Patents by Inventor Shun Shimizu

Shun Shimizu 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: 20210292409
    Abstract: The invention relates to cytosol penetrating antigen binding molecules containing cell surface antigen binding domains, cytosolic antigen binding domains and cytosol penetrating domains; pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antigen binding molecules; methods of delivering said antigen binding molecules specifically into cytosols of target cells; methods of depleting, suppressing or activating cytosolic antigens specifically in target cells by using said antigen binding molecules; and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating diseases in patients comprising said antigen binding molecules. The invention also relates to cytosol penetrating antigen binding molecules containing cytosol penetrating domains and Fc regions, wherein the Fc regions comprising one or more amino acid modifications that enhance multimerization of said cytosol penetrating antigen binding molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yuri IKAWA, Tomoyuki IGAWA, Nasa SAVORY, Kazuki KATO, Takashi SUZUKI, Shun SHIMIZU, Shinya ISHIII, Koichiro SAKA, Wei Shiong Adrian HO
  • Publication number: 20210284197
    Abstract: In an accident pattern determination apparatus including a storage storing attributes assigned to respective ones of a plurality of predefined traffic situations, an acquirer acquires, for each of vehicle-related accident cases, an accident pattern that is a combination of traffic situations in the accident case, from the plurality of predefined traffic situations. A determiner determines, for each accident pattern acquired by the acquirer, whether the accident pattern is an accident pattern of high accident risk or an accident pattern of low accident risk for specific vehicles, based on the accident patterns acquired for the respective accident cases and the attributes assigned to respective ones of the plurality of predefined traffic situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Masataka MORI, Kenji MUTO, Kazuhito TAKENAKA, Daisuke HIRANO, Suguru YAMAZAKI, Yoshinori TAKEUCHI, Shun SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20210180049
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide target tissue-specific antigen-binding molecules, antigen-binding molecules whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of an unnatural compound, libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding molecules which are different from one another, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antigen-binding molecules, methods of screening for the antigen-binding molecules, and methods for producing the antigen-binding molecules. The present inventors created antigen-binding domains whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of a small molecule compound or antigen-binding molecules containing an antigen-binding domain, and libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding domains which are different from one another or antigen-binding domains, and demonstrated that the above-noted objective could be achieved by using the libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Igawa, Shigero Tamba, Shun Shimizu, Kanako Tatsumi, Shojiro Kadono, Hiroki Kawauchi, Kazuhiro Ohara, Masayuki Matsushita, Takashi Emura, Masaki Kamimura
  • Patent number: 10961530
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide target tissue-specific antigen-binding molecules, antigen-binding molecules whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of an unnatural compound, libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding molecules which are different from one another, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antigen-binding molecules, methods of screening for the antigen-binding molecules, and methods for producing the antigen-binding molecules. The present inventors created antigen-binding domains whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of a small molecule compound or antigen-binding molecules containing an antigen-binding domain, and libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding domains which are different from one another or antigen-binding domains, and demonstrated that the above-noted objective could be achieved by using the libraries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Igawa, Shigero Tamba, Shun Shimizu, Kanako Tatsumi, Shojiro Kadono, Hiroki Kawauchi, Kazuhiro Ohara, Masayuki Matsushita, Takashi Emura, Masaki Kamimura
  • Publication number: 20200377595
    Abstract: Antigen-binding domains that are capable of binding to CD3 and CD137 but do not bind to CD3 and CD137 at the same time and methods of using the same are provided. Methods to obtain antigen binding domains which bind to two or more different antigen more efficiently are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shun Shimizu, Shu Wen Samantha Ho, Naoka Hironiwa, Mika Sakurai, Taro Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Igawa
  • Publication number: 20200073396
    Abstract: A travel assistance method that is performed by a computer including at least one processor is provided. The travel assistance method assists travel of a subject vehicle and includes: setting a start point and an end point of a route where the subject vehicle travels along a curve; assuming a triangle including the start point and the end point; setting a control point on each of two sides of the triangle to assume a quadrangle; calculating a route line accommodated in the quadrangle; and assisting the subject vehicle in traveling along the curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Shun SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20190359704
    Abstract: The present inventors discovered that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by producing antigen-binding molecules that contain an antigen-binding domain whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of a target tissue-specific compound. Use of antigen-binding molecules of the present invention enables various diseases that originate from a target tissue to be treated in a manner specific to the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Igawa, Shigero Tamba, Kanako Tatsumi, Shun Shimizu, Shojiro Kadono
  • Publication number: 20190304997
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a plurality of first electrode layers stacked over each other in a stacking direction, a pair of second electrode layers located over the plurality of first electrode layers in the stacking direction, a channel layer extending through the first and second electrode layers, and a charge storage layer between each first electrode layer and the channel layer. A thickness in the stacking direction of at least one of the second electrode layers being greater than a thickness in the stacking direction of any of the first electrode layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Shun SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20190256104
    Abstract: A driver assistance control device for a vehicle is provided. The driver assistance control device comprises an acquiring unit that acquires detected driving conditions of a vehicle and driving environment of the vehicle, and a control unit that determines a mode of driver assistance depending on at least one of the acquired driving conditions and the driving environment and make the driver assistance units execute the driver assistance in accordance with the determined mode of driver assistance. When the mode of the driver assistance is changed, the control unit reduces the change in the mode of the driver assistance for a predetermined first transition period. This keeps a balance between suppressing behavior change of a vehicle and rapidly switching the modes of driver assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Shun SHIMIZU, Daiji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190041396
    Abstract: Disclosed is a library consisting essentially of a plurality of antigen-binding molecules differing in sequence from each other, wherein an antigen-binding domain in each of the antigen-binding molecules comprises at least one amino acid residue that changes the antigen-binding activity of the antigen-binding molecule depending on ion concentration conditions. Also disclosed are a composition comprising a plurality of polynucleotide molecules each encoding the antigen-binding molecules, a composition comprising a plurality of vectors each comprising the polynucleotide molecules, a method for selecting the antigen-binding molecules, a method for isolating the polynucleotide molecules, a method for producing the antigen-binding molecules, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising any of the antigen-binding molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki IGAWA, Shinya Ishii, Miho Funaki, Naoka Hironiwa, Shun Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180362080
    Abstract: In a cruise assist system, a turning angle controller executes at least one of an automatic cruise control task that automatically controls a turning angle of the vehicle, and an assist control task that controls the turning angle of the vehicle in accordance with an occupant's operation of the steering wheel. A holding determiner includes an input detector detecting an occupant's physical input to a steering shaft via a steering wheel based on at least one of a first type physical quantity and second type physical quantities. Each of the first and second physical quantities depends on rotational movement of the steering shaft. The first type physical quantity contains the occupant's physical input, and a disturbance input, which is different therefrom, to the steering shaft. The second type physical quantities have a physical relationship therebetween, which is changed depending on the occupant's physical input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Shun SHIMIZU, Yosuke HIRATE, Daiji WATANABE, Toshiya KABAYAMA, Hisaya AKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20180269224
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a plurality of first electrode layers stacked over each other in a stacking direction, a pair of second electrode layers located over the plurality of first electrode layers in the stacking direction, a channel layer extending through the first and second electrode layers, and a charge storage layer between each first electrode layer and the channel layer. A thickness in the stacking direction of at least one of the second electrode layers being greater than a thickness in the stacking direction of any of the first electrode layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Shun SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20180258161
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide methods for promoting antigen uptake into cells by antigen-binding molecules, methods for increasing the number of times of antigen binding by one antigen-binding molecule, methods for promoting reduction of the antigen concentration in plasma by administering antigen-binding molecules, and methods for improving the plasma retention of an antigen-binding molecule, as well as antigen-binding molecules that allow enhanced antigen uptake into cells, antigen-binding molecules having an increased number of times of antigen binding, antigen-binding molecules that can promote reduction of the antigen concentration in plasma when administered, antigen-binding molecules with improved plasma retention, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above antigen-binding molecules, and methods for producing them. The present inventors revealed that the above objective can be achieved by using antigen-binding molecules that show calcium-dependent antigen-antibody reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Igawa, Shinya Ishii, Miho Funaki, Naoka Hironiwa, Atsuhiko Maeda, Junichi Nezu, Yoshinao Ruike, Takeshi Baba, Shun Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10024867
    Abstract: Disclosed is a library consisting essentially of a plurality of antigen-binding molecules differing in sequence from each other, wherein an antigen-binding domain in each of the antigen-binding molecules comprises at least one amino acid residue that changes the antigen-binding activity of the antigen-binding molecule depending on ion concentration conditions. Also disclosed are a composition comprising a plurality of polynucleotide molecules each encoding the antigen-binding molecules, a composition comprising a plurality of vectors each comprising the polynucleotide molecules, a method for selecting the antigen-binding molecules, a method for isolating the polynucleotide molecules, a method for producing the antigen-binding molecules, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising any of the antigen-binding molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Igawa, Shinya Ishii, Miho Funaki, Naoka Hironiwa, Shun Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9786680
