank switching unit for switching to the memory bank selected by the memory bank selection unit.	10-01-2009
20090325528	Terminal apparatus and diversity antenna control method for the same - A terminal apparatus adapted to receive a wireless signal by antenna diversity, wherein provisions are made to reduce the number of receive circuits while also reducing the time required for antenna selection. The a terminal apparatus is adapted to receive a wireless signal by antenna diversity, and includes: a mode-of-use detection unit for detecting the mode of use of the terminal apparatus as set up by a user; a storage unit for storing priority information that predefines an antenna to be selected for use by prioritizing the plurality of antennas according to the mode of use that can be detected by the mode-of-use detection unit; and a comparator for outputting selection control information specifying at least one antenna from among the plurality of antennas by comparing the mode of use detected by the mode-of-use detection unit with the priority information stored in the storage unit.	12-31-2009

Koji Yokota, Aichi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100281856	DEVICE FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS - A device for purification of exhaust gas including: an exhaust gas passage	11-11-2010

Koji Yokota, Nagoya-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090209415	Composite material, composite material substrate, composite material dispersed fluid, and manufacturing methods thereof - A composite material includes an aggregate which contains a first metal particle constituting a core and second metal oxide particulates surrounding the first metal particle and having an average primary particle diameter ranging from 1 to 100 nm.	08-20-2009

Kouichi Yokota, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080268385	Silver halide photographic material and image forming method using the same - A silver halide photographic material, includes transparent support having provided thereon a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the average equivalent-sphere diameter of the silver halide grains contained in each layers is 0.35 μm or less, and an upper layer of the green-sensitive emulsion layer contains a fixed magenta dye, an upper layer or the red-sensitive emulsion layer contains a fixed cyan dye, and the green-sensitive layer contains a pyrazolotriazole, pyrazolopyrrole or 4-thio-pyrazolo-5-one coupler having a specific structure, and an image-recording method uses the photographic material.	10-30-2008

Manabu Yokota, Nagano-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100214608	Method of Displaying Expected Service Life Values Collected by Replaceable Unit in an Electronic Device, and a Display Program - The user of an electronic device can easily know when a replaceable unit needs replacing (the service life). A host computer	08-26-2010

Masaaki Yokota, Akishima-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080309131	SEAT BACK STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SEAT - In a seat back structure, an auxiliary frame having a headrest mounted thereon is provided independently of a seat back frame and movable via link element and guide element along a predetermined path with respect to the seat back frame. The guide element includes: a bracket having one end pivoted to the seat back frame; a guide hole formed in the bracket; and a guide pin provided to the seat back frame, the guide pin being slidably engaged in the guide hole. A buffer member is provided to another end of the bracket. Shortly after the headrest has been moved to a headrest receiving point in a rear-end collision case, the headrest is subjected to abrupt backward displacement under backward inertia of seat occupant, but, such abrupt backward displacement of headrest is decelerated by the buffer member.	12-18-2008
20090200843	HEADREST FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A headrest for vehicle seat includes: a generally inverted-U-shaped frame having a pair of headrest stays defined therein; and an impact absorption bar fixedly connected between those two headrest stays. The impact absorption bar is located in a predetermined spaced relation with an upper horizontal frame portion of the generally inverted-U-shaped frame. When a rear-end collision or the like occurs, a head of seat occupant is stably received by those impact absorption bar and upper horizontal frame portion, while the impact absorption bar being readily deformed by backward excessive great load applied thereto from the seat occupant's head to thereby absorb and reduce a corresponding impact energy to be imparted to the head.	08-13-2009

Masahiko Yokota, Abiko-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080317524	IMAGE HEATING DEVICE - When removing a sheet that is undesirably attached to a pressure belt as a result of a jam, if the sheet is pulled in the width direction of the pressure belt, the pressure belt may undesirably move in the width direction. This will make it difficult to perform a subsequent jam recovery operation properly.	12-25-2008
20090003866	IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus including an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material; a supporting member for supporting the belt; a coil for induction heat generation in the belt; control means for controlling a position of the belt in a widthwise direction by inclining the supporting member so as to maintain the position of the belt in the widthwise direction within a predetermined target range; and suppressing means for suppressing a variation of a distance between the belt and the coil with a variation of inclination of the supporting member.	01-01-2009
20090315241	SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus configured to bind a sheet bundle includes a folding portion configured to fold the sheet bundle, a sheet processing portion provided upstream of the folding portion and configured to form a groove at a fold position of at least one sheet of the sheet bundle, and a controller configured to control an operation of the sheet processing portion. The controller controls an operation of the sheet processing portion such that a width of a groove formed on a sheet located on an outer side of the folded sheet bundle is larger than that of a groove formed on a sheet located on an inner side of the folded sheet bundle.	12-24-2009

