Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Ando

Hiroaki Ando 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).

  • Publication number: 20230241149
    Abstract: Provided are a transthyretin tetramer stabilizing agent and a preventing agent or progression suppressing agent for transthyretin amyloidosis. The present invention relates to a transthyretin tetramer stabilizing agent including a hydrophobic licorice extract containing a licorice glabra polyphenol, and to a preventing agent or progression suppressing agent for transthyretin amyloidosis including a hydrophobic licorice extract containing a licorice glabra polyphenol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: KANEKA CORPORATION, EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KYUSHU BUNKA GAKUEN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinko SAWASHITA, Yukio ANDO, Hiroaki MATSUSHITA, Mitsuharu UEDA, Teruaki MASUDA, Yohei MISUMI
  • Publication number: 20230241022
    Abstract: Provided are a transthyretin tetramer stabilizing agent and a preventing agent or progression suppressing agent for transthyretin amyloidosis. The present invention relates to a transthyretin tetramer stabilizing agent including glabridin, glabrene, and glabrol, and to a preventing agent or progression suppressing agent for transthyretin amyloidosis including glabridin, glabrene, and glabrol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: KANEKA CORPORATION, EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KYUSHU BUNKA GAKUEN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinko SAWASHITA, Yukio ANDO, Hiroaki MATSUSHITA, Mitsuharu UEDA, Teruaki MASUDA, Yohei MISUMI
  • Publication number: 20230187983
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus included in the contactless power feeding apparatus includes a power supply circuit that supplies AC power having a predetermined drive frequency to a transmission coil for supplying power to a power receiving apparatus, a first coil and a first capacitor that are connected between the power supply circuit and the transmission coil, a second capacitor that is connected at first end to the first capacitor and is connected at a second end to the second end of the transmission coil, and a control circuit. Also, the power receiving apparatus includes a receiver coil for receiving power, and a resonant circuit that includes a resonance capacitor that resonates together with the receiver coil. Also, the control circuit of the power transmitting apparatus controls the power supply circuit such that the predetermined drive frequency falls within a predetermined frequency range including a resonance frequency of the resonant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Goro NAKAO, Hiroaki OTA, Yuki ITO, Kenichi TABATA, Atsushi NOMURA, Daiki ANDO, Ken ONOZAKA, Yusuke KAWAI, Mitsunori SUGIURA
  • Patent number: 11674233
    Abstract: To provide a Sn-based plated steel sheet capable of exhibiting superior corrosion resistance, yellowing resistance, coating film adhesiveness, and sulphide stain resistance without using a chromate film. A Sn-based plated steel sheet of the present invention includes: a steel sheet; a Sn-based plating layer located on at least one surface of the steel sheet; and a coating layer located on the Sn-based plating layer, wherein the Sn-based plating layer contains 1.0 g/m2 to 15.0 g/m2 of Sn per side in terms of metal Sn, the coating layer contains zirconium oxide, and a content of the zirconium oxide is 1.0 mg/m2 to 10.0 mg/m2 per side in terms of metal Zr, the zirconium oxide includes zirconium oxide with an amorphous structure, and a crystalline layer whose main component is zirconium oxide with a crystalline structure is present on an upper layer of the zirconium oxide with the amorphous structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Yamanaka, Hirokazu Yokoya, Yasuhiko Sato, Hiroaki Ando, Nobuo Nakasone
  • Publication number: 20230102675
    Abstract: To provide a Sn-based plated steel sheet capable of exhibiting superior corrosion resistance, yellowing resistance, coating film adhesiveness, and sulphide stain resistance without using a chromate film. A Sn-based plated steel sheet of the present invention includes: a steel sheet; a Sn-based plating layer located on at least one surface of the steel sheet; and a coating layer located on the Sn-based plating layer, wherein the Sn-based plating layer contains 1.0 g/m2 to 15.0 g/m2 of Sn per side in terms of metal Sn, the coating layer contains zirconium oxide, and a content of the zirconium oxide is 1.0 mg/m2 to 10.0 mg/m2 per side in terms of metal Zr, the zirconium oxide includes zirconium oxide with an amorphous structure, and a crystalline layer whose main component is zirconium oxide with a crystalline structure is present on an upper layer of the zirconium oxide with the amorphous structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro YAMANAKA, Hirokazu YOKOYA, Yasuhiko SATO, Hiroaki ANDO, Nobuo NAKASONE
  • Patent number: 11603051
    Abstract: A garnish includes a heating element, a base member, and a circuit board. The heating element is configured by stacking first and second sheet materials and interposing a heater wire in between. The circuit board includes a power source line and is fixed to a back surface of the base member. The heating element includes a main body portion and an extending portion. The extending portion includes a power source connection portion for connecting the heater wire to the power source line and extends to the back surface of the base member. The main body portion of the heating element is fixed to a laying surface of the base member by fixing the second sheet material to the base member. The heater wire is exposed in the power source connection portion without stacking the second sheet material on the first sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kozo Hirotani, Hiroyuki Yamada, Tohoru Matsunami, Hiroaki Ando, Kimihiro Iimura, Hideto Maeda, Tetsuo Yasuda, Akihiro Misawa, Chiharu Totani
