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Patent JP-2012149295-A (JP)
Title: Device for removing foreign matter in snout and method for removing the foreign matter
Inventor: IWATA TETSUYA
IPC: C23C2/00
Filed: 2011-01-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for removing foreign matter in a snout capable of manufacturing a high-quality plated steel plate in which surface defect is suppressed by discharging the foreign matter sticking on an inner wall surface of the snout to the outside of the snout.SOLUTION: The device for removing foreign matter in a snout is used for removing the foreign matter in the snout placed in a plating tank for hot-dip-plating a to-be-plated material, and includes a snout elevating and lowering device 6, a foreign matter peeling device 7 and a foreign matter sucking device 8. The snout elevating and lowering device 6 operates the snout 2 to move up and down when cleaning the inside of the snout 2, and positions the elevating/lowering position of the snout 2 at an arbitrary position. The foreign matter peeling device 7 peels the foreign matter sticking on the inner wall surface of the snout 2 when cleaning the inside of the snout 2, to clean the inner wall surface of the snout 2. The foreign matter sucking device 8 sucks the peeled foreign matter and the floating foreign matter on the plating bath surface in the snout 2 when cleaning the inside of the snout 2.
Patent JP-2012151676-A (JP)
Title: Decoding apparatus and decoding method
Inventor: HAYAMIZU ATSUSHI
IPC: H03M13/19
Filed: 2011-01-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for expediting iterative decoding in LDPC decoding.SOLUTION: A min-sum processing section 46 executes, on input data, check node processing of updating extrinsic value ratios based on prior value ratios in each row of a check matrix and variable node processing of updating prior value ratios based on extrinsic value ratios in each column of the check matrix. If a decoding result contains an error, a detection section 50 detects a bit of low reliability in the decoding result. An identification section 52 identifies a row and column of low reliability in the check matrix by the detected bit of low reliability. The min-sum processing section 46 executes, on the decoding result, the check node processing of the identified row and the variable node processing of the identified column.
Patent JP-2011098215-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: IOKI SADAO
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2011-01-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of enhancing the amusement of a game by relieving irritation and frustration a player feels when a game ball is not received in a movable member while a spare game is generated.  <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes: inflow detecting means for detecting a game ball flowing into a variable winning device; outflow detecting means for detecting a game ball flowing out of the variable winning device; and monitoring means for monitoring the presence of remaining balls within the variable winning device based on detection signals from winning detecting means and the outflow detecting means. When the winning detecting means does not detect a game ball before the elapse of spare time after the elapse of the opening operation time of the movable member based on generation of the spare game, the generated spare game is activated after the elapse of the spare time. When the winning detecting means detects a game ball before the elapse of the spare time, the generated spare game is activated on condition that there is no game ball remaining within the variable winning device, and the operation of a guide member inside the variable winning device is started based on the generated spare game. The operation of the guide member is terminated on condition that there is no game ball remaining within the variable winning device.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011147779-A (JP)
Title: Knee prosthesis system
Inventor: AUGER DANIEL D
IPC: A61F2/38
Filed: 2011-01-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an implantable total knee replacement prosthesis relating to surgical operation apparatuses and procedures.  <P>SOLUTION: The knee prosthesis system for total knee replacement procedures includes a plurality of distinctly-sized femoral components, a plurality of distinctly-sized fixed tibial components, a plurality of distinctly-sized mobile tibial components, a plurality of fixed inserts, and a plurality of mobile inserts. Each of the mobile inserts is sized and shaped such that each may be optimally matched to one of the femoral components and may be used with any one of the mobile tibial components. Each of the fixed inserts is sized and shaped such that each may be optimally matched to one of the femoral components and may be used with any one of the fixed tibial components.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011129528-A (JP)
