Patents by Inventor Kenji Tomita

Kenji Tomita 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: 11957906
    Abstract: This external stimulus application system is structured so as to comprise: an external stimulus unit that applies an external stimulus to a target area of a user's body; a detection unit that detects changes in a detected area of the user's body during an action of the user; a control unit that causes the external stimulus unit to produce a stimulus if a detected value detected by the detection unit satisfies a prescribed condition; and a storage unit that stores the detected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Tomita, Yuki Kondo, Motoyasu Yasui, Kenji Iida
  • Patent number: 11960238
    Abstract: A drive transmission device includes a drive train including a plurality of drive transmitters, and a container. The plurality of drive transmitters of the drive train transmit a driving force of a drive source to a rotator rotatable around a shaft and a swing member rotatable around a shaft different from the shaft of the rotator. The container contains the drive train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Tomita, Ryohhei Ohya
  • Publication number: 20240109020
    Abstract: A gas purification apparatus includes: an impurity removal unit for removing impurities in a feed gas; a purification vessel accommodating the impurity removal unit; and a heating unit which is provided inside the purification vessel in a state of non-contact with the impurity removal unit, and heats the purification vessel from the inside, the heating unit being detachably mounted in the purification vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kenji HIROSE, Shusei MIO, Shinji TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20240076596
    Abstract: A cell culture container includes: an insert member having a membrane on which a cell is seeded, the insert member defining a first inner space that functions as an anaerobic chamber; a container having an attachment/detachment portion to and from which the insert member is attachable and detachable, the container defining a second inner space that functions as an aerobic chamber; a sealing member that closes an opening of the aerobic chamber between the attachment/detachment portion and the insert member with the insert member being attached to the attachment/detachment portion; and a transfer mechanism that transfers force to the sealing member. The sealing member closes the opening in response to an input of the force from the transfer mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Tsunehiro INOUE, Toyoyuki HASHIMOTO, Yasuko YONEDA, Kenji TAKUBO, Yoichi FUJIYAMA, Tomoki OHKUBO, Eiichi OZEKI, Ryogo TAKAI, Hiroomi GOTO, Sadamu TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20230287004
    Abstract: The present invention provides the following compounds having anti-viral activity. A1 is CR1AR1B, S or O; A2 is CR2AR2B, S or O; A3 is CR3AR3B, S or O; A4 is CR4AR4B, S or O; the number of hetero atoms among atoms constituting the ring which consists of A1, A2, A3, A4, nitrogen atom adjacent to A1 and carbon atom adjacent to A1, is 1 or 2; R1A and R1B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R2A and R2B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R3A and R3B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R4A and R4B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R3A and R3B may be taken together to form non-aromatic carbocycle or non-aromatic heterocycle; X is CH2, S or O; R1 is each independently halogen, hydroxy, or the like; m is any integer of 0 to 2; and n is any integer of 1 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto KAWAI, Kenji TOMITA, Toshiyuki AKIYAMA, Azusa OKANO, Masayoshi MIYAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230236541
    Abstract: A drive transmission device includes a drive train including a plurality of drive transmitters, and a container. The plurality of drive transmitters of the drive train transmit a driving force of a drive source to a rotator rotatable around a shaft and a swing member rotatable around a shaft different from the shaft of the rotator. The container contains the drive train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kenji TOMITA, Ryohhei OHYA
  • Patent number: 11697563
    Abstract: A sheet conveyance device includes a first conveyance member, and a drive transmission mechanism. The first conveyance member is configured to convey a sheet toward a second conveyance member. The drive transmission mechanism is configured to transmit a driving force of a driving source to the first conveyance member. The drive transmission mechanism includes a first drive transmitter and a second drive transmitter disposed coaxially with the first drive transmitter. The driving force is transmitted from the first drive transmitter to the second drive transmitter. The second drive transmitter is rotatable relative to the first drive transmitter within at least a predetermined angular range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tomita
  • Publication number: 20220281890
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing the following compound having antiviral action: P is hydrogen or a group to form a prodrug; A1 is CR1AR1B, S or O; A2 is CR2AR2B, S or O; A3 is CR3AR3B, S or O; A4 is each independently CR4AR4B, S or O; the number of hetero atoms among atoms constituting the ring which consists of A1, A2, A3, A4, nitrogen atom adjacent to A1 and carbon atom adjacent to A4, is 1 or 2; R1A and R1B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R2A and R2B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R3A and R3B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R4A and R4B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R3A and R3B may be taken together with an adjacent carbon atom to form non-aromatic carbocycle or non-aromatic heterocycle; R1 is fluorine; m is any integer of 1 to 2; and n is any integer of 1 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto KAWAI, Kenji TOMITA, Toshiyuki AKIYAMA, Azusa OKANO, Masayoshi MIYAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11204570
    Abstract: A contact-separation mechanism includes a cam to rotate to move a contact-separation member to and from a counterpart member, a detection target to rotate together with the cam, and a detector to detect presence or absence of the detection target in a detection area of the detector, and circuitry. The cam has a reference range. The circuitry issues a rotation stop instruction of the cam after a target time elapses from passing of the reference range of the detection target through the detection area, and sets the target time based on a duration of an immediately preceding passing of the reference range through the detection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nanno, Kimihiro Tanaka, Tamotsu Ikeda, Kenji Tomita, Osamu Saito
  • Publication number: 20210380359
    Abstract: A sheet conveyance device includes a first conveyance member, and a drive transmission mechanism. The first conveyance member is configured to convey a sheet toward a second conveyance member. The drive transmission mechanism is configured to transmit a driving force of a driving source to the first conveyance member. The drive transmission mechanism includes a first drive transmitter and a second drive transmitter disposed coaxially with the first drive transmitter. The driving force is transmitted from the first drive transmitter to the second drive transmitter. The second drive transmitter is rotatable relative to the first drive transmitter within at least a predetermined angular range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji TOMITA
