Patents by Inventor Norio Yamamoto
Norio Yamamoto 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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Patent number: 8560166Abstract: An obtaining unit obtains information about a condition where a vehicle is placed. A detection unit detects at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle. An estimation unit estimates an in-vehicle apparatus to be a controlled target according to the condition where the vehicle is placed. A determination unit determines an in-vehicle apparatus to be a controlled in-vehicle apparatus and determines a control content thereof in consideration of the at least one of a voice and an action. A notification unit notifies the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled and the control content thereof determined by the determination unit. A control unit controls the in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the in-vehicle apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Mori, Tetsuya Hara, Norio Yamamoto, Kousuke Hara, Hirotoshi Iwasaki
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Patent number: 8231882Abstract: The present invention provides a moisturizer comprising, as an active ingredient, a saccharide having 3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose as a structural unit. The moisturizer of the present invention improves the water retention capacity of the stratum corneum, and is useful for prevention and improvement of rough skin.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: House Wellness Foods CorporationInventors: Koutarou Muroyama, Tatsuya Ohara, Yoshitaka Hirose, Norio Yamamoto, Shinji Murosaki, Yoshihiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20120189663Abstract: The present invention aims to produce a safe and reliable medical composition, which efficiently boosts nonspecific immunity of antigen-presenting cells and thereby promotes an antitumor activity. To produce the medical composition, antigen-presenting cells such as dendritic cells are exposed to an activating reagent containing baculoviruses. Then, the antigen-presenting cells are separated from the activating reagent. The antigen-presenting cells are optionally cultured after the separation. Furthermore, an absence of the baculoviruses in the composition are optionally checked. The medical composition produced by the present invention is expected to have an outstanding therapeutic effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Chiba Institute of TechnologyInventors: Hiroshi Takaku, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Myint Oo Chang, Norio Yamamoto, Kazuo Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 8229603Abstract: An in-vehicle equipment control device includes a force sense imparting type input device mounted on a steering of a vehicle, for remotely operating an in-vehicle equipment mounted on the vehicle according to a predetermined operation route while imparting a force sense, a storage unit for storing an operation route data to conduct an input operation of the force sense imparting type input device with a predetermined operation route, and a control unit for conducting an arithmetic process to transform the predetermined operation route of the force sense imparting type input device based on a rotation angle detection signal which is output in accordance with the rotation of the steering of the vehicle and the operation route data stored in the storage unit, to impart the force sense to the force sense imparting type input device based on a result of the arithmetic process.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Denso CorporationInventors: Masahiko Miyata, Katsuhide Kumagai, Norio Yamamoto, Nozomi Kitagawa
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Patent number: 8114658Abstract: The present invention provides a moisturizer comprising heat-killed cells of Lactobacillus plantarum as an active ingredient. The moisturizer of the present invention improves the water retention capacity of the stratum corneum, and is useful for prevention and improvement of rough skin.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: House Wellness Foods CorporationInventors: Koutarou Muroyama, Tatsuya Ohara, Yoshitaka Hirose, Norio Yamamoto, Shinji Murosaki, Yoshihiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20110318597Abstract: The present invention provides a titanium material for hot rolling that enables reduction of defects occurring on the surface (in the case of a flat material or strip coil, including not only the flat surfaces but also the side surfaces and edges) owing to the hot rolling, and a method of producing the same, particularly to a titanium material for hot rolling enabling omission of an ingot breakdown process, and a method of producing the same, characterized in that it is a titanium material for hot rolling having dimples imparted by cold plastic deformation whose mean value of the heights (Wc) of the undulation profile elements is 0.2 to 1.5 mm and mean value of the lengths (WSm) thereof is 3 to 15 mm, and makes it possible to minimize surface defects occurring in hot rolling even if a process for breaking down the ingot is omitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahashi, Tomonori Kunieda, Kenichi Mori, Hiroaki Otsuka, Hideki Fujii, Yoshimasa Miyazaki, Takashi Oda, Hisamune Tanaka, Osamu Tada, Norio Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20110308291Abstract: A titanium slab is appropriate for hot rolling, is produced by electron beam melting furnace, has superior linearity so that it can be fed into a hot rolling machine without performing breaking down process or other subsequent correcting process after production, and has good structure having no cracks at the corner parts. A process for production thereof is also provided. The titanium slab is directly produced by a mold of an electron beam melting furnace, and has the deformation of not more than 5 mm for the thickness direction versus the longitudinal direction and deformation of not more than 2.5 mm for the width direction versus the longitudinal direction, both per a length of 1000 mm of the slab. The process for production of this titanium slab for hot rolling has a step of using an electron beam melting furnace in which its rectangular mold has mold walls of a long side and mold walls of a short side, and a step of pouring molten metal from one of the mold walls of a short side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Hisamune Tanaka, Norio Yamamoto, Takeshi Shiraki, Takashi Oda, Yoshimasa Miyazaki, Yoshihiro Fujii, Kazuhiro Takahashi