Title: Method of manufacturing lithium ion secondary battery
Inventor: YOSHIDA YASUHIRO
IPC: H01M4/13
Filed: 2011-01-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithium ion battery that has a low-fluidity or gelled electrolyte, is safe, and has a superior efficiency of charge/discharge.  <P>SOLUTION: A paste-like active material mixture prepared by mixing an active material powder and a fine powder consisting of a polymer soluble in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution is applied, e.g., to collectors 1c, 2c to a uniform thickness, and then dried to form a positive electrode 1 and a negative electrode 2, each containing the active material powder and the fine powder of polymer. The two electrodes are assembled into a battery structure, into which the electrolytic solution is then injected.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012152316-A (JP)
Title: Fall prevention equipment
Inventor: TOMOSUE MOTOHARU
IPC: A62B35/00
Filed: 2011-01-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide fall prevention equipment for giving desired rotary resistance to a drum without any special adjustment and reliably preventing fall and absorbing shock.SOLUTION: A drum 4 and a ratchet wheel 7 are screw-coupled via a screw part 22b of a hollow cylinder 22. At the connection part, shock absorption members 26, 27 are inserted between the drum 4 and the ratchet wheel 7. When torque in the direction of drawing a lifeline 5 acts on the drum 4 with the ratchet wheel 7 locked by a lock nail 8, the drum 4 approaches the ratchet wheel 7 in the axis direction, and the shock absorption members 26, 27 are compressed and crushed.
Patent JP-2012156334-A (JP)
Title: Solid state image pickup device, manufacturing method of the solid state image pickup device, and electronic apparatus
Inventor: TAKIMOTO KAORI
IPC: H01L27/14
Filed: 2011-01-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a solid state image pick up device which suppresses the occurrence of dark current in an optical black (OB) pixel region, and to provide an electronic apparatus using the solid state image pick up device.SOLUTION: In a solid state image pick up device, a film, formed in a space between a light shielding film 19 and a substrate 10 that is located on a photoelectric conversion part 11 of an OB pixel region 8, is composed only of a silicon oxide film (insulation film 22). This structure prevents electric charge from occurring in the space between the light shielding film 19 and the substrate 10 that is located on the photoelectric conversion part 11 of the OB pixel region 8, thereby suppressing the occurrence of dark current.
Patent JP-2011159626-A (JP)
Title: Enclosure assembly for connector, strain relief member, and sealing method
Inventor: SCHNEIDER PAUL
IPC: H01R13/56
Filed: 2011-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an enclosure which is easy for mounting and surely fixes a cable inside the enclosure at high reliability.  <P>SOLUTION: An enclosure assembly 1 for at least one connector 9 includes the enclosure 1a having a connector storage section 18 formed to receive the connector and an opening 49 located on at least a rear end 40, and a strain relief member 14 formed to receive the cable 8. The strain relief member 14 includes a strain relief section 14a formed to elastically support the cable at one end, and a fixing section 32 at least partially arranged in the opening 49 at a mounted state and fixing the strain relief member in the enclosure 1a. The enclosure 1a and the strain relief member 14 are constituted to slide each other in front F up to a front position at a condition before mounting, and the enclosure 1a is automatically connected to the fixing section 32 at the front position by means of friction locking.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012156924-A (JP)
Title: Image processing apparatus, pixel interpolation method, and program
Inventor: NAKAMURA SATOSHI
IPC: H04N1/40
Filed: 2011-01-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method that are capable of realizing highly accurate pixel interpolation.SOLUTION: The apparatus includes: a periodicity determining unit 30 that determines whether an image region including a pixel to be interpolated is a periodic region; a first pixel value generating unit 32 that generates pixel values using a first interpolation method; a second pixel value generating unit 33 that generates pixel values using a second interpolation method; a control unit 34 that determines which of the first pixel value generating unit 32 and the second pixel value generating unit 33 is to be used based on a determination result; a pixel value inserting unit 35 that inserts the pixel value generated by the determined pixel value generating unit into a corresponding pixel in an image; and a pixel value updating unit 36 that updates, to the pixel values of neighboring pixels generated by the pixel value generating unit, the pixel values of the neighboring pixels in the image.
