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Akihiro Azuma, Osaka-Shi JP
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|NOTIFICATION DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NOTIFICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING A CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREUPON - A mobile phone (
|NETWORK SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING COMMUNICATION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - A network system includes a first communication device, a second communication device and a server. The communication device includes a storage unit storing first device information indicating a function of the communication device, and a communication unit for receiving second device information indicating a function of another communication device from the other communication device, transmitting the first and second device information to the server, and receiving first control information used by the first device from the server.
|DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A display device that displays electronic books includes a display unit configured to display information indicating that an unread electronic book is present, in a case that an application for displaying contents of an electronic book is not full-displayed on a screen.
|DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information terminal device (
Ami Azuma, Kariya-City JP
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|MOBILE TERMINAL, VEHICULAR DEVICE, AND PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A mobile terminal displays, in a common format, a first list for a first registered facility information, which is managed by a database in a memory unit of the mobile terminal itself, and a second list for a second registered facility information, which is managed by a database in an external server. An operation input unit of the mobile terminal receives an input of a switch operation for switching between the first and second list for displaying information on a display unit. A control unit of the mobile terminal controls the display unit by changing the display of the registered facility information on the display unit according to the input of the switch operation from the operation input unit. The control unit controls the display unit to have the registered facility information from different databases displayed in a common format.
Daichi Azuma, Yasugi-Shi JP
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|AMORPHOUS ALLOY RIBBON - The invention provides an amorphous alloy ribbon consisting of Fe, Si, B, C, and unavoidable impurities, in which a content of Si is from 8.5 atom % to 9.5 atom %, and a content of B is from 10.0 atom % to less than 12.0 atom % when a total content of Fe, Si, and B is 100.0 atom %, a content of C relative to the total content of 100.0 atom % is from 0.2 atom % to 0.6 atom %, and the ribbon has a thickness of from 10 μm to 40 μm and a width of from 100 mm to 300 mm.
Eddie Azuma, San Jose, CA US
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|Compact Camera Module - A miniature camera module component is formed by creating replicated lens shapes on a protective cover wafer and depositing material to form multiple cavities with the replicated lens shapes respectively disposed therein. A carrier wafer is coupled to the protective cover wafer before it is diced. An intermediate wafer is coupled to the protective cover wafer, and the carrier wafer is removed. An image sensor wafer is coupled to the protective cover wafer, and the intermediate wafer is removed.
|Camera Orientation Sensing Using Camera Module with MEMS AF Actuator - A camera module includes an actuator coupled to one or more movable lenses of an optical train and configured to move the one or more lenses relative to the image sensor to provide zoom or autofocus or both to the camera module. The actuator is configured to bias one or more pairs of actuator components, and to measure one or more capacitances of the one or more pairs of actuator components, and to determine an orientation of the camera module based on the one or more measured capacitances, and to provide information accordingly for the actuator to step through an auto-focus process that is specifically tailored to one of multiple sub-ranges of camera pointing angles.
|Camera Orientation Sensing Using Camera Module Processor - A camera module includes an actuator coupled to one or more movable lenses of the optical train and configured to move the one or more lenses relative to the image sensor to provide zoom or autofocus or both to the camera module. The actuator is configured to position one or more lenses of the optical train by applying one or more bias voltages respectively between one or more pairs of actuator components. The camera module processor is configured to determine an orientation of the camera module for the actuator to step through an auto-focus process that is specifically tailored to one of multiple sub-ranges of camera pointing angles relative to vertical.
|CAMERA MODULE WITH COMPACT SPONGE ABSORBING DESIGN - An interior housing of a compact camera module is insulated from external shocks in a direction along the optical path to an external housing that is spaced from the interior housing by a compression distance of one or more shock absorbing sponges that are disposed between the outer housing and the interior housing and that are configured to compress to absorb external physical shocks in two or three spatial dimensions.
|Camera Module with EMI Shield - A compact camera module has an EMI housing configured to shield camera module components from electromagnetic interference and having defined therein a focus-adjustment aperture to permit an optical train to extend to at one end of an auto-focus range, and a light leak baffle partially overlaps the focus-adjustment aperture along the optical path outside the auto-focus range.
|Auto-Focus Camera Module with Interior Conductive Trace - A compact camera module includes a housing with an interior framework or separate interior bracket that has a conductive trace that runs along one or more surfaces thereof and electrically connects a lens actuator to a printed circuit to carry auto-focus control signals to the lens actuator from the printed circuit.
|Auto-Focus Camera Module with Flexible Printed Circuit Extension - A compact camera module is coupled at an image sensor end to a flexible printed circuit (FPC) and an FPC extension segment and is configured such that, upon folding the FPC onto the housing, one or more electrical contact pads disposed on the subject side of the optical train are coupled electrically with contact pads on the FPC extension segment from which MEMS actuator control signals are transmittable directly from the FPC to the MEMS lens actuator.
|CAMERA MODULE WITH COMPACT SPONGE ABSORBING DESIGN - An interior housing of a compact camera module is insulated from external shocks in a direction along the optical path to an external housing that is spaced from the interior housing by a compression distance of one or more shock absorbing sponges that are disposed between the outer housing and the interior housing and that are configured to compress to absorb external physical shocks in two or three spatial dimensions.
Eiichi Azuma, Nasushiobara-Shi JP
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|AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - A convey mechanism is a moving mechanism used to move a rack, which can store cuvettes, along a linear moving direction. A driving unit drives the convey mechanism to intermittently move the rack along. A detection unit outputs an error signal when it detects that a placement state of the rack on the convey mechanism corresponds to an error placement which does not allow the convey mechanism to normally convey the rack, and does not output any error signal when it detects that the placement state does not correspond to the error placement. A controller controls the driving unit to stop a convey operation of the rack when the error signal is output. The controller controls the driving unit to execute the convey operation of the rack when the error signal is not output.
Fumimasa Azuma, Phnom Penh KH
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|VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Provided is a voltage regulator capable of suppressing an overshoot with low current consumption. A comparator of an overshoot detection circuit is activated only when a power supply fluctuation occurs, and the comparator outputs a signal for reducing an overshoot occurring in an output voltage. In a steady state, the comparator of the overshoot detection circuit is turned off to prevent the current from being consumed.
|VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Provided is a voltage regulator including an overcurrent protection circuit in which an output voltage-output current characteristic exhibits an optimal fold-back characteristic even when an overcurrent state is detected. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a control circuit for generating a current in accordance with an output voltage, and controls a gate of an output transistor with use of a current obtained by subtracting the current from a sense current flowing in accordance with an output current.
Hidetaka Azuma, Settu-Shi JP
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|AIRBAG DEVICE - A chamber required to be inflated and deployed at an early stage in an airbag is inflated and deployed in advance so as to protect an occupant at an early stage. An airbag device (
Hiroaki Azuma, Nagoya JP
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|ZIRCONIUM ALLOY MATERIAL - Disclosed is a zirconium alloy material having high corrosion resistance regardless of thermal history during its manufacturing process. The zirconium alloy material is obtained by providing a zirconium alloy containing on the mass basis: 0.001% to 1.9% of Sn, 0.01% to 0.3% of Fe, 0.01% to 0.3% of Cr, 0.001% to 0.3% of Ni, 0.001% to 3.0% of Nb, 0.027% or less of C, 0.025% or less of N, 4.5% or less of Hf and 0.16% or less of O with the remainder being inevitable impurities and zirconium, being formed of a bulk alloy and a surface layer, in which the surface layer has a plastic strain of 3 or more or a Vickers hardness of 260 HV or more and an arithmetic mean surface roughness Ra of 0.2 μm or less.
