Patents by Inventor Koji Tsuji

Koji Tsuji 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: 20240115272
    Abstract: A cutting machining apparatus includes: a holding unit including a workpiece holder, a tool holder, and a unit body; a head positioned facing the holding unit and including a chuck holding a tool; an interior case of a box shape including, in a peripheral wall, a first opening through which the holding unit is inserted and a second opening through which the head is inserted and housing the workpiece holder, the tool holder, and the chuck disposed inside; a first cover occluding between the head and the outer periphery of the first opening of the interior case, a second cover occluding between the holding unit and the outer periphery of the second opening of the interior case, and a cooling source cooling the tool holder from within the unit body via a heat transfer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hidekazu Tsuji, Chiori Mochizuki, Kenji Inoue, Koji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11918568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel fused ring compound having urea structure that exhibits excellent NAMPT activating effect, and a method using the same for treating/preventing metabolic disorder, cardiovascular and kidney disease, mitochondrial disease, neurodegenerative disease, ocular disease, and muscle wasting disorder. The present invention provides a compound represented by following formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt: Formula (I) wherein A, B, R, R2 and R3 represent the same meanings as in the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Mayuko Akiu, Takashi Tsuji, Jun Tanaka, Koji Terayama, Mika Yokoyama, Anthony B. Pinkerton, Edward Hampton Sessions
  • Publication number: 20230215254
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a monitoring system including an edge processing apparatus including a space distinct ID management database, a space distinct ID control unit, a storage unit, an analysis unit, and an abnormality determination unit, and a controller, a transmitter, and a camera with sensor that are installed in a location to be monitored, in which the space distinct ID management database stores a space distinct ID and a transmission time of the space distinct ID in association with the location to be monitored, the space distinct ID control unit acquires the space distinct ID associated with the location to be monitored from the space distinct ID management database and transmits the space distinct ID that is acquired to the controller in the associated location to be monitored, the controller transmits the space distinct ID acquired from the space distinct ID control unit to the transmitter, the transmitter generates a signal based on the space distinct ID acquired from the controller and di
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota SHIINA, Tomohiro TANIGUCHI, Shinya TAMAKI, Kazutaka HARA, Koji TSUJI, Tetsuya SUZUKI, Yasutaka KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230190192
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a biosensor information collection system S including: a biosensor terminal 1-N that is to be attached to a living body and outputs sensor information on the living body; a hub terminal 2 that is to be attached to the living body and collects the sensor information on the living body, the biosensor terminal 1-N and the hub terminal 2 performing communication therebetween near a surface of the living body, the hub terminal 2 including: a reception intensity determination unit 26 that determines whether a reception intensity from the biosensor terminal 1-N coincides with a predetermined intensity with an allowable margin or deviates from the predetermined intensity beyond the allowable margin; and a sensor information request unit 25 that requests the sensor information on the living body of the biosensor terminal 1-N when the reception intensity from the biosensor terminal 1-N coincides with the predetermined intensity with the allowable margin and suspends the request fo
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota SHIINA, Yuki SAKAUE, Tatsuya FUKUI, Koji TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20220165077
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) registers a set of item names corresponding to an item name field associated with an item value field in a predetermined business form and identifies an association of an item name field with an item value field included in the business form to be processed based on the registered set of item names.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ikuko Takagi, Shiro Ogasawara, Koji TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20220101643
    Abstract: An information processing device (10) acquires a plurality of ledger sheets having the same layout, compares the contents of each column at the same position each of the acquired plurality ledger sheets having the same layout, discriminates the type of each column according to the comparison result, and stores the information on the type of each column in a storage unit (14). Moreover, the information processing device (10) acquires position information of a processing target ledger sheet, compares information on the type of a column and the content of each column using information on a registered style with respect to the acquired ledger sheet, discriminates the type of each column of the processing target ledger sheet according to the comparison result, and specifies style candidates of the processing target ledger sheet on the basis of the discrimination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Ikuko TAKAGI, Shiro OGASAWARA, Koji TSUJI
