Patents by Inventor Noriko Yokoyama
Noriko Yokoyama 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: 20220222542Abstract: The number of partial functions and a variable for each of the partial functions are determined. Each of partial function optimization execution sections as many as the determined number repeats inputting a predetermined input parameter selected for the variable to a simulator and obtaining the objective function value for one partial function, determines one or more next monitored parameters based on the obtained objective function value, inputs the determined next monitored parameter to the simulator, and obtains the objective function value, and computes an optimal input parameter for the partial function and an objective function optimal value based on the obtained objective function value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Noriko YOKOYAMA, Masahiro KOJIMA, Tatsushi MATSUBAYASHI, Hiroyuki TODA
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Publication number: 20220171990Abstract: An optimum input parameter may be determined rapidly. According to an input data dimension number that is a dimension number of input data, a reduced dimension number that is lower than the input data dimension number, and a parallel number, as many searching ranges as the parallel number are determined by determining as many transformation matrices as the parallel number, each transformation matrix being for transforming a space defined by the input data dimension number to a space defined by the reduced dimension number. Inputting input data to a simulator and acquiring an objective function value that is difference between output data and a previously provided observation are repeated a predetermined number of times and a next input parameter is determined using an acquisition function.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Noriko YOKOYAMA, Masahiro KOJIMA, Tatsushi MATSUBAYASHI, Hiroyuki TODA
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Publication number: 20210329951Abstract: Adding (A) an amylomaltase derived from a bacterium of the genus Thermus to a starch-containing material, and further adding (B) a protein or lipid modification enzyme, or (C) a starch degradation product or (D) a starch degradation enzyme is useful for modifying a starch-containing food.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Kazuto AKAMOTO, Kazumi SUGINO, Miho SATO, Noriko YOKOYAMA, Misa SEKITA
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Publication number: 20210068432Abstract: A starch-containing food with improved properties may be obtained by reacting an actinomycete-derived amylomaltase with starch in the raw material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Kazuto AKAMOTO, Kazumi SUGINO, Noriko YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 10941390Abstract: A novel protein deamidase having an activity of directly acting on a side chain amide group of an asparagine residue in a protein to form a side chain carboxyl group and release ammonia, a microorganism that produces the same, a gene encoding the same, a method for producing the same, and use of the same are provided. A bacterium classified into the class Actinobacteria is cultured to generate protein deamidase, and the enzyme is collected from culture.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Noriko Yokoyama, Mayu Nakano, Shuhei Hashiro, Masako Hiraga, Kazutaka Shimbo, Ayaka Tokunaga
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Publication number: 20200318093Abstract: A novel protein deamidase having an activity of directly acting on a side chain amide group of an asparagine residue in a protein to form a side chain carboxyl group and release ammonia, a microorganism that produces the same, a gene encoding the same, a method for producing the same, and use of the same are provided. A bacterium classified into the class Actinobacteria is cultured to generate protein deamidase, and the enzyme is collected from culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Noriko YOKOYAMA, Mayu Nakano, Shuhei Hashiro, Masako Hiraga, Kazutaka Shimbo, Ayaka Tokunaga
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Patent number: 10717971Abstract: A novel protein deamidase having an activity of directly acting on a side chain amide group of an asparagine residue in a protein to form a side chain carboxyl group and release ammonia, a microorganism that produces the same, a gene encoding the same, a method for producing the same, and use of the same are provided. A bacterium classified into the class Actinobacteria is cultured to generate protein deamidase, and the enzyme is collected from culture.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: AJINOMOTO CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriko Yokoyama, Mayu Nakano, Shuhei Hashiro, Masako Hiraga, Kazutaka Shimbo, Ayaka Tokunaga
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Publication number: 20170044513Abstract: A novel protein deamidase having an activity of directly acting on a side chain amide group of an asparagine residue in a protein to form a side chain carboxyl group and release ammonia, a microorganism that produces the same, a gene encoding the same, a method for producing the same, and use of the same are provided. A bacterium classified into the class Actinobacteria is cultured to generate protein deamidase, and the enzyme is collected from culture.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Noriko YOKOYAMA, Mayu NAKANO, Shuhei HASHIRO, Masako HIRAGA, Kazutaka SHIMBO, Ayaka TOKUNAGA
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Patent number: 7984985Abstract: An apparatus includes: a recording unit for holding an ink head capable of jetting liquid ink to a recording medium; a feeding mechanism arranged opposite the recording unit and feeding the recording medium having at least a feed belt, a driving roller and a driven roller for providing the feed belt, a support frame for holding the driving roller and the driven roller; and a feed roller feeding the recording medium by correcting feeding posture of the recording medium to the feeding mechanism. The support axis of the feed roller is held by a support frame of the feeding mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignees: Olympus Corporation, Ortek CorporationInventor: Noriko Yokoyama
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Patent number: 7926903Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus according to this invention has an ink-head unit, a head holder, and a wiper unit. The ink-head unit extends in a direction that intersects at right angles to the direction a recording medium is transported, for a distance equal to or longer than the width of the recording medium. The head holder holds the ink-head unit. The ink-head unit has a nozzle surface having nozzles for ejecting ink. The wiper unit has a wiper blade, which wipes the nozzle surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Noriko Yokoyama, Tomoshi Takamura
