Patents by Inventor Toshio Umemoto

Toshio Umemoto 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: 20070036734
    Abstract: The present invention provides a human monoclonal antibody that has both activity of inhibiting the aggregation of pathogenic bacteria involved in periodontal diseases and activity of promoting sterilization by leukocytes, that is preferably a monoclonal antibody against 40-kDa OMP, which inhibits the binding of hemin, and that causes no concerns such as side effects. The present invention further provides an agent that acts against periodontal diseases containing the monoclonal antibody. The present invention relates to an antibody binding to 40-kDa OMP or a functional fragment thereof having at least one of (1) activity of inhibiting the coaggregation of P. gingivalis, (2) activity of promoting human neutrophilic phagocytosis, and (3) activity of inhibiting the binding of hemin to 40-kDa OMP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tahara, Yoshimitsu Abiko, Hiromasa Yoshie, Tetsuo Kobayashi, Toshio Umemoto, Nobushiro Hamada
  • Patent number: 6298014
    Abstract: A time information management system with a simple configuration that instantaneously causes the individual time information of a plurality of timekeeping means within a prescribed area to coincide with standard time information, is formed by time information signal generating means that generates time information that includes standard time information, a time information adjusting means that includes within it a first timekeeping means, receives a time information signal, and outputs time information of the timekeeping means, and second timekeeping means 5-1, 5-2, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kihara, Toshio Umemoto, Tomomi Murakami, Masahiro Sase
  • Patent number: 5966344
    Abstract: A light transmitting metallic dial 50 is disposed above a cell 2 such as an EL device, a solar battery, or the like and the light transmitting type metallic dial 50 is secured by engaging an aligning portion 50b formed on the light transmitting type metallic dial 50 with an aligning portion 4b formed on a casing frame 4. In the light transmitting type metallic dial 50, light transmitting holes 50a and 51 constituting various characters, numerals, patterns, and the like are formed. Further, when the transparent plate is laminated on the light transmitting metallic dial 50, a clearance 7 is formed between the cell 2 and the transparent plate 5 using a spacer or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Umemoto, Masami Fukuda, Kenji Shimoda, Yasuo Kitajima, Isamu Kobayashi, Yoshio Katsuki, Yurie Udoh
  • Patent number: 5703837
    Abstract: A light transmitting type display plate 5 is arranged above a cell 2 such as an EL element or a solar cell or the like, and the display plate 5 is fixed to the support member 4 through the engagement of a positioning section 5b formed on the light transmitting type display plate 5 with a positioning section 4b formed on a support member 4. In the case where the light transmitting type display plate is a transparent plate 5, a spacer 6 or the like forms a gap 7 between the cell 2 and the transparent plate 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Umemoto, Masami Fukuda, Kenji Shimoda, Yasuo Kitajima, Isamu Kobayashi, Yurie Udou
  • Patent number: 5331608
    Abstract: In a wrist watch equipped with a receiving device, an antenna 19 having an antenna winding 19b, wound around an antenna core 19a with the end thereof being fixed, and having a conductible antenna terminal sheet 19d secured to an antenna winding frame 19c is inserted from a notch 10k in a dial 10 and secured with a screw 35 to an antenna support plate 33 which is secured to a circuit substrate 22, there by conducting the antenna 19 and the watch module. The construction ensures simplification of the watch module structure and easy conduction and securing of the antenna and the watch module and secured, with little influence on the receiving performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Umemoto, Toshio Hiruta, Kunikazu Mochida
  • Patent number: 5224059
    Abstract: A device for measuring altitude and barometric pressure having a barometric pressure sensor, an amplifying circuit for amplifying the output signal from the pressure sensor, an analog to digital converter for converting the output signal from the amplifying circuit to a digital signal, and an altitude information generator for generating altitude information from the output signal of the analog to digital converter. A display displays the altitude information from the altitude information generator and the pressure information detected by the pressure sensor with pressure variation information and converts it into precise altitude information in accordance with temperature compensation data and altitude compensating data based upon regional and time information. The device may be used in climbing or the like with remarkable reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nitta, Toshio Umemoto, Hiroyuki Kihara
  • Patent number: 4783772
    Abstract: An electronic diving wristwatch having a pressure sensing depth meter provided in a projection on a case of the watch without interferring with the existing crown, pushbuttons, etc. The depth meter has a piezoelectric type sensing element which produces electrical output in response to the water pressure. The output is converted to a water depth which is displayed in a digital display window of the watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1988
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Umemoto, Toshio Hiruta, Hideo Uehara, Masato Yamada, Kunikazu Mochida
  • Patent number: 4251604
    Abstract: A battery assembly for electronic timepieces includes a frame and an electric battery supported in and securely fitted to the frame. The frame has a portion which acts to produce an engagement with a substrate of the timepiece to keep the battery in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1981
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Umemoto
  • Patent number: 4232512
    Abstract: A solid state watch module construction including a plastic substrate and an electro-optical display cell directly mounted on the substrate. The substrate has an integrated circuit chip on one side thereof, and a plurality of printed circuit leads connected to electrical terminals of the integrated circuit chip. The electro-optical display cell has a plurality of electric terminals formed in rows in alignment with terminal ends of said printed circuit leads. The electro-optical display cell is bonded to the one side of the substrate and the electric terminals of the display cell are bonded to the terminal ends of the printed circuit leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Yoshikawa, Makoto Koshikawa, Toshio Umemoto, Tetsuo Satoh, Singo Ichikawa, Yoshiaki Kato