baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2012505701-A (JP)
Title: 靴製造用ラスト
IPC: A43D3/02
Filed: 2009-06-23
Abstract: 本発明は靴製造用ラストであって、ヒトの足形状と同じ形状のラストを利用して着用した際にはき心地によい靴を製造することを目的とし、足の生化学的データを用いて歩行時の足にかかる圧力の変化や足の形状の変化を検査した。本発明は、ヒトの足形状と同形状であることを特徴とする靴製造用ラストであって、具体的には、ラスト（１０）の前足部（２１）の先端一側に、ヒトの足の親指形状と対応して前方及び上方に湾曲して突出するよう形成された第１突設部（１１）および、ヒトの足指のうち、足第２指乃至足第５指の各突出形状と対応して前方に屈曲するよう形成された凹凸部（１２）を有することを特徴とする。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2012505653-A (JP)
Title: トルクテノウイルス（ＴｏｒｑｕｅＴｅｎｏＶｉｒｕｓｕ：ＴＴＶ）単離株および組成物
IPC: C12N5/10
Filed: 2009-10-16
Abstract: 本発明は、トルクテノウイルス（「ＴＴＶ」）の新規な遺伝子型を含む、トルクテノウイルスの新規なヌクレオチド配列およびアミノ酸配列を対象とするものであり、その全ては、ブタおよび他の動物における疾患を治療および予防するためのワクチンの調製において有用である。本発明の実施に従って提供されるワクチンは、複数のブタＴＴＶの遺伝子型および単離株に対して効果的である。診断用および治療用のポリクローナル抗体およびモノクローナル抗体もまた、ウイルスの増殖およびワクチンの調製において有用な感染性クローンであるため、本発明の特徴である。本発明の特に重要な態様には、ＴＴＶ  ＯＲＦ１タンパク質またはそのペプチド断片を抗原として提供するワクチンが含まれる。 【図７】
Patent JP-2012508465-A (JP)
Title: クラスレート化合物およびその調製および使用
IPC: H01L35/14
Filed: 2009-11-04
Abstract: 式（Ｉ）：Ｍ 8 Ａ x Ｂ y-x （Ｉ）のクラスレート化合物であって、ここで、Ｍは、アルカリ土類金属、希土類金属、アルカリ金属、Ｃｄ、またはそれらの組合せであり、Ａは、Ｇａ、Ａｌ、Ｉｎ、Ｚｎまたはそれらの組合せであり、Ｂは、Ｇｅ、Ｓｉ、Ｓｎ、Ｎｉまたはそれらの組合せであり、１２≦ｘ≦１６、かつ、４０≦ｙ≦４３であり、ｘおよびｙはそれぞれ整数であるか、または整数ではない。本発明の実施の形態はまた、クラスレート化合物の製造および使用方法も含む。
Patent JP-2012513970-A (JP)
Title: ベータ−アセチルフラノシドの回収方法
IPC: C07H1/06
Filed: 2010-01-18
Abstract: 本発明の目的は、残留している未分離のβ−ACFをACFの最初の合成から残っている反応混合物から回収するための改善された方法であって、特別には、大きな工業的規模において有用であり、さらに特別には、カペシタビンの製造において有用である、上記方法を提供することである。
Patent JP-2012513973-A (JP)
Title: 新規の蛍光性ホウ素で置換されたジピロメテン及び診断へのその使用
IPC: C07F5/02
Filed: 2009-12-28
Abstract: 本発明は、蛍光性でないジピロメテン−ホウ素に由来する新規の蛍光性化合物、同化合物を調製する方法、及び生体分子を蛍光標識するためのその使用に関する。本発明はまた、前記蛍光性化合物で標識された生体分子、及び医学診断法のような検出方法へのその使用に関する。より具体的には、本発明の検出法は、アルツハイマー病のような神経変性疾患を診断するのに特に有用である。 【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2012516919-A (JP)
Title: 無溶媒で水溶性のシラン変性ケイ酸塩
IPC: C09D1/00
Filed: 2010-01-29
Abstract: 本発明は、変性ケイ酸塩の水溶液であって、ここで、前記の溶液は有機溶媒を含まず、（ａ）次の一般式Ｍ ２ Ｏ・ｎＳｉＯ ２ で表されるケイ酸塩の溶液を調製し、（ここで、ＭはＬｉ ＋ 、Ｎａ ＋ 、Ｋ ＋ 、ＮＹ ４   ＋ の群から選択されるカチオンを表し、ＹはＨ原子およびまたは１〜２２個の炭素原子を有するアルキル基またはアルケニル基を表す）、（ｂ）一般式（ｉ）Ｒ−（ＣＨ ２ ） ｎ −Ｓｉ−（Ｘ） ３  （ｉ）で表される少なくとも１つのシラン（ここで、Ｘはそれぞれ独立してＣＨ ３ 、ＯＣＨ ３ 、ＯＣ ２ Ｈ ５ 、ＯＣ ３ Ｈ ７ 、ＯＣＯＣＨ ３ 、ＨまたはＣｌ基であり、Ｒは少なくとも１個のＯおよび／またはＮ原子および少なくとも２個のＣ原子を有する飽和または不飽和の、直鎖または分枝の、または環状の基であり、ｎは１〜３である）と、５〜１００℃の温度で反応させて、続いて、変換で生じたアルコールを除去して得られる水溶液に関する。
