Patents by Inventor Takashi Ueno

Takashi Ueno 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).

  • Gene transfer method
    Patent number: 6995010
    Abstract: A method of transferring a foreign gene into cells, characterized by involving: the step of transferring into the cells with the use of an adenovirus vector, a first nucleic acid, which has a sequence provided with adeno-associated virus-origin ITRs in both sides of the target foreign gene to be transferred, and a second nucleic acid, which has an adeno-associated virus-origin rep gene and a promoter for expressing this gene and carries a stuffer sequence inserted thereinto sandwiched in two recombinase recognition sequences and located between the rep gene and the promoter; and the step of expressing the Rep protein under the action of recombinase in the cells obtained in the above step to thereby integrate the target foreign gene into the chromosomal DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Takara Bio Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ueno, Hajime Matsumura, Keiji Tanaka, Tomoko Iwasaki, Mitsuhiro Ueno, Kei Fujinaga, Kiyozo Asada, Ikunoshin Kato
  • Telephone number information system for internet protocol telephony
    Publication number: 20060007938
    Abstract: Internet Protocol (IP) telephone number information system performs for the telephone number in the existing communication systems. A number information server in the system has a region information database representing an IP telephony service area for each of a plurality of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) having a corporate information database. The number information server specifies one of the plurality of ISPs from the region information database, based on a search condition input from a user terminal connected to the Internet. The specified ISP searches the corresponding corporate information database, and obtains number information matching the search condition. The number information server notifies the user terminal of the number information obtained from searching the corporate information database, in response to the search condition input from the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Shouichi Kimura, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Jun Ito, Hiroyuki Kida, Tatsuya Fukuyo, Sachito Shibata, Koichiro Hojyo, Naomi Ojima, Michiko Osawa, Akira Yonenaga, Hirotomo Yasuoka, Takashi Ueno
  • Thin film formation use sputtering target material, thin film formed using same, and optical recording medium
    Patent number: 6972076
    Abstract: An alloy material, a thin film and an optical recording medium to achieve various tasks such as maintenance of a high reflectivity, improved corrosion resistance, simplified production of the alloy, and realization of stability and simplicity/easiness of a sputtering process when being used as a sputtering target. An AgPd alloy including Ag as a main component and Pd in the range of 0.5 to 4.9 atomic % is used as a thin film formation use sputtering target material, with the target material a thin film, that is a reflecting film, constituting an optical recording medium is formed and the optical recording medium containing the reflecting film as a constituent is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Furuyametals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Aratani, Takashi Ueno
  • Card case
    Publication number: 20050259407
    Abstract: A card case accommodates a card or the like in a hollow portion formed as a result of attachment of a cover member to a bottom member. The cover member has such a structure as to allow reversal of its opposite sides in its attachment to the bottom member. Reversal of the opposite sides of the cover member changes the depth of a planar recess portion of the cover member, the planar recess portion partially constituting the hollow portion. Accordingly, the card case can cope with encapsulation of cards of different thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: R & B 2 1
    Inventor: Takashi Ueno
  • Sunroof apparatus for a vehicle
    Publication number: 20050218703
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus for a vehicle includes a sunroof panel, a panel holder, a lip member, a sealing member and a lip for wind noise. The panel holder supports the sunroof panel internally relative to a cabin of the vehicle. The lip member is attached to an end portion of the panel holder. The sealing member is attached to the lip member. The lip for wind noise extends from the lip member towards inside of the cabin. An end portion of the lip for wind noise is adapted to lie closer to the sunroof panel than an end portion of the panel holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kuniyasu Aoki, Akira Murasawa, Shigehito Horiuti, Masaharu Ohnishi, Shuhei Hamada, Takashi Ueno, Makoto Kurita
  • Method for gene transfer into target cells with retrovirus
    Patent number: 6949623
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for increasing the efficiency of gene transfer into target cells with a retrovirus. The transduction is affected by infecting target cells with a retrovirus in the presence of a mixture of a functional material having a retrovirus binding domain, and a second functional material having target cell binding domain. The target cells may be selected from the group of unintentional hematopoietic progenitor cells and erythrocyte precursor, specifically pluripotent stem cells or embryopalstic stem cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Takara Bio Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyozo Asada, Takashi Uemori, Takashi Ueno, Nobuto Koyama, Kimikazu Hashino, Ikunoshin Kato
  • Grading system, server computer, computer, card case, card and program
