Patents by Inventor Mikio Ito
Mikio Ito 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: 6436062Abstract: A massager disposes a roller unit having a plurality of roller rows substantially parallel with each other at an outer periphery to which a vibration of a massage head is provided, the roller unit being swingable about an axial line substantially parallel with axial direction of the roller rows, whereby the plurality of substantially parallel roller rows can be stably engaged with the user's treating body part.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Iwamoto, Ryuji Yamada, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Keiji Hata, Yoshiyuki Miyake, Mikio Ito
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Patent number: 6356978Abstract: A file control device is adapted to be connected between at least one host apparatus and a plurality of memory devices, and includes at least one channel adapter connected to the host apparatus for transferring data to and from the host apparatus and a plurality of device adapters connected to the memory devices for transferring data to and from the memory devices. A plurality of resource management modules is also included for controlling the channel adapter, the device adapter and the memory devices. A common memory stores management data for controlling the memory devices and a resource sharing program designates the management of the memory devices between the resource management modules. Also, an area determining program determines the areas in the common area in which to store the management data of the memory devices in accordance with the management designation of the resource sharing program.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 1999Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tohru Kobayashi, Mikio Ito, Shinichi Nishizono
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Publication number: 20020001628Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or curing digestive disorders such as digestive ulcers, gastritis, etc. The pharmaceutical composition contains, as the active ingredient, an aluminosilicate having silver and zinc ions, and it has an excellent effect for protecting gastric mucous membrane and an excellent effect of promoting the curing of a gastric ulcer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2001Publication date: January 3, 2002Inventor: Mikio Ito
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Patent number: 6296940Abstract: The present invention provides a flame-retardant resin composition comprising: (A) an epoxy resin other than halogenated epoxy resins, having at least two epoxy groups in the molecule, (B) a curing agent, and (C) a product obtained by reacting (C1) a phosphorus compound having at least one P-H linkage in the molecule, with (C2) a compound having, in the molecule, at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of C—C double bond, epoxy group, alcoholic hydroxyl group and carbonyl group, and at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of epoxy group, phenolic hydroxyl group, amino group, cyanate ester group and isocyanate group, and having a phosphorus content of 0.3% by weight to 8% by weight. This resin composition has high flame retardancy without using any halogen compound and does not impair the properties of an article to which the composition is applied.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2000Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Company LimitedInventors: Mikio Ito, Sumiya Miyake
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Patent number: 6210349Abstract: A roller massaging apparatus includes a massaging portion having a plurality of bar-shaped rotatable rollers. The rollers are circumferentially mounted to the massaging portion at a certain interval. The roller massaging apparatus also includes a driving mechanism for rotating the massaging portion around an axis thereof and a stimulating member disposed at an upper side of the massaging portion. The stimulating member is pushed up by the rollers. A mutual positional relationship between the massaging portion and the stimulating member is changed by moving as least one of the massaging portion and the stimulating member.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1997Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Haruhiko Naruse, Keiji Hata, Yoshiyuki Miyake, Toyohito Hasegawa, Mikio Ito
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Patent number: 6180695Abstract: The present invention provides a flame-retardant resin composition comprising: (A) an epoxy resin other than halogenated epoxy resins, having at least two epoxy groups in the molecule, (B) a curing agent, and (C) a product obtained by reacting (C1) a phosphorus compound having at least one P-H linkage in the molecule, with (C2) a compound having, in the molecule, at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of C—C double bond, epoxy group, alcoholic hydroxyl group and carbonyl group, and at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of epoxy group, phenolic hydroxyl group, amino group, cyanate ester group and isocyanate group, and having a phosphorus content of 0.3% by weight to 8% by weight. This resin composition has high flame retardancy without using any halogen compound and does not impair the properties of an article to which the composition is applied.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1998Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Sumitoimo Bakelite Company LimitedInventors: Mikio Ito, Sumiya Miyake
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Patent number: 5997489Abstract: A massager comprises a handle, a roller rotatably supported at one end of the handle and having a peripheral surface adopted to contact a human body, and a vibration generating unit for giving a vibration to the roller. A head for incorporating the vibration generating unit therein is formed at the end of the handle. The roller is disposed on an outer surface of the head to which the vibration is applied. The present massager can selectively provide a vibration massage of applying a vibration to a skin through the roller rolled along the skin, and a vibration massage of applying a vibration to a skin through a peripheral portion of the head pressed against the skin. As a result, it is possible to provide an adequate vibration massage in accordance with the circumstances.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1997Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Iwamoto, Sanai Fukui, Haruhiko Naruse, Keiji Hata, Maki Hirakawa, Mikio Ito
