Patents by Inventor Masaru Sugawara

Masaru Sugawara 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).

  • Imaging processing apparatus and image processing method
    Patent number: 6558257
    Abstract: In order to realize the smooth display of a fielder's ball-catching movement, determination of a collision between a batted ball and a fence by an easy method, and an accurate hidden-face treatment for polygons which are located very close to each other, virtual area producing means 31 is provided to produce a collision area for collision determination at a position away from the picture of a ball for a predetermined distance, and determining means 32 is provided to determine at which position in the collision area a fielder is located. When it is determined that the fielder is located in the collision area, picture changing means 33 gradually changes the posture of the fielder from a waiting state to a ball-catching state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventor: Masaru Sugawara
  • Picture processing device and method thereof
    Patent number: 6102801
    Abstract: In order to realize the smooth display of a fielder's ball-catching movement, determination of a collision between a batted ball and a fence by an easy method, and an accurate hidden-face treatment for polygons which are located very close to each other, virtual area producing means 31 is provided to produce a collision area for collision determination at a position away from the picture of a ball for a predetermined distance, and determining means 32 is provided to determine at which position in the collision area a fielder is located. When it is determined that the fielder is located in the collision area, picture changing means 33 gradually changes the posture of the fielder from a waiting state to a ball-catching state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventor: Masaru Sugawara
  • BU-4641V, an antibacterial, antiviral and antitumor antibiotic
    Patent number: 5266600
    Abstract: The present invention provides BU-4641V of the formula: ##STR1## This invention also provides a biologically pure culture of BU-4641V producing Arthrinium sp. FA1744. Another aspect of the invention provides a process for preparing BU-4641V. Yet further aspect of the present invention provides a method for treating mammalian tumors and bacterial or viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Osamu Tenmyo, Yosuke Sawada, Toshikazu Oki, Masahisa Oka, Masaru Sugawara, Noriyuki Ohkusa