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Patent JP-2009213577-A (JP)
Title: Workpiece transfer device for sewing machine
Inventor: TAJIMA IKUO
IPC: F16H25/20
Filed: 2008-03-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the pattern shift of sewing by effectively preventing the slack of a workpiece at a sewing position.  <P>SOLUTION: The workpiece transfer device for a sewing machine includes a pair of rotating bodies 17 disposed away from each other at an interval corresponding to the horizontal width of the workpiece H and configured so as to be moved along a track curved in a circular or circular arcuate shape respectively, a drive mechanism 30 for synchronously moving the pair of rotating bodies along the curved track, and a pair of holding members 23 and 24 for holding respective ends in the horizontal width direction of the workpiece H to be sewn along the respective rotating bodies. Both right and left ends of the workpiece are held in the state of being spread in a curved surface shape along the curved track of the rotating bodies by the holding members 23 and 24, and the workpiece held by the holding members is moved along the curved track accompanying the movement of the rotating bodies. The workpiece is transferred smoothly in the vertical direction (Y direction) with the surface while maintaining a prescribed curved state.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009217054-A (JP)
Title: Electrochromic material
Inventor: HIRANO SHIGENOBU
IPC: G02F1/1516
Filed: 2008-03-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrochromic compound and to improve memory performance of a reflective display element using the compound.  <P>SOLUTION: The electrochromic compound is expressed by general formula (1) and has at least an adsorbing group A, an oxidation-reduction chromophore, and a spacer moiety X.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009133472-A (JP)
Title: Damping force variable damper
Inventor: AZEKATSU YOSHITOMO
IPC: F16F9/32
Filed: 2008-03-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a ride comfort performance of a vehicle by reducing damping force when an electric current is not carried, in a variable damping force damper using MRF.  <P>SOLUTION: An annular inner yoke 26 and an outer yoke 40 are coaxially oppositely arranged with a predetermined clearance in an outer peripheral side part of a piston 16 so that the MRF flows in a void 41 formed between both yokes. A coil 30 is arranged in an annular groove 28 recessed on the outer periphery of the inner yoke, and flow passage resistance to the MRF passing through the void is controlled by generating a magnetic flux of crossing the void 41 by selectively carrying the electric current to the coil. An axial extending part 31 overhanging toward the outer periphery of the coil, is arranged on the outer peripheral part side of the annular groove of the inner yoke.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009213776-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: SANADA TAKASHI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2008-03-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of being switched to an operation pattern for reciprocating only one of two movable bodies and an operation pattern for simultaneously reciprocating both of the movable bodies only by controlling the drive of one driving unit.  <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes a driving movable body 43 moved within a driving range by driving of a driving unit, and a driven movable body 44 driven by the driving movable body 43. The driving range has an interlocking zone from a predetermined position to an upper limit position and a non-interlocking zone from the predetermined position to a lower limit position. The driven movable body 44 is urged downward by its own weight. When the driving movable body 43 is driven upward in the interlocking zone, the driven movable body 44 is moved against its own weight in interlock with the driving movable body, when the driving movable body 43 is driven downward, the driven movable body 44 is moved by its own weight with the driving movable body 43, and when the driving movable body 43 is driven within the non-interlocking zone, the driven movable body 44 is held at the lower limit position by its own weight.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009165802-A (JP)
Title: Gaming machine and gaming system
Inventor: TSUKAHARA NAKAYASU
IPC: A63F13/00
Filed: 2008-03-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gaming machine and a gaming system in which a progressive jackpot is constructed of a new system.  <P>SOLUTION: An accumulate (increment) according to an amount of a predetermined ratio of the number of bets made with respect to a game is repeated with respect to an award amount of a plurality of progressive jackpots, respectively. An award amount of a progressive jackpot which is the object of the increment increases towards an upper limit based on a predetermined sequence. More specifically, when the award amount of the progressive jackpot that is the object of increment is about to reach or become higher than the upper limit, the award amount of the progressive jackpot which is the object of increment is set to the upper limit. Further, an award amount of a progressive jackpot with a following sequence number is set as the object of subsequent increments. If a progressive jackpot is won, an award amount of any one of a plurality of progressive jackpots is selected based on its sequence number.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009221294-A (JP)
Title: Nano-structural material and its preparation method
Inventor: NOGUCHI SO
IPC: B82B1/00
Filed: 2008-03-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new nano-structural material that has pores of regular, several tens nm size and also exhibits high thermal stability, and to provide its preparation method.  <P>SOLUTION: Provided is a preparation method of a nano-structural material which is a structural body having a micro phase separation structure formed by a block copolymer which bonds two or more polymer chains incompatible with each other and having silicon for the polymer to form one separation phase of the micro phase separation structure and which method selectively removes, by heating the structural body, the polymer chains not having silicon to form vacancy.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008229342-A (JP)
