Patents by Inventor Nobuaki Ito

Nobuaki Ito 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).

  • Patent number: 11965035
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antibody which binds to chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 5 (CSPG5) or an antibody fragment thereof, a hybridoma which produces the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, a transformant cell comprising a vector comprising the nucleic acid, a method for producing the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, a composition comprising the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, and a method for detecting or measuring an antigen present in the brain, a method for diagnosing or treating a brain disease, a method for enhancing the property of accumulating in a brain of an antibody, and a method for increasing the amount of an antibody in the brain, each of which using the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD., KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nobuaki Takahashi, Ryosuke Nakano, Sayaka Maeda, Yuji Ito
  • Publication number: 20240124577
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antibody which binds to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), an antibody fragment thereof, a hybridoma which produces the antibody or the antibody fragment, a nucleic acid containing a nucleotide sequence which encodes the antibody or the antibody fragment, a transformant cell containing a vector containing the nucleic acid, a method for producing the antibody or the antibody fragment, a composition containing the antibody or the antibody fragment and a method for detecting or measuring an antigen that is present in the brain, a method for diagnosing or treating a brain disease, a method for improving the property of an antibody of accumulating in the brain and a method for increasing the amount of an antibody in the brain which use the antibody or the antibody fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nobuaki Takahashi, Ryosuke NAKANO, Sayaka MAEDA, Yuji ITO
  • Publication number: 20240116294
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge system that controls an operation of a first liquid discharge head provided with a plurality of nozzles for discharging a liquid, the liquid discharge system including: a determination section that determines presence or absence of a discharge abnormality of a first nozzle among the plurality of nozzles; a reception section that receives designation information indicating complementary processing designated by a user among a plurality of complementary processing for complementing the discharge abnormality of the first nozzle when the first nozzle has a discharge abnormality, that is, among the plurality of complementary processing different from each other, according to an operation of the user; and an execution section that executes the complementary processing indicated by the designation information received by the reception section when the determination section determines that the first nozzle has the discharge abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Toshiro MURAYAMA, Nobuaki ITO, Akira MIYAGISHI, Tomonaga HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240116291
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge system that controls an operation of a liquid discharge head provided with a first nozzle for discharging a liquid, the liquid discharge system including: an acquisition section that acquires first information indicating a discharge state of the first nozzle; a reception section that receives second information on a determination reference for determining that the discharge state of the first nozzle is abnormal according to an operation of a user; and a determination section that determines presence or absence of a discharge abnormality of the first nozzle based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Toshiro MURAYAMA, Nobuaki ITO, Akira MIYAGISHI, Tomonaga HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 11919319
    Abstract: Wherein, in the first dither mask, when the first space is cut by the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a blue noise characteristic in the spatial frequency domain, and when the first space is cut by a second plane extending in a direction different from that of the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the second plane has a blue noise characteristic in the spatial frequency domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Utsunomiya, Satoshi Yamazaki, Nobuaki Ito
  • Patent number: 11769023
    Abstract: A distribution portion that distributes an error based on quantization of a gradation value corresponding to the one pixel, to a first pixel located in a first direction of the one pixel at a first distribution rate, to a second pixel located in a second direction of the one pixel at a second distribution rate, and to a third pixel located in a third direction of the one pixel at a third distribution rate, the second direction is a direction that intersects the first direction, and the third direction is a direction different from an extension direction of a plane defined by the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Utsunomiya, Nobuaki Ito, Satoshi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20230294397
    Abstract: A system includes a characteristics acquirer, a selector, and a notifier. The characteristics acquirer acquires pieces of ejection characteristics information regarding ejection characteristics of a plurality of heads different from one another. The selector selects a first liquid ejecting head from among the plurality of heads based on the pieces of ejection characteristics information. The notifier notifies a user of information regarding the first liquid ejecting head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Noritaka IDE, Kunio TABATA, Rika TANIMOTO, Yukihiro HANAOKA, Nobuaki ITO, Naoki YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11752762
    Abstract: A liquid discharge method of discharging a liquid from a nozzle of a liquid discharge head by applying a drive pulse to a drive element of the liquid discharge head includes an acquisition step of acquiring a recording condition, and a driving step of applying the drive pulse to the drive element. The drive pulse includes a first potential, a second potential different from the first potential, and a third potential different from the first potential and the second potential. The second potential is to be applied after the first potential, and the third potential is to be applied after the second potential. In the liquid discharge method, in the driving step, the drive pulse in which a time of the third potential varies depending on the recording condition acquired in the acquisition step is applied to the drive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiro Murayama, Takahiro Katakura, Nobuaki Ito
  • Patent number: 11745506
    Abstract: A liquid discharge method of discharging a liquid from a nozzle of a liquid discharge head by applying a drive pulse to a drive element of the liquid discharge head includes an acquisition step of acquiring a recording condition, and a driving step of applying the drive pulse to the drive element. The drive pulse includes a first potential, a second potential different from the first potential, and a third potential different from the first potential and the second potential. The second potential is to be applied after the first potential, and the third potential is to be applied after the second potential. In the liquid discharge method, in the driving step, the drive pulse in which a time of the second potential varies depending on the recording condition acquired in the acquisition step is applied to the drive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiro Murayama, Takahiro Katakura, Nobuaki Ito
  • Patent number: 11738571
    Abstract: a?b?0, p?1, q?1, where a is a number of pairs each consisting of two adjacent first head units, b is a number of pairs each consisting of two adjacent second head units, p is a number of first head units, and q is a number of second head units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Takahiro Kanegae, Nobuaki Ito, Hiroyuki Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 11701887
    Abstract: The width by which the first, second heads overlap each other cross-sectionally along the first direction is greater than the width by which the fifth, sixth heads overlap each other cross-sectionally along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Takahiro Kanegae, Nobuaki Ito, Hiroyuki Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 11673399
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting head which is long in a first direction and short in a second direction, including: a first introduction section; a second introduction section; a first filter chamber group having a first filter chamber and a second filter chamber; a second filter chamber group having a third filter chamber and a fourth filter chamber; a first supply flow path for supplying the liquid from the first introduction section to the first filter chamber group; and a second supply flow path for supplying the liquid from the second introduction section to the second filter chamber group, in which the first introduction section, the second introduction section, the first filter chamber group, and the second filter chamber group are arranged side by side in this order in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Kanegae, Katsuhiro Okubo, Hiroyuki Hagiwara, Nobuaki Ito, Shun Katsuie
  • Patent number: 11671524
    Abstract: A mobile device driven based on electric power includes a connection section configured to be electrically coupled to an all-solid-state battery having a solid electrolyte, and an obtaining section configured to obtain unique information of the all-solid-state battery electrically coupled to the connection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Horita, Nobuaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20230166501
    Abstract: An ink jet system includes a head unit that includes a nozzle discharging ink, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, and a drive element applying pressure fluctuation to the ink in the pressure chamber by supplying a drive pulse, an acquisition portion that acquires output information including first output information regarding the head unit and/or second output information regarding the ink used for the head unit, a first coupling portion that is communicably network-coupled to a server, a first output portion that outputs the output information to the server via the first coupling portion, a first input portion to which input information is input from the server via the first coupling portion, and a determination portion that determines the number of times of scanning or a scanning direction of the head unit with respect to a unit region on a medium based on the input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Tomonaga HASEGAWA, Shunya FUKUDA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20230166523
    Abstract: An ink jet system includes a head unit that includes a nozzle discharging ink, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, and a drive element applying pressure fluctuation to the ink in the pressure chamber by supplying a drive pulse, an acquisition portion that acquires output information including one or both of first output information regarding the head unit and second output information regarding the ink used for the head unit, a first coupling portion that is communicably network-coupled to a server, a first output portion that outputs the output information to the server via the first coupling portion, a first input portion to which input information is input from the server via the first coupling portion, and a determination portion that determines a content of image processing for image data based on the input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Tomonaga HASEGAWA, Shunya FUKUDA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20230166502
    Abstract: An ink jet system includes a head unit that includes a nozzle discharging ink, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, and a drive element applying pressure fluctuation to the ink in the pressure chamber by supplying a drive pulse, an acquisition portion that acquires output information including one or both of first output information regarding the head unit and second output information regarding the ink used for the head unit, a first coupling portion that is communicably network-coupled to a server, a first output portion that outputs the output information to the server via the first coupling portion, a first input portion to which input information is input from the server via the first coupling portion, and a determination portion that determines a drive timing of the drive element based on the input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Tomonaga HASEGAWA, Shunya FUKUDA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Patent number: 11648778
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting head including: first and second nozzle rows extending in a first direction; a first supply flow path; a first filter chamber having a first inlet; and a second filter chamber having a second inlet, in which the first and second nozzle rows are shifted from each other in both the first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the first supply flow path has a branch flow path for distributing the liquid between the first filter chamber and the second filter chamber at a branch position, the branch position is disposed between the first filter chamber and the second filter chamber in a plan view, and the first and second inlets are disposed at a part where the first filter chamber and the second filter chamber overlap each other when viewed in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Kanegae, Katsuhiro Okubo, Hiroyuki Hagiwara, Nobuaki Ito, Shun Katsuie
  • Publication number: 20230133122
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head and a robot, the head includes a first nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a first ink are arranged and a second nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a second ink are arranged, the robot includes an arm portion having a distal end, a proximal end, and a plurality of joints, and a base portion coupled to the proximal end, supports the head by the distal end, and changes a position and a posture of the head with respect to a workpiece, a brightness of the second ink is lower than a brightness of the first ink, and a distance between the second nozzle row and the proximal end is less than a distance between the first nozzle row and the proximal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshinori NAKAJIMA, Yuki ISHII, Nobuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20230138411
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel pyrimidine compound represented by Formula [I] and a salt thereof: [in the formula, the symbols are as defined in the specification], which is useful for treating, preventing and/or diagnosing seizure and the like in disease involving epileptic seizure or convulsive seizure (including multiple drug resistant seizure, refractory seizure, acute symptomatic seizure, febrile seizure and status epilepticus), as well as a medical use therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoichi SHINOHARA, Shin IWATA, Kenta ARAI, Nobuaki ITO, Masaki SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230119224
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting system includes a head unit that includes a nozzle for ejecting a liquid, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, and a drive element for applying pressure fluctuation to a liquid in the pressure chamber by supplying a drive pulse, a first connection portion that is communicably connected to a server through a network, a decision portion that decides a waveform of the drive pulse supplied to the drive element based on first input information, and a first input portion to which the first input information is input from the server through the first connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki HANAMURA, Takao YAMAMOTO, Nobuaki ITO, Shunya FUKUDA