Patents by Inventor Koji Miyamoto
Koji Miyamoto 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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Patent number: 9340816Abstract: Disclosed herein are a gene (polynucleotide) encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase which can be characterized by reactivity to glucose, thermal stability, substrate-recognition performance, and low activity for maltose; a process for the production of the enzyme using a transformant cell transfected with the gene; a method for the determination of glucose; a reagent composition for use in the determination of glucose; and a biosensor for use in the determination of glucose. An embodiment is a polynucleotide encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase, comprising a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence comprises X1-X2-X3-X4-X5-X6, wherein X1 and X2 independently represent an aliphatic amino acid residue; X3 and X6 independently represent a branched amino acid residue; and X4 and X5 independently represent a heterocyclic amino acid residue or an aromatic amino acid residue.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Ikeda Food Research Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takako Yada, Koji Miyamoto, Michinari Honda
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Patent number: 9254812Abstract: A vehicle comprises a bumper reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction and a shock absorbing member fixed to a front face of the bumper reinforcement and extending in the vehicle width direction along the bumper reinforcement. The shock absorbing member comprises a base portion extending vertically along the front face of the bumper reinforcement and a projection portion extending forward from a lower end portion of the base portion and being resiliently-downward deformable relative to the base portion. Thus, the vehicle comprising the shock absorbing member provided in front of the bumper reinforcement with the leg-flicking function for the pedestrian protection can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kuniyoshi Tashiro, Arihiro Furumoto, Ryo Ando, Masayuki Furutani, Masaru Chikita, Koji Miyamoto
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Patent number: 9148915Abstract: An automobile LED driving device includes a current setting portion to set multiple reference currents independently from one another for multiple respective current setting resistors connected externally, a current controller to select one of the multiple reference currents based on a control signal provided from outside, and an output transistor to control an output current to an automobile LED connected externally based on the reference current selected by the current controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Aoki, Koji Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20150171458Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cell module capable of properly supporting many cell stacks. A plurality of thin plate holes (21-1 to 21-n), through which a plurality of cell stacks (5-1 to 5-n) respectively penetrate, are formed in a tube plate (2) supporting the plurality of cell stacks (5-1 to 5-n). The tube plate (2) is formed of a plurality of thin plate portions (22-1 to 22-n) forming the plurality of thin plate holes (21-1 to 21-n) and a thick plate portion (23) disposed surrounding the plurality of thin plate portions (22-1 to 22-n) and having a larger plate thickness than the plurality of thin plate portions (22-1 to 22-n). Such a tube plate (2) is less likely to deform compared with other tube plates having a generally uniform plate thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Koji Miyamoto, Masahiro Mihara, Norihisa Matake, Takeshi Matsuo, Shunsaku Matsumoto, Katsuaki Inoue, Masaki Yasunaga, Tomonori Souda
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Publication number: 20150136512Abstract: A vehicle comprises a bumper reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction and a shock absorbing member fixed to a front face of the bumper reinforcement and extending in the vehicle width direction along the bumper reinforcement. The shock absorbing member comprises a base portion extending vertically along the front face of the bumper reinforcement and a projection portion extending forward from a lower end portion of the base portion and being resiliently-downward deformable relative to the base portion. Thus, the vehicle comprising the shock absorbing member provided in front of the bumper reinforcement with the leg-flicking function for the pedestrian protection can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniyoshi TASHIRO, Arihiro FURUMOTO, Ryo ANDO, Masayuki FURUTANI, Masaru CHIKITA, Koji MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20150135919Abstract: The present invention is directed to a horizontal band saw machine capable of efficiently severing H-beams without a trouble of saw blade's pinching in the kerf. In the horizontal band saw machine, a saw blade (21) can sever one of flanges 20a that has been cut first in an H-beam (20), completely from top to bottom, prior to approaching the center of a web 20b and its vicinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Mitsuo Kondo, Koji Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20150031060Abstract: Disclosed herein are a gene (polynucleotide) encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase which can be characterized by reactivity to glucose, thermal stability, substrate-recognition performance, and low activity for maltose; a process for the production of the enzyme using a transformant cell transfected with the gene; a method for the determination of glucose; a reagent composition for use in the determination of glucose; and a biosensor for use in the determination of glucose. An embodiment is a polynucleotide encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase, comprising a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence comprises X1-X2-X3-X4-X5-X6, wherein X1 and X2 independently represent an aliphatic amino acid residue; X3 and X6 independently represent a branched amino acid residue; and X4 and X5 independently represent a heterocyclic amino acid residue or an aromatic amino acid residue.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: IKEDA FOOD RESEARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Takako YADA, Koji MIYAMOTO, Michinari HONDA
