Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Shimizu
Tsutomu Shimizu 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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Patent number: 11953904Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20240108186Abstract: A charging base includes: a base seat installed on a floor surface; a columnar tower part provided on the base seat; a first support provided on the tower part and capable of supporting a vertical first electric vacuum cleaner; and a second support provided on the tower part and capable of supporting a vertical second electric vacuum cleaner. An electric vacuum cleaner system includes the charging base configured as described above, the vertical first electric vacuum cleaner, and the vertical second electric vacuum cleaner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Koshiro TAKANO, Eigo SHIMIZU, Yumi KUROKAWA, Shigeyuki NAGATA, Eunjin CHOI, Isamu OKUDA, Tsutomu MATSUBARA, Takenori SEKIGUCHI, Hiroaki ITO, Kenji YANAGISAWA
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Patent number: 11698234Abstract: An air conditioner including a distributor configured to distribute a fluid to a heat exchanger. The distributor comprises a main pipe; a partition defining a plurality of distribution paths in the main pipe; a first branched pipe inserted into the main pipe as much as first length, linked to a first distribution path of the plurality of distribution paths, connected to a first portion of the heat exchanger; and a second branched pipe inserted into the main pipe as much as second length different from the first length, linked to the first distribution path, connected to a second portion of the heat exchanger. A flow velocity of air exchanging heat at the first portion of the heat exchanger is faster than a flow velocity of air exchanging heat at the second portion of the heat exchanger. The first length is shorter than the second length.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co.. Ltd.Inventors: Sangmu Lee, Hyun Young Kim, Masaki Saito, Masatoshi Takahashi, Takeshi Takahara, Kangtae Seo, Kazushige Tajima, Ryo Inoha, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Publication number: 20200284533Abstract: An air conditioner including a distributor configured to distribute a fluid to a heat exchanger. The distributor comprises a main pipe; a partition defining a plurality of distribution paths in the main pipe; a first branched pipe inserted into the main pipe as much as first length, linked to a first distribution path of the plurality of distribution paths, connected to a first portion of the heat exchanger; and a second branched pipe inserted into the main pipe as much as second length different from the first length, linked to the first distribution path, connected to a second portion of the heat exchanger. A flow velocity of air exchanging heat at the first portion of the heat exchanger is faster than a flow velocity of air exchanging heat at the second portion of the heat exchanger. The first length is shorter than the second length.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Sangmu LEE, Hyun Young KIM, Masaki SAITO, Masatoshi TAKAHASHI, Takeshi TAKAHARA, Kangtae SEO, Kazushige TAJIMA, Ryo INOHA, Tsutomu SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 10000765Abstract: To identify a cytochrome P450 involved in the detoxification and metabolism of a specific growth inhibitor. Provided is a gene encoding a cytochrome P450 classified into Indica rice-derived CYP72A31, comprising a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignees: NATIONAL INSITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTDInventors: Hiroaki Saika, Fumio Taguchi, Kiyosumi Hori, Takashi Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Junko Horita, Koichiro Kaku, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Patent number: 9863660Abstract: A sensing method includes acquiring a thermal image of an object space, identifying an object within the object space included in the thermal image, based on the acquired thermal image, presenting to a user the thermal image to which information, indicating identification results of the identifying, has been added, and accepting a response as to the presented thermal image to which the information has been added. And at least one of the acquiring, the identifying, the presenting, and the accepting is performed by a processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Koichi Kusukame, Shinichi Shikii, Hideto Nakahigashi, Nawatt Silawan, Aki Yoneda, Kazuki Funase, Tsutomu Shimizu, Hayuri Sasaki, Ikuo Akamine, Kazuyo Hatta
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Publication number: 20150247647Abstract: A sensing method includes acquiring a thermal image of an object space, identifying an object within the object space included in the thermal image, based on the acquired thermal image, presenting to a user the thermal image to which information, indicating identification results of the identifying, has been added, and accepting a response as to the presented thermal image to which the information has been added. And at least one of the acquiring, the identifying, the presenting, and the accepting is performed by a processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: KOICHI KUSUKAME, SHINICHI SHIKII, HIDETO NAKAHIGASHI, NAWATT SILAWAN, AKI YONEDA, KAZUKI FUNASE, TSUTOMU SHIMIZU, HAYURI SASAKI, IKUO AKAMINE, KAZUYO HATTA
