Patents by Inventor Akihiko Ikeda

Akihiko Ikeda 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: 20240101532
    Abstract: A compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy is provided. The present inventors have conducted studies on a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, and confirmed that a heteroaryl carboxamide compound has DGK ? (DGKzeta) inhibitory effect, leading to completion of the present invention. The heteroaryl carboxamide compound of the present invention has DGK ? inhibitory effect, and can be used as a therapeutic agent for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hideyuki Watanabe, Takashi Kamikubo, Akio Kamikawa, Takuya Washio, Yohei Seki, Keiichiro Okuyama, Osamu Ikeda, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai, Akihiko Nakamura, Kozo Miyasaka
  • Publication number: 20220411685
    Abstract: a fluororubber composition includes (a) a peroxide-crosslinkable fluorine-containing elastomer; (b) a spherical particle of a silica/cured melamine resin composite; (c) carbon black; (d) an organic peroxide as a crosslinking agent; and (e) a co-crosslinking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki SHINTAKU, Akihiko IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11515086
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sintered magnet includes molding a green compact formed by compacting a magnet powder by press-molding the magnet powder, the green compact forming an R—Fe—B based sintered magnet having Nd as the principal component and containing a rare earth element R, sintering the green compact by heating to a sintering temperature, so as to mold a sintered magnet, pressure molding the sintered magnet by heating to a temperature not exceeding the sintering temperature, so as to correct dimensions of the sintered magnet, and adjusting the texture of the sintered magnet by aging heat treatment using heated atmosphere produced when correcting the dimensions of the sintered magnet at a temperature not exceeding the temperature during the pressure molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihiro Sako, Shinichirou Fujikawa, Akihiko Ikeda, Hiroki Matsunae, Takashi Furuya
  • Patent number: 10876616
    Abstract: In a power transmission device for a vehicle, comprising: a transaxle casing in which a motor and a voltage power line are housed; and a cover attached so as to close an opening of the transaxle casing, the cover includes a flange portion provided at an outer edge portion of the cover and connected to the opening of the transaxle casing, a bearing support portion for a bearing that supports a rotary shaft rotatably, and a cover wall provided between the flange portion and the bearing support portion, and a valve body is attached to the cover wall so as to be positioned at a portion of the cover wall at which a direct distance between the bearing support portion and the flange portion surrounding the bearing support portion is longest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Sugiyama, Kenji Tanabe, Takeshi Kuwahara, Tomohisa Taga, Akihiko Ikeda, Fumiaki Shigematsu, Atomi Arakawa, Masamitsu Seno
  • Patent number: 10808831
    Abstract: In a power transmitting system of a vehicle including a differential gear device including a differential shaft; a first oil pump; a first oil strainer connected to the first oil pump; a second oil pump; a second oil strainer connected to the second oil pump; and a casing within which the engine drive shaft, the differential gear device, the first and second oil pumps, and the first and second oil strainers are accommodated, such that the engine drive shaft and the differential shaft of the differential gear device are spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the first and the second oil strainers are disposed between the engine drive shaft and the differential shaft of the differential gear device in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the engine drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Masataka Sugiyama, Tomoaki Suzuki, Hiroshi Kato, Satoshi Miyanaga, Kenji Asai
  • Patent number: 10581294
    Abstract: A vehicle electric motor housing device comprises: a case housing an electric motor, a support member rotatably supporting a rotor shaft of the electric motor, and an insulating member insulating the case from the support member, the insulating member including an insulating layer and a protective layer, the protective layer being disposed between the insulating layer and at least one of the case and the support member facing the insulating layer, and the protective layer having higher strength than the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Kazuya Shiozaki, Atomi Arakawa
  • Patent number: 10471994
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a powertrain unit disposed in a front portion of a vehicle; a suspension cross member disposed behind the powertrain unit and extending in a vehicle width direction; and a bracket fastened to a boss portion provided in a housing of the powertrain unit. The bracket contacts a receiving surface of the suspension cross member due to backward movement of the powertrain unit during a vehicle front collision. The bracket includes a buffer portion disposed between a fastened portion that is fastened to the boss portion and a contact portion that contacts the receiving surface of the suspension cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Fumiaki Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 10427720