  • Publication number: 20230074221
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave sensor cover includes a cover body. The cover body includes a base layer made of synthetic resin and permitting passage of an electromagnetic wave, one or more metal oxide layers permitting passage of the electromagnetic wave and being conductive, one or more low refractive index layers permitting passage of the electromagnetic wave and made of material that has a lower refractive index than material of the metal oxide layer, and two electrodes. The base layer includes a front surface and a rear surface in a transmission direction of the electromagnetic wave. The metal oxide layer and the low refractive index layer are laminated adjacent to each other in the transmission direction. A laminate of the metal oxide layer and the low refractive index layer is laminated on the front surface or the rear surface of the base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Risa HIRANO, Koji FUKAGAWA, Hiroaki ANDO
  • Publication number: 20220416666
    Abstract: A first comparator is enabled during a period in which a wake-up signal is asserted and asserts a first detection signal indicative of a comparison result between a first feedback voltage generated by a first voltage dividing circuit and a first threshold voltage. A second comparator is always enabled and asserts a second detection signal indicative of a comparison result between a second feedback voltage VFB generated by a second voltage dividing circuit and a second threshold voltage VTH. A logic circuit generates a first pulse signal based on a first detection signal or a second detection signal, asserts the wake-up signal in a non-light load state, and negates the wake-up signal in a light load state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiro KAWANO, Hiroaki ANDO
  • Publication number: 20220407421
    Abstract: A main comparator compares a feedback voltage VFB corresponding to an output voltage VOUT of a DC/DC converter with a reference voltage VREF and asserts a turn-on signal when the feedback voltage VFB falls below the reference voltage VREF. A timer circuit generates a turn-off signal S2 that transitions in level after an ON time TON proportional to (VOUT?VIN/VOUT has elapsed from assertion of the turn-on signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiro KAWANO, Hiroaki ANDO
  • Publication number: 20220340799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-repellent film having frost resistance, including a hygroscopic layer provided on or above a substrate, and a water-repellent layer provided on or above the hygroscopic layer, in which the water-repellent layer contains a water-repellent layer substrate and a water-repellent component attached to the water-repellent layer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Seimei SHIRATORI, Hiroki NAKAMURA, Shintaro OKAWA, Hiroaki ANDO, Miki KITAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220314899
    Abstract: A garnish includes a heating element, a base member, and a circuit board. The heating element is configured by stacking first and second sheet materials and interposing a heater wire in between. The circuit board includes a power source line and is fixed to a back surface of the base member. The heating element includes a main body portion and an extending portion. The extending portion includes a power source connection portion for connecting the heater wire to the power source line and extends to the back surface of the base member. The main body portion of the heating element is fixed to a laying surface of the base member by fixing the second sheet material to the base member. The heater wire is exposed in the power source connection portion without stacking the second sheet material on the first sheet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kozo HIROTANI, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Tohoru MATSUNAMI, Hiroaki ANDO, Kimihiro IIMURA, Hideto MAEDA, Tetsuo YASUDA, Akihiro MISAWA, Chiharu TOTANI
  • Publication number: 20220268605
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave sensor cover, applied to an electromagnetic wave sensor including a transmission unit and a reception unit, includes a cover main body portion that covers the transmission unit and the reception unit. The cover main body portion includes: a base material formed of a resin material and having a transmission property of an electromagnetic wave from the transmission unit; an undercoat layer formed on a rear surface of the base material and having the transmission property of the electromagnetic wave from the transmission unit; a heater portion that is formed of copper in a band shape on a rear surface of the undercoat layer, is configured to generate heat by being energized, and adheres to the base material via the undercoat layer; and a SiO2 coating film having the transmission property of the electromagnetic wave from the transmission unit and covering the heater portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Risa HIRANO, Koji OKUMURA, Koji FUKAGAWA, Hiroaki ANDO
  • Patent number: 11406477
    Abstract: An orthodontic device, including: an inner housing that covers teeth, an outer housing that covers the inner housing, a bracket that is capable of pressing against the teeth and that penetrates the inner housing, and a pressing force adjuster that engages with the outer housing and the bracket and that is capable of adjusting a pressing force of the bracket on the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CHUBU MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Ando
  • Patent number: 11385176
