Patents by Inventor Kenichi Masuda

Kenichi Masuda 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: 11977765
    Abstract: The functions of a mainframe environment are expanded by leveraging the functions of an open environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Masuda, Ryusuke Ito, Kenichi Oyamada, Yuri Hiraiwa, Goro Kazama, Yunde Sun, Ryosuke Kodaira
  • Publication number: 20240128030
    Abstract: In a lithium-ion capacitor, the positive electrode includes a positive current collector and a positive electrode mixture layer. The positive electrode mixture layer contains a positive electrode active material. An electrostatic capacity of the positive current collector is less than or equal to 20 ?F/cm2. The negative electrode includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer. The negative electrode mixture layer contains a negative electrode active material. The electrolyte contains a first lithium salt and a second lithium salt. The first lithium salt is a lithium salt of a fluorine-containing inorganic acid, and the second lithium salt is a lithium salt of a fluorine-containing acid imide. A proportion of a molar concentration of the first lithium salt in a total molar concentration of the first lithium salt and the second lithium salt in the electrolyte is more than 0% and less than or equal to 35%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: SHOHEI MASUDA, KENICHI NAGAMITSU, NAO MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20240091755
    Abstract: In a photocatalyst which is obtained by adding a co-catalyst to semiconductor particles containing strontium titanate and which causes a water decomposition reaction in which water molecules are decomposed into oxygen molecules and hydrogen molecules according to light emission, the semiconductor particles are doped with barium or additionally with scandium. A method of synthesizing a semiconductor for the photocatalyst includes a process of synthesizing semiconductor particles containing strontium titanate doped with barium by mixing barium titanate or additionally with scandium oxide into strontium chloride or mixing strontium titanate or additionally scandium oxide into strontium chloride and barium chloride and performing firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Taizo MASUDA, Ryota TOMIZAWA, Kenichi OKUMURA, Tatsuya HASEGAWA, Shigeru IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11931715
    Abstract: In an apparatus producing hydrogen gas by the decomposition reaction of water using photocatalyst, its miniaturization is achieved while suppressing the decrease of production efficiency of hydrogen gas as low as possible or improving the efficiency. The apparatus 1 comprises a container portion 2 receiving water W; a photocatalyst member 3 immersed in the water, having photocatalyst which generates excited electrons and positive holes when irradiated with light, causes a decomposition reaction of the water and generates hydrogen gas; a light source 4 emitting the light irradiated to the photocatalyst member; and a heat exchange device 7 conducting waste heat of the light source to the water in the container portion; wherein the water to be decomposed on the photocatalyst member in the container portion is warmed by the waste heat of the light source by the heat exchange device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taizo Masuda, Kenichi Okumura, Ryota Tomizawa, Atsuki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20230218742
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vaccine against a coronavirus. According to the present invention, there is provided a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a partial peptide of a coronavirus spike protein consisting of the amino acid sequence corresponding to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a multiple antigen peptide containing a plurality of any of these peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: RIKEN, ANIMAL ALLERGY CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi MASUDA, Takashi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20210355237
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antibody specific to IgE antibody-producing B cells or an antibody binding fragment thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides an isolated monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof that binds to a peptide having a sequence consisting of an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 18, and (1) binds to IgE antibody on a B cell surface and/or (2) binds to IgE antibody heated at 56° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: RIKEN, ANIMAL ALLERGY CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi MASUDA, Takashi SAITO
  • Patent number: 10556818
    Abstract: A plate-like glass includes a chemically strengthened glass having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and an end surface connecting the first surface and second surface. When a tangential direction from an arbitrary point on the first surface is assumed to be an X-axis, a direction orthogonal to the X-axis is assumed to be a Y-axis, and a direction orthogonal to the X-axis and the Y-axis is assumed to be a Z-axis, the X-axis is a direction in which a first curvature radius R1 in cross-section of the first surface in an XZ plane passing the X-axis and Z-axis is minimum. The first surface has a curvature part in which the surface is bent in the X-axis direction on the first surface and the first curvature radius R1 is within a specific range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujii, Kenichi Masuda, Satoshi Kanasugi, Naoki Hashitani