Masahiro Yokota, Takatsuki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110077267	TRIAZOLOPYRIDINE COMPOUND, AND ACTION THEREOF AS PROLYL HYDROXYLASE INHIBITOR OR ERYTHROPOIETIN PRODUCTION-INDUCING AGENT - The present invention provides a triazolopyridine compound having a prolyl hydroxylase inhibitory action and an erythropoietin production-inducing ability. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula [I]:	03-31-2011

Masahiro Yokota, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100230394	TANDEM PULSE ARC WELDING CONTROL APPARATUS AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - A tandem pulse arc welding control apparatus includes a voltage detector; a voltage setting unit; a pulse-peak-current-reference-value setting circuit; a pulse-base-current-reference-value setting circuit; an error amplifier that calculates a pulse-peak-current variation value and a pulse-base-current variation value; an adder that calculates a pulse-peak-current value; an adder that calculates a pulse-base-current value; a pulse-waveform selection circuit that outputs the pulse-peak-current value in a pulse peak period, and that outputs the pulse-base-current value in a pulse base period; and an output control circuit that controls a current value for a second welding wire. Because an appropriate welding voltage can be obtained with this configuration, a high welding quality can be realized.	09-16-2010

Masaki Yokota, Aikoh-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110013318	HEAD SUSPENSION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension	01-20-2011

Masaki Yokota, Aiko-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090262463	DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A suspension is provided with a base plate, load beam, and flexure. The base plate includes a boss portion, a first region situated on a side closer to a slider with respect to a center of the boss portion, and a second region situated on a side more remote from the slider. A pair of first projections are formed in the first region. A pair of second projections are formed in the second region. The projections project in the thickness direction of the base plate. The boss portion is inserted into a hole in an actuator arm, and the projections contact a suspension support portion of the actuator arm. The boss portion is pressurized from inside to be enlarged, whereby the base plate is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the hole of the actuator arm.	10-22-2009

Masaki Yokota, Tsukuba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090281072	Diaminopyrimidinecarboxamide Derivative - A compound which may be used for the prevention or treatment of respiratory diseases in which STAT 6 is concerned, particularly asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the like is provided.	11-12-2009

Masami Yokota, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100145067	NOVEL CARBAZOLES DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF - The invention discloses a novel carbazole derivative which has at least two carbazole structures in the molecule, can form a stable amorphous film by itself at normal temperature or higher, has a high glass transition temperature, and can be suitably used as an organo-electronic functional material. The following compound having the formula	06-10-2010

Masao Yokota, Minoh-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100039339	RADIO WAVE LENS ANTENNA DEVICE - A radio wave lens antenna device including a semispherical Luneburg lens and a radio wave reflection plate. The radio wave lens antenna device prevents the signal reception sensitivity from being lowered in rain or snow. The radio wave lens antenna device includes a semispherical Luneburg lens	02-18-2010

Masayuki Yokota, Nagano JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090062527	Process for Preparing Optically Active Alcohols - This invention relates to a process for producing optically active alcohols using asymmetric reduction of aromatic ketones. This process gives optically active alcohols in high enantioselectivity at large scale production. Aromatic ketones represented by formula (I)	03-05-2009

Masayuki Yokota, Kagoshima JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100055539	FUEL CELL SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A separator for a fuel cell according to the present invention includes: a base	03-04-2010

Mitsuhiro Yokota, Nagoya JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090239227	Method of diagnosing risk of myocardial infarction - It is intended to provide a means of diagnosing myocardial infarction which shows a high accuracy and a high predictability. The risk of myocardial infarction is diagnosed by a method comprising the following steps: (i) the step of analyzing 2 or more polymorphisms among 10 gene polymorphisms or 5 gene polymorphisms proved as relating to myocardial infarction; (ii) the step of determining the genotype of a nucleic acid sample based on the polymorphism data obtained in the above step; and (iii) the step of determining the genetic risk of myocardial infarction from the genotype thus obtained.	09-24-2009

Mitsuru Yokota, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110077322	Silicone Prepolymer Solutions - In one aspect, the invention relates to silicone prepolymer compositions comprising a silicone prepolymer and a solvent. A soluble silicone prepolymer can be provided having increased average silicon content, thereby attaining a desired oxygen permeability. A solvent can be provided with a desired balance between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity by selection and modification of the solvent molecular structure, resulting in molded polymer films and articles that exhibit minimal or nonexistent eye irritation and exhibit highly transparent products. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.	03-31-2011

