Patents by Inventor Akiko Miura

Akiko Miura 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).

  • Patent number: 11926853
    Abstract: Provided is a botulinum toxin producing method which is simple achieves a high toxin yield, and obtains a toxin having high specific activity. This botulinum toxin producing method includes: (A) a step in which a botulinum toxin is produced from botulinum toxin-producing bacteria in a medium, and a mixture a is obtained which contains a botulinum toxin, a bacterial component, and a nucleic acid component derived from the botulinum toxin; (B) a step in which the mixture a is subjected to the removal of the bacterial component, and a mixture b is obtained which contains a nucleic acid component and a botulinum toxin; (C) a step in which an endonuclease is added to the mixture b and a mixture c is obtained which contains a nucleic acid degradation product and a botulinum toxin; and (D) a step in which the mixture c is subjected to removal of the nucleic acid degradation product, and an isolated botulinum toxin liquid d is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Research Foundation For Microbial Diseases of Osaka University
    Inventors: Daisuke Yokouchi, Akiko Miura, Ryu Okada, Yuzo Yamashita, Yuya Sasaki, Shogo Nishihata
  • Publication number: 20230122026
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion comprising a first tread edge, a shoulder circumferential groove and a shoulder land portion. The shoulder land portion is provided with shoulder lateral grooves so as to be divided into shoulder blocks. Each of the shoulder blocks is provided with at least one shoulder sipe. At least one of the shoulder lateral grooves is provided with at least one tie bar raising from the groove bottom to connect between the adjacent shoulder blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akiko MIURA
  • Patent number: 11505006
    Abstract: A tyre includes a tread portion provided with an outer main groove, an inner main groove, and a middle main groove. Each of the main grooves has a pair of groove edges arranged on both sides in a tyre axial direction and extending in a tyre circumferential direction. At least one of the groove edges includes circumferential portions extending in the tyre circumferential direction and axial portions inclined at larger angles than the circumferential portions with respect to the tyre circumferential direction. When an axial portion total length is a sum of axial lengths of the axial portions included in the main grooves, an axial portion total lengths L1, L2, and L3 of the outer main groove, the middle main groove, and the inner main groove, respectively, satisfy Expressions (1) and (2) shown below; L1>L3??Ex. (1) L1?L2?L3??Ex. (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akiko Miura
  • Publication number: 20220081682
    Abstract: Provided is a botulinum toxin producing method which is simple achieves a high toxin yield, and obtains a toxin having high specific activity. This botulinum toxin producing method includes: (A) a step in which a botulinum toxin is produced from botulinum toxin-producing bacteria in a medium, and a mixture a is obtained which contains a botulinum toxin, a bacterial component, and a nucleic acid component derived from the botulinum toxin; (B) a step in which the mixture a is subjected to the removal of the bacterial component, and a mixture b is obtained which contains a nucleic acid component and a botulinum toxin; (C) a step in which an endonuclease is added to the mixture b and a mixture c is obtained which contains a nucleic acid degradation product and a botulinum toxin; and (D) a step in which the mixture c is subjected to removal of the nucleic acid degradation product, and an isolated botulinum toxin liquid d is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Yokouchi, Akiko Miura, Ryu Okada, Yuzo Yamashita, Yuya Sasaki, Shogo Nishihata
  • Publication number: 20200094627
    Abstract: A tyre includes a tread portion provided with an outer main groove, an inner main groove, and a middle main groove. Each of the main grooves has a pair of groove edges arranged on both sides in a tyre axial direction and extending in a tyre circumferential direction. At least one of the groove edges includes circumferential portions extending in the tyre circumferential direction and axial portions inclined at larger angles than the circumferential portions with respect to the tyre circumferential direction. When an axial portion total length is a sum of axial lengths of the axial portions included in the main grooves, an axial portion total lengths L1, L2, and L3 of the outer main groove, the middle main groove, and the inner main groove, respectively, satisfy Expressions (1) and (2) shown below; L1>L3??Ex. (1) L1?L2?L3??Ex. (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akiko MIURA
  • Patent number: 5200043
    Abstract: A waste gas treating apparatus including a discharge tube comprising a tubular container having a gas introduction opening and a gas leading opening and at least one pair of an anodes and a cathodes placed within the container, a dc or ac power supply connected to said electrodes, and a gas flow passage formed in the discharge tube whereinat least a pair of anodes is provided opposite to each other in the flow passage,at least a pair of cathodes is provided opposite to the anodes in a direction nearly at right angles to the anodes without contacting the anodes in a space including the pair of anodes;a set of electrodes is composed of said pair of anodes and said pair of cathodes;a part or the whole of said anodes and said cathodes are composed of a plurality of plates or pillars and they are electroconductively connected integrally; anda device for forming a magnetic field application device forming a dc or ac magnetic field in the opposing direction of the cathodes is fixed to the discharge tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ooe, Hiroyasu Minoshima, Akiko Miura, Toshinori Matsuda, Ryohei Itatani
  • Patent number: 5130007
    Abstract: A waste gas treating apparatus including a discharge tube comprising a tubular container having a gas introduction opening and a gas leading opening and at least one pair of an anodes and a cathodes placed within the container, a dc or ac power supply connected to said electrodes, and a gas flow passage formed in the discharge tube whereinat least a pair of anodes is provided opposite to each other in the flow passage,at least a pair of cathodes is provided opposite to the anodes in a direction nearly at right angles to the anodes without contacting the anodes in a space including the pair of anodes;a set of electrodes is composed of said pair of anodes and said pair of cathodes;a part of the whole of said anodes and said cathodes are composed of a plurality of plates or pillars and they are electroconductively connected integrally; anda device for forming a magnetic field application device forming a dc or ac magnetic field in the opposing direction of the cathodes is fixed to the discharge tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ooe, Hiroyasu Minoshima, Akiko Miura, Toshinori Matsuda, Ryohei Itatani
  • Patent number: 4985213
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treating apparatus comprised of a discharge tube consisting of a tubular chamber having a gas introduction opening and a gas withdrawal opening and a cathode and an anode provided therein so as to form a gas flow passage, and a dc or ac power supply connected to the electrodes. The cathode is a cathode pair composed of at least one pair of cathodes positioned opposite to each other nearly parallel to the gas flow passage, and a space defined by the cathode pair communicates at one end with the gas introduction opening and at the other with the gas withdrawal opening. The anode is an anode pair composed of at least one pair of anodes positioned opposite to each other within the above space in a direction approximately at right angles to the cathodes and without contact with the cathodes. A magnetic field applying means for forming a dc or ac magnetic field is provided in a direction opposing the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ooe, Shinji Ogawa, Akiko Miura, Ryohei Itatani
  • Patent number: D962853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tatsuta, Ryota Ikeda, Kohei Hayama, Yuta Sakakibara, Akiko Miura
  • Patent number: D963559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tatsuta, Ryota Ikeda, Kohei Hayama, Yuta Sakakibara, Akiko Miura
  • Patent number: D963560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tatsuta, Ryota Ikeda, Kohei Hayama, Yuta Sakakibara, Akiko Miura
  • Patent number: D963561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tatsuta, Ryota Ikeda, Kohei Hayama, Yuta Sakakibara, Akiko Miura
  • Patent number: D964261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tatsuta, Ryota Ikeda, Kohei Hayama, Yuta Sakakibara, Akiko Miura