Patents by Inventor Koji Sugiyama

Koji Sugiyama 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: 20120048734
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus is provided with a storage tank, an injection nozzle, a syringe, a collection nozzle, a test sample tank, a microchip having two or more separation channels, detectors, a waste liquid tank, a controller, and a power supply. The collection nozzle collects a specimen which becomes a test sample from a test sample container housing the specimen, and transfers the specimen to the test sample tank. The separation channels separate characteristic components contained in the test sample. The injection nozzle is distanced from the collection nozzle and injects the test sample from the test sample tank into the separation channels. The detectors detect the separated characteristic components in the separation channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Daisuke Matsumoto, Yasunori Shiraki, Satoshi Yonehara
  • Publication number: 20120035828
    Abstract: A drive control device for a vehicle is preferably used for controlling an internal combustion engine and/or a transmission, for example. A total fuel consumption amount calculating unit calculates total fuel consumption amount by integrating fuel consumption when the vehicle travels a unit distance at a predetermined vehicle speed and a predetermined acceleration, with respect to a time axis in accordance with a target distance. A traveling pattern calculating unit calculates a traveling pattern indicating a relationship between a vehicle speed and an acceleration when the vehicle travels the target distance, based on the total fuel consumption amount. By performing the control based on the calculated traveling pattern, it is possible to optimize the total fuel consumption amount. Therefore, it becomes possible to improve the actual fuel consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamanaka, Yoji Takanami, Tomoyuki Honda, Takayuki Amaya, Koji Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20120012462
    Abstract: An electrophoresis chip that enables an apparatus to be small, analysis time to be short and glycosylated hemoglobin to be analyzed highly accurately is provided. The electrophoresis chip includes an upper substrate 4, a lower substrate 1, a first introduction reservoir 2a, a first recovery reservoir 2b and a capillary channel for sample analysis 3x; the first introduction reservoir 2a and the first recovery reservoir 2b are formed in the lower substrate 1; and the first introduction reservoir 2a and the first recovery reservoir 2b are in communication with each other via the capillary channel for sample analysis 3x.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Satoshi Yonehara, Yusuke Nakayama
  • Patent number: 8021887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus that measure the concentration of glycated hemoglobin by an optical technique. A wavelength in which the molecular extinction coefficient of oxyhemoglobin agrees or substantially agrees with the molecular extinction coefficient of deoxyhemoglobin is adopted as a measurement wavelength. Preferably, the measurement wavelength is set at from 417 to 421 nm. In the present invention, the concentration of glycated hemoglobin is measured by making use of column chromatography and of using a sample prepared from red blood cells in blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Arkray, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Toshikatsu Sakai
  • Patent number: 7974761
    Abstract: According to the present invention, when a target braking/driving force and a vehicle target yaw moment required to a vehicle cannot be achieved through a control of a braking/driving forces of wheels, in a rectangular coordinate of the braking/driving force and the yaw moment, a polygon indicating the maximum range of the braking/driving force and the yaw moment attainable by the braking/driving forces of the wheels, and an ellipse that crosses each side of the polygon and has a major axis and a minor axis aligning with the coordinate axis of the rectangular coordinate are set, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Maeda, Kazuya Okumura, Michitaka Tsuchida, Yoshio Uragami, Kensuke Yoshizue, Satoshi Ando, Koji Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20110116769
    Abstract: Provided is a user interface system which can facilitate dynamic data check and selection upon video data edition and can effectively perform video data edition. It is possible to execute a dynamic image reproduction in a thumbnail icon region by mouseovering thumbnail icons displayed on a display and symbolizing the dynamic image data. By performing double/single click, it is possible to perform zoom in and zoom out. Thus, it is possible to perform various displays when discarding and selecting dynamic image data, thereby facilitating the video data edition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: LOILO INC
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Ryutaro Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 7909416