  • Publication number: 20190337989
    Abstract: This application relates to an useful drug for prevention or treatment of avian influenza virus infection, and specifically provides a multiple antigen peptide comprising a dendritic core and 4-8 antigen peptides, wherein each of the antigen peptides is bound to a terminus of the dendritic core directly or through a spacer, and is a peptide consisting of 7-12 consecutive amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, the multiple antigen peptide inducing the production of IgG antibodies in mammalian animals or birds, and further provides an immunity inducer comprising the multiple antigen peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicants: RIKEN, Animal Allergy Clinical Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi MASUDA, Takashi SAITO, Yasuyuki ISHII, Ayato TAKADA, Manabu IGARASHI, Junki MARUYAMA, Yusuke SAITO, Takuya NARA
  • Patent number: 10428112
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic peptide capable of inducing an antibody to an autoantigen, and specifically, provides: a multiplexed same type-antigenic peptide having a dendritic core and B-cell recognition peptides, wherein the multiplexed same type-antigenic peptide comprises 4 to 8 B-cell recognition peptides of the same type that are bound to the terminal ends of the dendritic core directly or via a spacer, and each B-cell recognition peptide is bound to the terminal end of the dendritic core directly or via a spacer; an antibody production-inducing agent having the peptides; and a method for producing the peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: RIKEN, Animal Allergy Clinical Laboratories Inc., Nippon Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Masuda, Yasuyuki Ishii, Toshihiro Tsukui
  • Publication number: 20190276495
    Abstract: This application provides: a multiple antigen peptide comprising a dendritic core and 4-8 antigen peptides, wherein each of the antigen peptides is bound to a terminus of the dendritic core directly or through a spacer and is a peptide consisting of 7-15 consecutive amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a peptide which is the same as the peptide except that 1-3 amino acids are substituted; and an immune inducer comprising the multiple antigen peptide(s), wherein the multiple antigen peptide and the immune inducer are both useful for prevention or treatment of Ebola virus infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicants: RIKEN, ANIMAL ALLERGY CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi MASUDA, Takashi SAITO, Yasuyuki ISHII, Ayato TAKADA, Manabu IGARASHI, Junki MARUYAMA, Yusuke SAITO, Takuya NARA
  • Patent number: 9850317
    Abstract: Problem to be Solved: The present invention is intended to provide a polynucleotide encoding the light-chain variable region and the heavy-chain variable region of an anti-dog IgE antibody; and an anti-dog IgE antibody containing these variable regions. Solution: The present invention is DNA encoding a heavy-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or 6 and DNA encoding a light-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 or 8, and an anti-dog IgE monoclonal antibody which binds to dog IgE, containing these variable regions or a functional fragment thereof which binds to dog IgE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ANIMAL ALLERGY CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC., NIPPON ZENYAKU KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Ohara, Takahiro Nagase, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Reiko Ohara, Kenichi Masuda, Toshihiro Tsukui
  • Publication number: 20170327402
    Abstract: A plate-like glass includes a chemically strengthened glass having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and an end surface connecting the first surface and second surface. When a tangential direction from an arbitrary point on the first surface is assumed to be an X-axis, a direction orthogonal to the X-axis is assumed to be a Y-axis, and a direction orthogonal to the X-axis and the Y-axis is assumed to be a Z-axis, the X-axis is a direction in which a first curvature radius R1 in cross-section of the first surface in an XZ plane passing the X-axis and Z-axis is minimum. The first surface has a curvature part in which the surface is bent in the X-axis direction on the first surface and the first curvature radius R1 is within a specific range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto FUJII, Kenichi Masuda, Satoshi Kanasugi, Naoki Hashitani
  • Publication number: 20170158738
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic peptide capable of inducing an antibody to an autoantigen, and specifically, provides: a multiplexed same type-antigenic peptide having a dendritic core and B-cell recognition peptides, wherein the multiplexed same type-antigenic peptide comprises 4 to 8 B-cell recognition peptides of the same type that are bound to the terminal ends of the dendritic core directly or via a spacer, and each B-cell recognition peptide is bound to the terminal end of the dendritic core directly or via a spacer; an antibody production-inducing agent having the peptides; and a method for producing the peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichi MASUDA, Yasuyuki ISHII, Toshihiro TSUKUI
  • Patent number: 9584789
