Patents by Inventor Takaaki Mizutani
Takaaki Mizutani 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: 20240085400Abstract: The present invention provides a technology for performing a test for prostate cancer. This method is for testing the possibility of having prostate cancer, the method comprising (1) measuring the amount or concentration of a biomarker in a body fluid sample collected from a subject, the biomarker being at least one member selected from the group consisting of dimethyl glutarate, 2,6-xylidine, 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone, 2,6-di(propan-2-yl) phenol, dimethyl succinate, acetophenone, 2-phenyl-2-propanol, and 3,5,5-trimetyl-2-cyclohexenone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicants: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AINO UNIVERSITYInventors: Atsufumi OZOE, Kentaro KOBAYASHI, Yasuhiko TAKAHASHI, Kohei MATSUNAGA, Takaaki SATO, Yoichi MIZUTANI
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Patent number: 11046305Abstract: A leaning posture control device controls a leaning posture of a left-right-inclined-wheel-equipped leaning vehicle. The leaning posture control device controls a torque of at least one of a left inclined wheel or a right inclined wheel arranged in a left-right direction of the vehicle so as to suppress a change in a lean of the lean body frame in a left direction or right direction of the vehicle while the lean body frame is leaned, based on a physical quantity concerning side-slip, in the left direction of the vehicle or in the right direction of the vehicle, of the left inclined wheel, the right inclined wheel, and another inclined wheel disposed ahead of or behind the left inclined wheel and the right inclined wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takaaki Mizutani
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Publication number: 20190023264Abstract: A leaning posture control device controls a leaning posture of a left-right-inclined-wheel-equipped leaning vehicle. The leaning posture control device controls a torque of at least one of a left inclined wheel or a right inclined wheel arranged in a left-right direction of the vehicle so as to suppress a change in a lean of the lean body frame in a left direction or right direction of the vehicle while the lean body frame is leaned, based on a physical quantity concerning side-slip, in the left direction of the vehicle or in the right direction of the vehicle, of the left inclined wheel, the right inclined wheel, and another inclined wheel disposed ahead of or behind the left inclined wheel and the right inclined wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takaaki MIZUTANI
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Publication number: 20170021895Abstract: During control ON of a brake control device, an ECU acquires a front wheel target braking force and a rear wheel target braking force from operation amount-front/rear wheel target braking force characteristics stored in a storage based on a master cylinder pressure detected by a master pressure sensor, and controls an oil pressure unit such that oil pressures corresponding to the acquired front wheel target braking force and rear wheel target braking force are respectively supplied to a front wheel brake and a rear wheel brake. During control OFF of the brake control device, oil pressures generated by a tandem master cylinder are directly supplied to the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake. Hydraulic pressure control is performed such that operation amount-both wheels target braking force characteristics in a control ON state is equal to operation amount-both wheels target braking characteristics during a control OFF state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2014Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Risa YASUKAWA, Takaaki MIZUTANI, Masaya NISHIMURA, Kouji SAKAI
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Patent number: 8989980Abstract: A lean angle detection sensor detects a lean angle of a vehicle. A storage portion stores a second relationship that represents a ratio of a braking force of a front wheel brake to a target braking force for each lean angle and/or a third relationship that represents a relationship with a ratio of the braking force of a rear wheel brake to a target braking force for each lean angle. A ratio setter determines which second relationship to refer to among the second relationships stored in the storage portion based on a detection result input to a detection result input portion and/or determines which third relationship to refer to among the third relationships stored in the storage portion based on a detection result input to a detection result input portion. The ratio setter sets a ratio of the braking force of the front wheel brake and the braking force of the rear wheel brake based on the second relationship and/or the third relationship.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaya Nishimura, Takaaki Mizutani
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Publication number: 20150057904Abstract: A lean angle detection sensor detects a lean angle of a vehicle. A storage portion stores a second relationship that represents a ratio of a braking force of a front wheel brake to a target braking force for each lean angle and/or a third relationship that represents a relationship with a ratio of the braking force of a rear wheel brake to a target braking force for each lean angle. A ratio setter determines which second relationship to refer to among the second relationships stored in the storage portion based on a detection result input to a detection result input portion and/or determines which third relationship to refer to among the third relationships stored in the storage portion based on a detection result input to a detection result input portion. The ratio setter sets a ratio of the braking force of the front wheel brake and the braking force of the rear wheel brake based on the second relationship and/or the third relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Masaya Nishimura, Takaaki Mizutani
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Patent number: 8251869Abstract: A driver operates a shift pedal to perform shift change of a transmission via a shift mechanism provided in a vehicle. An operation of the shift pedal is detected by a load sensor. When a sliding gear and a fixed gear of the transmission continue to be separated from each other for a predetermined period of time or longer after a shifting operation by the driver is detected by a load sensor, the rotational speed of the engine is maintained within a target range by an ECU.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takaaki Mizutani, Atsushi Miura
