baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2010528648-A (JP)
IPC: C12N1/15
Filed: 2008-06-06
Abstract: An I-CreI variant, wherein one of the two I-CreI monomers has at least two substitutions, one in each of the two functional subdomains of the LAGLIDADG core domain situated respectively from positions 26 to 40 and 44 to 77 of I-CreI, said variant being able to cleave a DNA target sequence from the mouse ROSA26 locus. Use of said variant and derived products for the engineering of transgenic mice and recombinant mouse cell lines expressing an heterologous protein of interest.
Patent JP-2010531567-A (JP)
Title: オーディオ信号を処理する装置及び方法
IPC: G10L21/0208
Filed: 2008-06-16
Abstract: スピーカフォンにおける音響エコーキャンセル中の非線形エコー経路に対処するのに適した方法が提供される。非線形経路は、特に、例えば携帯電話のハンズフリー動作において、増幅器及びラウドスピーカを非線形範囲で駆動することにより生じる。アイデアは、適応フィルタ及びポストプロセッサを使用する線形音響エコーキャンセルの一般に既知である一マイクロフォンアプローチを、エコーの非線形部分を別々に除去するビーム形成を使用する多マイクロフォンアプローチと一緒に組み合わせることである。
Patent JP-2010531665-A (JP)
Title: 地上シロアリステーション
IPC: A01M1/02
Filed: 2008-06-25
Abstract: 地上シロアリステーションの動作構成において地上シロアリを検出し制御するための地上シロアリステーションにおいて、シロアリステーションの容器は内部空間を定義し、少なくとも部分的に地上取付け表面に当接して取り付けられるように構成される。容器は、閉じた構成と、容器が取付け表面上に取り付けられた状態で容器の内部空間にアクセス可能である開いた構成との間で構成が可変である。カートリッジは、容器の内部空間に挿入し、そこから取り外すようにサイズ及び構成が決められ、一般に、凝集部材と、凝集部材とは別個の餌マトリックスと、容器の内部空間に対して単一ユニットとしてカートリッジを位置付けるため、ホルダと組み合わされた凝集部材及び餌マトリックスを少なくとも部分的に保持するホルダからなる。 【選択図】  図１
Patent JP-2010535048-A (JP)
Title: 光学位置合わせ装置及び光学位置合わせ方法
IPC: G01B11/00
Filed: 2008-07-29
Abstract: 光学測定装置は光学系（１００）を含む。光学系（１００）は、放射源（１０２）と、撮像装置（１１２）とを含む。放射源（１０２）は、使用時に電磁放射のビームを生成するように構成される。更に光学系（１００）は、電磁放射のビームを測定部位（１３２）に入射するように構成される。光学測定装置は、測定部位から反射ビームを受光し且つ反射ビームの受光に応答して光学系との測定部位の位置合わせの程度を示すフィードバック情報を提供するように構成されるフィードバック構成（４００、６０２、６０４）を更に含む。
Patent JP-2010538136-A (JP)
IPC: C08G65/46
Filed: 2008-08-27
Abstract: The present invention provides a process for depolymerizing mixtures comprising mono- and/or diesters of polytetrahydrofuran in the presence of an acidic catalyst and of a C1- to C3-alcohol at temperatures of from 80 to 200° C. and a pressure of from 0.05 to 0.5 MPa, where the molar ratio of the C1- to C3-alcohol relative to the carboxyl groups present in the mixture is greater than 1.
