Patents by Inventor Norio Seki

Norio Seki 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: 11940671
    Abstract: An eyeglass-shaped frame includes: a pair of temples; a connecting bar connecting ends of the pair of temples; a shaft hanging from a middle of the connecting bar; nose pads fixed to the shaft; a pair of holding frames holding vertically arranged optical members; a bridge connecting the pair of holding frames; and a slider allowing the holding frames to slide vertically in front of the connecting bar. The bridge is provided at a position lower than a center of the lower optical member of the holding frames. The holding frames are slidable for a distance at least corresponding to a distance between a center of an upper optical member and the center of the lower optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Norio Seki
  • Publication number: 20240097476
    Abstract: In one embodiment, there is provided a charging method of a battery pack in which a plurality of aqueous battery cells are electrically connected in series. In this charging method, in a case where the battery pack reaches a reference voltage by a constant-current charging at a first charging rate, constant-current charging is performed on the battery pack at the second charging rate lower than the first charging rate and being from 0.01 C or more to 0.05 C or less. Then, this constant-current charging at the second charging rate is continued until a charged electric charge amount from a start timing of the constant-current charging at the second charging rate reaches a reference electric charge amount set from 1% or more to 5% or less of the nominal capacity of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keigo HOSHINA, Hayato SEKI, Shinsuke MATSUNO, Norio TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20230309759
    Abstract: A roll paper holder includes: a blade member having a blade provided at an end of a base, a press projection provided at the other end of the base, and a convex portion provided on an upper surface of the base; a blade-member-storing case pivotally supporting the convex portion of the blade member; and a holder body to which a roll paper is attachable, in which the blade-member-storing case is mounted on an upper surface of the holder body with a base end pivotally supported by the holder body, and the blade-member-storing case has a cutout in a side thereof, the cutout being curved from a front end of the side to a lower portion of the side close to the base end of the blade-member-storing case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Norio SEKI
  • Patent number: 11480814
    Abstract: An eyeglass-shaped frame includes: a pair of lens-holding frames configured to hold lenses; a bridge connecting the pair of lens-holding frames; a temple foldably attached at a front end side thereof; a nose pad configured to support a nose in contact; movable lens-holding frames configured to be placed oppositely in front of the lens-holding frames; and a vertical movement unit configured to vertically move each of the movable lens-holding frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Norio Seki
  • Patent number: 11169395
    Abstract: A frame includes: a pair of temples; a connecting bar connecting respective ends of the pair of temples; at least one hanging shaft located at a middle of the connecting bar; nose pads fixed to the hanging shaft; a slide attached to the hanging shaft for a sliding movement; a pair of lens-holding frames vertically slidable in front of the connecting bar, the lens-holding frames being each configured to hold vertically arranged upper and lower lenses; and a bridge coupling the lens-holding frames. The bridge is attached at a level lower than a center of the lower lens in each of the lens-holding frames, and the lens-holding frames are slidable for a distance at least corresponding to a distance between a center of the upper lens and the center of the lower lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Norio Seki
  • Patent number: 11119336
    Abstract: A frame includes: a pair of lens-holding frames each holding lenses that are vertically arranged; a bridge coupling the pair of lens-holding frames; a temple attached to an outer periphery of each of the lens-holding frames; nose pads being brought into contact with a nose for support; a vertical movement unit configured to vertically move the lens-holding frames along a front bent portion of the temple; and a nose pad elevation unit provided to the bridge, the nose pad elevation unit being configured to vertically slide the nose pads. The bent portion is configured to align a center of the lens with an eye level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Norio Seki
  • Publication number: 20210271106
    Abstract: A frame includes: a pair of temples; a connecting bar connecting respective ends of the pair of temples; at least one hanging shaft located at a middle of the connecting bar; nose pads fixed to the hanging shaft; a slide attached to the hanging shaft for a sliding movement; a pair of lens-holding frames vertically slidable in front of the connecting bar, the lens-holding frames being each configured to hold vertically arranged upper and lower lenses; and a bridge coupling the lens-holding frames. The bridge is attached at a level lower than a center of the lower lens in each of the lens-holding frames, and the lens-holding frames are slidable for a distance at least corresponding to a distance between a center of the upper lens and the center of the lower lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Norio SEKI
  • Publication number: 20210149214
    Abstract: An eyeglass-shaped frame includes: a pair of temples; a connecting bar connecting ends of the pair of temples; a shaft hanging from a middle of the connecting bar; nose pads fixed to the shaft; a pair of holding frames holding vertically arranged optical members; a bridge connecting the pair of holding frames; and a slider allowing the holding frames to slide vertically in front of the connecting bar. The bridge is provided at a position lower than a center of the lower optical member of the holding frames. The holding frames are slidable for a distance at least corresponding to a distance between a center of an upper optical member and the center of the lower optical member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Norio SEKI
  • Patent number: 10838229
    Abstract: A glasses frame includes: a pair of lens-holding frames each holding vertically arranged lenses; a bridge coupling the lens-holding frames in height at the center; a temple; an inverting unit provided on an outside and in height at the center of each of the lens-holding frames and configured to invert the temple; and nose pads provided correspondingly one-to-one to both ends of the bridge and supporting the bridge while being in contact with a nose even when the lens-holding frames are inverted, in which the temple includes a bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Norio Seki
  • Publication number: 20200333629
    Abstract: An eyeglass-shaped frame includes: a pair of lens-holding frames configured to hold lenses; a bridge connecting the pair of lens-holding frames; a temple foldably attached at a front end side thereof; a nose pad configured to support a nose in contact; movable lens-holding frames configured to be placed oppositely in front of the lens-holding frames; and a vertical movement unit configured to vertically move each of the movable lens-holding frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Norio SEKI
  • Patent number: 10532048
    Abstract: To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Seldar Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hisamichi, Itsuro Shimada, Tsukasa Ishihara, Tomofumi Takuwa, Takafumi Shimizu, Noriko Ishikawa, Kyoichi Maeno, Norio Seki
  • Publication number: 20190235270
    Abstract: A frame includes: a pair of lens-holding frames each holding lenses that are vertically arranged; a bridge coupling the pair of lens-holding frames; a temple attached to an outer periphery of each of the lens-holding frames; nose pads being brought into contact with a nose for support; a vertical movement unit configured to vertically move the lens-holding frames along a front bent portion of the temple; and a nose pad elevation unit provided to the bridge, the nose pad elevation unit being configured to vertically slide the nose pads. The bent portion is configured to align a center of the lens with an eye level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Norio SEKI
  • Publication number: 20190011727
    Abstract: A glasses frame includes: a pair of lens-holding frames each holding vertically arranged lenses; a bridge coupling the lens-holding frames in height at the center; a temple; an inverting unit provided on an outside and in height at the center of each of the lens-holding frames and configured to invert the temple; and nose pads provided correspondingly one-to-one to both ends of the bridge and supporting the bridge while being in contact with a nose even when the lens-holding frames are inverted, in which the temple includes a bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Norio SEKI
  • Publication number: 20190000832
    Abstract: To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Selder Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hisamichi, Itsuro Shimada, Tsukasa Ishihara, Tomofumi Takuwa, Takafumi Shimizu, Noriko Ishikawa, Kyoichi Maeno, Norio Seki
  • Patent number: 10016410
    Abstract: To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Seldar Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hisamichi, Itsuro Shimada, Tsukasa Ishihara, Tomofumi Takuwa, Takafumi Shimizu, Noriko Ishikawa, Kyoichi Maeno, Norio Seki
  • Publication number: 20170189390
    Abstract: To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Seldar Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hisamichi, ltsuro Shimada, Tsukasa Ishihara, Tomofumi Takuwa, Takafumi Shimizu, Noriko Ishikawa, Kyoichi Maeno, Norio Seki
  • Patent number: 9556160
    Abstract: [Problem] The present invention provides a compound which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have conducted intensive studies on a compound having a VAP-1 inhibitory activity, and as a result, they have found that the compound or a salt thereof of the present invention exhibits an excellent VAP-1 inhibitory activity and is useful for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases, in particular, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic macular edema, thereby completing the present invention. In addition, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, in particular, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases, which comprises the compound or a salt thereof of the present invention, and an excipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Kousei Yoshihara, Daisuke Suzuki, Susumu Yamaki, Hiroyoshi Yamada, Hisashi Mihara, Norio Seki
  • Patent number: 9526719
    Abstract: To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Seldar Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hisamichi, Itsuro Shimada, Tsukasa Ishihara, Tomofumi Takuwa, Takafumi Shimizu, Noriko Ishikawa, Kyoichi Maeno, Norio Seki
  • Publication number: 20150359787
    Abstract: To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Seldar Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hisamichi, Itsuro Shimada, Tsukasa Ishihara, Tomofumi Takuwa, Takafumi Shimizu, Noriko Ishikawa, Kyoichi Maeno, Norio Seki
  • Patent number: 9150541
    Abstract: To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Seldar Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hisamichi, Itsuro Shimada, Tsukasa Ishihara, Tomofumi Takuwa, Takafumi Shimizu, Noriko Ishikawa, Kyoichi Maeno, Norio Seki