    Publication number: 20050197853
    Abstract: A grading system includes a server computer installed in a management company and a client computer owned by a client and connected to the server computer via a network. Through a scanner etc., the client computer reads the condition information of the card and transmits the information to the server computer. The server computer appraises the card and transmit an appraisal result to the client computer. The client computer registers the appraisal result in the card. The client computer reads the card information stored in the card on demand and transmits the information to the server computer connected to the network. The server computer updates the card information via the network. The server computer intermediates the card trading (the transfer of a card and the accounting procedure).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: R & B 21
    Inventor: Takashi Ueno
  • Variable gain amplifier
    Patent number: 6909323
    Abstract: A variable gain amplifier device comprises a variable gain amplifier circuit which amplifies a difference between an input signal and a feedback signal to output an output signal, a feedback circuit which supplies the feedback signal to the variable gain amplifier circuit, and a controller which controls the variable gain amplifier circuit and the feedback circuit to decrease a cutoff frequency of the feedback circuit according to increase of a gain of the variable gain amplifier circuit or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Ueno, Tadashi Arai, Tetsuro Itakura
  • Thin film formation use sputtering target material, thin film formed using same, and optical recording medium
    Publication number: 20050129900
    Abstract: An alloy material, a thin film and an optical recording medium to achieve various tasks such as maintenance of a high reflectivity, improved corrosion resistance, simplified production of the alloy, and realization of stability and simplicity/easiness of a sputtering process when being used as a sputtering target. An AgPd alloy including Ag as a main component and Pd in the range of 0.5 to 4.9 atomic % is used as a thin film formation use sputtering target material, with the target material a thin film, that is a reflecting film, constituting an optical recording medium is formed and the optical recording medium containing the reflecting film as a constituent is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Aratani, Takashi Ueno
  • Stamper-forming electrode material, stamper-forming thin film, and method of manufacturing optical disk
    Patent number: 6849390
    Abstract: A stamper-forming electrode material contains Cu as its main ingredient and at least one other element, preferably Ag and/or Ti. It is preferred that the Ag content be 10.0 wt % or less and that the Ti content be 5.0 wt % or less. A stamper-forming thin film is made of this stamper-forming electrode material, whereby its corrosion resistance is improved to suppress damage to itself, and a high-quality stamper can hence be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Katsumura, Tetsuya Iida, Nobuhiro Oda, Takashi Ueno
  • Metallic material, electronic component, electronic device and electronic optical component manufactured by using the metallic material and working method of the metallic material
    Publication number: 20040187984
    Abstract: The metallic material consists of an alloy including mainly Cu, Mo in an amount of 0.1 to 3.0% by weight and one or a plurality of elements selected from a group consisting of Al, Au, Ag, Ti, Ni Co and Si in a total amount of 0.1 to 3.0% by weight. In the metallic material, Mo is added to Cu so that Mo will be homogeneously mixed in a grain boundary of Cu, resulting in improvement of atmospheric corrosion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: DEPT Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Ueno
  • Reflecting layer, optical recording medium and sputtering target for forming reflecting layer
    Publication number: 20040101781
    Abstract: The optical recording medium has a substrate (1) with a recording layer (2), a reflecting layer (3) and a protecting layer (4) laminated successively on the substrate (1). The reflecting layer (3) is a thin film of an alloy containing 99.7 to 73.0% by weight of Cu as a major component, as well as, 0.2 to 18.0% by weight of Ag and 0.1 to 9.0% by weight of Ti. The reflecting layer has a film thickness of 50 nm to 150 nm. The optical recording medium provided with the reflecting layer (3) shows improved corrosion resistance and also retains high reflectance. The present invention also provides a target for forming the reflecting layer (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Oda, Takashi Ueno, Toshihiro Akimori
  • Variable gain amplifier
    Publication number: 20040080366
    Abstract: A variable gain amplifier device comprises a variable gain amplifier circuit which amplifies a difference between an input signal and a feedback signal to output an output signal, a feedback circuit which supplies the feedback signal to the variable gain amplifier circuit, and a controller which controls the variable gain amplifier circuit and the feedback circuit to decrease a cutoff frequency of the feedback circuit according to increase of a gain of the variable gain amplifier circuit or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Ueno, Tadashi Arai, Tetsuro Itakura
  • Metal material for electronic parts, electronic parts, electronic apparatuses, and method of processing metal materials
    Patent number: 6723281