Patent JP-2012517538-A (JP)
Title: 繊維材料ウェブを乾燥させる方法及び装置
IPC: D21F5/20
Filed: 2010-01-27
Abstract: 本発明は、繊維材料ウェブ、特に厚紙ウェブ、ペーパウェブ又は薄葉紙ウェブを乾燥させる方法及び装置であって、乾燥ゾーン（１０）の領域において、走行する繊維材料ウェブに蒸気及び高温多湿の空気が供給可能であり、先行する乾燥ゾーン（１０）の後で、走行する繊維材料ウェブが、乾燥シリンダ（１４）と該乾燥シリンダ（１４）に配属されたフード（１６）とを有する別の乾燥ゾーン（１２）に供給される形式の方法及び装置において、後置された乾燥ゾーン（１２）の乾燥シリンダ（１４）に配属されたフード（１６）から、高温空気（１８）が取り出され、先行する乾燥ゾーン（１０）のための蒸気の少なくとも一部を生ぜしめるために、第１の熱交換器（２０）を用いて、後置された乾燥ゾーン（１２）の乾燥シリンダ（１４）において生じた凝縮水及び／又は新鮮水が、フード（１６）から取り出された高温空気（１８）によって加熱され、かつ／又は先行する乾燥ゾーン（１０）のための高温多湿の空気の少なくとも一部を生ぜしめるために、フード（１６）から取り出されて第１の熱交換器（２０）を通して案内された高温空気（１８）が、先行する乾燥ゾーン（１０）に供給される。
Patent JP-2012520477-A (JP)
Title: レンズシステム
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2010-03-10
Abstract: 【課題】従来技術の欠点を解消できる光学システムおよびレンズシステムを提供することる。 【解決手段】変形可能部分を備えた膜を含む第１変形可能レンズを有する光学システム。センサは、第１変形可能レンズにより合焦された光を受入れるように構成されている。光路は、第１変形可能レンズを通ってセンサまで延びている。第１変形可能レンズは、光路を進行する光をセンサ上に直接合焦させるべく、入力される電気信号にしたがってチューニングされる。第１光学媒体の第１体積および第２光学媒体の第２体積は、少なくとも一部が、膜の変形可能部分により定められ、第１体積および第２体積はハウジングにより完全に包囲されている。第１体積および第２体積は、第１変形可能レンズのあらゆる形状に対して実質的に一定に維持される。 【選択図】図４Ｃおよび図４Ｄ
Patent JP-2013140077-A (JP)
Title: Swept source optical coherence tomograph and phase stabilization program for the same
Inventor: YASUNO YOSHIAKI
IPC: A61B3/10
Filed: 2012-01-05
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stabilize a phase of jitter between a wavelength scan of a light source in a swept source optical coherence tomograph (SS-OCT) and a timing to collect data as a spectrum interference signal with an optical detector without additionally using expensive and complicated hardware.SOLUTION: On the basis of a spectrum interference signal which is obtained by overlapping reference light emitted from a swept-source light source 2 in the SS-OCT, split, and reflected by a fixed reference mirror 8, and object light reflected by an object of measurement 6 and which is detected by an optical detector 15, a computer 16 that creates a tomographic image is caused to function to roughly correct the tomographic image with first correction means, and further finely correct the tomographic image with second correction means so as to stabilize a phase of the SS-OCT.