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Publication number: 20140356186Abstract: This method is a method for manufacturing a gas turbine blade, including: producing a gas turbine blade having a cooling pass inside thereof; and partially coating an inner surface of the cooling pass with Al. The step of partially coating an inner surface of the cooling pass with Al further including: a first step of specifying a temperature range which satisfies both of oxidation resistance and fatigue strength and the temperature distribution of the inner surface of the cooling pass based on an examination result or result of a numerical analysis; a second step of setting an Al-coating-applying portion of the inner surface of the cooling pass as the temperature range specified at the first step; and a third step of applying Al coating only into the set Al-coating-applying portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi IZUMI, Hideyuki ARIKAWA, Yoshitaka KOJIMA, Akira MEBATA, Tadashi KASUYA, Shinya IMANO, Koji MIYAMOTO
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Patent number: 8882978Abstract: Disclosed herein are a gene (polynucleotide) encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase which can be characterized by reactivity to glucose, thermal stability, substrate-recognition performance, and low activity for maltose; a process for the production of the enzyme using a transformant cell transfected with the gene; a method for the determination of glucose; a reagent composition for use in the determination of glucose; and a biosensor for use in the determination of glucose. An embodiment is a polynucleotide encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase, comprising a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence comprises X1-X2-X3-X4-X5-X6, wherein X1 and X2 independently represent an aliphatic amino acid residue; X3 and X6 independently represent a branched amino acid residue; and X4 and X5 independently represent a heterocyclic amino acid residue or an aromatic amino acid residue.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Ikeda Food Research Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takako Yada, Koji Miyamoto, Michinari Honda
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Publication number: 20140239851Abstract: An automobile LED driving device includes a current setting portion to set multiple reference currents independently from one another for multiple respective current setting resistors connected externally, a current controller to select one of the multiple reference currents based on a control signal provided from outside, and an output transistor to control an output current to an automobile LED connected externally based on the reference current selected by the current controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Aoki, Koji Miyamoto
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Patent number: 8754592Abstract: An automobile LED driving device includes a current setting portion to set multiple reference currents independently from one another for multiple respective current setting resistors connected externally, a current controller to select one of the multiple reference currents based on a control signal provided from outside, and an output transistor to control an output current to an automobile LED connected externally based on the reference current selected by the current controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Aoki, Koji Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20140027280Abstract: Disclosed herein are a gene (polynucleotide) encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase which can be characterized by reactivity to glucose, thermal stability, substrate-recognition performance, and low activity for maltose; a process for the production of the enzyme using a transformant cell transfected with the gene; a method for the determination of glucose; a reagent composition for use in the determination of glucose; and a biosensor for use in the determination of glucose. An embodiment is a polynucleotide encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase, comprising a polypeptide whose amino acid sequence comprises X1-X2-X3-X4-X5-X6, wherein X1 and X2 independently represent an aliphatic amino acid residue; X3 and X6 independently represent a branched amino acid residue; and X4 and X5 independently represent a heterocyclic amino acid residue or an aromatic amino acid residue.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Ikeda Food Research Co., LtdInventors: Takako YADA, Koji MIYAMOTO, Michinari HONDA
