Patents by Inventor Masao Hirose

Masao Hirose 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: 7532248
    Abstract: An adapter device is disclosed to which a video camera can easily be attached. The adapter is compatible with both small and large camera lenses which may be attached directly to it. The adapter includes a receptacle which enables the video camera to be located within the adapter after being inserted through a rear opening. Once inserted, the adapter includes both mechanical and electrical connections to enable the camera to be connected to the adapter. A key mechanical connection is located at the front end of the adapter and it interfaces with a lens-unit mount of the camera. The electrical connection is located on the bottom inner surface of the adaptor and the connection interfaces with a terminal block on the video camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakamura, Tomoyasu Katsuyama, Tooru Kirihara, Masao Hirose
  • Patent number: 7477317
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adapter device to which a small video camera can easily be attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakamura, Masao Hirose, Tomoyasu Katsuyama, Tooru Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20060146180
    Abstract: To provide an adapter device and video camera device attached thereto, adapted so that their respective terminal blocks are protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakamura, Masao Hirose, Tomoyasu Katsuyama, Tooru Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20060146179
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adapter device to which a small video camera can easily be attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakamura, Tomoyasu Katsuyama, Tooru Kirihara, Masao Hirose
  • Patent number: 5985542
    Abstract: The present invention provides:a diagnostic kit for liver diseases such as hepatitis C and alcoholic cirrhosis to be applied to a human serum sample, which contains an antibody capable of recognizing a human cytochrome P450; anda process for determining the concentration of a cytochrome P450 in a human serum for diagnosis of hepatitis C and alcoholic cirrhosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masao Hirose, Masaki Mori, Koichiro Komai, Koichi Saito
  • Patent number: 4968600
    Abstract: An apparatus for fractionating a cell suspension, which comprises a casing having a substantially columnar space in the interior, which is substantially closed to the space outside the casing, a liquid-treating chamber in the casing adapted to be filled with a cell suspension passing through this liquid-treating chamber, a separating membrane having a separating wall surface inside the casing and disposed to separate and cause a cell component to pass through the separating membrane, a rotary body rotatably arranged in the liquid-treating chamber, a driving mechanism for rotating and driving the rotary body, a cell suspension introduction path, a treated liquid discharge path, and a separated component discharge path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masato Haraguchi, Yuichi Mori, Ichiro Itagaki, Masao Hirose
  • Patent number: 4883879
    Abstract: A cephalosporin compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl group, or --CH.sub.2 --A wherein A is a hydrogen atom, an azido group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group (wherein the hetrocyclic ring is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring having from 1 to 4 oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms), or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic thio group (wherein the heterocyclic ring is a monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic ring having from 1 to 5 oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Zama, Nobuo Ishiyama, Tsuneo Saita, Takanobu Naito, Masao Hirose, Masaaki Yokoyama, Taiji Asano, Hisato Senda, Keiji Sekine, Shigeru Sanai
  • Patent number: 4822786
    Abstract: A cephalosporin compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl group, or --CH.sub.2 --A wherein A is a hydrogen atom, an azido group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, a subsituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group (wherein the hetrocyclic ring is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring having from 1 to 4 oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms), or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic thio group (wherein the heterocyclic ring is a monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic ring having from 1 to 5 oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Zama, Nobuo Ishiyama, Tsuneo Saita, Takanobu Naito, Masao Hirose, Masaaki Yokoyama, Taiji Asano, Hisato Senda, Keiji Sekine, Shigeru Sanai