Mitsuru Yokota, Otsu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080199524	Eyedrops containing particulate agar - It is intended to prepare a composition which contains polysaccharide at a high concentration and yet remains in the state of a liquid having low viscosity to thereby provide drugs, eyedrops, foods, cosmetics, toiletry products having a novel texture or function. The composition in the state of a liquid having low viscosity is obtained by heating polysaccharide at a high concentration in a water-containing liquid and then cooling under applying a shear force, which enables the provision of the above-described drugs. The composition is usable as an aqueous drug vehicle which is free from gelling due to temperature changes during storage and easily applied without pouring and/or streaming down. Eyedrops containing agar have an effect of enhancing ocular drug penetration. Eyedrops containing particulate agar maintain a low viscosity and, achieve easy instillation and impart a favorable feel in instillation.	08-21-2008
20090005528	SOLUBLE SILICONE PREPOLYMERS - In one aspect, the invention relates to silicon-based prepolymers. The disclosed prepolymers exhibit satisfactory solubility in aqueous solutions or hydrophilic solutions and can overcome undesirable shrinkage, expansion, and related problems possessed by conventional silicone monomers and related conventional polymerization techniques by producing hydrogels from a crosslinkable prepolymer. Also disclosed are polymers and molded articles produced from the disclosed prepolymers, which attain a satisfactory oxygen permeability. Also disclosed are methods for producing the disclosed prepolymers. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.	01-01-2009
20090171026	SILICONE PREPOLYMER SOLUTIONS - In one aspect, the invention relates to silicone prepolymer compositions comprising a silicone prepolymer and a solvent. A soluble silicone prepolymer can be provided having increased average silicon content, thereby attaining a desired oxygen permeability. A solvent can be provided with a desired balance between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity by selection and modification of the solvent molecular structure, resulting in molded polymer films and articles that exhibit minimal or nonexistent eye irritation and exhibit highly transparent products. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.	07-02-2009
20100317615	Method of enhancing ocular penetration of a drug in an eyedrop - A method of enhancing ocular penetration of a drug in an eyedrop by administering to an eye, an eyedrop containing, particulate agar having a weight-average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 1,200,000, the particulate agar being obtained by dissolving agar into an aqueous solution by heating and then cooling the resultant mixture to avoid gelling, while applying a stress by vibration, shearing, stirring, compression or pulverizing, wherein the particulate agar is in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt %.	12-16-2010

Naoki Yokota, Takahama-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100079367	DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A display device for vehicle includes an LCD panel that has a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The display controller portion displays a meter image on the first pixel region at a regular time and a specific time, and displays an outside image on the second pixel region at the specific time. The display controller portion controls a gradient ratio of pixel in the first pixel region as a meter image gradient ratio, and controls a gradient ratio of pixel in the second pixel region as an outside image gradient ratio. The display controller portion switches and performs a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the display controller portion keeps both the meter image gradient ratio and the outside image gradient ratio to the maximum ratio R	04-01-2010

Osamu Yokota, Hamada-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100071129	BED, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CARE-NEEDING PERSON FROM THE BED - A bed having a purpose of transferring a care-requiring person lying in bed from the bed, the bed having a structure in which there are provided arranged a main bed and a position adjustment bed supported collectively movably up and down, and a suspending equipment below the main bed, and at a further lower position with an auxiliary bed which makes a swing movement, the main bed having a function of moving-away swing movement, the main bed and the position adjustment bed adjacent thereto each having a sheet with its one end fixed to the adjoining sides of the beds and the other end mounted to a sheet-fixing bar of a swing arm at the main bed side and the position adjustment bed side, the swing arms having a rotation axis near the adjoining parts of the beds.	03-25-2010

Reona Yokota, Ibaraki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110003914	RESIN COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYER RESIN FILM EMPLOYING THE SAME - A resin composition is provided which allows improvement of the ultraviolet laser processability of the resin and can be not only used as an electronic material for an insulating film of a build-up board and the like but also used to form a circuit board whose electrical insulating property does not deteriorate. A multilayer resin film employing the resin composition is provided. A resin composition is provided which contains a thermosetting resin (A), a curing agent (B), a silica (C), an ultraviolet absorber (D), and a solvent (E) and in which: the content of the ultraviolet absorber (D) is from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight per the total amount of the thermosetting resin (A), the curing agent (B), and the ultraviolet absorber (D); and the blending amount of the solvent (E) is from 20 to 500 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the thermosetting resin (A) and the curing agent (B). A multilayer resin film is provided in which the resin composition is laminated on a base material so as to be in a sheet shape and in which: the sheet-shaped resin composition on the base material is dried; and the content of the solvent is from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight with respect to the entire resin composition.	01-06-2011

Satoshi Yokota, Kyoto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090208830	Lead for sealed battery, sealed battery using the same and method of manufacturing the same - A lead for a sealed battery having a specific profile can realize a low resistance welding process when connecting the upper current collecting plate and the lid in order to make the sealed battery show a low resistance and excellent output characteristics. A sealed battery is realized by using such a lead and a method of manufacturing such a battery employs a specific welding step.	08-20-2009
20090233174	Method for Manufacturing Battery, Battery Manufactured by The Method, and Method for Inspecting Battery - Provided are a method for manufacturing highly reliable batteries and a method for inspecting batteries that can achieve firm, low-resistance welding upon welding of points of contact between a lead welded to the lid of a battery and an upper current collecting plate and that can eliminate batteries with defective welds.	09-17-2009