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Patent number: 7990367Abstract: An on-vehicle manipulating system includes a manipulating device having a housing, a first side pushbutton switch disposed at one side of the housing, a second side pushbutton switch disposed at the other side of the housing and an additional switch disposed at a prescribed portion of the housing and a control unit for setting a first function to one of the first and second pushbutton switches and a second function to the other pushbutton switch. In this manipulating system, the control unit changes the function of the first or second side pushbutton switch from the first function such as an ENTER key to the second function, such as a RETURN key, and the function of the other pushbutton switch, such as a MENU key, from the second function to the first function when one of the pushbutton switches being set to change the function is operated subsequent to the other pushbutton switch that has been set the second function is operated in a prescribed period after the additional switch is operated.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Oki, Norio Yamamoto, Nozomi Kitagawa, Takeshi Haruyama, Yuuji Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7931211Abstract: A pressurizing piston has a head section, which contacts an axial end face of a piezoelectric actuator to receive displacement of the actuator, and a piston wall section, which is formed in a cylindrical shape and can move in an axial direction in response to the movement of the head section. The head section and the piston wall section are combined such that relative displacement therebetween is possible in a radial direction. An outer sleeve slidably holding an outer periphery of the piston wall section restricts radial movement of the head section. When an expansion-contraction direction of the actuator inclines with respect to the axial direction, inclination of the piston wall section is inhibited by a radial deviation caused between the head section and the piston wall section. Thus, pinching of the piston wall section to the outer sleeve is inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Norio Yamamoto, Masatoshi Kuroyanagi, Kouichi Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20100329971Abstract: Disclosed is a novel hydroxy radical generation method which relies on a novel scientific fact relating to the generation of a hydroxy radical and the inactivation of a virus. Also disclosed is an anti-viral material produced by utilizing the method. The anti-viral material comprises a metal oxide powder and a hydroxide which enable the generation of a hydroxy radical that can inactivate a virus. An virus can be inactivated by the action of the hydroxy radical generated from the anti-viral material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: MOCHIGASE CO., LTD., National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityInventors: Norio Yamamoto, Kazuo Wakabayashi
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Publication number: 20100268412Abstract: An obtaining unit obtains information about a condition where a vehicle is placed. A detection unit detects at least one of a voice and an action of an occupant of the vehicle. An estimation unit estimates an in-vehicle apparatus to be a controlled target according to the condition where the vehicle is placed. A determination unit determines an in-vehicle apparatus to be a controlled in-vehicle apparatus and determines a control content thereof in consideration of the at least one of a voice and an action. A notification unit notifies the occupant of the in-vehicle apparatus to be controlled and the control content thereof determined by the determination unit. A control unit controls the in-vehicle apparatus according to the determination of the determination unit when receiving a response to the notification of the notification unit from the occupant to permit the control of the in-vehicle apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: Denso CorporationInventors: Takuya Mori, Tetsuya Hara, Norio Yamamoto, Kousuke Hara, Hirotoshi Iwasaki
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Patent number: 7799775Abstract: This invention provides pyrimidine derivatives represented by a formula, in the formula, ring A stands for carbocyclic group or heterocyclic group, X1 stands for hydrogen, lower alkyl, amino, etc., X2 stands for hydrogen or lower alkyl, Y stands for a direct bond or sulfur or nitrogen, n stands for an integer of 0-4, and Ar stands for a group of the following formula, or a salt thereof, which concurrently exhibit 5-HT1A agonistic activity and 5-HT3 antagonistic activity and are useful for therapy and treatments of diseases such as IBS. The invention furthermore provides a therapeutic method of IBS, characterized by having 5-HT1A agonistic activity and 5-HT3 antagonistic activity work simultaneously and cooperatively in vivo, which comprises either administering 5-HT3 antagonistic agent which concurrently exhibits 5-HT1A agonistic activity, or administering 5-HT1A agonistic agent and 5-HT3 antagonistic agent simultaneously, in sequence or at an interval.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michitaka Sato, Teruaki Matsui, Akira Asagarasu, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Sei-ichi Araki, Satoru Tamaoki, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Yukinao Yamauchi, Yoshiko Yamamoto, Norio Yamamoto, Chisato Ogawa