Hirozumi Azuma, Seto-Shi JP
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|NUCLEAR FUSION TARGET, NUCLEAR FUSION DEVICE, AND NUCLEAR FUSION METHOD - An object is to be capable of inducing a nuclear fusion reaction at a relatively high efficiency and downsize a device. A nuclear fusion device
Junji Azuma, Elk Grove Village, IL US
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|RFID inlay structure and method of manufacturing RFID inlay structure - RFID tags each having an antenna partially raised from a surface of an underlying object by use of embossments in the RFID inlay base structure. Also disclosed are methods of forming the RFID tags and an RFID system utilizing the RFID tags.
Junzo Azuma, Hitachiota JP
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|Charged Particle Radiation Apparatus, and Method for Displaying Three-Dimensional Information in Charged Particle Radiation Apparatus - Disclosed is a charged particle radiation apparatus capable of capturing a change in a sample due to gaseous atmosphere, light irradiation, heating or the like without exposing the sample to atmosphere. The present invention relates to a sample holder provided with a sample stage that is rotatable around a rotation axis perpendicular to an electron beam irradiation direction, the sample holder being capable of forming an airtight chamber around the sample stage. A sample is allowed to chemically react in any atmosphere, and three-dimensional analysis on the reaction is enabled. A sample liable to change in atmosphere can be three-dimensionally analyzed without exposing the sample to the atmosphere.
Kazuo Azuma, Tottori JP
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|THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - The present invention provides a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for inflammatory bowel disease and an NF-kB activation inhibitor, each of which comprises chitin nanofibers or chitosan nanofibers.
Keisuke Azuma, Ichikawa-Shi JP
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|IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image block generator, a pixel extractor, a correction parameter calculator and a corrector. The image block generator enlarges an image block including a plurality of pixels to generate an enlarged image block. The pixel extractor extracts a maximum pixel with a maximum pixel value and a minimum pixel with a minimum pixel value from the image block. The correction parameter calculator calculates a correction parameter including a first difference and a second difference. The first difference is an absolute value of a difference between a sample pixel value of a sample pixel to be corrected in the enlarged image block and the maximum pixel value. The second difference is an absolute value of a difference between the sample pixel value and the minimum pixel value. The corrector corrects the enlarged image block using the correction parameter.
|IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR HAVING COMPUTER PROCESS IMAGE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a fixed point setting module, a sampling point setting module, and a parallax image generator. The fixed point setting module sets a fixed point to a sampling coordinate space generated from first image data including a first pixel. The sampling point setting module sets a target point to the sampling coordinate space, and sets a sampling point corresponding to the target point to a calculated sampling coordinate. The parallax image generator calculates a pixel value of a second pixel to be located on the sampling coordinate, and generates plural pieces of second image data, each second image data including the second pixel.
|IMAGING PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image block generator, a pixel extractor, a correction parameter calculator and a corrector. The image block generator enlarges an image block including a plurality of pixels to generate an enlarged image block. The pixel extractor extracts a maximum pixel with a maximum pixel value and a minimum pixel with a minimum pixel value from the image block. The correction parameter calculator calculates a correction parameter including a first difference and a second difference. The first difference is an absolute value of a difference between a sample pixel value of a sample pixel to be corrected in the enlarged image block and the maximum pixel value. The second difference is an absolute value of a difference between the sample pixel value and the minimum pixel value. The corrector corrects the enlarged image block using the correction parameter.
Kentaro Azuma, Kobe-Shi JP
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|MECHANISM FOR AND METHOD OF CORRECTING YAWING OF CONVEYED WORKPIECE - A holding device to hold a side portion of a conveyed workpiece; a running device to convey the holding device in a feeding direction along a rail; and a support mechanism to support the holding device at front portion and rear portions of the mechanism. Eccentric shafts are with the holding device at respective positions, at one position, one of front and rear portions is eccentric in the feeding direction by a predetermined amount relative to one drive shaft's axis included in the running device. At the other position, one of front and rear portions is eccentric crossing the workpiece feeding direction by a predetermined amount relative to one drive shaft's axis in the running device. The yawing occurring while the workpiece is conveyed, is corrected by rotating the axes of eccentric shafts axes such the holding device moves relative to the running device's position.
Kenzaburo Azuma, Hamamatsu-Shi JP
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|BOX SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL - An engaging portion
Koichi Azuma, Yokohama-Shi JP
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|IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING TIME SIMULATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a fixing device that has a fast heating mode and a heat storage mode; and a selection section that selects any one of a case where execution of a job indicating an image forming process of a predetermined batch throughput is instructed, and when the fixing device returns to a normal power state from a power saving state, the fixing mode in which an image forming process is early completed is selected on the basis of a total throughput of the job to perform the image forming process, and a case where during the total throughput of the job is not determined or in a case where the job corresponds to a plurality of sets, the fast heating mode is selected as an initial operation for at least the first set to perform the image forming process.
|IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING TIME SIMULATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a fixing device that has a fast heating mode and a heat storage mode; and a selection section that selects any one of a case where execution of a job indicating an image forming process of a predetermined batch throughput is instructed, and when the fixing device returns to a normal power state from a power saving state, the fixing mode in which an image forming process is early completed is selected on the basis of a total throughput of the job to perform the image forming process, and a case where during the total throughput of the job is not determined or in a case where the job corresponds to a plurality of sets, the fast heating mode is selected as an initial operation for at least the first set to perform the image forming process.
Koji Azuma, Tokushima JP
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|METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEET-LIKE PANCREATIC ISLET - The present invention provides a method of producing a sheet-like pancreatic islet, comprising culturing an isolated pancreatic islet in a culture vessel, wherein a polypeptide comprising an EC1 domain of E-cadherin and having a binding ability to said E-cadherin is fixed on or applied to a surface of a solid phase, while being adhered to the solid phase surface for a period sufficient for the pancreatic islet to take a sheet-like form.
Koji Azuma, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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|AIR-CONDITIONING HOT-WATER SUPPLY COMBINED SYSTEM - Provided is an air-conditioning hot-water supply combined system configured such that, in the case where all of load side units perform a cooling operation and a hot water load (heating load) is low during a cooling and heating mixed operation in a cooling cycle, an input of an air conditioning refrigerant block is reduced to increase the COP of the system. An air-conditioning hot-water supply combined system A reduces a target condensing temperature in a heat source unit in the case where a heating load in load side units and a hot water load in a hot water unit are less than a predetermined reference value in a cooling operation cycle state.
Koji Azuma, Kumamoto-Shi JP
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Masafumi Azuma, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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|HIGH STRENGTH STEEL PLATE WITH ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH OF 900 MPa OR MORE EXCELLENT IN HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - High strength steel plate with an ultimate tensile strength of 900 MPa or more which is excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance characterized in that, in the structure of the steel plate, (a) by volume fraction, ferrite is present in 10 to 50%, bainitic ferrite and/or bainite in 10 to 60%, and tempered martensite in 10 to 50%, and (b) iron-based carbides which contain Si or Si and Al in 0.1% or more are present in 4×10
|HIGH YIELD RATIO HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET WHICH HAS EXCELLENT LOW TEMPERATURE IMPACT ENERGY ABSORPTION AND HAZ SOFTENING RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - Hot rolled steel sheet which has a maximum tensile strength of 600 MPa or more and has an excellent low temperature impact energy absorption and HAZ softening resistance and a method of production of the same are provided, that is, sheet which contains, by mass %, C: 0.04 to 0.09%, Si: 0.4% or less, Mn: 1.2 to 2.0%, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 1.0% or less, Nb: 0.02 to 0.09%, Ti: 0.02 to 0.07%, and N: 0.005% or less, where 2.0≦Mn+8[% Ti]+12[% Nb]≦2.6, has a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, has an area percentage of pearlite of 5% or less, has a total area percentage of martensite and retained austenite of 0.5% or less, has a balance of a metal structure of ferrite and/or bainite, has an average grain size of ferrite and bainite of 10 μm or less, has an average particle size of alloy carbonitrides with incoherent interfaces which contain Ti and Nb of 20 nm or less, and has a yield ratio of 0.85 or more.