Title: Ultrasound system and method for forming ultrasound image
Inventor: CHOI DO YONG
IPC: A61B8/00
Filed: 2008-03-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reconstruct a two-dimensional image by forming a three-dimensional image including a target object in an anechoic area without echoic ultrasound signals and setting a region of interest along the target object, in an ultrasound system.  <P>SOLUTION: The ultrasound diagnostic system for forming an ultrasound image includes a volume data acquisition unit to acquire volume data by transmitting/receiving ultrasound signals to/from a target object of an anechoic area, and an image processing unit where the volume data is subjected to inverse volume rendering to form a three-dimensional image showing the target object and a region of interest (ROI) is set to the target object in response to a user input so as to reconstruct the data relevant to the region of interest, for forming the two-dimensional image.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008186810-A (JP)
Title: Rotating operation type input device
Inventor: YOKOCHI SHIGERU
IPC: H01H19/11
Filed: 2008-03-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic rotating operation type input device with a thin configuration that easily synchronizes a rotation feeling with signal output and prevents a rotation feeling from being deteriorated even when the operation is repeatedly executed regarding a rotating operation type input device for executing phonebook search and various input operations.  <P>SOLUTION: Prescribed output is obtained while detecting variations in magnetic field strength during rotation of an operation body 11 by a detection element 21, arranged on a substrate part 20 at the lower part of a base 14, with respect to one ring-like magnet 13 mounted on the lower face of the operation body 11 rotatably arranged on the base 14. A magnet 15 is arranged at a part other than the part, where variations in magnetic field strength are detected, on the same side as the detection element 21 so as to obtain an operation feeling by generating an attractive/repulsive force in-between the ring-like magnet 13 during the rotating operation of the operation body 11. Consequently, it is possible to achieve a rotating operation type input device with a thin configuration that easily synchronizes a rotation feeling with signal output and has almost no deterioration in rotation feeling.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009232237-A (JP)
Title: Fm channel selection circuit
Inventor: HIGASHI KIMIAKI
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 2008-03-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an FM channel selection circuit that improves precision of presetting of FM broadcast signals.  <P>SOLUTION: In a reception mode for an FM broadcast signal, a local oscillation frequency corresponding to channel data next is set (step S2). It is determined whether an operation voltage includes an error (step S3). If it is determined in the step S3 that the operation voltage includes an error, that is, a voltage drift, an advance to a step S4 is made to correct local oscillation frequency data (step S4).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009228359-A (JP)
Title: Sanitary washing apparatus
Inventor: KUNIMOTO KEIJIRO
IPC: E03D9/08
Filed: 2008-03-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sanitary washing apparatus having a drying function that can efficiently dry a dried surface in a short time without giving a feeling of cold air to a user.  <P>SOLUTION: First drying of blasting warm air to the dried surface while inducing the warm air by pressurized air, second drying of blasting only the pressurized air, and third drying of blowing only the warm air are provided, and three modes are combined to perform operation, thereby attaining efficient drying according to a service condition.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009183679-A (JP)
Title: Gaming machine and its control method
Inventor: YOSHIZAWA KAZUMASA
IPC: A63F5/04
Filed: 2008-03-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add new entertaining potentialities by offering a game environment preferred by players.  <P>SOLUTION: One rotary reel 3 is arrayed behind a display 16 and an upper display 33 crossing over them. Symbols 5 and 5 different from each other on the circumferential surface 4 of the rotary reel 3 are arrayed separately behind a window part 16a of the display 16 and behind a window part 33a of the upper display 33. The symbols 9a and 9b to be rearranged are displayed, respectively, at a part other than the window part 16a of the display 16 and at a part other than the window part 33a of the upper display 33. Slot games, the one using the symbols 5 and 5 on the rotary reel 3 arrayed behind the window parts 16a and 33a and the other using the symbols 9a and 9b displayed on the parts other than the window parts are executed, respectively, on the display 16 and on the upper display 33.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009233794-A (JP)
Title: Grinding/polishing machine for silicon block, and method of working silicon wafer
Inventor: YAHATA KATSUYA
IPC: B24B9/00
Filed: 2008-03-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grinding/polishing machine having increased productivity.  <P>SOLUTION: When the surface of a silicon block 2 is ground/polished, the front and rear of the silicon block 2 in the longitudinal direction are held by chucking parts 12a, 12b which mechanical chuck the silicon block. In such a state, the side surfaces 5 of the silicon block 2 and the corner parts 6 connecting these side surfaces to each other are ground and polished. Since the silicon block 2 can be held in such a state as to be floated in the air in the state of non-contact, the side surfaces 5 and the corner parts 6 are prevented from being damaged. Since not only the side surfaces 5 of the silicon block 2 but also the corner parts 6 can be chamfered by grinding and polishing, when the silicon wafer is manufactured by slicing the silicon block 2, the chipping of the peripheral edge thereof is avoided to improve yield.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009233801-A (JP)