  • Patent number: 10258999
    Abstract: A separator includes a rotor, a plurality of flow channels each of which has an inlet and an outlet for gas and are in a vicinity of a rotation axis of the rotor, an air current producer configured to cause gas to flow through the plurality of flow channels, a driving device configured to rotate the rotor to rotate the plurality of flow channels around the rotation axis, and a discharger for allowing discharge of solid materials suspended in airstream produced in each of the plurality of flow channels, in a direction away from the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Akasaka, Yoshiki Hayasaki, Koji Tsuji, Hirotaka Matsunami, Masanao Kamakura, Yoshikazu Kuzuoka
  • Patent number: 10173182
    Abstract: A nucleic acid amplification device includes: an introduction unit into which a reaction solution including a target nucleic acid is introduced; a nucleic acid amplification reaction section in which at least two temperature zones of different temperature are present, for amplifying the target nucleic acid included in the reaction solution introduced into the introduction unit; and a channel arranged to pass back and forth or in cyclic fashion through the at least two temperature zones, and having a capillary force transport mechanism for feeding the reaction solution by capillary force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tachibana, Shogo Shibuya, Narimasa Iwamoto, Eiichi Tamiya, Masato Saito, Koji Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20170274391
    Abstract: A separator includes a rotor, a plurality of flow channels each of which has an inlet and an outlet for gas and are in a vicinity of a rotation axis of the rotor, an air current producer configured to cause gas to flow through the plurality of flow channels, a driving device configured to rotate the rotor to rotate the plurality of flow channels around the rotation axis, and a discharger for allowing discharge of solid materials suspended in airstream produced in each of the plurality of flow channels, in a direction away from the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Osamu AKASAKA, Yoshiki HAYASAKI, Koji TSUJI, Hirotaka MATSUNAMI, Masanao KAMAKURA, Yoshikazu KUZUOKA
  • Patent number: 9475052
    Abstract: The present invention provides a miniaturized microfluidic device with a heater that has a simple structure without needing adhesion means for improving the heat transfer between the heater block and the device, and which can form the uniform temperature regions. Disclosed is a microfluidic device, including: a substrate; a reaction flow path formed on the substrate; and a temperature adjustment heater for heating the reaction flow path, in which a reaction flow path formation region including the reaction flow path formed therein and a temperature adjustment heater formation region including the temperature adjustment heater formed therein are alternately arranged on the substrate, the reaction flow path is formed to be bent at least one time in the reaction flow path formation region, and the temperature adjustment heater is formed to be bent at least one time in the temperature adjustment heater formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tachibana, Koji Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20160219650
    Abstract: Infrared radiation device and production method, capable of preventing electrode degradation by heat are provided. Infrared radiation device includes substrate, insulation layer, heat generating layer, electrode, foundation portion and electric conductor. Substrate has cavity exposing part of back surface of insulation layer. Foundation portion exists on inside and outside of vertical projection area (projection direction of which is along thickness direction of insulation layer) of opening edge, on surface of substrate, of cavity. Electric conductor is provided on surface of foundation portion. End of heat generating layer is provided as cover covering electric conductor. Electrode is in contact with surface of covering outside vertical projection area. Conductor has higher melting point than that of electrode and smaller electrical resistance than those of portion and layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka MATSUNAMI, Yoshifumi WATABE, Koji TSUJI, Yoshiharu NAGATANI
  • Publication number: 20160199840
    Abstract: A nucleic acid amplification device includes: an introduction unit into which a reaction solution including a target nucleic acid is introduced; a nucleic acid amplification reaction section in which at least two temperature zones of different temperature are present, for amplifying the target nucleic acid included in the reaction solution introduced into the introduction unit; and a channel arranged to pass back and forth or in cyclic fashion through the at least two temperature zones, and having a capillary force transport mechanism for feeding the reaction solution by capillary force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki TACHIBANA, Shogo SHIBUYA, Narimasa IWAMOTO, Eiichi TAMIYA, Masato SAITO, Koji TSUJI