    Abstract: According to the present invention, when at least one of a target braking/driving force and a vehicle target yaw moment required to a vehicle cannot be achieved by a braking/driving forces of wheels, a target braking/driving force after a modification and a target yaw moment after a modification are calculated to be values attainable by the braking/driving forces of the wheels. When the magnitudes of the target braking/driving force after a modification and the target yaw moment after the modification exceed the corresponding limit value, these magnitudes are limited to the limit values. Alternatively, when the magnitudes of rates of change of the target braking/driving force after a modification and the target yaw moment after the modification exceed the corresponding limited rates of change, these magnitudes of the rates of change are limited to the limited rates of change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Maeda, Kazuya Okumura, Michitaka Tsuchida, Yoshio Uragami, Kensuke Yoshizue, Satoshi Ando, Koji Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20100288024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a deaerator 2 including: a liquid flow space; reduced-pressure spaces 25A, 25B, and 25C; gas permeable films 21A, 21B, and 21C that separate these spaces; and a pump for discharging gas from within the reduced-pressure spaces 25A, 25B, and 25C to the outside, and to a liquid chromatograph equipped with the deaerator 2. The deaerator 2 further includes gas partial pressure variation suppression means 23A, 23B, 23C, 25Ab, 25Bb, 25Cb, 29A, 29B, and 29C for suppressing variations in partial pressures of a specific gas in the reduced-pressure spaces 25A, 25B, and 25C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: ARKRAY, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Akira Sezaki, Takanori Kamada, Yoshikiyo Hongo
  • Publication number: 20100291691
    Abstract: When the concentration of glycated hemoglobin is measured, a plurality of wavelengths are selected as measurement wavelengths from the wavelength range of 400 to 450 nm. Preferably, by use of a liquid chromatography, at least the light of different peak wavelengths in the wavelength range of 415 to 430 nm are continuously or intermittently received to obtain a three dimensional chromatogram having as variables the wavelength, the elution time and the amount of detection. The concentration of glycated hemoglobin is calculated based on this three dimensional chromatogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: ARKRAY, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Toshikatsu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20100258440
    Abstract: A capillary electrophoresis analysis apparatus is provided for analyzing samples by a capillary electrophoresis method that allows for rapid and highly accurate separation and detection, wherein the apparatus may be used in the diagnosis and/or monitoring of selected diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicants: ARKRAY, Inc., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Yukio Higashiisokawa, Yusuke Nakayama, Yoshihide Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100181199
    Abstract: A capillary electrophoresis analysis apparatus is provided for analyzing samples by a capillary electrophoresis method that allows for rapid and highly accurate separation and detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Yukio Higashiisokawa, Yusuke Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20100174463
    Abstract: A vehicle target braking/driving force and a vehicle target yaw moment to be achieved by a control of braking/driving force of each wheel are-calculated. The target yaw moment is corrected, for example, so as to coincide with the product of the correction coefficient determined based upon, the weight of the whole vehicle, the longitudinal and lateral distribution ratios of wheel vertical loads, and vehicle turning direction, and the target yaw moment, whereby the target yaw moment is corrected in accordance with the weight of the whole vehicle, the position of center of gravity of the whole vehicle, and vehicle turning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshio Uragami, Yoshinori Maeda, Michitaka Tsuchida, Kensuke Yoshizue, Kazuya Okumura, Satoshi Ando, Koji Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20100155242
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the described capillary electrophoresis apparatus and methods of using such apparatus for separating and analyzing components of a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicants: ARKRAY, Inc., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakayama, Koji Sugiyama, Yoshihide Tanaka, Shinichi Wakida, Satoshi Yonehara
  • Patent number: 7729866
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring the concentration of a particular component in a blood sample containing blood cells based on a variable correlated with the concentration of the particular component. In the present invention, a concentration (S) in blood plasma obtained by removing blood cell components from the blood sample, a concentration (DI) in the blood sample computed by a differential method and a concentration (EP) in the blood sample computed by an equilibrium point method are expressed by a relational expression which is unrelated to the proportion of the blood cell components in the blood sample, and the concentration of the particular component is computed by using the relational expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Takeshi Takagi
