Patents by Inventor Takao Ando
Takao Ando 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: 11911394Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preventing transmission of influenza, wherein said method comprises administering an effective amount of a compound to a patient having an influenza virus infection, herein referred to as “index patient”, wherein the compound has one of the formulae (I) and (II), or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt. The compound to be used in the present invention reduces infectivity of the influenza virus of the index patient, and therefore, reduces the risk of the index patient to trigger an influenza epidemic or an influenza pandemic as compared to a control patient.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Noshi, Takahiro Noda, Ryu Yoshida, Takao Shishido, Kaoru Baba, Aeron C. Hurt, Leo Yi Yang Lee, Steffen Wildum, Klaus Kuhlbusch, Barry Clinch, Jan Michal Nebesky, Annabelle Lemenuel, Wendy S. Barclay, Jean-Eric Charoin, Yoshinori Ando
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Patent number: 11318840Abstract: A vehicle travel control method and a vehicle travel control device carries out a downshift control of an automatic transmission when a vehicle speed increases from a set vehicle speed during a constant speed travel control by at least a first prescribed value. Subsequent downshift control of the automatic transmission is prohibited upon determining the vehicle speed has increased from the set vehicle speed by at least the first prescribed value due to an operation of an operating element by the driver during constant speed travel control. Downshift control of the automatic transmission is executed upon determining insufficient deceleration of the vehicle exists where the driver is not operating the accelerator pedal during prohibition of the downshift control.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sergio Rossi, Takao Ando
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Publication number: 20210291652Abstract: A vehicle travel control method and a vehicle travel control device carries out a downshift control of an automatic transmission when a vehicle speed increases from a set vehicle speed during a constant speed travel control by at least a first prescribed value. Subsequent downshift control of the automatic transmission is prohibited upon determining the vehicle speed has increased from the set vehicle speed by at least the first prescribed value due to an operation of an operating element by the driver during constant speed travel control. Downshift control of the automatic transmission is executed upon determining insufficient deceleration of the vehicle exists where the driver is not operating the accelerator pedal during prohibition of the downshift control.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Sergio ROSSI, Takao ANDO
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Patent number: 9878707Abstract: A hybrid vehicle control device is provided for controlling a drive system. The hybrid vehicle control device is programmed to perform an engine start control using a motor/generator as an engine start motor when an engine start request is present. The hybrid vehicle control device includes a second clutch control section and an engine start control section. The second clutch control section completely disengages the second clutch. The engine start control section engages or slip engages of the first clutch, and performs engine start control resulting from performing an engine cranking operation, injecting air and fuel and igniting same. The hybrid vehicle control module disengages the first clutch and engages the second clutch during coasting/regenerating driving with the motor/generator while traveling in an electric vehicle mode when the engine start request is due to a driver input for an increase in a required driving force.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryosuke Ito, Takao Ando, Hiroki Iwasa
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Patent number: 9656664Abstract: A hybrid vehicle control device for a drive system is provided with an engine, a motor and an automatic transmission. The hybrid vehicle control device is configured such that when there is a mode switch request during an EV mode where only the motor is used as a drive source, a shift is made to an HEV mode where the engine and the motor are used as drive sources. The hybrid vehicle control device is further configured such that if a mode switch request and a downshift request for the automatic transmission (are generated, mode switch control is immediately started first. The configuration is also such that downshift control is started once the rotational speed of the engine has reached a combustion possible rotational speed, and the transmission speed at this time is made to be faster than an ordinary transmission speed.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Ando, Ryosuke Ito
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Publication number: 20160214601Abstract: A hybrid vehicle control device is provided for controlling a drive system. The hybrid vehicle control device is programmed to perform an engine start control using a motor/generator as an engine start motor when an engine start request is present. The hybrid vehicle control device includes a second clutch control section and an engine start control section. The second clutch control section completely disengages the second clutch. The engine start control section engages or slip engages of the first clutch, and performs engine start control resulting from performing an engine cranking operation, injecting air and fuel and igniting same. The hybrid vehicle control module disengages the first clutch and engages the second clutch during coasting/regenerating driving with the motor/generator while traveling in an electric vehicle mode when the engine start request is due to a driver input for an increase in a required driving force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Ryosuke ITO, Takao ANDO, Hiroki IWASA
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Publication number: 20160193994Abstract: A hybrid vehicle control device for a drive system is provided with an engine, a motor and an automatic transmission. The hybrid vehicle control device is configured such that when there is a mode switch request during an EV mode where only the motor is used as a drive source, a shift is made to an HEV mode where the engine and the motor are used as drive sources. The hybrid vehicle control device is further configured such that if a mode switch request and a downshift request for the automatic transmission (are generated, mode switch control is immediately started first. The configuration is also such that downshift control is started once the rotational speed of the engine has reached a combustion possible rotational speed, and the transmission speed at this time is made to be faster than an ordinary transmission speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Takao ANDO, Ryosuke ITO
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Patent number: 6692722Abstract: The present invention provides a zero emission type method for effective use permitting economical and effective manufacture of zeolite effectively applicable in various sectors of industry by using silicon-containing waste comprising at least one of exhaust gas treatment sludge mainly comprising SiO2 discharged from an optical film manufacturing plant, optical fiber refuse and preform refuse, and aluminum-containing waste comprising at least one of aluminum dross discharged from an aluminum-related manufacturing plant, aluminum dust collection ashes, sludge mainly comprising aluminum hydroxide, cleaning waste liquid of aluminum or an alloy thereof, scrap of metal aluminum or an alloy thereof, and alumina scrap.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Kyowa Jigyo K.K.Inventors: Takao Ando, Teruo Henmi, Yoshihisa Asada
