Patents by Inventor Hirohisa Koga

Hirohisa Koga 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: 7919597
    Abstract: A cell extract for cell-free protein synthesis is produced by removing substances, which bind to an affinity support to be used in purification or interaction analysis, from a cell extract having protein synthetic activity. Then, a target protein is synthesized by using the cell extract for cell-free protein synthesis. The synthesized target protein can be purified by using the affinity support and used in interaction analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Cellfree Sciences Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiko Yoshiyama, Hirohisa Koga
  • Publication number: 20110009598
    Abstract: A cell extract for cell-free protein synthesis is produced by removing substances, which bind to an affinity support to be used in purification or interaction analysis, from a cell extract having protein synthetic activity. Then, a target protein is synthesized by using the cell extract for cell-free protein synthesis. The synthesized target protein can be purified by using the affinity support and used in interaction analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshiko Yoshiyama, Hirohisa Koga
  • Patent number: 7838640
    Abstract: A cell extract for cell-free protein synthesis is produced by removing substances, which bind to an affinity support to be used in purification or interaction analysis, from a cell extract having protein synthetic activity. Then, a target protein is synthesized by using the cell extract for cell-free protein synthesis. The synthesized target protein can be purified by using the affinity support and used in interaction analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Cellfree Sciences Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiko Yoshiyama, Hirohisa Koga
  • Patent number: 7359160
    Abstract: In general, the invention provides a magnetic head device and linear tape drive that increase the resonant frequency and the range of a servo system. In particular, the invention provides a magnetic head device comprising a magnetic head chip with multiple magnetic head elements that is a structural part of the fine positioning system which allows the magnetic head elements follow the data tracks on the linear magnetic tape. Consequently, weight is reduced thereby increasing the resonant frequency and servo bandwidth. In another embodiment, the invention provides a magnetic head comprising bimodal actuators that are formed into an S shape and displaced by applying voltage where the polarization direction is opposite from one end to the other. In particular, the head chip may remain stable and may be driven dynamically thereby allowing the mechanical resonance of the bimodal actuator (including the head chip) to increase to 1 kHz or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignees: Imation Corp., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa Koga, Takashi Abe, Yoshihiko Ito, James S. Anderson, Denis Langlois
  • Patent number: 7339768
    Abstract: In general, the invention provides a magnetic head device and linear tape drive that widen the high frequency side of the servo range. In particular, the invention provides a magnetic head device comprising a magnetic head chip with multiple magnetic elements arranged for recording or playback of multiple tracks and a fine positioning structure that uses a bimodal construction that may widen the high frequency side of the servo range by increasing the resonant frequency of the magnetic head chip including the tracking structure and lowering the Q value of the resonance point. In addition, the invention includes a damping structure suitable for the fine positioning structure that improves high speed response by widening the range in which the magnetic head device can be used for a servo. The magnetic head device may use a linear tape drive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignees: Imation Corp., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ito, Hirohisa Koga, Takashi Abe, James S. Anderson, Denis Langlois
  • Publication number: 20070134755
    Abstract: A cell extract for cell-free protein synthesis is produced by removing substances, which bind to an affinity support to be used in purification or interaction analysis, from a cell extract having protein synthetic activity. Then, a target protein is synthesized by using the cell extract for cell-free protein synthesis. The synthesized target protein can be purified by using the affinity support and used in interaction analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshiko Yoshiyama, Hirohisa Koga
  • Publication number: 20060141294
    Abstract: A magnetic tape of a linear magnetic recording system is provided that suppresses a lateral tape motion to realize a high track density. A body to be processed (magnetic tape) is allowed to travel in a prescribed direction between a supply roll and a winding troll through guide rolls at a speed, for instance, 400 m/minute. Then, a grinding and polishing tape (lapping tape) using an abrasive material having a particle diameter of 9 ?m is moved to a direction the same as the above-described direction between a supply roll and a winding roll through a pressing roll at a speed, for instance, 14.4 cm/minute. The pressing roll presses the surface of a back coat layer side of the body to be processed by a guide block from an upper part to allow the grinding and polishing tape to come into contact with the surface of the back coat layer of the tape. Thus, a grinding and polishing (lapping) process is carried out to form a texture on the back coat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nishida, Hirohisa Koga
  • Publication number: 20050201017
    Abstract: In general, the invention provides a magnetic head device and linear tape drive that increase the resonant frequency and the range of a servo system. In particular, the invention provides a magnetic head device comprising a magnetic head chip with multiple magnetic head elements that is a structural part of the fine positioning system which allows the magnetic head elements follow the data tracks on the linear magnetic tape. Consequently, weight is reduced thereby increasing the resonant frequency and servo bandwidth. In another embodiment, the invention provides a magnetic head comprising bimodal actuators that are formed into an S shape and displaced by applying voltage where the polarization direction is opposite from one end to the other. In particular, the head chip may remain stable and may be driven dynamically thereby allowing the mechanical resonance of the bimodal actuator (including the head chip) to increase to 1 kHz or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Hirohisa Koga, Takashi Abe, Yoshihiko Ito, James Anderson, Denis Langlois
  • Publication number: 20050185344
    Abstract: In general, the invention provides a magnetic head device and linear tape drive that widen the high frequency side of the servo range. In particular, the invention provides a magnetic head device comprising a magnetic head chip with multiple magnetic elements arranged for recording or playback of multiple tracks and a fine positioning structure that uses a bimodal construction that may widen the high frequency side of the servo range by increasing the resonant frequency of the magnetic head chip including the tracking structure and lowering the Q value of the resonance point. In addition, the invention includes a damping structure suitable for the fine positioning structure that improves high speed response by widening the range in which the magnetic head device can be used for a servo. The magnetic head device may use a linear tape drive method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ito, Hirohisa Koga, Takashi Abe, James Anderson, Denis Langlois