Satoshi Yokota, Toyonaka-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080243393	Biometric information measuring apparatus and biometric information measuring system - A biometric information measuring apparatus has a storage device for storing data concerning a biometric signal or biometric information derived from the biometric signal in association with position information indicating the current location of a sensor unit of the apparatus. Since the biometric information measuring apparatus provides the position information acquired when the data on the biometric signal or the biometric information was obtained, one can know the location and behavior of a subject at the time of measurement and exactly analyze the biometric information on the subject.	10-02-2008

Shigeru Yokota, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110052182	LENS BARRIER DEVICE - A lens barrier device	03-03-2011

Shigeru Yokota, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110026147	Linear motion device and lens drive device - A linear motion device includes a guide shaft. A to-be-moved member is supported on the guide shaft, and is linearly movable along the guide shaft. A lead screw extends parallel to the guide shaft. A clamper meshes with the lead screw. The clamper moves as the lead screw rotates. An intermediate member is provided between the to-be-moved member and the clamper. An urging member operates for urging the to-be-moved member toward the clamper and enabling the intermediate member to be seated between the to-be-moved member and the clamper in a manner such that an axis of the intermediate member is nonparallel to the guide shaft.	02-03-2011

Shingo Yokota, Sagamihara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110041333	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A VARIABLE CAPACITY EXHAUST GAS TURBINE - Provided is a manufacturing method for a variable capacity exhaust gas turbine whereby, with variable capacity exhaust gas turbine component members produced using casting or other element molding and with which the final finished product is obtained using machining, the gap in a tongue section to allow an exhaust gas stream to flow smoothly into an inner circumferential scroll section can be formed at a minimum, and mounting of a cover section near a ring can be accomplished with high precision. The method is characterized in that: the component members are comprised of a cover section and a reduced-diameter plate section extending the inner diameter side in the direction of a plane perpendicular to the shaft following the gap between a bearing housing and the turbine rotor; the cover section and the reduced-diameter plate section are integrally formed using either casting, injection molding, or cold casting; a molded surface of the cover section is protruded to form a protrusion corresponding to the tongue section that is in the exhaust gas path in the turbine housing and that is formed in an intake equivalent portion of the inner circumferential scroll section of the cover section; and the protrusion undergoes cutting, and the cut surface and the tongue section are assembled maintaining the gap value therebetween.	02-24-2011

Shinichi Yokota, Takasago-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080286254	Composition comprising licorice polyphenol - A composition containing a licorice polyphenol and other active ingredient (antioxidant ingredient, polyphenol other than licorice polyphenol or a component relating to lipid absorption or metabolism) is highly safe, can be produced easily, and can be utilized for foods and drinks such as health food, food with health claims (specified health food, food with nutrient function claims) and the like, pharmaceutical products, quasi-drugs, cosmetics and the like. In addition, since the composition has a body fat accumulation suppressing effect, a body fat decomposition promoting effect or energy production promoting effect, it is useful for the treatment of obesity, metabolic syndrome and the like.	11-20-2008

Takayuki Yokota, Yamanashi-Ken JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100030194	CONNECTOR AND INFUSION TUBE SET - A connector includes a male connector section having a male-side cavity, a female connector section having a female-side cavity to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, a seal member formed from an elastic material for maintaining liquid tightness between the connector sections when the other male connector section and the female connector section are connected to each other, and lock mechanisms disposed respectively on the male connector section side and the female connector section side for maintaining the connected condition of the connector sections when the other male connector section and the female connector section are connected to each other. Each of the lock mechanisms has a male lock section formed to project in parallel to the direction of connection between the connector sections, and a female lock section, which is formed adjacent to the male lock section and parallel to the direction of connection, and to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be coupled.	02-04-2010
20100030195	CONNECTOR AND INFUSION TUBE SET - A connector includes a male connector section having a cavity, a female connector section having a cavity to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, a male lock section or a female lock section, disposed adjacent to the male connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the male connector section, a female lock section disposed adjacent to the female connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, and to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be coupled, or a male lock section disposed adjacent to the female connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, and to which another female lock section the same as the female lock section can be coupled, and a seal member formed from an elastic material, for maintaining liquid-tightness of the connection between the other male connector section and the female connector section in a locked condition where the other male lock section and the female lock section are coupled to each other, wherein an unlocking sound, which enables recognition of unlocking, is generated at a time of unlocking when the locked condition is released.	02-04-2010
20100145312	CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first structure including a tubular male connector section that has a male-side cavity, and a tubular female connector section having a female-side cavity, which communicates with the male-side cavity and to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, and a second structure including an installation section that can be installed on the first structure, a male lock section disposed adjacent to the male connector section in an installed condition in which the second structure is installed on the first structure, so that the direction of connection thereof is parallel to that of the male connector section, and a female lock section to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be connected, which is disposed adjacent to the female connector section in the installed condition, so that the direction of connection thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, wherein the first structure can be used selectively either with the second structure installed thereon or without the second structure.	06-10-2010