    Abstract: In a cover device for a near-infrared sensor, a plate-shaped cover is arranged in a vehicle such that near-infrared light transmitted from a near-infrared sensor passes through the cover in the thickness direction. A part of the cover in the thickness direction is constituted by a bright decorative layer, which reflects part of incident visible light and allows near-infrared light to pass through. The cover is configured such that the near-infrared light transmittance is higher than the visible light transmittance. The vehicle further includes a light emitting portion, which emits visible light to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Okumura, Shintarou Okawa, Hiroaki Ando, Hirotaka Fukui, Yoshiharu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11370366
    Abstract: A garnish includes a heating element, a base member, and a circuit board. The heating element is configured by stacking first and second sheet materials and interposing a heater wire in between. The circuit board includes a power source line and is fixed to a back surface of the base member. The heating element includes a main body portion and an extending portion. The extending portion includes a power source connection portion for connecting the heater wire to the power source line and extends to the back surface of the base member. The main body portion of the heating element is fixed to a laying surface of the base member by fixing the second sheet material to the base member. The heater wire is exposed in the power source connection portion without stacking the second sheet material on the first sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kozo Hirotani, Hiroyuki Yamada, Tohoru Matsunami, Hiroaki Ando, Kimihiro Iimura, Hideto Maeda, Tetsuo Yasuda, Akihiro Misawa, Chiharu Totani
  • Patent number: 11366218
    Abstract: A vehicle sensor unit includes a millimeter wave radar device, an infrared sensor that is arranged at a position adjacent to the millimeter wave radar device, and a cover having a first cover portion and a second cover portion. The first cover portion is located in front of the millimeter wave radar device in a transmission direction of the millimeter waves to conceal the millimeter wave radar device and has millimeter wave transparency. The second cover portion is located in front of the infrared sensor in a transmission direction of the infrared light to conceal the infrared sensor and has infrared light transparency. The millimeter wave radar device and the infrared sensor are attached to the cover so that the whole vehicle sensor unit is configured as a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Takahashi, Koji Sakurai, Akihiro Misawa, Tadaoki Ichikawa, Hideto Maeda, Koji Okumura, Yasuhito Takeuchi, Shintaro Okawa, Hiroaki Ando, Yoshinori Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 11155924
    Abstract: A silver mirror film includes a plurality of silver particles arranged in a film surface direction, a plurality of interparticle silicon particles between the silver particles, and a plurality of surface silicon particles on surfaces of the silver particles so as to at least partially cover the surfaces. The interparticle silicon particles and the surface silicon particles are present as (SixO2y)n{x?1, y?1, and n?1}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miki Kitamoto, Shintarou Okawa, Hiroaki Ando
  • Publication number: 20210155168
    Abstract: A garnish includes a heating element, a base member, and a circuit board. The heating element is configured by stacking first and second sheet materials and interposing a heater wire in between. The circuit board includes a power source line and is fixed to a back surface of the base member. The heating element includes a main body portion and an extending portion. The extending portion includes a power source connection portion for connecting the heater wire to the power source line and extends to the back surface of the base member. The main body portion of the heating element is fixed to a laying surface of the base member by fixing the second sheet material to the base member. The heater wire is exposed in the power source connection portion without stacking the second sheet material on the first sheet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Kozo HIROTANI, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Tohoru MATSUNAMI, Hiroaki ANDO, Kimihiro IIMURA, Hideto MAEDA, Tetsuo YASUDA, Akihiro MISAWA, Chiharu TOTANI
  • Publication number: 20210095087
    Abstract: An infrared transmissive product includes a body. The body is configured to cover a transmitting unit and a receiving unit for infrared rays in an infrared sensor. The body includes a base made of a transparent plastic having an infrared transmissivity, and a coating film layer that is formed on a rear surface of the base in a transmission direction of infrared rays from the transmitting unit and has an infrared transmissivity. The coating film layer includes dispersed aggregates of particles of a pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshinori YOSHIZAWA, Shintaro OKAWA, Hiroaki ANDO, Seiichi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210096288
    Abstract: An infrared transmissive product includes a body. The body includes a base made of a transparent plastic having an infrared transmissivity and a black layer formed on a rear surface of the base in a transmission direction of infrared rays from a transmitting unit. The black layer includes a coating film layer. The coating film layer is formed by combining a transparent plastic and at least two types of dyes/pigments that have an infrared transmissivity and produce a black color when mixed together. The black layer has a thickness in a range from 5 ?m to 50 ?m. The black layer contains 50 to 150 parts by mass of dyes/pigments as a whole in relation to 100 parts by mass of transparent plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshinori YOSHIZAWA, Shintaro OKAWA, Hiroaki ANDO, Seiichi SUZUKI