Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Sasaki

Hirofumi Sasaki 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).

  • Patent number: 10697189
    Abstract: A connector for temporary scaffolding at an end of a lateral member, to be wedge-connected to a receiver around a strut, includes: a wedge body provided movably at the end of the lateral member upward and downward relative to the lateral member; a locking body including a claw formed such that, as a result of the wedge-body's moving downward, the claw could travel from initial to locking position with respect to the receiver; and a biasing body capable of pressing the locking body toward the wedge body, wherein the wedge body includes a shoulder protruding toward the locking body, the locking body includes an interfering portion protruding toward the wedge body, and when the claw is at the initial position, the shoulder is blocked by the interfering portion from moving upward, thereby preventing the wedge body from moving upward and the locking body from traveling toward the biasing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: NIKKEN LEASE KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadakatsu Sekiyama, Tetsuro Okada, Sohei Wada, Masaki Ito, Hirofumi Sasaki, Shinobu Sato, Hazuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 10679886
    Abstract: A workpiece treating method includes a step (1) of forming a stack including a support, a temporary fixing material and a workpiece wherein the material includes a layer containing a polymer (A) in a range of not less than 50 mass %, the polymer (A) including a structural unit represented by the formula (A1), and the workpiece is held on the material; a step (2) of processing the workpiece and/or transporting the stack; and a step (3) of applying a shear force to the material to thereby separate the workpiece from the support. R1 is a divalent organic group including at least one aromatic ring, each of two oxygen atoms bonded to R1 in (A1) is bonded to the aromatic ring, and, when R1 includes two or more aromatic rings, each of the two oxygen atoms is bonded to any one of the aromatic rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishii, Hitoshi Katou, Hiroki Ishikawa, Noriko Kitahama, Hirofumi Sasaki, Hikaru Mizuno
  • Patent number: 10603331
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ito, Hirofumi Sasaki, Kuninori Tai, Tomoichi Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20190345725
    Abstract: A connector for temporary scaffolding at an end of a lateral member, to be wedge-connected to a receiver around a strut, includes: a wedge body provided movably at the end of the lateral member upward and downward relative to the lateral member; a locking body including a claw formed such that, as a result of the wedge-body's moving downward, the claw could travel from initial to locking position with respect to the receiver; and a biasing body capable of pressing the locking body toward the wedge body, wherein the wedge body includes a shoulder protruding toward the locking body, the locking body includes an interfering portion protruding toward the wedge body, and when the claw is at the initial position, the shoulder is blocked by the interfering portion from moving upward, thereby preventing the wedge body from moving upward and the locking body from traveling toward the biasing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: NIKKEN LEASE KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadakatsu SEKIYAMA, Tetsuro OKADA, Sohei WADA, Masaki ITO, Hirofumi SASAKI, Shinobu SATO, Hazuki SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20190227090
    Abstract: Provided is an automatic analyzer that can perform a reagent preparation/disposal operation comfortably and smoothly as when printing a reagent list such as a reagent preparation/disposal list on paper even without printing the reagent list. The automatic analyzer that performs analysis using a sample and a reagent, the automatic analyzer including: a storage unit that stores reagent information related to a reagent remaining amount or a reagent expiration date of each of reagent containers; and a display unit that displays a reagent list in which reminder information that gives a reminder to an operator is assigned to each of setting positions of the reagent containers based on the reagent information stored in the storage unit. The reagent managing unit updates display of the reagent list such that a reagent container selected by the operator is visually identifiable while the reagent list is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hirofumi SASAKI, Toshihide HANAWA, Satoshi SHIBUYA, Yasuo KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20190157128
    Abstract: A workpiece treating method includes a step (1) of forming a stack including a support, a temporary fixing material and a workpiece wherein the material includes a layer containing a polymer (A) in a range of not less than 50 mass %, the polymer (A) including a structural unit represented by the formula (A1), and the workpiece is held on the material; a step (2) of processing the workpiece and/or transporting the stack; and a step (3) of applying a shear force to the material to thereby separate the workpiece from the support. R1 is a divalent organic group including at least one aromatic ring, each of two oxygen atoms bonded to R1 in (A1) is bonded to the aromatic ring, and, when R1 includes two or more aromatic rings, each of the two oxygen atoms is bonded to any one of the aromatic rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ISHII, Hitoshi KATOU, Hiroki ISHIKAWA, Noriko KITAHAMA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Hikaru MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20190142852
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki ITO, Hirofumi SASAKI, Kuninori TAI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 10234472
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic analysis device in which a check item at a time of an analysis start can be set in accordance with a skill level of an operator, an analysis can be performed after the check item being displayed and confirmed, and erroneous measurement caused due to a missed check can be prevented. The check item such as checking the remaining quantity of a reagent or the like displayed in a check screen before the analysis start can be set for each type of operator, each day, each time. The set check item is configured to be displayed in a screen before the analysis start, and unless the operator confirms the check item, the analysis start is not allowed in principle. An automatic analysis device which can prevent erroneous measurement caused due to a missed check of the operator before the analysis start is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sasaki, Toshihide Hanawa, Tsuguhiko Satou, Yoshihiro Naitou
  • Publication number: 20180258038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki KURIMURA, Shinichi TAIRA, Takahiro TOMOYASU, Nobuaki ITO, Kuninori TAI, Noriaki TAKEMURA, Takayuki MATSUZAKI, Yasuhiro MENJO, Shin MIYAMURA, Yohji SAKURAI, Akihito WATANABE, Yasuyo SAKATA, Takumi MASUMOTO, Kohei AKAZAWA, Haruhiko SUGINO, Naoki AMADA, Satoshi OHASHI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Chisako MORITA, Junko YAMASHITA, Satoko NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10073492
