Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Murakami

Yoshihiro Murakami 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: 20070224120
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 15O-labeled monosaccharide useful for positron emission tomography (PET) and producing method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Eiichi Nakamura, Shintaro Nishimura, Yoshihiro Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu
  • Publication number: 20070189970
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a contrast medium for thrombus capable of binding specifically to a thrombus, lowering background noise and thus improving the resolution in a contrast examination for thrombus formation; and a method of detecting a thrombus by using the same. A contrast medium for thrombus comprising, as the active substance, a substance obtained by labeling a compound capable of binding to GPIIb/IIIa which is selected from among compounds represented by the general formulae (I) to (IV) and physiologically acceptable salts thereof, and a method of detecting a thrombus by using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Toshiaki Aoki, Shintaro Nishimura, Kazuhiko Osoda
  • Patent number: 7252191
    Abstract: A multifunctional conveyance type conveyor chain is disclosed in which ball units and conveyance auxiliary units can be separately and easily attached and detached to a chain link. A multifunctional conveyance type conveyor chain (100) includes a number of chain links (110) which are each integrally molded of an article loading portion (111) on which an article is loaded and a plurality of hinge portions (112). The chain links (110) are connected to each other in a longitudinal direction of the chain through hinge pins (120). A ball unit (130) holds a free ball (131) which rolls in an exposed manner on both a surface and a back surface of the chain link (110). Conveyance auxiliary units 140 mountable in place of ball units (130) are respectively selectively inserted and mounted between every hinge portions (112, 112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Company
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Katsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20070043635
    Abstract: The design/manufacture support system has a self company/correspondent parts number correspondence storing unit for storing the correspondence between parts numbers of self company and correspondent parts, a self company parts bill storage unit for storing a structure of parts of a self company product, a correspondent parts bill storage unit for storing a structure of parts purchased from a correspondent, a representative part creation unit for creating a representative part from the correspondence between self company and correspondent parts numbers stored in the self company/correspondent parts number correspondence storing unit, and a parts bill creation unit for creating a parts bill from the representative part created by the representative part creation unit, the self company parts bill stored in the self company parts bill storage unit and the correspondent parts bill stored in the correspondent parts bill storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Miyako Hotta, Tomotoshi Ishida, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Patent number: 7179101
    Abstract: To provide a joint box, which can easily and compactly hold electrical wires along the joint box, the joint box includes a base unit having separately a joint portion for connecting electrical wires and a wire bundle portion for passing the electrical wires and a cover mounted on the base unit for covering the joint portion and the wire bundle portion. The cover includes integrally a first cover portion for the joint portion and a second cover portion for the wire bundle portion. At least one of terminals at the joint portion is connected with an earth ground terminal. The electrical wires are wired at the wire bundle portion of the joint box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Kunihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20060260917
    Abstract: Conveyor chains are provided which comprise free balls which are free to rotate in all directions thereby allowing for the stable conveyance of articles in any direction in the entire horizontal plane and at an increased speed in the direction of conveyance with reduced contamination in the conveyance environment. A conveyor chain 100 comprises a number of chain links 110 comprising a plurality of hinge portions 112 in a zigzag formation protruding from the front and rear end edges that are connected to each other in the longitudinal direction of the chain through hinge pins 120. Free balls 131 protrude from both the surface and back sides of the chain link 110 and are free to rotate while held in the chain link 110. Either the free balls 131 or ball holding portions 132, which hold the free balls 131, is made of polyacetal while the other is made of polyamide or polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Katsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Patent number: 7137504
    Abstract: A conveyor chain having fewer parts is disclosed. The assembly and decomposition of the chain conveyor and the removal of the ball and the like can be easily performed. In a conveyor chain 100 in which chain links 110 having article loading portions 111 on which articles are loaded are adjacently, endlessly connected with each other with connecting pins. Between the hinge portions 113 disposed on one side edge of the article loading portion 111 is formed a U-shaped cutout portion 115 having a ball holding inner peripheral surface 115a, a free ball 130 inserted between a hinge portion 112 of the chain link 110 oppositely adjacent to the U-shaped cutout portion 115 and the U-shaped cutout portion 115 is rotatably held by the ball holding inner peripheral surface 115a and a stopper 140. The upper and lower portions of the free ball 130 are protruded from a surface of the article loading portion 111 and a lower end of the link portion 114, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Katsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060237291
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conveyor chain capable of independently and easily mounting ball units into a single chain link to prevent the separation thereof, and also facilitating the dismounting thereof. This conveyor chain comprises a number of chain links mutually connected in the chain longitudinal direction, each chain link having a plurality of hinge parts protruding alternately from a front edge and a rear edge as an integrally molded unit; and a ball unit holding a ball which is free to be rotated while being exposed to both sides of the chain link, the ball unit being detachably installed in a direction normal to the longitudinal and transverse directions of the chain into a unit installation area defined between adjacent hinge parts and a hinge pin longitudinally from the chain direction. The ball unit is positioned and fixed transversely in the chain double-side direction and longitudinally in the chain direction by engagement with the chain link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Katsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060213752
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antistatic resin-made chain for article conveyance capable of (1) exhibiting a stable antistatic effect even in a dry or low-humidity environmental atmosphere or the like, (2) keeping the antistatic effect through washings of the resin-made chain, and (3) being subjected to horizontal recycling while maintaining the antistatic effect. The antistatic resin-made chain for article conveyance 1 may be formed endlessly by connecting a number of links with top plate 2 through connecting pins 8. The link with top plate 2 may be made of plastics by integral molding of a synthetic resin material, at least one high-molecular weight antistatic agent, and, optionally, at least one sliding agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Katsutoshi Shibayama, Hajime Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20060151304
    Abstract: A multifunctional conveyance type conveyor chain is disclosed in which ball units and conveyance auxiliary units can be separately and easily attached and detached to a chain link. A multifunctional conveyance type conveyor chain (100) includes a number of chain links (110) which are each integrally molded of an article loading portion (111) on which an article is loaded and a plurality of hinge portions (112). The chain links (110) are connected to each other in a longitudinal direction of the chain through hinge pins (120). A ball unit (130) holds a free ball (131) which rolls in an exposed manner on both a surface and a back surface of the chain link (110). Conveyance auxiliary units 140 mountable in place of ball units (130) are respectively selectively inserted and mounted between every hinge portions (112, 112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Katsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060120466
    Abstract: A splicer/transcoder 21 interfaces with a material archiver/server using a stream. The splicer/transcoder 21 interfaces with an editor and switcher 22 using a base band signal. In a predetermined region including at least an edit point, a transcoding process is performed. In an input stream, two programs to be edited have been multiplexed. The editor and switcher 22 receives base band signals Sa and Sb of which respective programs have been encoded. As with a conventional editing device, the editor and switcher 22 edits the base band signals and returns the edited result as a base band signal Sc to the splicer/transcoder 21. The splicer/transcoder 21 re-encodes the base band signal Sc into an output stream using codec information obtained in the decoding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Hiromi Yoshinari, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Patent number: 7021454
    Abstract: To provide a conveyor chain, which easily can laterally discharge articles conveyed by the conveyor chain and easily can make U-turn and in which a count of parts of the chain links forming the conveyor chain can be reduced and the assembly, explosion and parts replacement and the like can be easily performed. A conveyor chain 1 is formed in such a manner that a plurality of chain links 2 each having a plurality of hinge portions 4, 5 respectively formed on both side edges of article loading portions 3, are adjacently, endlessly connected to each other with hinge pins. A gap portion 8 is provided between hinge portions 4, 4 formed on one-side edges in the article loading portions 3, and a ball unit 12 rotatably holding a free ball 16 in a split cover 15 consisting of a upper cover 13 and a lower cover 14 is attached to the gap portion 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Yoshihiro Murakami, Katsutoshi Shibayama
  • Publication number: 20060054470
    Abstract: A conveyor chain having fewer parts is disclosed. The assembly and decomposition of the chain conveyor and the removal of the ball and the like can be easily performed. In a conveyor chain 100 in which chain links 110 having article loading portions 111 on which articles are loaded are adjacently, endlessly connected with each other with connecting pins. Between the hinge portions 113 disposed on one side edge of the article loading portion 111 is formed a U-shaped cutout portion 115 having a ball holding inner peripheral surface 115a, a free ball 130 inserted between a hinge portion 112 of the chain link 110 oppositely adjacent to the U-shaped cutout portion 115 and the U-shaped cutout portion 115 is rotatably held by the ball holding inner peripheral surface 115a and a stopper 140. The upper and lower portions of the free ball 130 are protruded from a surface of the article loading portion 111 and a lower end of the link portion 114, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (Japanese Corporation)
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Katsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami
  • Patent number: 7012964
