Patents by Inventor Takashi Hirasawa
Takashi Hirasawa 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: 20240141471Abstract: A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating on a steel strip includes dipping steel strip into a bath of molten Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy and forming a coating of the alloy on exposed surfaces of the steel strip. The method also includes controlling conditions in the molten coating bath and downstream of the coating bath so that there is a uniform Al/Zn ratio across the surface of the coating formed on the steel strip. An Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel strip includes a uniform Al/Zn ratio on the surface or the outermost 1-2 ?m of the Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: Bluescope Steel Limited, Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Coated Sheet CorporationInventors: Wayne Andrew RENSHAW, Cat TU, Joe WILLIAMS, Jason HODGES, Shiro FUJII, Nobuyuki SHIMODA, Shuichi KONDO, Takashi HIRASAWA
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Publication number: 20220154321Abstract: A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating on a steel strip includes dipping steel strip into a bath of molten Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy and forming a coating of the alloy on exposed surfaces of the steel strip. The method also includes controlling conditions in the molten coating bath and downstream of the coating bath so that there is a uniform Al/Zn ratio across the surface of the coating formed on the steel strip. An Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel strip includes a uniform Al/Zn ratio on the surface or the outermost 1-2 ?m of the Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Wayne Andrew Renshaw, Cat Tu, Joe Williams, Jason Hodges, Shiro Fujii, Nobuyuki Shimoda, Shuichi Kondo, Takashi Hirasawa
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Patent number: 11155911Abstract: A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating on a steel strip includes dipping steel strip into a bath of molten Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy and forming a coating of the alloy on exposed surfaces of the steel strip. The method also includes controlling conditions in the molten coating bath and downstream of the coating bath so that there is a uniform Al/Zn ratio across the surface of the coating formed on the steel strip. An Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel strip includes a uniform Al/Zn ratio on the surface or the outermost 1-2 ?m of the Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignees: Bluescope Steel Limited, Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Coated Sheet CorporationInventors: Wayne Andrew Renshaw, Cat Tu, Joe Williams, Jason Hodges, Shiro Fujii, Nobuyuki Shimoda, Shuichi Kondo, Takashi Hirasawa
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Patent number: 9822387Abstract: An acetyl-CoA-producing microorganism, which is capable of efficiently synthesizing acetyl-CoA using carbon dioxide, and a substance production method using the same are provided. An acetyl-CoA-producing microorganism including an acetyl-CoA production cycle obtained by imparting at least one type of enzymatic activity selected from the group consisting of malate thiokinase, malyl-CoA lyase, glyoxylate carboligase, 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropionate reductase, and hydroxypyruvate reductase, to a microorganism.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Ryota Fujii, Tomokazu Shirai, Tadashi Araki, Koh Amano, Yoshiko Matsumoto, Toshihiro Tateno, Nozomi Takebayashi, Takashi Morishige, Hitoshi Takahashi, Mitsufumi Wada, Hiroshi Shimizu, Chikara Furusawa, Takashi Hirasawa, Tomonori Hidesaki, Ayako Endo, Dominik Lukas Jürgen-Lohmann, Anjali Madhavan, Su Sun Chong
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Publication number: 20160273086Abstract: A method of forming an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating on a steel strip includes dipping steel strip into a bath of molten Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy and forming a coating of the alloy on exposed surfaces of the steel strip. The method also includes controlling conditions in the molten coating bath and downstream of the coating bath so that there is a uniform Al/Zn ratio across the surface of the coating formed on the steel strip. An Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel strip includes a uniform Al/Zn ratio on the surface or the outermost 1-2 ?m of the Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Wayne Andrew Renshaw, Cat Tu, Joe Williams, Jason Hodges, Shiro Fujii, Nobuyuki Shimoda, Shuichi Kondo, Takashi Hirasawa
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Patent number: 9267156Abstract: An isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli includes an isopropyl alcohol production system, wherein an activity of transcriptional repressor GntR is inactivated, and the isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli preferably further includes a group of auxiliary enzymes having an enzyme activity expression pattern with which isopropyl alcohol production capacity achieved by the inactivation of the GntR activity is maintained or enhanced. A method of producing isopropyl alcohol includes producing isopropyl alcohol from a plant-derived raw material using the isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli. A method of producing acetone includes contacting the isopropyl alcohol obtained by the isopropyl alcohol production method with a complex oxide that includes zinc oxide and at least one oxide containing a Group 4 element, and that is prepared by coprecipitation.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Koh Amano, Tomokazu Shirai, Hitoshi Takahashi, Junichiro Hirano, Yoshiko Matsumoto, Nozomi Takebayashi, Mitsufumi Wada, Hiroshi Shimizu, Chikara Furusawa, Takashi Hirasawa