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Publication number: 20030049199Abstract: The present invention provides a zero emission type method for effective use permitting economical and effective manufacture of zeolite effectively applicable in various sectors of industry by using silicon-containing waste comprising at least one of exhaust gas treatment sludge mainly comprising SiO2 discharged from an optical film manufacturing plant, optical fiber refuse and preform refuse, and aluminum-containing waste comprising at least one of aluminum dross discharged from an aluminum-related manufacturing plant, aluminum dust collection ashes, sludge mainly comprising aluminum hydroxide, cleaning waste liquid of aluminum or an alloy thereof, scrap of metal aluminum or an alloy thereof, and alumina scrap.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Ando, Teruo Henmi, Yoshihisa Asada
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Patent number: 6333408Abstract: An oligonucleotide containing a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1: CAGTGAGTGG GTGGGGCTGG AACA, or SEQ ID NO: 2: TTAAGCTTTT ACCATGGTAA CCCC; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the oligonucleotide; and a method for treating or preventing a disease accompanied by an extracellular matrix deposition, are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2000Date of Patent: December 25, 2001Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Motojima, Takao Ando
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Patent number: 5994421Abstract: A water-absorbent resin dispersion comprising a water-absorbent resin (B) or a hydrous gel thereof dispersed in a liquid or heat-meltable organic active-hydrogen compound (A), wherein said resin (B) is formed by the polymerization of a water-soluble monomer or its precursor and a cross-linker and/or a polysaccharide in the compound (A); and a process for producing a polyurethane resin by the reaction of the dispersion with an organic polyisocyanate compound. As the polyurethane resin is excellent in the capacity and rate of absorption, it is useful as absorbent articles such as paper diaper and sanitary goods, humidity modifiers, cutoff material, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Otani, Masahiro Matsuoka, Kohei Maeda, Kozaburo Nagata, Takao Ando, Toru Nakanishi, Isao Ishikawa, Takayuki Tsuji
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Patent number: 5672688Abstract: A composition comprising as an active ingredient a compound consisting of an immunoglobulin F.sub.c fragment and an alkylating, antibiotic, or antimetabolic antitumor substance bound thereto, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is disclosed. The Fc fragment moiety in the compound is stable in a living body, and thus the activity of the antitumor substance therein is maintained over a long period.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1993Date of Patent: September 30, 1997Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Kobayashi, Takao Ando, Masahiko Fujii
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Patent number: 5578680Abstract: Vibration-absorbing elastomeric composites, having improved vibration-damping properties with improved moldability and resin properties suitable for molded products, are obtained by reacting, insitu in a melted thermoplastic resin such as olefin-diene copolymer, a polyisocyanate with a polyol to form a polyurethane having a nitrogen atom content of at least 3% and having a solubility parameter which is higher by at least 2.5 than that of said thermoplastic resin.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1993Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takao Ando, Katsura Gohda, Eiji Ichihara, Hiroshi Itayama
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Patent number: 5571831Abstract: A novel imidazole derivative of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 is a chlorine or fluorine atom, or a hydroxy group or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as the active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: November 5, 1996Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Niimura, Takao Ando, Toyohiko Nitta, Yuko Ikeda
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Patent number: 5547973Abstract: A method of inhibiting aromatase, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective aromatase inhibiting amount of a compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 is a chlorine or fluorine atom, or a hydroxy group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: August 20, 1996Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Niimura, Takao Ando, Toyohiko Nitta, Yuko Ikeda
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Patent number: 5508298Abstract: A novel azole derivative of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independently from each other, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, x.sub.1 and x.sub.2 are, independently from each other, a hydrogen or halogen atom, or hydroxyl, cyano, or trifluoromethyl group, and Y is CH or a nitrogen atom, a process for the production thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as the active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1995Date of Patent: April 16, 1996Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Niimura, Takao Ando, Toyohiko Nitta, Yuko Ikeda
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Patent number: 5489597Abstract: A novel azole derivative of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independently from each other, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are, independently from each other, a hydrogen or halogen atom, or hydroxyl, cyano, or trifluoromethyl group, and Y is CH or a nitrogen atom, a process for the production thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as the active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1993Date of Patent: February 6, 1996Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Niimura, Takao Ando, Toyohiko Nitta, Yuko Ikeda
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Patent number: 5470960Abstract: A phenylalanine-glycine derivative of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a residue of an antitumor substance, or a salt or ester thereof, a process for preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same are described.The novel conjugate of the phenylalanine-glycine derivative and the antitumor substance exhibits superior antitumor activity in comparison with the case wherein an antitumor substance is administered singly or as a mixture with phenylalanine.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1995Date of Patent: November 28, 1995Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Niimura, Takako Kawabe, Takao Ando, Kenichi Saito
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Patent number: 5462957Abstract: Azole derivatives (including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each are H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.3 is H, OH, CN, halogen, haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or phenyl, and if there are two or more R.sub.3 groups, such R.sub.3 groups may be the same or different; n is an integer from 0 to 5; Y is N or CH; and X is O, S or NH have antimycotic and aromatase inhibitory activities. Compositions containing the azole derivatives and a method of treating mycosis and estrogen-dependent diseases by administering effective quantities of the azole derivatives are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Niimura, Yuko Ikeda, Akira Kato, Takao Ando
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Patent number: 5432190Abstract: Azole derivatives (including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each are H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.3 is H, OH, CN, halogen, haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or phenyl, and if there are two or more R.sub.3 groups, such R.sub.3 groups may be the same or different; n is an integer from 0 to 5; Y is N or CH; and X is O, S or NH have antimycotic and aromatase inhibitory activities. Compositions containing the azole derivatives and a method of treating mycosis and estrogen-dependent diseases by administering effective quantities of the azole derivatives are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1994Date of Patent: July 11, 1995Assignee: Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Niimura, Yuko Ikeda, Akira Kato, Takao Ando