  • Patent number: 5645241
    Abstract: A device for winding a magnetic tape in good order on a tape cassette which has been repeatedly used in a telecasting station, is arranged at a mid portion between a pair of tape reels on an inner peripheral side of a running path of the magnetic tape pulled out from a tape cassette. The device has a touch roll abutted against the magnetic tape along the tape width for affording a constant contact pressure against the outer periphery of the tape reel as the tape is round, an arcuately-shaped roll arm member rotatably supporting the touch roll at its one end for facing the touch roll to the inside of the tape cassette, a roll arm supporting member for slidably supporting the roll arm member so that the touch roll is moved in the diametrical direction with respect to the tape reel, a plate on which the roll arm supporting member is assembled, and a roll arm driving mechanism for sliding the roll arm member along the roll arm supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa Koga, Manabu Hanjo, Takayuki Kurahara
  • Patent number: 5561572
    Abstract: A tape guide mechanism includes absorbent members retained by a mounting structure so positioned as to absorb lubricant leakage from bearing portions of the tape guide mechanism to outer tape contact surfaces of a roller guide portion of flange portions thereof. The lubricant absorbing members may be mounted at a plurality of locations so as to prevent leakage of lubricant along an inner wall of the cylindrical roller guide portion of the tape guide, leakage along an outer surface of a support shaft of the tape guide, or leakage along inner or outer surfaces of a bearing pressing member provided at ends of the tape guide mechanism adjacent the flange portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katsumata, Hiroaki Momiyama, Hirohisa Koga, Takashi Sasaya
  • Patent number: 5295032
    Abstract: A plurality of head tips Ra to Rd' and Pa to Pd' are disposed adjacently to each other in such a manner as to project from a peripheral surface of a rotary drum 2 by a predetermined length and at the same time the projecting lengths of the head tips Ra to Pd' are selected in such a way so that the surface pressures of a plurality of head tips Ra to Pd' on the magnetic tape 9 become uniform. Outer head tips are inclined by a predetermined angle and fixed. With such an arrangement, since the gap positions of the head tips become the center of tape contact against the magnetic tape 9, the surface pressures of the magnetic tape 9 against the head tips become substantially constant. If the surface pressures become constant, the head tips uniformly wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1994
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa Koga, Kenji Kobayashi, Takayuki Kurahara
  • Patent number: 5181146
    Abstract: In an apparatus for digitally recording and reproducing video and audio signals in successive parallel slant record tracks on a record tape; pluralities of recording heads are mounted on a rotary drum at diametrically opposed positions so that one field of a video signal is recorded in a plurality of the tracks scanned by the recording heads as the record tape is advanced at a predetermined speed, a pair of bimorph leaves are mounted at respective opposed positions on the rotary drum, a plurality of reproducing heads are disposed on each of the bimorph leaves to be deflected by the respective bimorph leaf in a direction transverse to the direction along the record tracks when, in a reproducing mode, the tape is advanced at a speed different from the predetermined speed used for recording, and the number of the reproducing heads is greater than, for example, twice, the number of the recording heads for relatively reducing the maximum deflections of the reproducing heads by the bimorph leaves needed to achieve
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hirohisa Koga
  • Patent number: 5140483
    Abstract: The head surface of the control signal head is formed into the curved surface such that the head surface of the control signal head has a first radius of curvature in the circumferential surface of the drum in the direction corresponding to the magnetic tape sliding direction, the first radius of curvature being slightly smaller than the radius of the drum, and such that the head surface of the control signal head has the second radius of curvature at least on the side of the rotary head in the direction perpendicular to this direction, the second radius of curvature being larger than the first radius of curvature. A drum unit is capable of bringing the rotary head and the control signal head into contact with the magnetic tape in an excellent manner with the control signal head embedded. With such a construction, a drum unit which is capable of fairly enhancing the utility of a rotary head type recording/reproducing system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa Koga, Kenji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 4441128
    Abstract: A rotary magnetic head assembly for a helical scan video tape recorder comprises a tape guide arrangement including coaxial rotatable and fixed drum portions about which a video tape is helically guided, a pair of substantially parallel bi-morph leaves each secured, at one end, to the rotary drum portion and being both deflectable in the same direction in response to the application of a control signal thereto, and a deflectable member carrying a transducer head and being connected to the opposite free ends of said bi-morph leaves, such deflectable member having at least portions thereof which are elastically flexible and located between the free ends of the bi-morph leaves and the head to deflect in response to deflection of the bi-morph leaves for maintaining the head in proper contacting relation to the tape guided about the drum portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Ohba, Hirohisa Koga
  • Patent number: 4438469
    Abstract: A deflectable transducer mounting assembly for mounting a transducer on a member, such as a rotatable member. A first deflectable element has one end thereof coupled to the member so as to be cantilevered outward therefrom, and a free end on which the transducer is mounted. The first deflectable element is deflectable in response to drive signals supplied thereto. A pair of second deflectable elements, which also are deflectable in response to drive signals supplied thereto, are disposed at the one end of the first deflectable element so as to sandwich that one end therebetween. The pair of second deflectable elements are adapted to be secured to the member. In a preferred embodiment, the first deflectable element is comprised of a pair of elements whose free ends are interconnected via a support element which is flexibly coupled to each of such free end; and the one end of each of these pair of elements is sandwiched between a respective pair of the aforementioned second deflectable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1984
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Ohba, Hirohisa Koga