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Patent number: 5932637Abstract: A flame-retardant resin composition which comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of an unhalogenated epoxy resin having at least two epoxy groups in one molecule, (B) 20 to 205 parts by weight of a maleimide compound having at least one maleimido group in one molecule, (C) 20 to 65 parts by weight of a curing agent having an amino group and (D) a phosphorus compound in a proportion of 0.5 to 4.5 parts by weight in terms of phosphorus element per 100 parts by weight of a total of the components (A), (B) and (C), provided that the proportion of nitrogen element contained in the composition is 2.0 to 10.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the total composition. The above flame-retardant resin composition has a high flame retardance without adding a halogen compound and does not deteriorate the characteristics of commercial products.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1997Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Company LimitedInventors: Mikio Ito, Sumiya Miyake, Kazuhiko Shibata, Akihiko Tobisawa
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Patent number: 5568393Abstract: A picking means for picking goods from pallets removed from a storehouse, and a filling means for filling the pallets with incoming goods and storing them in the storehouse, are connected by a pallet transport means. When goods are to be delivered, the storage space created by picking goods from the pallets is detected. Pallets in which storage space is detected are transported by the transport means to the filling means, where they are filled with incoming goods of sizes which match their storage space, and are then stored in the storehouse. Goods are thereby stored in the storehouse promptly, and the filling density in the storehouse is increased.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 1995Date of Patent: October 22, 1996Assignee: Toyota Jidosya Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukito Ando, Akira Okura, Mikio Ito
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Patent number: 5300723Abstract: An electronic musical instrument, which carries out a plurality of process functions, comprises a plurality of operation elements, function designation device, setting device, reading device, assigning device, and control device. The plurality of operation elements is operated. The function designation device stores function designation data which designates a plurality of functions corresponding to one of a plurality of process functions. The setting device freely connects or disconnects the function designation device with the electronic musical instrument. The reading device reads out the function designation data stored in the function designation device. The assigning device respectively assigns the plurality of functions, designated based on the function designation data, to plurality of operation elements. The control device carries out the functions respectively assigned to the plurality of operation elements when the plurality of operation elements are respectively operated.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1991Date of Patent: April 5, 1994Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Mikio Ito
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Patent number: 5258521Abstract: Processes for producing optically active ester derivatives are disclosed. According to the present invention an optically active aryloxyphenoxy propionate derivative is produced by reacting a chlorinated heterocyclic aromatic compound with (2R)-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid tetrahydrofurfuryl ester in an anhydrous solvent in the presence of a base. According to the present invention, an optically active propionate derivative of the formula [I] ##STR1## (wherein R represents hydrogen or 3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyl group) is produced by reacting a corresponding optically active methyl propionate derivative with tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, or by reacting a corresponding optically active propionic acid derivative with tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, or by reacting (2S)-tetrahydrofurfuryl 2-chloropropionate with a corresponding phenol derivative in specific conditions.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 1990Date of Patent: November 2, 1993Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Takumi Kagawa, Mikio Ito, Syunji Aman, Takashi Morooka, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kenji Tsuzuki
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Patent number: 5207819Abstract: Disclosed is a novel compound of the formula [I]: ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 is H or CH.sub.3, R.sup.2 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), furylmethyl group, tetrahydrofuryl group 2-tetrahydropyranylmethyl group or tetrahydrofurfuryl group which may be substituted with methyl group. The compound has strong herbicidal effect against the weeds belonging to the Family Gramineae.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1990Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignees: Agro-Kanesho Co., Ltd, Tosoh CorporationInventors: Sinzo Someya, Seigo Koura, Mikio Ito, Yoichi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kenji Tsuzuki
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Patent number: 5197141Abstract: A request is issued in response to an instruction to a memory buffer control unit in accordance with one of first and second specific access methods. The request comprises a request code and a memory address. The first specific access method comprises the steps of holding preliminarily the request code in a register, producing the memory address by using an address syllable included in the instruction, and delivering the memory address and the request code held in the register to the memory buffer control unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1991Date of Patent: March 23, 1993Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Mikio Ito
