Patents by Inventor Gen Watanabe

Gen Watanabe 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: 9045423
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which has a low molecular weight and has an activity of enhancing the production of EPO and/or an activity of enhancing the production of hemoglobin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Ashikawa, Junya Tagashira, Akiyasu Koketsu, Toshiharu Morimoto, Takahiro Kitamura, Syunji Takemura, Gen Watanabe, Tatsuaki Nishiyama, Satoshi Goda, Masaki Yamabi, Takeshi Doi, Hiroyuki Ishiwata
  • Publication number: 20140249144
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which has a low molecular weight and has an activity of enhancing the production of EPO and/or an activity of enhancing the production of hemoglobin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Ashikawa, Junya Tagashira, Akiyasu Koketsu, Toshiharu Morimoto, Takahiro Kitamura, Syunji Takemura, Gen Watanabe, Tatsuaki Nishiyama, Satoshi Goda, Masaki Yamabi, Takeshi Doi, Hiroyuki Ishiwata
  • Patent number: 8791090
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which has a low molecular weight and has an activity of enhancing the production of EPO and/or an activity of enhancing the production of hemoglobin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kowa Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Ashikawa, Junya Tagashira, Akiyasu Koketsu, Toshiharu Morimoto, Takahiro Kitamura, Syunji Takemura, Gen Watanabe, Tatsuaki Nishiyama, Satoshi Goda, Masaki Yamabi, Takeshi Doi, Hiroyuki Ishiwata
  • Patent number: 8765771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to provision of a novel compound that has an activity of promoting insulin secretion from pancreatic ? cells and thus is useful as a prophylaxis and/or therapeutic agent for diseases caused by hyperglycemia such as diabetes mellitus, and the compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein one of A and B represents a nitrogen atom and the other represents a nitrogen atom or CR10, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —(CH2)n-N(R12)—, Y represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N(R13)—, and R1 to R9 each represent a hydrogen atom or another substituent, or a salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kowa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Morimoto, Tomoaki Koshizawa, Gen Watanabe, Tadaaki Ohgiya, Nao Yamasaki, Noriyuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 8664226
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which has both an angiotensin-II receptor antagonistic activity and a PPAR? activation activity and is useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for hypertension, heart diseases, angina pectoris, cerebrovascular disorders, cerebral circulatory disorders, ischemic peripheral circulatory disorders, renal diseases, arteriosclerosis, inflammatory diseases, type-2 diabetes, diabetic complications, insulin resistance syndrome, syndrome X, metabolic syndrome and hyperinsulinemia. [In the formula, A represents a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl group; R1 and R2 independently represent a C1-6 alkyl group; and each of R3 to R5 is absent or represents H, a halogen atom, OH, NO2, a halo-C1-6 alkyl group, a (substituted) C1-6 alkoxy group, a (substituted) C3-6 cycloalkyloxy group, or a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kowa Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Miura, Kazuhiro Onogi, Seiichi Sato, Junya Tagashira, Gen Watanabe, Ryohei Sekimoto, Rie Ishida, Hitomi Aoki, Tadaaki Ohgiya
  • Publication number: 20130102621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to provision of a novel compound that has an activity of promoting insulin secretion from pancreatic ? cells and thus is useful as a prophylaxis and/or therapeutic agent for diseases caused by hyperglycemia such as diabetes mellitus, and the compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein one of A and B represents a nitrogen atom and the other represents a nitrogen atom or CR10, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —(CH2)n-N(R12)—, Y represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N(R13)—, and R1 to R9 each represent a hydrogen atom or another substituent, or a salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: KOWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Morimoto, Tomoaki Koshizawa, Gen Watanabe, Tadaaki Ohgiya, Nao Yamasaki, Noriyuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20120322819
    Abstract: Disclosed is novel compound and medicinal formulation containing same, possessing both angiotensin II receptor blocking and PPAR? activation effect, of use as a medicine for prevention and/or treatment of hypertension, heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebrovascular disorder, cerebral circulatory disturbances, post-ischemic peripheral circulatory damage, renal disease, arteriosclerosis, inflammatory disorder, type 2 diabetes, diabetic complications, insulin resistance syndrome, syndrome X, metabolic syndrome and hyperinsulinaemia. Further disclosed is the general formula I (where one or both of R1 and R2 represent a C1-6 alkyl group, R3 represents a C1-6 alkyl group which may contain one or more substituent groups selected from group A, or a C3-8 cycloalkyl group which may contain one or more substituent groups selected from group B.) which represents the compound, and salts thereof, solvates thereof, and medicinal compositions containing any of these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Miura, Kazuhiro Onogi, Junya Tagashira, Gen Watanabe, Ryohei Sekimoto, Rie Ishida, Hitomi Aoki, Tadaaki Ohgiya
  • Publication number: 20120303943
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control module determines whether a second authentication key is present in a authentication key storage device when an information processing apparatus is powered on. The control module displays an identification code input screen for inputting an identification code if the second authentication key is not present, causes a storage device to execute an identification code authentication process of determining whether the identification code which is input to the identification code input screen agrees with the first identification code, and generates a third authentication key and stores the third authentication key in the authentication key storage device if the identification code authentication process is successfully carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi Tamura, Toru Hanada, Isamu Uchiyama, Gen Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120264753
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel 1-(biphenyl-4-yl-methyl)-1H-imidazole derivative represented by general formula (I), which has both angiotensin II receptor antagonist activity and PPAR-? activating activity and is useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic diseases. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition which contains the novel 1-(biphenyl-4-yl-methyl)-1H-imidazole derivative. In general formula (I), ring A represents a group represented by formula (II) or (III); R1 represents a C1-6 alkyl group; R2 represents a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted by a hydroxy group, or a group represented by formula —CO—R4 (wherein R4 represents a hydroxy group, a C1-6 alkoxy group, an amino group, a mono(C1-6 alkyl)amino group, a di(C1-6 alkyl)amino group, a morpholino group, a piperidino group or a pyrrolidino group); R3 represents a halogen atom or a C1-6 alkoxy group; and X and Y may be the same or different and each represents a nitrogen atom or CH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Miura, Hajime Yamada, Junya Tagashira, Gen Watanabe, Ryohei Sekimoto, Rie Ishida, Hitomi Aoki, Tadaaki Ohgiya
  • Publication number: 20120046308
    Abstract: An ?-phenoxybenzeneacetic acid derivative represented by general formula (I), which has both an angiotensin II receptor antagonistic activity and a PPAR? activation activity and is useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for hypertension, metabolic syndrome or the like, a salt of the derivative, or a solvate of the derivative or the salt; and a pharmaceutical composition containing the derivative, the salt or the solvate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Miura, Kazuhiro Onogi, Junya Tagashira, Gen Watanabe, Ryohei Sekimoto, Rie Ishida, Hitomi Aoki, Tadaaki Ohgiya
  • Publication number: 20120028983
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which has both an angiotensin-II receptor antagonistic activity and a PPAR? activation activity and is useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for hypertension, heart diseases, angina pectoris, cerebrovascular disorders, cerebral circulatory disorders, ischemic peripheral circulatory disorders, renal diseases, arteriosclerosis, inflammatory diseases, type-2 diabetes, diabetic complications, insulin resistance syndrome, syndrome X, metabolic syndrome and hyperinsulinemia. [In the formula, A represents a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl group; R1 and R2 independently represent a C1-6 alkyl group; and each of R3 to R5 is absent or represents H, a halogen atom, OH, NO2, a halo-C1-6 alkyl group, a (substituted) C1-6 alkoxy group, a (substituted) C3-6 cycloalkyloxy group, or a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Miura, Kazuhiro Onogi, Seiichi Sato, Junya Tagashira, Gen Watanabe, Ryohei Sekimoto, Rie Ishida, Hitomi Aoki, Tadaaki Ohgiya
  • Publication number: 20120004197
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which has a low molecular weight and has an activity of enhancing the production of EPO and/or an activity of enhancing the production of hemoglobin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Ashikawa, Junya Tagashira, Akiyasu Koketsu, Toshiharu Morimoto, Takahiro Kitamura, Syunji Takemura, Gen Watanabe, Tatsuaki Nishiyama, Satoshi Goda, Masaki Yamabi, Takeshi Doi, Hiroyuki Ishiwata
  • Publication number: 20110306623
    Abstract: Provided are novel compounds that have both angiotensin II receptor-antagonist effects and PPAR-activating effects that are useful as agents for preventing and/or treating hypertension, heart disease, angina, cerebral vascular accident, cerebrovascular disorder, ischemic peripheral circulatory disorder, kidney disease, atherosclerosis, inflammatory disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, diabetic complication, insulin resistance syndrome, Syndrome X, metabolic syndrome, and hyperinsulinemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Miura, Kazuhiro Onogi, Junya Tagashira, Gen Watanabe, Ryohei Sekimoto, Rie Ishida, Tadaaki Ohgiya
  • Publication number: 20110296223
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display, an operating module, a power saving module, a sensor and a controller. The power saving module is configured to turn off a screen of the display when a non-operating period of the operating module reaches a reference period. The sensor is configured to detect a vibration. The controller is configured to change the reference period from a first value given as the initial value to a second value longer than the first value when the sensor detects a vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Gen Watanabe, Masayuki Sanada
  • Patent number: 7971026
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor including a register file which holds physical registers to which general purpose registers provided by an instruction set architecture are assigned, a virtual register assigning unit which assigns a virtual address in the main memory space to a physical register in the register file based on a request from a program, and records a correspondence between each of the virtual addresses and a corresponding one of the physical registers in a virtual register conversion table, and an access converting unit which determines whether or not a virtual address to be accessed is recorded in the virtual register conversion table managed by the virtual register assigning unit, and executes, when the virtual address is recorded therein, processing of accessing the physical register of which a correspondence to the virtual address is recorded in the virtual register conversion table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishida, Gen Watanabe, Kazuyoshi Kuwahara, Hajime Sonobe
  • Publication number: 20080270736
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor including a register file which holds physical registers to which general purpose registers provided by an instruction set architecture are assigned, a virtual register assigning unit which assigns a virtual address in the main memory space to a physical register in the register file based on a request from a program, and records a correspondence between each of the virtual addresses and a corresponding one of the physical registers in a virtual register conversion table, and an access converting unit which determines whether or not a virtual address to be accessed is recorded in the virtual register conversion table managed by the virtual register assigning unit, and executes, when the virtual address is recorded therein, processing of accessing the physical register of which a correspondence to the virtual address is recorded in the virtual register conversion table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishida, Gen Watanabe, Kazuyoshi Kuwahara, Hajime Sonobe
  • Publication number: 20080270767
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first processor which has a first instruction set, a second processor which has a second instruction set, a storage unit which stores a program including a first program module which is described by using the second instruction set and causes the second processor to execute a first process including the arithmetic process, and a second program module which is described by using the first instruction set and causes the first processor to execute a process which is the same as the first process, and a control unit which switches a mode for executing the program between a first mode in which the first program module is assigned to the second processor and a second mode in which the second program module is assigned to the first processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hajime Sonobe, Gen Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Nishida, Kazuyoshi Kuwahara
  • Publication number: 20080267256
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a plurality of temperature transmission sections provided in each of first and second semiconductor circuits, and configure to transmit first measured temperature of one of the first and second semiconductor circuits to the other of first and second semiconductor circuits when the first measured temperature is higher than a threshold temperature, and a plurality of operation speed varying sections provided in each of the first and second semiconductor circuits configure to reduce operation speed of the processor circuit possessed by the other of first and second semiconductor circuits, when the received first measured temperature is higher than the second measured temperature of the other of the first and second semiconductor circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Gen Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Nishida, Kazuyoshi Kuwahara, Hajime Sonobe
  • Patent number: 6954656
    Abstract: There is provided a network controller setting method applied to an information processing apparatus with a plurality of network controllers. The method includes displaying a screen used to specify use/nonuse of each of the plurality of network controllers, and setting at least one of the plurality of network controllers, to which the use is not specified on the screen, in a disabled state. With this method, the unused network controllers can be brought reliably into the disabled state without letting the use have a sense of troublesomeness or imposing any burden on the user in setting a plurality of network controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Gen Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20020037718
    Abstract: There is provided a network controller setting method applied to an information processing apparatus with a plurality of network controllers. The method includes displaying a screen used to specify use/nonuse of each of the plurality of network controllers, and setting at least one of the plurality of network controllers, to which the use is not specified on the screen, in a disabled state. With this method, the unused network controllers can be brought reliably into the disabled state without letting the use have a sense of troublesomeness or imposing any burden on the user in setting a plurality of network controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Gen Watanabe