Patent JP-2012153116-A (JP)
Title: Thermal head, and method of polishing edge of board of thermal head
Inventor: HAMAYUBA TADASHI
IPC: B41J2/335
Filed: 2011-01-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermal head having a board edges of which are easily polished across a predetermined range, and a method of polishing the edges of a board of the thermal head.SOLUTION: This thermal head X which is composed of a board 1 and part of an electric resistance layer 9 formed on the board 1 includes a plurality of heating resistors 3 that do not function as heating elements and a polishing reference marker 50 that is composed of part of the electric resistance layer 9 formed on the board 1. The polishing reference marker 50 includes a first marker section 51, a second marker section 52, and a third marker section 53. The first marker section 51 has an edge 51a on a first direction Q side of the heating resistors 3 which is located with a first distance L1 from an edge 3a on the first direction Q side; the second marker section 52 has an edge 52a on the first direction Q side which is located with a second distance L2; and a third marker section 53 has an edge 53a which extends from the edge 52a on the first direction Q side of the second marker section 52 toward the first direction Q side.
Patent JP-2012159414-A (JP)
Title: Battery status estimation device
Inventor: UMEKI SHIHO
IPC: G01R31/36
Filed: 2011-02-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery status estimation device capable of enhancing calculation accuracy of the internal state of a secondary battery including a nonlinear region thereof.SOLUTION: A battery status estimation device includes: current detection means for detecting a current of a secondary battery as a current measuring value; voltage detection means for detecting a terminal voltage of the secondary battery as a voltage measurement value; terminal voltage estimation means that defines a battery model of the secondary battery, and calculates a conversion state quantity by a state quantity conversion of the current measuring value and the voltage measurement value by using a state variable filter based on the battery model in order to estimate a terminal voltage of the secondary battery based on the battery model as a voltage estimation value, from the conversion state quantity; identification means for identifying a parameter of the secondary battery so that a difference between the voltage measurement value and the voltage estimation value converges to zero; and nonlinear region detection means for detecting a presence ratio of a nonlinear region in characteristics between current and voltage in the secondary battery. The terminal voltage estimation means sets a cutoff frequency of the state variable filter according to the presence ratio.
Patent JP-2012157300-A (JP)
Title: Method for applying soil-conditioning material
Inventor: JINUSHI KENJI
IPC: A01C21/00
Filed: 2011-02-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for applying a soil-conditioning material, which can inhibit the generation of methane gas, when saccharification residues or distillation residues obtained in an ethanol-producing process are used as a soil-conditioning material.SOLUTION: The method for applying the soil-conditioning material, comprising separating saccharification residues contained in a saccharification solution, recovering a distillation residue solution left after distilling a fermentation solution, and applying the saccharification residues or the distillation residue solution as a soil-conditioning material to paddy soil, when saccharifying rice straws as a substrate with a saccharification enzyme, fermenting the obtained saccharification solution to obtain a fermentation solution, and then distilling the fermentation solution to produce ethanol, is characterized by applying the soil-conditioning material to paddy soil, and then keeping the oxidation-reduction potential of the paddy soil at ±0 to +500 mV.
Patent JP-2012164754-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device
Inventor: NITTA FUMIHIKO
IPC: H01L43/08
Filed: 2011-02-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device having an integrated circuit which reduces a current value of a magnetoresistive element used for read and write of information without increase in area of memory cells when viewed from above, and inhibits read/write errors and a short circuit between magnetoresistive elements.SOLUTION: A semiconductor device comprises an in-plane magnetization type magnetoresistive element MRD using a spin-transfer torque writing method arranged on a principal surface of a semiconductor substrate, which can change a magnetization state depending on a current flow direction, and first wiring BL electrically connected with the magnetoresistive element MRD and extending in a direction along the principal surface. An aspect ratio of the magnetoresistive element MRD when viewed from above has a value other than 1. In a memory cell region where a plurality of memory cells MC in each of which the magnetoresistive element MRD and a switching element are electrically connected are arrayed, regarding the magnetoresistive elements MRD in a longer direction when viewed from above, more than one magnetoresistive elements MRD neighboring with each other are arranged so as not to lie on the same straight line extending along the longer direction.
Patent JP-2012161429-A (JP)
Title: Ultrasonic image display apparatus power circuit and ultrasonic image display apparatus
Inventor: AMAMIYA SHINICHI
IPC: A61B8/00
Filed: 2011-02-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic image display apparatus power circuit miniaturized compared to a conventional one, and preventing power from being consumed uneconomically.SOLUTION: The power circuit includes a high-voltage fixed power supply portion 2 configured to boost a voltage of a low-voltage power supply and generate positive and negative voltages, a bias voltage output portion 3 connected to the high-voltage fixed power supply portion 2 and configured to output a bias voltage to a switch configured to switch an ultrasonic transducer configured to transmit and receive an ultrasonic wave, a transmission power supply portion 4 connected to the high-voltage fixed power supply portion 2, the transmission power supply portion 4 configured to supply transmission power for the ultrasonic wave to the ultrasonic transducer and configured to regenerate the transmission power as regeneration power to the high-voltage fixed power supply portion 2, and a regenerative electric power storage portion 5 provided between the high-voltage fixed power supply portion 2 and the transmission power supply portion 4 and configured to store regeneration power from the transmission power supply portion 4.
Patent JP-2012166571-A (JP)
Title: Webbing take-up device
Inventor: TAKAMATSU HITOSHI
IPC: B60R22/36
Filed: 2011-02-09
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the rotation performance and operational capability of a restriction member.SOLUTION: In a webbing take-up device 10, a lock plate 64 is rotated to the lock gear 32 side at a collision of a vehicle, so that lock teeth 70 of the lock plate 64 are engaged with ratchet teeth 32A of a lock gear 32 and thereby the lock plate 64 is regulated in rotation in the pull-out direction of the lock gear 32. When the lock teeth 70 are engaged with the ratchet teeth 32A, a contact surface 72A of the lock plate 64 abuts on the receiving surface 22A of a leg plate 12B, so that the receiving surface 22A receives a rotation load in the pull-out direction of the lock gear 32. The receiving surface 22A is provided having a clearance from the contact surface 72A. Therefore, the contact surface 72A can be suppressed or prevented from sliding on the receiving surface 22A when the lock plate 64 is rotated to the lock gear 32 side and thereby the rotation performance of the lock plate 64 can be enhanced.
Patent JP-2011162786-A (JP)
Title: Radiation curable solid ink composition
Inventor: BRETON MARCEL P
IPC: C09D11/00
Filed: 2011-02-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink formation that enables printing at lower temperature (that is, 70-100°C) while achieving robustness performance that exceeds conventional solid wax-based inks.  <P>SOLUTION: A radiation curable solid ink composition is provided that includes: a curable component; a non-curable component including at least one ethoxylated octylphenol derivative; at least one photoinitiator; and a colorant, wherein the components form a curable ink composition that is a solid at a first temperature (the first temperature is 20-25°C), and the components form a liquid composition at a second temperature (the second temperature is greater than 40°C).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012166300-A (JP)
Title: Nut fall preventing tool
Inventor: KOBAYASHI HIROMI
IPC: B25B23/10
Filed: 2011-02-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nut fall preventing tool with which nuts can be continuously attached and detached.SOLUTION: The nut fall preventing tool 6 used for attachment and detachment of the nuts has a cylindrical body which is constituted of an elastic material having an electrically insulating property and has a housing space 1 holding the nuts in a close contact state thereto. Since the nut fall preventing tool can hold the plurality of nuts in the housing space, the nuts can be continuously attached and detached.
