baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2007158344-A (JP)
Title: Storage node with metal layer-insulating layer-metal layer structure, unvolatile memory element therewith, and method of operating same
Inventor: MOON CHANG-WOOK
IPC: H01L27/10
Filed: 2006-12-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage node having a metal layer-insulating layer-metal layer structure; to provide a nonvolatile memory device having the storage node; and to provide a method of operating the nonvolatile memory.  <P>SOLUTION: The storage node includes a first metal layer, first insulating layer, and second metal layer that are sequentially laminated; and a nano structure layer. The memory device includes a switching device and the storage node connected to the switching device. Furthermore, in the memory device having the switching device and the storage node connected thereto, the storage node is provided with the first metal layer, first insulating layer, and second insulating layer that are sequentially laminated. In the method of operating the memory device including nano device having the nano structure layer; the method includes a step of keeping a channel of the switching device in an ON state, and a step of applying voltage to the storage node.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008141612-A (JP)
Title: Fault detection apparatus for load driving device, and load driving ic
Inventor: SAIJO MASAKI
IPC: H02M1/00
Filed: 2006-12-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect the ON fault of a MOS transistor for driving inside even in a semiconductor integrated circuit which incorporates a current detection function by the MOS transistor for driving and a MOS transistor for sensing.  <P>SOLUTION: The drain voltage of the MOS transistor 11 for driving is taken into an ON state detection comparator 21 to detect whether the MOS transistor for driving is in an ON state. In the case the MOS transistor 11 for driving is in the ON state, an output from the ON state detection comparator 21 becomes a low level and a high-level signal is input to an ON fault detection AND gate 27 via a filter 26. At such a time, when a gate driving signal is at a low level (level for turning off each MOS), a high-level signal is input to the ON fault detection AND gate 27 via a NOT gate 28. Therefore, the output of the ON fault detection AND gate 27 becomes a high level, and the ON fault is detected.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007097214-A (JP)
Title: Moving picture coding method and apparatus
Inventor: NAKAJO TAKESHI
IPC: H04N19/463
Filed: 2006-12-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving picture coding method and apparatus capable of highly efficiently coding a moving picture such as a fade picture and a dissolve picture whose luminance temporally changes.  <P>SOLUTION: The picture coding apparatus includes a frame memory/prediction image generating unit 108 having: a first prediction mode wherein one combination is selected among a plurality of combinations of reference image numbers and prediction parameters and a prediction image signal 212 is generated; and a second prediction mode wherein a prediction image signal is generated according to prediction parameters calculated on the basis of the reference image numbers and inter-image distances of a plurality of reference images, and a variable length coder 111 selects any prediction mode depending on the reference image number, and codes orthogonal conversion coefficient information 210 associated with a prediction error signal of the prediction image signal 212 with respect to an input moving picture signal 100, mode information 213 denoting a coding mode, motion vector information 214, and index information 215 denoting a combination of the selected reference image number and the prediction parameters.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008145571-A (JP)
Title: Carrier and method for manufacturing the same, and developer and image forming method
Inventor: INOUE RYUTA
IPC: G03G9/113
Filed: 2006-12-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier for electrostatic latent image development and a method for manufacturing the carrier having high adhesiveness between a core material and a coating layer and having a coating layer of uniform thickness; to provide a developer using the carrier, free from toner splashing or contamination on a base and capable of forming an image with high image density; and to provide an image forming method using the developer.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for manufacturing the carrier includes a dissolving step of dissolving at least a coating material in carbon dioxide in a liquid state and a coating layer forming step of forming a coating layer on the surface of the core material by reducing the solubility of the solution in which the coating material is dissolved, by controlling at least either pressure or temperature. In preferred embodiments, the pressure in the dissolving step is equal to or higher than the critical pressure (7.38 MPa) of carbon dioxide, and the carbon dioxide in a liquid state is changed into carbon dioxide in a supercritical or sub-critical state in the coating layer forming step.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007220662-A (JP)
