Patents by Inventor Shinya Ogasawara
Shinya Ogasawara 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: 20120274840Abstract: Provided is an imaging device that does not let a user experience a sense of discomfort by touching a support attaching part. The imaging device includes: a support attaching part that is disposed on a support attaching surface and includes a screw hole; and a support attaching part cover that moves between a first position covering the support attaching part and a second position uncovering the support attaching part without generating convexness with regard to the support attaching surface. When a support is attached to the support attaching part, the support attaching part cover moves from the first position to the second position; and when the support is removed from the support attaching part, the support attaching part cover moves from the second position to the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshikazu Yamano, Yasuhiro Miyamoto, Makoto Iyoda, Shinya Ogasawara, Tomonori Mizutani
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Publication number: 20120275778Abstract: An imaging apparatus having a protection ring which protects a supporting device coupling section such that it is difficult for a user to touch the supporting device coupling section is provided. A supporting device can be coupled to a camera body, and the camera body includes a supporting device coupling section and a protection ring. The supporting device coupling section has a screw hole to which the supporting device can be coupled, and a supporting device coupling surface which is formed and exposed around the entrance of the screw hole. The protection ring includes a return spring which restricts the position of the protection ring, a return spring stopper which supports the return spring, and a supporting device contact surface which protrudes outward of the exposed surface formed around the entrance of the screw hole of the supporting device coupling section, in a direction toward a housing outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya Ogasawara, Makoto Iyoda, Yoshikazu Yamano, Tomonori Mizutani, Yasuhiro Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20120164667Abstract: Provided is a test method for the detection of diabetic nephropathy at an early stage as compared to a conventional method. Specifically provided are: a test method for diabetic nephropathy, including detecting urinary podocalyxin; the test method, further including assessing diabetic nephropathy at least Stage I; a test reagent for use in the test method; and a test reagent kit for use in the test method. The present invention is based on a finding that urinary podocalyxin reflects the development and condition of diabetic nephropathy with high sensitivity at an early stage as compared to urinary albumin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicants: DENKA SEIKEN CO., LTD., JUNTENDO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, NIIGATA UNIVERSITYInventors: Masanori Hara, Akihiko Saito, Yasuhiko Tomino, Katsuhiko Asanuma, Hiroyuki Kurosawa, Shinya Ogasawara, Yoshiaki Hirayama
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Publication number: 20120164662Abstract: Provided is a test method for the assessment of the necessity of renal biopsy in a subject to be tested, who is suspected of having a renal disease. Specifically provided are a test method for a renal disease, including using urinary podocalyxin and one or more additional markers in combination, and a test reagent for use in the test method and a test reagent kit for use in the test method. The present invention allows the discrimination of a poor prognosis group even for poor prognosis cases with no overt findings in a conventional test method, and thus allows the assessment of a renal disease, the assessment of the necessity of renal biopsy, prognostic prediction, and the like to be performed exactly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicants: DENKA SEIKEN CO., LTD, JUNTENDO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, NIIGATA UNIVERSITYInventors: Masanori Hara, Akihiko Saito, Yasuhiko Tomino, Katsuhiko Asanuma, Hiroyuki Kurosawa, Shinya Ogasawara, Yoshiaki Hirayama
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Publication number: 20120040374Abstract: This invention provides a diagnostic kit and a diagnostic marker used for diagnosing a renal disease. This invention also provides a method for detecting a renal disease comprising measuring at least one type of human megalin existing in urine selected from among full-length human megalin and human megalin fragments of (i) to (iii): (i) full-length human megalin; (ii) a human megalin endodomain fragment lacking a human megalin ectodomain; and (iii) a human megalin ectodomain fragment lacking a human megalin endodomain.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Akihiko Saito, Yasuhiko Tomino, Katsuhiko Asanuma, Shinya Ogasawara, Hiroyuki Kurosawa, Yoshiaki Hirayama
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Patent number: 8105840Abstract: Described are a urine pretreatment agent, a urine pretreatment method, and a urinary protein quantitation method which reduce or cancel the influences of urine pH variations, cancel the influences of precipitates of urinary inorganic salts, and solubilize membrane proteins. The urine pretreatment agent for urinary protein quantitation, includes a buffer, a chelating agent, and a surfactant; the urine pretreatment method includes a step of mixing 10 to 1000 parts by mass of the urine pretreatment agent of the present invention with 100 parts by mass of urine; and the urinary protein quantitation method includes steps of: mixing 10 to 1000 parts by mass of the urine pretreatment agent with 100 parts by mass of urine; and then measuring the protein concentration.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignees: Niigata University, Denka Seiken Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Hara, Akihiko Saito, Shinya Ogasawara, Yoshiaki Hirayama, Hiroyuki Kurosawa