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Patent number: 5169428Abstract: Disclosed is a tetrahydrophthalimide derivative of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2, the same or different, represent halogen, hydrogen or trifluoromethyl; R represents ##STR2## (wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, the same or different, represent hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.3 represents 2-tetrahydrofurfuryl or 3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl), ##STR3## (wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.5 is methyl or benzyl), ##STR4## (wherein R.sup.6 represents hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.7 is halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), ##STR5## (wherein R.sup.8 is hydrogen, acyl or arylalkyl), cyano, or --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.9 (wherein R.sup.9 is hydrogen, acetyl, halophenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 tetrahydrophthalimide derivative of the present invention is useful as a herbicide.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1991Date of Patent: December 8, 1992Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Kenji Tsuzuki, Sinzo Someya, Seigo Koura, Yasuaki Hanasaki, Mikio Ito, Hiroyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 5075836Abstract: A series resonant power converter in which a resonant copacitor is commonly used in a series resonant circuit and a parallel resonant circuit, whereby a capacitance of the resonant capacitor can be considerably decreased as compared with that of a tank circuit according to a prior art, so that an energy handled by the resonant capacitor can be decreased, which results in decreasing a size of the resonant circuit and also decreasing a power loss. The converter includes means for detecting and computing a voltage applied across a main switch means in its OFF-state and a control circuit for driving the main switch means to its ON-state when the detected and computed value of the voltage drops to a minimum voltage required to sustain oscillation of the series resonant circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1991Date of Patent: December 24, 1991Assignee: Origin Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Suzuki, Mikio Ito, Yasuo Kii, Ryoji Saito
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Patent number: 5068365Abstract: Disclosed is novel hexahydrophthalic anilide derivatives and herbicide compositions comprising the derivatives. The hexahydrophthalic anilide derivatives of this invention are represented by the formula [I], [II] or [III]. ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 represents non-substituted or substituted phenyl, R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sup.3 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkenyl) ##STR2## (wherein R.sup.4 and R.sup.5, the same or different, represent C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkenyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, provided R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are not C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl simultaneously) ##STR3## (wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2, the same or different, represent halogen, Y represents oxygen or sulfur, R.sup.6 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 straight or cyclic alkyl which may be substituted with oxygen, R.sup.7 represents hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.8 represents cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2 or C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1988Date of Patent: November 26, 1991Assignees: Tosoh Corporation, Agro-Kanesho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takumi Tokunaga, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kenji Tsuzuki, Sinzo Someya, Seigo Koura, Mikio Ito
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Patent number: 4991486Abstract: An electronic musical instrument having a rhythm performance function includes a first memory for pre-storing plural rhythm tone kinds, rhythm selecting switches each capable of designating one of said rhythm tone kinds and a rhythm tone generator having plural channels. The selected rhythm tone kind is assigned to each channel of the rhythm tone generator. A rhythm tone corresponding to the selected rhythm tone kind is generated by each channel so that continuous rhythm tones will be generated by plural channels based on time division system. In addition, before playing a rhythm performance, rhythm patterns can be arbitrarily programmed and then stored into a second memory by operating the rhythm selecting switches and other switches corresponding to the predetermined rhythm tones of plural musical instruments.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1988Date of Patent: February 12, 1991Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Mikio Ito, Masao Kondo, Yasunao Abe
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Patent number: 4948421Abstract: Disclosed is a novel compound of the formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein A represents ##STR2## (wherein X is H or Cl) ##STR3## Z represents ##STR4## (wherein R.sup.1 is H or CH.sub.3, R.sup.2 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), furylmethyl group, tetrahydrofuryl group 2-tetrahydropyranylmethyl group or tetrahydrofurfuryl group which may be substituted with methyl group. The compound has strong herbicidal effect against the weeds belonging to the Family Gramineae.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1988Date of Patent: August 14, 1990Assignees: Tosoh Corporation, Agro-Kanesho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sinzo Someya, Seigo Koura, Mikio Ito, Yoichi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kenji Tsuzuki
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Certain-2-pyridyloxy-phenoxy-propionic acid-s-thiazolin-2-yl and benzothiazol-2-yl ester derivatives
Patent number: 4841035Abstract: A propionic acid thiol ester derivative having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a halogen atom or a nitro group,R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a cyano group,R.sub.3 is a thiazolin-2-yl group or a benzothiazol-2-yl group, andA is a methine group or a nitrogen atom.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1987Date of Patent: June 20, 1989Assignees: Toyo Soda Mfg. Co., Agro-Kanesho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinzo Someya, Seigo Koura, Mikio Ito, Akira Nakanishi, Yuji Nonaka -
Patent number: RE37459Abstract: An electronic musical instrument having a rhythm performance function includes a first memory for pre-storing plural rhythm tone kinds, rhythm selecting switches each capable of designating one of said rhythm tone kinds and a rhythm tone generator having plural channels. The selected rhythm tone kind is assigned to each channel of the rhythm tone generator. A rhythm tone corresponding to the selected rhythm tone kind is generated by each channel so that continuous rhythm tones will be generated by plural channels based on time division system. In addition, before playing a rhythm performance, rhythm patterns can be arbitrarily programmed and then stored into a second memory by operating the rhythm selecting switches and other switches corresponding to the predetermined rhythm tones of plural musical instruments.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2000Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Mikio Ito, Masao Kondo, Yasunao Abe