Patents by Inventor Makoto Matsumoto
Makoto Matsumoto 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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Publication number: 20180204507Abstract: A display apparatus time-divisionally expresses gradation values allocated to the sub-frames so that the gradation value of the single frame is expressed by a total of the gradation values of the sub-frames. Each of the plurality of sub-frames includes a plurality of weighted elements with different gradation values to express the gradation values by powers of two. A lighting controller performs control such that the weighted elements in at least one of the plurality of sub-frames in one frame are aligned in an order different from an order of the weighted elements in at least one of the plurality of sub-frames in another frame and, of the plurality of weighted elements in at least one of the plurality of sub-frames in the single frame, the weighted element at the end of the timeline turns OFF a corresponding one of the light emitting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20180174502Abstract: In a display apparatus having a plurality of light emitting elements, a single frame includes a plurality of sub-frames, each of which includes a plurality of weighted elements with different gradations expressed at powers of two. When the number of sub-frames in a single frame is X (X is an integer greater than 1) and a maximum gradation value that can be expressed in each of the sub-frames is 2Y?1 (Y is an integer greater than 1), and the single frame is expressed by the gradation value in a range of X·2Y-1 to X(2Y?1)?2Y-1, a lighting controller allocates the gradation value to each of the sub-frames so that the weighted element at an end of a timeline of at least one sub-frame of the plurality of sub-frames in the single frame is turned OFF.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20180151110Abstract: A display device including a display unit including a plurality of light emitting elements, and a control unit that individually controls the plurality of light emitting elements in each of a plurality of main frames according to the gradation data externally input based on output from an external device. The plurality of main frames each include a plurality of sub-frames. The control unit turns on predetermined ones of the plurality of light emitting elements in a predetermined one of the plurality of main frames such that a difference between a gradation value of one or more of the plurality of sub-frames having a maximum gradation value and a gradation value of one or more of the plurality of sub-frames having a minimum gradation value is at least 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20180129601Abstract: Disclosed is a nonvolatile storage system including: a memory block having a plurality of flash memories; a flash memory power supply circuit outside of the memory block; and a flash memory controller. The flash memory power supply circuit has a plurality of types of power supply circuits for process execution, the power supply circuits for process execution generating and supplying power at a plurality of voltage levels needed to execute processes in the flash memories. The flash memory controller monitors changes of the internal states of the flash memories by communicating with the flash memories, thereby controlling the power supply circuits for process execution and the flash memories.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Takayuki TANAKA, Keisuke SAKAI, Makoto MATSUMOTO, Toshiki MORI, Yasuhiro TOMITA, Seiji YAMAHIRA
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Patent number: 9898403Abstract: Disclosed is a nonvolatile storage system including: a memory block having a plurality of flash memories; a flash memory power supply circuit outside of the memory block; and a flash memory controller. The flash memory power supply circuit has a plurality of types of power supply circuits for process execution, the power supply circuits for process execution generating and supplying power at a plurality of voltage levels needed to execute processes in the flash memories. The flash memory controller monitors changes of the internal states of the flash memories by communicating with the flash memories, thereby controlling the power supply circuits for process execution and the flash memories.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Tanaka, Keisuke Sakai, Makoto Matsumoto, Toshiki Mori, Yasuhiro Tomita, Seiji Yamahira
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Publication number: 20170253576Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a compound having an excellent antibacterial activity against tuberculosis bacteria, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria and/or non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Disclosed is a compound of the general formula (1): wherein each symbol is defined as described in the attached specification, or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Yoshikazu KAWANO, Shunpei ISHIKAWA, Yukitaka UEMATSU, Toshio SHINOHARA, Motohiro ITOTANI, Yoshikazu HARAGUCHI, Isao TAKEMURA, Atsunori KANESHIGE, Yuya NAKAI, Norimitsu HARIGUCHI, Yohei HAYASHI, Makoto MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 9728120Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting elements, at least one common line, a power supply, a plurality of drive lines, and a controller. The at least one common line is connected to first ends of the plurality of light emitting elements. The plurality of drive lines are connected to second ends of the plurality of light emitting elements. The controller is to execute delay control on lighting possible periods in which the plurality of light emitting elements are to light in unit delay control periods so that an order of delaying the lighting possible periods in a single unit delay control period among the unit delay control periods is different from an order of delaying the lighting possible periods in any one of the unit delay control periods other than the single unit delay control period.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Matsumoto
