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Patent JP-2004246554-A (JP)
Title: Road data generation method
Inventor: ARITA HIDEAKI
IPC: H04N1/46
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically generate map data from color image data.  <P>SOLUTION: YUV conversion and linear conversion are conducted to input color image data, a UV image is generated (S11), and a color oval which indicates color characteristics information of a road is generated (S12) based on a direction of a user. A road candidate area in the UV image is extracted based on the color oval (S13), a binary image is generated, an expansion/reduction process and a labeling process are conducted, then noise which can not be the road candidate area is removed (S14). A contour point sequence and a center point sequence of the road candidate area are extracted (S15), and vector conversion is conducted to form a contour segment and a center line segment (S16). Width of the road is determined based on the created line segment, and a road element candidate rectangle is generated from the center line segment and the width of the road (S17). The road element candidate rectangle is connected in consideration of the connectivity of the road (S18), and the map data is generated (S19).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004242954-A (JP)
Title: Straightener in medical guide wire
Inventor: TONOKURA EIJI
IPC: A61M25/01
Filed: 2003-02-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily re-arrange a straightener at the bent tip part of a guide wire.  <P>SOLUTION: A notched hole 12 is formed along a guide hole 10 on the side surface of the straightener S1(S9). The opening width of the notched hole 12 is set to be larger than the diameter of the guide wire G1. The notched hole 12 is opened on the proximal end surface 3 of the straightener S1, and the side of the distal end is closed and defined as a hook part 13. The notched hole 12 can be formed by inclination (straightener S3), or formed over the whole length from the proximal end surface 3 to the distal end surface 4 (straightener S4). The straightener consists of a pair of right and left halved cylinder parts 65, 66, and may be made to come close (a closed state) or come off (an open state) each other (straighteners S6, S7, S8).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004244598-A (JP)
Title: Polyester block copolymer and process for preparing the same
Inventor: KIMURA YOSHIHARU
IPC: C08G63/02
Filed: 2003-02-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process for preparing a high-molecular weight polyester block copolymer having a high degree of tendency to form blocks linked through an ester bond without using any harmful bonding agent.  <P>SOLUTION: The process for preparing the polyester block copolymer comprises subjecting two or more polyesters each of which has different repeating units to a transesterification reaction at a temperature less than the melting point of the polyester having the highest melting point among the two or more polyesters to thereby produce a polyester block copolymer having a high Pr (persistence ratio) value.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004252580-A (JP)
Title: Connecting status detecting system equipped with absent device notifying means
Inventor: NOGUCHI YOSHIAKI
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2003-02-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly detect any absent device without waiting for time-out, and to easily and surely detect the generation of any failure.  <P>SOLUTION: This system is provided with a plurality of devices 11, 12, 21, 22 and 23 connected to a computer main body 40 and a controllers 10 and 20 connected to the computer main body 40 for monitoring the connecting status of each device according to response signals transmitted from the respective devices 11, 12 or 21, 22 and 23. This system is also provided with absence notifying devices 31 and 32 unconnected to the computer main body 40 for setting the identification information of any absent device for specifying one or more connectable devices, and for transmitting a response signal including the identification information to the controller 10 or 20 to notify the absence of the device.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004250984-A (JP)
Title: Cast-in-place steel pipe reinforced concrete pile
Inventor: INNAMI SHUZO
IPC: E02D5/30
Filed: 2003-02-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cast-in-place steel pipe reinforced concrete pile which ensures sufficient strength at a low cost.  <P>SOLUTION: According to the cast-in-place steel pipe reinforced concrete pile 10, a predetermined-length portion closer to a pile head 10a to which a large cross-sectional force is applied, is formed as a steel pipe reinforced concrete section 14, and the remaining portion is formed as a steel reinforced concrete section 16. Then a steel pipe 24 constituting the steel pipe reinforced concrete section 14 is formed of a steel pipe main body 32 and diaphragms 34 set at three locations, i.e. upper and lower ends and a central location thereof. Thus concrete 20 poured in the steel pipe 24 is constrained by the three diaphragms 34, and therefore the integrity of the concrete 20 and the steel pipe 24 is enhanced, to thereby ensures required strength. The steel pipe main body 32 is made up of an extremely thick straight seam steel pipe, and therefore while ensuring the sufficient strength, it drastically cuts costs compared with a steel pipe with ribs.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004253673-A (JP)
Title: Prediction method, evaluation method, adjustment method, exposure method, device manufacturing method, and program
Inventor: KUDO TAKETO
IPC: H01L21/027
Filed: 2003-02-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for predicting the transfer characteristic of a pattern via a projection optical system in a short time.  <P>SOLUTION: A change in the imaged state of the transfer image of a pattern according to a defocus is regarded as a change in the wave front aberration of the projection optical system. In a step 108, respective focus dependency aberration components (Z<SB>4</SB>, Z<SB>9</SB>, Z<SB>16</SB>, Z<SB>25</SB>, Z<SB>36</SB>) are corrected. In a step 112, the value of linear coupling of aberration components (Z<SB>1</SB>-Z<SB>37</SB>) including the corrected focus dependency aberration components (Z<SB>4</SB>, Z<SB>9</SB>, Z<SB>16</SB>, Z<SB>25</SB>, Z<SB>36</SB>) are calculated, and a change ΔCD in the line width of an image of the pattern is predicted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004255893-A (JP)
Title: Bearing unit for vehicle wheel
Inventor: SAKAMOTO MITSUYOSHI
IPC: B60B3/16
Filed: 2003-02-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing unit for a vehicle wheel capable of sufficiently suppressing swelling-out of the outer side face of a mounting flange 15 when a serration part 18a of a stud 9a is fitted by pressure into a mounting hole 16.  <P>SOLUTION: The bearing unit for the vehicle wheel is structured so that the peripheral surface of the serration part 18a is formed tapered in such a way as inclining in the direction that the outside diameter enlarges as going toward the base end. This can lessen the pressure fitting force when the serration part 18a is to be fitted by pressure into the mounting hole 16.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004259473-A (JP)
Title: Organic el display panel and manufacturing method of the same
Inventor: NAGAI NAOMI
IPC: H05B33/10
Filed: 2003-02-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an organic EL display panel with high reliability to which a passive matrix method is applied, which can be manufactured at low cost, and to provide a manufacturing method of the same.  <P>SOLUTION: An organic EL display panel 10 is composed of insulation layers 16 formed between first electrodes 14 formed into stripe-shape films on an upper surface of a substrate 12, pole-shaped bodies 18 formed on upper surfaces of the insulation layers 16 with an interval between each other, plate-shaped bodies 20 formed in stripe at a position crossing the first electrodes 14 on the upper surface of the pole-shaped bodies 18, an organic light-emitting layer 22 formed in film on upper surfaces of the first electrodes 14 and the insulation layers 16, and second electrodes 24 formed on upper surfaces of the organic light-emitting layer 22 through the plate-shaped bodies 20.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004258768-A (JP)
Title: Device control apparatus
Inventor: AWANE SATORU
IPC: F24C3/12
Filed: 2003-02-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device control apparatus which allows for use of a general nonvolatile storing means having good usability such as EEPROM while allowing for appropriate storage of information for device operation.  <P>SOLUTION: A control means 11 which controls actuation of a device is configured to control the actuation of the device based on information for device operation stored in a nonvolatile storing means 14. At each count processing timing, with regard to any one of multiple count value storing areas of the storing means 14 wherein the count values stored therein do not reach a setting target value, the count value is added in a unit amount to rewrite the value to a new count value, which is stored therein. When determining that setting conditions for refresh operation have been met, the control means 11 executes the refresh operation of subjecting rewrite processing to the information for device operation stored in an operation information storing area.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004254780-A (JP)
Title: Brush
Inventor: OKABE KENICHI
IPC: A46D3/04
Filed: 2003-02-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brush in which a primary molded portion and a secondary molded portion are strongly integrated and a separation of the secondary molded portion is restrained.  <P>SOLUTION: In the brush, after bristles 3 are inserted into transplanting holes 40 of a transplanting foundation 41 having a plurality of transplanting holes 40 so as to keep one end 30 protrude each, molten 31 are formed in the one ends 30, the transplanting foundation 41 and the bristles 3 are fixed by covering the melting masses 31 with a filler. Separation restraining portions 5 that restrain the solidified filler from separating from the transplanting foundation 41 is provided in the portions of the transplanting foundation 41 that contacts the filler. The separation restraining portions 5 are preferably is made up of a coarse surface, irregularities, level differences or a combination of them.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004260915-A (JP)
Title: Driving device and method for positioning using the same
Inventor: MUNEISHI TAKESHI
IPC: F16C29/04
Filed: 2003-02-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving device which can stop, position and hold a traveling member accurately at a predetermined position; which can shorten its positioning time; and which can hold stably a performance for a long period by reducing the wear of a frictional member to be driven.  <P>SOLUTION: The driving device includes the traveling member which can rotate or can linearly move, a guide member connected to the traveling member, and a first drive source having the frictional member so that the frictional member is brought into contact with the guide member for driving/stopping the traveling member. In this driving device, the guide member is movably connected to the traveling member. The driving device further includes a second drive source for driving the traveling member relatively to the guide member.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004262022-A (JP)
Title: Functional fiber aggregate and molded object using it
Inventor: WATANABE MASAMI
IPC: D04H1/544
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a functional fiber aggregate capable of sufficiently developing a function such as moisture absorption, offensive smell masking properties, deodorizing properties, antibacterial properties or the like possessed by a functional material and having excellent processability or strength and good ventilation properties, and a molded product using it.  <P>SOLUTION: The functional fiber aggregate is obtained by thermally bonding the functional material and a fiber aggregate, and comprises thermally adhesive fibers constituted of a resin containing a modified polyolefin obtained by subjecting a polyolefin to graft polymerization using a vinyl monomer containing at least one component selected from an unsaturated carboxylic acid and an unsaturated carboxylic anhydride (hereinbelow said to be a modifier).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004261686-A (JP)
Title: Garbage disposal equipment
Inventor: FUKUCHI TAKESHI
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage disposal equipment, in which miscellaneous germs are prevented from propagating even when the equipment is left out of operation for a long time (two days or longer).  <P>SOLUTION: The garbage disposal equipment includes a disposal tank, a stirrer provided rotatably in the tank, a motor for driving the stirrer, an electric heater for heating the tank, and a deodorizing device for removing odor component from exhaust gas escaping from the tank. A timer function is provided to the equipment so as to conduct on-time operations. If direction for operation is not given in a prescribed time, an automatic unattended operation is repeated, including heating by the electric heater and motor-driven rotation of the stirrer.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003269197-A (JP)
Title: Control method and device of accelerating pedal in internal combustion engine
Inventor: KUSTOSCH MARIO
IPC: B60K26/02
Filed: 2003-03-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control method and a device of an accelerating pedal in an internal combustion engine for informing a driver of the fact of entering an uneconomical traveling method via an accelerating pedal.  <P>SOLUTION: In this control method of the accelerating pedal 1 in the internal combustion engine for adding restoring force FPED to the accelerating pedal 1, a desired value FPEDSOLL to the restoring force is increased as a function that a preset value becomes less than efficiency of the internal combustion engine. This control device 5 of the accelerating pedal 1 in the internal combustion engine has a means 10 for adding the restoring force FPED to the accelerating pedal 1, and is provided with means 15 and 20 for determining the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, and is provided with a means 25 for forming the desired value FPEDSOLL to the restoring force. The means 25 increases the desired value FPEDSOLL as the function that the preset value becomes less than the efficiency of the internal combustion engine.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004271231-A (JP)
Title: Navigation system and program
Inventor: SAKATA TAKAHARU
IPC: G01C21/00
Filed: 2003-03-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation system etc. capable of reports useful for a user.  <P>SOLUTION: In the case that 10 km are set at a distance setting part, 10 minutes at a time setting part 84, and OR at a condition setting part 86, a condition for accentuated speech guidance is a condition for issuing an accentuated beep sound and performing accentuated speech guidance when the distance of 10 km set at the distance setting part 82 is exceeded or when the time of 10 minutes set at the time setting part 84 is exceeded. In the case that a time difference is 15 minutes and a distance difference is 12 km in the case of making a left turn and that a time difference is 12 minutes and a distance difference is 9 km in the case of making a straight movement, accentuated speech guidance is performed since the time exceeds 10 minutes in either case of the left turn and the straight movement to satisfy the condition for accentuated speech guidance.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004271682-A (JP)
Title: Imaging optical system and optical apparatus using the imaging optical system
Inventor: SUZUKI YOSHIMASA
IPC: G02B15/173
Filed: 2003-03-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging optical system constituted so that an object-to-image distance is fixed and the fluctuation of F-number is reduced even if varying imaging magnification, and also, to provide an optical apparatus using the imaging optical system.  <P>SOLUTION: The imaging optical system is provided with at least a variable power optical system Z provided with a first positive group G1, a second negative group G2, a third positive group G3, a fourth positive group G4 arranged in this order from an object side, and an aperture diaphragm S arranged between the third group G3 and the fourth group G4, and for varying the power by changing a distance between the first group G1 and the second group G2, a distance between the second group G2 and the third group G3 and a distance between the third group G3 and the fourth group G4, and the power is varied while keeping the object-to-image distance fixed, and also, the imaging optical system satisfies the following conditional inequalities in at least one variable power state, ¾En¾/L>0.4 and ¾Ex¾/¾L/β¾>0.4. Provided that En denotes a distance from the object side first lens surface of the variable power optical system Z to the incident pupil of the imaging optical system, L denotes the object-to-image distance of the imaging optical system, Ex denotes a distance from the image side last lens surface of the variable power optical system Z to the exit pupil of the imaging optical system, β denotes the magnification of the whole imaging optical system.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004270771-A (JP)
Title: Rolling bearing unit with sensor
Inventor: KOYAGI KATSURA
IPC: F16C43/04
Filed: 2003-03-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing unit with sensor performing high-resolution rotation detection.  <P>SOLUTION: A sensor device 2 comprises: a resolver constituted of a rotor 8 disposed to a rotating side raceway track member 4 and a stator 7 disposed to a fixed side raceway track member 3; and a processing circuit processing signals output depending on air gap amounts between the stator 7 and rotor 8. A face to be detected of the rotor 8 is formed on an end face of an inner ring 17, and the stator 7 is disposed to an end portion of the fixed side raceway track member 3 to be axially opposite to the face to be detected.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004271850-A (JP)
Title: Toner
Inventor: HAYAMI KAZUHIKO
IPC: G03G9/09
Filed: 2003-03-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner which has excellent transferability and environmental stability even in durable use for a long time and can stably form an image having high image quality.  <P>SOLUTION: The toner, which is a toner containing toner particles containing at least a binder resin, coloring matter and a release agent and inorganic particulates and in which the toner contains, as the inorganic particulates, at least inorganic particulates of 30 to 60 mm in minor axis diameter and 50 to 150 nm in major axis diameter and 1.2 to 4.0 in aspect ratio, the circularity of the particles of ≥3 μm in the grain size of the toner is 0.915 to 0.960 and the transmittance of the toner in an aqueous solution of 45vol.% methanol is 10 to 70%, is used.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004268804-A (JP)
Title: Reduction gear ratio variable type power steering device
Inventor: INAGUMA YOSHIHARU
IPC: B62D5/22
Filed: 2003-03-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the durability of a reduction gear ratio variable type power steering device by making low pressure operating oil flow into a planetary gear chamber from a servovalve device, dipping a planetary gear mechanism in oil and improving the lubricity.  <P>SOLUTION: In a handle side shaft connected to a steering wheel, steering force applied to the steering wheel is amplified by a hydraulic servo device, is decelerated by a steering gear and is transmitted to a steerable wheel. Rotation of the steering wheel side shaft is shifted by the planetary gear mechanism according to rotation of a carrier subjected to rotary control by a motor and is transmitted to the steering gear to change reduction gear ratio as the power steering device. Since a seal member between a valve storage hole in which the servovalve device of the hydraulic servo device is stored and the planetary gear chamber in which the planetary gear mechanism is stored is eliminated, the low pressure operating oil flows into the planetary gear chamber from the valve storage hole and the planetary gear mechanism is dipped in the oil.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004276683-A (JP)
Title: Heat exchanger for vehicle and its mounting method
Inventor: KATO SOICHI
IPC: F28F9/00
Filed: 2003-03-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat exchanger for a vehicle having a rationalized supporting structure in relation to a vehicle body and its mounting method.  <P>SOLUTION: In this heat exchanger, an air blowing fan 200 supported by a fan shroud 300, a heat radiator 400 of a refrigerating cycle for a cabin air conditioning and a radiator 500 for cooling engine cooling water are provided, the heat radiator 400 and the radiator 500 radiate heat by ventilation by the air blowing fan 200, and the heat radiator 400 is supported by the fan shroud 300. The fan shroud 300 is supported on the radiator 500 or a vehicle body 600 after supporting the air blowing fan 200 and the heat radiator 400.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004121217-A (JP)
Title: Lighting fixture
Inventor: NISHIMURA TADASHI
IPC: F21Y101/00
Filed: 2003-03-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting fixture capable of reducing the effect on the formation of flower buds in a plant.  <P>SOLUTION: This lighting fixture is equipped with a light source (1) having a spectroscopic radiation energy peak between a lower limit 560 nm of 560-700 nm wave length zone having a potent effect on the formation of flower buds of the plant and a lower limit 460 nm of 460-580 nm wave length zone having a high moth-protecting effect and also ≤0.05 ratio of a value obtained by integrating a product of a spectroscopic radiation energy Φe(λ) and a spectroscopic absorbance Pr(λ) of phytochrome in a range of 560-700 nm to radiant flux contained in 460-580 nm wave length zone.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004277080-A (JP)
Title: Handrail guide device for passenger conveyor
Inventor: KANDA KOJI
IPC: B66B23/24
Filed: 2003-03-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail guide device for a passenger conveyor capable of preventing a handrail from coming off, reducing running resistance of the handrail, and preventing a passenger from receiving sense of incongruity such as delay of the handrail.  <P>SOLUTION: This handrail guide device for the passenger conveyor is constituted in such a way that a frame 6 having U-shaped cross section is attached along a circular arc-shaped peripheral fringe part of a handrail frame 2, a guide roller 7 is rotatably provided on a mutually opposing pair of sides 6b of the frame 6 through a shaft 8, a guide plate 6c is formed integrally with the frame 6 so as to extend to an outer side from top parts of the pair of sides 6b, and its extension end is stored in an ear part 3a of the handrail 3.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003339784-A (JP)
Title: Lifting control method of bottom for back lying table such as bed
Inventor: NAGAOKA HIROSHI
IPC: A61G7/00
Filed: 2003-03-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To require a higher safety in lifting operations, especially in linked lifting operations in a bed or the like which enables properly linked lifting operation without providing means for continuously detecting respective positions of back bottoms and knee bottoms.   <P>SOLUTION: Position detecting means for detecting the lower limit positions of bottoms are provided at proper positions of the lying back table and a control means works to perform linked lifting operations of the bottoms with the condition that the position detecting means for bottoms detect the lower limit positions thereof thereby ensuring the safety.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO