Patents by Inventor Masaaki Kojima
Masaaki Kojima 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: 20240133901Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a simple purifying method, measuring method, and kit. The present invention is an oxytocin purifying method including treating a sample with an acid or a salt thereof, and treating the sample treated with the acid or the salt thereof with a hydrophobic carrier, and related to the purifying method, measuring method including the purifying method, and kit, in which the acid or the salt thereof is at least one or more acids or salts thereof selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, sulfuric acid, sodium hydrogensulfate, potassium hydrogensulfate, lithium hydrogensulfate, ammonium sulfate, and a mixture thereof, and the hydrophobic carrier is a hydrophobic carrier having at least one or more functional groups on the surface, selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkylene glycol group, and a phenyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical CorporationInventors: Masaaki KOJIMA, Fumie AKUTSU
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Publication number: 20220392316Abstract: The present invention provides a gaming machine that can maintain expectation in a game in which a prize is selectively granted to a player and continue the game. The gaming machine includes a display that displays a video reel having a plurality of symbols including a predetermined symbol and a plurality of cells, to each of which a prize is allocated and a controller that executes a base game in which a bet is necessary and the plurality of symbols are rearranged after scrolling of the video reel, when the predetermined symbol is rearranged in the base game, displays content of a prize of a cell in which the content of the prize is not displayed, when contents of prizes of all of the plurality of cells are displayed, selects one cell from the plurality of cells by lottery, and, when content of a prize allocated to the one cell is a transition to a bonus game more advantageous than the base game, transitions the base game to the bonus game.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Sammy CorporationInventors: Takaya YONEDA, Shinya OHTANI, Yusuke HASHIMOTO, Teppei HIGASHI, Taiji SUGAI, Jun NISHIOKA, Kazuaki UTSUNOMIYA, Hiroyuki ITO, Masaaki KOJIMA, Shota TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20220189239Abstract: A game device includes a control section, a storage section, and a display section. The control section performs a game control method by executing a program stored in the storage section. The game control method includes displaying an image of spin of a reel in a first display area of the display section, and updating, in the case where a first symbol is displayed in the first display area when the spin of the reel is stopped, data stored in the storage section such that a privilege corresponding to a symbol displayed at a second position in a second display area of the display section which corresponds to a first position at which the first symbol is displayed in the first display area is awarded to a player.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC.Inventors: Masaaki Kojima, Masaya Ominami
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Patent number: 11060317Abstract: A tent sheet is disclosed. The tent sheet is in a rectangular shape having four vertices, two short sides, and two long sides, the tent sheet includes four straight-line diagonal tension reinforcement folding line parts provided corresponding to the four vertices. The four diagonal tension reinforcement folding line parts are each provided to extend from the midpoint or of the short side adjacent to a corresponding vertex of the vertices to a vertex side point which is nearer to the vertex than the midpoint of the long side adjacent to the vertex.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventor: Masaaki Kojima
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Publication number: 20200217101Abstract: A tent sheet is disclosed. The tent sheet is in a rectangular shape having four vertices, two short sides, and two long sides, the tent sheet includes four straight-line diagonal tension reinforcement folding line parts provided corresponding to the four vertices. The four diagonal tension reinforcement folding line parts are each provided to extend from the midpoint or of the short side adjacent to a corresponding vertex of the vertices to a vertex side point which is nearer to the vertex than the midpoint of the long side adjacent to the vertex.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventor: Masaaki KOJIMA
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Publication number: 20180376182Abstract: A broadcasting system of the present invention includes a video transmission device that receives uncompressed video signals to generate IP packet streams having uncompressed video data, and compresses uncompressed signals to IP packet streams having compressed video data, a video delivering system that delivers IP packet streams having uncompressed video data for high quality video, and delivers IP packet streams having compressed video data for monitor to a monitoring system, and the monitoring system that selects and displays IP packet streams to be monitored among the IP packet streams received from the video transmission device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: MEDIA LINKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaaki KOJIMA, Hiroyuki TERASAKI, Takeharu SHIMIZU, Yukiyo ASAKURA, Sho HONGO, Kazunori NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 10104451Abstract: Provided is an IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. The invention is a video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, comprising: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori Nakamura, Kazuki Narita, Sho Hongo, Koji Nakao, Hiroyuki Terasaki, Hirokazu Arai, Masaaki Kojima, Yukiyo Asakura