Takayuki Yokota, Narita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080293502	SUPPORT DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING PROPELLER SHAFT AND PROPELLER SHAFT ITSELF - A support device of a propeller shaft comprises an annular bracket fixed to a floor member of a vehicle body; an annular elastic member disposed in the annular bracket; an annular supporting structure disposed in the annular elastic member and rotatably supporting a cylindrical given portion of the propeller shaft through a ball bearing unit; and an annular seal member intimately disposed in an annular space defined between the annular supporting structure and the cylindrical given portion of the propeller shaft. One of outer and inner cylindrical surfaces of the annular seal member is in slidable contact with either one of an inner cylindrical surface of the annular supporting structure and an outer cylindrical surface of the cylindrical given portion of the propeller shaft. A rust-proofing member is further provided, which is disposed on either one of the inner cylindrical surface of the annular supporting structure and the outer cylindrical surface of the cylindrical given portion of the propeller shaft, to which the outer or inner cylindrical surface of the annular seal member directly and slidably contacts. The rust-proofing member is made of a rust-resistant material.	11-27-2008

Takayuki Yokota, Nakakoma-Gun JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110077602	INJECTION NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND MEDICINE INJECTION APPARATUS - An injection needle assembly includes a needle having a needle point to puncture skin, a needle hub including a first member which holds the needle, and a second member in which a discharge part of a syringe is to be fitted, and an elastic member disposed inside the second member to make liquid-tight close contact with the inner surface of the second member, with the elastic member having an insertion hole in which the needle tube is inserted.	03-31-2011

Tatsuya Yokota, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090123102	Rolling Bearing Device for a Road-Wheel, a Method of Manufacturing the Same and a Turning Apparatus for a Bearing Member - In a rolling bearing device for a road-wheel including an inner shaft	05-14-2009
20090252446	Wheel rolling bearing assembly and manufacturing method thereof - A rolling bearing assembly for a wheel includes: an inner ring member in which an inner ring raceway surface is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner ring member; an outer ring member having a fitting tubular portion on the inboard side that is fitted into an attachment hole of a vehicle body member, and an outer ring raceway surface is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the outer ring member; a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer ring raceway surfaces; and a cage that holds the plurality of rolling elements. The bore diameter B of the fitting tubular portion of the outer ring member is smaller than the diameter C of a circumscribed circle of the rolling elements.	10-08-2009
20100210369	WHEEL BEARING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A wheel bearing device of the invention includes a flanged shaft member that includes a shaft portion to which a rolling bearing is assembled, a fitting shaft portion that is formed on one end side of the shaft portion and that is fitted to a center hole of a wheel, and a plurality of flange portions that extend radially outward on an outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion and each of which has a bolt hole in which a hub bolt for fastening the wheel is arranged. Each flange portion is formed by side extrusion when a forged recess is formed at a center of an end surface of the fitting shaft portion by cold forging.	08-19-2010
20110103732	ROLLING BEARING DEVICE FOR A ROAD-WHEEL, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND A TURNING APPARATUS FOR A BEARING MEMBER - In a rolling bearing device for a road-wheel including an inner shaft	05-05-2011

Tatsuya Yokota, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090130815	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same - The semiconductor device comprises a capacitor formed over a semiconductor substrate	05-21-2009

Tetsuya Yokota, Otawara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100002839	X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS ANALYSIS IMAGE WITH TAKEN IMAGE, X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Positioning images are created by a projection-image creating unit before imaging, and the positioning images are grouped and stored by a projection-image storage unit for each preset. When imaging is started, a positioning-information calculating unit calculates positioning parameters using the positioning images stored in the projection-image storage unit. An analysis-image-for-synthesis creating unit creates an analysis image using the positioning parameters, and an analysis-image synthesizing and displaying unit synthesizes the analysis image with a live image and displays a synthesized image. When an imaging direction of an X-ray angiography apparatus is changed, a positioning-information updating unit directly updates the positioning parameters based on an amount of change of the imaging direction.	01-07-2010

Tomohiro Yokota, Odawara-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090124561	DIHYDROXYPHENYL COMPOUNDS AND GLUCOSIDE COMPOUNDS THEREOF - A skin cosmetic composition comprising the compound represented by the following formula (1):	05-14-2009