    Abstract: An example information processing device displays a partial area of a panoramic video on a display device. The information processing device determines a display range of the panoramic video to be displayed on the display device based on an input made on a predetermined input device. A range and/or a position on a panoramic image is set as a target. Then, the information processing device displays the panoramic video of the display range on the display device, and outputs guide information representing a relationship between the display range and the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Hal Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Suzuki, Kenichi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20160272728
    Abstract: Problem to be Solved: The present invention is intended to provide a polynucleotide encoding the light-chain variable region and the heavy-chain variable region of an anti-dog IgE antibody; and an anti-dog IgE antibody containing these variable regions. Solution: The present invention is DNA encoding a heavy-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 or 6 and DNA encoding a light-chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 or 8, and an anti-dog IgE monoclonal antibody which binds to dog IgE, containing these variable regions or a functional fragment thereof which binds to dog IgE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicants: KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NIPPON ZENYAKU KOGYO CO., LTD., ANIMAL ALLERGY CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Osamu OHARA, Takahiro NAGASE, Yoshihiro YAMAGUCHI, Reiko OHARA, Kenichi MASUDA, Toshihiro TSUKUI
  • Patent number: 9067358
    Abstract: A molding apparatus for glass molded product includes a mold, a press shaft and a release device. The release device includes a release member, a push bar, and a release action mechanism. The release member has a lower end surface to face an outer peripheral portion of a molding surface of the lower die of the mold. The push bar adjusts a downward pressure given to the release member. The release action mechanism is provided to hold an upper portion of the push bar movably along a shaft direction of the press shaft. The release action mechanism moves the push bar and the release member downward along the shaft direction to release a glass material and the upper die of the mold when the upper die and the lower die are separated after the glass material has been pressed between the upper die and the lower die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Kenichi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20140283555
    Abstract: The present invention provides a molding apparatus and a molding method of glass casings capable of improving a productivity of glass casings. In a molding apparatus 1 of glass casings being a molding apparatus of glass casings in which a plate-shaped glass material 50 is press-molded by molding molds formed of an upper mold unit 11 and a lower mold unit 12, and the molding apparatus has a heating plate 3b, pressing plates 4b and a cooling plate 5b performing a heating process, a pressing process and a cooling process, respectively, on the mounted glass material, and a control unit controlling the respective processes, and a plurality of upper molds and lower molds provided to the upper mold unit 11 and the lower mold unit 12 are respectively and independently held within each unit in a movable manner in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Kenichi MASUDA
  • Patent number: 8716031
    Abstract: Disclosed is a convenient and effective means for quantifying an antigen-specific canine or human IgE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: RIKEN, Animal Allergy Clinical Laboratories
    Inventors: Kenichi Masuda, Yasuyuki Ishii, Nobutaka Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20140093605
    Abstract: A molding apparatus for glass molded product includes a mold, a press shaft and a release device. The release device includes a release member, a push bar, and a release action mechanism. The release member has a lower end surface to face an outer peripheral portion of a molding surface of the lower die of the mold. The push bar adjusts a downward pressure given to the release member. The release action mechanism is provided to hold an upper portion of the push bar movably along a shaft direction of the press shaft. The release action mechanism moves the push bar and the release member downward along the shaft direction to release a glass material and the upper die of the mold when the upper die and the lower die are separated after the glass material has been pressed between the upper die and the lower die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Kenichi MASUDA
  • Patent number: 8672820
    Abstract: A tool stocker includes main stockers for holding a plurality of tools detachably mounted on a main spindle for machining a workpiece, an auxiliary stocker for holding and transferring tools to and from the main stockers, and a tool transfer mechanism for transferring tools between the main stockers and the auxiliary stocker. The auxiliary stocker includes a plurality of tool pods for removably supporting the tools therein, a rail in sliding engagement with outer surfaces of the tool pods, a chain for moving the tool pods in sliding engagement with the rail, and a motor for actuating the chain. The rail has a recess defined therein in alignment with the tool transfer mechanism, such that the tools transferred by the tool transfer mechanism pass through the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoki Uchikawa, Shoji Shibata, Takeshi Shibata, Shugo Arakawa, Masakazu Kubo, Tatsuhiko Tanaka, Kenichi Masuda