Patents by Inventor Akitoshi NAGAI

Akitoshi NAGAI 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).

  • Image processing apparatus and image processing method that obtain multiplexed images and output print data using multiplexed image
    Patent number: 11968343
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit configured to obtain an original image, a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a first multiplexed image created by embedding first information in the original image by a first method in which a shape of a pattern is changed, a third obtaining unit configured to obtain a second multiplexed image created by embedding second information in the first multiplexed image by a second method in which a density of a pattern is changed, the second information being a different type of information from the first information, and a control unit configured to perform control of outputting print data for a print original by using the second multiplexed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Hiroyasu Kunieda, Yoichi Kashibuchi, Jun Nagai
  • Peptide capable of improving cognitive function
    Patent number: 11464824
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a peptide having an excellent effect in terms of preventing deterioration in cognitive function and improving cognitive function, and provide its usage. The present invention uses the tripeptide represented by Tyr-Leu-Gly as an active ingredient of a composition for improving cognitive function or a composition for promoting brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in the hippocampus. These compositions include a food composition, a food additive composition, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: THE FOOD SCIENCE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kousaku Ohinata, Akitoshi Nagai, Daisuke Kozutsumi
  • PEPTIDE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20200390846
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a peptide having an excellent effect in terms of preventing deterioration in cognitive function and improving cognitive function, and provide its usage. The present invention uses the tripeptide represented by Tyr-Leu-Gly as an active ingredient of a composition for improving cognitive function or a composition for promoting brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in the hippocampus. These compositions include a food composition, a food additive composition, and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: THE FOOD SCIENCE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kousaku OHINATA, Akitoshi NAGAI, Daisuke KOZUTSUMI