Patents by Inventor Susumu Ito
Susumu Ito 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: 20120202648Abstract: There is provided a drive device for a vehicle. A forward clutch that is engaged during forward driving is provided in a power transmission path between an engine and a drive wheel. A spring is incorporated in an engagement oil chamber of the forward clutch, thereby causing the forward clutch to be held in a slipping state or an engaged state through the spring force even during an idling stop that suffers from reduced control oil pressure. This arrangement can prevent the forward clutch from producing an engagement shock during an engine restart. In addition, an input clutch driven by an electric actuator is provided in the power transmission path. With this arrangement, neutral control can be performed by disengaging the input clutch even if the forward clutch which is to be held in a slipping state or an engaged state is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takaharu KIKURA, Yoshinobu Yamazaki, Yusuke Kakihara, Kensuke Kaneda, Susumu Ito
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Patent number: 8153413Abstract: The invention aims to provide a novel alkaline protease having peculiar properties such as high alkali activity, resistance to surfactants and calcium-dependent thermostability and exhibiting excellent performance in highly alkaline detergents, and a gene coding for the amino acid sequence thereof. There is provided an alkaline protease with such properties that an active pH range is from 5 to 13, an optimum pH is approximately 12.6, an optimum temperature is 70° C., no activity drop by heating is observed up to 65° C. at pH 10 and the optimum temperature and the thermostability are not affected by Ca2+ ions. Specifically, there is provided, for example, an alkaline protease having an amino acid sequence constituting a mature enzyme as represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or an amino acid sequence resulting from deletion, substitution, situs inversus arrangement, addition or insertion of a part of amino acids thereof, or derived from Alkaliphillus transvaalensis.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyInventors: Jie Lu, Zhi jun Li, Si Hung Vo, Yuji Hatada, Ken Takai, Susumu Ito, Koki Horikoshi
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Publication number: 20110045570Abstract: The invention aims to provide a novel alkaline protease having peculiar properties such as high alkali activity, resistance to surfactants and calcium-dependent thermostability and exhibiting excellent performance in highly alkaline detergents, and a gene coding for the amino acid sequence thereof. There is provided an alkaline protease with such properties that an active pH range is from 5 to 13, an optimum pH is approximately 12.6, an optimum temperature is 70° C., no activity drop by heating is observed up to 65° C. at pH 10 and the optimum temperature and the thermostability are not affected by Ca2+ ions. Specifically, there is provided, for example, an alkaline protease having an amino acid sequence constituting a mature enzyme as represented by SEQ ID NO: 3 or an amino acid sequence resulting from deletion, substitution, situs inversus arrangement, addition or insertion of a part of amino acids thereof, or derived from Alkaliphillus transvaalensis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2005Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Tech.Inventors: Jie Lu, Zhijun Li, Si Hung Vo, Yuji Hatada, Ken Takai, Susumu Ito, Koki Horikoshi
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Patent number: 7790457Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid medium containing as a medium-solidifying component a cellulose gel, in particular a cellulose gel which is a porous cellulose gel structure containing cellulose as the skeletal part and having a cellulose concentration of 0.01% or higher and a porosity of 50% or higher, as well as a process for producing the same. The solid medium of the invention can be obtained by dispersing cellulose in a solvent, especially an aqueous thiocyanate salt solution, stirring and/or heating the dispersion to dissolve the cellulose, subsequently cooling the solution and/or removing the solvent to cause the solution to gel, and permeating nutrients into the resultant cellulose gel. The solid medium usable under a wide range of culture conditions where conventional solid media such as agar medium cannot be used, as well as a method for producing the same is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyInventors: Shigeru Deguchi, Mikiko Tsudome, Susumu Ito, Koki Horikoshi
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Publication number: 20080050807Abstract: The present invention provides a DNA fragment encoding alkaline liquefying ?-amylase, recombinant DNA containing the DNA fragment, a transformed microorganism harboring the recombinant DNA, as well as a method for producing alkaline liquefying ?-amylase using the transformant. The method of the present invention enables mass production of alkaline liquefying ?-amylase useful as a detergent component. The present invention is directed to a liquefying alkaline alph?-amylase, and a DNA encoding for the same and functional fragments thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2004Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Yuji Hatada, Katsuya Ozaki, Katsutoshi Ara, Shuji Kawai, Susumu Ito
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Publication number: 20070172938Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid medium containing as a medium-solidifying component a cellulose gel, in particular a cellulose gel which is a porous cellulose gel structure containing cellulose as the skeletal part and having a cellulose concentration of 0.01% or higher and a porosity of 50% or higher, as well as a process for producing the same. The solid medium of the invention can be obtained by dispersing cellulose in a solvent, especially an aqueous thiocyanate salt solution, stirring and/or heating the dispersion to dissolve the cellulose, subsequently cooling the solution and/or removing the solvent to cause the solution to gel, and permeating nutrients into the resultant cellulose gel. The solid medium usable under a wide range of culture conditions where conventional solid media such as agar medium cannot be used, as well as a method for producing the same is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2005Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicant: Japan Agency For Marine-Earth ScienceInventors: Shigeru Deguchi, Mikiko Tsudome, Susumu Ito, Koki Horikoshi
