baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2008139795-A (JP)
Title: Magnified image observation apparatus, magnified image observation method, magnified image observation program, and computer-readable recording medium and program stored equipment
Inventor: MIKI MASAYUKI
IPC: G02B21/00
Filed: 2006-12-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnified image observation apparatus, or the like, that is not limited in a visual field obtained with an objective lens of lowest magnification for the a range of a wide-region image.  <P>SOLUTION: The magnified image observation apparatus for displaying a magnified image of an observed object includes an optically imaging system for acquiring the image of the observation object; a wide region image display region WA for displaying the wide region image WI imaging the observation object at a low magnification; a display part having a magnified image display region MA for displaying a magnified image MI imaged at a high magnification; a memory part for previously acquiring a plurality of wide-region images WI and holding each of them; a specimen mounting part 28 for mounting the observed object; and a moving mechanism for relatively moving the specimen mounting part 28 with respect to the optical imaging system. The apparatus can switch the wide-region image WI displayed on the wide region image display region WA and the apparatus can register the plurality of the wide-region images, can display to properly switch them, and can search the visual field of a wider range, without being limited by the display region of a single wide-region image.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007159144-A (JP)
Title: Communications system including transmitter and receiver for transmitting/receiving communication signal with igi inserted
Inventor: KIM JAE-HYON
IPC: H04J13/16
Filed: 2006-12-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the performance by preventing interferences in symbols and the interference between symbols and to extend the transmission time also.  <P>SOLUTION: The communications system for transmitting/receiving communication signal, to which IGI(Intra Guard Interval) is inserted, includes a signal generator for generating signal for data transmission and a signal output unit for dividing the symbol period of communication signal into a plurality of sections, and inserting and outputting a signal so as to alternatively arrange a signal section, to which the signal from the signal generator is inserted and an interval section, to which the signal is not inserted among each of the sections with in the symbol period.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007164189-A (JP)
Title: Reflective polarizer sheet, backlight module and liquid crystal display device
Inventor: HSU YU-JU
IPC: G02B5/02
Filed: 2006-12-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reflective polarizer sheet capable of enhancing light emission brightness, and to provide a backlight module comprising the reflective polarizer sheet, and to provide a liquid crystal display device comprising the backlight module.  <P>SOLUTION: The reflective polarizer sheet is provided with: a light incident surface; and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface, wherein the light emitting surface is provided with a plurality of prism structures.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008151172-A (JP)
Title: Retainer for long member
Inventor: KATO HIROYUKI
IPC: H02G3/30
Filed: 2006-12-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a retainer reducing or preventing transmission of vibration between a long member and a mounted member without using flexible elastic material, facilitating insertion work of the long material, and suitable for recycling.  <P>SOLUTION: The retainer 1 is formed as one unit out of rigid synthetic resin. A pipe retaining part 3 includes an elastic wing 17 bending when the long member is pushed into a housing part 15 to allow the same to be housed therein and preventing the housed long member from bring pulled out. The elastic wing comprises an elastic column 18 extending upward from a middle and an elastic holding piece 19 turned back toward a bottom part from the column. A lower elastic piece 21 elastically supporting a lower surface of the long member is provided on a housing part bottom part. The long member in the housing part is supported only by the lower elastic piece and an elastic wing and is elastically supported to allow vibration in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008152637-A (JP)
Title: Response generation apparatus and response generation program
Inventor: TOKUHISA RYOKO
IPC: G06F17/28
Filed: 2006-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a response generation apparatus and a response generation program that can inexpensively implement a smooth interaction with a user.  <P>SOLUTION: The response generation apparatus comprises an input part 10 for inputting an utterance, a concept database storing correspondences between superordinate concepts and subordinate concepts, a response generation part 15 for replacing a concept contained in the utterance input into the input part 10 with a subordinate concept according to the correspondences stored in the concept database to generate a response having more detailed content than the utterance, and a response output part 20 for outputting the response generated by the response generation part 15.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008039176-A (JP)