  • Patent number: 11022921
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a driven unit and a drive transmitter. The drive transmitter includes a drive source, a drive gear, and a driven gear. The drive source is configured to drive the driven unit. The drive gear is configured to receive a driving force from the drive source. The driven gear is meshed with the drive gear. The drive transmitter is configured to transmit the driving force from the drive source to the driven unit. The drive gear or the driven gear is a crowned gear crowning-processed and the crowned gear has a crowning amount less than 50 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maehata, Hiroaki Takagi, Kenji Tomita
  • Publication number: 20200361958
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing the following compound having antiviral action: wherein each of the symbols is defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto KAWAI, Kenji TOMITA, Toshiyuki AKIYAMA, Azusa OKANO, Masayoshi MIYAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200339565
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having antiviral effects, particularly having growth inhibitory activity on influenza viruses, a preferred example of the compound being a substituted 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone derivative prodrug having cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitory activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chika TAKAHASHI, Hidenori MIKAMIYAMA, Toshiyuki AKIYAMA, Kenji TOMITA, Yoshiyuki TAODA, Makoto KAWAI, Kosuke ANAN, Masayoshi MIYAGAWA, Naoyuki SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200326648
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a driven unit and a drive transmitter. The drive transmitter includes a drive source, a drive gear, and a driven gear. The drive source is configured to drive the driven unit. The drive gear is configured to receive a driving force from the drive source. The driven gear is meshed with the drive gear. The drive transmitter is configured to transmit the driving force from the drive source to the driven unit. The drive gear or the driven gear is a crowned gear crowning-processed and the crowned gear has a crowning amount less than 50 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MAEHATA, Hiroaki TAKAGI, Kenji TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20200283455
    Abstract: The present invention provides the following compounds having anti-viral activity. A1 is CR1AR1B, S or O; A2 is CR2AR2B, S or O; A3 is CR3AR3B, S or O; A4 is CR4AR4B, S or O; the number of hetero atoms among atoms constituting the ring which consists of A1, A2, A3, A4, nitrogen atom adjacent to A1 and carbon atom adjacent to A1, is 1 or 2; R1A and R1B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R2A and R2B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R3A and R3B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R4A and R4B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R3A and R3B may be taken together to form non-aromatic carbocycle or non-aromatic heterocycle; X is CH2, S or O; R1 is each independently halogen, hydroxy, or the like; m is any integer of 0 to 2; and n is any integer of 1 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto KAWAI, Kenji TOMITA, Toshiyuki AKIYAMA, Azusa OKANO, Masayoshi MIYAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10686374
    Abstract: A control apparatus performs peak current mode control in which a drive switch is turned off when output of a comparator is inverted during an on-operation period determined by a basic signal. The comparator inverts the output when a reactor current increases to a command current. The control apparatus determines that a switching frequency of the drive switch is required to be switched when the output of the comparator is detected to have not become inverted during the single switching period while the peak current mode control is being performed. The control apparatus sets the switching frequency to a first frequency when the switching determining unit determines that the switching frequency is not required to be switched, and switches the switching frequency from the first frequency to a second frequency lower than the first frequency when the switching determining unit determines that the switching frequency is required to be switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Tomita, Seiji Iyasu, Yuichi Handa
  • Publication number: 20200172359
    Abstract: A contact-separation mechanism includes a cam to rotate to move a contact-separation member to and from a counterpart member, a detection target to rotate together with the cam, and a detector to detect presence or absence of the detection target in a detection area of the detector, and circuitry. The cam has a reference range. The circuitry issues a rotation stop instruction of the cam after a target time elapses from passing of the reference range of the detection target through the detection area, and sets the target time based on a duration of an immediately preceding passing of the reference range through the detection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: SHIGEO NANNO, Kimihiro Tanaka, Tamotsu Ikeda, Kenji Tomita, Osamu Saito
  • Patent number: 10591853
    Abstract: A moving device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a cam, a moving body, a biasing body, a drive source and a drive transmission device. The moving body is configured to be moved by the cam. The biasing body is configured to apply a biasing force to bias the moving body toward the cam. The drive source is configured to apply a driving force to the cam. The drive transmission device is configured to transmit the driving force to the cam and includes a load applying body configured to apply a load to a rotation of the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Tomita, Kimihiro Tanaka, Yohei Miura, Hiroaki Nieda
  • Patent number: 10520183
    Abstract: A tubular belt includes an inner layer and an outer layer that are coupled together at an upper edge and a lower edge. A flat tubular storage pocket space is formed between the inner and the outer layers. The pocket can be accessed through one or more pocket openings formed in the outer layer. A light coupling can be attached to the elastic belt to securely hold a light to the elastic belt. The light coupling mechanism extends outward from a pocket of the belt and a light is attached to the light coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Light-Belt LLC
    Inventor: Paul Kenji Tomita
  • Patent number: 10503102
    Abstract: A drive transmitting device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a drive source, a drive transmitting body, and a rotary shaft. The drive transmitting body has a press-in target portion. The rotary shaft includes a press-in portion mounted on one end of the rotary shaft in an axial direction of the rotary shaft to be pressed into the press-in target portion of the drive transmitting body. The press-in portion includes a flat face and a plurality of circular arc faces having different distances from an axial center of the rotary shaft and being disposed at a same position as at least a portion of the flat face in the axial direction of the rotary shaft. A radius of curvature of one of the plurality of circular arc faces is greater than a radius of curvature of another of the plurality of circular arc faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Tomita