Patents by Inventor Keiko Kitamura

Keiko Kitamura 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).

  • Publication number: 20230294150
    Abstract: Provided is a processing method for an object, including the steps of: arranging an object in a first portion that is a portion having a space and configured to process the object; and decomposing an organic substance in the object by covering the object with catalysts formed of granules made of a metal oxide containing titanium and bringing the catalysts into contact with the organic substance, and simultaneously maintaining the catalysts in the first portion at a temperature of 480° C. or more and 550° C. or less. The step of decomposing the organic substance in the object includes causing gas containing oxygen to flow into the first portion so that a decomposition reaction of the organic substance occurs, and the catalysts are slightly moved in at least a part of a surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: RAPAS Co., Ltd., RAPAS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Keiko KITAMURA, Itsushi KASHIMOTO, Masahiro NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210124267
    Abstract: A photosensitive film of the present invention includes a carrier film having a first surface whose surface roughness is 0.1 to 0.4 ?m, and a photosensitive layer formed on the first surface, in which a haze of the carrier film is 30 to 65%, and a spectral haze at a wavelength of 405 nm of the carrier film, as measured by providing a transparent resin layer in which a difference between a refractive index of the transparent resin layer and a refractive index of the photosensitive layer is within ±0.02 on the first surface, is 0.1 to 9.0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicants: Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd., KIMOTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki ETORI, Keiko KITAMURA, Yoshiaki FUSE, Nobuhito KOMURO
  • Patent number: 10479691
    Abstract: Rice straw and chaff that are discharged as agricultural waste in large amounts are effectively utilized. The present invention has been completed on the basis of the finding that silica can be recovered with high efficiency by bringing heated titanium oxide into contact with a silica-containing plant body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Rapas Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Kitamura, Itsushi Kashimoto, Masahiro Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10279336
    Abstract: Waste treatment and recycling of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and a glass fiber-reinforced plastic are difficult owing to their excellent characteristics. The present invention has been completed on the basis of the finding that a reinforcing material can be recovered with high efficiency by bringing heated titanium oxide granules into contact with a reinforced plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: RAPAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiko Kitamura, Itsushi Kashimoto, Masahiro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20170113939
    Abstract: Rice straw and chaff that are discharged as agricultural waste in large amounts are effectively utilized. The present invention has been completed on the basis of the finding that silica can be recovered with high efficiency by bringing heated titanium oxide into contact with a silica-containing plant body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Rapas Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Kitamura, Itsushi Kashimoto, Masahiro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20170106351
    Abstract: Waste treatment and recycling of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and a glass fiber-reinforced plastic are difficult owing to their excellent characteristics. The present invention has been completed on the basis of the finding that a reinforcing material can be recovered with high efficiency by bringing heated titanium oxide granules into contact with a reinforced plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Rapas Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Kitamura, Itsushi Kashimoto, Masahiro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20160367616
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a mesenchymal stem cell attractant capable of attracting a mesenchymal stem cell; and others. The present invention provides a mesenchymal stem cell attractant containing at least one selected from the group consisting of an extract of a Bodhi tree, an extract of the root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews, an extract of Mallotus philippinensis, an extract of Uncaria gambir, an extract of Pashanbheda, and an extract of a plant belonging to the genus Prunus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: Pias Corporation, Osaka University
    Inventors: Keiko Kitamura, Yuta Inami, Koichi Nakaoji, Kazuhiko Hamada, Akito Maeda, Tadashi Furumoto, Yasufumi Kaneda, Katsuto Tamai
  • Patent number: 9474513