Patent JP-2013143400-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing device for semiconductor device and manufacturing method for semiconductor device
Inventor: OKISHIMA KAZUHIKO
IPC: H01L21/52
Filed: 2012-01-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for surely pressing and spreading solder to a lead frame size without stamping the solder with a supply tool.SOLUTION: A manufacturing device for semiconductor device includes, as shown by (a) in Fig. 1: a solder supply unit 30 which supplies solder onto a die pad 60 of a lead frame; a lateral leak prevention part which comes into contact with the die pad 60 so as to surround an area on the die pad 60 where the solder 70 is supplied by moving from above the die pad 60 toward the die pad 60; a pressing and spreading part 20 which presses and spreads the solder 70; and a control unit 40 which controls operations of the solder supply unit 30, the lateral leak prevention part 10, and the pressing and spreading part 20.
Patent JP-2013141469-A (JP)
Title: Game system and game device
Inventor: OGURA TOSHIO
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2012-01-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a malfunction that the design of a game machine becomes complex, and to match a format of information output from the game machine and input to a hall management computer to the side of the hall management computer.SOLUTION: A CU 3 receives signals of game state information 2, 3 indicating a generated jackpot type or the like for converting it to an output format for a hall computer 900 and transmitting it to the hall computer 900. An output method for converting the format to the output format for the hall computer 900 for outputting is input to the CU 3 by remote control operation for setting.
Patent JP-2012116749-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus and method for reducing erosion rate of surface exposed to halogen-containing plasma
Inventor: SUN JENNIFER Y
IPC: H01L21/3065
Filed: 2012-01-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ceramic article resistant to erosion by a halogen-containing plasma used in semiconductor processing.SOLUTION: The ceramic article includes ceramic which is multi-phased, typically including at least two phases or three phases. In a first embodiment, the ceramic is formed from yttrium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 50 mol% to about 75 mol%; zirconium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 10 mol% to about 30 mol%; and at least one other component, selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, scandium oxide, neodymium oxide, niobium oxide, samarium oxide, ytterbium oxide, erbium oxide, cerium oxide, and combinations thereof, at a molar concentration ranging from about 10 mol% to about 30 mol%.
Patent JP-2012167363-A (JP)
Title: Method of manufacturing cold rolled steel plate
Inventor: FURUTO AKIRA
IPC: C21D9/46
Filed: 2012-01-12
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a cold rolled steel plate, which can extremely reduce a variation of tensile strength and is advantageous to a 440 MPa-class cold rolled steel plate.SOLUTION: In the method for manufacturing the cold rolled steel plate by hot-rolling, cold-rolling and continuously annealing a steel raw material which preferably contains 0.08 to 0.20 mass% of C and 0.65 to 1.50 mass% of Mn, the method of manufacturing the cold rolled steel plate is characterized in that: a relational expression among contents of C and Mn of the steel raw material, a winding temperature after hot rolling and a soaking temperature and a soaking time at continuous annealing, and the tensile strength of the steel plate after the continuous annealing is obtained in advance; the contents of C and Mn of the steel raw material, an actual value of the winding temperature after the hot rolling, a scheduled soaking time at the continuous annealing, and target tensile strength are substituted in the relational expression; a set soaking temperature at the continuous annealing is calculated; and the continuous annealing for soaking and annealing the steel plate at the set soaking temperature and at a set soaking time is applied.