Patent JP-2011500141-A (JP)
Title: 経管栄養補給用の装置
IPC: A61M25/01
Filed: 2007-10-11
Abstract: 経管栄養補給用の装置１１は、患者の胃３０の中に食物、薬剤及び他の流体を供給するためのチューブ１３のような供給手段を備えている。供給手段は、患者の中に収容される第１部分１７を有し、最小傷害を与えながら供給手段を患者から取り外すことができるように、第１部分１７は、患者に開けられた穴と実質的に同等な又はそれより小さな最大横断面を有し、第１部分１７はこの穴を通って出たり入ったりする。チューブ１３は、患者に開けられた第１穴３１を通って患者の中に入り、胃３０の中を通ってから第２穴２９を通って患者からでる。装置は、チューブ１３を所望の位置に保持するための保持手段１９をさらに備えている。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2011501066-A (JP)
Title: 一方のダンパにヒステリシスを備えた直列ダンパ
IPC: F16F15/129
Filed: 2008-10-09
Abstract: 直列ダンパ（１００，２００）であって、この直列ダンパ（１００，２００）は、以下の構成部材：すなわち、１つのフランジ（１１２，２１２）と１つのカバープレート（１１０，２１０）とを備えた第１のダンパ（１０４，２０４）と、第１および第２のカバープレート（１１４，１１６，２１４，２１６）と１つのフランジ（１１８，２１８）とを備えた第２のダンパ（１０６，２０６）とを有している。第１のダンパのフランジとカバープレートとは相対回動不能に係合しており、第２のダンパのフランジは、第１および第２のカバープレートに摩擦係合なしに自由に回動させられる。直列ダンパは、可撓性のエレメント（１２８，２２０）を有しており、この可撓性のエレメント（１２８，２２０）は、第１のダンパのフランジとカバープレートとの摩擦係合を形成するために調整されている。幾つかの態様では、可撓性のエレメントが、第１のダンパのカバープレートに摩擦接続的に係合していて、トルクコンバータのタービンハブ内に摩擦接続的に係合するために調整されている。幾つかの態様では、可撓性のエレメントが、第１のダンパのフランジに相対回動不能に結合されている。幾つかの態様では、第１のダンパのフランジが、第２のダンパの第２のカバープレートを有している。
Patent JP-2011503051-A (JP)
Title: 過酸化油及びコレステロールを含む医薬組成物並びに医療分野におけるこれらの使用
IPC: A61P1/04
Filed: 2008-11-06
Abstract: 本発明は、医療分野において、例えば、腫瘍、ウイルス疾病、潰瘍及び皮膚炎の治療において、使用されるべき過酸化油及びコレステロールを含む医薬組成物に関する。
Patent JP-2011507279-A (JP)
Title: 基板から汚染物質を除去するための方法及び装置
IPC: H01L21/304
Filed: 2008-12-14
Abstract: 【解決手段】基板の表面に、洗浄材料が塗布される。洗浄材料は、基板の表面上に存在する汚染物質を閉じ込めるための１つ又は２つ以上のポリマ材料を含む。洗浄材料及び洗浄材料の中に閉じ込められた汚染物質の基板の表面からの除去を達成するために、すすぎ流体が制御速度で基板の表面に塗布される。すすぎ流体の制御速度は、すすぎ流体による影響を受けたときの洗浄材料を弾性的に振る舞わせるように設定され、そうして、基板の表面からの汚染物質の除去を向上させる。 【選択図】図３
Patent JP-2011508077-A (JP)
IPC: C22C38/58
Filed: 2008-02-20
Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel composition including relatively low nickel and molybdenum levels, and exhibiting corrosion resistance, resistance to elevated temperature deformation, and formability properties comparable to certain alloys including higher nickel and molybdenum levels. Embodiments of the austenitic stainless steel include, in weight %, up to 0.20 C, 2.0 to 9.0 Mn, up to 2.0 Si, 16.0 to 23.0 Cr, 1.0 to 7.0 Ni, up to 3.0 Mo, up to 3.0 Cu, 0.05 to 0.35 N, up to 4.0 W, (7.5(C))≦(Nb+Ti+V+Ta+Zr)≦1.5, up to 0.01 B, up to 1.0 Co, iron and impurities. Additionally, embodiments of the steel may include 0.5≦(Mo+W/2)≦5.0 and/or 1.0≦(Ni+Co)≦8.0.