Title: Valve structure of shock absorber
Inventor: CHIKAMATSU SATOSHI
IPC: F16F9/348
Filed: 2006-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a valve structure of a shock absorber, which improves riding comfortableness of a vehicle even if a piston speed reaches a high-speed area.  <P>SOLUTION: The valve structure comprises: a valve disk 1 dividing one chamber 41 and the other changer 42 within a shock absorber D and including a port 2 connecting the one chamber 41 with the other chamber 42; an annular leaf valve 10 laminated on a side surface of the other chamber 42 of the valve disk 1 to close the port 2; an annular valve pressing member 11 laminated on the leaf valve 10; an energizing means 15 energizing the leaf valve 10 in the direction of closing the port 2 through the valve pressing member 11; a pressure chamber 16 giving a thrust for pressing the leaf valve 10 toward the valve disk 1 to the valve pressing member 11 by at least internal pressure; a communicating passage 17 connecting the one chamber 41 with the pressure chamber 16; and a pressure control valve 20 provided in the middle of the communicating passage. The pressure chamber 16 is connected with the other chamber 42 through an orifice 30, whereby the damping coefficient is increased even in a high-speed area.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008153180-A (JP)
Title: Photoelectric conversion element, and manufacturing method of counter electrode for the photoelectric conversion element
Inventor: MATSUI HIROSHI
IPC: H01M14/00
Filed: 2006-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photoelectric conversion element, excelling in the photoelectric conversion characteristics by having corrosion resistance balanced with conductivity in a counter electrode to reduce the internal resistance.  <P>SOLUTION: This photoelectric conversion element 1 is provided with an action electrode 14 having a porous oxide semiconductor layer 13 with a sensitizing dye supported thereto, and functioning as a window electrode, and the counter electrode 20 arranged opposite to the action electrode, by interposing an electrolyte layer 15, at least in a part. The photoelectric conversion element is characterized in that the counter electrode constituted by stacking a metal plate 21 inactive with respective to the electrolyte and a metal layer 22 to each other; the metal plate is arranged by directing one-side surface thereof in the direction of the electrolyte layer; and the other-side surface thereof is roughened and brought into contact with the metal layer.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008160245-A (JP)
Title: Television and data provision system
Inventor: IWASAKI SHUNJI
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 2006-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television controlling various external apparatuses by using an operation part.  <P>SOLUTION: The television is provided with a connection part 21 for connecting a DVD recorder 4 and a VTR 5, an IR output part 18 for outputting an infrared control signal Sic to the DVD recorder 4 and the VTR 5, a control part 17 for generating a control signal Sc including a remote control code Cr corresponding to the DVD recorder 4 and the VTR 5 on the basis of an infrared operation signal Sio from a remote controller 20 and outputting the control signal Sc to the DVD recorder 4 and the VTR 5 through the IR output part 18, a communication part 15 transferring data with a server 2, and a storage part 19 for storing the remote control code Cr. The control part 17 acquires the remote control code Cr from the server 2 through the communication part 15, stores the remote control code Cr in the storage part 19 and generates the control signal Sc by using the stored remote control code Cr.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008157304-A (JP)
Title: Induced load current controller
Inventor: NAKAMURA HIDEO
IPC: F16K31/06
Filed: 2006-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller capable of measuring and controlling a current flowing through an induced load such as a solenoid valve with low cost and high accuracy.  <P>SOLUTION: The controller prevents noise or offset error from occurring in an output of a differential amplifier 18 by serially connecting an induced load 10, a switching means 15, and a current measuring means 16 between a power supply 14 and grand 17 in this order from a power supply 14 side, and by inserting a diode 19 for flowing reflux current by an induced voltage of the induced load 10 in a circuit for connecting between the induced load 10 and the switching means 15, and between the power supply 14 and the induced load 10. Furthermore, the controller uses a relatively inexpensive Nch-FET as the switching means 15 without needing a special circuit for a drive of an FET gate terminal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008155752-A (JP)
