Patents by Inventor Naoko Nakamura
Naoko Nakamura 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: 20240093432Abstract: A method for manufacturing a molded product of the present disclosure includes a deposition step of depositing a mixture including a fiber and starch in air, a humidification step of applying water to the mixture, and a molding step of heating and pressurizing the mixture applied with water to obtain a molded product. The starch has a gelatinized and then pulverized particle diameter d50 of 0.30 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, which is the average particle diameter of the finely pulverized product determined by a prescribed measuring method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Masahiko NAKAZAWA, Shigemi WAKABAYASHI, Takashi SHINOHARA, Takumi SAGO, Naoko OMAGARI, Masahide NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20240096296Abstract: Image processing device comprises a maximum luminance setting unit that associates a maximum luminance value included in a corresponding area of a luminance image with each of a plurality of areas obtained by classifying a display area of a second liquid crystal panel into multiple areas to include an overlapping area overlapping a plurality of first pixels of a first liquid crystal panel for one pixel, an order setting unit that sets the order of the plurality of areas in descending order of maximum luminance values, and a transmittance setting unit that sets the transmittance of the pixel of interest based on the maximum luminance value are provided. The transmittance setting unit sets the transmittance of the pixel of interest based on a transmittance coefficient indicating a proportion at which each of the plurality of first pixels overlapping the overlapping area influences the overlapping area with transmitted light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: TOMOYUKI NARA, NAOKO GOTO, TATSUNORI NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 11880627Abstract: Configuration of a multi-display system is facilitated by use of general television receivers (display devices). Multiple digital interface terminals to which each of multiple display devices configuring a multi-display is connected via a transmission path are provided. A video signal is output to each of the multiple digital interface terminals. Replacement of the video signals output from the signal output unit to the multiple digital interface terminals is controlled to display a correct video corresponding to each screen of the multi-display. For example, the replacement of the video signals is controlled according to a video replacement operation signal sent from any of the multiple display devices via the transmission path.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Naoko Nakamura, Kazuo Yamamoto, Kazuaki Toba
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Publication number: 20230229378Abstract: Configuration of a multi-display system is facilitated by use of general television receivers (display devices). Multiple digital interface terminals to which each of multiple display devices configuring a multi-display is connected via a transmission path are provided. A video signal is output to each of the multiple digital interface terminals. Replacement of the video signals output from the signal output unit to the multiple digital interface terminals is controlled to display a correct video corresponding to each screen of the multi-display. For example, the replacement of the video signals is controlled according to a video replacement operation signal sent from any of the multiple display devices via the transmission path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: NAOKO NAKAMURA, KAZUO YAMAMOTO, KAZUAKI TOBA
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Publication number: 20230203098Abstract: To provide a peptide, etc., capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) by binding to a human transferrin receptor (hTfR). A peptide, etc., having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 (Ala-Val-Phe-Val-Trp-Asn-Tyr-Tyr-Ile-Ile-Ser-Cys) or an amino acid sequence having substitutions, deletions, additions, and/or insertions of 1 to 10 amino acid residues (inclusive) in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicants: JCR PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD., PEPTIDREAM INC.Inventors: Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Eiji YODEN, Hidehiko HASHIMOTO, Saki FUJIYAMA, Masaki OHUCHI, Naoko NAKAMURA, Nasir Kato BASHIRUDDIN, Naoki SAWAI, Takeru EHARA, Masatoshi TAKUWA, Keiichi MASUYA, Shinnosuke INABA
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Publication number: 20190194607Abstract: The problem is to produce functional liver cells usable in testing the metabolism and toxicity of a drug, from pluripotent stem cells. The solution includes a method for producing highly functional liver cells using pluripotent stem cells, comprising, from pluripotent stem cells, acquiring primitive endoderm derived from the pluripotent stem cells by a process involving steps (A) and (B), from the primitive endoderm, acquiring liver precursor cells by a process involving step (C), and, from the liver precursor cells, acquiring the highly functional liver cells by a process involving step (D): (A) culturing under serum-free and feeder-free conditions; (B) culturing in the presence of albumin and at least one kind of cytokine; (C) culturing in the presence of SHH or an SHH agonist and at least one kind of cytokine; and (D) culturing and maturing in the presence of at least one kind of cytokine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: DNAVEC CORPORATION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINEInventors: Akira Yuo, Kumiko Saeki, Naoko Nakamura, Satoko Matsuyama, Miwako Nishio, Koichi Saeki, Mamoru Hasegawa