Patent JP-2011510372-A (JP)
Title: データ構造のナビゲーションのための方法、システム、およびコンピュータ・プログラム（データ構造のナビゲーションのための方法およびシステム）
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2009-01-07
Abstract: 【課題】  データ構造のナビゲーションのための方法およびシステムを提供する。 【解決手段】  この方法は、ランタイム時にデータ構造（１０１）内で１つまたは複数の要素（１１０）を見つけるために、データ構造（１０１）の照会のための入力パス式（１０４）を受信することを含む。入力パス式（１０４）は１つまたは複数のパス・ステップを含む。この方法は、データ構造（１０１）のスキーマ（１０３）にアクセスすること、および、１つまたは複数の要素（１１０）に関する情報を取得することを含む。パス式（１０４）は、パス・ステップ内で見つかった要素の出現数を制限するために、１つまたは複数のパス・ステップにおけるインデックスを指定するように修正される。一実施形態では、さらにパス式（１０４）は、任意のワイルドカード文字を拡張して、要素（１１０）の１つまたは複数の全パスを指定し、２つまたはそれ以上の全パスが存在する場合、それらは合併演算子によって組み合わせられ、修正されたパス式は、ランタイム時にデータ構造（１０１）を照会（１１１）するために使用される。 【選択図】  図１
Patent JP-2011517785-A (JP)
IPC: G02B30/25
Filed: 2009-02-09
Abstract: A stereoscopic digital image projector includes (a) a plurality of light modulation assemblies, each comprising: (i) at least one solid-state light source energizable to provide illumination having a first polarization axis; (ii) a polarization rotator disposed in the path of the polarized illumination from the solid-state light source(s) and actuable to controllably rotate the polarization axis from the solid-state light source(s) to a second polarized axis; (iii) a micro-electromechanical spatial light modulator in the path of the polarized illumination and energizable to modulate the polarized illumination to form a first modulated light from illumination of the first polarization state and to form a second modulated light from illumination of the second polarization state; and (b) a synchronizing means to temporally control the polarization rotation to match the appropriate image data on the spatial light modulator; and (c) projection optics for directing the first and second modulated light toward a display surface.
Patent JP-2011515910-A (JP)
Title: 拡張ゼネラルネイバーリスト法を使用したセル選択
IPC: H04W48/20
Filed: 2009-02-26
Abstract: 特定の地理的領域中のアクセスポイントのパイロット周波数を備えるネイバーリストをデバイスに与えることを可能にするシステムおよび方法が説明される。ネイバーリストを使用して、デバイスは、パイロットの周波数を走査することに基づいてアクセスポイントを発見することができ、その発見から、またはその発見から生じる後続の要求に基づいて、追加の通信パラメータを判断することができる。この点について、アクセスポイントの位置を特定すること、アクセスポイントを選択／再選択すること、リスト中のアクセスポイントをインターフェースに与えること、アクセスポイントのＧＰＳ位置に基づいて三角測量を使用してデバイスの位置を特定すること、等々のために、アクセスポイント情報がデバイスにプロビジョンされる必要はない。
Patent JP-2012140303-A (JP)
Title: Fluid material used for microfabrication of laser-induced back face type transparent substrate
Inventor: SATO MASAYASU
IPC: B23K26/40
Filed: 2011-01-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce an energy value required for starting fabrication at a back face and to prevent degradation of fabrication accuracy due to unfabricated portions while enhancing a fabrication efficiency in a method for microfabrication of a laser-induced back face type transparent substrate.SOLUTION: In the microfabrication of the laser-induced back face type transparent substrate, the etching processing at a light condensing point of a transparent material is performed by: condensing the laser beam passed through the transparent material at a rear face; absorbing the laser beam in the fluid material contacting the rear face of the transparent material at the light condensing point; and elevating temperature to the vicinity of the melting point of the transparent material and generating high pressure. As the fluid material to be used for the microfabrication, a fabrication-promoting material which decomposes accompanying the heat generation of a laser beam-absorbed material though the material itself has no absorptivity to the laser beam and improves the fabrication accuracy and speed, is added to a laser beam-absorbing material and the solvent which dissolves such material at high concentration to make the fluid material.