  • Patent number: 7726646
    Abstract: A sheet in accordance with the present invention includes sheets as print mediums for a printer and a package member surrounding the sheets which have been stacked up. The sheet package is configured so that the sheets can be set in the printer together with the package member exposing part of the sheets. The package member is integrally provided with a flap part which can expose part of the sheets by being opened when the sheet package is set in the printer and cover the exposed part of the sheets by being closed when the sheet package is not used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Hiroshi Taira, Minoru Yamamoto, Keiji Seo, Takashi Okumura, Katsuhiko Shimada, Mutsuo Naoe
  • Publication number: 20100051464
    Abstract: An analysis chip that enables an apparatus to be small, analysis to be simple, analysis time to be short and analysis of both glycosylated hemoglobin and glucose to be highly accurate is provided. The electrophoresis chip includes an upper substrate 4, a lower substrate 1, a first introduction reservoir 2a, a first recovery reservoir 2b and a capillary channel for sample analysis 3x; the first introduction reservoir 2a and the first recovery reservoir 2b are formed in the lower substrate 1; and the first introduction reservoir 2a and the first recovery reservoir 2b are in communication with each other via the capillary channel for sample analysis 3x.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Arkray Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakayama, Koji Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20100032297
    Abstract: An electrophoresis chip that enables an apparatus to be small, analysis time to be short and glycosylated hemoglobin to be analyzed highly accurately is provided. The electrophoresis chip includes an upper substrate 4, a lower substrate 1, a first introduction reservoir 2a, a first recovery reservoir 2b and a capillary channel for sample analysis 3x; the first introduction reservoir 2a and the first recovery reservoir 2b are formed in the lower substrate 1; and the first introduction reservoir 2a and the first recovery reservoir 2b are in communication with each other via the capillary channel for sample analysis 3x.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Arkray, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Satoshi Yonehara, Yusuke Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20090317912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus that measure the concentration of glycated hemoglobin by an optical technique. A wavelength in which the molecular extinction coefficient of oxyhemoglobin agrees or substantially agrees with the molecular extinction coefficient of deoxyhemoglobin is adopted as a measurement wavelength. Preferably, the measurement wavelength is set at from 417 to 421 nm. In the present invention, the concentration of glycated hemoglobin is measured by making use of column chromatography and of using a sample prepared from red blood cells in blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: ARKRAY, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Toshikatsu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20090275119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid chromatography apparatus X, which is provided with a deaerator 4. The liquid chromatography apparatus X is further provided with a dissolved oxygen density adjusting means for maintaining a density of dissolved oxygen in an eluting solution to be supplied to a column 60 constant. Preferably, the dissolved oxygen density adjusting means is configured so as to adjust the density of the dissolved oxygen in the eluting solution by adjusting a degree of decompression in a decompression space of the deaerator 4 based on a measurement result by temperature measurement means 40A, 40B, and 40C for measuring the temperature of the eluting solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: ARKRAY, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Sugiyama, Toshikatsu Sakai, Yoshikiyo Hongo, Akira Sezaki, Takanori Kamada
  • Publication number: 20090236905
    Abstract: According to the present invention, when at least one of a target braking/driving force and a vehicle target yaw moment required to a vehicle cannot be achieved by a braking/driving forces of wheels, a target braking/driving force after a modification and a target yaw moment after a modification are calculated to be values attainable by the braking/driving forces of the wheels. When the magnitudes of the target braking/driving force after a modification and the target yaw moment after the modification exceed the corresponding limit value, these magnitudes are limited to the limit values. Alternatively, when the magnitudes of rates of change of the target braking/driving force after a modification and the target yaw moment after the modification exceed the corresponding limited rates of change, these magnitudes of the rates of change are limited to the limited rates of change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Maeda, Kazuya Okumura, Michitaka Tsuchida, Yoshio Uragami, Kensuke Yoshizue, Satoshi Ando, Koji Sugiyama