Title: Cutting insert, cutting tool, and cutting method
Inventor: KOGA KENICHIRO
IPC: B23C5/06
Filed: 2008-03-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cutting insert, a cutting tool, and a cutting method capable of stably cutting over a long period by suppressing the elastic deformation or wear of the contact portion of a tool holder on the cutting insert.  <P>SOLUTION: This cutting tool comprises a cutting insert having an insert body with an upper surface and side surfaces and edge parts formed between the upper surface and the side surfaces, and a tool holder having an insert mounting part to which the cutting insert is attached. The cutting insert comprises a member having a hardness lower than that of the insert body installed on a part of the surface thereof. The cutting insert is brought into contact with the insert mounting part at the low hardness member.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009234656-A (JP)
Title: Food container equipped with identification code and method of forming identification code of food container
Inventor: YUSE HIDEHIKO
IPC: B65D25/20
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide food containers equipped with identification codes and a method of forming the identification codes of the food containers capable of quickly and easily obtaining the information that can be changed in the individual container unit even when they are the same goods or products.  <P>SOLUTION: The outer surface of the container 20 of packaged food displays (A) a two-dimensional code 32 displaying the information of a URL of an Internet site for checking the information about the packaged food 10, (B) characters, symbols, or a character display 43 consisting of a combination thereof used for accessing individual information in the individual container unit of the packaged food 10 on the Internet site, and (C) a year, month, and date display 41 of at least any one of a manufacturing date, an expiration date, a freshness date of the packaged food.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008257717-A (JP)
Title: Keyword advertisement exposure method and system through optimal landing page retrieval
Inventor: SONG KIHO
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a keyword advertisement exposure method and system through the optimal landing page retrieval.  <P>SOLUTION: This keyword advertisement exposure method through the optimal landing page retrieval includes a step for receiving the input of a detail keyword including a keyword to which any character string other than a representative keyword purchased by the advertiser is added from a user; a step for dynamically searching for the optimal landing page accompanied by the input detail keyword; and a step for exposing the page information of the optimal landing page to the user.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009238175-A (JP)
Title: Electronic apparatus
Inventor: KUSAKA HIROYUKI
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an electronic apparatus in which the packing density of an apparatus body is improved.  <P>SOLUTION: This electronic apparatus 1 includes a functional component 34 contained in a first housing 5 and a camera module 22 contained in a second housing 15. The second housing 15 is swingable between a first posture in which the second housing is collapsed so as to cover the upper wall 7 of the first housing 5, and a second posture in which the second housing is raised with respect to the first housing 5, and the second housing 15 includes an opening 17a through which the display screen 16a is exposed to the outside on a surface opposite the first housing 5. The camera module 22 includes an end 22a which projects beyond the opening 17a toward the first housing 5. The functional component 34 is located in a position opposite to the end 22 of the camera module 22 in the first housing 5 and exposed to the outside of the first housing 5 when the second housing is in the first posture, and the functional component 34 is provided on a level which is lower by one step than the upper surface 7a of the upper wall 7.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009244922-A (JP)
Title: Search system, search method, and search program
Inventor: HARUTA AKIKO
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a search method in order to support a searcher for making it possible to use a search keyword which others have used in other searches and succeeded in searching.  <P>SOLUTION: The search method has: a step to perform a first search in response to a search request using a search keyword by a first user; a step to associate the search keyword with the search result concerned responding to the presentation made by the first user that a search result is satisfactory and register the search keyword; a step to perform a second search responding to a search request by a second user after the first search; and a step to present a part or all of the search keywords to the second user responding to a request from the second user when a same search result with the above is obtained by the second search.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009241723-A (JP)
Title: Rear wheel toe-in angle control apparatus of vehicle
Inventor: HINOHARA TAKAMICHI
IPC: B62D137/00