Toshiaki Yokota, Miyagi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090146898	Antenna Module-Use Magnetic Core Member, Antenna Module, and Portable Information Terminal Having the Same - There are provided an antenna module-use magnetic core member, an antenna module and a portable information terminal provided with the same, capable of improving a communication distance without increasing a module thickness. In an antenna module (	06-11-2009
20090257167	VARIABLE CAPACITOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a variable capacitor that includes signal electrodes configured to sandwich a dielectric layer so as to generate a signal electric field, and control electrodes configured to sandwich the dielectric layer so as to generate a control electric field in a direction intersecting with the signal electric field generated between the signal electrodes.	10-15-2009
20100056098	CONTACTLESS RECEIVER, RESONANT CIRCUIT, AND VARIABLE CAPACITANCE ELEMENT - A contactless receiver is provided with a receiving section and a rectification section. The receiving section has a resonant circuit including a resonant capacitor having a variable capacitance element formed with a ferroelectric material, a capacitance of the variable capacitance element changing according to a received voltage at a predetermined frequency, and a resonance coil connected to the resonant capacitor. The rectification section converts an alternating current voltage output from the receiving section into a direct current voltage.	03-04-2010
20100321857	VARIABLE CAPACITOR, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention provides a variable capacitor and a control method thereof capable of responding to applications of electronic apparatus including various electronic devices and communication mobile devices. The electronic device and the communication mobile device including the variable capacitor are provided.	12-23-2010
20100328839	VARIABLE-CAPACITANCE ELEMENT, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING VARIABLE-CAPACITANCE ELEMENT, VARIABLE-CAPACITANCE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A variable-capacitance element the capacitance value of which can be freely set to a desired value corresponding to a write voltage, and, once set, is maintained also after the write voltage is removed. The invention also provides a method for adjusting a variable-capacitance element, a variable-capacitance device and an electronic apparatus.	12-30-2010
20110163827	CAPACITANCE DEVICE AND RESONANCE CIRCUIT - To suppress changes in capacitance due to displacement between electrodes opposing each other across a dielectric layer, thereby allowing stable manufacturing of a capacitance device having a desired capacitance.	07-07-2011

Toshihiko Yokota, Kyoto-City JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080209292	CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING VOLTAGE FLUCTUATION IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit and related method for controlling voltage fluctuations. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of clock buffers and a plurality of latches synchronously operated in accordance with operating clock signals distributed via the clock buffers. The circuit comprises a mechanism for performing an At Speed Test to shift data that are initially set for the latches in accordance with the operating clock signals to succeeding latches, respectively. It also has a timing designation circuit for generating a first output signal that is active for a period from a predetermined time, which is after the integrated circuit is powered on and before an operating clock signal for the At Speed Test is generated, to a time when the operating clock signal is generated. In addition, it also includes a current consumption circuit provided in correspondence with each of at least a part of the plurality of clock buffers, for consuming a certain amount of current in the period during which the first output signal is active.	08-28-2008

Toshihiko Yokota, Kyoto-Fu JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090119561	Microcomputer and Method of Testing The Same - Embodiments of the present invention provide a microcomputer on which a plurality of ICs (Integrated Circuits) connected from one another by a source-synchronous interface is mounted. The microcomputer includes an IC on the side for transmitting data through the source-synchronous interface which further includes: a PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) circuit being adapted for transmitting an operation clock in actual operation; a first flip-flop being adapted for transmitting test data in accordance with the operation clock transmitted from the PLL circuit; and a second flip-flop being adapted for transmitting a synchronous clock in source-synchronous, in accordance with the operation clock transmitted from the PLL circuit, a synchronous clock in source synchronous, and an IC on the side for receiving data through the source-synchronous interface which further includes a third flip-flop being adapted for capturing, in accordance with the synchronous clock transmitted from the second flip-flop, the test data transmitted from the first flip-flop. Methods for testing the microcomputer are also provided.	05-07-2009
20090132973	DESIGN STRUCTURE OF AN INTEGRATION CIRCUIT AND TEST METHOD OF THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A design structure for an integrated circuit which includes: a first flip-flop which is capable of flushing and which operates by using a first clock signal CLK	05-21-2009

Toshio Yokota, Gotenba-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110026547	LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device wherein the high-temperature plasma state after the start of the lighting is maintained stably and the light emission can be maintained stably and a decrease of the lighting life cycle by means of a heating of the light emission tube is suppressed comprises a light emission tube, in which a light emitting means is enclosed, and a pulsed laser oscillator part emitting a pulsed laser beam towards said light emission tube, wherein a continuous-wave laser oscillator part is provided emitting a continuous-wave laser beam towards said light emission tube.	02-03-2011
20110085337	LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - In a light source device provided with a light emission tube in which a light emitting element is enclosed and at least one laser oscillator part for radiating a laser beam towards said light emission tube, for focusing a beam within a light emission tube with a large solid angle and for preventing that the beam with a high energy density impinges upon the wall of the light emission tube, the light emission tube has a tube wall, part of which is made to function as a focusing means, or the light emission tube has a focusing means at the inner surface thereof.	04-14-2011