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Publication number: 20140274714Abstract: To identify a cytochrome P450 involved in the detoxification and metabolism of a specific growth inhibitor. Provided is a gene encoding a cytochrome P450 classified into Indica rice-derived CYP72A31, comprising a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Hiroaki Saika, Fumio Taguchi, Kiyosumi Hori, Takashi Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Junko Horita, Koichiro Kaku, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Patent number: 8353152Abstract: An exhaust emission control device, which can absorb thermal expansion difference between a particulate filter and a selective reduction catalyst without causing urea deposition, has the filter and the catalyst arranged in parallel with each other with their entry ends facing the same direction. An S-shaped communication passage is provided to introduce the exhaust gas from a discharge end of the filter into an entry end of the catalyst through turndown, urea water being added upstream of the communication passage. A mixing pipe providing a straight section of the communication passage at an intermediate portion thereof, with a double-pipe portion constituted by overlapped stretchable/retractable inner and outer pipes, the outer pipe having a terminal end secured to an outer periphery of the inner pipe and being provided with an axially expansible and contractible bellows, a sealing ring fitted over an outer periphery of a terminal end of the inner pipe.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignees: Hino Motors, Ltd., Tokyo Roki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Kowada, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Publication number: 20120182625Abstract: Disclosed is an optical element wherein a fine shape is transferred precisely to the outer edge side of a lens while increase in cycle time is prevented. In the optical element, the outermost periphery of the fine shape is covered with a protrusion section provided at a flange part. Accordingly, in injection molding, with the resin introduced into the molding cavity formed in the mold, the molding cavity section corresponding to the resin inflow port side of the protrusion section provided at the flange part is filled first, and thereafter the molding cavity section corresponding to the fine shape adjacent to the protrusion section is filled. Preheating a mold surface section, for transferring the fine shape, of a movable mold with the resin accumulated in the molding cavity corresponding to the protrusion section suppresses the temperature reduction of the mold surface section corresponding to the fine shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventor: Tsutomu Shimizu
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Patent number: 8030547Abstract: Disclosed is a gene coding for a protein (a) or (b) showing a high level of resistance to PC herbicides or sulfonylurea herbicides. The protein (a) consists of an amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8, and the protein (b) consists of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8 by substitution, deletion or addition of at least one or more amino acids, has resistance to a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide, and has acetolactate synthase activity.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiolgical SciencesInventors: Koichiro Kaku, Tsutomu Shimizu, Kiyoshi Kawai, Kozo Nagayama, Atsunori Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
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Patent number: 8017400Abstract: Transformed cells are efficiently selected using a mutant ALS gene having high specificity to PC herbicides. The transformation method comprises the steps of: transforming a host cell with a recombination vector containing a gene of interest and a gene coding for a mutant acetolactate synthase having mutation of glycine corresponds to position 95 of the amino acid sequence of a wild-type acetolactate synthase derived from rice to alanine; culturing the transformed cell obtained in the former step in the presence of a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide; and wherein the gene coding for the mutant acetolactate synthase is used as a selection marker.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Tohoku UniversityInventors: Kinya Toriyama, Ayako Okuzaki, Koichiro Kaku, Kiyoshi Kawai, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Publication number: 20100257850Abstract: An exhaust emission control device is provided which can reliably absorb thermal expansion difference between a particulate filter and a selective reduction catalyst without causing deposition of urea. The exhaust emission control device has a particulate filter 5 and a selective reduction catalyst arranged in parallel with each other in such a manner that entry ends of them are directed to the same direction, an S-shaped communication passage 9 being provided for introduction of the exhaust gas 3 discharged from the discharge end of the particulate filter into an entry end of the adjacent selective reduction catalyst through turndown, urea water being addible upstream of the communication passage 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicants: HINO MOTORS LTD., TOKYO ROKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Kowada, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Publication number: 20090300803Abstract: The present invention provides a gene coding for the following protein (a) or (b) showing a high level of resistance to PC herbicides or sulfonylurea herbicides: (a) a protein which consists of an amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8; (b) a protein which consists of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6 and 8 by substitution, deletion or addition of at least one or more amino acids, has resistance to a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide, and has acetolactate synthase activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: KOICHIRO KAKU, TSUTOMU SHIMIZU, KIYOSHI KAWAI, KOZO NAGAYAMA, ATSUNORI FUKUDA, YOSHIYUKI TANAKA