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Patent number: 9644058Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin in which the physical properties (especially liquid permeability) are improved and maintained even in large scale production. The method for producing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin, which sequentially includes a polymerization step, in which a monomer aqueous solution having acrylic acid (salt) as a main component is polymerized, a drying step, in which a water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer obtained in the polymerization step is dried, and a classification step, in which a polymer obtained in the drying step is classified, wherein a rocking-type sieve classification apparatus is used in the classification step, and the rocking-type sieve classification apparatus has a sieve net having a trajectory and a rotation speed in the following ranges; radial gradient R: from 5 to 40 mm, tangential gradient T: from 0.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Matsumoto, Seiji Kato, Shinichi Fujino, Noboru Nabara, Ryuichi Otani, Yasuhiro Kawaguchi, Narimasa Okugawa, Kentaro Ichikawa, Makoto Eto
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Patent number: 9613561Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of common lines, a plurality of drive lines, a plurality of light emitting elements, a source driver, and a sink driver. At least one charging device is connected to at least one of the common lines and configured to increase a voltage of the common lines to a predetermined value when the voltage of the common lines is lower than the predetermined value during a period while the source driver does not apply the voltage. At least one discharging device is connected to at least one of the plurality of common lines and configured to decrease the voltage of the common lines to the predetermined value when the voltage of the common lines is higher than the predetermined value during the period while the source driver does not apply the voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Matsumoto
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Patent number: 9550843Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a simple method for improving and stabilizing the physical properties (for example, liquid permeability) of a water absorbent resin, without requiring investment in expensive facilities or modification of raw materials. In particular, the object is to provide a method which is useful in the large-scale production of a water absorbent resin.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Matsumoto, Makoto Matsumoto, Seiji Kato, Kazumasa Konishi, Kenji Kadonaga, Shinichi Fujino
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Anti-lipoarabinomannan antibody and immunoassay for acid-fast bacillary infection using the antibody
Patent number: 9512206Abstract: The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to acid-fast bacillary lipoarabinomannan, particularly tubercle bacillary lipoarabinomannan, the antibody being set forth below: (A) a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region joined via a linker, the heavy chain variable region comprising heavy chains CDR1 to CDR3 shown in (a) to (c) below, and the light chain variable region comprising light chains CDR1 to CDR3 shown in (d) to (f) below: (a) heavy chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, (b) heavy chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, (c) heavy chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, (d) light chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, (e) light chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5, and (f) light chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set foType: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyonori Katsuragi, Masataka Togashi, Tetsuya Oda, Ryuta Ito, Chie Kawaguchi, Yoko Saijo, Daisuke Koga, Makoto Matsumoto, Mamoru Fujiwara, Kenji Ono -
Publication number: 20160321980Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a voltage controller, a current driver, and a lighting control circuit. The control by the lighting control circuit is such that one frame is divided into N-pieces of subframes (the N is a natural number equal to or greater than two) which can be displayed at a predetermined frame rate f. In first frame cycle, one frame is divided into M-pieces of virtual subframes (the M is a natural number greater than the N), and N-pieces out of the M-pieces of the virtual subframes are selected as first displayed subframes and displayed on the display. Unselected (M?N) pieces of the virtual subframes are not displayed in the first frame cycle. In second frame cycle subsequent to the first frame cycle, the virtual subframes corresponding to undisplayed virtual subframes in the first frame cycle are selected as second displayed subframes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 9472164Abstract: A method controls a display that includes a display portion, a scanner, and a driver. The display portion includes light emitting elements arranged in a matrix form. The scanner is connected to common lines each of which is connected to corresponding elements that are arranged in a corresponding row. The scanner applies a voltage to a selected common line. The driver is connected to driving lines each of which is connected to corresponding elements that are arranged in a corresponding column. The driver activates selected elements. The method controls the display whereby displaying an image in each cycle including frames. The voltage is applied to the selected one of the common lines in a lighting frame in which the light emitting elements are driven in one cycle. The scanner is prevented from applying the voltage in a non-lighting frame in which the elements are not driven in the one cycle.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Matsumoto
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Patent number: 9405671Abstract: Disclosed is a nonvolatile storage system including: a memory block having a plurality of flash memories; a flash memory power supply circuit outside of the memory block; and a flash memory controller. The flash memory power supply circuit has a plurality of types of power supply circuits for process execution, the power supply circuits for process execution generating and supplying power at a plurality of voltage levels needed to execute processes in the flash memories. The flash memory controller monitors changes of the internal states of the flash memories by communicating with the flash memories, thereby controlling the power supply circuits for process execution and the flash memories.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Tanaka, Keisuke Sakai, Makoto Matsumoto, Toshiki Mori, Yasuhiro Tomita, Seiji Yamahira
