Patents by Inventor Naoko Saito

Naoko Saito 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: 20150110731
    Abstract: Provided is a substance inhibiting an odor caused by 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone. An inhibitor of an odor caused by 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone, comprising a substance inhibiting the response of an olfactory receptor OR5K1 as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Aya NAMBA, Naoko Saito, Michiaki Inoue, Tsuyoshi Toyabe
  • Patent number: 8976296
    Abstract: A digital receiver including: a receiver; a decoder; and a display controller, with a display having a first display zone displaying at least a part of the title included in program information and a second display zone displaying an entirety of the title, under control of the display controller; wherein the display controller includes an input data amount calculator calculating an amount of input data for the first display zone inputted from memory, and a comparator to compare the amount calculated with an amount of displayable data, and when the amount of the input data is larger than the amount of the displayable data, a part of the title and a symbol indicative of omission are displayed, and when the first display zone is selected, an entirety of the title in the selected first display zone is displayed in the second display zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Publication number: 20140186864
    Abstract: Provided is a method for identifying a malodor inhibitor based on a response of an olfactory receptor. The present invention provides a method for identifying a malodor inhibitor including: adding a test substance and a malodor-causing substance to at least one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR5P3, OR5K1, OR2W1, OR8H1, and a polypeptide which has 80% or more identity in amino acid sequence to any one of the aforementioned polypeptides; measuring the response of the olfactory receptor to the malodor-causing substance; identifying the test substance which can suppress the response of the olfactory receptor based on the measured response; and selecting, as a malodor inhibitor, the test substance which can suppress the response of the olfactory receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Aya Kato, Naoko Saito
  • Publication number: 20130216492
    Abstract: Provided are a method for searching for a malodor inhibitor by using the response of an olfactory receptor as an indicator; a method for inhibiting malodor based on the antagonism of olfactory receptors; and a malodor inhibitor. Disclosed are a method for searching for a malodor inhibitor, the method including: adding a test substance and a malodor-causing substance to any one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR51E1, OR2W1, OR10A6, OR51I2, and OR51L1, measuring the response of the olfactory receptor to the malodor-causing substance, identifying the test substance that suppresses the response of the olfactory receptor on the basis of the measured response, and selecting the identified test substance as a malodor inhibitor; an antagonist to any one olfactory receptor selected from the group consisting of OR51E1, OR2W1, OR10A6, OR51I2, and OR51L1; a method for inhibiting malodor using the antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aya Kato, Naoko Saito, Etsuji Wakisaka
  • Patent number: 8511746
    Abstract: A frame for a vehicle which is formed to have a closed cross section and constitutes part of a vehicle body, comprising a first face portion on which a compressive force acts when a load acts from an outside, a second face portion on which a tensional force acts when the load acts from the outside, a pair of third face portions which are located between the first face portion and the second face portion and form ridgelines together with the first face portion, and a lateral reinforcement potion which is provided at least one of the third face portions and extending in a line shape from the first face portion toward the second face portion. Accordingly, the frame for a vehicle which can increase the bending strength of the frame is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Chikara Kawamura, Masanori Honda, Shin Sasaki, Mitsugi Fukahori, Naoko Saito
  • Patent number: 8365411
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method capable of accurately producing a metal closed-section member in a relatively simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko Saito, Kyosou Ishida, Tetsuo Hamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120098299
    Abstract: A frame for a vehicle which is formed to have a closed cross section and constitutes part of a vehicle body, comprising a first face portion on which a compressive force acts when a load acts from an outside, a second face portion on which a tensional force acts when the load acts from the outside, a pair of third face portions which are located between the first face portion and the second face portion and form ridgelines together with the first face portion, and a lateral reinforcement potion which is provided at least one of the third face portions and extending in a line shape from the first face portion toward the second face portion. Accordingly, the frame for a vehicle which can increase the bending strength of the frame is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chikara KAWAMURA, Masanori HONDA, Shin SASAKI, Mitsugi FUKAHORI, Naoko SAITO
  • Publication number: 20120062795
    Abstract: A digital receiver including: a receiver; a decoder; and a display controller, with a display having a first display zone displaying at least a part of the title included in program information and a second display zone displaying an entirety of the title, under control of the display controller; wherein the display controller includes an input data amount calculator calculating an amount of input data for the first display zone inputted from memory, and a comparator to compare the amount calculated with an amount of displayable data, and when the amount of the input data is larger than the amount of the displayable data, a part of the title and a symbol indicative of omission are displayed, and when the first display zone is selected, an entirety of the title in the selected first display zone is displayed in the second display zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Patent number: 8009233
    Abstract: A digital receiver to effect display of at least one of video or a plurality of background information blocks each indicative of a program time period, including: a display change controller provided in the digital receiver, which changes a displayed shape of a particular background information block indicative of a program time period in the grid when the program time period indicated by the particular background information block exceeds a program time period which is displayed in a first prescribed zone; a full display controller controlling display of the program start time and program end time to occur concurrently together with the selected background information block on a same display whenever the selected background information block is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Publication number: 20100218375
