Patents by Inventor Jiro Kikuchi

Jiro Kikuchi 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: 20080318297
    Abstract: As suppressor of binding between selectin binding sugar chain and selectin or cell killing agent, (1) siRNA suppressing expression of genes which relates to cell surface antigen CD43 and selectin ligand sugar chain by RNA interference; (2) an inhibitor of sugar chain synthesis such as analogue of substrates in sugar chain synthesis; (3) an enzyme severing cell surface antigen CD43 and selectin ligand sugar chain; and (4) antibodies of cell surface antigen CD43 and selectin ligand sugar chain are used to selectin ligand sugar chain expressed in cell surface antigen CD43 to provide a suppressor of infiltration which is able to suppression of infiltration to tissues by leukocytes and a method of suppression thereof, and a cell killing agent of CD43 expressing cell and a cell killing method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nakamura, Jiro Kikuchi, Chizu Nonomura, Hidenobu Ando
  • Patent number: 7061326
    Abstract: A power supply voltage required on the basis of information of setting transmission power to be output is supplied, thereby minimizing power consumption. A transmission circuit comprises a driver amplifier 3 whose gain is controlled by a first control voltage Vc1 for setting transmission power and a power amplifier 4 connected to the post-stage of the power amplifier 3. A power supply circuit 5 to which the first control voltage Vc1 is input and whose output voltage is controlled by the first control voltage Vc1 is provided. A voltage required for the power amplifier 4 when outputting the transmission power set by the first control voltage Vc1 is supplied from the power supply circuit 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiro Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20040246050
    Abstract: A power supply voltage required on the basis of information of setting transmission power to be output is supplied, thereby minimizing power consumption. A transmission circuit comprises a driver amplifier 3 whose gain is controlled by a first control voltage Vc1 for setting transmission power and a power amplifier 4 connected to the post-stage of the power amplifier 3. A power supply circuit 5 to which the first control voltage Vc1 is input and whose output voltage is controlled by the first control voltage Vc1 is provided. A voltage required for the power amplifier 4 when outputting the transmission power set by the first control voltage Vc1 is supplied from the power supply circuit 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiro Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20040072548
    Abstract: A transmission circuit comprises the following: a power amplifier whose gain is controlled; a detector which detects a transmission signal from the power amplifier and outputs a detection voltage corresponding to a level of the signal; and a gain controller which compares a transmission power set voltage for setting the level of the transmission signal to be outputted from the power amplifier with the detection voltage and supplies a gain control voltage to the power amplifier. The transmission power set voltage is sent through a low pass filter into the gain controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Jiro Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6608502
    Abstract: A transmission signal which is output from a power amplifier is rectified by a first rectifying circuit and is then input to a first transistor of a voltage-to-current converting circuit, while the reference voltage is output from a second rectifying circuit and is then input to a second transistor of the voltage-to-current converting circuit. The output current of the first transistor is subtracted from the output current of the second transistor via a first current-mirror circuit, and a current that is proportional to the output voltage of the power amplifier is caused to flow to a two-terminal p-n junction electronic device. Then, a voltage that is proportional to the logarithm of the current is output from across the p-n junction electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuharu Aoki, Jiro Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20030114121
    Abstract: A transmitter circuit is configured of a first power amplifier of a variable gain type for amplifying first transmit signals, a second power amplifier of a fixed gain type for amplifying second transmit signals and a preamplifier into which the first or second transmit signals are entered, for supplying the first transmit signals to the first power amplifier and the second transmit signals to the second power amplifier, wherein the preamplifier is changed over so that its gain is fixed when the first transmit signals are to be amplified or is variable when the second transmit signals are to be amplified, and the gain of the first power amplifier and the gain of the preamplifier are controlled with a transmit power setting signal for setting amplitudes of transmit signals supplied by the first and second power amplifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiro Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6553213