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Patent number: 7562975Abstract: A positioning structure of an image forming apparatus comprises an image recording medium to be transported; an ink head unit for ejecting ink fluids onto the image recording medium; a transport mechanism for transporting the image recording medium; a recording unit for retaining the ink head unit; an apparatus body frame for retaining at least the recording unit and the transport mechanism; a transport roller for introducing the image recording medium to the transport mechanism by regulating a transport position of the image recording medium; a restrict unit, being installed in the recording unit and the transport mechanism, for restricting a positional interrelationship between the recording unit and the transport mechanism; and an elevator mechanism for making a gap between the recording unit and transport mechanism changed, wherein the recording unit is retained by the apparatus body frame and/or the transport mechanism at three points.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Noriko Yokoyama, Hiroshi Hashi
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Publication number: 20080284816Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus according to this invention has an ink-head unit, a head holder, and a wiper unit. The ink-head unit extends in a direction that intersects at right angles to the direction a recording medium is transported, for a distance equal to or longer than the width of the recording medium. The head holder holds the ink-head unit. The ink-head unit has a nozzle surface having nozzles for ejecting ink. The wiper unit has a wiper blade, which wipes the nozzle surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Noriko Yokoyama, Tomoshi Takamura
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Patent number: 7380923Abstract: An overflow liquid pipe is disposed in such a manner as to pass a liquid which has overflowed from a first container flowing to a second container. The overflow liquid pipe is provided with a pressurizing pipe. A liquid removing unit pressurizes the interior of the overflow liquid pipe through the pressurizing pipe to remove liquid from the overflow liquid pipe.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Masashi Matsuda, Noriko Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20080024582Abstract: An apparatus includes: a recording unit for holding an ink head capable of jetting liquid ink to a recording medium; a feeding mechanism arranged opposite the recording unit and feeding the recording medium having at least a feed belt, a driving roller and a driven roller for providing the feed belt, a support frame for holding the driving roller and the driven roller; and a feed roller feeding the recording medium by correcting feeding posture of the recording medium to the feeding mechanism. The support axis of the feed roller is held by a support frame of the feeding mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventor: Noriko Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20060170751Abstract: A positioning structure of an image forming apparatus comprises an image recording medium to be transported; an ink head unit for ejecting ink fluids onto the image recording medium; a transport mechanism for transporting the image recording medium; a recording unit for retaining the ink head unit; an apparatus body frame for retaining at least the recording unit and the transport mechanism; a transport roller for introducing the image recording medium to the transport mechanism by regulating a transport position of the image recording medium; a restrict unit, being installed in the recording unit and the transport mechanism, for restricting a positional interrelationship between the recording unit and the transport mechanism; and an elevator mechanism for making a gap between the recording unit and transport mechanism changed, wherein the recording unit is retained by the apparatus body frame and/or the transport mechanism at three points.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Noriko Yokoyama, Hiroshi Hashi
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Patent number: 7077501Abstract: A method of assembling an ink jet head unit, according to the present invention, is used to assemble the ink jet head unit configured by fixing a plurality of ink jet heads such that one ink jet head is fixed to the other ink jet head adjacent thereto, each ink jet head having an ink ejecting portion in which a plurality of nozzles to eject ink are arrayed. In this method, the ink jet heads are positioned by abutting the ink jet heads on a common positioning unit, and the plurality of ink jet heads are fixed such that one ink jet head is fixed to the other ink jet head adjacent thereto, in a state that the ink jet heads are so positioned as described above.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Kitahara, Tatsutoshi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Hashi, Noriko Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20050068383Abstract: An overflow liquid pipe is disposed in such a manner as to pass a liquid which has overflowed from a first container flowing to a second container. The overflow liquid pipe is having with a pressurizing pipe. A liquid removing unit which pressurizes the inside of the overflow liquid pipe through the pressurizing pipe to remove the liquid existing in the overflow liquid pipe is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2004Publication date: March 31, 2005Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Masashi Matsuda, Noriko Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20050062799Abstract: A method of assembling an ink jet head unit, according to the present invention, is used to assemble the ink jet head unit configured by fixing a plurality of ink jet heads such that one ink jet head is fixed to the other ink jet head adjacent thereto, each ink jet head having an ink ejecting portion in which a plurality of nozzles to eject ink are arrayed. In this method, the ink jet heads are positioned by abutting the ink jet heads on a common positioning unit, and the plurality of ink jet heads are fixed such that one ink jet head is fixed to the other ink jet head adjacent thereto, in a state that the ink jet heads are so positioned as described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: Olympus CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Kitahara, Tatsutoshi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Hashi, Noriko Yokoyama
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Patent number: D485858Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Sugata, Akira Yamamoto, Fumihiro Ueno, Noriko Yokoyama, Kyoichi Inoue
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Patent number: D485859Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Fumihiro Ueno, Noriko Yokoyama