Patents by Inventor Koichi Honda
Koichi Honda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20130278156Abstract: A light-emitting diode lighting apparatus includes a light source including plural grouped light-emitting diodes, plural lighting circuit parts to perform lighting control of the respective grouped light-emitting diodes of the light source individually, and a dimming control part that inputs a dimming signal from a dimming part and controls an output of each of the lighting circuit parts according to the dimming signal, and sequentially changes, when a dimming gradation is changed, outputs of the plural lighting circuit parts to new gradations in one period of the dimming signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Yumi Hanyuda, Koichi Honda, Tsuyoshi Toyama, Naoto Tokuhara, Junya Murata, Keitaro Takasaka
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Publication number: 20120100722Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus including: a processing chamber; plural buffer chambers; a first processing gas supply system that supplies a first processing gas to the processing chamber; a second processing gas supply system that supplies a second processing gas to the buffer chambers; a RF power source; plasma-generating electrodes in the buffer chambers; a heating system; and a controller that controls the first and second processing gas supply systems, the power source, and the heating system to expose the substrate having a metal film thereon to the first processing gas, and the second processing gas that is activated in the plural buffer chambers with an application of RF power to the electrodes and that is supplied from the buffer chambers to the processing chamber to form a film on the metal film while heating the substrate to a self-decomposition temperature of the first processing gas or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Masayuki ASAI, Koichi HONDA, Mamoru UMEMOTO, Kazuyuki OKUDA
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Publication number: 20100300357Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus, which comprises a process chamber configured to process a substrate, a first plasma generation chamber in the process chamber, a first reactive gas supply unit configured to supply first reactive gas into the first plasma generation chamber, a pair of first discharge electrodes configured to generate plasma and to excite the first reactive gas, a first gas ejection port installed in a side wall of the first plasma generation chamber to eject an active species toward the substrate, a second plasma generation chamber in the process chamber, a second reactive gas supply unit configured to supply second reactive gas into the second plasma generation chamber, a pair of second discharge electrodes configured to generate plasma and to excite the second reactive gas, and a second gas ejection port installed in a side wall of the second plasma generation chamber to eject an active species.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: HITACHI-KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Tetsuo Yamamoto, Naoki Matsumoto, Koichi Honda
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Publication number: 20080305014Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus which stably supplies a vaporized gas of liquid raw material to a processing chamber includes liquid raw material tanks storing a liquid raw material, a carrier gas supply line supplying a carrier gas to one of the tanks, a raw material supply line pressure-feeding to this tank the liquid raw material of the other tank, a carrier gas supply line feeding a carrier gas to the tank, a raw material supply line feeding to the processing chamber a vaporized gas of the liquid raw material of the tank, a mass flow controller which controls the flow rate of the carrier gas, a mass flow controller detecting the flow rate of the vaporized gas of the liquid raw material, and a feedback device feeding back a detection result of the mass flow controller to the former mass flow controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventor: Koichi Honda
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Publication number: 20080145533Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus, including a processing chamber to accommodate substrates therein; a heating unit to heat the substrates; a gas supply system to supply desired processing gas into the processing chamber; an exhaust system to exhaust an atmosphere in the processing chamber; and a control section, wherein the gas supply system includes: a plurality of gas nozzles to supply gas obtained by vaporizing one material which is liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure to different positions in the processing chamber; and a plurality of vaporizing units, which are respectively in communication with the plurality of gas nozzles, each to vaporize the material, and the control section controls amounts of vaporization of the material in the plurality of vaporizing units individually.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Koichi Honda, Taketoshi Sato