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes a surgical tool that has an end effector at a distal end and a drive unit that is detachable from a handle of the surgical tool. In a state where the drive unit is mounted on the handle, when a manipulation lever is manipulated, a driving force of a motor is transmitted to the handle, and the end effector is operated. Even in a state where the drive unit is detached from the handle, the surgical tool can be independently used by a manual manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Shinji Ishida, Hiroaki Sano, Kazuhito Ishihara, Keiko Kitamura, Yoshio Hiyama
  • Patent number: 9458429
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a mesenchymal stem cell attractant capable of attracting a mesenchymal stem cell; and others. The present invention provides a mesenchymal stem cell attractant containing at least one selected from the group consisting of an extract of a Bodhi tree, an extract of the root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews, an extract of Mallotus philippinensis, an extract of Uncaria gambir an extract of Pashanbheda, and an extract of a plant belonging to the genus Prunus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: Pias Corporation, Osaka University
    Inventors: Keiko Kitamura, Yuta Inami, Koichi Nakaoji, Kazuhiko Hamada, Akito Maeda, Tadashi Furumoto, Yasufumi Kaneda, Katsuto Tamai
  • Publication number: 20140257252
    Abstract: A medical manipulator includes a surgical tool that has an end effector at a distal end and a drive unit that is detachable from a handle of the surgical tool. In a state where the drive unit is mounted on the handle, when a manipulation lever is manipulated, a driving force of a motor is transmitted to the handle, and the end effector is operated. Even in a state where the drive unit is detached from the handle, the surgical tool can be independently used by a manual manipulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Ishida, Hiroaki Sano, Kazuhito Ishihara, Keiko Kitamura, Yoshio Hiyama
  • Patent number: 8734958
    Abstract: A material for forming electroless plate shows favorable catalyst adhering property, and shows no delamination of catalyst adhering layer from non-conductive base material, no dissolution of catalyst adhering layer into a plating solution, and no discoloration of interface of plate layer with catalyst adhering layer during the catalyst adhering step, development step and other steps. The material includes a non-conductive base material and a catalyst adhering layer, provided on the non-conductive base and including a water-insoluble polyester resin The catalyst adhering layer shows a contact angle of 60° or smaller to purified water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Kimoto Co., Ltd., Kanto Gakuin University Surface Engineering Research Institute
    Inventors: Tetsuji Ohta, Keiko Kitamura, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130071920
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a mesenchymal stem cell attractant capable of attracting a mesenchymal stem cell; and others. The present invention provides a mesenchymal stem cell attractant containing at least one selected from the group consisting of an extract of a Bodhi tree, an extract of the root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews, an extract of Mallotus philippinensis, an extract of Uncaria gambir an extract of Pashanbheda, and an extract of a plant belonging to the genus Prunus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, PIAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiko Kitamura, Yuta Inami, Koichi Nakaoji, Kazuhiko Hamada, Akito Maeda, Tadashi Furumoto, Yasufumi Kaneda, Katsuto Tamai
  • Patent number: 8389123
    Abstract: A material for forming electroless plate comprising a non-conductive base material and a catalyst adhering layer provided on the non-conductive base material is constituted so that the catalyst adhering layer should comprise a hydrophilic (meth)acrylic resin constituted with a hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophobic monomer and containing the hydrophobic monomer at a ratio of 50 to 90 mol %. This material for forming electroless plate shows favorable catalyst adhering property, and shows no delamination of the catalyst adhering layer from the non-conductive base material, no dissolution of the catalyst adhering layer into a plating solution, and no discoloration of plate layer during the catalyst adhering step, development step and other steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Kimoto Co., Ltd., Japan Surface Treatment Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Ohta, Keiko Kitamura, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110005936
    Abstract: There is provided a material for forming electroless plate which shows favorable catalyst adhering property, and shows no delamination of catalyst adhering layer from non-conductive base material, no dissolution of catalyst adhering layer into a plating solution, and no discoloration of interface of plate layer with catalyst adhering layer during the catalyst adhering step, development step and other steps. A material for forming electroless plate comprising a non-conductive base material and a catalyst adhering layer provided on the non-conductive base material is constituted so that the catalyst adhering layer should comprise a water-insoluble polyester resin, and surface of the catalyst adhering layer should show a contact angle of 60° or smaller to purified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: Kimoto Co., Ltd., Kanto Gakuin University Surface Engineering Research Institute
