Patents by Inventor Kiichi Fukui
Kiichi Fukui 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).
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Patent number: 9725733Abstract: By analyzing a Jatropha genome, NF-YB-encoding genes of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 11, fragments of NF-YB-encoding genes of SEQ ID NOs: 12 and 13, and genes relating thereto were found. By transforming Jatropha with these NF-YB-encoding genes and the like, it is possible to overexpress a NF-YB polypeptide and so on, and to significantly improve the productivity of protein synthesis involved by the NF-YB polypeptide, and to significantly improve the dry stress resistance, for example. As a result, it is possible to create dry stress resistant Jatropha capable of ensuring high growth even under water deficient conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Sachihiro Matsunaga, Tsutomu Kohinata, Kiichi Fukui, Satoshi Tabata
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Publication number: 20170044567Abstract: By analyzing a Jatropha genome, NF-YB-encoding genes of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 11, fragments of NF-YB-encoding genes of SEQ ID NOs: 12 and 13, and genes relating thereto were found. By transforming Jatropha with these NF-YB-encoding genes and the like, it is possible to overexpress a NF-YB polypeptide and so on, and to significantly improve the productivity of protein synthesis involved by the NF-YB polypeptide, and to significantly improve the dry stress resistance, for example. As a result, it is possible to create dry stress resistant Jatropha capable of ensuring high growth even under water deficient conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Sachihiro MATSUNAGA, Tsutomu KOHINATA, Kiichi FUKUI, Satoshi TABATA
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Patent number: 9447426Abstract: By analyzing a Jatropha genome, NF-YB-encoding genes of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 11, fragments of NF-YB-encoding genes of SEQ ID NOs: 12 and 13, and genes relating thereto were found. By transforming Jatropha with these NF-YB-encoding genes and the like, it is possible to overexpress a NF-YB polypeptide and so on, and to significantly improve the productivity of protein synthesis involved by the NF-YB polypeptide, and to significantly improve the dry stress resistance, for example. As a result, it is possible to create dry stress resistant Jatropha capable of ensuring high growth even under water deficient conditions.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Sachihiro Matsunaga, Tsutomu Kohinata, Kiichi Fukui, Satoshi Tabata
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Patent number: 9255278Abstract: A PPAT polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 derived from Jatropha, a PPAT polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO: 2 and so on were found. By transforming Jatropha with these PPAT polynucleotides, it is possible to overexpress the PPAT polypeptide in comparison with a wild type, and biosynthesis of coenzyme A is promoted by these polypeptides, the metabolic function and viability of the transformed Jatropha are enhanced, and for example, stress resistance can be significantly improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Kiichi Fukui, Joyce Cartagena, Naoki Wada, Tsutomu Kohinata, Yasuhisa Yushio, Naoki Ikeguchi, Satoshi Tabata
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Patent number: 9109954Abstract: An optical microscope that can prevent an increase in the complexity of the light source system is equipped with optics readily capable of adequate operation even when the modulation frequency is increased to reduce the impact of the intensity noise of the laser. The optical microscope irradiates a sample with a first train of optical pulses having a first optical frequency, which is generated by a first light source, and a second train of optical pulses having a second optical frequency, which is temporally synchronized with the first train of optical pulses and is generated by a second light source, and detects light scattered from the sample. A first repetition frequency of the first train of optical pulses is an integral sub-multiple of a second repetition frequency of the second train of optical pulses.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyuki Ozeki, Kazuyoshi Itoh, Fumihiro Dake, Kiichi Fukui, Shinichiro Kajiyama, Yuma Kitagawa, Norihiko Nishizawa, Kazuhiko Sumimura
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Publication number: 20150060280Abstract: Jatropha lines can be classified and discriminated by a method including the steps of: conducting a nucleic acid amplification reaction using a primer set including (i) adjacent forward primer and (ii) adjacent reverse primer, and (iii) LTR forward primer or LTR reverse primer, or (iv) RTP forward primer or RTP reverse primer, wherein DNA prepared from Jatropha that is an objective of determination, is used as a template; and determining the presence or absence of insertion of LTR-type retrotransposon including the retrotransposon sequence used in (iii) or (iv), on the basis of the presence or absence and length of an amplification product obtained by the amplification reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Kiichi FUKUI, Suguru TSUCHIMOTO, Hiroe SAKAI, Atefeh ALIPOUR, Toshifumi HOSOYA, Yasuhisa YUSHIO
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Publication number: 20140104608Abstract: An optical microscope that can prevent an increase in the complexity of the light source system is equipped with optics readily capable of adequate operation even when the modulation frequency is increased to reduce the impact of the intensity noise of the laser. The optical microscope irradiates a sample with a first train of optical pulses having a first optical frequency, which is generated by a first light source, and a second train of optical pulses having a second optical frequency, which is temporally synchronized with the first train of optical pulses and is generated by a second light source, and detects light scattered from the sample. A first repetition frequency of the first train of optical pulses is an integral sub-multiple of a second repetition frequency of the second train of optical pulses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyuki OZEKI, Kazuyoshi ITOH, Fumihiro DAKE, Kiichi FUKUI, Shinichiro KAJIYAMA, Yuma KITAGAWA, Norihiko NISHIZAWA, Kazuhiko SUMIMURA
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Patent number: 8629980Abstract: The invention provides an optical microscope that prevents an increase in the complexity of the light source system and is equipped with optics readily capable of adequate operation even when the modulation frequency is increased in order to reduce the impact of the intensity noise of the laser, etc. This optical microscope 100 irradiates a sample 6 with a first train of optical pulses having a first optical frequency, which is generated by a first light source, and a second train of optical pulses having a second optical frequency, which is temporally synchronized with the first train of optical pulses and is generated by a second light source, and detects light scattered from the sample 6. The repetition frequency of the train of optical pulses generated by the first light source is an integral sub-multiple of the repetition frequency of the train of optical pulses generated by the second light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyuki Ozeki, Kazuyoshi Itoh, Fumihiro Dake, Kiichi Fukui, Shinichiro Kajiyama, Yuma Kitagawa, Norihiko Nishizawa, Kazuhiko Sumimura
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Publication number: 20130109874Abstract: A PPAT polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 derived from Jatropha, a PPAT polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO: 2 and so on were found. By transforming Jatropha with these PPAT polynucleotides, it is possible to overexpress the PPAT polypeptide in comparison with a wild type, and biosynthesis of coenzyme A is promoted by these polypeptides, the metabolic function and viability of the transformed Jatropha are enhanced, and for example, stress resistance can be significantly improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kiichi Fukui, Joyce Cartagena, Naoki Wada, Tsutomu Kohinata, Yasuhisa Yushio, Naoki Ikeguchi, Satoshi Tabata
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Publication number: 20130072702Abstract: By analyzing a Jatropha genome, NF-YB-encoding genes of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 11, fragments of NF-YB-encoding genes of SEQ ID NOs: 12 and 13, and genes relating thereto were found. By transforming Jatropha with these NF-YB-encoding genes and the like, it is possible to overexpress a NF-YB polypeptide and so on, and to significantly improve the productivity of protein synthesis involved by the NF-YB polypeptide, and to significantly improve the dry stress resistance, for example. As a result, it is possible to create dry stress resistant Jatropha capable of ensuring high growth even under water deficient conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Sachihiro Matsunaga, Tsutomu Kohinata, Kiichi Fukui, Satoshi Tabata
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Patent number: 8260063Abstract: A control unit (41) included in an image classification apparatus of the present invention performs a step of clustering a plurality of training images for each of a plurality of combination patterns of a plurality of feature quantities that an image has, and a step of selecting, from among the plurality of combination patterns, a classification-use combination pattern to be used in image classification, based on a result of the clustering. The clustering is performed based on degrees of similarity between the training images that have been calculated with use of the feature quantities constituting the combination patterns.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: The University of TokyoInventors: Seiichiro Hasezawa, Natsumaro Kutsuna, Takumi Higaki, Satihiro Matsunaga, Susumu Uchiyama, Rika Maniwa, Arni eguna Gambe, Kiichi Fukui
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Publication number: 20120140217Abstract: The invention provides an optical microscope that prevents an increase in the complexity of the light source system and is equipped with optics readily capable of adequate operation even when the modulation frequency is increased in order to reduce the impact of the intensity noise of the laser, etc. This optical microscope 100 irradiates a sample 6 with a first train of optical pulses having a first optical frequency, which is generated by a first light source, and a second train of optical pulses having a second optical frequency, which is temporally synchronized with the first train of optical pulses and is generated by a second light source, and detects light scattered from the sample 6. The repetition frequency of the train of optical pulses generated by the first light source is an integral sub-multiple of the repetition frequency of the train of optical pulses generated by the second light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyuki Ozeki, Kazuyoshi Itoh, Fumihiro Dake, Kiichi Fukui, Shinichiro Kajiyama, Yuma Kitagawa, Norihiko Nishizawa, Kazuhiko Sumimura