Masaki Azuma, Yokohama-Shi JP
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|PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a piezoelectric thin film having good piezoelectricity in which a rhombohedral structure and a tetragonal structure are mixed, and a piezoelectric element using the piezoelectric thin film. The piezoelectric thin film includes a perovskite type metal oxide, in which the perovskite type metal oxide is a mixed crystal system of at least a rhombohedral structure and a tetragonal structure, and a ratio between an a-axis lattice parameter and a c-axis lattice parameter of the tetragonal structure satisfies 1.15≦c/a≦1.30. The piezoelectric element includes on a substrate: the above-mentioned piezoelectric thin film; and a pair of electrodes provided in contact with the piezoelectric thin film.
Masaru Azuma, Saitama-Shi JP
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|LENS-EQUIPPED OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A lens-equipped optical semiconductor device including: an optical semiconductor device including at least one optical semiconductor element mounted on a substrate and a transparent resin encapsulating body that encapsulates the optical semiconductor element; a resin lens having a recessed portion for housing the transparent resin encapsulating body; and a transparent resin layer filled into a space among the substrate, the recessed portion, and the transparent resin encapsulating body, wherein the recessed portion has a capacity that is at least 1.1 times a total volume of the optical semiconductor element and the transparent resin encapsulating body.
Masatoshi Azuma, Nagaoka JP
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|VEHICULAR HEADS-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a vehicular heads-up display device with which it is possible to avoid burn-in of an internal component upon a reflecting member by exterior light, improving display quality. A vehicular heads-up display device, comprising a case body (
Masayuki Azuma, Toyota-Shi JP
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|BEAD INSPECTION METHOD, AND BEAD INSPECTION APPARATUS - A bead inspection step and a bead inspection apparatus that inspect the quality of a bead are disclosed . . . . The bead inspection apparatus includes a wire-feed-speed measurement device that measures the feed speed of a brazing wire, and an analysis portion that measures and analyzes position coordinate data about surfaces of a first, workpiece, a second workpiece and the bead, and performs a first shape data measurement step of. measuring first shape data before brazing, a second shape data measurement step of measuring second shape data after the brazing, a feature quantity calculation step of calculating predicted values of feature quantities based on the first and second shape data and the brazing wire feed speed, and a throat thickness calculation step of calculating a predicted value of the throat thickness by a regression expression formed based on actual measurements of the feature quantities and of the throat thickness.
Masayuki Azuma, Miyoshi-Shi JP
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Miki Azuma, Aichi-Ken JP
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|VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including: a cushion pad having elasticity and configured to be bent by a load of an occupant, the cushion pad including: a foamed-resin body made of foamed resin and provided at an ischium corresponding portion of the cushion pad, which is configured to support at least an ischial tuberosity of an occupant, and a first high elastic body of a sheet shape having a degree of elasticity higher than that of the foamed-resin body and provided at a front end portion of the cushion pad.
Mitsuo Azuma, Yao-Shi JP
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|AQUEOUS MANICURE COMPOSITION - Provided is an aqueous manicure composition by which three-dimensional patterns and shapes can freely be formed in an one-liquid, wherein the shapes are maintained after drying, and make-up such as a nail art can easily be enjoyed.
|REMOVING TYPE AQUEOUS MANICURE COMPOSITION - Provided is a removing type aqueous manicure composition which is mild to nails while staying thereon and which can readily be removed by hot water and commercial soaps without using removers containing acetone and acetate esters, so that it can meet a volatile organic compound (VOC) emission control.
|MANICURE COMPOSITION - Provided is a manicure composition which is applied as a top coat on a manicure coated on a whole part of a nail and is turned into a transparent coating film after drying and which is top-coated to thereby provide the coating film with a satisfactory lasting property and endows it with glossy cracked patterns. The manicure composition is a cosmetic applied on a dried coating film of a nail cosmetic comprising at least nitrocellulose, acetic acid ester and a plasticizer, and it comprises at least water, an acryl resin emulsion having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 50° C. or higher and 2.5 to 11% by mass of a film formation aid.
Naoki Azuma, Katsuura-Gun JP
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|SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING METAL REFLECTING LAYER - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor structure, a transparent electrically-conducting layer, a dielectric film, and a metal reflecting layer. The semiconductor structure includes an active region. The transparent electrically-conducting layer is formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor structure. The dielectric film is formed on the upper surface of the transparent electrically-conducting layer. The metal reflecting layer is formed on the upper surface of the dielectric film. The dielectric film has at least one opening whereby partially exposing the transparent electrically-conducting layer. The transparent electrically-conducting layer is electrically connected to the metal reflecting layer through the opening. A barrier layer is partially formed and covers the opening so that the barrier layer is interposed between the transparent electrically-conducting layer and the metal reflecting layer.
|BANDPASS FILTER FOR USE IN LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is a bandpass filter for a light emitting device that can improve the light emission efficiency in use for a light emitting device, and a light emitting device that can obtain the high light emission efficiency by using the bandpass filter. The light emitting device includes a substrate; a light emitting element disposed over the substrate; a phosphor-containing layer containing at least one kind of phosphor; and a bandpass filter disposed over a surface of the phosphor-containing layer on the light emitting element side, the bandpass filter including a multilayer film having a plurality of first and second dielectric layers, the second dielectric layer being disposed over the first dielectric layer. The bandpass filter has a transmittance of 60% or more for light having a light emission peak wavelength of the light emitting element at an incident angle of 0 to 85°, and another transmittance of 40% or less for light having a light emission peak wavelength of at least one kind of phosphor at an incident angle of a Brewster's angle (θ
Naoya Azuma, Mie City JP
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|ULTRASONIC SENSOR - An ultrasonic sensor is provided at a bumper
Naoya Azuma, Mie JP
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|OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEM - An obstacle detection system includes ultrasonic sensors and a controller. The ultrasonic sensors include first and second ultrasonic sensors. Each of them is located at either side of a vehicle bumper so that its own beam axis has an angle deflected in a horizontal direction from a surface-normal direction of the bumper and is directed towards an intermediate portion of the bumper.
|ULTRASONIC-TRANSDUCER MOUNTING STRUCTURE - The ultrasonic-transducer mounting structure includes: a housing including: a body part which is formed into a hollow cylindrical shape and is provided at its front surface with a transmission surface allowing an ultrasonic wave to pass therethrough and is designed to accommodate an ultrasonic transducer therein; and plural connection pieces provided to a side surface of the body part; and a holder fixed to a rear surface of a bumper and designed to hold the housing such that the transmission surface of the housing is exposed via an opening of the bumper. The holder includes plural reception pieces to which the plural connection pieces are detachably coupled respectively. The plural reception pieces are fixed to the rear surface of the bumper to surround the opening.
|ULTRASONIC SENSOR - An ultrasonic sensor is provided with a mount that is fixed to an inside-face of the bumper, and a sensor body that is coupled to the mount so as to be exposed outside the bumper through an exposure hole that is provided in the bumper. Compared with a case where an ultrasonic sensor is fixed to a bumper by sandwiching the bumper from inside and outside of the bumper, appearance can be improved, since protrusion outward from the bumper is eliminated.
Norifumi Azuma, Niihama-Shi JP
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|ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides an aluminum hydroxide powder having a predetermined cumulative pore volume which falls within a range suited for the production of a high purity alumina, and a method for producing the same. It is possible to produce an aluminum hydroxide powder having high bulk density and high firing efficiency, and an aluminum hydroxide having high shape retention.