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Patent number: 7789322Abstract: A fuel injection valve includes a main body having a nozzle hole and a compression chamber. The main body accommodates a compression unit for pressurizing fuel accumulated in the compression chamber. The fuel injection valve further includes a valve element being axially movable in the main body. The valve element includes a valve portion and a pressure-receiving portion. The valve portion is movable in an opening direction to open the nozzle hole in response to pressure of fuel being pressurized by the compression unit and applied to the pressure-receiving portion. A regulating unit is provided in the compression chamber for regulating movement of the valve element with respect to the opening direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Norio Yamamoto, Kouichi Mochizuki
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Patent number: 7786093Abstract: The present invention relates to an antistress agent comprising as an active ingredient a saccharide containing 3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose as a structural unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide said antistress agent which is free from side effects as a medicine, and can be taken habitually and also can be ingested simply as a food or a beverage, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Health Wellness Foods CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Hirose, Shinji Murosaki, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Norio Yamamoto, Koutarou Muroyama, Takuya Sato
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Patent number: 7757748Abstract: The present invention provides an electron-beam furnace and a melting method that, in producing an ingot by melting a metal with an electron beam, can suppress the contamination of new impurities in the ingot production, are less likely to again result in inclusion of once evaporated impurities from a molten metal pool within a hearth or a mold, and can be improved in utilization rate. The electron-beam furnace for melting a refractory metal includes a feeder unit for raw materials, a melting unit for raw materials, which is connected to the feeder unit for raw materials and, at the same time, is defined by a furnace wall and a ceiling wall, and includes at least a hearth, a water-cooled mold, and an electron gun, and an evacuation unit for exhaust gas connected to the melting unit for raw materials.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Shiraki, Yoshihiro Hatta, Norio Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20090324563Abstract: The present invention provides a moisturizer comprising heat-killed cells of Lactobacillus plantarum as an active ingredient. The moisturizer of the present invention improves the water retention capacity of the stratum corneum, and is useful for prevention and improvement of rough skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Koutarou Muroyama, Tatsuya Ohara, Yoshitaka Hirose, Norio Yamamoto, Shinji Murosaki, Yoshihiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20090281198Abstract: The present invention provides a moisturizer comprising, as an active ingredient, a saccharide having 3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose as a structural unit. The moisturizer of the present invention improves the water retention capacity of the stratum corneum, and is useful for prevention and improvement of rough skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Koutarou Muroyama, Tatsuya Ohara, Yoshitaka Hirose, Norio Yamamoto, Shinji Murosaki, Yoshihiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20090223646Abstract: An apparatus for melting metals comprises a hearth for melting a metal raw material, a mold for forming an ingot by cooling the molten metal therein, the mold having a bottom, and a base unit for pulling down the ingot and provided at the bottom of the mold. The base unit has a surface provided with a concave portion at an optional location, and the surface of the base unit surrounding the concave portion is inclined toward the concave portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Norio Yamamoto, Masayasu Ito, Takeshi Shiraki
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Publication number: 20090169643Abstract: The present invention disclosed a composition for enhancing immune function comprising, as active ingredients, zinc and a saccharide having 3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose as a structural unit. The composition for enhancing immune function according to the present invention exhibits a remarkably superior immunoenhancing effect to that achieved by the independent use of zinc and a saccharide having 3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose as a structural unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2006Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Yohei Koyama, Shinji Murosaki, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Norio Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Hirose
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Publication number: 20090076676Abstract: An input apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus being used for operation input to various vehicular electronic devices, sets position input permission areas on a two-dimensional operation surface of an operation input device discretely by control of a main controller. In control modes of a reaction force, a guide input mode where position indication operations to the areas on the operation surface by the operation input device are guided along unique paths defined in the respective area and an arbitrary mode where the position indication operations are not guided but performed freely can be changed. The guide input mode is set at least during a vehicle travel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Norio YAMAMOTO, Nozomi Kitagawa, Katsuhide Kumagai, Masahiko Miyata