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Publication number: 20110263825Abstract: It is intended to provide a monoclonal antibody having a growth inhibitory activity against a cell having a human CD20 antigen which is produced by using, as immunogens, a human B cell line expressing the human CD20 antigen and a cell line originating in a non-human animal, which is different from an animal to be immunized and has been transformed with human CD20 DNA, and a monoclonal antibody obtained by chimerization or humanization of the above-described monoclonal antibody. These monoclonal antibodies show biological activities suitable for using as drugs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Susumu Uchiyama, Kiichi Fukui
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Patent number: 7989588Abstract: The number of peptides having an ability to bind to a cell or penetrate into a cell is narrowed down by being selectively enriched from a random peptide library with a diversity of not less than one hundred millions of peptides using a phage surface display technique, and then cytoplasmic transfer is evaluated by using protein synthesis inhibition as an indicator by adding to a cell, a fusion body of the selectively enriched peptide and a protein synthesis inhibitory factor (PSIF) that cannot solely penetrate into the cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignees: Osaka University, Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Shinsaku Nakagawa, Tadanori Mayumi, Kiichi Fukui
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Publication number: 20110045009Abstract: The number of peptides having an ability to bind to a cell or penetrate into a cell is narrowed down by being selectively enriched from a random peptide library with a diversity of not less than one hundred millions of peptides using a phage surface display technique, and then cytoplasmic transfer is evaluated by using protein synthesis inhibition as an indicator by adding to a cell, a fusion body of the selectively enriched peptide and a protein synthesis inhibitory factor (PSIF) that cannot solely penetrate into the cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2006Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicants: Osaka University, Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Shinsaku Nakagawa, Tadanori Mayumi, Kiichi Fukui
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Publication number: 20100172555Abstract: A control unit (41) included in an image classification apparatus of the present invention performs a step of clustering a plurality of training images for each of a plurality of combination patterns of a plurality of feature quantities that an image has, and a step of selecting, from among the plurality of combination patterns, a classification-use combination pattern to be used in image classification, based on a result of the clustering. The clustering is performed based on degrees of similarity between the training images that have been calculated with use of the feature quantities constituting the combination patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Seiichiro Hasezawa, Natsumaro Kutsuna, Takumi Higaki, Satihiro Matsunaga, Susumu Uchiyama, Rika Maniwa, Arni eguna Gambe, Kiichi Fukui
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Publication number: 20100015638Abstract: Disclosed are a method for determining the affinity of an antibody capable of binding to a cell membrane surface antigen for the antigen; and a method for assaying or screening an antibody capable of binding to a cell membrane surface antigen by utilizing the determination method. In the determination of the affinity of the antibody for the antigen, floating cells presenting the antigen on the surface of the cell membrane thereof are used and the B/F separation of the cells is made by centrifugation or on a filter through which the cells cannot pass.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Susumu Uchiyama, Kiichi Fukui
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Publication number: 20090232381Abstract: A method for monitoring cells is provided capable of determining the stage in cell cycle of a cell in a rapid and highly reliable manner. A step of obtaining an image that reflects the chromosomal state in the cell, and a step of calculating a parameter that corresponds to the chromosomal state based on the image to determine the stage in the cell cycle on the basis of the calculation result are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Sachihiro Matsunaga, Susumu Uchiyama, Kiichi Fukui
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Publication number: 20090203886Abstract: The present invention provides a humanized anti human CD20 monoclonal antibody, selection criteria therefor, humanized antibodies selected using that criteria and showing biological characteristics suitable for use as pharmaceuticals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2006Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Susumu Uchiyama, Kiichi Fukui
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Patent number: 7342223Abstract: The mass spectrometer according to the present invention includes a light source for emitting pulse light including a plurality of wavelengths; an ionizer for ionizing molecules of a sample by irradiating the light from the light source to the sample; and a mass analyzer for separating ions ionized in the ionizer according to their mass to charge ratios. For the light source, one including a plurality of ultrashort pulse laser sources each emitting a wavelength different from others, and one emitting ultrashort pulse light including plural wavelengths ranging from the visible region to the infrared region generated by dispersing an ultrashort pulse light with continuous (white) spectrum can be used. Pulse lights having plural wavelengths ranging from near infrared to the ultraviolet region respectively share the role; i.e., one of them vaporizes the sample without fragmenting it, and another ionizes the vaporized sample with the single-photon process or two-photon (or multi-photon) process.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Kunihiko Ohkubo, Kiichi Fukui, Kazuyoshi Itoh