Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Shimada

Hitoshi Shimada 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: 20150239878
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof. wherein: R1 and R2 are each separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, acyl, and hydroxyalkyl; R3 is hydrogen or halogen; ring A is a benzene ring or a pyridine ring; ring B is selected from the group consisting of the following formulas (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv): in the formula (ii), Ra is alkyl; R4 and R5 are each separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halohydroxyalkoxy, and aminoalkyl; and ??[Formula 3] represents a double bond or a triple bond. The above compound can be used as a molecular probe for imaging tau proteins that accumulate in the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Makoto Higuchi, Tetsuya Suhara, Masahiro Maruyama, Meiei Cho, Hitoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20150219182
    Abstract: A torque rod includes a rod main body, a first bushing and a second bushing. The rod main body is made of resin and provided integral with a first ring section and a second ring section on each end of an arm section. A first rib extends from the arm section to a front lateral surface of the second ring section. In a plan view, a second rib is provided to overlap with the first rib. The first rib projects forwardly of and in the left and right directions of the second rib. This projecting portion forms an enlarged diameter portion. Due to this enlarged diameter portion, an area of the first rib is made larger than an area of the second rib thereby to increase a rigidity of a forward side of the second ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20150204405
    Abstract: A large ring part of a torque rod includes an outer frame section, an inner member, an intermediate ring and an elastic vibration isolating main body. The outer frame section and the intermediate ring are integrally combined with the elastic vibration isolating main body. An inner clearance is provided between the intermediate ring and the inner member such as to surround the circumference of the inner member. The intermediate ring is movable relative to the inner member in the axial direction. With respect to the vibration in the direction of a mounting shaft, the outer frame section, the intermediate ring and the elastic vibration isolating main body move together in the axial direction in relation to the inner member, whereby the spring in the direction of the mounting shaft is weakened and the resonance frequency of the rigid body resonance in the direction of the mounting shaft is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Hitoshi Shimada
  • Patent number: 8247701
    Abstract: This invention provides an electroconductive particle placement sheet comprising electroconductive particles and an insulating resin sheet. The thickness of the insulating resin sheet is smaller than the average particle diameter of the electroconductive particles. Electroconductive particles are protruded from the reference plane (P1) on at least one side of the insulating resin sheet. The electroconductive particle in is part protruded from the reference plane (P1) is covered with a layer formed of the same resin as in the insulating resin sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei EMD Corporation
    Inventors: Taketoshi Usui, Hitoshi Shimada
  • Patent number: 8203468
    Abstract: An electric capacitance-type touch switch, capable of reducing malfunction in switching operations and improving the degree of freedom in the visual design of switch, includes a detection circuit that can detect an electric capacitance change occurring when a human body approaches or contacts to an electrode. A sputter layer (i.e., a metallic thin film formed by sputtering) is provided on a surface of an upper lens (i.e., insulating base resin layer). The sputter layer can provide a beautiful metallic glossy appearance similar to a mirror surface. The sputter layer can be used as a panel surface providing a glossy appearance with iridescent or dichromatic effects obtainable from the hue of the base resin layer transmitted via the metallic layer. Furthermore, the sputter layer can be used as an electric capacitance detection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Ando, Yoshio Kamon, Hitoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20090090545
    Abstract: This invention provides an electroconductive particle placement sheet comprising electroconductive particles and an insulating resin sheet. The thickness of the insulating resin sheet is smaller than the average particle diameter of the electroconductive particles. Electroconductive particles are protruded from the reference plane (P1) on at least one side of the insulating resin sheet. The electroconductive particle in is part protruded from the reference plane (P1) is covered with a layer formed of the same resin as in the insulating resin sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Taketoshi Usui, Hitoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20080055118
    Abstract: An electric capacitance-type touch switch, capable of reducing malfunction in switching operations and improving the degree of freedom in the visual design of switch, includes a detection circuit that can detect an electric capacitance change occurring when a human body approaches or contacts to an electrode. A sputter layer (i.e., a metallic thin film formed by sputtering) is provided on a surface of an upper lens (i.e., insulating base resin layer). The sputter layer can provide a beautiful metallic glossy appearance similar to a mirror surface. The sputter layer can be used as a panel surface providing a glossy appearance with iridescent or dichromatic effects obtainable from the hue of the base resin layer transmitted via the metallic layer. Furthermore, the sputter layer can be used as an electric capacitance detection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Ando, Yoshio Kamon, Hitoshi Shimada