Robert Azuma, Parsippany, NJ US
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|Method and System for Processing and Optimizing Travel Insurance Transactions - A method and system for processing communications between travel service providers and travel insurers where travel service providers use different messaging formats. A travel service provider transmits itinerary data to a travel insurer in one messaging format. The travel insurer may then convert the itinerary data into a format compatible with the travel insurer's system and determine an optimal policy choice based on the itinerary data. The travel insurer may then transmit this choice to the travel service provider in the travel service provider's preferred messaging format, and the travel service provider offers the product to the consumer through the travel service provider's interface.
|Processing and Optimizing Travel Insurance Transactions - A method and system are provided for processing communications between travel service providers and travel insurers where travel service providers use different messaging formats. A travel service provider transmits itinerary data to a travel insurer in one messaging format. The travel insurer may then convert the itinerary data into a format compatible with the travel insurer's system and determine an optimal policy choice based on the itinerary data. The travel insurer may then transmit this choice to the travel service provider in the travel service provider's preferred messaging format, and the travel service provider offers the product to the consumer through the travel service provider's interface.
Ronald Azuma, Santa Monica, CA US
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|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A LOCALIZED VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus for enabling provision of a localized virtual reality environment may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least receiving information indicative of a current location of a mobile terminal, receiving information indicative of an orientation of the mobile terminal with respect to the current location, causing a stored image including a panoramic view of the current location to be displayed at the mobile terminal based on the orientation, and enabling provision of a virtual object on the panoramic view. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT - An approach is provided for providing augmented reality based on tracking. Information, including location information, orientation information, or a combination thereof of a device is determined. A representation of a location indicated based, at least in part, on the information is determined. One or more items are selected to associate with one or more points within the representation. Display information is determined to be generated, the display information including the one or more items overlaid on the representation based, at least in part, on the one or more points.
|Method and Apparatus for Reflection Compensation - A method comprising determining that light reflected by a display obstructs view of the display, and causing compensation for reflected light based on the determination that light reflected by a display obstructs view of the display is disclosed.
Saki Azuma, Shinagawa-Ku JP
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|SERVER APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING A RESPONSE OF A QUESTIONNAIRE, QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE COLLECTION METHOD, QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE COLLECTION PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH A QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE COLLECTION PROGRAM - A server apparatus and the like for accurately collecting responses of questionnaires from respondents who submit responses to the questionnaires with regard to a target including a plurality of scenes and in which the scene changes over an elapsed time.
Satoshi Azuma, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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|ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS HAVING FAILURE DETECTION CIRCUIT, AND FAILURE DETECTION METHOD FOR THE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS HAVING FAILURE DETECTION CIRCUIT - An electric motor driving apparatus having a failure detection circuit includes: a bridge circuit driving an electric motor; a PWM control circuit generating voltage instruction for driving the electric motor; a PWM signal generation circuit generating a PWM signal; a DC current detection circuit detecting DC current of the bridge circuit; a phase current calculation circuit calculating output phase current of the bridge circuit, based on the DC current and PWM signal; and a failure detection circuit detecting failure of the DC current detection circuit. The failure detection circuit determines failure of the DC current detection circuit from the DC current detected values in a zero voltage period in which the high-potential-side arms of the bridge circuit are all ON and in a zero voltage period in which the low-potential-side arms are all ON.
Seiichi Azuma, Wuxi CN
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|ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes a wireless communication means for connecting to a wireless network; a transfer control means for transferring a captured image to a server through the wireless network connected by the wireless communication means; a power supply judgment means for judging whether or not power supply from outside has started; and a power source switching means for switching a power source of the electronic camera to ON or OFF. When the power source of the electronic camera has been switched to OFF by the power source switching means and if it has been judged by the power supply judgment means that supply of the power has started, the transfer control means transfers the captured image to the server, and when the power source of the electronic camera has been switched to ON by the power source switching means and if it has been judged by the power supply judgment means that supply of the power has started, the transfer control means prohibits transfer of the captured image to the server.
|ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera having a function of accessing a specific server via Internet includes: a storage unit in which related information concerning the electronic camera is stored in advance; a generation unit that dynamically generates an identifier to be used to identify the electronic camera in conformance to a predefined specific rule based upon at least part of the related information stored in the storage unit; and a setting unit that sets the identifier generated by the generation unit within a request message to be transmitted to the Internet.
|Server apparatus - A server apparatus includes a recording means for recording a captured image transferred from an electronic camera; and a user registration means for registering the electronic camera and a user in correlation based on user registration information that has been input by the user.
Selom Harry Azuma, Boston, MA US
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|CUSTOMIZABLE SECURE DATA EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENT - In embodiments, the disclosure provides a secure data exchange system that includes a data management facility; and a plurality of data storage nodes. The data management facility manages content sharing between entities of data stored in the data storage nodes, wherein the data is stored by a user of a first entity and comprises content and metadata. The data management facility only has access to the metadata of the user data for managing of the data in the plurality of data storage nodes and not the content. The data management facility may be geographically distributed at a plurality of data management sites and the data storage nodes may exist inside and outside of a firewall of the first entity.
Shinichi Azuma, Gunma JP
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|INVERTER GENERATOR - A control circuit (microcomputer) is provided in each of two inverter portions. Magnitude of a target waveform signal corresponding to a voltage to be output by each of the inverter portions is varied according to an operation state. The number of revolution of the engine is adjusted according to the larger one of the effective powers output from the two inverter portions. To cope with a temporary output shortage from the AC generator, the output voltage is temporarily lowered and then the output voltage is restored after waiting for the number of revolution of the engine increases.
Shinichiro Azuma, Osaka-Shi JP
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|BIOMEASUREMENT DEVICE, BIOMEASUREMENT METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR A BIOMEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH SAID CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - An analysis device (
Shinsuke Azuma, Kosai-Shi JP
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|ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE AND VEHICLE - An electricity storage device includes: a first battery stack (
Shinya Azuma, Minato-Ku JP
|Patent application number
|GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BROWSE OF GAME-PLAY CONTENT THEREOF - There is provided a game system where a game apparatus and a user terminal can use a storage area in the server apparatus in a rational manner. A game-machine storage area and a browse storage area are provided in a server. By a user of game machine, a game-play data is stored into the area. The game-play data stored in the area are presented to a user of user terminal, who is requested to select game-play data, and the selected game-play data is stored into the area. The game-play data stored in the area are presented to the user of user terminal, who is requested to select game-play data, and the selected game-play data is provided to the user terminal. Then, the user of user terminal is allowed to browse the selected game-play data.
Shogo Azuma, Minato-Ku JP
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|GAME APPARATUS - A game apparatus has an operation unit and a radio communication unit for performing radio communication with the outside and a connection unit that establishes a connection with an external terminal device via the radio communication unit, and stores the number of credits in association with a player ID obtained and also stores this player ID in association with a terminal ID of the external terminal device for which the connection has been established by the connection unit. Also, the game apparatus controls a first game that advances based on an operation of the operation unit while consuming credit corresponding to a player ID and a second game that advances while consuming credit corresponding to a player ID that is associated with the terminal ID of the external terminal device for which the connection has been established by the connection unit so that the first game and the second game advance simultaneously. The game apparatus reduces the number of credits corresponding to the player ID depending on credit consumed respectively in the first and the second game.
|BALL LOTTERY APPARATUS - A ball lottery apparatus include a discharger adapted for discharging individually multiple lottery balls, a lottery field including multiple holes in which the discharged lottery balls can enter, a host controller for executing various controls, a retrieval mechanism adapted for retrieving the lottery balls. When a bingo game is played, the host controller can set the ball lottery apparatus to a normal mode in which an input time point at which each of the lottery balls discharged from the discharger is input to the lottery field depends on a predetermined rule, and to a dealer mode in which the input time point depends on human action.
|GAME SYSTEM - A game system has plural game devices and a storage device that stores attribute information and location information of a pet in association with a player ID. Each game device obtains a player ID of a player who plays at the game device, and obtains attribute information corresponding to location information identifying a game device identified by the obtained player ID, and controls a game to cause the game device to display a pet according to the obtained attribute information. In a case in which location information stored in association with a player ID of a first player who plays at a first game device is changed to that which identifies a second game device identified by a player ID of a second player, the first game device does not display a pet of the first player, but the second game device displays the pet of the first player.