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Publication number: 20130216929Abstract: Provided is a fuel cell capable of reducing the size thereof by reducing the installation space. The fuel cell includs a plurality of cell tubes, a lower tube plate fixing one end portion of the plurality of cell tubes, a gas flow path portion communicatively connected to an electric power generating chamber through the lower tube plate, a fuel discharge header and an air supply passage provided in the gas flow path portion, in which the fuel discharge header is communicatively connected to an interior of the cell tubes on one surface side and is adjacent to the air supply passage on the other surface and a side surface with a metal member interposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Koji MIYAMOTO, Masahiro MIHARA, Norihisa MATAKE, Takeshi MATSUO, Masaki YASUNAGA, Tomonori SOUDA
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Patent number: 8492130Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a novel gene (polynucleotide) encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase having excellent properties that it has excellent reactivity to glucose, excellent thermal stability, and excellent substrate-recognition performance and also has a low activity for maltose; a process for the production of the enzyme using a transformant cell transfected with the gene; and a method for the determination of glucose, a reagent composition for use in the determination of glucose, a biosensor for use in the determination of glucose and others, each characterized by using the enzyme obtained.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Ikeda Food Research Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takako Yada, Koji Miyamoto, Michinari Honda
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Publication number: 20120074845Abstract: An automobile LED driving device includes a current setting portion to set multiple reference currents independently from one another for multiple respective current setting resistors connected externally, a current controller to select one of the multiple reference currents based on a control signal provided from outside, and an output transistor to control an output current to an automobile LED connected externally based on the reference current selected by the current controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira AOKI, Koji MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20120063212Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor having a conductivity type which is different from a conductivity type of the first transistor, the first transistor and the second transistor being disposed on a semiconductor substrate such that a gate electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the second transistor are connected to each other. The gate electrode of the first transistor includes first impurities and second impurities which suppress diffusion of the first impurities, and a concentration peak of the first impurities is formed at a shallower position than a concentration peak of the second impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masahiko Kanda, Koji Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20110033880Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a novel gene (polynucleotide) encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase having excellent properties that it has excellent reactivity to glucose, excellent thermal stability, and excellent substrate-recognition performance and also has a low activity for maltose; a process for the production of the enzyme using a transformant cell transfected with the gene; and a method for the determination of glucose, a reagent composition for use in the determination of glucose, a biosensor for use in the determination of glucose and others, each characterized by using the enzyme obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Takako Yada, Koji Miyamoto, Michinari Honda
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Patent number: 7824665Abstract: The invention provides a quick-drying disinfectant gel for hands that spreads well in rubbing into hands, spreads easily over the hands, forms no scum, and is not sticky before and after drying. The disinfectant gel for hands of the invention contains 0.01 to 2.0 wt % of a maleic anhydride polymer, 0.01 to 5.0 wt % of polysaccharides, 40 to 95 wt % of a lower alcohol, and water, with the total being 100 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: NOF CorporationInventors: Koji Miyamoto, Yoshimi Sekine, Hiroki Fukui, Kenshiro Shuto
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Patent number: 7724047Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a switching control circuit having a first transistor and a second transistor coupled to an FET, and turning on and off the FET by turning on and off each of the first transistor and the second transistor, the FET attaining an OFF state when the first transistor is in an ON state and the second transistor is in an OFF state; a bias circuit supplying the FET with a bias voltage for turning off the FET when the first transistor and the second transistor are in an OFF state; and a protection control circuit turning off the FET by turning on the first transistor and turning off the second transistor when an abnormality is detected, and turning off the first transistor and the second transistor after a lapse of a predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2007Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Nakagawa, Koji Miyamoto, Akira Aoki
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Patent number: D595192Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kunihiko Kurisu, Akira Tamatani, Kosuke Takahashi, Koji Miyamoto, Masatoshi Miyake, Ryuji Kumagai, Keisuke Nakai, Tomoyuki Suzuki