Title: Vehicular lighting fixture
Inventor: ISHIDA HIROYUKI
IPC: F21W107/00
Filed: 2006-12-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a fixture compact and enhance utilization efficiency of a light source light flux in a vehicular lighting fixture with a light-emitting element as the light source.  <P>SOLUTION: A lighting fixture unit 30 as the vehicular lighting fixture is constituted to be compact provided with a lens 32 arranged on an optical axis Ax1 extending in the lighting fixture anteroposterior direction, and the light-emitting element 34 arranged at its back. At this time, the lens 32 is set to have a convex shape having a rear side focus F on the optical axis Ax1. Moreover, the light-emitting element 34 has the light-emitting chip 34a arranged in the vicinity of the rear side focus F in a state of being obliquely upward inclined to the lighting fixture front direction. Furthermore, a reflector 36 to reflect light from the light-emitting chip 34a toward the lens 32 is arranged in the vicinity of this light-emitting element 34. By this, out of emitted light from the light-emitting chip 34a, the light going in the direction closer to the optical axis Ax1 is made incident and most of the other light is also made incident into the lens 32 by reflection by the reflector 36.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008145206-A (JP)
Title: Detector for cetacean order living being
Inventor: KURAUCHI SHOJIRO
IPC: G01S3/805
Filed: 2006-12-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a detector for cetacean order living being that detects the existence and the direction of a cetacean order living being, such as whale and dolphin, specifies the kind of living being, and displays the kind name.  <P>SOLUTION: The waveform information on ultrasonic wave issued from a cetacean order living being is disposed as a database for each kind of the living being, an ultrasonic microphone is disposed, the waveform information on the received ultrasonic wave is collated with the database, and the existence of the cetacean order living being is detected by the existence of the match of the collation. An ultrasonic microphone having directivity is employed, and the direction where the cetacean order living being as a transmitting source of the ultrasonic wave exists is specified. The item of the kind of the name of the cetacean order living being is included in the database, and the kind of the name of the matched living being is also output as a collation result.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008145304-A (JP)
Title: Strainer for flow meter
Inventor: OYAMA TEPPEI
IPC: G01F1/10
Filed: 2006-12-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a strainer of a flow meter that can be assembled with assembly performance, equivalent to a snap-fit structure, without having to additionally work a pipe joint.  <P>SOLUTION: The strainer 10 is made of synthetic resin, and a protruding part 13 is formed on a flange 12 brought into contact with an end part of the pipe joint; the protruding part 13 is pressed into a screw hole 2b of the pipe joint; the protruding part 13 is engaged with the screw hole 2b so that the strainer is fixed; and the tube joint is utilized efficiently and simple assembly performance is provided.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008150128-A (JP)
Title: Individually packaged drug automatic supply device
Inventor: OMURA YOSHITO
IPC: A61J3/00
Filed: 2006-12-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an individually packaged drug automatic supply device capable of supplying round individually packaged drugs one after another by improving a scoop type device.  <P>SOLUTION: In this drug cassette 20 (an individually packaged drug automatic supply device) for housing and supplying multiple individually packaged drugs 10 respectively formed by sealing one round drug 11 in a bag 12 one after another, an upper frame 24 is provided over a front plate 23 of each of drug housing sections 21-24, and a conveying mechanism 25 for forward conveying is provided in the inner bottom of the drug cassette 20. In a sequential delivery mechanism 30 for delivering the drugs one after another, a push-up member 31 possible to be loaded with a plurality of individually packaged drugs 10 is elevated between the conveying mechanism 25 and the front plate 23, and in a more raised position, the push-up member 31 is inclined, partitioning the loaded drugs with an upper frame 24.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008150980-A (JP)
