Patents by Inventor Kaori Kojima

Kaori Kojima 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: 20240069033
    Abstract: A method for screening for a molecule capable of forming a complex with a plurality of target molecules has been found by applying an affinity-based method for recovering a candidate molecule to techniques represented by Split GFP techniques. The method includes allowing a first target molecule linked to a first moiety of a protein, a second target molecule linked to a second moiety of the protein, and a library containing a plurality of test molecules to coexist, and recovering a test molecule capable of forming a complex with the first target molecule linked to the first moiety and the second target molecule linked to the second moiety by an affinity technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Tetsuo KOJIMA, Kaori NISHIMURA, Yugo KURIKI
  • Patent number: 10391041
    Abstract: A sheet-like hair care product including (A) a substrate sheet containing cellulosic fibers and having a bending resistance of 10 to 70 mm measured by the 45° cantilever method in accordance with JIS L1096:2010 and (B) a liquid cosmetic composition. The substrate sheet (A) is impregnated with 1 to 50 g of the liquid cosmetic composition (B). The substrate sheet impregnated with the liquid cosmetic composition is preferably packaged in a packaging container having an access opening with an area of 25 to 4000 mm2 and an openable and closable lid sealing the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Nishizawa, Azusa Kasuga, Keiko Ishii, Rina Iikubo, Kaori Kojima
  • Publication number: 20160051452
    Abstract: A sheet-like hair care product including (A) a substrate sheet containing cellulosic fibers and having a bending resistance of 10 to 70 mm measured by the 45° cantilever method in accordance with JIS L1096:2010 and (B) a liquid cosmetic composition. The substrate sheet (A) is impregnated with 1 to 50 g of the liquid cosmetic composition (B). The substrate sheet impregnated with the liquid cosmetic composition is preferably packaged in a packaging container having an access opening with an area of 25 to 4000 mm2 and an openable and closable lid sealing the contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi NISHIZAWA, Azusa KASUGA, Keiko ISHII, Rina IIKUBO, Kaori KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 7508595
    Abstract: A taking lens apparatus has a zoom lens system that forms an optical image of an object at a variable magnification and that includes an aperture stop in the optical path, and an image sensor that has a light-receiving surface that converts the optical image into an electrical image signal and outputs it. The zoom lens system includes an optical member having a reflective surface that reflects a light beam in such a way that the optical axis is bent at substantially 90°. Moreover, prescribed conditions are fulfilled among the focal length of the entire zoom lens system at the wide-angle end, at the telephoto end, the axial distance from the image plane to the exit pupil at the wide-angle end, and the axial distance from the image-side surface of the most image-side lens element to the image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaori Kojima
  • Publication number: 20070224152
    Abstract: A hair cleansing composition containing the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) 0.1 to 20 wt. % of an organic dicarboxylic acid which may have a hydroxy group, a hydroxycarboxylic acid, or a salt thereof; (B) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of an at least one antiphlogistics; (C) 0.5 to 60 wt. % of an anionic surfactant, wherein the composition diluted 20 times by weight with water has a pH of 1 to 5 at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi SAKAI, Kennichi Kasuga, Aya Suzuki, Kaori Kojima
  • Patent number: 7227706
    Abstract: An image-taking lens apparatus has an image sensor for converting an optical image of a subject into an electrical signal and an image-taking lens system for forming the optical image on the image sensor. The image-taking lens system includes a prism for bending the optical path, and the refractive index of the prism fulfills a prescribed conditional formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Genta Yagyu, Shinji Yamaguchi, Kenji Konno, Kaori Kojima
  • Patent number: 7050241
    Abstract: A zoom lens system for forming an optical image of a subject on the light-receiving surface of an image sensor that converts the optical image into an electrical signal is provided with, from the object side thereof, at least a first lens unit, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit, and achieves zooming by varying the distances between the lens units. The first lens unit has a negative optical power. The second lens unit has a positive optical power. A prescribed condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaori Kojima, Kazuhiko Ishimaru
  • Publication number: 20050259329
    Abstract: An image-taking lens apparatus has an image sensor for converting an optical image of a subject into an electrical signal and an image-taking lens system for forming the optical image on the image sensor. The image-taking lens system includes a prism for bending the optical path, and the refractive index of the prism fulfills a prescribed conditional formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Genta Yagyu, Shinji Yamaguchi, Kenji Konno, Kaori Kojima
  • Patent number: 6934094
    Abstract: An imaging lens device has an imaging lens system that forms an optical image and an image sensing device that converts the optical image formed by the imaging lens system into an electronic signal. The imaging lens system includes two lens elements each made of a homogeneous material and having a positive optical power, and fulfills the following condition: 1.25<L/f<2.00, where L is the distance from the most object side lens surface to the image plane, and f is the overall focal length of the lens system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Kojima, Hitoshi Hagimori
  • Publication number: 20050141100
    Abstract: A zoom lens system for forming an optical image of a subject on the light-receiving surface of an image sensor that converts the optical image into an electrical signal is provided with, from the object side thereof, at least a first lens unit, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit, and achieves zooming by varying the distances between the lens units. The first lens unit has a negative optical power. The second lens unit has a positive optical power. A prescribed condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Kaori Kojima, Kazuhiko Ishimaru
  • Publication number: 20040233302
    Abstract: A taking lens apparatus has a zoom lens system that forms an optical image of an object at a variable magnification and that includes an aperture stop in the optical path, and an image sensor that has a light-receiving surface on which to receive the optical image formed by the zoom lens system and that converts the optical image into an electrical image signal and outputs it. Here, the zoom lens system is composed of ten or less optical members, of which one has a reflective surface that reflects a light beam in such a way that the optical axis is bent at substantially 90°. Moreover, prescribed conditions are fulfilled among the focal length of the entire zoom lens system at the wide-angle end, the focal length of the entire zoom lens system at the telephoto end, the axial distance from the image plane to the exit pupil at the wide-angle end, and the axial distance from the image-side surface of the most image-side lens element to the image plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: MINOLTA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kaori Kojima
  • Patent number: 6607718
    Abstract: A composition that is suitable for treating hair includes: (A) 40 to 98 wt. % of a polyhydric alcohol; (B) at least one component, soluble in component (A), selected from the group consisting of a fat, an oil, a nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a higher alcohol, a hydroxycarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, an aromatic carboxylic acid, urea, guanidine and an aromatic alcohol and mixtures thereof; (C) 0 to 20 wt. % of water; and (D) 0.3 to 10 wt. % of hydroxypropyl cellulose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Mika Okuno, Kaori Kojima
  • Publication number: 20020018303
    Abstract: An imaging lens device has an imaging lens system that forms an optical image and an image sensing device that converts the optical image formed by the imaging lens system into an electronic signal. The imaging lens system includes two lens elements each made of a homogeneous material and having a positive optical power, and fulfills the following condition: 1.25<L/f<2.00, where L is the distance from the most object side lens surface to the image plane, and f is the overall focal length of the lens system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Kaori Kojima, Hitoshi Hagimori