    Abstract: A front portion structure for a vehicle includes a powertrain unit and a suspension cross member. The suspension cross member includes a load receiving portion as a part of the suspension cross member in a width direction of the vehicle positioned above the other parts. The powertrain unit includes an abutting portion abutting against the suspension cross member when the powertrain unit moves backward during a front collision of the vehicle. The abutting portion is arranged on a lower side of a differential case of a differential device provided in a transaxle of the powertrain unit and at a position facing the load receiving portion of the suspension cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Fumiaki Shigematsu
  • Publication number: 20190285168
    Abstract: In a power transmitting system of a vehicle including a differential gear device including a differential shaft; a first oil pump; a first oil strainer connected to the first oil pump; a second oil pump; a second oil strainer connected to the second oil pump; and a casing within which the engine drive shaft, the differential gear device, the first and second oil pumps, and the first and second oil strainers are accommodated, such that the engine drive shaft and the differential shaft of the differential gear device are spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the first and the second oil strainers are disposed between the engine drive shaft and the differential shaft of the differential gear device in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the engine drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko IKEDA, Masataka SUGIYAMA, Tomoaki SUZUKI, Hiroshi KATO, Satoshi MIYANAGA, Kenji ASAI
  • Publication number: 20190264797
    Abstract: In a power transmission device for a vehicle, comprising: a transaxle casing in which a motor and a voltage power line are housed; and a cover attached so as to close an opening of the transaxle casing, the cover includes a flange portion provided at an outer edge portion of the cover and connected to the opening of the transaxle casing, a bearing support portion for a bearing that supports a rotary shaft rotatably, and a cover wall provided between the flange portion and the bearing support portion, and a valve body is attached to the cover wall so as to be positioned at a portion of the cover wall at which a direct distance between the bearing support portion and the flange portion surrounding the bearing support portion is longest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka SUGIYAMA, Kenji TANABE, Takeshi KUWAHARA, Tomohisa TAGA, Akihiko IKEDA, Fumiaki SHIGEMATSU, Atomi ARAKAWA, Masamitsu SENO
  • Patent number: 10259058
    Abstract: A workpiece cutting method basically includes providing a workpiece proximate to a first blade including a first cutting edge. The method further comprises moving a second blade including a second cutting edge in contact with the first blade such that the first and second cutting edges of the first and second blades cooperatively engage to cut the workpiece while maintaining the first and second cutting edges parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Shijo, Kazuhiro Mitamura, Akihiko Ikeda, Syunji Ueda, Hiroki Matsunae, Keisuke Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10196095
    Abstract: A vehicle understructure includes a transaxle including a plurality of enclosures and a fastening part that mutually fastens outer edge parts of the enclosures, an undercover including an interference part that is made of resin, is displaced upward when a road surface interferes with the undercover, and faces the fastening part, and a metal plate that reinforces at least a portion of the interference part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Ito, Akihiko Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180342920
    Abstract: A vehicle electric motor housing device comprises: a case housing an electric motor, a support member rotatably supporting a rotor shaft of the electric motor, and an insulating member insulating the case from the support member, the insulating member including an insulating layer and a protective layer, the protective layer being disposed between the insulating layer and at least one of the case and the support member facing the insulating layer, and the protective layer having higher strength than the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko IKEDA, Kazuya SHIOZAKI, Atomi ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180273115
    Abstract: A vehicle understructure includes a transaxle including a plurality of enclosures and a fastening part that mutually fastens outer edge parts of the enclosures, an undercover including an interference part that is made of resin, is displaced upward when a road surface interferes with the undercover, and faces the fastening part, and a metal plate that reinforces at least a portion of the interference part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji ITO, Akihiko IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20180208247