Patent JP-2013147337-A (JP)
Title: Warehouse loading instruction device, warehouse loading instruction method, and program
Inventor: MATSUO SHINTARO
IPC: B65G1/137
Filed: 2012-01-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a warehouse loading instruction device capable of suppressing costs required for the storage of an article loaded into a warehouse to a small level and improving efficiency in storage operation of the article loaded into the warehouse.SOLUTION: A location management data memory unit 30 stores the number of empty zones constituting the maximum rectangular range in longitudinal and lateral directions, out of the rectangular ranges capable of being constituted by the empty zone. An outside dimension acquisition unit 10 acquires the maximum outside dimensions of an article to be loaded into a warehouse in the longitudinal and lateral directions. A required zone number calculation unit 32 calculates the numbers of empty zones required for the storage of the article (hereinafter referred to as longitudinal and lateral required zone numbers) on the basis of the maximum outside dimensions of the article. A storage candidate extraction unit 33 extracts storage candidates having the numbers of the empty zones exceeding the longitudinal and lateral required zone numbers in the longitudinal and lateral directions out of the storage space. A storage location specifying unit 34 specifies a storage location for storing the article to be loaded in the warehouse out of the storage candidates. A warehouse loading instruction information output unit 40 outputs warehouse loading instruction information indicating the storage location.
Patent JP-2013153262-A (JP)
Title: Layer two switch device
Inventor: TORISU DAISUKE
IPC: H04L45/24
Filed: 2012-01-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a layer two switch device capable of suppressing an unstable state of a network caused by retransmission and disorder in an image at the time of changing transmission routes with a redundancy protocol.SOLUTION: A forwarding database (FDB) 103 registers correspondences between a layer two address and a physical port. A storm filter 105 restricts a band of a flooding frame. A route control protocol controlling part 107 controls a transmission route of a frame when redundant connection is performed to the portion between a plurality of layer two switch devices 100. When a content of the FDB 103 is deleted, in order to change the transmission routes by the route control protocol controlling part 107, a storm filter controlling part 108 controls to alleviate a band restriction of the storm filter 105 for a prescribed period from the time of deletion.
Patent JP-2013150950-A (JP)
Title: Capsule manufacturing apparatus, medical capsule, and capsule manufacturing method
Inventor: HIRUMA TAKASHI
IPC: A61K9/50
Filed: 2012-01-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a capsule manufacturing apparatus capable of efficiently producing capsules.SOLUTION: A capsule manufacturing apparatus includes: a liquid ejection part ejecting first liquid from a plurality of nozzles radially provided around a rotary shaft; and a liquid film holding part holding second liquid in a film form. The first liquid is ejected from the plurality of nozzles in a direction including a component in a centrifugal direction of the rotary shaft to form liquid droplets by centrifugal force generated when the liquid ejection part is rotated along the rotary shaft. The liquid droplets of the first liquid are coated with the second liquid when the liquid droplets of the first liquid penetrates through the liquid film of the second liquid held by the liquid film holding part.
Patent JP-2013153330-A (JP)
Title: Electronic device and photographing control method
Inventor: FUJITA HIDETO
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2012-01-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable optical zoom etc. even in published camera application software.SOLUTION: In an arithmetic processing section, basic software OSwhich is an operating system of Android (R) and basic software OSwhich is a specifically-developed operating system are operated in parallel. The basic software OSincludes an optical system driver 112 which is a device driver for an optical system 35. If published camera application software 200 running on the basic software OSdoes not include programs for optical blur correction and optical zooming, camera control software 151 running on the basic software OScontrols the optical system driver 112 independently from the camera application software 200 and the basic software OSto drive lenses for optical blur correction and optical zooming, thereby achieving an optical blur correction function and an optical zooming function.
Patent JP-2013151621-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus and method for synthesizing resin
Inventor: TATSUKI MASATAKA
IPC: B01F7/16
Filed: 2012-01-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method for synthesizing a resin, capable of qualitatively and thermally mixing a fluid more uniformly, the fluid having viscosity to be changed from a low level to a high level during a synthesizing process, and capable of easily adjusting the amount of synthesis.SOLUTION: An apparatus 1 for synthesizing a resin includes: a stirring vessel 2 having an inlet port 221; a stirrer 3 having a stirring shaft 31, and a helical ribbon blade 32 and an anchor blade 33, both being connected to the stirring shaft 31; a jacket 4, provided on the stirring vessel 2, for controlling a temperature by flowing a heating medium for jacket; and a baffle 5, provided inside the stirring vessel 2, for controlling the temperature by flowing a heating medium for baffle.
