Patents by Inventor Tomoko Kitagawa

Tomoko Kitagawa 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).

  • ONBOARD DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090248244
    Abstract: There is provided an onboard device control apparatus which controls an operation of an onboard device, comprising a plurality of sensor nodes which comprises a state-detecting sensor portion to detect a specified state, a data processing portion to conduct calculation processing of data obtained by the state-detecting sensor portion, a memory portion to memorize specified data, and a communication portion to send and receive the data by wireless, respectively, a network forming means to form a network of the plurality of sensor nodes which are provided at plural locations in a vehicle compartment, and a control means to control the onboard device based on plural data of the plural sensor nodes forming the network. Accordingly, the onboard device can be properly controlled, considering the whole situation of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato SUMIMOTO, Tomoko KITAGAWA
  • Method for extracting lipid mixture containing phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids from viscera of fish, method for preserving viscera prior to extraction, and lipid mixture extracted thereby
    Patent number: 7189418
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for extracting a lipid mixture having a high percentage of phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The method comprises the steps of (a) heating the viscera of fish with hot water or steam; and (b) extracting from the heated viscera of fish, using a solvent, the lipid mixture containing phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The lipid mixture obtained by the present method contains phosphatidylserine comprising docosahexaenoic acid and phosphatidylethanolamine comprising docosahexaenoic acid in high concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignees: Kabushikikaisha Maruhachi Muramatsu, Shizuoka Prefectural Government
    Inventors: Seiichi Hiratsuka, Toshihiro Suzuki, Masayuki Hashidume, Youko Matsue, Tomoko Kitagawa, Masaaki Yokoyama, Masami Tamura, Tatsuya Fujii, Noriyuki Muramatsu
  • Method for extracting lipid mixture containing phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids from viscera of fish, method for preserving viscera prior to extraction, and lipid mixture extracted thereby
    Publication number: 20030190392
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for extracting a lipid mixture having a high percentage of phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The method comprises the steps of (a) heating the viscera of fish with hot water or steam; and (b) extracting from the heated viscera of fish, using a solvent, the lipid mixture containing phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The lipid mixture obtained by the present method contains phosphatidylserine comprising docosahexaenoic acid and phosphatidylethanolamine comprising docosahexaenoic acid in high concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Seiichi Hiratsuka, Toshihiro Suzuki, Masayuki Hashidume, Youko Matsue, Tomoko Kitagawa, Masaaki Yokoyama, Masami Tamura, Tatsuya Fujii, Noriyuki Muramatsu