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal material for electronic parts, electronic parts, electronic apparatuses, a method of processing metal materials, and electro-optical parts. For example, the present invention is applied to liquid crystal display panels, various semiconductor devices, wiring boards, chip parts, and the like. The present invention proposes a metal material for electronic parts which is characterized by lower resistivity, higher stability, and more excellent processability than the prior art. The present invention also proposes electronic parts and electronic apparatuses which use this metal material. An applicable metal material is an alloy containing Ag as a main component, 0.1 to 3 wt % of Pd, and 0.1 to 3 wt % in total of elements such as Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Furuyametals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ueno, Katsuhisa Aratani
  • Production method for optical disc
    Patent number: 6695987
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a production method for an optical disc, capable of obtaining a good S/N ratio without deterioration of the stamper quality due to reaction with an electron attractive group contained in a resist material. The processes of forming a resist film on a substrate, patterning the resist film on the substrate by an electron beam cutting, forming a nickel alloy thin film on the patterned resist film, forming a nickel layer on the nickel alloy thin film by the electrocasting, and injection molding of a resin, using the nickel layer peeled off from the nickel alloy thin film as a stamper, are provided. The nickel alloy thin film has a composition containing Ni element as the main component as well as Ru element by less than 25% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Katsumura, Tetsuya Iida, Takashi Ueno
  • Variable gain amplifier
    Patent number: 6690232
    Abstract: A variable gain amplifier device comprises a variable gain amplifier circuit which amplifies a difference between an input signal and a feedback signal to output an output signal, a feedback circuit which supplies the feedback signal to the variable gain amplifier circuit, and a controller which controls the variable gain amplifier circuit and the feedback circuit to decrease a cutoff frequency of the feedback circuit according to increase of a gain of the variable gain amplifier circuit or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Ueno, Tadashi Arai, Tetsuro Itakura
  • Trading card, card case, collector's item, and genuine/counterfeit determination apparatus
    Publication number: 20040007870
    Abstract: In a trading card, a famous athlete's photograph is printed on a substrate of, for example, paper or plastic. The trading card has a signing portion and a seal portion. An IC chip is mounted in the trading card. An autograph is signed in the signing portion, and a seal is affixed in the seal portion. The signing portion and the seal portion are surface-treated; e.g., by means of increasing the surface friction, so that clear signing and seal affixing can be performed. The seal has a seal profile representing a character or a symbol relating to an athlete, preferably unique to him or her; e.g., the athlete's name, uniform number, or motto, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: R & B 21
    Inventor: Takashi Ueno
  • Method and apparatus of folding flat cable
    Publication number: 20040000424
    Abstract: A connector holder holds a connector of a flat cable. Cable-folding members are provided on an arrangement path for the flat cable having the connector. The cable-folding member is provided at each of the folding positions of the flat cable that are specified on the arrangement path. The cable-folding member includes a positioning section for disposing the flat cable on the arrangement path and a direction-defining section for specifying a folding angle of the flat cable F in association with the positioning section. A successive folding apparatus and a successive folding method can enhance accuracies in dimension and operation in a successive folding process of a flat cable F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Mori, Masanori Kato, Hiroshi Adachi, Kunihiro Mizui, Takashi Ueno
  • ZnS-series sintered material and method for producing the same, target using the ZnS-series sintered material, thin film, and optical recording medium using the thin film
    Patent number: 6656260
    Abstract: The ZnS-series sintered material of the present invention includes ZnS as a main component and niobium oxide. The content of the niobium oxide in the sintered material is preferably in the range from more than 5 to 50% by weight, in terms of Nb2O5. The sintered material can be used as the sputtering target. Since this target has a low resistance, it is possible to deposit a thin film using this target by direct current (DC) sputtering. By employing the DC sputtering, the deposition rate of the thin film can be increased. The resultant thin film is used as a protecting layer for protecting a recording layer in an optical recording medium for recording a signal of a laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ueno, Yukio Noguchi
  • Grading system, server computer, card case, and card
    Patent number: 6625419
    Abstract: A grading system includes a sever computer installed in a management company and a client computer owned by a client and connected to the server computer via a network. Through use of the client computer, a client requests the sever computer to appraise and register a card. The management company appraises the card received from the client and stores an appraisal result and information regarding the client in an IC chip as card information. Subsequently, the management company returns the card and the IC chip to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: R & B 21
    Inventor: Takashi Ueno