Filed: 2008-03-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a configuration of a position sensor and reduce a manufacturing cost when a trouble of the position sensor for use in detecting an operating position of an actuator is detected.  <P>SOLUTION: This rear wheel toe-in angle control apparatus for use in controlling actuators in response to a controlling instruction value obtained in response to a running state of a vehicle and an actual measured value set by a stroke sensor includes the right and left actuators for individually changing toe-in angles of the right and left rear wheels of the vehicle and a stroke sensor for detecting an operating position of each of the actuators, wherein in the case where the abnormal state that the apparatus is doubted to have a certain trouble through comparison between the actual measured value got with the stroke sensor and a control indicated value is continued until a determination time set in response to a loaded state in respect to the actuator with a lateral force when the vehicle turns passes, it is determined that the stroke sensor has a certain trouble.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009245836-A (JP)
Title: Circuit breaker
Inventor: YOSHIDA ATSUSHI
IPC: H01H73/02
Filed: 2008-03-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a circuit breaker for detecting occurrence of connection failure in its early stage without making a substantial design change and by minimizing increase of the number of components.  <P>SOLUTION: A connection failure detecting circuit to detect connection failure of a terminal is connected to a power supply side terminal 2, the terminal seat 10 of the power supply side terminal 2 is fixed to the housing 1 of the circuit breaker by a fixing screw 14 together with a circuit board 8 forming the connection failure detecting circuit. The connection failure detecting circuit determines the connection failure by detecting a potential difference generated between a wire 4 and the terminal seat 10, performs electrical connection with the terminal seat 10 through the fixing screw 14, performs electrical connection with the wire 4 by bringing one end of a contact metal fitting 19 the other end of which is connected to the circuit board 8 into contact with a nut 12, and determines the connection failure if a detected potential reaches a prescribed value.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009246317-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device and wiring substrate
Inventor: TSUKUDA TATSUAKI
IPC: H01L23/12
Filed: 2008-04-01
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device whose impedance matching is controlled over a total length of wiring located on a wiring substrate, and which includes an excellent transmission characteristic, and also to provide a wiring substrate.  <P>SOLUTION: The semiconductor device 10 includes a wiring substrate 102 having at least one wiring 112, a semiconductor chip 120 mounted on the wiring substrate 102, and a conductor reference surface 108 located on a part of a wiring layer inside of the wiring substrate 102. In a plane view, the wiring 112 includes a first area 150 overlapped with the conductor reference surface 108 and a second area 160 except the first area, and a conductor chip 110 is mounted above the second area 160.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009251880-A (JP)
Title: Mobile terminal apparatus and key arrangement method
Inventor: YANO EIJI
IPC: G06F3/023
Filed: 2008-04-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal apparatus and a key arrangement method for improving ease of operation.  <P>SOLUTION: A mobile phone set 1 includes: a body part 10 having a keypad 14 where input keys 15 are arranged; a cover part 11 connected to the body part 10 and capable of opening and closing the key pad 14 to two directions; a liquid crystal face 16 arranged at the cover part 11 so as to be almost aligned with the key pad 14 when the cover part 11 is opened; a storage part for storing key information in which characters etc. assigned to the input keys 15 are associated with the arrangement directions of the characters; a first detection switch 102 and a second detection switch 103 for detecting the direction in which the cover part 11 is opened; a determination part 104 for determining the arrangement directions of the characters etc. to be assigned to the input keys 15 based on the detected direction; and a display control part 105 for reading key information corresponding to the determined arrangement directions from a storage part 101, and for updating the display of characters by assigning the characters shown by the read key information to the input keys 15 in the arrangement directions.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009250780-A (JP)
Title: Water quality measurement system and water improving system
Inventor: KAMETANI HITOSHI
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 2008-04-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of continuously and easily measuring water quality centering around the concentration of dissolved oxygen at every water depth regardless of the presence of sludge.  <P>SOLUTION: The water quality measurement system has an observation ship 200 and a measuring instrument 300. The observation ship 200 has the center of gravity on the synmetric axis of its hull while having an axisynmetric outer shape on a plan view and is equipped a winch 203 for lifting the measuring instrument 300 from the synmetric axis through a wire 202, a control device 204 for controlling the falling stop of the winch 203 on the basis of the detection of the bottom of the water, and a cylindrical buoy 207 for floating the hull. The measuring instrument 300 includes an γ-ray detector 302 and a water quality sensor 304 containing at least a dissolved oxygen concentration sensor.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008255359-A (JP)
Title: Additive for lubricant and graft polymer
Inventor: AUSCHRA CLEMENS
IPC: C10M149/06
Filed: 2008-04-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a VI-improver (an agent for improving viscosity index) with an effective dispersing action as an additive for a lubricant.  <P>SOLUTION: The VI-active material (a material for improving a viscosity index) is a graft polymer formed by a 6-30C alkyl(meth)acrylate (AMA) and (B) a not functionalized copolymer and (C) a functionalized copolymer and (A) a polyalkylmethacrylate-macro monomer (A) copolymerized in a carrier medium TM, and it has a superior dispersing activity.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT