Patents by Inventor Naoto Uchida

Naoto Uchida 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).

  • Publication number: 20110160139
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition which may be ingested orally in a small dose for the purpose of improving brain function, and a method for improving brain function. The present invention is a composition for improving brain function, comprising, as an active ingredient, X-Val-Arg-Gly-Pro-Phe-Pro-Ile-Ile-Val (SEQ ID NO: 5), wherein X is absent or represents Pro.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhito OHSAWA, Naoto UCHIDA, Kohji OHKI
  • Publication number: 20110160140
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition which may be ingested orally in a small dose for the purpose of improving brain function, and a method for improving brain function. The present invention is a composition for improving brain function, the composition comprising, as an active ingredient, Xaa-Pro-Pro (wherein Xaa represents Ile, Leu or Ser).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhito OHSAWA, Naoto Uchida, Kohji Ohki
  • Publication number: 20110160138
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition which may be ingested orally in a small dose for the purpose of improving brain function, and a method for improving brain function. The present invention is a composition for improving brain function, the composition comprising, as an active ingredient, X-Met-His-Gln-Pro-His-Gln-Pro-Leu-Pro-Pro-Thr-Val-Met-Phe-Pro-Pro-Gln-Ser-Val-Leu (SEQ ID NO: 6) or a salt thereof, wherein X is absent or represents Ser-Trp or Leu-Gln-Ser-Trp (SEQ ID NO: 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhito OHSAWA, Naoto Uchida, Kohji Ohki
  • Publication number: 20110092431
    Abstract: The present invention provides a peptide and a composition which are suitable for oral ingestion, and which have a skin aging-inhibiting activity, a collagen-production promoting activity, an epidermal turnover promoting activity, and a cutaneous cell-proliferating effect. The present invention also provides a medicament and a functional food which have a skin aging-inhibiting activity, a collagen-production promoting activity, and a cutaneous cell-proliferation promoting activity. The present invention provides a composition including at least one peptide of Asn-Ile-Pro-Pro-Leu, Ile-Pro-Pro-Leu, Ile-Pro-Pro, Pro-Val-Val-Val-Pro-Pro, Val-Pro-Pro-Phe, Val-Pro-Pro, Phe-Pro-Pro-Gln, and Leu-Pro-Pro-Thr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Calpis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhito OHSAWA, Naoto Uchida, Hidehiko Baba, Michio Hatori, Kohji Ohki
  • Publication number: 20080162301
    Abstract: A sales assistance system and method which allows a user to buy goods from stores near the user without directly purchasing the goods on a computer network. The system includes a server connected to a plurality of client terminals through the computer network. The server inputs a request to buy goods, including address information of the user, a memory device which stores information concerning the goods and the stores handling thereof in advance therein; and a controller which searches out stores from the information stored in the memory device based on the address information, and displays the stores on the client terminal. The client terminal selects one of the stores displayed and transmits the request to the selected store to, for example, a facsimile machine of the store or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Kouki Tomita, Naoto Uchida
  • Publication number: 20060129466
    Abstract: A sales assistance system and method which allows a user to buy goods from stores near the user without directly purchasing the goods on a computer network. The system includes a server connected to a plurality of client terminals through the computer network. The server inputs a request to buy goods, including address information of the user, a memory device which stores information concerning the goods and the stores handling thereof in advance therein; and a controller which searches out stores from the information stored in the memory device based on the address information, and displays the stores on the client terminal. The client terminal selects one of the stores displayed and transmits the request to the selected store to, for example, a facsimile machine of the store or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Kouki Tomita, Naoto Uchida
  • Publication number: 20040107142
    Abstract: A sales assistance system and method which allows a user to buy goods from stores near the user without directly purchasing the goods on a computer network. The system includes a server connected to a plurality of client terminals through the computer network. The server inputs a request to buy goods, including address information of the user, a memory device which stores information concerning the goods and the stores handling thereof in advance therein; and a controller which searches out stores from the information stored in the memory device based on the address information, and displays the stores on the client terminal. The client terminal selects one of the stores displayed and transmits the request to the selected store to, for example, a facsimile machine of the store or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Kouki Tomita, Naoto Uchida
  • Patent number: 5296122
    Abstract: In the manufacture of a substrate with a hydrophobic film used for a reference electrode of an ion sensor or the like, a hydrophobic film is formed on a substrate by irradiating a target consisting of a hydrophobic compound with a neutral atom beam and thereby effecting sputtering. The apparatus for effecting the sputtering comprises a target base disposed in a vacuum chamber, an atom beam gun for irradiating a target on the target base with a neutral beam, a substrate base and a shutter for controlling the passage of sputtered particles. A thin film that is manufactured is suitable for an ion sensor, such as an ISFET or the like or an enzyme sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignees: Teruaki Katsube, Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Teruaki Katsube, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Naoto Uchida, Takeshi Shimomura