Patent JP-2012168113-A (JP)
Title: Information processor and information processing method
Inventor: MATSUOKA KATSUHIRO
IPC: G01S19/23
Filed: 2011-02-16
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor capable of accurately determining whether a vehicle is traveling on an elevated road or under the elevated road.SOLUTION: A navigation 1 acquires a position of an own vehicle based on GPS information transmitted from a GPS receiver 2. Also, the navigation 1 acquires other vehicle position information and a GPS reception intensity signal for acquiring the other vehicle position information via an inter-vehicle communication device 4. Further, based on the acquired other vehicle position information and GPS reception intensity signal, the navigation device 1 acquires a three-dimensional position of another vehicle which indicates whether the other vehicle is traveling on an elevated road or under the elevated road. Thus, based on the position of the own vehicle and the three-dimensional position of the other vehicle, the navigation 1 determines a possibility of collision of the own vehicle and the other vehicle.
Patent JP-2012166841-A (JP)
Title: Packaging method and system of the same
Inventor: KINOSHITA NAONORI
IPC: B65B9/213
Filed: 2011-02-16
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging method which enables a packaged goods having a valve function to be obtained at a low cost of packaging, and a system of the same.SOLUTION: Silicone oil S is applied to one end of a strip-like film F drawn from a film roll 26 by application means 44. The strip-like film F fed into bag making means 34 is formed in a cylindrical shape in such a manner that in both the end edges, the coated surfaces of the silicone oil S are overlapped inside, and an overlapping portion 12 resembling palms of two hands put together is formed. A non-woven fabric 24 draw from a non-woven fabric roll 30 is heated and welded to the inside of the film so that an inside base of the overlapping portion 12 is stridden. A longitudinal seal is applied to the overlapping portion 12 of the cylindrical film Fa so that a partial adhesion portion is formed on the applied portion of the silicone oil S in the longitudinal seal part 14, and an airtight adhered part is formed on the residual portion. In a cylindrical film Fa, an air tight traversal seal is applied and cut together with non-woven fabric 24 at vertical positions sandwiching the partially adhered portion of the longitudinal seal part 14.
Patent JP-2012173355-A (JP)
Title: Image reading device
Inventor: KOMURA SADAYUKI
IPC: G03G15/00
Filed: 2011-02-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading device capable of properly performing the setting for reading of a wide original.SOLUTION: In a digital copying device 1, when the top end of a wide original G inserted from an original insertion port 67 is detected by an original insertion sensor 61, a pair of entrance rollers 62 is rotationally driven by a predetermined amount in a direction where the original G is fed out to a contact sensor 64 and the top end of the original G is held by the pair of entrance rollers 62, to temporarily stop the original G, and then, feed the original G to the contact sensor 64. When the original reverse and discharge key of an operation part 15 instructing the reverse feeding of the original G to the original insertion port 67 is operated for an instruction at a predetermined timing, the pair of entrance rollers 62 is reversely rotated to reversely feed the original G to the original insertion port 67.
Patent JP-2012171129-A (JP)
Title: Method and device for manufacturing seamless belt
Inventor: KONUMA TAKU
IPC: G03G15/16
Filed: 2011-02-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing an inexpensive high-quality seamless belt which includes a thermoplastic resin as a main component.SOLUTION: The method includes: a process for extruding a molten body to a gap between an end of a first cylinder 7 and an end of a second cylinder 4 facing each other from a discharge port 2b of an annular die 2; a process for holding the molten body between the end parts of the first/second cylinders 7, 4; a process for coating an inner wall of the first cylinder 7 or the second cylinder 4 with the molten body to form a cylindrical layer 1 by increasing a speed of relative displacement between the annular die 2, and the first cylinder 7 and the second cylinder 4 if a thickness of the molten body is thicker than a length from an upper end to a lower end of the discharge port 2b, and by increasing a pressure of gas injected to a space 50 when an upper surface of the molten body is positioned axially beyond the upper end of the discharge port 2b and decreasing pressure of the gas when a lower surface of the molten body is positioned axially below the lower end of the discharge port 2b, if the thickness of the molten body is thinner than the length of the discharge port 2b; and a process for solidifying the cylindrical layer.