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Patent number: 8045041Abstract: An image pickup device includes a color separation prism composed of prism members and which separates light into color components, solid-state image sensors fixed to the prism members, respectively, image sensor boards on which the solid-state image sensors are mounted, respectively, an image control board to which image pickup signals generated by the image sensor boards, respectively, are inputted, and a flexible board which is connected to the image control board. The flexible board includes a signal transmission layer connected to each of the image sensor boards and which contains transmission paths for transmitting the image pickup signals to the image control board, and a heat radiating layer formed of a high heat conductivity material which is connected to each of the solid-state image sensors and fixed to the signal transmission layer via an insulating layer to transfer heat generated in the solid-state image sensors.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinya Ogasawara, Yukihiro Iwata, Miyoko Irikiin
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Publication number: 20110222237Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chamber in which a heat generator is arranged and a second chamber separated with a partition from the first chamber. The electronic apparatus is provided with a first cabinet having the partition and an isolation wall that encloses to seal the first chamber, a second cabinet enclosing the second chamber and having an intake port and an exhaust port, a thermoconductive member arranged in the first chamber and connected thermally to the heat generator and to the partition, a heat collecting-radiating member arranged in the second chamber and connected thermally to the partition, and an air blower arranged in the second chamber so as to circulate the air in the second chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Norio FUJIWARA, Naoyuki ITO, Toshiya SENOH, Jun SATO, Masahiko KITAGAWA, Shinya OGASAWARA
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Patent number: 8009427Abstract: An image display apparatus of the present invention includes: a display device for displaying an image; a heat-receiving tube that is disposed so as to be in thermal communication with the display device and is filled with a cooling liquid; a heat-radiating tube that is provided to be continuous with the heat-receiving tube and is filled with the cooling liquid; and a transporting pump allowing the cooling liquid to circulate through the heat-receiving tube and the heat-radiating tube. When viewed from a display surface side of the display device, at least a part of the heat-radiating tube is located outside a peripheral edge of the display device and is disposed along the peripheral edge.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yukihiro Iwata, Shinya Ogasawara, Takayuki Furukawa
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Publication number: 20110195523Abstract: This invention provides a method for measuring human megalin that can be performed in a simpler manner within a shorter period of time than is possible with conventional techniques, and that can also quantify human megalin. This invention also provides a method that enables diagnosis of functional diseases, which are specific to cells, tissues, or organs, in a site-directed manner at an early stage. Measurement of human megalin enables detection of a disease in an organ in which megalin expression is observed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: SHINYA OGASAWARA, SHUHEI MIURA, AKIHIKO SAITO, TETSURO TAKEDA
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Patent number: 7964958Abstract: A heatsink structure for solid-state image sensors includes a foil-like heatsink sheet made of a high heat conductivity material. The heatsink sheet has a first fixed portion fixed to a solid-state image sensor and a second fixed portion fixed to another member. The heatsink sheet also has a plurality of cutout portions formed along directions from the first fixed portion toward the second fixed portion. Thus, the heatsink structure can cool the solid-state image sensor while reducing any external-force loads applied to the solid-state image sensor with a relatively simple structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yukihiro Iwata, Shinya Ogasawara, Miyoko Irikiin
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Patent number: 7955809Abstract: This invention provides a method for measuring human megalin that can be performed in a simpler manner within a shorter period of time than is possible with conventional techniques, and that can also quantify human megalin. This invention also provides a method that enables diagnosis of functional diseases, which are specific to cells, tissues, or organs, in a site-directed manner at an early stage. Measurement of human megalin enables detection of a disease in an organ in which megalin expression is observed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignees: Niigata University, Denka Seiken Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Ogasawara, Shuhei Miura, Akihiko Saito, Tetsuro Takeda
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Publication number: 20100233738Abstract: The present invention is intended to develop a urine pretreatment agent, a urine pretreatment method, and a urinary protein quantitation method which reduce or cancel the influences of urine pH variations, cancel the influences of precipitates of urinary inorganic salts, and solubilize membrane proteins. The present invention provides: a urine pretreatment agent for urinary protein quantitation, comprising a buffer, a chelating agent, and a surfactant; a urine pretreatment method comprising a step of mixing 10 to 1000 parts by mass of the urine pretreatment agent of the present invention with 100 parts by mass of urine; and a urinary protein quantitation method comprising steps of: mixing 10 to 1000 parts by mass of the urine pretreatment agent of the present invention with 100 parts by mass of urine; and then measuring the protein concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicants: Niigata University, Masanori HARA, Denka Seiken Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Hara, Akihiko Saito, Shinya Ogasawara, Yoshiaki Hirayama, Hiroyuki Kurosawa