Patent JP-2012144058-A (JP)
Title: Steering system
Inventor: OBARA KOEI
IPC: B62D1/18
Filed: 2011-01-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a steering system capable of suppressing a degradation in axial force of a fastening bolt.SOLUTION: A pair of first and second lower side support mechanisms 27 and 28 include coil springs 66 and 86, respectively, which engage with the outer peripheries of shaft parts 59 and 79 of support bolts 53 and 73. Support brackets 51 and 71 compress the coil springs 66 and 86, for swinging relative to a steering column 5. The coil springs 66 and 86 are so formed that the shaft parts 59 and 79 are press-fitted before column-side fastening parts 55 and 75 are fastened to the steering column 5.
Patent JP-2012146831-A (JP)
Title: Processing position adjustment method and processing device
Inventor: ANDO KIMITO
IPC: H01L21/301
Filed: 2011-01-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processing position adjustment method which allows for quick matching of hairlines of a processing device having two processing means.SOLUTION: In the processing device comprising a first processing means, a second processing means, and an imaging means disposed contiguously to the first processing means, the imaging means has a first reference line elongating in a first direction in an imaging region, and a second reference line elongating in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. Consequently, in the processing position adjustment method of adjusting the processing position of the first and second processing means, respectively, a workpiece is rotated by 90 degree after adjusting the processing position of the first processing means based on the first reference line, and then the processing position of the second processing means is adjusted based on the second reference line.
Patent JP-2012147294-A (JP)
Title: Video information presentation method, video information presentation apparatus, and video information presentation program
Inventor: SHIMADA SATOSHI
IPC: H04N5/93
Filed: 2011-01-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To present an annotation to a video in an easy-to-understand manner.SOLUTION: When accepting the annotation to the video, a video reproduction rule indicating the content of operation made on video reproduction is recorded. Then, when presenting the annotation, the video reproduction is controlled according to the video reproduction rule. This enables the presentation of the annotation and the video in the easy-to-understand manner.
Patent JP-2012150547-A (JP)
Title: Management method for database, management device for database and program
Inventor: TAKAHASHI HIROYUKI
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2011-01-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user of a database to easily delete desired data without taking into consideration of a storage place of the data.SOLUTION: A computing machine performs the following steps: storing a storage position of data inserted into a database in storage position management information; associating information at the time of insertion of the data into the database with the storage position and storing it in control point information; accepting a deletion request including an element of the control point information as a request for deletion of the data in the database; retrieving the control point information based on the element included in the deletion request to specify the control point information; acquiring the storage position of the data of a deletion object from the specified control point information; extracting the storage position management information including the acquired storage position to initialize it; and deleting the specified control point information.
Patent JP-2012149421-A (JP)
Title: Earthquake-proof fixing device
Inventor: KURATSU TOKUYUKI
IPC: F16B1/02
Filed: 2011-01-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fix an apparatus itself of a buffer storage or the like or a carriage of the apparatus to a desired position of a floor inside a plant and to withstand even a strong earthquake.SOLUTION: Earthquake-proof fixing devices (51, 52) include: a floor side member (701) provided on a floor formed by spreading a plurality of planar floor members (201) at a distance from a base through a plurality of columns erected from the base or a foundation structure on the base; and apparatus side members (501, 502) provided on a main body of the apparatus movable on the floor or the carriage on which the apparatus is mounted. The floor side member includes a floor side connection member attached to the base or the foundation structure under the floor at a position facing a through-hole (201H) opened on the planar floor member on the lower end side, inserted to or made to face the through-hole on the upper end side and opened or projected to the upper side coaxially with the through-hole. The apparatus side member includes an apparatus side connection member connectable with the floor side connection member through the through-hole on the lower end side, and fixed to the main body or a base plate (50) of the carriage on the upper end side.