Title: Automobile indoor lighting device
Inventor: NAKAMURA YOSHIHIRO
IPC: B60Q3/02
Filed: 2006-12-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automobile indoor lighting device of which structure is simple and of which fixing or removal can be easily carried out.  <P>SOLUTION: In the automobile indoor lighting device, a casing 10 of the lighting device comprises a barrel part 11 that can be inserted into a fixed opening part, an outer flange-like design flange 12 formed at the indoor end of the barrel part, a plurality of protrusion pieces 13 protruded at opposite sides of the outer periphery of the barrel part so as to hold the peripheral edge of a trim fixing opening part together with the design flange, and a spring 14 positioned to be displaced in a peripheral direction from each of the protrusion pieces and further positioned between each of the protrusions and the design flange and flexibly deformed by depressing against the end surface of the inner periphery at the fixing opening part of the trim, wherein a side surface 13a of the protrusion piece oppositely facing against the design flange is constituted by a slant surface where a distance between it and the design flange ranging from the extremity end to a base end is gradually decreased from a size more than a trim thickness to a size less than the trim thickness.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008154808-A (JP)
Title: Toothbrush
Inventor: ONISHI AI
IPC: A46B9/04
Filed: 2006-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toothbrush which removes stain that is especially pigmented soil effectively while it can brush away the plaque of details such as a tooth surface, the cervical portion of a tooth, and an interdental part efficiently.  <P>SOLUTION: A head part is provided with a plurality of bristle planting holes in a bristle planting surface. A toothbrush plants the bristle tuft of brushes in each bristle planting hole of this bristle planting surface. One bristle tuft row of brushes which are implanted in the bristle planting hole which ranges from 2.0 mm to 2.8 mm in inside diameter is at least arranged in the center along the longitudinal direction of the head part. One bristle bundle row of brushes which are implanted in the bristle planting hole which is smaller than the bristle planting hole of the central bristle tuft row and ranges from 1.2 mm to 1.6 mm in inside diameter is at least arranged on both external sides of the central bristle tuft row. The ratio of the total area of the central bristle planting hole to the total area of both the external sides bristle planting hole ranges from 1:0.6 to 1:2.8.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008154511-A (JP)
Title: Tubular body and method for producing the same
Inventor: NAEKI YOSHIHIRO
IPC: A01K87/00
Filed: 2006-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a tubular body which improves the winding operation efficiency of a prepreg sheet during the production of the tubular body.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing a tubular body, formed by winding a prepreg sheet 1 which is obtained, by impregnating a reinforcing fiber with a synthetic resin has a process for forming a slit 3 on the prepreg sheet 1, having the reinforcing fiber set in a specific direction and folding the slit to form a bent part 1A, in which the reinforcing fiber is oriented in the direction different from the specific direction and a process for winding the prepreg sheet 1 that has the bent part 1A on a cored bar M.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008156069-A (JP)
Title: Safety fence of belt conveyor
Inventor: NAGAHAMA HIDEHARU
IPC: B65G21/00
Filed: 2006-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safety fence of a belt conveyor capable of assuring safety by installing without increasing cost and capable of being maintained easily.  <P>SOLUTION: In the belt conveyor for rotatably supporting carrier rollers 12, 13 on a carrier stand 11 and receiving a carrier side belt B with the carrier rollers, an outer column 11A stands on the carrier stand and hook parts 21, 26A, 27 are provided at the outer column or a structure part 14B fixed to the outer column and panels 25, 25', 25" are suspended by hooking their upper parts on the hook parts. By spreading nets 25B, 25B', 25B" over an outer frame 25A or providing a rod across it, a panel is so structured that, when an operator gets too close to a movable part of the belt conveyor, a body or a finger of the operator touches the belt conveyor and it is possible to remind the operator of attention.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008156072-A (JP)
Title: Drainage apparatus for garbage bag for sink cabinet
Inventor: SHISHINO YOSHIYUKI
IPC: E03C1/26