Patent JP-2012078875-A (JP)
Title: Substrate for liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal display device using the same
Inventor: INOUE YUICHI
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 2012-01-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substrate for a liquid crystal display device whose light transmissivity is improved without deteriorating a response speed when gradation changes and a liquid crystal display device using the substrate.SOLUTION: This substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: a drain bus line 6 formed on an array substrate holding liquid crystal with an oppositely arranged counter substrate; a TFT 16 connected to the drain bus line 6; and a pixel electrode 3 connected to the TFT 16, and equipped with a stripe-shaped electrode 8 and a space 10 aligned in parallel with the drain bus line 6, and formed such that the electrode width of the stripe-shaped electrode 8 in the neighborhood of the drain bus line 6 is narrower than the width of an inner electrode 12 arranged inside the stripe-shaped electrode 8.
Patent JP-2013157057-A (JP)
Title: Electronic apparatus, recording medium and recording/reproducing method
Inventor: WATABE KAZUO
IPC: G11B7/09
Filed: 2012-01-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus capable of recording information in a recording medium and of reproducing the information from the recording medium, and further to provide a recording/reproducing method thereof.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus comprises a turntable, a servo information providing mechanism and a recording/reproducing section. The turntable rotates a recording medium including recording layers along a surface where the recording layers extend. The servo information providing mechanism is provided on a surface opposite to the recording layers of the recording medium on the turntable and provides servo information used for recording information in the recording medium or for reproducing the information from the recording medium. The recording/reproducing section irradiates the recording layers of the recording medium with light having a first wavelength and light having a second wavelength different from the light having the first wavelength from a side opposite to the turntable.
Patent JP-2013156481-A (JP)
Title: Image forming apparatus
Inventor: YASHIMA AYAKO
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2012-01-31
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of realizing improvement in security in association with sharing in an office environment, and realizing accurate recognition of details of work.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus includes: a storage unit 80 that stores work history for each of a plurality of terminal devices 200; a storage control unit 91 that updates the work history stored in the storage unit 80 in response to a use request from the terminal device 200; an output control unit 94 that outputs the work history of the terminal device 200 corresponding to a predetermined output request in response to the output request; and a deleting unit 95 that deletes the work history of the terminal device 200 corresponding to the output request from the storage unit 80 provided that the work history is output from the output control unit 94.
Patent JP-2013162284-A (JP)
Title: Information processing device, information processing method, and program
Inventor: MIYAZAWA YUSUKE
IPC: H04S5/02
Filed: 2012-02-03
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of generating localization information regarding a notification sound providing notification information associated with something other than a screen that is being displayed.SOLUTION: The information processing device comprises: an operation direction acquisition unit to acquire, from a first screen which is being displayed, an operation direction for displaying a second screen associated with a notification sound; and a localization information generation unit to determine a position where the notification sound corresponding to the operation direction is generated.
Patent JP-2013170823-A (JP)
Title: Contamination condition monitoring apparatus for circulation water system and contamination condition monitoring method for circulation water system
Inventor: MORI SHINTARO
IPC: G01B11/28
Filed: 2012-02-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contamination condition monitoring apparatus for a circulation water system in which a contaminant in circulation water can be detected accurately on an early stage and the contaminant can also be detected easily and inexpensively.SOLUTION: A contamination condition monitoring apparatus comprises a cell 1 which flows in such a manner that circulation water W within a circulation water system 100 passes therethrough, and transparent granular substances 2 which are brought into contact with the circulation water W and fill the inside of a transparent part 12 of the cell 1 so as to deposit contaminants in the circulation water W thereon for monitoring the condition of depositing the contaminants as to indicate the condition of contamination of the circulation water system. The granular substances 2 to which the contaminants are deposited are not transparent and, if the quantity of contaminants in the circulation water W is much, the range of depositing the contaminants to the granular substances 2 is widened toward a flowing direction of the circulation water W. Therefore, the condition of depositing the contaminants to the granular substances 2 is observed through the transparent part 12 of the cell 1 filled with the granular substances 2, thereby accurately monitoring the condition of contamination of the circulation water system 100.