|GAME APPARATUS AND GAME SYSTEM - A setting terminal is provided that has a player ID obtainer that obtains a player ID uniquely identifying a player, a storage device that stores, in association with the identification information obtained by the player ID obtainer, value information that changes when credit is consumed in exchange for a play in a game or when a game value is granted depending on a result of the game, and an automatic game controller that controls a game corresponding to the identification information obtained by the player ID obtainer, to advance automatically while following a predetermined rule. The automatic game controller controls plural games respectively corresponding to which plural pieces of identification information differ from one another, to advance in parallel.
|GAME MACHINE, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - In the game machine which includes a plurality of lottery machines having different lottery probabilities and executing a plurality of lotteries by a plurality of lottery machines selected as a predetermined combination among a plurality of lottery machines as a chance game provided in common to players, a plurality of station units is provided with a touch panel which receives an operation of the player. The game machine executes the lotteries by the plurality of lottery machines as the chance game in a predetermined order. The game machine changes at least one of the plurality of lottery machines into another lottery machine according to an operation input from the touch panel in case that a predetermined change condition is satisfied. The change of the combination of the plurality of lottery machines is applied to the chance game for other players playing the chance game.
|GAME MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In the game machine which adopts an accumulation-type progressive jackpot with a jackpot payout increasing according to a game play of a player and increases the jackpot payout by a predetermined unit according to a predetermined number of game plays by the player, the game machine includes a monitor which displays a game screen. The game machine counts the jackpot payout increasing according to the game play of the player by each player as a separate increment, manages a fraction with the separate increment smaller than the predetermined unit in association with the player and controls the display device so as to display the fraction.
|GAME DEVICE - A reference strength (P) is set at a game device (
Shoji Azuma, Komaki-Shi JP
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|LIQUID CHEMICAL DISCHARGE VALVE AND LIQUID CHEMICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A liquid chemical discharge valve which includes a diaphragm valve having a contact portion for varying that varies a flow condition between the liquid chemical supply port and the liquid chemical discharge port by manipulating a lift amount, which is a distance between the contact portion and one of the liquid chemical supply port and the liquid chemical discharge port, between a closed valve condition and a maximum lift amount. The liquid chemical discharge valve includes an actuator unit for driving the contact portion in accordance with a supply pressure of the operating gas supplied from the operating gas supply port, to thereby manipulate the lift amount. The actuator unit includes a lift amount limiting unit for limiting the maximum lift amount adjustably.
Shuhei Azuma, Takarazuka-Shi JP
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|TETRAZOLINONE COMPOUNDS AND ITS USE - The present invention provides a compound having an excellent efficacy for controlling pests. A tetrazolinone compound of a formula (1): [wherein, R1 represents an C6-C16 aryl group, an C1-C12 alkyl group, a C3-C12 cycloalkyl group or an adamantyl group, etc., which each optionally be substituted; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an C1-C12 alkyl group, or a halogen atom, etc.; R4 and R5 represent independently of each other a hydrogen atom or an C1-C3 alkyl group, etc.; R6, R7, R8 and R9 represent independently of each other a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an C1-C12 alkyl group, a C1-C12 haloalkyl group, an C2-C12 alkenyl group, a C3-C12 cycloalkyl group, an C1-C12 alkoxy group or a C1-C12 haloalkoxy group, etc.; X and Y represent independently of each other a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; Q represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and R10 represents an C1-C6 alkyl group, etc.] shows an excellent controlling efficacy on pests.
Shuichiro Azuma, Aichi JP
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|SOLID-STATE DRIVE DEVICE - A solid state drive (SSD) device using a flash memory and including a non-volatile memory that differs in type from the flash memory. The SSD device receives data to be written to the flash memory; stores the received data in the non-volatile memory; stores the data stored in the non-volatile memory to the flash memory; and stores, in the non-volatile memory, flow data indicating a flow of tasks to be undertaken while storing the received data in the non-volatile memory and storing the data stored in the non-volatile memory to the flash memory.
Shuichiro Azuma, Nagoya-Shi JP
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Shunichi Azuma, Shizuoka-Shi JP
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|SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT FOR HYDRAULIC TRANSFER, AND HYDRAULIC TRANSFER METHOD AND HYDRAULIC TRANSFER PRODUCTS USING SAME - A surface treatment agent for hydraulic transfer to perform hydraulic transfer decoration with high adhesion onto an olefin-type substrate with poor adhesion. They are provided by a surface treatment agent for hydraulic transfer to a polyolefin-type substrate to be used in a hydraulic transfer method for forming a decorative layer, by coating an activator to a dried print pattern on a water-soluble film to recover adhesion of said print pattern, and then by hydraulic transferring said print pattern onto the surface of a surface treatment layer of the polyolefin-type substrate treated with the surface treatment agent, characterized in that said surface treatment agent for hydraulic transfer is consisted of a resin composition including a modified polyolefin (a), a polyfunctional isocyanate (b) and a solvent (c), and a blending ratio of (b)/(a) is 0.005 to 0.5, in weight ratio.
Takahito Azuma, Tsu-Shi JP
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|DRIVING DEVICE - A driving device is provided with a gear unit and axial gap motors. The gear unit is provided with an input shaft and a driven member. The input shaft is supported by a supporting member. The input shaft is engaged with the driven member. Two axial gap motors are respectively attached to the input shaft so as to face each other.
|DRIVING DEVICE - A driving device is provided with a gear unit and a plurality of motors. The gear unit includes a plurality of input shafts supported by a supporting member, and a driven member to which the plurality of input shafts is engaged. Each motor rotor is respectively attached to a corresponding one of the input shafts. Each motor stator is attached to a housing that is detachably attached to the supporting member. When the housing is attached to the supporting member, phase angles of the rotors of all of the motors are equal.
Takashi Azuma, Fuchu JP
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|ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is an ultrasonic imaging device that noninvasively measures the stiffness of the cardiac muscle, which is the heart muscle, or intracardiac pressure, which is the blood pressure inside the heart. The ultrasonic imaging device includes: an ultrasonic probe (
|IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE - An objective is to enable calculation of a distribution of a physical property such as a density inside a measurement object, even when the distribution of the physical property value is non-uniform, within a feasible period of time without causing image deterioration due to phenomena such as refraction and multiple-reflections caused by the non-uniformity. To this end, the physical property value that makes an evaluation quantity be an extremum is outputted, where the evaluation quantity is a liner sum or a product of exponential function of: an equation residual quantity that is a residual being a difference between an operator term and an external force term of an equation of motion; a non-uniformity detection equation residual quantity that is a residual of an equation of detecting the non-uniformity of the physical property value from a matching degree of solutions of the equation of motion under two types of boundary conditions; and a conditional equation residual quantity that is a residual of a constraint condition.
|ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - When multiple tissues having differing speeds of sound are intermixed in the viewing field of a measured subject such as a living body, the invention measures hardness, such as modulus of elasticity or viscosity, with high precision. As a means for detecting heterogeneity of sound speed in the tissues of a subject, a displacement-generating transmission beam is applied from a displacement generating beam-generating device (
|ULTRASOUND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, ULTRASOUND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD, ULTRASOUND IMAGE CAPTURE PROGRAM - Provided is a technology which quantitatively measures blood flow in the vicinity of circulatory organs. An ultrasound image capture device according to the present invention removes an image portion corresponding to an organ shape by taking the difference of a multi-frame ultrasound image, and thereafter computes a measured value of a blood flow velocity vector on the basis of a plurality of images at different timings (as per FIG.
Takashi Azuma, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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|GREASE COMPOSITION FOR HUB UNIT BEARING EMPLOYING AN ANGULAR CONTACT BALL BEARING AND HUB UNIT BEARING - The invention provides a grease composition for a hub unit bearing employing an angular contact ball bearing, containing (a) as a thickener a mixture of diurea compounds represented by formula (I): R
|GREASE COMPOSITION FOR HUB UNIT BEARING - The invention provides a grease composition for huh unit bearing, containing (a) an aromatic diurea thickener, (b) a base oil, (c) a metal salt of oxidized wax, (d) diphenyl hydrogen phosphate, and (e) at least one rust preventive selected from the group consisting of sulfonate rust preventives and carboxylic acid rust preventives. The grease composition of the invention shows excellent anti-fretting properties at low temperature, and at the same time, exhibit excellent rust preventing properties.