    Inventors: Tetsuji Ohta, Keiko Kitamura, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100108528
    Abstract: A material for forming electroless plate comprising a non-conductive base material and a catalyst adhering layer provided on the non-conductive base material is constituted so that the catalyst adhering layer should comprise a hydrophilic (meth)acrylic resin constituted with a hydrophilic monomer and a hydrophobic monomer and containing the hydrophobic monomer at a ratio of 50 to 90 mol %. This material for forming electroless plate shows favorable catalyst adhering property, and shows no delamination of the catalyst adhering layer from the non-conductive base material, no dissolution of the catalyst adhering layer into a plating solution, and no discoloration of plate layer during the catalyst adhering step, development step and other steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Kanto Gakuin University Surface Engineering Research Institute
    Inventors: Tetsuji Ohta, Keiko Kitamura, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100016147
    Abstract: A material for forming electroless plate shows favorable catalyst adhering property, and shows no delamination of catalyst adhering layer from non-conductive base material, no dissolution of catalyst adhering layer into a plating solution, and no discoloration of interface of plate layer with catalyst adhering layer during the catalyst adhering step, development step and other steps. The material includes a non-conductive base material and a catalyst adhering layer, provided on the non-conductive base and including a water-insoluble polyester resin The catalyst adhering layer shows a contact angle of 60° or smaller to purified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: KIMOTO Co, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Ohta, Keiko Kitamura, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090035559
    Abstract: A material for forming electroless plate comprising a non-conductive substrate and a catalyst adhering layer provided on the substrate is constituted so that the catalyst adhering layer contains a hydrophilic ionizing radiation curable resin composition, a surface of the catalyst adhering layer shows a contact angle of 60° or smaller to purified water, and preferably the hydrophilic ionizing radiation curable resin composition is in a half-cured state for the portion of the catalyst adhering layer. A material for forming electroless plate shows favorable adhesion for catalyst, and the catalyst adhering layer hardly dissolves into a plating solution in the step of adhering catalyst, the step of development and other steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: KIMOTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko Kitamura, Takashi Shimizu, Tetsuji Ohta, Masayuki Nakatani
  • Patent number: 7413503
    Abstract: An elastic polishing tool that comes into contact with a surface to be polished of a lens and rotates to polish the surface, includes: an elastic polishing body which has a cylindrical shape and whose shape can be changed according to the surface to be polished; and a polishing pad that is adhered to one surface of the elastic polishing body opposite to the surface to be polished of the lens, wherein the polishing pad has a diameter larger than the length of an arc of the elastic polishing body in a cross section including a rotation axis of the elastic polishing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tabata, Keiko Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20070264457
    Abstract: A decorating member exhibiting superior flexibility, which allows the member to follow an object having a three-dimensional shape such as a three-dimensionally curved surface, is provided. The decorating member 5 of the present invention comprises a laminate 4 consisting of a color material layer 1 and an adhesive layer 2, and peelable substrates 31 and 32 provided on the color material layer 1 and/or the adhesive layer 2, the laminate has a tensile yield strength of 1 to 12 MPa according to JIS K7113:1995, and the laminate can be elongated at an elongation rate of 100% or more with a tensile stress of 13 MPa or lower. The laminate 4 preferably has a re-peelable property and a re-adherable property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: KIMOTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsushita, Keiko Kitamura, Shuji Kota
  • Publication number: 20060099889
    Abstract: An elastic polishing tool that comes into contact with a surface to be polished of a lens and rotates to polish the surface, includes: an elastic polishing body which has a cylindrical shape and whose shape can be changed according to the surface to be polished; and a polishing pad that is adhered to one surface of the elastic polishing body opposite to the surface to be polished of the lens, wherein the polishing pad has a diameter larger than the length of an arc of the elastic polishing body in a cross section including a rotation axis of the elastic polishing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tabata, Keiko Kitamura