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Publication number: 20090217420Abstract: Transformed cells are efficiently selected using a mutant ALS gene having high specificity to PC herbicides. The transformation method comprises the steps of: transforming a host cell with a recombination vector containing a gene of interest and a gene coding for a mutant acetolactate synthase having mutation of glycine corresponds to position 95 of the amino acid sequence of a wild-type acetolactate synthase derived from rice to alanine; culturing the transformed cell obtained in the former step in the presence of a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide; and wherein the gene coding for the mutant acetolactate synthase is used as a selection marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Inventors: Kinya Toriyama, Ayako Okuzaki, Koichiro Kaku, Kiyoshi Kawai, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Patent number: 7504203Abstract: The present invention provides a method for assessing sensitivity of a rice blast fungus to a scytalone dehydratase inhibitor, comprising the steps of: (a) and (b), which (a) identifies an amino acid in an amino acid sequence of a scytalone dehydratase isolated from the rice blast fungus, where the amino acid corresponds to valine at position 75 of SEQ ID NO: 4; and (b) assesses the sensitivity of the rice blast fungus to the scytalone dehydratase inhibitor, where if the amino acid identified in step (a) is methionine, the sensitivity of the rice blast fungus to The scytalone dehydratase inhibitor is assessed to be lower than that of a wild-type rice blast fungus which endogenously produces the scytalone dehydratase of SEQ ID NO: 4.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichiro Kaku, Satoshi Watanabe, Kiyoshi Kawai, Tsutomu Shimizu, Kozo Nagayama
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Patent number: 7468849Abstract: An object lens unit for an optical pickup device is disclosed. The object lens unit includes a first optical element facing an optical information recording medium; a second optical element positioned on a light source side of the first optical element; and a frame in which the first optical element and the second optical element are fixed. The frame includes a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion, and has a prescribed clearance in a perpendicular direction to the optical axis between at least one of the first fitting portion of the frame and the first optical element, and the second fitting portion of the frame and the second optical element to adjust a position of at least one of the first optical element and the second optical element in a perpendicular direction to the optical axis. An optical pickup device including such object lens unit is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2007Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Shogo Yamamoto, Yuichi Atarashi, Kazuhiro Wada, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Publication number: 20080253002Abstract: An object lens unit for an optical pickup device is disclosed. The object lens unit includes a first optical element positioned facing an optical information recording medium; a second optical element positioned on a light source side of the first optical element; and a frame in which the first optical element and the second optical element are fixed. The frame includes a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion, and has a prescribed clearance in a perpendicular direction to the optical axis between at least one of the first fitting portion of the frame and the first optical element, and the second fitting portion of the frame and the second optical element to adjust a position of at least one of the first optical element and the second optical element in a perpendicular direction to the optical axis. An optical pickup device including such object lens unit is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: Shogo Yamamoto, Yuichi Atarashi, Kazuhiro Wada, Tsutomu Shimizu
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Publication number: 20080213788Abstract: The present invention provides a gene that can be used extensively in studies relating to resistant rice blast fungi. The gene codes for either one of the following proteins (a) or (b): (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2; or (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2 by deletion substitution or addition of one or more amino acids, which exhibits scytalone dehydratase activity in the presence of a scytalone dehydratase inhibitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Koichiro Kaku, Satoshi Watanabe, Kiyoshi Kawai, Tsutomu Shimizu, Kozo Nagayama
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Patent number: 7399625Abstract: The present invention provides a gene that can be used extensively in studies relating to resistant rice blast fungi. The gene codes for either one of the following proteins (a) or (b): (a) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2; or (b) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2 by deletion, substitution or addition of one or more amino acids, which exhibits scytalone dehydratase activity in the presence of a scytalone dehydratase inhibitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichiro Kaku, Satoshi Watanabe, Kiyoshi Kawai, Tsutomu Shimizu, Kozo Nagayama