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method capable of accurately producing a metal closed-section member in a relatively simple manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoko SAITO, Kyosou ISHIDA, Tetsuo HAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20100165466
    Abstract: An optical sheet for display use wherein two or more optical sheets are stacked therein and the optical sheets are joined to one another on one peripheral side of each by a thermoadhesive film is to be provided. Also an optical sheet for display use wherein two or more optical sheets are stacked therein and the optical sheets are joined to one another on two or more peripheral sides of each by a thermoadhesive film is to be provided. Since the optical sheets are joined to one another on one peripheral side or two or more peripheral sides of each by a thermoadhesive film, the step of cutting each of multiple films (sheets) into the product size can be omitted, and so can be the step of stacking multiple layers of films (sheets) while positioning them. Also, it is free from a problem which derives from protective sheets, resulting in advantages in both cost and quality aspects. Moreover, it is free from a problem which arises when multiple layers of films are stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Endo, Takehiko Nakayama, Naoko Saito
  • Patent number: 7289158
    Abstract: A broadcasting and communication receiver apparatus for displaying program-associated information, in which, in addition to a predetermined display zone, another display zone is provided so that display data of specific information selected by a viewer is wholly displayed and, when the display data is displayed as omitted, a symbol indicative of the information omission is attached to the display data to display the display data within the limited display zone. The apparatus comprises a receiver for receiving the program-associated information including a title, start and end times of a broadcast program together with a video signal and an audio signal, a decoder for decoding the program-associated information, a display unit for displaying the decoded program-associated information thereon, a command receiver for receiving an input signal from a remote controller or from a key or keys provided to the receiver, and a display controller for controlling a display screen on the basis of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Publication number: 20070136120
    Abstract: A service providing system connected to clients comprises an acquisition unit for acquiring first data that indicates a clients' operating status; a prediction unit for predicting the failure of facilities owned by the clients based on the first data; and an output unit for outputting second data indicating resources for restoring the facilities based on the result of damage prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Tohru Watanabe, Shigetoshi Sameshima, Naoko Saito
  • Patent number: 7158188
    Abstract: A broadcasting and communication receiver apparatus for displaying program-associated information, in which, in addition to a predetermined display zone, another display zone is provided so that display data of specific information selected by a viewer is wholly displayed and, when the display data is displayed as omitted, a symbol indicative of the information omission is attached to the display data to display the display data within the limited display zone. The apparatus comprises a receiver for receiving the program-associated information including a title, start and end times of a broadcast program together with a video signal and an audio signal, a decoder for decoding the program-associated information, a display unit for displaying the decoded program-associated information thereon, a command receiver for receiving an input signal from a remote controller or from a key or keys provided to the receiver, and a display controller for controlling a display screen on the basis of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Publication number: 20060274205
    Abstract: A digital receiver to effect display of at least one of video or a plurality of background information blocks each indicative of a program time period, including: a display change controller provided in the digital receiver, which changes a displayed shape of a particular background information block indicative of a program time period in the grid when the program time period indicated by the particular background information block exceeds a program time period which is displayed in a first prescribed zone; a full display controller controlling display of the program start time and program end time to occur concurrently together with the selected background information block on a same display whenever the selected background information block is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Publication number: 20040155981
    Abstract: A broadcasting and communication receiver apparatus for displaying program-associated information, in which, in addition to a predetermined display zone, another display zone is provided so that display data of specific information selected by a viewer is wholly displayed and, when the display data is displayed as omitted, a symbol indicative of the information omission is attached to the display data to display the display data within the limited display zone. The apparatus comprises a receiver for receiving the program-associated information including a title, start and end times of a broadcast program together with a video signal and an audio signal, a decoder for decoding the program-associated information, a display unit for displaying the decoded program-associated information thereon, a command receiver for receiving an input signal from a remote controller or from a key or keys provided to the receiver, and a display controller for controlling a display screen on the basis of the input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Tokanori Eda
  • Patent number: 6037995
    Abstract: A broadcasting and communication receiver apparatus for displaying program-associated information, in which, in addition to a predetermined display zone, another display zone is provided so that display data of specific information selected by a viewer is wholly displayed and, when the display data is displayed as omitted, a symbol indicative of the information omission is attached to the display data to display the display data within the limited display zone. The apparatus comprises a receiver for receiving the program-associated information including a title, start and end times of a broadcast program together with a video signal and an audio signal, a decoder for decoding the program-associated information, a display unit for displaying the decoded program-associated information thereon, a command receiver for receiving an input signal from a remote controller or from a key or keys provided to the receiver, and a display controller for controlling a display screen on the basis of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda