Patents by Inventor Shigeru Sakai
Shigeru Sakai 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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Publication number: 20240082154Abstract: The present invention provides clinically applicable, safe and convenient, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for disease site-specific treatment. The pharmaceutical composition for disease site-specific treatment methods comprises a stealth liposome having a prostaglandin I2 receptor agonist encapsulated therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Yoshiki Sawa, Shigeru Miyagawa, Yoshiki Sakai, Yasuhiro Yanagi
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Publication number: 20240082711Abstract: A control system assists generation of a distribution content item representing progress of a video game played by a user. The control system includes at least one memory that stores a program; and at least one processor that executes the program to (i) provide the user with address information representing an address of material data on an effect material used for the distribution content item, (ii) under a control condition set in accordance with instructions from the user, update the material data in conjunction with progress of the video game played by the user, and (iii) in conjunction with the progress of the video game played by the user, transmit the material data to the editing system based on a request that uses the address information from an editing system that generates the distribution content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru CHIBA, Akira Sakai, Kai Inoue, Junki Hirai, Tsuguo Shinpo, Toshiaki Kanahara, Yoshihiko Narita
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Patent number: 8629208Abstract: A polymeric flocculant is added to an aqueous solution comprising an organic acid and a basic compound to form a water-soluble fluid suitable for use in machining of rare earth magnet.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikio Yoshida, Shigeru Sakai
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Patent number: 8592507Abstract: A polymeric flocculant is added to an aqueous solution comprising an organic acid and a basic compound to form a water-soluble fluid suitable for use in machining of rare earth magnet.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikio Yoshida, Shigeru Sakai
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Patent number: 8181429Abstract: A method for producing contents filled in a container comprising steps of introducing a polyester container with a non-crystallized neck portion into a sterilized closed space having sterility and closed state on a commercial basis and comprising at least space in which a bottle sterilizing process is performed, space in which a filling process is performed and space in which a sealing process is performed, entire inner surface of said sterilized closed space and surface of an apparatus disposed in said sterilized closed space being sterilized by wet heating of the space using heated water and/or steam, at least the space in which the filling process is performed and the space in which the sealing process is performed being kept under a positive pressure by sterilized air; heating and sterilizing the container at least in its inner surface by wet heating using hot water and/or steam; and filling the contents in the sterilized container at a filling temperature within a temperature range from 40° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Iwashita, Shigeru Sakai, Chikako Sunohara, Makoto Sawada
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Publication number: 20110281986Abstract: A polymeric flocculant is added to an aqueous solution comprising an organic acid and a basic compound to form a water-soluble fluid suitable for use in machining of rare earth magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Mikio Yoshida, Shigeru Sakai
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Patent number: 7846540Abstract: An impact-absorbing composite structure is formed with a resin and a fiber laminated body, and absorbs, when experiencing an impact, the impact by self destruction. An interlayer-strength improvement technique is applied on the impact-absorbing composite structure in an oblique manner or in a gradual manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2004Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sakai, Masayuki Kanemasu, Kenichiro Abe, Naoki Higuchi
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Publication number: 20100162662Abstract: A method for producing contents filled in a container comprising steps of introducing a polyester container with a non-crystallized neck portion into a sterilized closed space having sterility and closed state on a commercial basis and comprising at least space in which a bottle sterilizing process is performed, space in which a filling process is performed and space in which a sealing process is performed, entire inner surface of said sterilized closed space and surface of an apparatus disposed in said sterilized closed space being sterilized by wet heating of the space using heated water and/or steam, at least the space in which the filling process is performed and the space in which the sealing process is performed being kept under a positive pressure by sterilized air; heating and sterilizing the container at least in its inner surface by wet heating using hot water and/or steam; and filling the contents in the sterilized container at a filling temperature within a temperature range from 40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Takeshi Iwashita, Shigeru Sakai, Chikako Sunohara, Makoto Sawada
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Publication number: 20090007522Abstract: A method of producing a drink contained in a container comprising steps of heating and thereby sterilizing a tea drink having pH of 4.6 or over and containing catechin in an amount of 30 mg % or over or an acidic drink having pH of less than 4.6 and thereafter maintaining the sterilized drink at a temperature within a range from 60° C. to 70° C. and, in the meanwhile, heating and thereby sterilizing and rinsing a container on at least its inner surface with heated water having a temperature within a range from 65° C. to 100° C., filling the drink in the sterilized container at a filling temperature within a range from 60° C. to 70° C. in an environment controlled space which is separated from an outside environment and in which filling and sealing apparatuses and an environment surrounding the filling and sealing apparatuses have been heated and thereby sterilized and rinsed with heated water having a temperature within a range from 65° C. to 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTDInventors: Shigeru Sakai, Katsumi Senbon, Takeshi Iwashita, Akira Abe
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Publication number: 20080152887Abstract: An impact-absorbing composite structure is formed with a resin and a fiber laminated body, and absorbs, when experiencing an impact, the impact by self destruction. An interlayer-strength improvement technique is applied on the impact-absorbing composite structure in an oblique manner or in a gradual manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2004Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Shigeru Sakai, Masayuki Kanemasu, Kenichiro Abe, Naoki Higuchi
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Publication number: 20070101681Abstract: A method for manufacturing contents such as a drink contained in a container such as a PET bottle by filling the contents in the container, sealing the container and sterilizing the container includes steps of: filling the contents in a polyester container having a non-crystallized neck portion; sealing the container; and sterilizing the container in such a manner that temperature of the neck portion of the container during sterilization is maintained within a temperature range which is 61° C. or over and less than a glass transition temperature determined by moisture content of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2005Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Takeshi Iwashita, Shigeru Sakai, Makoto Sawada, Chikako Sunohara
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Publication number: 20040146620Abstract: The present invention provides a method of sterilizing a food packaging container or a food charging system, which comprises a chemical sterilizing treatment which involves contacting an aqueous sterilizing solution containing a hypochlorous acid-containing, chlorine-based sterilizing agent and a pH adjusting agent with the surface of a food packaging container or the surface of a line pipe, an instrument and a chamber in a food packaging system and a heat sterilizing treatment which involves increasing the temperature of the surface to be sterilized, the two sterilizing treatments being carried out simultaneously or in separate steps. The invention also provides a sterilizing device which has a predetermined sterilizing effect on a wide variety of microbial species, can be easily handled, does not corrode a treated surface over a prolonged period of time, is free of a pungent smell and does not require any special treatment for disposal of waste liquor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2004Publication date: July 29, 2004Inventors: Takeshi Iwashita, Chikako Sunohara, Shigeru Sakai, Kiyoaki Yoshikawa, Tetsuya Okano, Noboru Matsuo, Shigeru Tamura
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Patent number: 6673143Abstract: An aqueous slurry of rare earth hydroxide particles which is particularly suitable for use as a sintering aid of a ceramic powder such as silicon nitride. The aqueous slurry, which is characterized by the very small average diameter of the primary particles and a low electric conductivity as well as outstandingly high stability against settling of the particles, can be prepared by a process comprising the steps of: (a) precipitating rare earth hydroxide particles by mixing aqueous solutions of a rare earth compound, e.g., nitrate, and a basic compound, e.g., ammonia, preferably, in the presence of a surface active agent; (b) collecting the precipitates to give a cake; (c) washing the cake with deionized water until the electric conductivity of the washing has decreased to 3 mS/cm or lower; and (d) re-dispersing the thus washed cake in deionized water.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Sakai, Yuji Kimura
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Patent number: 6387339Abstract: Disclosed is an improvement in the method for the preparation of a rare earth oxide powder particularly suitable as a base material of luminescence phosphors. The improvement comprises, in a method comprising the steps of mixing aqueous solutions of a rare earth salt and oxalic acid to precipitate the rare earth oxalate, collecting the precipitates by filtration, drying the precipitates and calcining the dried precipitates, conducting the oxalate-precipitating reaction at a temperature at 15° C. or lower and freezing the wet precipitates at −25° C. or lower prior to vacuum drying to give dried particles of the rare earth oxalate containing 20% by weight or less of water including the water of crystallization. The particles of the thus obtained rare earth oxide powder are characterized by the small pore volume and average crystallite diameter.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2000Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Kaneyoshi, Shigeru Sakai
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Publication number: 20010025003Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous slurry of rare earth hydroxide particles which is particularly suitable for use as a sintering aid of a ceramic powder such as silicon nitride. The aqueous slurry, which is characterized by the very small average diameter of the primary particles and a low electric conductivity as well as outstandingly high stability against settling of the particles, can be prepared by a process comprising the steps of: (a) precipitating rare earth hydroxide particles by mixing aqueous solutions of a rare earth compound, e.g., nitrate, and a basic compound, e.g., ammonia, preferably, in the presence of a surface active agent; (b) collecting the precipitates to give a cake; (c) washing the cake with deionized water until the electric conductivity of the washing has decreased to 3 mS/cm or lower; and (d) redispersing the thus washed cake in deionized water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2001Publication date: September 27, 2001Inventors: Shigeru Sakai, Yuji Kimura
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Patent number: 6018210Abstract: The elastic modulus of a piezoelectric substance is controlled over a wide range using a simple method. The effective modulus (the real part of the elastic modulus) and the energy loss modulus (the imaginary part of the elastic modulus) of the piezoelectric substance are changed by installing electrodes on the surface of the piezoelectric substance and by connecting a mechanism consisting of one or more circuit elements to each of the electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1997Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignees: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken), Munehiro Date, Shigeru SakaiInventors: Munehiro Date, Masayuki Kutani, Shigeru Sakai
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Patent number: 5914287Abstract: Proposed is a powder consisting of rare earth oxide-based composite particles having an average particle diameter in the range from 0.1 to 100 .mu.m, each of which has a composite structure consisting of a core of a rare earth oxide and a coating layer of a rare earth hydroxide, the coating layer of the rare earth hydroxide having an average thickness of at least 5 nm but not exceeding 10% of the average particle diameter of the composite particles. While a rare earth oxide powder is useful as a sintering aid of a ceramic powder which is used in molding usually in the form of an aqueous slurry, the composite particles when added to an aqueous slurry of a ceramic powder exhibit a remarkable effect as a viscosity stabilizer or gelation inhibitor of the aqueous slurry so that improvements can be obtained in the productivity of the manufacturing process and quality of ceramic products.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1997Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumihiko Saito, Shigeru Sakai
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Patent number: 5911921Abstract: Proposed is a powder of ytterbium phosphate having a non-stoichiometric phosphorus to ytterbium molar ratio of 1.08 to 2.0 and having a specified average particle diameter and specified diameter of the crystallites forming the particles. The powder is useful as an infrared-absorbing pigment in a printing ink invisible to naked eyes but detectable by an infrared detecting means for printing of stealth bar code patterns. The ytterbium phosphate powder can be prepared in a convenient and inexpensive method utilizing the precipitation reaction by mixing an aqueous phosphoric acid solution and ytterbium salt solution under specified conditions followed by calcination of the precipitates at a specified temperature and pulverization of the calcined precipitates to give the specified average particle diameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1997Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Takai, Yuji Kimura, Shigeru Sakai
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Patent number: 5891588Abstract: A lithium secondary battery including a negative electrode having has been inserted an active material at least one member selected from the group of metallic lithium, lithium alloys and materials which are capable of electrochemically occluding and releasing lithium ions; a positive electrode having an active material consisting of at least one compound which is capable of electrochemically occluding and releasing lithium ions; and an organic electrolyte. The solvent for the organic electrolyte is composed mainly of a mixture solvent prepared by mixing an organic solvent indicated by Formula I, 4-trifluoromethyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-one, and one or two selected from the group of organic solvents indicated by Formula II, 1-trifluoroethylmethyl carbonate, and an organic solvent indicated by Formula III, di-1-trifluorethyl carbonate, as mentioned below.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1997Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: Furukawa Denchi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeru Sakai, Masahiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 5879647Abstract: An improvement is proposed in the so-called urea method for the preparation of fine particles of yttrium oxide, according to which, while an aqueous reaction mixture containing a water-soluble yttrium salt, e.g., nitrate, and urea dissolved therein in specified concentrations is heated at 90.degree. to 100.degree. C. to effect precipitation of yttrium carbonate hydroxide particles followed by calcination of the carbonate hydroxide in air into yttrium oxide, the aqueous reaction mixture is diluted with addition of a specified volume of preheated water within a critical period between incipient appearance of turbidity in the reaction mixture by the precipitation of the carbonate hydroxide and a moment 30 minutes thereafter. In this way, the yttrium oxide particles obtained have a globular particle configuration with a very small average particle diameter D.sub.50 in the range from 0.1 to 0.3 .mu.m and are suitable for use in various fine applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1997Date of Patent: March 9, 1999Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Wataya, Shigeru Sakai