Filed: 2006-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drain residual dirty water in a garbage bag for a sink cabinet surely and conveniently of itself.  <P>SOLUTION: In an adaptor A for water supply, a siphon tube P consisting of a set of an approximately inverted L-shape suction pipe 19 sagging short into the garbage bag 12 and an approximately inverted L-shape discharge pipe 20 sagging long to a sink S of the sink cabinet which are facing each other is detachably tucked by a surrounding wall surface 11 of a corner container B and a corresponding mating insertion foot ring 17. The adaptor A for water supply is inserted and fit to the corner container B set with the garbage bag 12 set in a manner detachable from above it. The residual dirty water W1 in the garbage bag 12 is drained to the sink S of the sink cabinet by siphon action for supplying water W2 from the adaptor A.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008160643-A (JP)
Title: Data processor
Inventor: HATTORI TAKATSUGU
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2006-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processor structured to reduce program capacity of a function of selectively transmitting electronic data to a plurality of external processors, etc. via a communication network.  <P>SOLUTION: When an operator operates a plurality of MFPs 200 to apply predetermined processing to the electronic data by input the electronic data is converted into a predetermined form and a corresponding network address is imparted to the electronic data by one of a plurality of data conversion parts 110 corresponding to the MFPs 200. The electronic data is held by a data holding part 140 and transmitted to the corresponding MFP 200 from the communication network 210 by a data transmitting part 150 with the imparted network address. Only one data holding part 140 and only one data transmitting part 150 are required irrespective of the number of MFPs 200 unlike the conventional manner.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008138498-A (JP)
Title: Fall-prevention device for folded-plate roof and straight roof
Inventor: KAWACHI TOSHITERU
IPC: E04D15/00
Filed: 2006-12-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent falling/rolling down from an eaves-edge and an opening part and thus to work safely when working in high places on a long folded-plate roof or a straight roof.  <P>SOLUTION: The fall-prevention device 1 is attached with a fixing metal fitting 3 and an auxiliary fixture 5 on the long folded-plate roof and the straight roof and also a steel pipe 8 is placed, so as to regulate movement of a worker. Moreover, a safety tether is used for avoiding a falling/rolling-down accident.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2006520888-A (JP)
Title: フォトン到達時間検出装置及び方法
IPC: G01S17/10
Filed: 2004-01-27
Abstract: フォトン到達時間検出はフォトカソード（４）の形態を備え、該フォトカソード（４）からフォトエレクトロンが、入射したフォトンによって放出される。フォトエレクトロンはＣＣＤセンサ（６）に向かう印加電圧によって加速される。フォトカソード（４）とＣＣＤセンサ（６）との間の電圧は、電子のＣＣＤセンサ（６）への到達エネルギーがそのフォトカソード（４）への到達時間に依存するように、時間変化をする。それゆえ、フォトンの到達時間は、ＣＣＤセンサ（６）によって記録される画素イベントの強度によって示される。
Patent JP-2007524040-A (JP)
IPC: F16G15/02
Filed: 2004-04-28
Abstract: A chain lock has two lock parts which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the lock in order to open and close the lock. Each lock part has a journal ( 6 ) which is arranged on one end and a pocket ( 7 ) which is arranged on the other end in order to receive a journal ( 6 ) of the other lock part. Each journal ( 6 ) is fitted with at least one retaining web ( 8 ) which can be displaced in a retaining groove ( 11 ) of the pocket ( 7 ) of the other lock part. The journal ( 6 ) and the pocket ( 7 ) have a cross-section which continuously widens or expands in the longitudinal direction of the lock.
Patent JP-2006523631-A (JP)
Title: 鼻副鼻腔炎治療のための製剤および方法
IPC: A61L2/00
Filed: 2004-03-29
Abstract: 本発明は、哺乳動物において、真菌誘導性鼻副鼻腔炎を含む鼻副鼻腔炎を治療または予防する方法および製剤を含む。一実施形態では、本発明の製剤は、特定の粒度分布プロファイルを有するステロイド性抗炎症剤を含む。製剤は、また、抗真菌剤、抗生物質、または抗ウィルス剤を含むことができる。
Patent JP-2006526671-A (JP)
Title: 光学デバイスで使用するためのベンゾトリアゾールを含む新規なポリマー
IPC: C08G73/06
Filed: 2004-04-26
Abstract: 本発明は、ベンゾトリアゾールを含有する繰り返し単位を含むポリマーに関する。本発明のポリマーを含む光学デバイスは、色純度、デバイス効率、及び／又は稼動寿命において顕著な効果を示すことができる。加えて、ポリマーは、良好な溶解度特性及びガラス転移温度が比較的高いことから、比較的薄く、熱的に安定した、比較的欠陥のないコーティング及びフィルムの製造を容易にする。
Patent JP-2006519715-A (JP)
IPC: B29C48/32
Filed: 2004-03-03
Abstract: Method for continuous production of tubes of plastic material by biaxial drawing. Method for continuous production of tubes of plastic material by biaxial drawing comprises: (1) forming a rough shape (E) by extrusion; (2) adjusting (E) to the temperature of molecular orientation; (3) subjecting it to radial expansion by applying an internal fluid pressure (P), through two axially spaced shutters; and (4) ensuring calibration and cooling, while exerting an axial traction on the tube. The new feature is that a pressure (P1), opposing (P), is applied externally against the wall of (E) in at least one zone that is subjected to radial expansion. P1 is smaller than P, so does not prevent expansion, but is sufficient to ensure a controlled expansion so that material thickness is constant over a given circumference. An independent claim is also included for a production line for performing the new method.