Takashi Azuma, Kobe-Shi JP
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|INTERIOR EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR RAILCAR - In the interior equipment installation structure for a railcar according to the present invention, a first installation member is mounted to a roof body shell along the car longitudinal direction or the car width direction. Second installation members are attached to the first installation member using mechanical fastening tools such as bolts with the positions of the second installation members adjusted in the up-down direction of the car. The second installation members are used for installing lighting appliances such as fluorescent lights, each has a size corresponding to each of the lighting appliances, and are continuously installed. There are portions in which plate members are overlapped with each other between respective adjacent ones of the second installation members, and hand strap receivers are installed in these portions.
|RAILCAR - There is provided a railcar including a under frame, paired side bodyshell parts, and a roof bodyshell part. Strap bar receiving parts hanging downward from the roof bodyshell part are fixed to the roof bodyshell part. An upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member are provided like bridges between the paired side bodyshell parts. The upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member are disposed at an interval in a vertical direction and connected by connection pipes. The upper horizontal member is formed by a plurality of reinforcement pipes and the lower horizontal member is formed by a plurality of reinforcement pipes. At least one ends of the plurality of reinforcement pipes are fixed to the strap bar receiving parts.
Takayuki Azuma, Anjo-Shi JP
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|DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTIC CALCULATION APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL - A dynamic characteristic calculation apparatus for a machine tool calculates dynamic characteristic of the machine tool executing an interrupted machining by moving a rotational tool relative to a workpiece. The apparatus includes a detector detecting acoustic wave generated by vibration of the rotational tool or detecting magnetic property being variable by the vibration of the rotational tool where said rotational tool is excited to vibrate, and a calculation division calculating a natural frequency f of the one or plural tool tips in a vibration system, in which the one or plural tool tips of said rotational tool is a vibration body, on a basis of a value detected by the detector.
Tatsuya Azuma, Hiratsuka-Shi JP
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|METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYER COATING FILM - An object of the invention is to provide a method for forming a multilayer coating film with excellent smoothness, distinctness of image, and water resistance, by a 3-coat 1-bake coating method, even when preheating after the application of an aqueous first colored coating composition is omitted. The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film, including (1) applying an aqueous colored coating composition (A) to a substrate to form a colored coating film; (2) applying an effect pigment-containing aqueous coating composition (B) containing a binder component (b1), an effect pigment (b2), and a hydrophobic solvent (b3) in proportions of 15 to 30 parts by mass of effect pigment (b2) and 25 to 60 parts by mass of hydrophobic solvent (b3) relative to 100 parts by mass of the binder component (b1), to the colored coating film, without preheating the colored coating film, to form an effect coating film having a film thickness of 7 to 13 micrometers when cured; (3) applying a clear coating composition (C) to the effect coating film to form a clear coating film; and (4) heating the three coating films formed in steps (1) to (3) to simultaneously cure these three coating films.
|Water-Based Coating Composition, Method for Forming Multi-layer Coating Film, and Article Having Multi-layer Coating Film - A water-based coating composition and method for forming a multi-layer coating film by which it is possible to form a coating film having excellent smoothness, image clarity, and chipping resistance in a 3C1B format. The composition is characterized by containing 7 to 60 mass % of an acrylic resin emulsion (a), 10 to 60 mass % of a film-forming resin (b), and 10 to 50 mass % of a curing agent (c), on the basis of the total mass of the solid resin content in the composition; the acrylic resin emulsion (a) having a core/shell structure where the core section contains, as a copolymer component, 0.1 to 10 mass % of a polymerizable unsaturated monomer having two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in one molecule, on the basis of the total mass of monomer of the core section, and the hydroxyl value of the core section is 50 to 200 mgKOH/g, and the hydroxyl value of the shell section is 50 to 200 mgKOH/g.
Teppei Azuma, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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|COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, TRANSITION CONTROL DEVICE, TRANSITION CONTROL METHOD, AND TRANSITION CONTROL PROGRAM - In order to perform SM swap efficiently, a mobile communication device that performs mobile communication includes: an attachment unit for attaching thereto an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) that stores therein an Operational Profile (OP) and a Provisioning Profile (PP); a PP reception unit for receiving, through a mobile communication network associated with the OP stored in the eSIM, the PP associated with an Subscription Manager (SM) corresponding to a destination mobile communication network, and storing the received PP in the eSIM; and an OP reception unit for performing communication with the SM using the stored PP associated with the SM to receive the OP associated with the mobile communication network, and storing the received OP in the eSIM.
Toshiyuki Azuma, Miyagi-Ken JP
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|ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device can be placed on an insulation substrate having a wiring pattern and has an antenna member including an antenna radiation element, a mounting terminal, a power supply terminal formed continuously to the antenna radiation element, and the antenna member is formed by an insert molding with resin. The antenna device includes; a top surface portion that is parallel with respect to the surface of the insulation substrate when the device is placed on the insulation substrate, and a leg portion that is orthogonal with respect to the surface of the insulation substrate when the device is placed on the insulation substrate. The antenna radiation element is disposed on the top surface portion, and the mounting terminal and the power supply terminal are disposed only on the leg portion.
|WIRELESS MODULE - A wireless module includes a wireless module main body including a first antenna on a first insulating substrate, and a coupler including a second antenna on a second insulating substrate arranged so as to face the first insulating substrate, wherein a connection terminal to which an external antenna is connectable is formed in the second insulating substrate, the connection terminal being connected to a feeding point for the second antenna, individual portions of the conductor patterns in the first antenna and the second antenna are configured so as to face each other, a resonant frequency of the second antenna is set to be higher than a resonant frequency of the first antenna, and the resonant frequency of the second antenna is set so that a transmission frequency characteristic from the first antenna to the second antenna matches a frequency characteristic of the resonant frequency of the first antenna.
Tsukasa Azuma, Muroran-Shi JP
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|FORGING HEAT RESISTANT STEEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, FORGED PARTS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A forging heat resistant steel of an embodiment contains in percent by mass C: 0.05-0.2, Si: 0.01-0.1, Mn: 0.01-0.15, Ni: 0.05-1, Cr: 8 or more and less than 10, Mo: 0.05-1, V: 0.05-0.3, Co: 1-5, W: 1-2.2, N: 0.01 or more and less than 0.015, Nb: 0.01-0.15, B: 0.003-0.03, and a remainder comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities.
Tsukasa Azuma, Hokkaido JP
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|HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH TOUGHNESS CAST STEEL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A high strength and high toughness cast steel material of the invention has a composition comprising 0.10 to 0.20% by mass of C, 0.10 to 0.50% by mass of Si, 0.40 to 1.20% by mass of Mn, 2.00 to 3.00% by mass of Ni, 0.20 to 0.70% by mass of Cr, and 0.10 to 0.50% by mass of Mo, and further comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities. The high strength and high toughness cast steel material of the invention is produced by subjecting an ingot having the above composition to annealing at 1,000 to 1,100° C., quenching at 850 to 950° C., tempering at 610 to 670° C., and then, if desired, stress-relief annealing at less than 610° C.
|LOW ALLOY STEEL FOR GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION TURBINE ROTOR, AND LOW ALLOY MATERIAL FOR GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION TURBINE ROTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A low alloy steel ingot contains from 0.15 to 0.30% of C, from 0.03 to 0.2% of Si, from 0.5 to 2.0% of Mn, from 0.1 to 1.3% of Ni, from 1.5 to 3.5% of Cr, from 0.1 to 1.0% of Mo, and more than 0.15 to 0.35% of V, and optionally Ni, with a balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Performing quality heat treatment including a quenching step and a tempering step to the low alloy steel ingot to obtain a material, which has a grain size number of from 3 to 7 and is free from pro-eutectoid ferrite in a metallographic structure thereof, and which has a tensile strength of from 760 to 860 MPa and a fracture appearance transition temperature of not higher than 40 ° C.