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Patent number: 6979731Abstract: The present invention is directed to a liquefying alkaline alpha-amylase, and a DNA encoding for the same and functional fragments thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1996Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuji Hatada, Katsuya Ozaki, Katsutoshi Ara, Shuji Kawai, Susumu Ito
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Patent number: 6689874Abstract: The present invention provides: a nucleotide sequence encoding alkaline pullulanase and exhibiting both alkaline &agr;-amylase and alkaline pullulanase activity; a nucleotide sequence encoding alkaline &agr;-amylase possessing an amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO:3; a nucleotide sequence encoding alkaline pullulanase possessing an amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO:4; recombinant DNAs containing these nucleotide sequences, and transformed microorganisms harboring the recombinant DNAs. The technique of the present invention enables mass production of alkaline pullulanase exhibiting both alkaline &agr;-amylase and alkaline pullulanase activity.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuji Hatada, Kazuaki Igarashi, Katsuya Ozaki, Katsutoshi Ara, Shuji Kawai, Susumu Ito
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Patent number: 6638748Abstract: The present invention is directed to a liquefying alkaline alpha-amylase, and a DNA encoding for the same and functional fragments thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuji Hatada, Katsuya Ozaki, Katsutoshi Ara, Shuji Kawai, Susumu Ito
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Patent number: 6626658Abstract: A ball spline nut is provided in each of tie bar penetrating holes formed in a moving platen constituting a mold clamping mechanism of an injection molding machine. On the other hand, a portion of a tie bar one end of which is fixed to a stationary platen, engaging with the tie bar penetrating hole in the moving platen, is made a ball spline shaft. Since there is no clearance between the ball spline shaft and the ball spline nut engaging therewith, in mold clamping and mold releasing processes, the posture of a movable mold attached to the moving platen with respect to a stationary mold attached to the stationary platen is always kept constant.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Fanuc Ltd.Inventors: Susumu Ito, Koichi Nishimura
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Patent number: 6524095Abstract: A nozzle touch mechanism for an injection molding machine capable of preventing inclination of a mold and a platen caused by a nozzle touch force, and carrying out maintenance and inspection of the injection mechanism with ease. A connection member is fixed to the stationary platen at opposite positions with respect to a nozzle touch position. One end of a ball-screw shaft of a ball screw mechanism is attached to the connection member rotatably. An injection mechanism is moved with an extruder bed by the ball-screw mechanism driven by a motor through a spring towards the stationary mold attached to the stationary platen, so that a nozzle of the injection mechanism touches a spool of the stationary mold. A nozzle touch force exerted on the stationary mold is transmitted to the connection member and balanced with a pulling force of the connection member transmitted from the ball-screw shaft. A moment is produced on the connection member but no moment is produced on the stationary platen.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2000Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Fanuc Ltd.Inventors: Susumu Ito, Yonbon Ban
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Patent number: 6526360Abstract: The present invention provides a display device displaying power consumption of a machine, which can display power consumption of each power consuming element of the machine and power consumption per cycle of manufacture of products. The display device displays average power consumption of each of power consuming elements M1, M3, M4, M2, M6 and M5 and the total sum of the average power consumption graphically in the manner of displaying the average power consumption of the power consuming elements M1, M3, M4, M2, M6 and M5 in piles every predetermined time period. The power consumption display device also displays power consumption Whc per cycle of manufacture of products or the like through repetitive operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1999Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Fanuc Ltd.Inventors: Susumu Ito, Mitsushi Yoshioka
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Patent number: 6509183Abstract: A DNA fragment coding for alkaline pullulanase, which contains about 6.3 Kb base pairs and has a restriction map shown in FIG. 2, a recombinant vector containing the DNA fragment, and a microorganism carrying the vector. Also disclosed is a method of preparing alkaline pullulanase which comprises culturing a transformant microorganism which has been transformed with a recombinant vector containing a DNA fragment coding for alkaline pullulanase, having a restriction enzyme map shown in FIG. 2 and having about 6.3 Kb base pairs. According to the method of the invention, alkaline pullulanase which is useful as a component of detergents can be mass-produced in a low cost.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1994Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Katsutoshi Ara, Kazuaki Igarashi, Katsuhisa Saeki, Shuji Kawai, Susumu Ito