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Publication number: 20170303009Abstract: Provided is an IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. The invention is a video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, comprising: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori NAKAMURA, Kazuki NARITA, Sho HONGO, Koji NAKAO, Hiroyuki TERASAKI, Hirokazu ARAI, Masaaki KOJIMA, Yukiyo ASAKURA
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Patent number: 9794650Abstract: An IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. A video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, including: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori Nakamura, Kazuki Narita, Sho Hongo, Koji Nakao, Hiroyuki Terasaki, Hirokazu Arai, Masaaki Kojima, Yukiyo Asakura
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Patent number: 9434794Abstract: A novel silicon compound capable of initiating radical polymerization is provided. The silicon compound is represented by the following general formula (1) A-Z1—S—Z2—Si(OR1)n(R2)3-n??(1) wherein A is a group capable of initiating radical polymerization, Z1 and Z2 are each independently a bivalent group that has at least a carbon atom, R1 and R2 are each independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 3. A radical polymerization initiator comprising the silicon compound, and a polymer obtained by radical polymerization of a monomer with the radical polymerization initiator are also provided. Also provided is a complex having a polymer graft chain formed on a solid substance surface with the use of the silicon compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Hishikawa, Masaaki Kojima, Takashi Morinaga, Takaya Sato
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Patent number: 9267308Abstract: A tent includes: a tent main body portion that has an internal space forming sheet member that is able to form an internal space; and a snow filling portion that is provided around an outer circumferential surface of the internal space forming sheet member and in which snow is allowed to be filled, wherein the snow filling portion has a plurality of cells arranged adjacently to one another in a circumferential direction of the snow filling portion, and each of the cells is open at a top and a bottom of the cell.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Inventor: Masaaki Kojima
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Publication number: 20160037235Abstract: An IP uncompressed video encoder that converts an IP packet stream of uncompressed video to an IP packet stream of compressed video. A video encoder that produces an IP packetized stream of compressed video from an IP packetized stream of an uncompressed video signal, including: receiving means packetizing, from a network, one or a plurality of IP packetized streams of an uncompressed video signal; retrieving means for retrieving video data from the one or plurality of IP packetized streams of the uncompressed video signal; compressing means for compressing the retrieved video data; and transmitting means configured to IP packetize video compressed by the compressing means to create and transmit a stream of compressed video.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: MEDIA GLOBAL LINKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori NAKAMURA, Kazuki NARITA, Sho HONGO, Koji NAKAO, Hiroyuki TERASAKI, Hirokazu ARAI, Masaaki KOJIMA, Yukiyo ASAKURA
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Publication number: 20150252584Abstract: A tent includes: a tent main body portion that has an internal space forming sheet member that is able to form an internal space; and a snow filling portion that is provided around an outer circumferential surface of the internal space forming sheet member and in which snow is allowed to be filled, wherein the snow filling portion has a plurality of cells arranged adjacently to one another in a circumferential direction of the snow filling portion, and each of the cells is open at a top and a bottom of the cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventor: Masaaki KOJIMA
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Patent number: 9125839Abstract: A composition for external use on skin that can be spread evenly on the skin, does not produce a liquid residue as a result of temperature change, and can suppress a feeling of sliminess of xanthan gum is provided. There are provided a composition for external use on skin containing 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass of a component (A) (a water-soluble polymer obtained by mixing agar with xanthan gum) and 30% by mass or more of a component (D) (water); the composition for external use on skin containing 0.5% by mass to 40% by mass of a divalent polyol as a component (B); the composition for external use on skin according to any one of the above compositions, which contains moisturizers as a component (C); and the composition for external use on skin according to any one of the above compositions, which contains oil as a component (E).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: The Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.Inventors: Hisanori Kachi, Makoto Matsuzawa, Minaho Ookubo, Keiichi Oyama, Aki Gotou, Masaaki Kojima, Takehiko Sakai, Junichi Itou
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Publication number: 20150038643Abstract: A novel silicon compound capable of initiating radical polymerization is provided. The silicon compound is represented by the following general formula (1) A-Z1—S—Z2—Si(OR1)n(R2)3-n??(1) wherein A is a group capable of initiating radical polymerization, Z1 and Z2 are each independently a bivalent group that has at least a carbon atom, R1 and R2 are each independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 3. A radical polymerization initiator comprising the silicon compound, and a polymer obtained by radical polymerization of a monomer with the radical polymerization initiator are also provided. Also provided is a complex having a polymer graft chain formed on a solid substance surface with the use of the silicon compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Hishikawa, Masaaki Kojima, Takashi Morinaga, Takaya Sato
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Publication number: 20140302534Abstract: The anti-canine N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide antibodies (anti-canine NT-proANP antibodies) according to the present invention comprise anti-canine NT-proANP recognizing a partial portion or a whole portion of the amino acid sequence 31 to 67 of canine NT-proANP and anti-canine NT-proANP recognizing a partial portion or a whole portion of the amino acid sequence 68 to 98 thereof. The anti-canine NT-proANP antibodies are useful for immunologically measuring canine NT-proANP involved in heart diseases and infections of companion animals such as dogs, such as heart failure, mitral valve insufficiency and filariasis. The immunochromatographic assay using the immunochromatographic means such as immunochromatographic strip is extremely convenient and simple for measuring canine NT-proANP and is used as hand-carried and simple devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: SHIBAYAGI CO., LTDInventors: Masaaki KOJIMA, Tatsuyuki HACHISU
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Patent number: 8501209Abstract: The invention provides a gel-type water absorbent with rich flexibility and elasticity, with less variation in strength of gel during preservation, with low viscosity of sol, with easy processability, having a physical property with extremely less water discharge, and having functions of water absorbency and water solubility. The gel-type water absorbent contains a tamarind seed polysaccharide including 90% or more dietary fiber, 1% or less protein and 1% or less ash; and a water-soluble organic substance including at least one or more of a polyhydric alcohol and water-soluble surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2005Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: The Nisshin Oillio Group, LtdInventors: Yukiko Oi, Keiichi Oyama, Yuji Uzuhashi, Masaaki Kojima
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Patent number: 8433183Abstract: A recording apparatus and a recording method that can record both moving picture data and still picture data in a form reproducible by various reproducing apparatus. The moving picture data is compressed by an MPEG system by an MPEG encoder, formed into data for recording corresponding to a predetermined recording format by a format forming unit, and then recorded on a DVD. The still picture data is compressed by a JPEG system by a JPEG encoder, and recorded on the DVD separately from the moving picture data. In predetermined timing, the still picture data compressed by the JPEG system and recorded on the DVD is read, the still picture data is converted into I-pictures of the MPEG system by a format converting unit, and then the I-pictures of the MPEG system are recorded onto the DVD in the predetermined format via the format forming unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2003Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Hidaka, Masaaki Kojima, Shingo Yoshioka, Hidehiko Okumura, Kaname Ogawa, Hiroki Shiina
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Publication number: 20130029932Abstract: A composition for external use on skin that can be spread evenly on the skin, does not produce a liquid residue as a result of temperature change, and can suppress a feeling of sliminess of xanthan gum is provided. There are provided a composition for external use on skin containing 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass of a component (A) (a water-soluble polymer obtained by mixing agar with xanthan gum) and 30% by mass or more of a component (D) (water); the composition for external use on skin containing 0.5% by mass to 40% by mass of a divalent polyol as a component (B); the composition for external use on skin according to any one of the above compositions, which contains moisturizers as a component (C); and the composition for external use on skin according to any one of the above compositions, which contains oil as a component (E).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: This Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.sInventors: Hisanori Kachi, Makoto Matsuzawa, Minaho Ookubo, Keiichi Oyama, Aki Gotou, Masaaki Kojima, Takehiko Sakai, Junichi Itou
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Patent number: D965093Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Inventor: Masaaki Kojima