Patent JP-2012149818-A (JP)
Title: Hot-water supply heating-system
Inventor: YOSHIMURA MASAHIRO
IPC: F24D3/18
Filed: 2011-01-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hot-water supply heating-system in which energy efficiency of an electric heat pump can be more improved regardless of whether hot water supply is utilized, the hot-water supply heating-system combining the electric heat pump with another heating device.SOLUTION: A hot-water supply heating-system includes a hot-water supply piping-route for supplying hot-water supply hot-water and a heating piping-route for supplying a heating circulating heat-medium to a heating radiator that is a heating equipment. The hot-water supply heating-system further includes a heating radiator 30, an operation-state setting member 40, a hot-water storage tank 52, a combustion heat source machine 20, a first hot-water supply heating heat-exchanger N1, and a heat pump device 10. The hot-water supply piping-route includes a first water supply route K1 for supplying service water to the hot water storage tank, a hot-water supply circulation-route K2 for returning hot-water supply hot-water in the hot water storage tank through the first hot-water supply heating heat-exchanger to the hot-water storage tank, and a hot-water supply route K3 for supplying the hot-water supply hot-water in the hot-water storage tank through combustion heating unit. At any position in the hot-water supply circulation-route, a hot-water supply circulation-pump PK is provided which circulates hot-water supply hot-water.
Patent JP-2011073462-A (JP)
Title: Molding device for molding synthetic resin-made vessel
Inventor: SUGIOKA HIROAKI
IPC: B29C49/42
Filed: 2011-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molding device which not only can mold a vessel in one stage mode but can mold a preform by operating only a preform-molding means as needed and can discharge the preform properly to store the preform as the preform for molding the vessel in two stage mode.  <P>SOLUTION: The molding device includes a preform-molding device for molding the synthetic resin-made preform, a preform discharge means for discharging the preform, a preform storage means, a crystallization means for heating and crystallizing an opening neck part of the preform, and a blow-molding means for blow-molding the preform into the vessel. The molding device further includes the first transfer means for transferring the preform molded by the preform-molding means selectively to the preform storage means or the preform discharge means, and the second preform transfer means for transferring the preform stored in the preform storage means to the blow-molding means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012153175-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle control device
Inventor: KOGURE YUYA
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 2011-01-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle control device capable of improving response upon the start on a gradient road.SOLUTION: Upon the start from a vehicle stop state, for increasing drive torque of a power source on the basis of a predetermined increase proportion, when a detected road gradient is a prescribed value or more, when a state in which a vehicle speed is substantially zero continues for a predetermined time or more, and when a target drive torque is equal to or more than a gradient load torque equivalent value or more, the increase proportion of the target drive torque is changed to a gradient road increase proportion larger than the predetermined increase proportion on a flat road. The gradient road increase proportion is set so as to be a larger one, as the accelerator pedal opening by a driver increases.
Patent JP-2011135877-A (JP)
Title: Oligonucleotide composition and method for treating disease including inflammatory conditions
Inventor: RENZI PAOLO
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2011-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide therapeutic antisense oligonucleotides directed against genes coding for phosphodiesterase (PDE) and the use of these in combination.  <P>SOLUTION: The antisense oligonucleotides is used as analytical tools and/or as therapeutic agents in the treatment of disease associated with reduced cellular cAMP in a patient, (such as inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract including, for example, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute respiratory distress syndrome, bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, silicosis, pulmonary fibrosis, lung allograft rejection, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis) as well as other conditions in which an increase in cyclic AMP or a decrease in PDE levels is beneficial.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011103484-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device
Inventor: SAKAMOTO KAZUHISA
IPC: H01L27/04
Filed: 2011-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device which can suppress a power breakdown.  <P>SOLUTION: In a base contact region 14 which is set on the surface of a base region 12, a base electrode 15 is bonded to the base region 12. At the lower part of a boundary part of the base contact region 14, an N-type region 21 having the same conductivity type as an emitter region 13 is formed in such a manner as to surround the base contact region 14. In other words, a PN-type parasitic diode is formed by a P-type base region 12 and the N-type region 21 at the lower part of the boundary part of the base contact region 14.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011154028-A (JP)