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Publication number: 20020182699Abstract: The present invention provides: a nucleotide sequence encoding alkaline pullulanase and exhibiting both alkaline &agr;-amylase and alkaline pullulanase activity; a nucleotide sequence encoding alkaline &agr;-amylase possessing an amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO:3; a nucleotide sequence encoding alkaline pullulanase possessing an amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO:4; recombinant DNAs containing these nucleotide sequences, and transformed microorganisms harboring the recombinant DNAs. The technique of the present invention enables mass production of alkaline pullulanase exhibiting both alkaline &agr;-amylase and alkaline pullulanase activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2001Publication date: December 5, 2002Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuji Hatada, Kazuaki Igarashi, Katsuya Ozaki, Katsutoshi Ara, Shuji Kawai, Susumu Ito
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Patent number: 6486113Abstract: The invention relates to a mutant &agr;-amylase having an amino acid sequence obtained by making deletion or replacement by another arbitrary amino acid residue of at least a methionine residue at the 202-position or a position homologous thereto among amino acid residues set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, which constitute a liquefying alkaline &agr;-amylase, a gene thereof, and a detergent composition comprising the mutant &agr;-amylase. The mutant &agr;-amylase has the optimum pH in an alkaline range, an excellent &agr;-amylase activity, and high and lasting resistance to oxidizing agents, and is hence particularly useful as a component of detergent compositions containing a bleaching agent and an oxidizing agent.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1999Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuji Hatada, Kaori Ikawa, Susumu Ito, Kazuaki Igarashi, Hiroshi Hagihara, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Hiroyuki Araki, Katsuya Ozaki
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Patent number: 6456896Abstract: The position of a feed shaft is monitored, the mean moving speed and moving frequency of the feed shaft are measured with every unit time for position correction, and a correction amount &dgr;n is determined from the speed and frequency according to an approximation formula and updated (c7 and c8). A position correction amount for a commanded position is determined from this correction amount, and the commanded position is corrected by the position correction amount (c1 to c6). The position correction amount for the commanded position is determined from this correction amount, and the commanded position is corrected by this position correction amount. Since the correction amount is determined according to the approximation formula, thermal displacement correction can be effected at all times without requiring any sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1998Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Fanuc Ltd.Inventors: Susumu Ito, Masao Kamiguchi, Hisao Ishii, Masanobu Takemoto, Susumu Maekawa, Kunio Kojima
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Publication number: 20020102698Abstract: The present invention is directed to a liquefying alkaline alpha-amylase, and a DNA encoding for the same and functional fragments thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2001Publication date: August 1, 2002Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuji Hatada, Katsuya Ozaki, Katsutoshi Ara, Shuji Kawai, Susumu Ito
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Patent number: 6403625Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I),: wherein R represents a lower alkyl group which may be substituted; n represents an integer of from 1 to 10; and X represents an anion species. The compounds are useful as active ingredients of fluorescent labeling agents or medicaments for diagnosis.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2001Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimitsu Nagao, Susumu Ito
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Publication number: 20020028474Abstract: A composition for immunohistochemical staining which contains a diagnostic marker comprising an antibody bound with a fluorescent functional group, together with a substance selected from the group consisting of a glycerophospholipid, a fatty acid, and a surfactant consisting of a saccharide derivative. The composition has excellent fluorescence intensity and does not cause problems of damaging living tissues and DNAs due to irradiation by ultraviolet light, and hence is useful for in vivo immunohistochemical staining. For example, it enables efficient and safe quasi-internal early diagnosis of malignant neoplasia of epithelial tissues such as esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, and large bowel cancer by using infrared ray endoscope and other, or identification and diagnosis of lesions during surgical operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Applicant: DAIICHI PURE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichi Shibamura, Susumu Ito, Kazuhiro Takesako, Irimura Tatsuro
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Patent number: 6338959Abstract: The present invention provides a DNA fragment encoding alkaline pullulanase exhibiting alkaline &agr;-amylase activity, alkaline &agr;-amylase possessing both an amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO:3 and a DNA fragment encoding the amylase, alkaline pullulanase possessing both an amino acid sequence described in SEQ ID NO:4 and a DNA fragment encoding the pullulanase, recombinant DNAs containing these DNA fragments, and transformed microorganisms harboring the recombinant DNAs. The technique of the present invention enables mass production of alkaline pullulanase exhibiting alkaline &agr;-amylase activity.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2000Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuji Hatada, Kazuaki Igarashi, Katsuya Ozaki, Katsutoshi Ara, Shuji Kawai, Susumu Ito