Toshio Yokota, Shizuoka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100225232	Lighting method of light source apparatus - A method of lighting a light source apparatus that has a discharge lamp, a reflection mirror for reflecting light emitted from the discharge lamp, a light emission optical system for irradiating a work piece with light, one or more laser oscillator for emitting a laser beam to the discharge lamp, and a discharge starting unit for starting discharge. The method includes removing deposits adhering to an inner face of the discharge lamp by irradiating a discharge vessel with the laser beam from the first laser oscillator, starting discharge in the discharge vessel by the discharge starting unit, and condensing the laser beam from a second laser oscillator, into the discharge vessel.	09-09-2010
20110095683	High pressure discharge lamp and method of manufacturing high pressure discharge lamp - A high pressure discharge lamp has a sealing portion that is made of glass and a sealing metal piece. In a method of manufacturing the high pressure discharge lamp, the sealing metal piece is irradiated with laser beam whose pulse width is 1×10	04-28-2011

Toshio Yokota, Himeji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100085549	EXPOSURE DEVICE - An exposure device for producing semiconductors and liquid crystals has an optical system capable of effectively using light generated without making a hole in a lamp discharge vessel when high energy laser light is supplied to it for emitting light, such as ultraviolet light. The exposure device has a light source for emitting ultraviolet light, a laser device for emitting laser light, an elliptical reflector for reflecting ultraviolet light emitted from the light source, and an optical system for directing light reflected by the elliptical reflector to an article to be treated via optical elements including a collimator lens and an integrator lens, and a beam splitter having a wavelength selecting ability provided in the optical path for light reflected by the elliptical reflector to allow laser light to be incident on the light source from and opening side of the elliptical reflector.	04-08-2010

Toshiyuki Yokota, Kawasaki JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080239551	STORAGE DEVICE AND STORAGE DEVICE CONTROLLER - A storage device has a head that floats over a rotating storage medium. The storage device includes a measuring unit that measures the operating time and a head slider having a head element. The head element includes a reading element, a writing element and a heater, and a control unit that controls a protruding amount of the head element, by issuing an instruction causing an amount of power of a first predetermined value to be supplied to the heater until the amount of time measured by the measuring unit becomes a predetermined value. When the amount of time exceeds the predetermined value, the control unit cause an amount of power of a second predetermined value that is lower than the first predetermined value.	10-02-2008

Yasuhiro Yokota, Ehime JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100164820	ANTENNA - Disclosed is an antenna which has a simple structure and a small null angle, and which can achieve communication using a circularly-polarized wave.	07-01-2010

Yasushi Yokota, Himeji-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090013653	Currency sorter - A currency sorter has: take-in means (	01-15-2009
20100108576	Banknote handling apparatus - A banknote handling apparatus	05-06-2010

Yasuyuki Yokota, Yokohama JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090153534	SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A semiconductor integrated circuit device and a display apparatus each having enhanced electromagnetic immunity realized using a simple configuration are provided. The semiconductor integrated circuit device has a group of registers, an interface circuit, and a timing generation circuit. The signal processing circuit has a signal processing function which is set by setting information stored in the group of registers. The timing generation circuit generates a periodic timing signal and supplies it to the interface circuit. The interface circuit periodically, based on the timing signal, writes setting information inputted from an external terminal to the group of registers.	06-18-2009

Yoshihiro Yokota, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100200758	RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION - A radiation detecting apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus comprising a scintillator for converting incident radiation into ultraviolet radiation having a wavelength of 220 nm or less, the scintillator being composed of, for example, Nd-doped LaF	08-12-2010

Yoshikazu Yokota, Kodaira-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100156876	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CONTROLLER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In conventional liquid crystal display controllers such as for portable telephone sets, the display is reduced in the stand-by state but the liquid crystal display duty is not changed, i.e., even the common electrodes of the rows that are not producing display are scanned, and the consumption of electric power is not decreased to a sufficient degree in the stand-by state. A liquid crystal display controller (	06-24-2010

Yoshikazu Yokota, Kodaira JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090085857	LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CONTROLLER - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display controller device and method which provides for a full and/or partial display with good display quality and/or low power consumption based on the scanning period for an active scan line being dependent upon a number of reference clock pulses. Some embodiments of the present invention include one or more of the following features: keeping the frequency substantially constant for different numbers of active scan lines, allowing change of the frequency due to characteristics of the LCD, displaying gradation with near linear effective voltage characteristics, displaying graduation data with lower power, or displaying a partial or full screen in a mobile device, for example, a cell phone.	04-02-2009
20090115790	DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display control device and technique for controlling displays on a display unit, in which a plurality of display segments are two-dimensionally arranged (e.g. a dot matrix type display unit), is provided. The technique is effectively applicable to a write data latch circuit of a memory for storing display data in the display control device, such as, for example, a liquid crystal display control device, a mobile electronic apparatus, etc. A display drive control technique for controlling a moving picture display mode of a display device is also provided. The display drive control circuit controls a picture display mode of a display device for displaying still pictures and moving pictures to a liquid crystal display device, such as, for example, a dot matrix type display devices, an organic EL display device, etc.	05-07-2009