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate, a first portion and a second portion of an upper layer portion of the semiconductor substrate being conductive; an insulating member electrically isolating the first portion from the second portion; a first stacked body provided in a region directly above the second portion, the first stacked body including first insulating films and electrode films stacked alternately; a semiconductor pillar provided inside the first stacked body and extending in a stacking direction; a charge storage film provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode films; a second stacked body provided in a region directly above the first portion, the second stacked body including second insulating films and third insulating films stacked alternately; and two first conductive pillars provided inside the second stacked body extending in the stacking direction, lower ends thereof being connected to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun Shimizu, Hiroki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20170077027
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate, a first portion and a second portion of an upper layer portion of the semiconductor substrate being conductive; an insulating member electrically isolating the first portion from the second portion; a first stacked body provided in a region directly above the second portion, the first stacked body including first insulating films and electrode films stacked alternately; a semiconductor pillar provided inside the first stacked body and extending in a stacking direction; a charge storage film provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode films; a second stacked body provided in a region directly above the first portion, the second stacked body including second insulating films and third insulating films stacked alternately; and two first conductive pillars provided inside the second stacked body extending in the stacking direction, lower ends thereof being connected to the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shun SHIMIZU, Hiroki YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20160304862
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide target tissue-specific antigen-binding molecules, antigen-binding molecules whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of an unnatural compound, libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding molecules which are different from one another, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antigen-binding molecules, methods of screening for the antigen-binding molecules, and methods for producing the antigen-binding molecules. The present inventors created antigen-binding domains whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of a small molecule compound or antigen-binding molecules containing an antigen-binding domain, and libraries comprising a plurality of the antigen-binding domains which are different from one another or antigen-binding domains, and demonstrated that the above-noted objective could be achieved by using the libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki IGAWA, Shigero TAMBA, Shun SHIMIZU, Kanako TATSUMI, Shojiro KADONO, Hiroki KAWAUCHI, Kazuhiro OHARA, Masayuki MATSUSHITA, Takashi EMURA, Masaki KAMIMURA
  • Patent number: 9123823
    Abstract: According to embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a memory cell region; and a peripheral region, the memory cell region including: a semiconductor layer including semiconductor regions; control gate electrodes; a first insulating film; a semiconductor-containing layer having a smaller thickness than the first insulating film; and a second insulating film, the peripheral region including: the semiconductor layer; a third insulating film; the semiconductor-containing layer, and a periphery of the semiconductor-containing layer being surrounded by an element isolation region; the first insulating film provided on the semiconductor-containing layer; and a pair of conductive layers extending from a surface of the first insulating film to reach the third insulating film via the semiconductor-containing layer, and the pair of conductive layers being in contact with part of a lower surface of the semiconductor-containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shun Shimizu, Hiroki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20150166654
    Abstract: The present inventors discovered that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by producing antigen-binding molecules that contain an antigen-binding domain whose antigen-binding activity varies depending on the concentration of a target tissue-specific compound. Use of antigen-binding molecules of the present invention enables various diseases that originate from a target tissue to be treated in a manner specific to the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Igawa, Shigero Tamba, Kanako Tatsumi, Shun Shimizu, Shojiro Kadono
  • Publication number: 20150060984
    Abstract: According to embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a memory cell region; and a peripheral region, the memory cell region including: a semiconductor layer including semiconductor regions; control gate electrodes; a first insulating film; a semiconductor-containing layer having a smaller thickness than the first insulating film; and a second insulating film, the peripheral region including: the semiconductor layer; a third insulating film; the semiconductor-containing layer, and a periphery of the semiconductor-containing layer being surrounded by an element isolation region; the first insulating film provided on the semiconductor-containing layer; and a pair of conductive layers extending from a surface of the first insulating film to reach the third insulating film via the semiconductor-containing layer, and the pair of conductive layers being in contact with part of a lower surface of the semiconductor-containing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shun SHIMIZU, Hiroki Yamashita