    Abstract: Data indicative of a transfer mode of a transmission packet may be inserted into a payload portion contained in a serial digital transfer interface (SDTI) transmission packet. Also, data indicative of a timing mode of the transmission packet may be inserted into this payload portion. As the transfer mode, there may be provided a synchronous transfer mode and an isochronous transfer mode in addition to an asynchronous transfer mode. A timing mode may prescribe a timing mode in which a transmission packet may be transferred in synchronism with a field of a transmission frame. There may be provided a normal mode using a first field, an advanced mode using a second field and a dual mode using both fields. Depending upon the manner in which the timing mode is set, a system delay between the transmission and the reception can be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakano, Yasuo Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Murakami, Tetsuya Iwamoto, Katsumi Tahara, Hitoshi Sakamoto, James Hedley Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 6980731
    Abstract: This invention relates to a data transmission method or the like suitable for transmitting video data, audio data or the like. There is transmitted a serial digital transfer interface transmission packet in which an interval of each line of a video frame comprises an end synchronizing code area into which an end synchronizing code is inserted, an ancillary data area into which ancillary data is inserted, a start synchronizing code area into which a start synchronizing code is inserted and a payload area. The payload area has inserted thereto first data containing extension data having editing point information at the picture unit of video data and second data containing main data comprising video data and/or audio data. The reception side is able to effect a necessary processing such as muting of sounds on the editing point by effectively utilizing editing point information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: Katsumi Tahara, Yoshihiro Murakami, James Hedley Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20050281037
    Abstract: The present invention provides an illuminating device for a display device in which unevenness of luminance on an information display surface is prevented by securing a position accuracy of a light source lamp, light leakage from a lamp supporting member, lower luminance or unevenness of luminance is reduced, and excellent display quality may be provided. The illuminating device for a display device, of the present invention is an illuminating device for a display device, the illuminating device comprising a light source lamp and a lamp supporting member and having (1) A configuration in which the lamp supporting member comprises a fixing pin provided at a position other than a position substantially just under the light source lamp, (2) A configuration in which the lamp supporting member is formed of a reflective material, or a configuration in which the above-mentioned configurations are combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Satoshi Ono
  • Publication number: 20050260874
    Abstract: To provide a joint box, which can easily and compactly hold electrical wires along the joint box, the joint box includes a base unit having separately a joint portion for connecting electrical wires and a wire bundle portion for passing the electrical wires and a cover mounted on the base unit for covering the joint portion and the wire bundle portion. The cover includes integrally a first cover portion for the joint portion and a second cover portion for the wire bundle portion. At least one of terminals at the joint portion is connected with an earth ground terminal. The electrical wires are wired at the wire bundle portion of the joint box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Kunihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20050241920
    Abstract: To provide a conveyor chain, which easily can laterally discharge articles conveyed by the conveyor chain and easily can make U-turn and in which a count of parts of the chain links forming the conveyor chain can be reduced and the assembly, explosion and parts replacement and the like can be easily performed. A conveyor chain 1 is formed in such a manner that a plurality of chain links 2 each having a plurality of hinge portions 4, 5 respectively formed on both side edges of article loading portions 3, are adjacently, endlessly connected to each other with hinge pins. A gap portion 8 is provided between hinge portions 4, 4 formed on one-side edges in the article loading portions 3, and a ball unit 12 rotatably holding a free ball 16 in a split cover 15 consisting of a upper cover 13 and a lower cover 14 is attached to the gap portion 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Hajime Ozaki, Yoshihiro Murakami, Katsutoshi Shibayama
  • Patent number: 6918486
    Abstract: To provide an improved conveyor chain, which can convey even a conveying object having high center of gravity at high speed without felling it down in a curved conveying section. A conveyor chain according to the present invention has a plurality of links (10) arranged in rows. Each of the links includes a top plate (11) having a flat top surface (12) and a hinge portion (13) provided on the top plate pin-connected to a hinge portion of a link positioned on the front side and to a hinge portion positioned on the rear side. Edges (19, 24) adjacent to links positioned on the front and rear sides in the top plate and the hinge portions are composed of curved surfaces. An angle of inclination formed by a flat surface (31) including a tangential line with respect to the edge and the top surface (12) of the top plate (11) is formed to be smaller as it goes from the central axis of said link in its arrangement direction toward a link side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami, Hajime Ozaki
  • Patent number: 6910572
    Abstract: A conveyor chain, which can be conveyed without being felled down in a curved conveying section even if the speed of the conveying line is increased is provided. A conveyor chain has a plurality of links (11) arranged in rows. Each of said links includes a top plate (12) having a flat top surface (13) and a hinge portion (14) provided on the top plate. The hinge portion is connected to the hinge portions in the adjacent link positioned on the backside by a pin. Engagement portions (14, 15, 21, 22) with the adjacent links positioned on the front and back sides in said top plate include flat surface portions (27˜30) connected to the flat top surface of the top plate, and the flat surface portions are extended to said adjacent link, positioned on the front or back side with respect to the central axis of the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Murakami, Hajime Ozaki