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a powertrain unit disposed in a front portion of a vehicle; a suspension cross member disposed behind the powertrain unit and extending in a vehicle width direction; and a bracket fastened to a boss portion provided in a housing of the powertrain unit. The bracket contacts a receiving surface of the suspension cross member due to backward movement of the powertrain unit during a vehicle front collision. The bracket includes a buffer portion disposed between a fastened portion that is fastened to the boss portion and a contact portion that contacts the receiving surface of the suspension cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko IKEDA, Fumiaki SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20180201327
    Abstract: A front portion structure for a vehicle includes a powertrain unit and a suspension cross member. The suspension cross member includes a load receiving portion as a part of the suspension cross member in a width direction of the vehicle positioned above the other parts. The powertrain unit includes an abutting portion abutting against the suspension cross member when the powertrain unit moves backward during a front collision of the vehicle. The abutting portion is arranged on a lower side of a differential case of a differential device provided in a transaxle of the powertrain unit and at a position facing the load receiving portion of the suspension cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko IKEDA, Fumiaki SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20180194406
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a powertrain unit disposed in a front portion of a vehicle; and a vehicle body member disposed behind the powertrain unit and extending in a vehicle width direction. The powertrain unit is provided with a contact portion having a contact surface that contacts a receiving surface of the vehicle body member at a time when the powertrain unit moves backward during a vehicle front collision, the receiving surface being planar. The contact surface of the contact portion is planar and is inclined with respect to the receiving surface in a same direction as a direction in which the receiving surface is inclined due to deformation of the vehicle body member during the vehicle front collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko IKEDA, Fumiaki SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20170217310
    Abstract: Provided is a mounting structure including an electronic control unit, a plurality of support brackets, a transaxle case, an intermediate bracket protruding from the transaxle case toward a rear side of the vehicle, and an engaging projection. The engaging projection is a projection that is provided to at least one of an upper surface of the intermediate bracket or a bottom surface of the electronic control unit in a region where the intermediate bracket is in surface contact with a mounting surface of the transaxle case, the engaging projection protruding in a direction toward the upper surface of the intermediate bracket and the bottom surface of the electronic control unit. The engaging projection presses the intermediate bracket against the mounting surface of the transaxle case responding to displacement of the electronic control unit at the time of vehicle collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko IKEDA, Teppei YAMASHITA, Fumiaki SHIGEMATSU
  • Patent number: 9718356
    Abstract: Provided is a mounting structure including an electronic control unit, a plurality of support brackets, a transaxle case, an intermediate bracket protruding from the transaxle case toward a rear side of the vehicle, and an engaging projection. The engaging projection is a projection that is provided to at least one of an upper surface of the intermediate bracket or a bottom surface of the electronic control unit in a region where the intermediate bracket is in surface contact with a mounting surface of the transaxle case, the engaging projection protruding in a direction toward the upper surface of the intermediate bracket and the bottom surface of the electronic control unit. The engaging projection presses the intermediate bracket against the mounting surface of the transaxle case responding to displacement of the electronic control unit at the time of vehicle collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko Ikeda, Teppei Yamashita, Fumiaki Shigematsu
  • Publication number: 20160328111
    Abstract: In some examples, a contact with a touch sensitive display at a first location corresponding to a first key of an arrangement of keys according to a first layout displayed by the touch sensitive display is detected, where each key of the arrangement of keys is activatable to enter a respective different character into a computing device. The first key of the arrangement of keys displayed by the touch sensitive display is moved in accordance with movement of the contact to a second location. In response to the first key being moved to the second location, a second key of the arrangement of keys is moved to a different location responsive to the movement of the contact, the moving of the first key and the second key changing a layout of the arrangement of keys from the first layout to a second layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Akihiko Ikeda