Title: Exhaust emission control device
Inventor: SHIGETSU MASAHIKO
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exhaust emission control device that ensures to suppress the discharge of unburnt exhaust gas component that has passed through catalyst while remaining unreactive during cold starting, in a technology to purify HC component and CO component by supplying active oxygen component in exhaust gas discharged from an engine.  <P>SOLUTION: The device includes an upstream side active oxygen component supplying means 30, 31, 50 to 52 capable of supplying active oxygen component to an upstream side area of an exhaust gas passage 20 from a three-way catalyst 21 disposed at the exhaust gas passage 20 of an engine 10, an HC adsorption material 23 disposed at the exhaust gas passage 20 downstream from the three-way catalyst 21, a downstream side active oxygen component supplying means 40, 41, 50 to 52 capable of supplying an active oxygen component to the upstream side of the exhaust gas passage 20 from the HC adsorption material 23, and an active oxygen component supply controlling means 100 for operating the upstream side active oxygen component supplying means 30, 31, 50 to 52 and the downstream side active oxygen component supplying means 40, 41, 50 to 52.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008152484-A (JP)
Title: Transmission notification program and quality improvement system using the same
Inventor: MAEDA MASAHIDE
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transmission notification program for surely notifying a manufacturer who manufactures products of communication items, and to provide a quality improvement system that uses the program.  <P>SOLUTION: This transmission notification program is provided to make a computer function as an operator information storage means; an operator authentication means; a transmission item storage means; a transmission item registration means and a transmission item notification means. The operator authentication means instructs the terminal to transmit the operator information and receives the transmitted operator information; and when the received operator information is matched with operator information stored in the operator information storage means, transmits the operator information to the transmission item notification means, and the transmission item notification means acquires the transmission item information, including operator identifier information from the transmission item storage means, and transmits the transmission item information, included in the transmission item information to the terminal for display; and then makes the terminal perform processing for acquiring the consent input of the content confirmation of the transmission item information.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008156246-A (JP)
Title: Toothpaste composition
Inventor: HIRANO MASANORI
IPC: A61K8/46
Filed: 2006-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toothpaste composition rich in an actual cleaning feeling (impartment of a refreshing feeling to tooth surfaces) after tooth brushing and excellent usability with little irritation and stickiness.  <P>SOLUTION: The toothpaste composition comprises (a) a dialkyl sulfosuccinic ester salt, (b) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether and (c) a polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil in 1.0-5.0 mass ratio of [(b)+(c)]/(a). (b) The polyoxyethylene alkyl ether has a 12-18C alkyl group and 3-8 average molar addition number of ethylene oxides. (c) The polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil has 10-30 average molar addition number of the ethylene oxides.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007075647-A (JP)
Title: Heated toilet seat and toilet device having the same
Inventor: UNO KATSUHIKO
IPC: A47K13/30
Filed: 2006-12-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute energy-saving and safe control of a heated toilet seat.  <P>SOLUTION: The heated toilet seat comprises a toilet seat 22 having a sitting part, a heat generating body 29 for instantly heating the sitting part, and a non-reset type thermostat connected to the heat generating body 29 in series and having a bimetal provided facing the same, and a reset type thermostat connected to the heat generating body in series and provided facing the same. The non-reset type thermostat shuts down the circuit at a temperature higher than that at which the reset type thermostat does.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008158829-A (JP)
Title: Spectrum diffusion clock generator
Inventor: YAMADA YASUO
IPC: G06F1/04
Filed: 2006-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spectrum diffusion clock generator (SSCG) capable of reducing disorder of clock duty ratio caused in a variable delay circuit.  <P>SOLUTION: The SSCG comprises a first clock adjustment circuit which delays an input CLK by a predetermined unit delay time, and outputs a first adjustment CLK in which only the trailing edge of the input CLK is shifted forward in time according to the state of a first control signal; a second clock adjustment circuit which outputs a second adjustment CLK in which only the trailing edge of the first adjustment CLK is shifted backward in time according to the state of a second control signal; a variable delay circuit which delays the second adjustment CLK variably with the lapse of time according to the state of a selection signal and outputs a modulation CLK in which only L width is varied with the lapse of time with H-width being fixed; and a control circuit which is operated synchronously with the second adjustment CLK, outputs the first and second control signals based on a truth-value table of the cycle of the second adjustment CLK and a correction value thereof, and outputs the selection signal according to the cycle of the second adjustment CLK.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008154535-A (JP)
Title: Seedling transplanter
Inventor: TOKI HARUMITSU
IPC: A01C11/02
Filed: 2006-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate maintenance, to lower the cost, to reduce sliding resistance and abrasion, in a sliding member for moving a seedling stand in the transverse direction.  <P>SOLUTION: In a seedling transplanter having a constitution with the seedling stand (80) being moved in the transverse direction relative to a machine body, seedlings are fed to a fixed seedling taking out position, one by one, for one stock portion; the seedlings supplied to the seedling taking out position are taken out and transplanted in a field; and a sliding member (124), made of a polyethylene-based resin, is disposed in between the machine body and the seedling stand (80).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008164371-A (JP)
Title: Meteorological information display device, and program
Inventor: SATO TAICHI
IPC: G09B29/00
Filed: 2006-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform a user of proper meteorological information by contriving a display method for the meteorological information when the plurality of kinds of meteorological information pieces in the same area.  <P>SOLUTION: A display situation for the meteorological information A of high display priority is brought in a duplicate section, in an initial display state (referring to a) with an area of the meteorological information A overlapped at least partially by an area of the meteorological information B, an icon of the meteorological information A is overlapped on an icon of the meteorological information B, and those are shifted by a prescribed amount. Only the meteorological information A is displayed under this state when the icon is touched, and the icon stays as it is (referring to b). Only the meteorological information B is displayed under this state when the icon is touched, the icon of the meteorological information A is erased to display only the meteorological information B, and only the icon of the meteorological information B (referring to c). The initial display state (referring to a) is displayed when the icon is touched further.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008165664-A (JP)
Title: Magazine editing support system
Inventor: TANABE SHUJI
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2006-12-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magazine editing support system which is especially preferably used for publishing a magazine for limited number of people or a cheap magazine.  <P>SOLUTION: If article information of an article already published or scheduled to be published is sent from an offer terminal 2 through the Internet 4, an article mediation server 1 stores and registers the article information in a database server 7 with an article information registration program. If article data of the registered article is sent from the offer terminal 2, the article mediation server 1 stores and registers the article data in a storage server 9 with an article data registration program. If search information is input from a reuser terminal 3 and sent, an article search program installed in the article mediation server 1 runs and makes the database server 7 perform a search operation under the input condition. The search result is sent to the reuser terminal 3 for display on the reuser terminal 3.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008142493-A (JP)
Title: Foot health appliance
Inventor: SHINOHARA YOSHIHIRO
IPC: A61H39/04