  • Patent number: 5213675
    Abstract: A reference electrode for generating a reference potential on an ion sensor is disclosed. The reference electrode has a lamination film covering a surface of an electrically conductive substrate and formed by alternately laminating silver halide thin films and hydrophobic resin thin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Shimomura, Naoto Uchida, Teruaki Katsube, Noboru Oyama
  • Patent number: 5200053
    Abstract: A reference electrode according to the present invention includes a silver layer (2) and an insulating hydrophobic material layer (5) which is formed by atomic beam sputtering and containing silver halide dispersed therein, on the surface of a conductive substrate (1).The resulting reference electrode is of a solid type, is almost free from outflow of silver halide, can be miniaturized easily, is not affected by ion concentration, provides a stable potential and has high durability.The conductive substrate (1) may be a field effect transistor having a gate insulator film and the layer (5) may be a laminate film obtained by laminating alternately a thin layer or layers of silver halide and a thin layer or layers of insulating hydrophobic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimomura, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Naoto Uchida, Takehisa Mori, Teruaki Katsube
  • Patent number: 5190636
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ion sensitive film (6) comprising a mixed layer containing a redox manifesting substance manifesting redox function and a polymeric compound containing an ion carrier substance. The present invention also provides a method of producing the ion sensitive film (6) and an ion sensor which uses the film (6). The ion sensitive film (6) of the present invention enables the provision of an ion sensor having excellent durability, preservative stability and sensor characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihiko Ushizawa, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Naoto Uchida, Takeshi Shimomura
  • Patent number: 5186808
    Abstract: A film-coated sensor is formed by providing an electrically conductive substrate (2), which has a sectional area of less than 10.sup.-5 cm.sup.2, connected to a lead wire (5) at one end of an insulative capillary (1) and inscribed in the capillary (1), and providing a coating film (7) at another end, which is open, of the capillary (1) by an electrolytic polymerization process.The film-coated sensor obtained has a surface which is uniform, the film coating is easy to control, and since the sensor is not readily susceptible to flow of a specimen fluid, there is little drift and response is quick. Owing to its small size, the sensor is capable of measuring very small samples and of performing measurement upon being directly inserted into a living body or tissue.The sensor can be used also as an enzyme sensor by coating the surface of the film-coated sensor with a fixing enzyme film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Naoto Uchida, Satoru Kasai, Takeshi Shimomura, Noboru Oyama
  • Patent number: 5126937
    Abstract: A biological information measurement apparatus is adapted to measure biological information in an extracorporeal circuration or in a living body by various measurement circuits comprising circuit elements which are not affected by electrical disturbances, and to transmit the results of measurement in the form of a non-electrical signal which is not affected by electrical disturbances. Measured values from measurement sections are gathered at a central processing section separated from the measurement sections. The processing section converts the measured values into output values, compensates the values for temperature and outputs the values to a display unit and recorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Norihiko Ushizawa, Norio Daikuhara, Takeshi Shimomura, Naoto Uchida
  • Patent number: 5066383
    Abstract: A reference electrode for generating a reference potential on an ion sensor is disclosed. The reference electrode has a lamination film covering a surface of an electrically conductive substrate and formed by alternately laminating silver halide thin films and hydrophobic resin thin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Shimomura, Naoto Uchida, Teruaki Katsube, Noboru Oyama
  • Patent number: 4968400
    Abstract: PCT Filed Nov. 19, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO88/04050 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 2, 1988.An insulative substrate (1) is coated with an electrically conductive layer (2) and a redox layer (3) which comprises an electrolytic polymerization film of 2,6-dimethylphenol, and the surface of the redox layer is provided with an enzyme-fixed (7). The enzyme electrode thus obtained exhibits a potentiometric response, and the enzyme-fixed layer has a strong adhesion. As a result, sensitivity is high, there is little drift and service life is prolonged. An ion-selective field-effect transistor can be used instead of the insulative substrate (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimomura, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Naoto Uchida
  • Patent number: 4927516
    Abstract: Disclosed is an enzyme sensor for measuring a predetermined substrate concentration by potentiometric or amperometric response on the basis of an enzyme. In one aspect, a solid-state enzyme sensor measures a predetermined substrate concentration by potentiometric response and includes a solid enzyme membrane-coated electrically conductive base, redox layer or ion-sensitive layer. In another aspect, a solid-state enzyme sensor measures a predetermined substrate concentration by amperometric response and includes a solid enzyme membrane-coated oxygen reduction catalyst layer. Also disclosed is an enzyme control layer for controlling the outflow and inflow of the enzyme layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Naoto Uchida, Takeshi Shimomura, Noboru Oyama