Patents by Inventor Fumiko Matsuzawa

Fumiko Matsuzawa 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: 7386400
    Abstract: In the analysis of one-dimensional sequences of molecules, the longest common subsequence, the number of elements constituting the subsequence, and appearance positions of the subsequence are determined by a novel and simple method, and processes, such as homology decision, homology search, motif search and alignment are performed based on the results. In the analysis of these-dimensional structures of molecules, limiting conditions, such as geometrical arrangements of elements, are introduced to realize the determination of correspondence of three-dimensional structures at high speeds, and whereby it is made possible to achieve such processing as superposed display of three-dimensional structure of molecules, retrieval of three-dimensional structure, and evaluation of functions. Moreover, the molecules are divided into secondary structure that are then related to each other based on spatial similarity among the secondary structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Mayumi Tomikawa, Seiichi Aikawa, Fumiko Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20070016375
    Abstract: In the analysis of one-dimensional sequences of molecules, the longest common subsequence, the number of elements constituting the subsequence, and appearance positions of the subsequence are determined by a novel and simple method, and processes, such as homology decision, homology search, motif search and alignment are performed based on the results. In the analysis of these-dimensional structures of molecules, limiting conditions, such as geometrical arrangements of elements, are introduced to realize the determination of correspondence of three-dimensional structures at high speeds, and whereby it is made possible to achieve such processing as superposed display of three-dimensional structure of molecules, retrieval of three-dimensional structure, and evaluation of functions. Moreover, the molecules are divided into secondary structure that are then related to each other based on spatial similarity among the secondary structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Mayumi Tomikawa, Seiichi Aikawa, Fumiko Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 6453064
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for extracting a common structure from two three-dimensional structures each formed from a set of sequenced points. The apparatus is constructed so as to extract one of common portions with which the common portion length of the two point sets superposed with each other exhibits a greatest length and the cumulative sum of distances between matched points of the two point sets superposed with each other exhibits a lowest value as an optimum common structure. The common structure extraction apparatus is suitably used to analyze a molecular structure to make clear a mechanism for manifestation of a function of a substance in order to investigate a property of a novel substance such as a protein or artificially produce a novel substance in the fields of physics, chemistry and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Seiichi Aikawa, Fumiko Matsuzawa, Mayumi Tomikawa
  • Publication number: 20020116146
    Abstract: In the analysis of one-dimensional sequences of molecules, the longest common subsequence, the number of elements constituting the subsequence, and appearance positions of the subsequence are determined by a novel and simple method, and processes, such as homology decision, homology search, motif search and alignment are performed based on the results. In the analysis of these-dimensional structures of molecules, limiting conditions, such as geometrical arrangements of elements, are introduced to realize the determination of correspondence of three-dimensional structures at high speeds, and whereby it is made possible to achieve such processing as superposed display of three-dimensional structure of molecules, retrieval of three-dimensional structure, and evaluation of functions. Moreover, the molecules are divided into secondary structure that are then related to each other based on spatial similarity among the secondary structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Mayumi Tomikawa, Seiichi Aikawa, Fumiko Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20020072863
    Abstract: In the analysis of one-dimensional sequences of molecules, the longest common subsequence, the number of elements constituting the subsequence, and appearance positions of the subsequence are determined by a novel and simple method, and processes, such as homology decision, homology search, motif search and alignment are performed based on the results. In the analysis of these-dimensional structures of molecules, limiting conditions, such as geometrical arrangements of elements, are introduced to realize the determination of correspondence of three-dimensional structures at high speeds, and whereby it is made possible to achieve such processing as superposed display of three-dimensional structure of molecules, retrieval of three-dimensional structure, and evaluation of functions. Moreover, the molecules are divided into secondary structure that are then related to each other based on spatial similarity among the secondary structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Mayumi Tomikawa, Seiichi Aikawa, Fumiko Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 6370479
    Abstract: In the analysis of one-dimensional sequences of molecules, the longest common subsequence, the number of elements constituting the subsequence, and appearance positions of the subsequence are determined by a novel and simple method, and processes, such as homology decision, homology search, motif search and alignment are performed based on the results. In the analysis of these-dimensional structures of molecules, limiting conditions, such as geometrical arrangements of elements, are introduced to realize the determination of correspondence of three-dimensional structures at high speeds, and whereby it is made possible to achieve such processing as superposed display of three-dimensional structure of molecules, retrieval of three-dimensional structure, and evaluation of functions. Moreover, the molecules are divided into secondary structure that are then related to each other based on spatial similarity among the secondary structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Mayumi Tomikawa, Seiichi Aikawa, Fumiko Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20020035434
    Abstract: In the analysis of one-dimensional sequences of molecules, the longest common subsequence, the number of elements constituting the subsequence, and appearance positions of the subsequence are determined by a novel and simple method, and processes, such as homology decision, homology search, motif search and alignment are performed based on the results. In the analysis of these-dimensional structures of molecules, limiting conditions, such as geometrical arrangements of elements, are introduced to realize the determination of correspondence of three-dimensional structures at high speeds, and whereby it is made possible to achieve such processing as superposed display of three-dimensional structure of molecules, retrieval of three-dimensional structure, and evaluation of functions. Moreover, the molecules are divided into secondary structure that are then related to each other based on spatial similarity among the secondary structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Mayumi Tomikawa, Seiichi Aikawa, Fumiko Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 6125332
    Abstract: A method and a device for displaying a structure of a compound provide a graphic display and a related character display, affording improved operational characteristics. Stereo structural data obtained from a database is stored in a display buffer provided with a designated area for setting a display mode, thereby displaying graphically a stereo structure of said compound corresponding to the display mode set in said designated area and displaying characters representing said structure of said compound corresponding to said display mode set in said designated area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishina, Seiichi Aikawa, Fumiko Matsuzawa