Yasuhiro Azuma, Aichi JP
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|CONTROL DEVICE OF TURBOCHARGER - In a turbocharger including a variable nozzle vane mechanism including a plurality of nozzle vanes provided on an outer circumferential side of a turbine wheel, the variable nozzle vane mechanism adjusting a flow of an exhaust gas with the nozzle vanes; and an actuator driving the nozzle vane mechanism, a control is continued that causes a movable member of the variable nozzle vane mechanism to abut against a mechanical stopper limiting the range of the movement of the nozzle vanes as long as the engine is stopped while the vehicle is running. Thus, wear of, for example, a link and a rod constituting the variable nozzle vane mechanism can be prevented during an engine stop while the vehicle is running.
Yasuo Azuma, Yokohama-Shi JP
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|NANODEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - This invention is to provide a nanodevice, which is combined with an electronic device such as a diode, tunnel device and MOS transistor, integrated circuit and manufacturing method of the nanodevice. A nanodevice includes: a first insulating layer
Yoshinori Azuma, Sagamihara-Shi JP
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|ANTIBODY CAPABLE OF BINDING TO SPECIFIC REGION OF PERIOSTIN, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PERIOSTIN USING SAME - The present invention provides a method and a reagent for measuring periostin contained in a sample with improved accuracy, a method for improving accuracy in measurement of periostin, and a method of testing for pulmonary fibrosis or interstitial pneumonia with improved accuracy. The antibody of the present invention binds to at least one region selected from the group consisting of an EMI region, an R1 region, an R2 region, and an R3 region of periostin or a cleavage product thereof. The method and the reagent for measuring periostin and the method for improving accuracy in periostin measurement of the present invention is characterized by detecting at least one region selected from the group consisting of an EMI region, an R1 region, an R2 region, and an R3 region of periostin. The method of testing for pulmonary fibrosis or interstitial pneumonia of the present invention includes the steps of a) measuring the amount or concentration of periostin in a sample derived from a subject, which measuring includes detecting at least one region selected from the group consisting of an EMI region, an R1 region, an R2 region, and an R3 region of periostin and b) comparing the amount or concentration of the periostin in the sample derived from the subject with an amount or concentration of periostin in a sample derived from a living body not suffering from pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial pneumonia.
Yu Azuma, Shiga JP
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|REFRIGERATOR AND HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE SERVICE SYSTEM USING SAME - A refrigerator includes refrigerator body having a plurality of storage rooms, a plurality of doors that open and close the plurality of storage rooms, and RFID tag that performs proximity communication. In addition, RFID tag is provided on the uppermost door among a plurality of doors. In this way, a specific communication failure of refrigerator or dirt on mobile terminal which easily occurs due to the spilling of water or dirt at the time of taking food in and out of the refrigerator can be prevented, and thus, it is possible to provide refrigerator having a high reliability.
|REFRIGERATOR - Refrigerator (
Yukihiko Azuma, Hachioji-Shi JP
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|DISCHARGE GAP FILLING COMPOSITION AND ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTOR - A discharge gap filling composition which includes metal powders (A) and a binder component (B), wherein surfaces of primary particles of the metal powders (A) are coated with a film composed of a metal oxide, and the primary particles of the metal powders (A) have a flake form. An electrostatic discharge protector is obtained using the composition.
Yukinori Azuma, Izumi-Shi JP
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|IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS - An image taking apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image pickup unit; a memory that stores an image taken by the image pickup unit as image data; a control circuit; and an operation unit for giving a command to the control circuit. The control circuit includes: a mark registration unit that registers an image taken by the image pickup unit as a mark image in the memory depending on a mark registration command; an image cutting unit that determines a polygonal region having display positions of a plurality of mark images as a plurality of apexes by using an image taken by the image pickup unit as a target depending on an image cutting command, and cuts the polygonal region out of the image taken by the image pickup unit; and a cut-out image recording unit that records the image cut out by the image cutting unit.
Yukio Azuma, Yamato JP
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|POINTING TO A DESIRED OBJECT DISPLAYED ON A TOUCHSCREEN - A method, system and computer program product for pointing to an object displayed on a touchscreen, the touchscreen having a display function. The coordinates of a point P, the point P being a position of a fingertip of a user on a surface of the touchscreen, is calculated. A vertical distance R between the surface of the touchscreen and the fingertip is further calculated. Furthermore, the coordinates of a point Q of a line segment OQ is calculated, the line segment OQ extending in the same direction as a line segment OP connecting an origin O on the surface of the touchscreen and the point P, the line segment OQ having a length that is proportional to the vertical distance R. In response to an object being displayed at the coordinates of the point Q, determining that the object has been pointed to.
Yuri Azuma, Kodaira JP
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|TOUCH-DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANT - Provided are a touch display control device and an information terminal device, which are arranged so that the noise resulting from the actions for activation and display on a display panel, and the noise caused by the actions of activation and detection on a touch sensor never affects each other, and are useful for suppressing the elicitation of the difference in brightness attributed to non-display in a display frame.


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- n. Plural form of booty.
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The occasion didn't deter Perrey Reeves from trying on a pair of gorg pony skin booties and rabbit fur lined moto boots ... v. nice!
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This afternoon I knitted a pair of booties from a pattern from Blackberry Ridge.
The P word sounds like it belongs to a baby, like boots for babies are called booties or napkins are nappies.
The booties are the popular Saartje's booties, of course, and it seemed the perfect way to use up some of the remaining yarn.
Thigh-up boots, quite a sensation abroad currently, ankle-length also called booties, riding boots, calf-high, wedges and of
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As we returned our shoe "booties" upon exiting, the rain started to fall furiously and the tornado sirens began to wail.
As a potential alternative, how about some lovely crocheted"booties" in black, dark blue, or red?
Calling all Knitters! And Sock Lovers! Emergency Knitting please? Plus see squirrel pics!
OK, what's up with the "booties" in that last picture?
Because when the weather was wet, our daughter had to put little "booties" on his feet before he could go out.
I should mention here that if you buy the Vinten Spread - Loc spreader, it comes complete with a set of three oval, textured face, rubber "booties" that fit to the tripod feet using the familiar Manfrotto "thong" system, thus obviating the need for a floor spreader on wooden floors, for example.


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Kinkotsu Obaba is Kinkotsuman's aunt (his mother's older sister) and an anime original character. Along with her nephew and Iwao, she was originally from the Gokuaku Chojin realm (like herself, this plot device only appears in the anime).
She has the characters Obaba (オババ) written on her forehead. She likes to watch far away matches on her crystal ball and possess the ability to warp people to other places (in the movie Hour of Triumph! Seigi Choujin, she also seems to possess the ability of time travel).
She likes to flirt with hunky men, particularly Detective Gobugari, much to his disgust.
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Effect of Cap-Fitted Colonoscopy on Miss Rates at Colonoscopy
Patient will undergo tandem colonoscopy on the same day using propofol sedation. Patients
will undergo one colonoscopy without the cap and a second colonoscopy with the cap on. We
will endeavor to keep the total examination time equal between the groups and approximately
six minutes. The order in which patients receive the two colonoscopies (i.e. cap or without
cap first) will be randomized. Any polyps detected during the first colonoscopy will be
removed during that procedure. During the withdrawal phase, the time for examination will
be measured with a stopwatch, and the stopwatch will be stopped at any time a polyp is
located and restarted when the polyp has been removed and retrieved. The stopwatch will
also be stopped for suctioning fluid or washing debris from the colon surface. Any polyp
detected and removed during the first colonoscopy will be counted as the detection for that
procedure. During the second colonoscopy, all polyps will also be removed when detected.