    Abstract: An output power detecting circuit of transmitter, comprises a signal detecting unit connected between the transmitter output end and the transmitter control unit to detect an output signal of transmitter, a reference voltage generating unit, a differential amplifier having non-inverted input end, inverted input end and output end to supply a detection voltage to the control unit from the output end and a voltage limiting element connected between the inverted input end and reference potential point, wherein the detection voltage output from the signal detecting unit is supplied to the non-inverted input end, the reference voltage output from the reference voltage generating unit and an additional reference voltage of the transmitting level indicating voltage output from the control unit are respectively supplied to the inverted input end, the additional reference voltage supplied to the inverted input end is limited with the voltage limiting element and the detection voltage increasing with increase of the de
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiro Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20030020515
    Abstract: A transmission signal which is output from a power amplifier is rectified by a first rectifying circuit and is then input to a first transistor of a voltage-to-current converting circuit, while the reference voltage is output from a second rectifying circuit and is then input to a second transistor of the voltage-to-current converting circuit. The output current of the first transistor is subtracted from the output current of the second transistor via a first current-mirror circuit, and a current that is proportional to the output voltage of the power amplifier is caused to flow to a two-terminal p-n junction electronic device. Then, a voltage that is proportional to the logarithm of the current is output from across the p-n junction electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuharu Aoki, Jiro Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6223023
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a transmitter-receiver unit for a portable telephone, comprising a transmission circuit block, a reception circuit block, an antenna terminal member with an antenna connected thereto for transmitting a transmission signal outputted from the transmission circuit block and for receiving a reception signal to be inputted to the reception circuit block, an antenna duplexer connected to the antenna terminal member, a printed wiring board having connectors and wiring patterns, the connectors having terminals connected to the transmission circuit block and the reception circuit block and also connected to the wiring patterns, and a frame for holding the printed wiring board, wherein the antenna terminal member is disposed at a corner position of one side of the printed wiring board, and the connectors are formed so that they each can be disposed at any of opposed positions on both sides of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Kikuchi, Yoshio Saito, Satoshi Urabe
  • Patent number: 6167096
    Abstract: A transmitting circuit comprises a QPSK modulator, a voltage controlled oscillator used as a frequency modulator, and a PLL circuit for controlling the oscillation frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator. The frequency of a reference signal supplied to the PLL circuit is used as a first reference frequency in the event of performing the QPSK modulation by the QPSK modulator and is used as a second reference frequency lower than the first reference frequency in the event of performing the frequency modulation by the voltage controlled oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiro Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6147866
    Abstract: According to the electronic device of the invention, the convex parts formed on the case is inserted into the engagement holes provided on the thermal conduction member, and the front ends of the convex parts are caulked to eliminate the plays. Further, the tongue-form pieces are formed on each of the two sides parallel to each other, the clasps are formed upright on the case, and the tongue-form pieces are hooked by the lower sides of the clasps. Further, the two sides where the tongue-form pieces of the thermal conduction member are formed are provided with slits that make it easy to deflect the tongue-form pieces, which facilitates the work to hook by slanting the upper sides of the clasps on the case, and further eliminates the plays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Saito, Satoshi Urabe, Jiro Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Yoshikiyo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5308757
    Abstract: In determining the effectiveness of parameters on cells, after treatment of the cells with one or more selected parameters, the results of the treatment can be quickly determined by measuring the number n.sub.0 of cells having a predetermined cell form, subsequently mechanically stressing the cells for a sufficient period of time t to change the cell form substantially, thereafter again measuring the number n of cells having the predetermined cell form, and determining the cell viability .tau.defined by .tau.=t/1n(n.sub.0 /n).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Kawamura, Yoshu Yoshiba, Shinji Tanaka, Kazuo Sato, Jiro Kikuchi, Kahoru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4709403
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the output power of a transmitter that is installed in a vehicle or used in a mobile radio communication equipment has a power amplifier, a coupler for delivering an output corresponding to the output power from the power amplifier, a detector disposed after the coupler, a comparator for delivering an output proportional to the difference between the output voltage from the demodulator and a reference voltage, and a voltage control circuit for controlling the output power of the power amplifier in response to the output from the comparator. An RF variable attenuator is disposed before the comparator to compress the dynamic range of the signal applied to the voltage control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiro Kikuchi