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Patent number: 10168078Abstract: To provide a refrigeration system capable of being installed efficiently in a limited space while ensuring a good reliability, the refrigeration system according to the present invention comprises a refrigeration cycle having: a circulation path (101) in which a refrigerant flows; and at least one compressor (102) for compressing the refrigerant, a heat exchanger (103) for cooling the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, at least one expansion turbine (104) for expanding the refrigerant cooled by the heat exchanger to generate cold heat, and a cooling part (105) for cooling an object to be cooled by the cold heat, which are provided on the circulation path in order, wherein at least either the at least one compressor or the at least one expansion turbine comprises a plurality of compressors or expansion turbines which are arranged in parallel with one another with respect to the circulation path.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoko Nakamura, Shunsuke Komatsu, Shota Ueda, Masao Komeda, Mizuo Kudo, Akito Machida
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Patent number: 10155410Abstract: To make it possible to easily change a writing line width. A ballpoint pen chip that brings a front half part side of a transfer ball into contact with an inward annular protrusion on a front end side in a chip body from a backward side of the inward annular protrusion and receives a rear half part side of the transfer ball with a front end part of a receiving member. The receiving member includes, on a front end side thereof, a reduction part gradually reduced in a cross-sectional area forward. A front-most end part of the reduction part is disposed backward from the transfer ball. A portion of the receiving member further on a rear side than the reduction part is unretreatably fixed to the chip body and configured to elastically contract when a pressing force is received from the transfer ball.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: ZEBRA CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoko Nakamura, Toshiaki Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 10030919Abstract: A low-cost and space-saving cooling apparatus for a superconductor that prevents a function of the superconductor being compromised when a refrigerator is faulty. A cooling apparatus for a superconductor forms a circulation path in which a coolant, having been used for cooing the superconductor, is pumped by a circulation pump to a heat exchanger unit so that the coolant is cooled by a refrigerator, and the coolant is supplied to the superconductor.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoko Nakamura, Masahiro Shimoda, Shunsuke Komatsu, Ryusuke Ono, Hiroharu Yaguchi
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Patent number: 9863669Abstract: A Brayton cycle type refrigerating apparatus using multiple stages of compressors and having a good response without reduction in efficiency due to change in heat load of the object to be cooled is provided. The Brayton cycle type refrigerating apparatus includes on a refrigerant line on which multiple stages of compressors are arranged in series. The apparatus also includes a temperature sensor for detecting heat load of an object to be cooled and a buffer tank provided between a low pressure line and a high pressure line. A flow rate of the refrigerant in the refrigerant line is controlled by controlling opening degrees of valves to adjust the cooling capacity.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Shota Ueda, Akito Machida, Mizuo Kudo, Naoko Nakamura
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Publication number: 20170191122Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for detecting a target nucleic acid includes (A) placing a reaction field formed by a reaction solution under an isothermal amplification reaction condition, the reaction solution including a sample which includes the target nucleic acid, a nucleic acid probe, a covering nucleic acid chain, a labeling substance, and a primer set, (B) monitoring or detecting the signal under the isothermal amplification reaction condition, and (C) obtaining a detection result, and the detection of the detectable signal produced by the labeling substance is inhibited by a presence of the nucleic acid which is bonded to the nucleic acid probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Koji HASHIMOTO, Naoko Nakamura, Keiko Ito
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Publication number: 20170151823Abstract: To make it possible to easily change a writing line width. A ballpoint pen chip that brings a front half part side of a transfer ball into contact with an inward annular protrusion on a front end side in a chip body from a backward side of the inward annular protrusion and receives a rear half part side of the transfer ball with a front end part of a receiving member. The receiving member includes, on a front end side thereof, a reduction part gradually reduced in a cross-sectional area forward. A front-most end part of the reduction part is disposed backward from the transfer ball. A portion of the receiving member further on a rear side than the reduction part is unretreatably fixed to the chip body and configured to elastically contract when a pressing force is received from the transfer ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: ZEBRA CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoko NAKAMURA, Toshiaki TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20160265838Abstract: A low-cost and space-saving cooling apparatus for a superconductor that prevents a function of the superconductor being compromised when a refrigerator is faulty. A cooling apparatus for a superconductor forms a circulation path in which a coolant, having been used for cooing the superconductor, is pumped by a circulation pump to a heat exchanger unit so that the coolant is cooled by a refrigerator, and the coolant is supplied to the superconductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoko NAKAMURA, Masahiro SHIMODA, Shunsuke KOMATSU, Ryusuke ONO, Hiroharu YAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20160076793Abstract: To provide a refrigeration system capable of being installed efficiently in a limited space while ensuring a good reliability, the refrigeration system according to the present invention comprises a refrigeration cycle having: a circulation path (101) in which a refrigerant flows; and at least one compressor (102) for compressing the refrigerant, a heat exchanger (103) for cooling the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, at least one expansion turbine (104) for expanding the refrigerant cooled by the heat exchanger to generate cold heat, and a cooling part (105) for cooling an object to be cooled by the cold heat, which are provided on the circulation path in order, wherein at least either the at least one compressor or the at least one expansion turbine comprises a plurality of compressors or expansion turbines which are arranged in parallel with one another with respect to the circulation path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoko NAKAMURA, Shunsuke KOMATSU, Shota UEDA, Masao KOMEDA, Mizuo KUDO, Akito MACHIDA