Title: Isolation monitoring system and method utilizing variable emulated inductance
Inventor: NALBANT MEHMET KADRI
IPC: G01R27/02
Filed: 2011-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure leakage resistance between a high-voltage system and a vehicle chassis.  <P>SOLUTION: A system for measuring leakage resistance between a high voltage (HV) system of a vehicle and a vehicle chassis includes an emulated inductance that is connected between the HV system and the vehicle chassis and that has an emulated inductive reactance that substantially cancels a capacitive reactance between the HV system and the vehicle chassis. A signal source outputs either an AC current signal or an AC voltage signal between the HV system and the vehicle chassis. A sensor measures either an AC current response to the AC voltage signal between the HV system and the vehicle chassis or an AC voltage response to the AC current signal between the HV system and the vehicle chassis.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011180129-A (JP)
Title: Standard scale
Inventor: FRIES ANDREAS
IPC: G01D5/347
Filed: 2011-01-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a standard scale including a plurality of partial members (10 and 20) connected to each other by gluing.  <P>SOLUTION: Boundary surfaces (11 and 21; 12 and 22), opposing to each other, of the partial members (10 and 20) are glued. For that purpose, the boundary surfaces (11 and 21; 12 and 22), opposing to each other, of the partial members (10 and 20) extend in a measurement direction (X). Gaps (31 and 32) which are located between them and face in a direction perpendicular to the measurement direction (X) are formed, and a glue (4) is placed in the gaps. Because of this measure, an action effect that a force facing in the measurement direction (X) cannot be exerted on the partial members (10 and 20) is attained when the glue (4) shows changes in volume due to expansion or contraction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011129529-A (JP)
Title: Induction heating cooker and cooking method
Inventor: SEKINE KATSUTEN
IPC: H05B6/12
Filed: 2011-01-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an induction heating cooker capable of housing a cooking fixture for induction heating.  <P>SOLUTION: In this induction heating cooker, a roaster 11 equipped on the lower side of a glass top of an upper portion of a cabinet has a size capable of housing a charcoal plate which is the cooking fixture for the induction heating induction-heated by an induction heating coil and in which handles are installed so as to be located more outside than the outer diameter of the induction-heating coil, the charcoal plate which is the cooking fixture for the induction heating induction-heated by the induction-heating coil is housed inside the roaster 11 and cooking becomes possible.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012160850-A (JP)
Title: Imaging apparatus
Inventor: SUMIOKA DAISUKE
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2011-01-31
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus provided with a continuous shooting function capable of irregularly and continuously taking images of a subject.SOLUTION: A digital camera 100 serving as an imaging apparatus is configured to be capable of selectively executing normal photographing of photographing the images of a subject one by one or consecutive photographing of consecutively photographing the images of the subject. The digital camera 100 is provided with: an imaging part for taking the images of the subject; a release button 104 for issuing a photographing instruction to the imaging part in response to pressing operation by a user in the normal photographing; and a jog dial 106 for irregularly issuing a series of photographing instructions to the imaging part by issuing the photographing instruction every rotating operation by the user in the consecutive photographing.
Patent JP-2012157642-A (JP)
Title: Steaming apparatus
Inventor: MORIMOTO MAMORU
IPC: A23L5/10
Filed: 2011-02-02
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a steaming apparatus for heating foodstuffs 5 housed in a treatment tank 1 with saturated steam in which the condition of foodstuffs is detected and appropriate stirring is reliably performed.SOLUTION: The steaming apparatus for heating foodstuffs 5 by introducing saturated steam in the treatment tank 1 housing boiled foodstuffs, performs stirring under reduced pressure where pressure in the treatment tank is temporarily made lower than the pressure of the saturated steam at a steaming temperature during a steaming process where the foodstuffs are cooked. The steaming apparatus includes an upper part temperature sensor 14 for detecting the temperature of the upper part inside the foodstuff, and a lower part temperature sensor 15 for detecting temperature of the lower part inside the foodstuff. An operation controller 13 detects a difference in temperature between an upper part and a lower part inside the foodstuffs during the steaming process, and when the difference in temperature is larger than a prescribed value, the stirring under reduced pressure is performed.