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Patent number: 9343016Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of common lines, a plurality of driving lines, a plurality of light emitting elements, a source driver, a sink driver, discharge devices, discharge limiting devices, and rectifying devices. The discharge devices are connected to the common lines and configured to lower voltage at the connected common lines. The discharge limiting devices are connected to the common lines and to the discharge devices, and apply a limitation so that the voltage at the connected common lines is not lowered below a prescribed value by the discharge devices. The rectifying devices are connected between the discharge devices and the discharge limiting devices, and the common lines, and pass a current from the common lines toward the discharge devices and the discharge limiting devices but do not pass a current from the discharge devices and the discharge limiting devices toward the common lines.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Matsumoto
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Patent number: 9333249Abstract: The present invention provides a novel transfer vector and a recombinant baculovirus; methods for the production thereof; pharmaceuticals containing the recombinant baculovirus as an active ingredient, which are useful as preventive or therapeutic drugs for infectious diseases such as malaria and influenza; and methods for preventing and treating infectious diseases such as malaria and influenza. More specifically, the invention provides a recombinant transfer vector capable of expressing a foreign gene fused to a virus gene under the control of a dual promoter; a recombinant baculovirus; methods for the production thereof; pharmaceuticals containing the recombinant baculovirus as an active ingredient; and methods for preventing and treating infectious diseases such as malaria and influenza comprising administrating the recombinant baculovirus to patients.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignees: EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeto Yoshida, Masanori Kawasaki, Makoto Matsumoto, Yoshio Ohba, Masahiro Saito, Yoshihiro Goto, Katsuya Inagaki, Masami Mizukoshi, Norimitsu Hariguchi, Kuniko Hirota
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Patent number: 9327018Abstract: The present invention provides a novel transfer vector and a recombinant baculovirus; methods for the production thereof; pharmaceuticals containing the recombinant baculovirus as an active ingredient, which are useful as preventive or therapeutic drugs for infectious diseases such as malaria and influenza; and methods for preventing and treating infectious diseases such as malaria and influenza. More specifically, the invention provides a recombinant transfer vector capable of expressing a foreign gene fused to a virus gene under the control of a dual promoter; a recombinant baculovirus; methods for the production thereof; pharmaceuticals containing the recombinant baculovirus as an active ingredient; and methods for preventing and treating infectious diseases such as malaria and influenza comprising administrating the recombinant baculovirus to patients.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignees: EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeto Yoshida, Masanori Kawasaki, Makoto Matsumoto, Yoshio Ohba, Masahiro Saito, Yoshihiro Goto, Katsuya Inagaki, Masami Mizukoshi, Norimitsu Hariguchi, Kuniko Hirota
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ANTI-LIPOARABINOMANNAN ANTIBODY AND IMMUNOASSAY FOR ACID-FAST BACILLARY INFECTION USING THE ANTIBODY
Publication number: 20160083458Abstract: The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to acid-fast bacillary lipoarabinomannan, particularly tubercle bacillary lipoarabinomannan, the antibody being set forth below: (A) a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region joined via a linker, the heavy chain variable region comprising heavy chains CDR1 to CDR3 shown in (a) to (c) below, and the light chain variable region comprising light chains CDR1 to CDR3 shown in (d) to (f) below: (a) heavy chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, (b) heavy chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, (c) heavy chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, (d) light chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, (e) light chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5, and (f) light chain CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence setType: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyonori KATSURAGI, Masataka TOGASHI, Tetsuya ODA, Ryuta ITO, Chie KAWAGUCHI, Yoko SAIJO, Daisuke KOGA, Makoto MATSUMOTO, Mamoru FUJIWARA, Kenji ONO -
Publication number: 20150379968Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting elements, at least one common line, a power supply, a plurality of drive lines, and a controller. The at least one common line is connected to first ends of the plurality of light emitting elements. The plurality of drive lines are connected to second ends of the plurality of light emitting elements. The controller is to execute delay control on lighting possible periods in which the plurality of light emitting elements are to light in unit delay control periods so that an order of delaying the lighting possible periods in a single unit delay control period among the unit delay control periods is different from an order of delaying the lighting possible periods in any one of the unit delay control periods other than the single unit delay control period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20150322180Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a simple method for improving and stabilizing the physical properties (for example, liquid permeability) of a water absorbent resin, without requiring investment in expensive facilities or modification of raw materials. In particular, the object is to provide a method which is useful in the large-scale production of a water absorbent resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Makoto MATSUMOTO, Seiji KATO, Kazumasa KONISHI, Kenji KADONAGA, Shinichi FUJINO