Yoshiyuki Yokota, Suita-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080214694	Waterborne Curable Resin Composition - To provide a waterborne curable resin composition that is advantageous for environmental protection measures, can be applied without use of a film-forming assistant and can improve the dispersion stability of the emulsion, and also improve physical properties of the coat such as curability, durability, and stain resistance.	09-04-2008

Yuji Yokota, Ritto JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100170196	PACKAGE APPARATUS - A package apparatus includes a first conveyance unit and a second conveyance unit. The first conveyance unit is configured and arranged to convey a plurality of packaged objects in a first conveying direction. The second conveyance unit is provided below the first conveyance unit and configured and arranged to convey the packaged objects in a second conveying direction generally opposite from the first conveying direction. The second conveyance unit is configured and arrange to overlay each of the packaged objects received from the first conveyance unit on an adjacent one of the packaged objects such that the packaged objects are generally oriented in the second conveying direction to form a group of the packaged objects that is conveyed in the second conveying direction on the second conveyance unit.	07-08-2010
20100173765	APPARATUS FOR FOLDING CARDBOARD BOXES - In an apparatus for folding cardboard boxes, an area of each of four top portion flaps of a corrugated cardboard box is locked by a locking member having an elastic member, and an area of each of the four top portion flaps of the corrugated cardboard box is pushed down by an overlapping folding member.	07-08-2010
20100205913	PACKAGING APPARATUS - A packaging apparatus includes a conveyance unit having first and second position control plates. The first position control plate is arranged to selectively move forward or backward so as to obstruct or pass the group of packaged objects conveyed on the conveyance unit. When positions of the packaged objects are adjusted, the second position control plate is arranged to move from a downstream-side portion of the conveyance unit toward the first position control plate, rotate in a direction toward the first position control plate, or move from the downstream-side portion of the conveyance unit toward the first position control plate and simultaneously rotate in the direction toward the first position control plate. A subsequent process step delivery unit is arranged to deliver the group of packaged objects after the positions thereof are adjusted by the first and second position control plates, to a subsequent process device.	08-19-2010

Yuji Yokota, Shiga JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090266148	SEAL CHECKER - A seal checker for conveying and pressing a packaging bag by upper and lower conveyance units is provided which is capable of saving space with a compact structure, and is also capable of improving maintainability and cleanability. A lower transfer conveyor is mounted on a main body frame, and an upper transfer conveyor is supported by an elevating mechanism mounted to the main body frame. The elevating mechanism includes first and second link members and a frame that connects upper end portions of the link members to each other. Lower portions of the first and second link members are connected to the main body frame. The frame is configured so as to move in parallel with the lower transfer conveyor.	10-29-2009
20090277133	CONVEYING DEVICE, AND BOXING DEVICE AND BOXING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A conveying device is adapted to receive a plurality of articles, to accumulate the articles so as to form a batch of the articles, and to convey the batch of the articles. The conveying device includes a delivery unit, a placing unit and a control unit. The delivery unit is configured and arranged to turn the articles to orient the articles in a standing position after receiving the articles while delivering the articles to a downstream side at a delivery position. The placing unit is configured and arranged to accumulate the articles sequentially delivered from the delivery unit to form the batch of the articles in a prescribed accumulation form. The control unit is configured to change a delivery interval in which each of the articles is sequentially delivered to the placing unit according to the prescribed accumulation form.	11-12-2009
20090283385	CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND PACKING DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A conveyance device for accumulating and aligning a plurality of articles and conveying a batch of the articles includes a conveyance unit, first, second and third support members, and a drive unit. The conveyance unit is configured to convey the batch of the articles in a conveying direction. The first and second support members are configured to move along the conveyance unit so as to support an article disposed at a front end or a back end among the articles constituting the batch of the articles. The third support member is arranged on the conveyance unit and configured to move with respect to the conveyance unit so as to sandwich the batch of the articles between the third support member and at least one of the first support member and the second support member. The drive unit is configured to independently drive the first, second and third support members.	11-19-2009
20090308024	TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND BOXING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A transport apparatus for transporting an article, which is a bag formed from a flexible packaging material, includes a first transport part and a second transport part. The first transport part is configured and arranged to transport the article in a predetermined transport direction with the article being supported from below by a transport surface of the first transport part. The second transport part is configured and arranged to transport the article in the predetermined transport direction while exerting a downward force on a portion of an upper surface of the article being transported by the first transport part.	12-17-2009

Yuui Yokota, Sendai-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100200758	RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION - A radiation detecting apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus comprising a scintillator for converting incident radiation into ultraviolet radiation having a wavelength of 220 nm or less, the scintillator being composed of, for example, Nd-doped LaF	08-12-2010