Patent JP-2013170826-A (JP)
Title: High temperature gas reactor
Inventor: NAKANO MASAAKI
IPC: G21C15/02
Filed: 2012-02-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high temperature gas reactor capable of surely preventing overheat of a reactor core fuel by preventing leaked flow in an annular gap between an outlet pipe 82 of a cross duct 80 and a fixed reflector block 20a in a lower part of a reactor core and by sufficiently securing a flow rate of a coolant flowing to the reactor core part.SOLUTION: Between an inner circumferential surface of an opening 20b of the fixed reflector block 20a to which the outlet pipe 82 is connected and an outer circumferential surface of the outlet pipe 82, seal means 83 is provided. The seal means 83 is comprised of a plurality of uneven portions 831 formed on an outer circumferential wall surface of the outlet pipe 83 and seal ring members 833 fitted into fitting grooves 832 of the respective uneven portions 831, and is configured to block a gap that becomes a flow passage of a leaked flow of a coolant.
Patent JP-2013170299-A (JP)
Title: Method for manufacturing metal coil material and metal coil material
Inventor: MORI NOBUYUKI
IPC: C22C23/02
Filed: 2012-02-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a metal coil material capable of manufacturing a metal coil material excellent in flatness with high productivity, and a metal coil material suitable for a raw material of the metal coil material excellent in flatness.SOLUTION: A rolled coil material is produced by warm-winding a rolled plate warm-rolled in a coil shape, and a heat treatment is applied to the rolled coil material at a temperature higher than a rolling temperature at the warm-rolling. By applying the warm-rolling, even a metal inferior in plastic workability at a low temperature such as a magnesium alloy can be worked in a thin sheet and further easily wound up. By making a metal coil material wound up in a coil shape a heat treating object, whole thereof can be hold in a uniform temperature environment, and a temperature control becomes easy. The coil material after the heat treatment can be sufficiently and uniformly expanded and straightened even in a low temperature of lower than 100°C since removal of processing strain and recrystallization are carried out. Therefore, the metal coil material excellent in flatness can be manufactured with high productivity.
Patent JP-2013172601-A (JP)
Title: Coil unit, motor, robot hand, robot, geared motor, and transportation machine
Inventor: TAKAHASHI SHOJI
IPC: H02K15/06
Filed: 2012-02-22
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coil unit, a motor, a robot hand, a robot, and a geared motor, and a transportation machine which enable a coil to be easily incorporated therein and be placed at an accurate position.SOLUTION: A coil unit includes: a coil holding frame having a cylindrical shape and where a hole is formed; and a coil housed in the hole. The motor includes: the coil holding frame having the cylindrical shape and where the hole is formed; the coil housed in the hole; and a rotor which includes a rotation shaft rotatably supported around a center axes of the coil holding frame and a magnet fixed to the rotation shaft and facing an inner wall surface of the coil holding frame. A robot hand includes the motor. A robot includes the motor.
Patent JP-2012171867-A (JP)
Title: Method and apparatus for marking thin glass
Inventor: BRACKLEY DOUGLAS EDWARD
IPC: C03B33/027
Filed: 2012-02-23
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cope with a problem on an uncontrolled crack generated during mechanical marking of a thin plate glass.SOLUTION: An apparatus for forming a crack on a thin plate glass includes a marking assembly 20 including a marking head 21, a platen assembly 30 including a platen 31 having an inflexible glass engagement surface 32, and a cleaning assembly 40 including a wiper 41. (I) The marking head and the platen are brought into contact respectively with forward and backward main surfaces of the thin plate glass, and (II) the marking head is moved across the forward main surface to form a crack, and at that time, the platen plays the role as anvil to the marking head, and (III) the marking head and the platen are separated from the forward and backward main surfaces, and the steps from (I) to (III) are repeated. In this case, the thickness of the thin plate glass is ≤500 μm, and the platen is cleaned by the wiper before the step (I) after the step (III), to thereby remove glass pieces which may exist on the platen.