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Patent number: 6245263Abstract: A process of injection molding a foamable plastic composition which comprises filling completely a molten foamable plastic composition into a cavity, while reducing a volume of the cavity in the middle of injection or immediately after injection; cooling the composition to the state wherein a solidified layer in contact with a mold surface mingles with a molten inside layer; enlarging the volume of the cavity to that of the desired molded article; and after further cooling, removing the molded plastic foam article. This molded article comprises a layer having a non- or low-foamed, dense structure on the surface and a high-foamed layer at the inside, and has a light weight, good appearance and stiffness.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Chisso CorporationInventors: Michio Yoshizaki, Koichi Honda
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Publication number: 20010001688Abstract: A process for the injection molding of a foamable plastic composition which comprises the steps of injecting a molten foamable plastic composition into a cavity having a lower volume than that of a desired molded article; after the completion of injection filling, cooling the composition to the state wherein a solidified layer in contact with a mold surface mingles with a molten inside layer; enlarging the volume of the cavity to that of the desired molded article; and after further cooling, removing the molded article. This molded article comprises a layer having a non- or low-foamed, dense structure on the surface and a high-foamed layer at the inside, and has a light weight and good thermal insulating properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 1999Publication date: May 24, 2001Inventors: MICHIO YOSHIZAKI, KOICHI HONDA
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Patent number: 6088479Abstract: An image processing method for automatically executing operation steps of repairing a defect of an image of a document which is read by a scanner and changing a background image in a short time and a recording medium for storing them. An image processing method comprising a step of separating background image data from said image data by processing by a maximum filter for comparing the brightness of each pixel constituting said image data with the brightness of peripheral pixels and replacing it with the maximum brightness; and a step of separating character and figure image data by subtracting the background image data obtained by the above step in (a) from the above image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Ikeshoji, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Toshiro Kamiuchi, Nagaharu Hamada, Koichi Honda, Hiromi Yamakawa
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Patent number: 5943045Abstract: An image file for recording natural images, a generation method of the image file and an image display apparatus for displaying image data from this image file. The image file includes image data obtained by digitizing an original, and conversion tables for separating the color tones of the original into R, G and B and converting the changes of the color tones to input luminance-v-output luminance. The image display apparatus controls a color look-up table by the conversion tables read out from the image file, and displays the image data read out from the image file.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1997Date of Patent: August 24, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Ikeshoji, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Toshiro Kamiuchi, Nagaharu Hamada, Koichi Honda, Hiromi Yamakawa
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Patent number: 5761339Abstract: An image processing method for automatically executing operation steps of repairing a defect of an image of a document which is read by a scanner and changing a background image in a short time and a recording medium for storing them. An image processing method comprising:(a) A step of separating background image data from said image data by processing by a maximum filter for comparing the brightness of each pixel constituting said image data with the brightness of peripheral pixels and replacing it with the maximum brightness; and(b) a step of separating character and figure image data by subtracting the background image data obtained by the above step in (a) from the above image data.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1995Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Ikeshoji, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Toshiro Kamiuchi, Nagaharu Hamada, Koichi Honda, Hiromi Yamakawa
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Patent number: 5635378Abstract: There is disclosed a variant-type carbohydrate hydrolase that has been increased transglycosylation activity by substituting another amino acid residue for the tyrosine residue that is present in the active center of the hydrolase, which hydrolase is an amylase or an enzyme analogous to amylase; a gene or a DNA sequence of the carbohydrate hydrolase with mutation introduced into the base sequence that encodes the tyrosine residue; and a vector or a transformant which comprises the DNA sequence. There is also disclosed a method for producing a variety of oligosaccharides and the like by using the variant-type carbohydrate hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: June 3, 1997Assignee: Director-General of Agency of Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Ikuo Matsui, Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Sachio Miyairi, Koichi Honda
