Patents by Inventor Akira Futami
Akira Futami 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: 20240124571Abstract: Provided is a substance capable of effectively suppressing cancer metastasis or a pharmaceutical composition that effectively acts on an inflammatory disease. The pharmaceutical composition is a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof having antigen-binding activity for an S100A8/A9 heterodimer, and blocks interaction between S100A8/A9 and a group of receptors therefor, to thereby strongly suppress cancer metastasis both in vitro and in vivo, or alleviate inflammation. That is, the anti-S100A8/A9 antibody or the antibody fragment thereof can strongly suppress cancer metastasis or alleviate inflammation, by virtue of its blocking action on the interaction between S100A8/A9 and the group of receptors therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: National University Corporation Okayama UniversityInventors: Masakiyo SAKAGUCHI, Shinichi TOYOOKA, Shuta TOMIDA, Kazuhiko SHIEN, Hiroki SATO, Rie KINOSHITA, Junichiro FUTAMI, Kota ARAKI, Mikio OKAZAKI, Eisaku KONDO, Yusuke INOUE, Akira YAMAUCHI
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Patent number: 8026972Abstract: A camera according to the present invention includes a picture-taking lens unit including a picture-taking optical system having a bending optical system which optically bends incident light and an optical finder unit including a finder optical system having a bending optical system which optically bends incident light. A pre-bending optical system and a post-bending optical system in the bending optical system of the optical finder unit are arranged adjacent to a pre-bending optical system and a post-bending optical system in the bending optical system of the picture-taking lens unit, respectively. The body of the camera is therefore decreased in size.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Akira Futami, Koji Kato, Takashi Okamura
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Publication number: 20080218625Abstract: A camera according to the present invention includes a picture-taking lens unit including a picture-taking optical system having a bending optical system which optically bends incident light and an optical finder unit including a finder optical system having a bending optical system which optically bends incident light. A pre-bending optical system and a post-bending optical system in the bending optical system of the optical finder unit are arranged adjacent to a pre-bending optical system and a post-bending optical system in the bending optical system of the picture-taking lens unit, respectively. The body of the camera is therefore decreased in size.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventors: Akira Futami, Koji Kato, Takashi Okamura
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Patent number: 7391460Abstract: A camera according to the present invention includes a picture-taking lens unit including a picture-taking optical system having a bending optical system which optically bends incident light and an optical finder unit including a finder optical system having a bending optical system which optically bends incident light. A pre-bending optical system and a post-bending optical system in the bending optical system of the optical finder unit are arranged adjacent to a pre-bending optical system and a post-bending optical system in the bending optical system of the picture-taking lens unit, respectively. The body of the camera is therefore decreased in size.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Takeshi Abe, Akira Futami, Koji Kato, Takashi Okamura, Yasuo Asakura, Toshikatsu Shiozaki
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Publication number: 20080094728Abstract: A camera having a lens barrel housed therein includes a reflection optical member for reflecting a light beam incident along a first optical axis (O1) from a subject so as to reflect the light beam toward a second optical axis (O2) intersecting the first optical axis; a light-quantity adjusting member for adjusting the quantity of incident light from the subject; and a drive source for displacing the light-quantity adjusting member, in which by displacing the light-quantity adjusting member, the quantity of the incident light from the subject can be adjusted, and the light-quantity adjusting member is displaced in a direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axial plane inclusive of the first optical axis and the second optical axis so as to adjust the light-quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Naoki Matsumoto, Hitoshi Yoshida, Akira Futami, Toshifumi Nakano, Tsuyoshi Kawai
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Patent number: 7321470Abstract: A camera having a lens barrel housed therein includes a reflection optical member for reflecting a light beam incident along a first optical axis (O1) from a subject so as to reflect the light beam toward a second optical axis (O2) intersecting the first optical axis; a light-quantity adjusting member for adjusting the quantity of incident light from the subject; and a drive source for displacing the light-quantity adjusting member, in which by displacing the light-quantity adjusting member, the quantity of the incident light from the subject can be adjusted, and the light-quantity adjusting member is displaced in a direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axial plane inclusive of the first optical axis and the second optical axis so as to adjust the light-quantity.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Naoki Matsumoto, Hitoshi Yoshida, Akira Futami, Toshifumi Nakano, Tsuyoshi Kawai
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Publication number: 20050168834Abstract: A camera having a lens barrel housed therein includes a reflection optical member for reflecting a light beam incident along a first optical axis (O1) from a subject so as to reflect the light beam toward a second optical axis (O2) intersecting the first optical axis; a light-quantity adjusting member for adjusting the quantity of incident light from the subject; and a drive source for displacing the light-quantity adjusting member, in which by displacing the light-quantity adjusting member, the quantity of the incident light from the subject can be adjusted, and the light-quantity adjusting member is displaced in a direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axial plane inclusive of the first optical axis and the second optical axis so as to adjust the light-quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2005Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Naoki Matsumoto, Hitoshi Yoshida, Akira Futami, Toshifumi Nakano, Tsuyoshi Kawai
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Publication number: 20030107667Abstract: A camera according to the present invention includes a picture-taking lens unit including a picture-taking optical system having a bending optical system which optically bends incident light and an optical finder unit including a finder optical system having a bending optical system which optically bends incident light. A pre-bending optical system and a post-bending optical system in the bending optical system of the optical finder unit are arranged adjacent to a pre-bending optical system and a post-bending optical system in the bending optical system of the picture-taking lens unit, respectively. The body of the camera is therefore decreased in size.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventors: Takeshi Abe, Akira Futami, Koji Kato, Takashi Okamura, Yasuo Asakura, Toshikatsu Shiozaki
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Patent number: 4913913Abstract: Lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus casei C-2254 (FERM P-9109; FERM BP-1723) and Bifidobacterium longum are cultivated in mixture or are mixed after being separately cultivated, and thus a bifidobacteria-containing lactic acid bacteria-fermented milk with an elevated survival rate of Bifidobacterium longum is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1988Date of Patent: April 3, 1990Assignee: The Calpis Food Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Takano, Yoshio Saito, Akira Futami