Patents by Inventor Nobuo Kato

Nobuo Kato 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: 20110003889
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition that has excellent safety and targets a different step in the virus propagation cycle than conventional pharmaceutical compositions, applicable as an antiviral agent. A pharmaceutical composition containing an epigallocatechin gallate derivative represented by the following chemical formula (1), an isomer thereof, or a salt thereof is prepared. This can be used as a membrane fusion inhibitor that inhibits viral membrane fusion. In the following formula, R1 to R6 are each a hydrogen atom, halogen, sodium, potassium, or a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated acyl group and may be identical to or different from one another. The acyl group may be substituted further with one or more substituents. At least one of R1 to R6 is the acyl group. R7 to R16 are each a hydrogen atom, halogen, sodium, or potassium and may be identical to or different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kaihatsu, Shuichi Mori, Tomo Daidoji, Nobuo Kato, Shinya Miyake
  • Patent number: 7735473
    Abstract: A connection head structure of a high pressure fuel injection tube is provided to avoid an interference between an annular flange and an opposing part by sufficiently maintaining an tube axial direction length of the connection head and to obtain a good sealability to prevent leaking during autofrettage processing with a high pressure of not less than 300 MPa. A connection head structure of a high pressure fuel injection tube includes, on a connection end portion of a thick walled fine steel tube, a spherical seat face, an annular flange, and a circular conic face that continuously extends from the seat face, wherein a washer and a fastening nut are assembled, characterized in that when a thick walled fine steel tube has t (wall thickness)/D (outer diameter)<0.3, an tube axial direction distance L1 from a connection head end to the back face of the annular flange is from 0.38 D to 0.7 D, a spherical body radius R of the seat face is from 0.45 D to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Nobuo Kato, Koichi Hayashi, Shoichiro Usui
  • Publication number: 20090244400
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first integrated circuit including an internal component section capable of being adjusted with adjustment data, a nonvolatile memory in which beforehand acquired adjustment data of a result of adjustment carried out in advance for the internal component section are stored, and an interface section having a data transfer function of transferring the beforehand acquired adjustment data read out from the nonvolatile memory to the outside and a data storage function of storing actual use adjustment data sent thereto from the outside and supplying the stored actual use adjustment data to the internal component section; and a second integrated circuit including a signal processor, to which the interface section of the first integrated circuit is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naruhiro YOSHIDA, Hiroshi AOKI, Takahiro OKADA, Tatsuo SHINBASHI, Nobuo KATO, Taiwa OKANOBU
  • Publication number: 20090220292
    Abstract: In the tape printing apparatus 1, in the state that the back cover 11 is not attached to the apparatus body 2, the coil spring member 22 urges the stopper member 15 so as to rotate and the cutter lever 5 becomes inoperable based on that the engagement portion 15A of the stopper member 15 is engaged with the difference portion 19 of the cutter lever 5, and in the state that the back cover 11 is attached to the apparatus body 2, the stopper member 5 is rotated against the urging force of the coil spring member 22 based on that the engagement lib 14 of the back cover 11 is engaged with the engagement portion 15B of the stopper member 15 and the cutter lever 5 becomes operable based on that the engagement portion 15A of the stopper member 15 is released from the difference portion 19 of the cutter lever 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Publication number: 20090151701
    Abstract: A connection head structure of a high pressure fuel injection tube is provided to avoid an interference between an annular flange and an opposing part by sufficiently maintaining an tube axial direction length of the connection head and to obtain a good sealability to prevent leaking during autofrettage processing with a high pressure of not less than 300 MPa. A connection head structure of a high pressure fuel injection tube includes, on a connection end portion of a thick walled fine steel tube, a spherical seat face, an annular flange, and a circular conic face that continuously extends from the seat face, wherein a washer and a fastening nut are assembled, characterized in that when a thick walled fine steel tube has t (wall thickness)/D (outer diameter)<0.3, an tube axial direction distance L1 from a connection head end to the back face of the annular flange is from 0.38 D to 0.7 D, a spherical body radius R of the seat face is from 0.45 D to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Nobuo Kato, Koichi Hayashi, Shoichiro Usui
  • Publication number: 20090139595
    Abstract: A thick-wall small-diameter high-pressure fuel injection pipe has a spherical seat surface, an annular flange, and a conical surface continued from the seat surface at a connecting end of the pipe. If the pipe is configured so that t (thickness)/D (outer diameter)<0.3, then an axial distance from the connecting head end to the back face of the annular flange is 0.38D to 0.6D, a spherical radius of the seat surface is 0.45D to 0.65D, the annular flange outer diameter is 1.2D to 1.4D, and an inner peripheral surface of the head has a substantially flat cylindrical surface or a conical surface. If the pipe is configured so that t (thickness)/D (outer diameter)?0.3, then the axial distance from the connecting head end to the back face of the annular flange is 0.38D to 0.7D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Nobuo Kato, Koichi Hayashi, Shoichiro Usui
  • Patent number: 7488498
    Abstract: There is provided a single preparation which directly decreases both of the post prandial blood glucose level and the fasting blood glucose level close to normal levels, by release-sustaining a drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level of diabetic patients close to the normal level, or mixing a controlled release drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level close to the normal level with an immediate release drug. It is particularly preferable that the drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level close to the normal level is nateglinide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chisato Makino, Nobutaka Ninomiya, Haruo Orita, Hidetoshi Sakai, Akira Yabuki, Nobuo Kato, Shigeru Shioya
  • Patent number: 7285741
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a push-button switch capable of providing a comfortable and natural click touch. To achieve the purpose, the button turns downward about the point which joins the buckling wall to the base on the back face side. Accordingly, the pulling force on the buckling wall does not occur when the button is pressed. Consequently, a user needs less pressing force, and can feel a clear and quite natural click touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Patent number: 7285042
    Abstract: A case having a ventilation system for ventilating a heat generation source disposed in the case, includes: a first sub-case and a second sub-case which is joined to the first sub-case; a first gap provided in a surface of a joining section between the first sub-case and the second sub-case; and at least one ventilation section to discharge air in the case to the outside provided in the first gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Publication number: 20060137966
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a push-button switch capable of providing a comfortable and natural click touch. To achieve the purpose, the button turns downward about the point which joins the buckling wall to the base on the back face side. Accordingly, the pulling force on the buckling wall does not occur when the button is pressed. Consequently, a user needs less pressing force, and can feel a clear and quite natural click touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Patent number: 7022339
    Abstract: There is provided a single preparation which directly decreases both of the post prandial blood glucose level and the fasting blood glucose level close to normal levels, by release-sustaining a drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level of diabetic patients close to the normal level, or mixing a controlled release drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level close to the normal level with an immediate release drug. It is particularly preferable that the drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level close to the normal level is nateglinide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chisato Makino, Nobutaka Ninomiya, Haruo Orita, Hidetoshi Sakai, Akira Yabuki, Nobuo Kato, Shigeru Shioya
  • Patent number: 7002090
    Abstract: A key switch includes a front cover formed with a cursor key hole. In the front cover, a first rib is formed on a first support wall and a second rib is formed on a second support wall. Accordingly, when a cursor key part disposed in the cursor key hole is pressed, it can be restrained against motion in a shorter side direction. The operationality of a cursor key can be improved, which allows a correct operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Publication number: 20060029669
    Abstract: There is provided a single preparation which directly decreases both of the post prandial blood glucose level and the fasting blood glucose level close to normal levels, by release-sustaining a drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level of diabetic patients close to the normal level, or mixing a controlled release drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level close to the normal level with an immediate release drug. It is particularly preferable that the drug capable of decreasing the post prandial blood glucose level close to the normal level is nateglinide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Chisato Makino, Nobutaka Ninomiya, Haruo Orita, Hidetoshi Sakai, Akira Yabuki, Nobuo Kato, Shigeru Shioya
  • Publication number: 20050167257
    Abstract: A key switch includes a front cover formed with a cursor key hole. In the front cover, a first rib is formed on a first support wall and a second rib is formed on a second support wall. Accordingly, when a cursor key part disposed in the cursor key hole is pressed, it can be restrained against motion in a shorter side direction. The operationality of a cursor key can be improved, which allows a correct operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Patent number: 6843275
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel injection pipe has a connecting head portion increased in diameter by buckling molding at the end of a thick and small-diameter metallic pipe. An under-head portion of the connecting head is formed with a thick wall portion that satisfies conditions of: a radius of curvature R1 of a portion A of the thick wall portion continuing to the connecting head is 0.03 to 0.15 times the outer diameter of the pipe; a radius of curvature R2 of a portion B continuing from the portion A of the thick wall portion to a straight pipe portion is 0.3 to 1.5 times the outer diameter of the pipe; and a maximum diametrical size w of the thick wall portion is 0.25 to 0.4 times a maximum diametrical projecting length W of the connecting head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Patent number: 6840283
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel injection pipe having connecting head portion is provided which is capable of eliminating a fear of the occurrence of cavitation erosion of the inner surface of the connecting head portion and a fatigue failure of the same head portion by having a contour of a cross section of an annular pocket occurring in an inner part of the connecting head portion during a head portion processing operation extend shallowly and gently. This fuel injection pipe has at a connecting end portion of a thick-walled steel pipe having a relatively small diameter, including a seat surface, an annular flange formed so that the flange is axially spaced from the seat surface, and a conical surface connected to the seat surface, extending therefrom to the annular flange and tapering off to a free end of the connecting head portion, wherein the conical surface is provided at a part thereof with an annular, shallow, cross-sectionally curved recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Munekatsu Furugen, Shigeyuki Ishida, Nobuo Kato
  • Publication number: 20040258451
    Abstract: A case having a ventilation system for ventilating a heat generation source disposed in the case, includes: a first sub-case and a second sub-case which is joined to the first sub-case; a first gap provided in a surface of a joining section between the first sub-case and the second sub-case; and at least one ventilation section to discharge air in the case to the outside provided in the first gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Publication number: 20040256014
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel injection pipe has a connecting head portion increased in diameter by buckling molding at the end of a thick and small-diameter metallic pipe. An under-head portion of the connecting head is formed with a thick wall portion that satisfies conditions of: a radius of curvature R1 of a portion A of the thick wall portion continuing to the connecting head is 0.03 to 0.15 times the outer diameter of the pipe; a radius of curvature R2 of a portion B continuing from the portion A of the thick wall portion to a straight pipe portion is 0.3 to 1.5 times the outer diameter of the pipe; and a maximum diametrical size w of the thick wall portion is 0.25 to 0.4 times a maximum diametrical projecting length W of the connecting head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventor: Nobuo Kato
  • Patent number: D534203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Harada, Tsutomu Kato, Yoshihito Nonomura, Akira Ito, Nobuo Kato
  • Patent number: D542334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Harada, Tsutomu Kato, Yoshihito Nonomura, Akira Ito, Nobuo Kato