Patent JP-2007524516-A (JP)
Title: 工作機械用の冷却液供給装置
IPC: B24B3/34
Filed: 2004-03-30
Abstract: １つの工作物３２を機械加工する際、或いは１つの工作物から別の工作物などに、工具の機械加工ゾーンの位置がたとえ変化しても、工具３４の機械加工接触ゾーンＺ ２ 、Ｚ ３ 、Ｚ ４ に冷却液を供給できるように、冷却液供給装置の位置が制御可能である工作機械２用の冷却液供給装置４０。
Patent JP-2006524547-A (JP)
Title: 野球守備練習マシン
IPC: F41B4/00
Filed: 2004-04-23
Abstract: 【課題】  本発明は、ボールを野球グラウンドに発射することによって、プレーヤの守備練習に用いられる模擬打球を提供する野球練習マシンを提供する。 【解決手段】  本練習マシンは、ボールホッパー、野球グラウンドに向けてボールを発射する推進装置、及び中を通ってボールが発射される可動バレルを含む。バレル位置決め装置が、推進装置と可動バレルとに結合され、可動バレルの位置を調節することによって、発射されるボールの弾道を制御する。プログラム可能な制御システムが、本練習マシンの動作を制御する。発射されるボールの弾道パラメータは、野球グラウンドの予定到達地点までのボールの経路を定義する所定のパラメータの中から選択される。野球グラウンドの寸法を定義する情報が、制御システムのメモリに保存され、弾道パラメータの決定に用いられる。
Patent JP-2006526482-A (JP)
Title: ゴルフクラブヘッド
IPC: A63B/
Filed: 2004-06-04
Abstract: ゴルフクラブヘッド１０は，フェース面１８Ａ，背面４０Ａ，頂面３８Ａ及び底面８Ａ，８Ｂを有するワンピース・ヘッド本体から成る。ヘッド本体の横断面を部分的に絞るように背面４０Ａから延びる溝は，ヘッド本体をホーゼル１５に近い側のヒール・ヘッド部１４とホーゼル１５とは反対側のトウ・ヘッド部１６とを形成する。ヒール・ヘッド部１４とトウ・ヘッド部１５とが溝底２２からフェース面１８Ａに至るヘッド本体内の接合面２１に沿って相互に会合している。
Patent JP-2007523854-A (JP)
Title: 自己組織化単層膜を形成するための化合物の合成方法、自己組織化単層膜を形成するための化合物、および、半導体部品用の層状構造
IPC: C07F7/14
Filed: 2004-06-18
Abstract: 【課題】自己組織化単層膜、特に半導体部品用の単層膜、を形成するために使用される化合物およびその合成方法並びに半導体部品を提供する。 【解決手段】 【化１】       本発明の方法は、ω−ハロゲン−アルク−１−エン（Ｉ）の場合は、π−π相互作用を行う能力のある基、特に少なくとも１つの芳香族基（Ａｒ）を有する基、によってハロゲンを末端求核置換する第１合成工程ａ）と、第１合成工程の生成物を第２合成工程においてヒドロシリル化する工程ｂ）とを特徴とする。本発明の合成方法によれば、所望する化合物を効率的に生成して収率を向上でき、精製条件を簡素化できる。
Patent JP-2007506407-A (JP)
IPC: C12N15/60
Filed: 2004-06-08
Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid sequence coding for a polypeptide having acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS) activity is new. The isolated nucleic acid sequence cited above further comprises: (a) a fully defined sequence of 519 bp (SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3); (b) a sequence comprising in position 21 and 22 a base triplet coding for Asp and Phe, respectively; (c) a sequence hybridizing under stringent conditions with (a) or (b); (d) a sequence having a homology of at least 70% with those of (a) or (b); (e) a sequence coding for a polypeptide having at least 80% homology on amino aid level with the polypeptide coded by (a) or (b); (f) a nucleic acid coding for a polypeptide with improved activity and/or selectivity and/or stability as compared with the polypeptide coded by (a) or (b), prepared by mutagenesis of a nucleic acid of (a) or (b), ligating the nucleic acid sequence obtainable from a suitable vector followed by transformation into a suitable expression system and expression and detection of the critical polypeptide with improved activity and/or selectivity and/or stability; or (g) polynucleotide containing at least 15 successive bases of the polynucleotide sequences of (a)-(f). Independent claims are also included for: (1) a polypeptide coded by the nucleic acid sequence cited above, comprising a fully defined sequence of 173 amino acids (SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4), or a polypeptide which is at least 84% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4, without the activity and/or selectivity and/or stability of the polypeptide being substantially reduced as compared with the polypeptide with SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4; (2) plasmids, vectors, micro-organisms comprising one or more nucleic acid sequences cited above; (3) primers for preparing, by means of PCR, or hybridization probes for detecting the nucleic acid sequences cited above; (4) preparing improved rec-polypeptides with AHAS activity starting from nucleic acid sequences cited above, comprising subjecting the nucleic acid sequences to mutagenesis, obtained nucleic acid sequences are cloned in a suitable vector and transferred into a suitable expression system, and detecting and isolating formed polypeptides with improved activity and/or selectivity and/or stability; (5) rec-polypeptides or encoding nucleic acid sequences, obtained by the process of (4); (6) production of a branched-chain amino acid using the polypeptide of (1); (7) a vector pECKA or pECKA/ilvBNC; and (8) microorganisms such as DSM15652, DAM15651 and DSM15650.