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Patent number: 8932845Abstract: An isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli equipped with an isopropyl alcohol production system, having at least one enhanced enzyme activity selected from the group consisting of an enhanced malate dehydrogenase activity, an enhanced NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase (AB-specific) activity, and an enhanced thiolase activity, and an isopropyl alcohol producing method including producing isopropyl alcohol from a plant-derived raw material using the isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Yoshiko Matsumoto, Junichiro Hirano, Takashi Morishige, Tomokazu Shirai, Hitoshi Takahashi, Koh Amano, Nozomi Takebayashi, Mitsufumi Wada, Hiroshi Shimizu, Chikara Furusawa, Takashi Hirasawa
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Publication number: 20140363847Abstract: An acetyl-CoA-producing microorganism, which is capable of efficiently synthesizing acetyl-CoA using carbon dioxide, and a substance production method using the same are provided. An acetyl-CoA-producing microorganism including an acetyl-CoA production cycle obtained by imparting at least one type of enzymatic activity selected from the group consisting of malate thiokinase, malyl-CoA lyase, glyoxylate carboligase, 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropionate reductase, and hydroxypyruvate reductase, to a microorganism.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Ryota Fujii, Tomokazu Shirai, Tadashi Araki, Koh Amano, Yoshiko Matsumoto, Toshihiro Tateno, Nozomi Takebayashi, Takashi Morishige, Hitoshi Takahashi, Mitsufumi Wada, Hiroshi Shimizu, Chikara Furusawa, Takashi Hirasawa, Tomonori Hidesaki, Ayako Endo, Dominik Lukas Jürgen-Lohmann, Anjali Madhavan
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Publication number: 20130211170Abstract: An isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli includes an isopropyl alcohol production system, wherein an activity of transcriptional repressor GntR is inactivated, and the isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli preferably further includes a group of auxiliary enzymes having an enzyme activity expression pattern with which isopropyl alcohol production capacity achieved by the inactivation of the GntR activity is maintained or enhanced. A method of producing isopropyl alcohol includes producing isopropyl alcohol from a plant-derived raw material using the isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli. A method of producing acetone includes contacting the isopropyl alcohol obtained by the isopropyl alcohol production method with a complex oxide that includes zinc oxide and at least one oxide containing a Group 4 element, and that is prepared by coprecipitation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Koh Amano, Tomokazu Shirai, Hitoshi Takahashi, Junichiro Hirano, Yoshiko Matsumoto, Nozomi Takebayashi, Mitsufumi Wada, Hiroshi Shimizu, Chikara Furusawa, Takashi Hirasawa
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Publication number: 20130005008Abstract: An isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli equipped with an isopropyl alcohol production system, having at least one enhanced enzyme activity selected from the group consisting of an enhanced malate dehydrogenase activity, an enhanced NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase (AB-specific) activity, and an enhanced thiolase activity, and an isopropyl alcohol producing method including producing isopropyl alcohol from a plant-derived raw material using the isopropyl alcohol-producing Escherichia coli.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Yoshiko Matsumoto, Junichiro Hirano, Takashi Morishige, Tomokazu Shirai, Hitoshi Takahashi, Koh Amano, Nozomi Takebayashi, Mitsufumi Wada, Hiroshi Shimizu, Chikara Furusawa, Takashi Hirasawa
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Patent number: 6992721Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a function-expansion unit for an electronic apparatus that may reduce the stress onto a connector, and provides a high stability with a CCD camera. The CCD camera includes a reinforcing member under its connecting portion and a height-adjustable stand, thereby reducing the stress that would otherwise apply to the USB connector as the connecting portion, enhancing the connection, preventing connector's deterioration in the course of time, and allowing the CCD camera to be stably placed.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2000Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Ko Kambayashi, Takashi Hirasawa
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Patent number: 6804827Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-channel transmission system suitable for a digital broadcasting system that broadcasts television programs of many channels. Specifically, a selected one of television programs of a plurality of channels is supplied to an AV adjusting device. At this time, the selected television program is supplied to a monitor to allow recognition of its adjustment state. Since video signals and audio signals of television programs supplied from respective program supplying companies and program producing companies have different characteristics, they need to be adjusted to have common characteristics. Adjusted television programs and unselected television programs are supplied to a multiplexing section via routers.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1999Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Jun Furukawa, Takashi Hirasawa, Kimiyasu Satoh, Michio Mita, Katsuhito Tsujimura, Yasushi Aoyagi