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present disclosure is configured to detachably include a first unit and a second unit. The second unit includes a socket. The socket includes a socket main body, and an operating member for performing a releasing operation of engagement through a lock mechanism that makes the first unit and the second unit detachable. The socket main body includes a first wall and a second wall. The operating member includes a first operating portion disposed on an exterior of the first wall, and a second operating portion disposed on an exterior of the second wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Akira Iwamoto, Hirofumi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10064879
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ito, Hirofumi Sasaki, Kuninori Tai, Tomoichi Shinohara
  • Patent number: 10000450
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki Kurimura, Shinichi Taira, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Nobuaki Ito, Kuninori Tai, Noriaki Takemura, Takayuki Matsuzaki, Yasuhiro Menjo, Shin Miyamura, Yohji Sakurai, Akihito Watanabe, Yasuyo Sakata, Takumi Masumoto, Kohei Akazawa, Haruhiko Sugino, Naoki Amada, Satoshi Ohashi, Tomoichi Shinohara, Hirofumi Sasaki, Chisako Morita, Junko Yamashita, Satoko Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9971385
    Abstract: A lock mechanism of the present disclosure includes an engaging member, an operating member, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism translates a linear movement of the operating member between a first position and a second position into a rotation of the engaging member between a first rotational position and a second rotational position so that, when the operating member is moved to the first position, the engaging member is rotated to the first rotational position, and, when the operating member is moved to the second position, the engaging member is rotated to the second rotational position. The engaging member includes a pair of engaging pieces around a rotation shaft center, and an engaging-target portion includes a pair of engaging recesses with which the pair of engaging pieces engages when the engaging member lies at the first rotational position, and from which the pair of engaging pieces disengages when the engaging member lies at the second rotational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Hirofumi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20180060096
    Abstract: A reconfigurable logical circuit includes a data processing unit; a memory in which plural combinations of configuration control bits are stored; and a selector unit that selectively switches the plural combinations of configuration control bits stored in the memory and supplies a selected one of the plural combinations of configuration control bits to the data processing unit to reconfigure processing contents of the data processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo KUKIMIYA, Masatomo IGARASHI, Masahiro ISHIWATA, Junichi UCHIYAMA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Mitsuyuki TAMATANI, Kazuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170285692
    Abstract: A lock mechanism of the present disclosure includes an engaging member, an operating member, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism translates a linear movement of the operating member between a first position and a second position into a rotation of the engaging member between a first rotational position and a second rotational position so that, when the operating member is moved to the first position, the engaging member is rotated to the first rotational position, and, when the operating member is moved to the second position, the engaging member is rotated to the second rotational position. The engaging member includes a pair of engaging pieces around a rotation shaft center, and an engaging-target portion includes a pair of engaging recesses with which the pair of engaging pieces engages when the engaging member lies at the first rotational position, and from which the pair of engaging pieces disengages when the engaging member lies at the second rotational position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi MORI, Hirofumi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20170285693
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present disclosure is configured to detachably include a first unit and a second unit. The second unit includes a socket. The socket includes a socket main body, and an operating member for performing a releasing operation of engagement through a lock mechanism that makes the first unit and the second unit detachable. The socket main body includes a first wall and a second wall. The operating member includes a first operating portion disposed on an exterior of the first wall, and a second operating portion disposed on an exterior of the second wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi MORI, Akira IWAMOTO, Hirofumi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20170224713
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki ITO, Hirofumi SASAKI, Kuninori TAI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20170212137
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic analysis device in which a check item at a time of an analysis start can be set in accordance with a skill level of an operator, an analysis can be performed after the check item being displayed and confirmed, and erroneous measurement caused due to a missed check can be prevented. The check item such as checking the remaining quantity of a reagent or the like displayed in a check screen before the analysis start can be set for each type of operator, each day, each time. The set check item is configured to be displayed in a screen before the analysis start, and unless the operator confirms the check item, the analysis start is not allowed in principle. An automatic analysis device which can prevent erroneous measurement caused due to a missed check of the operator before the analysis start is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Hirofumi SASAKI, Toshihide HANAWA, Tsuguhiko SATOU, Yoshihiro NAITOU
  • Publication number: 20170166524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki KURIMURA, Shinichi TAIRA, Takahiro TOMOYASU, Nobuaki ITO, Kuninori TAI, Noriaki TAKEMURA, Takayuki MATSUZAKI, Yasuhiro MENJO, Shin MIYAMURA, Yohji SAKURAI, Akihito WATANABE, Yasuyo SAKATA, Takumi MASUMOTO, Kohei AKAZAWA, Haruhiko SUGINO, Naoki AMADA, Satoshi OHASHI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Chisako MORITA, Junko YAMASHITA, Satoko NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 9655425
    Abstract: A strap is connected to an electronic device and used when the electronic device is held by a user with a user's hand. The strap comprises a loop portion formed of a band member in a loop-like shape, a connecting portion joined to the loop portion and connected to the electronic device, and a protecting member formed to cover a joining portion and a portion of a predetermined region in a bifurcation portion in the band member forming the loop portion, the joining portion being a portion where the connecting portion is connected to the band member and the bifurcation portion bifurcating and extending out from the joining portion, thereby protecting the user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sasaki, Takeshi Mori, Yoshiaki Nagamura