Patents by Inventor Naofumi Ito

Naofumi 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).

  • Patent number: 11702636
    Abstract: An exemplary composition can be provided which includes an identified substance that induced cell reprogramming. Cells can also be provided having pluripotency having high safety when applied to regenerative medicine, using the composition, and a production method therefor. A cell reprogramming-inducing composition can include at least one 30S ribosome protein selected from the group consisting of 30S ribosome protein S2, 30S ribosome protein S8 and 30S ribosome protein S15 as a substance that reprograms cells derived from a mammalian animal is provided. Further, an exemplary production method for cells having pluripotency from somatic cells using the composition can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: National University Corporation Kumamoto University
    Inventors: Kunimasa Ohta, Naofumi Ito
  • Patent number: 10855956
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided that prevent a wrong panel of a structure such as an aircraft from being opened for inspection of an interior of the structure. A system includes a computer, a portable terminal and a camera configured to capture an image of a structure with panels attached to generate a first image and capture another image of the structure with a predetermined panel among the panels removed to generate a second image and configured to send the first image and the second image to the computer. The computer combines the first image and the second image to generate a third image and sends the third image to the portable terminal. The portable terminal displays the third image. In the third image, the predetermined panel is translucently shown with at least one component at an interior of the predetermined panel being seen through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: JAPAN AIRLINES CO., LTD., JAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naofumi Ito
  • Patent number: 10729723
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pluripotent cell having high safety in application to regenerative medicine, and a method for production thereof. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pluripotent cell, particularly, having less concern for safety, such as a problem of cancerization of a cell, and the presence of bacteria in a cell, and a method for production thereof. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for producing a pluripotent cell from a somatic cell. The method comprises a step of inducing reprogramming of a somatic cell, by contacting the cell with a ribosome fraction derived from an organism. Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a composition for inducing reprogramming of a cell, comprising a ribosome fraction derived from an organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kunimasa Ohta, Naofumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20200084420
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided that prevent a wrong panel of a structure such as an aircraft from being opened for inspection of an interior of the structure. A system includes a computer, a portable terminal and a camera configured to capture an image of a structure with panels attached to generate a first image and capture another image of the structure with a predetermined panel among the panels removed to generate a second image and configured to send the first image and the second image to the computer. The computer combines the first image and the second image to generate a third image and sends the third image to the portable terminal. The portable terminal displays the third image. In the third image, the predetermined panel is translucently shown with at least one component at an interior of the predetermined panel being seen through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicants: Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., JAL Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naofumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20170360833
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pluripotent cell having high safety in application to regenerative medicine, and a method for production thereof. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pluripotent cell, particularly, having less concern for safety, such as a problem of cancerization of a cell, and the presence of bacteria in a cell, and a method for production thereof. According to the present invention, there is provided a method for producing a pluripotent cell from a somatic cell. The method comprises a step of inducing reprogramming of a somatic cell, by contacting the cell with a ribosome fraction derived from an organism. Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a composition for inducing reprogramming of a cell, comprising a ribosome fraction derived from an organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: National University Corporation Kumamoto University
    Inventors: Kunimasa OHTA, Naofumi ITO
  • Patent number: 8995720
    Abstract: A non-transitory information storage medium stores a program for causing a computer to execute processing including obtaining a search region for a search of the outside of one object and selecting any object in the search region as a search result from among a plurality of other objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hajime Sugiyama, Naofumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20130251196
    Abstract: A non-transitory information storage medium stores a program for causing a computer to execute processing including obtaining a search region for a search of the outside of one object and selecting any object in the search region as a search result from among a plurality of other objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Hajime Sugiyama, Naofumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20130033520
    Abstract: Provided is an image generating device including: a section for acquiring an arrangement of elements constituting an object with respect to a frame to be processed; an arrangement correction section including a control section and plurality of partial correction sections, for correcting an arrangement of each of the elements; and an image rendering section for rendering an image based on the arrangement of the elements corrected by the arrangement correction step. The plurality of partial correction sections respectively correct the arrangement of at least one of the plurality of elements, and the control section provides control so that at least one of the plurality of partial correction section corrects the arrangement of the elements based on the control data, which associates a state of the object and at least two of the plurality of partial correction sections, and on the state of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masanobu Tanaka, Fumito Ueda, Hajime Sugiyama, Naofumi Ito, Ryoma Matsuya, Toshihiro Kamei
  • Patent number: 5201544
    Abstract: A knee protector device for protecting driver's knees in a serious vehicle collision comprises semicylindrical inner and outer protectors reinforced by beading or projecting which are installed opposite to the drivers knees while a part of each protector is overlapped with each other. With this structure, the impact force in the collision is received by the knee protector device while stabilized at a desired value, so that the knee protector device efficiently absorbs the impact force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Matano, Naofumi Ito