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Patent number: 7582483Abstract: A method of detecting and quantifying viable cells in a sample. The method includes fluorescently staining the cells by adding a fluorescent dye into the sample or putting the sample in contact with the fluorescent dye. A quenching dye is then added to the stained sample, or the sample is put into contact with the quenching dye, at a pH different from the pH in the viable cells. The quenching dye used is permeable through the membrane of a viable cell and does not readily absorb fluorescence of the fluorescent dye at the pH in the viable cells, but absorbs the fluorescence of the fluorescent dye at the pH of the fluorescent dye. Next, the sample, now stained with the fluorescent dye and the quenching dye, is illuminated by an excitation light for the fluorescent dye at a pH different from the pH in the viable cells and the fluorescence emitted from the sample is collected and detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2005Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Mizutani, Naohiro Noda
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Publication number: 20090178874Abstract: A driver operates a shift pedal to perform shift change of a transmission via a shift mechanism provided in a vehicle. An operation of the shift pedal is detected by a load sensor. When a sliding gear and a fixed gear of the transmission continue to be separated from each other for a predetermined period of time or longer after a shifting operation by the driver is detected by a load sensor, the rotational speed of the engine is maintained within a target range by an ECU.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takaaki MIZUTANI, Atsushi MIURA
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Patent number: 7062333Abstract: To provide an algorithm-based optimizing controller which can search for an optimal solution in line with user requirements with reduced time requirements for optimization. An interactive optimizer 310 searches for an optimal solution of a responsivity calculator 342 using a GA while repeatedly evaluating, interactively, responsivity outputted from the responsivity calculator 342 which receives control coefficients that affect control characteristics of the interactive optimizer 310 and outputs the responsivity.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2002Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takaaki Mizutani
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Publication number: 20060040400Abstract: A method of detecting and quantifying viable cells in a sample. The method includes fluorescently staining the cells by adding a fluorescent dye into the sample or putting the sample in contact with the fluorescent dye. A quenching dye is then added to the stained sample, or the sample is put into contact with the quenching dye, at a pH different from the pH in the viable cells. The quenching dye used is permeable through the membrane of a viable cell and does not readily absorb fluorescence of the fluorescent dye at the pH in the viable cells, but absorbs the fluorescence of the fluorescent dye at the pH of the fluorescent dye. Next, the sample, now stained with the fluorescent dye and the quenching dye, is illuminated by an excitation light for the fluorescent dye at a pH different from the pH in the viable cells and the fluorescence emitted from the sample is collected and detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Inventors: Takaaki Mizutani, Naohiro Noda
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Publication number: 20040078095Abstract: To provide an algorithm-based optimizing controller which can search for an optimal solution in line with user requirements with reduced time requirements for optimization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventor: Takaaki Mizutani
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Patent number: 6721647Abstract: A technique for estimating the best children (i.e. the next generation of individual chromosomes) for use by an online genetic analyzer (GA) is described. One embodiment provides a method for evaluation of a GA in a control system for controlling a plant. Individuals are evaluated using data for evaluation. The data for evaluation is categorized into subdomains of a larger evaluating domain. Data for evaluation is sorted into an evaluation domain wherein an evaluation value of each individual is replaced by a model of coefficients relative to a standard model. The standard model is used to calculate an evaluation value. The evaluation value can include a mean value and/or a distribution. Moreover, the mean value and distribution can be valid for an area including a periphery of the subdomain. The evaluation value can be calculated as a model obtained by using a least-squares method to find coefficients relative to coefficients of the standard model.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1999Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hajime Kita, Takaaki Mizutani, Masashi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 6566388Abstract: An emulsifiable composition for the control of insects, especially of termites, comprising a 1-substituted phenyl-3-cyanopyrazole, a weakly polar solvent and an emulsifying agent, optionally comprising further additives or solvents. These compositions avoid the formation of crystals.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1997Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc AgrochimieInventors: Takaaki Mizutani, Michihiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Kodama, Masakazu Shibayama
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Publication number: 20020042440Abstract: An emulsifiable composition for the control of insects, especially of termites, comprising as active ingiedients a 1-substituted phenyl 3-CN pyrazole and a weakly polar solvent and an emulsifying agent, and optionally some further additives or solvents. These compositions avoid the formation of crystals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 1997Publication date: April 11, 2002Inventors: TAKAAKI MIZUTANI, MICHIHIKO IKEDA, HIROSHI KODAMA, MASAKAZU SHIBAYAMA
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Patent number: 6066660Abstract: An emulsifiable composition for the control of insects comprising as active ingredient thereof a compound of formula (I) and a pyrethroid and further comprising a weakly polar solvent, an emulsifying agent and a water-soluble solvent, wherein formula (I) is: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy or SF.sub.5 ;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or halogen, the R.sup.2 substituents being identical or different;R.sup.4 is halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl;R.sup.5 is halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or amino; andn is 0, 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 1998Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc AgrochimieInventors: Takaaki Mizutani, Michihiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Kodama, Masakazu Shibayama