  • Patent number: 9105368
    Abstract: An infrared radiation element includes: a first insulating layer having heat insulating properties and electrically insulating properties; a heating element layer provided on the first insulating layer and configured to radiate infrared radiation when energized; and a second insulating layer provided on an opposite side of the heating element layer from the first insulating layer and having heat insulating properties and electrically insulating properties. The second insulating layer transmits the infrared radiation radiated from the heating element layer. The heating element layer has such a sheet resistance that impedance of the heating element layer matches impedance of space which is in contact with the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nagatani, Yoshifumi Watabe, Koji Tsuji, Masao Kirihara, Takaaki Yoshihara, Hirotaka Matsunami
  • Publication number: 20150190811
    Abstract: The present invention provides a miniaturized microfluidic device with a heater that has a simple structure without needing adhesion means for improving the heat transfer between the heater block and the device, and which can form the uniform temperature regions. Disclosed is a microfluidic device, including: a substrate; a reaction flow path formed on the substrate; and a temperature adjustment heater for heating the reaction flow path, in which a reaction flow path formation region including the reaction flow path formed therein and a temperature adjustment heater formation region including the temperature adjustment heater formed therein are alternately arranged on the substrate, the reaction flow path is formed to be bent at least one time in the reaction flow path formation region, and the temperature adjustment heater is formed to be bent at least one time in the temperature adjustment heater formation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tachibana, Koji Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20150171362
    Abstract: The organic electroluminescence element includes: a substrate; an organic light emitter formed on a surface of the substrate and including a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode in this order; and an enclosing member bonded to the substrate to enclose the organic light emitter by covering it. The element further includes: an extended electrode part electrically connected to the first electrode and/or the second electrode and extending outward across the enclosing member to be on a surface of an end part of the substrate; and an electrode piece serving as an interconnection electrode and provided on an opposite side of the enclosing member from the substrate. The electrode piece includes an extension part fixed to the extended electrode part to make electric connection between the electrode piece and the extended electrode part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sato, Yoshiharu Sanagawa, Shingo Houzumi, Keiko Kawahito, Koji Tsuji, Masao Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20150123016
    Abstract: An infrared radiation element includes: a first insulating layer having heat insulating properties and electrically insulating properties; a heating element layer provided on the first insulating layer and configured to radiate infrared radiation when energized; and a second insulating layer provided on an opposite side of the heating element layer from the first insulating layer and having heat insulating properties and electrically insulating properties. The second insulating layer transmits the infrared radiation radiated from the heating element layer. The heating element layer has such a sheet resistance that impedance of the heating element layer matches impedance of space which is in contact with the second insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nagatani, Yoshifumi Watabe, Koji Tsuji, Masao Kirihara, Takaaki Yoshihara, Hirotaka Matsunami
  • Publication number: 20140220668
    Abstract: To provide a microfluidic device which does not apply a meandering reaction channel and thus can be reduced in size, the microfluidic device comprising a reaction channel is characterized in that a plurality of thermal cycle regions which respectively comprise at least two thermal regions with different temperatures are repeatedly provided and the reaction channel passes through the plurality of thermal cycle regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tachibana, Koji Tsuji, Takashi Saijo, Eiichi Tamiya, Masato Saito
  • Patent number: D708594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Kirihara, Koji Tsuji, Taisuke Nishimori, Motonobu Aoki
  • Patent number: D708595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Kirihara, Koji Tsuji, Taisuke Nishimori, Motonobu Aoki
  • Patent number: D948553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: OTSUKA TECHNO CORPORATION, ITO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Hisamoto, Yoichi Mukai, Tetsuya Masuda, Hiroki Kakuyama, Shuhei Ueda, Shinji Matsumoto, Koji Tsuji