Patents by Inventor Hatsuo Maeda

Hatsuo Maeda 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: 7491832
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfonate compound including a structure represented by a general formula (I) below. In the formula (I), an atomic group A-O is an atomic group that forms a fluorescent compound upon cleavage of a covalent bond with a sulfonyl group. There may be one or plural atomic groups B—SO3— bound to an atomic group A. B is a ring substituted by one or plural electron-withdrawing groups. The electron-withdrawing group includes at least one selected from the group consisting of halogens, a carboxyl group, a carbamoyl group, a straight or branched alkylcarbamoyl group, a straight or branched alkanoyl group, a straight or branched alkoxycarbonyl group, a straight or branched alkyl halide group, and —NR3+ group (the three Rs each denote a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched alkyl group and may be the same or different). When there are plural Bs, the Bs may be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Osaka Industrial Promotion Organization
    Inventors: Hatsuo Maeda, Kazumasa Hirata, Kazuhisa Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 7465814
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfonate compound, including a structure represented by a general formula (I) below, where, in the formula (I), an atomic group A-O is an atomic group that forms a fluorescent compound upon cleavage of a covalent bond between the atomic group A-O and a sulfonyl group, one or a plurality of atomic groups B—SO3— are bonded to an atomic group A, B is a ring that is substituted by one or a plurality of electron-withdrawing groups, the electron-withdrawing group is at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl halide group, a nitro group and a cyano group, and B may be the same or different in kind in the case where the plurality of B exist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Osaka Industrial Promotion Organization
    Inventors: Hatsuo Maeda, Norio Itoh
  • Publication number: 20060105410
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfonate compound including a structure represented by a general formula (I) below. In the formula (I), an atomic group A-O is an atomic group that forms a fluorescent compound upon cleavage of a covalent bond with a sulfonyl group. There may be one or plural atomic groups B—SO3— bound to an atomic group A. B is a ring substituted by one or plural electron-withdrawing groups. The electron-withdrawing group includes at least one selected from the group consisting of halogens, a carboxyl group, a carbamoyl group, a straight or branched alkylcarbamoyl group, a straight or branched alkanoyl group, a straight or branched alkoxycarbonyl group, a straight or branched alkyl halide group, and —NR3+ group (the three Rs each denote a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched alkyl group and may be the same or different). When there are plural Bs, the Bs may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: OSAKA INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION ORGANIZATION
    Inventors: Hatsuo Maeda, Kazumasa Hirata, Kazuhisa Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20060105412
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfonate compound, including a structure represented by a general formula (I) below, where, in the formula (I), an atomic group A-O is an atomic group that forms a fluorescent compound upon cleavage of a covalent bond between the atomic group A-O and a sulfonyl group, one or a plurality of atomic groups B-SO3— are bonded to an atomic group A, B is a ring that is substituted by one or a plurality of electron-withdrawing groups, the electron-withdrawing group is at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl halide group, a nitro group and a cyano group, and B may be the same or different in kind in the case where the plurality of B exist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: OSAKA INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION ORGANIZATION
    Inventors: Hatsuo Maeda, Norio Itoh