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Patent number: 5631149Abstract: There is disclosed a variant-type carbohydrate hydrolase that has been increased transglycosylation activity by substituting another amino acid residue for the tyrosine residue that is present in the active center of the hydrolase, which hydrolase is an amylase or an enzyme analogous to amylase; a gene or a DNA sequence of the carbohydrate hydrolase with mutation introduced into the base sequence that encodes the tyrosine residue; and a vector or a transformant which comprises the DNA sequence. There is also disclosed a method for producing a variety of oligosaccharides and the like by using the variant-type carbohydrate hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: May 20, 1997Assignee: Director-General Of Agency of Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Ikuo Matsui, Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Sachio Miyairi, Koichi Honda
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Patent number: 5538882Abstract: There is disclosed a variant-type carbohydrate hydrolase that has been increased transglycosylation activity by substituting another amino acid residue for the tyrosine residue that is present in the active center of the hydrolase, which hydrolase is an amylase or an enzyme analogous to amylase; a gene or a DNA sequence of the carbohydrate hydrolase with mutation introduced into the base sequence that encodes the tyrosine residue; and a vector or a transformant which comprises the DNA sequence. There is also disclosed a method for producing a variety of oligosaccharides and the like by using the variant-type carbohydrate hydrolase.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1994Date of Patent: July 23, 1996Assignee: Director-General of Agency of Industrial Science and TechologyInventors: Ikuo Matsui, Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Sachio Miyairi, Koichi Honda
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Patent number: 5051090Abstract: A method for burning foamed liquid fuel in a combustion chamber comprises the steps of foaming the liquid fuel and separately supplying air required for continuous stable combustion of the foamed fuel. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1990Date of Patent: September 24, 1991Assignee: Nippon Steel CorporationInventors: Norio Anzawa, Koji Adachi, Tetsuo Futakawa, Koichi Honda, Shigekazu Fujii, Hironari Sato, Toshiyuki Irita
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Patent number: 4959479Abstract: Disclosed are new indole derivatives of the following general formula (I): ##STR1## and a process for producing the derivatives (I) by irradiating a solution of a triazolylnaphthalene derivative of the following general formula (II) in a solvent with light: ##STR2## wherein R' represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a nitro group or a ##STR3## group, n represents a number of 1 or 2, and when n is 2, two R groups may be either the same or different from each other and R.sub.n is the same as R'.sub.n or represents a ##STR4## group ortho-condensed with the naphthalene ring: W and Z each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a carboxyl group or an ester group thereof, n represents a number of 1 or 2, and when n is 2, two W groups and two Z groups may be either the same or different from each other, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1989Date of Patent: September 25, 1990Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science & TechnologyInventors: Yoshinobu Nagawa, Koichi Honda, Hiroshi Nakanishi
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Patent number: 4889937Abstract: Disclosed are new indole derivatives of the following general formula (I): ##STR1## and a process for producing the derivatives (I) by irradiating a solution of a triazolylnaphthalene derivative of the following general formula (II) in a solvent with light: ##STR2## wherein R' represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a nitro group or a ##STR3## groups, n represents a number of 1 to 2, and when n is 2, two R groups may be either the same or different from each other and R.sub.n is the same as R'.sub.n or represents a ##STR4## group ortho-condensed with the naphthalene ring: W and Z each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a carboxyl group or an ester group thereof, n represents a number of 1 or 2, and when n is 2, two W groups and two Z groups may be either the same or different from each other, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1988Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Yoshinobu Nagawa, Koichi Honda, Hiroshi Nakanishi
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Patent number: 4160698Abstract: A given enzyme is immobilized by a method comprising the steps of mixing the enzyme with an azido compound and a high molecular compound as a carrier, forming the resultant mixture in a desired shape, drying the formed mixture and exposing the formed and dried mixture to light for thereby causing the enzyme to be bound to the azido group of the azido compound and to be bound to the high molecular compound.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1977Date of Patent: July 10, 1979Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science & Technology, Ministry of International Trade & IndustryInventors: Sachio Miyairi, Hideaki Tanaka, Akira Yabe, Koichi Honda
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Patent number: 4116692Abstract: A photosensitive composition comprising 2-azidobiphenyl or its derivative and a triplet sensitizer produces a stable image by irradiation.Both of coloring and fixing are conducted by irradiating with light of different spectral distributions.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1977Date of Patent: September 26, 1978Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science & TechnologyInventors: Akira Yabe, Koichi Honda