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Publication number: 20100165574Abstract: An image display apparatus of the present invention includes: a display device for displaying an image; a heat-receiving tube that is disposed so as to be in thermal communication with the display device and is filled with a cooling liquid; a heat-radiating tube that is provided to be continuous with the heat-receiving tube and is filled with the cooling liquid; and a transporting pump allowing the cooling liquid to circulate through the heat-receiving tube and the heat-radiating tube. When viewed from a display surface side of the display device, at least a part of the heat-radiating tube is located outside a peripheral edge of the display device and is disposed along the peripheral edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yukihiro IWATA, Shinya OGASAWARA, Takayuki FURUKAWA
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Publication number: 20100033641Abstract: The image display device of the present invention includes a display panel having a front surface for displaying an image and a rear surface facing a side opposite to the front surface, and a chassis to which a circuit-bearing member is attached. The chassis supports the display panel. The chassis has a frame shape that surrounds the display panel from outside in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the display panel, and that allows the rear surface of the display panel to be exposed. Thereby, heat can be radiated to air directly from the rear surface of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya Ogasawara, Yukihiro Iwata, Takayuki Furukawa
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Publication number: 20100007258Abstract: An image display device includes a display panel for displaying images, such as a PDP. The display panel includes either a plurality of grooves constituting a plurality of flow paths aligned in a certain direction on its rear surface, or a plurality of flow paths aligned in a certain direction internally. The above-described image display device can enlarge heat radiation area in the display panel, and efficiently decrease the temperature of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yukihiro IWATA, Shinya OGASAWARA, Takayuki FURUKAWA
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Patent number: 7577966Abstract: The present invention provides a disk apparatus reduced in size, thickness and weight, by reducing a space for carrying a disk and a space between the floating unit and the stationary frame for use in holding the floating unit in a floating state, as much as possible, with a simple structure. In the disk apparatus of the present invention, the floating unit held in a floating state in the stationary frame is so arranged that the roller arm can rotate itself, pressing a disk-shaped recording medium onto the disk guide provided on the stationary frame, to carry the disk-shaped recording medium to a desired position.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2004Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinya Ogasawara, Shingo Kage, Yukihiro Araki, Nobuyuki Miroku
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Publication number: 20090180042Abstract: A display apparatus including a display device, circuit boards on which circuits for driving the display device are formed, a chassis plate having a first surface to which the display device is mounted and a second surface to which the circuit boards are mounted, and a back cover fastened onto the second surface of the chassis plate by screws. The chassis plate has a first radiating rib, and the back cover has a second radiating rib that is in surface contact with the first radiating rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Furukawa, Miyoko Irikiin, Yukihiro Iwata, Shinya Ogasawara, Hiroaki Takezawa
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Patent number: 7554068Abstract: In a heat radiating member which has a contact portion to be put into contact with a solid-state image sensor fixed to a prism member, and a fin-like heat radiating portion for radiating heat, which has been transferred through the contact portion, into its surrounding gas, the contact portion and the heat radiating portion are formed from a foil member made of a high heat conductivity material. By mounting the heat radiating member on the solid-state image sensor, there is realized a heat radiating structure for cooling the solid-state image sensor while reducing external-force loads applied to the solid-state image sensor with a relatively simple structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Miyoko Irikiin, Yukihiro Iwata, Shinya Ogasawara
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Patent number: 7533395Abstract: There is provided a disc device achieving a reduced thickness by reducing as much as possible the space required for sandwiching operation by a turn table and a clamper while assuring the space where an inserted disc is conveyed inside the device. The disc device includes: a clamper unit having a clamper for sandwiching a disc-shaped recording medium by a floating unit held via an elastic member to a fixed frame; and a disc recording/reproduction drive unit having a turn table. The disc device is configured so that when the disc-shaped recording medium is sandwiched, a part of the clamper and a part of the turn table are contained in each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yukihiro Araki, Shingo Kage, Shinya Ogasawara, Nobuyuki Miroku