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Publication number: 20160018134Abstract: To provide a Brayton cycle type refrigerating apparatus using multiple stages of compressors and having a good response without reduction in efficiency due to change in heat load of the object to be cooled, the Brayton cycle type refrigerating apparatus (100) according to the present invention comprises, on a refrigerant line (101), multiple stages of compressors (102a, 102b, 102c), a temperature sensor (160) for detecting heat load of an object to be cooled, and a buffer tank (111) provided between a low pressure line (109) and a high pressure line (110), wherein a flow rate of the refrigerant in the refrigerant line is controlled by controlling opening degrees of valves (112, 113) to adjust the cooling capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Shota UEDA, Akito MACHIDA, Mizuo KUDO, Naoko NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20140155289Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method of analyzing nucleic acid. The nucleic acid analysis method includes subjecting a sample to an amplifying reaction using first and second primers, reacting an amplification product with a nucleic acid probe, measuring presence/absence of hybridization and/or a quantity thereof, and determining presence/absence of a target nucleic acid in the sample and/or a quantity of target nucleic acid. The amplification product obtained with the first or second primer forms a stem-and-loop structural body. With the detection of the presence/absence of the hybridization between a nucleic acid probe for the loop structure and the amplification product, and/or the amount thereof, the nucleic acid analysis is carried out on the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Naoko NAKAMURA, Koji Hashimoto, Michie Hashimoto, Nobuhiro Gemma, Masaru Nikaido
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Patent number: 8673595Abstract: One embodiment is related to a method of analyzing plural samples. The method includes amplifying a plurality of samples using a first primer and second primer, wherein the first primer includes a tag sequence having a sequence different from a sample to one another and wherein a second primer used in pair with the first primer in independent reaction systems for the respective samples to obtain an amplified product in which the tag sequence is introduced, mixing amplified products obtained in the plurality of reaction systems, making the mixed amplified product react with a nucleic acid probe immobilized on a substrate, and detecting the amount of hybridization that has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Naoko Nakamura, Koji Hashimoto, Nobuhiro Gemma
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Publication number: 20120171673Abstract: One embodiment is related to a method of analyzing plural samples. The method includes amplifying a plurality of samples using a first primer and second primer, wherein the first primer includes a tag sequence having a sequence different from a sample to one another and wherein a second primer used in pair with the first primer in independent reaction systems for the respective samples to obtain an amplified product in which the tag sequence is introduced, mixing amplified products obtained in the plurality of reaction systems, making the mixed amplified product react with a nucleic acid probe immobilized on a substrate, and detecting the amount of hybridization that has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Naoko NAKAMURA, Koji Hashimoto, Nobuhiro Gemma
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Publication number: 20110151554Abstract: The present invention provides a method for subculturing primate embryonic stem cells, and a method for inducing differentiation of the same cell into a vascular endothelial cell and a blood cell. The present invention provides a method comprising culturing primate embryonic stem cells in a medium containing a protein component without using feeder cells and cytokines in a container coated with an extracellular matrix, detaching colonies of the resulting embryonic stem cells in the presence of a cytodetachment agent, and plating the colonies in the similar medium, and a method comprising culturing primate embryonic stem cells in a serum-containing or not containing medium in the presence of cytokine, adhesion-culturing the resulting embryoid body or embroyid body-analogous cellular aggregate in the presence of a cytokine to obtain specific precursor cells, and separating non-adherent cells and adherent cells from the specific precursor cells to obtain blood cells and vascular endothelial precursor cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Akira Yuo, Kumiko Tobe, Koichi Saeki, Masako Nakahara, Naoko Nakamura, Yoshiko Yogisashi, Satoko Matsuyama, Asako Yoneda
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Patent number: 7951541Abstract: Kits for use in a method of detecting an amplification product by hybridizing it with a probe, the amplification product is amplified from a target nucleic acid with the primers, including placing F3, F2 and F1 regions in this order from a 5? terminal side and B3c, B2c and B1c regions in this order from a 3? terminal side, and additionally an FP region in the region from the F2 to F1 regions and/or a BPc region in the region from the B2c to B1c regions in the target nucleic acid, determining the respective regions in such a manner that the FP and F2 regions and/or the BPc and B2c regions have an unoverlapping region of at least 10 bases or more and overlapping regions of 10 bases or less, and designing the primers according to the regions.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Naoko Nakamura, Keiko Ito