Filed: 2006-12-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foot health appliance stimulating parts between toes and near the roots of the toes by wearing, training the toes, improving walking, preventing foot ringworm by improving air permeability and promoting health.  <P>SOLUTION: This foot health appliance is formed of a band covering at least a part of the Achilles' tendon, and a single or a plurality of bands integrated therewith and passing through the parts between the toes and the sole side of the roots of the toes, and has elasticity at least a part thereof.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2006523357-A (JP)
Title: 情報を記録するための装置及び方法
IPC: H04N9/82
Filed: 2004-03-15
Abstract: ＤＶＤ＋ＲＷのような所定の記録フォーマットに従って、記録担体にディジタル的に符号化された映像情報を記録する記録装置について開示している。その装置は、リアルタイム情報のパラメータを記述するメタデータを収集するためのユニットを有し、メタデータを記録する。記録担体は、メタデータを認識しない既存の記録装置と互換性がある必要がある。更に、その装置は、隠れた位置が所定の記録フォーマットに従ってデータを記憶するためにアクセス可能でない又はあまりアクセス可能でない記録担体の少なくとも１つの隠れた位置にメタデータを記録するための制御手段を有する。
Patent JP-2006519658-A (JP)
Title: キャビテーション効果を利用するパルス化された超音波動力供給のためのシステム及び方法
IPC: A61B18/00
Filed: 2004-03-11
Abstract: 水晶体超音波吸引術などの外科的処置の間にエネルギを供給する方法及び装置を示す。上記方法及び装置は、外科的処置の間にエネルギを供給する方法及び装置を含み、一時的キャビテーションを誘導するのに十分なレベル及び期間でエネルギを印加することと、第２の非ゼロのより低い超音波エネルギ期間に印加した後、印加されるエネルギを減衰することとを含む。
Patent JP-2006520020-A (JP)
Title: 被覆された光ファイバ
IPC: G02B6/02
Filed: 2004-03-03
Abstract: 少なくとも光ファイバと、光ファイバを囲むバッファチューブカバーとを含む被覆された光ファイバを提供する。バッファチューブカバーは、少なくとも４０重量％のコポリエーテルエステルエラストマーと、少なくとも１０重量％のゴム状改質剤と、少なくとも１０重量％のアモルファス熱可塑性ポリマーとのブレンドから構成され、少なくとも１６５℃の融点と、６５Ｎ／ｍｍ未満のトラウザー引裂強度とを有する。
Patent JP-2006524249-A (JP)
Title: 医薬製品
IPC: A61K45/06
Filed: 2004-04-19
Abstract: 特定の実施形態で開示したのは、有害薬剤または拮抗薬及び粒子の周囲に配置した層を含有する複数の押出成形した粒子を含有する剤型である。
Patent JP-2006523721-A (JP)
Title: Ｊｎｋ阻害剤としてのインダゾール誘導体
IPC: A61P19/00
Filed: 2004-04-16
Abstract: 本発明は一般的に、次の構造（Ｉ）を有するインダゾール誘導体またはその薬学的に許容できる塩を対象とし、この際、Ｒ １ 、Ｒ ２ およびＡは、前記と同様に定義される。このような化合物は、炎症性疾患または障害などのＪＮＫ阻害に応答する幅広い疾患および障害を治療する際に効用を示す。したがって、前記化合物の１種または複数の化合物を含有する薬剤組成物が開示されているように、このような疾患および障害を治療する方法も開示されている。
Patent JP-2006526784-A (JP)
Title: 相変化センサー
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2004-05-28
Abstract: 非常に感受性かつ選択的なセンサであるデバイスが開示される。このデバイスは、基板上の固定された位置に固定されたセンサ材料、変形可能なアームおよび信号発生構成要素からなり、この信号発生要素は、このアームの動きに応答して、検出可能な信号を発生させる。このデバイスの感度は、目的の分子のような標的との接触に応答して、相変化を伴い得る、体積の劇的な変化を起こすセンサ材料を使用することによって、増強される。このデバイスの感度は、非常に特異的な結合レセプター（抗体など）を、このレセプターが特異的な標的（ペプチドエピトープなど）に結合するセンサ材料に組み込むことによって、増強される。このレセプターへの標的分子の結合は、このセンサ材料の体積を劇的に変化させ、これによって、このアームを動かし、この信号発生構成要素（圧電抵抗器など）に、検出可能な信号（抵抗の変化など）を生じさせ、これによって、標的の存在を示す。
Patent JP-2007506595-A (JP)
Title: 押圧ロッドのための固定クリップを備えたペダル
IPC: B60T11/18
Filed: 2004-06-23
Abstract: 本発明は、自動車における固定装置に関する。本発明は特に、例えばブレーキ装置の押圧ロッドを操作装置、例えばブレーキペダルに取り付けるスナップ結合に関する。本発明に基づき、自動車用のペダル（１）はペダルに取り外し可能に取り付けられた固定クリップ（２）を用いて負荷されるようになっており、固定クリップ内に、操作力の伝達のための押圧ロッド（９）の球状の端部（１０）をヒンジ的に保持してあり、固定クリップの内部は、フックとして機能する弾性的に変形可能な２つのロック舌片（４）を有しており、ロック舌片は、固定クリップ（２）内への押圧ロッドの差し込みの後に押圧ロッドの球状の端部（１０）をペダル（１）内でロックするようになっている。本発明は、固定クリップ（２）がプラスチック部品から成っていて、該プラスチック部品がほぼ閉じた側面を有しており、該側面がペダル側で、端面によって閉鎖されており、該端面が押圧ロッドの球状の端部のための開口部を有しており、開口部が、押圧ロッドの球状の端部（１０）のための挿入領域（１３）及び押圧ロッド（９）の取り出しのための取り出し領域（１４）から成っている。
Patent JP-2009513106-A (JP)
Title: 細胞分化のためのマーカーとしての分泌タンパク質
IPC: C12N15/79
Filed: 2004-07-08
Abstract: 多能性の胚性幹（ES）細胞に基づく、胚毒性／催奇形性スクリーニングを目的とした、ならびに、成長および組織促進因子のような医薬品の同定のための、胚の発生および分化に対する化学的に誘導された効果のインビトロおよびインビボ検出のための手段と方法が提供される。アッセイは、トランスジェニックES細胞と、そのようなES細胞またはその派生物からなる非ヒト動物との使用に基づき、前記ES細胞が、分泌レポータータンパク質、特に分泌胚性アルカリホスファターゼ（SEAP）の分化依存性発現を特徴とする。 【選択図】  図1
Patent JP-2007521083-A (JP)
Title: シャトルコック
IPC: A63B67/18
Filed: 2004-07-07
Abstract: シャトルコックを提供する。本発明によるシャトルコックは、光源を内部に収容する光源固定モジュールと、前記光源固定モジュールと締結されて前記光源に電源供給を実施するバッテリーで構成される発光器を備え、通常のシャトルコック羽根と頭部の間に形成された排気孔に前記発光器を挿入締結したり、締結解除を行えることで、前記発光器の点灯・消灯を容易に行うことができ、前記発光器だけを切り替えたり、維持補修が可能であり、夜間にもシャトルコックの頭部、羽根及び、側方から光の発散ができるので、どの位置でも容易に認知できる効果があるシャトルコックに関するものである。
Patent JP-2006528503-A (JP)
Title: 調整可能な安全クリップ
IPC: A61M5/315
Filed: 2004-07-23
Abstract: 【課題】調整可能な安全クリップを提供する。 【解決手段】医療カテーテル用の安全クリップ（１００）は、カテーテルのシャフト（２２）のための当接面からカテーテルのスリーブ（２０）のための当接面を離す距離を無段階で調整するためのスライダ（６）を備えている。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2007501047-A (JP)
IPC: A61B18/20
Filed: 2004-07-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for shortening hairs growing from human skin. The device has a laser source for generating a laser beam during a predetermined pulse time, an optical system for focusing the laser beam into a focal spot, and a laser beam manipulator for positioning the focal spot in a target position. According to the invention, a dimension of the focal spot and a power of the generated laser beam are such that, in the focal spot, the laser beam has a power density which is above a characteristic threshold value for hair tissue above which a laser induced optical breakdown (LIOB) phenomenon occurs in the hair tissue. The LIOB phenomenon results in a number of mechanical effects in the hair tissue, such as cavitation and the generation of shock waves, which damage the hair in positions surrounding the position in which the LIOB phenomenon occurs.