Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Watanabe

Hitoshi 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).

  • Publication number: 20260053911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula (1): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Y1, Y2, L, and m are as defined in the description, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful as a vaccine adjuvant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Hidenori Kimura, Hitoshi Ban, Yoshiaki Isobe, Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20260042746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament for treating or preventing central nervous system disease whose cause is related to abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound of formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, etc., R3 and R4 are hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., X is oxygen, etc., Y is carbon, etc., Z is C1-6 alkyl, etc., m and n are an integer of 0, 1, 2, etc., which has an action of suppressing or reducing the accumulation of abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuya YAMADA, Hitoshi WATANABE, Katsushi KITAHARA, Mariko KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250382282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament for treating or preventing central nervous system disease whose cause is related to abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound of formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, etc., R3 and R4 are hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R5 is halogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R6 is hydrogen, halogen, etc., X is oxygen, etc., Y is carbon, etc., m and n are an integer of 0, 1, etc., r and s are 0, 1, 2, etc., Hy is pyridine ring, etc., which has an action of suppressing or reducing the accumulation of abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Applicant: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi WATANABE, Shuya YAMADA, Katsushi KITAHARA, Mariko KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12440560
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula (1): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Y1, Y2, L, and m are as defined in the description, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful as a vaccine adjuvant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Kimura, Hitoshi Ban, Yoshiaki Isobe, Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12398125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament for treating or preventing central nervous system disease whose cause is related to abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound of formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, etc., R3 and R4 are hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R5 is halogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R6 is hydrogen, halogen, etc., X is oxygen, etc., Y is carbon, etc., m and n are an integer of 0, 1, etc., r and s are 0, 1, 2, etc., Hy is pyridine ring, etc., which has an action of suppressing or reducing the accumulation of abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Shuya Yamada, Katsushi Kitahara, Mariko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20250216362
    Abstract: A solidification position measuring apparatus for measuring a solidification position of a cast-piece includes: an electromagnetic acoustic transducer installed outside the cast-piece; a sensor lifting and lowering unit configured to adjust a gap between the cast-piece and the electromagnetic acoustic transducer; a gap measuring unit configured to measure the gap between the cast-piece and the electromagnetic acoustic transducer; a computing unit configured to estimate the solidification position in the cast-piece from an output of the electromagnetic acoustic transducer; and a drive control unit configured to drive and control the sensor lifting and lowering unit and the gap measuring unit. The drive control unit is configured to control a position of the electromagnetic ultrasonic sensor by the sensor lifting and lowering unit based on the gap measured by the gap measuring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji NISHIZAWA, Tomoaki MIKURIYA, Kenji ISOZAKI, Shudo TAKENAKA, Hitoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20250197312
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recovering an ionic liquid from a mixed liquid containing the ionic liquid and an organic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY, DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki WADA, Kenji TAKAHASHI, Yuto OKUBO, Susumu WATANABE, Hitoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20250197339
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recovering an ionic liquid from a liquid mixture containing the ionic liquid and an organic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY, DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki WADA, Kenji TAKAHASHI, Yuto OKUBO, Susumu WATANABE, Hitoshi WATANABE, Takashi ARAI
  • Publication number: 20250188412
    Abstract: A transplantation medium for subretinal transplantation of a retinal pigment epithelial cell contains hyaluronic acid and a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous liquid, in which the viscosity of the transplantation medium at a shear rate of 2 (1/s) at 25° C. is 1.5 to 4 mPa·s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya KAMEI, Koichiro MANABE, Naoki TAKAMURA, Hitoshi WATANABE, Masashi KAGIHIRO, Satomi KASAHARA
  • Patent number: 12315170
    Abstract: A motion-detection method includes for a motion-detection region in a first image of a scene, (i) determining a respective first pixel-value gradient at each of a plurality of pixel-coordinates within the motion-detection region, and (ii) determining a first feature-descriptor value as a function of the first pixel-value gradients and position vectors defined by the plurality of pixel-coordinates. The method also includes, for the motion-detection region in a second image of the scene, (i) determining a respective second pixel-value gradient at each of the plurality of pixel-coordinates, and (ii) determining a second feature-descriptor value as a function of the second pixel-value gradients and the position vectors. The method also includes determining a difference-parameter that varies in direct relationship to a difference between the first feature-descriptor value and the second feature-descriptor value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20250084098
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fused-ring amine derivative that has a DYRK inhibitory effect and that is represented by formula (1) (refer to the description with respect to A1, L1, T, Z and l in the formula), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicants: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., CARNA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Shingo TOJO, Daisuke URABE, Hitoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20250051305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament for treating or preventing central nervous system disease whose cause is related to abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound of formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, etc., R3 and R4 are hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R5 is halogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R6 is hydrogen, halogen, etc., X is oxygen, etc., Y is carbon, etc., m and n are an integer of 0, 1, etc., r and s are 0, 1, 2, etc., Hy is pyridine ring, etc., which has an action of suppressing or reducing the accumulation of abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi WATANABE, Shuya YAMADA, Katsushi KITAHARA, Mariko KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12172987
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament for treating or preventing central nervous system disease whose cause is related to abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound of formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, etc., R3 and R4 are hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R5 is halogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R6 is hydrogen, halogen, etc., X is oxygen, etc., Y is carbon, etc., m and n are an integer of 0, 1, etc., r and s are 0, 1, 2, etc., Hy is pyridine ring, etc., which has an action of suppressing or reducing the accumulation of abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Shuya Yamada, Katsushi Kitahara, Mariko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240245766
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula (1): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Y1, Y2, L, and m are as defined in the description, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful as a vaccine adjuvant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hidenori Kimura, Hitoshi Ban, Yoshiaki Isobe, Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12041743
    Abstract: A faceplate that is attached to a circuit board on the side of an extraction direction in which the circuit board is extracted from a slot includes: a main body that covers an opening of the slot; and two handle portions that are disposed respectively at both ends of the main body with respect to a width direction of the circuit board and that extend in the extraction direction. The two handle portions have respective distal ends shifted from each other in a thickness direction of the circuit board. Multiple slots are formed in a casing of an electronic device along a width direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11971339
    Abstract: A particle size distribution measurement device includes a cell holding body 31 that holds a measurement cell 2 containing a measurement sample and a dispersion medium and a reference cell 6 containing a reference sample and is rotated by a motor 322, and a cell discrimination mechanism 7 that discriminates the cells 2, 6 passing through a predetermined rotation position by using a magnetic force or electrostatic capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Horiba, Ltd., Eppendorf Himac Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Watanabe, Hidetaka Osawa, Ken Asakura, Kenichi Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20240124429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament for treating or preventing central nervous system disease whose cause is related to abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain, which comprises as an active ingredient a compound of formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, etc., R3 and R4 are hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R5 is halogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R6 is hydrogen, halogen, etc., X is oxygen, etc., Y is carbon, etc., m and n are an integer of 0, 1, etc., r and s are 0, 1, 2, etc., Hy is pyridine ring, etc., which has an action of suppressing or reducing the accumulation of abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi WATANABE, Shuya YAMADA, Katsushi KITAHARA, Mariko KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11911466
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula (1): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Y1, Y2, L, and m are as defined in the description, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful as a vaccine adjuvant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Kimura, Hitoshi Ban, Yoshiaki Isobe, Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240053492
    Abstract: An ID management unit allocates a first connection ID to a first vehicle in a first period and allocates the first connection ID to a second vehicle in a second period. A correction information acquisition unit connects to a distribution device using the first connection ID and receives correction information for the first vehicle from the distribution device in the first period. The correction information acquisition unit connects to the distribution device using the first connection ID and receives the correction information for the second vehicle from the distribution device in the second period. With the system, it is possible to reduce waste of connection IDs necessary for connection to the distribution device that distributes correction information for realizing high-accuracy positioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Kenji ISHIYAMA, Kento KON, Hitoshi WATANABE
  • Patent number: D1040345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TENGA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamane, Hitoshi Watanabe, Kenta Sato