Any polyp identified and removed during the second procedure will be counted as a miss for
the first procedure. All polyps will be sent separately for pathologic evaluation. The
time required to remove and retrieve polyps with and without the cap on will be measured
using a stopwatch as a secondary end point. The primary end point will be the miss rate for
colonoscopy with the cap and colonoscopy without the cap.
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Screening
The number of polyps found during the first colonoscopy will be compared to the number of polyps found during the second colonoscopy to determine the miss rate.
after the second colonoscopy is completed
Douglas K Rex, MD
Principal Investigator
Indiana University School of Medicine
United States: Institutional Review Board
November 2006
October 2009
|Indiana University Medical Center
|Indianapolis, Indiana 46202


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University of Utah,
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Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, UT 84112e-mail: email@example.com
Department of Otolaryngology,
Division of Otology and Skull Base Surgery,
Oregon Health & Science University,
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Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, UT 84112e-mail: email@example.com
1Corresponding author.
Manuscript received January 7, 2014; final manuscript received May 1, 2014; published online August 19, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Rafael V. Davalos.
Experiments with scala-tympani (ST) phantoms are used to evaluate new electrode arrays and cochlear-implant insertion techniques. To date, phantoms have not accounted for clinical orientations and geometric differences between round-window (RW) insertions and anteroinferior cochleostomy insertions. For improved assessments of insertion experiments, we present a scala-tympani phantom that offers three distinct benefits over previous phantoms: it mimics the standard otologic position, it accommodates for both round-window and anteroinferior cochleostomy insertions, and it incorporates a visual coordinate system based on industry consensus making standardized angular measurements possible.
Virtual model of the cochlea showing the basal end of the scala tympani (ST) as seen through the facial recess during surgery with an enlarged view of the RW region provided in the lower-left inset. Depictions of both insertion openings, RW opening and anteroinferior cochleostomy, are superimposed onto the virtual model to provide approximate locations with respect to the RW membrane. Basilar membrane (BM), scala vestibuli (SV), and the skull position corresponding to the cochlea orientation are provided for reference. Image is generated using software available for public use [15]. Top-right: posterior-superior lip of RW niche (black arrow) and bony projection from crista (outlined by dotted white line) restrict the angle of electrode (EL) entry so that the electrode tip (white arrow) is directed toward modiolar wall and spiral ganglion (SG) rather than the ST lumen. A well placed cochleostomy (shown as a dashed circle) can facilitate direct insertions into the ST lumen (dashed arrow). Modified image from Ref. [16] reproduced with permission of John Wiley and Sons.
Histological cross sections in the basal end of the cochlea. BM, basilar membrane; OSL, osseous spiral lamina; RWN, round-window niche; RWM, round-window membrane; SM, scala media; ST, scala tympani; SV, scala vestibuli. Modified images from Ref. [26] reproduced with permission of Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Top: Orientation angles of Table 1 and cochlear-view axes (lines cv1 and cv2) are shown relative to the three orthogonal reference planes of the body: the sagittal plane (SP), coronal plane (CP), and the transverse plane (TP). θ3 is measured in the plane formed by cv1 and cv2; modified public domain image. Bottom: cochlea orientation angles (shown as a series of successive rotations of a Cartesian frame originally aligned with the reference planes).
The skull positioning of Fig. 2 was confirmed through more rigorous measurements using numerous temporal bones [12]. To confirm Fig. 2(a), they computed the angle A between the line passing the lower arm of the posterior semicircular canal (PSC) and the midsagittal plane, and assumed that A is nearly identical to A′ (left image). The mean value of A (for n = 102) is 52.5 deg. C is the complementary angle of A and is identical to θ1 in Table 1 and Fig. 2. Next, to confirm Fig. 2(b), they computed the angle B between the lateral-semicircular canal (LSC) and the modiolar axis (bottom-right image). The mean value of B (for n = 10) is 28.2 deg. Since the LSC forms an angle of 30 deg upward from the infraorbitomeatal plane, they concluded that the modiolar axis is nearly parallel to this plane. Viewing the film plane in the direction indicated by the arrows results in the cochlear-view radiograph shown in Fig. 3. Modified left image is from Ref. [12] reproduced with permission of Wolters Kluwer Health. The right images are generated using software available for public use [15].
The skull positioning of Fig. 2 results in the cochlear view, which contains a 2D image of the electrode array (shown as a series of squares) as a nonoverlapping spiral in the basal and middle turns. The spiral center is determined by fitting a mathematical spiral template to the position of the electrodes. The line cv2 passes through the top of SSC and the midpoint of the vestibule (V). The line cv1 passes through the spiral center and is orthogonal to cv2. Angular insertion depth (θ) is measured from the geometric 0 deg reference, which is the line from the spiral center through the intersection of cv1 and cv2. The location of the RW entry, which is near the intersection of cv2 and the electrode array, is measured from the 0 deg reference and shown here as θ3. LSC is the lateral-semicircular canal. Modified image from Ref. [12] reproduced with permission of Wolters Kluwer Health.
The method to generate the cochlear view of Fig. 3 is summarized. (a) While the X-ray and film plane are maintained orthogonal to each other, the skull is positioned against the film such that the angle between it and the midsagittal plane is approximately 50 deg. (b) Next, the skull is adjusted so that the angle between the X-ray and the infraorbitomeatal plane (IOP) is near zero. Upon completion, the modiolar axis is nearly parallel to the X-ray. Modified image from Ref. [10] reproduced with permission of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Diagram of the standard otologic positioning
SolidWorks renderings of the cochleostomy (top-left) and round-window (top-right) versions of our scala-tympani phantom are used to manufacture the corresponding devices below. The tabletop views assume the phantom is lying on a flat surface with the observer's line-of-sight at the level of the phantom. The facial recess views approximate the surgeon's view of the insertion openings, in the spirit of Fig. 6. The top-down views are taken above the phantom with the line-of-sight along the gravity vector. The dial views assume a line-of-sight directed toward and orthogonal to the face of the dial. Standard MED-EL electrodes are inserted as far as possible before buckling (to approximately 720 deg) into both phantoms.
Steps to model the scala tympani. (1) Create sections parameterized by h and w. (2) Place the origin of each section (intersection of x′ and z′) onto the spiral at 1 mm increments from its beginning, with z′ initially aligned with z, and orient the section such that it is orthogonal to the local spiral direction. (3) Rotate section counterclockwise by φ and shift section medially by ws.
Wysocki's height data [21] is smaller than other published values [22-25]. The solid line is the average of the non-Wysocki data sets.
Our scala-tympani model (shown in gray and limited to 1.5 turns to reduce visual clutter) is compared with Cohen's silastic models [11] and Kawano's reconstructions [27]. The intersections of the outer wall of our model with the 13.5 deg and 23.8 deg lines are the respective entry points through the round-window opening and an anteroinferior cochleostomy. Modified image from Ref. [9] reproduced with permission of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Our scala-tympani wall lengths compared with published data [22,27]
Steps to design phantom in SolidWorks. (1) Create loft from imported x-y-z points that model the scala tympani. (2) Build a structure around the lofted cut to orient the phantom appropriately. (3) Create the angular grid system and an exit hole near center of the dial. For the round-window version, we trim material along the cavity boundary (red-dashed line) to reduce the tunnel effect from the phantom's wall thickness at the round-window opening. (4) Create sketch planes where the 13.5 deg and 23.8 deg lines intersect the lofted cut. (5) Create insertion openings on the defined sketch planes.
Insertion force measurements are compared for five different phantoms, each of which is rigidly mounted onto a force sensor with the insertion opening oriented for vertical, automated insertions. An image of phantom number 5 is not provided because its semitransparent material did not provide good visualization of the electrode.
Insertion force measurements, at clinically accurate insertion angles, are compared between the round-window phantom (left) and cadaver cochleae fixed in baskets with paraffin wax (right), mounted rigidly to the force sensor
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