Patents by Inventor Takeshi Urano

Takeshi Urano 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).

  • Patent number: 12269874
    Abstract: Antibodies 9-10.2 and 8-4.1 that recognize YFGKLESK, which is 8 amino acids present in a neoepitope formed as a result of a precursor pro-IL-18 being cleaved by caspase-1 or caspase-4 are prepared. Accordingly, an antibody that recognizes only activated IL-18 can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: mAbProtein Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Urano, Yuko Nariai, Hiroki Kamino, Eiji Obayashi
  • Publication number: 20210317200
    Abstract: Antibodies 9-10.2 and 8-4.1 that recognize YFGKLESK, which is 8 amino acids present in a neoepitope formed as a result of a precursor pro-IL-18 being cleaved by caspase-1 or caspase-4 are prepared. Accordingly, an antibody that recognizes only activated IL-18 can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi Urano, Yuko Nariai, Hiroki Kamino, Eiji Obayashi
  • Patent number: 8771898
    Abstract: Described herein are solid oxide fuel cells and manufacturing methods thereof. In certain aspects, the solid oxide fuel cells described herein include a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in which the anodes and cathodes are alternately stacked on each other and have non-overlapping sections in which the anodes and cathodes do not overlap partially. In certain aspects, the plurality of anodes are electrically connected to a first electrode, and the plurality of cathodes are electrically connected to a second electrode. In certain aspects, a solid electrolyte can be included, for example, between the anode and the cathode. In certain aspects, partitioning sections are disposed between each of the cathodes and the first electrode and between each of the anodes and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: TDK Corporation, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Kei Sugiura, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano, Hitoshi Takamura
  • Patent number: 8422188
    Abstract: An ESD protection device that has low capacitance, excellent discharge characteristics, and improved heat resistance and weather resistance is provided. A functional layer 31, which is a composite having a conductive inorganic material 33 discretely dispersed in a matrix of an insulating inorganic material 32, is disposed between electrodes 21 and 22 disposed on an insulating substrate 11 and facing but spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hirobe, Kensaku Asakura, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano
  • Patent number: 8422190
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a composite electronic device comprising an inductor element and an ESD protection element formed between two magnetic substrates, wherein the inductor element includes insulation layers made of a resin, and conductor patterns formed on the insulation layers, the ESD protection element includes a base insulation layer, a pair of electrodes arranged via gap formed therebetween on the base insulation layer, and an ESD absorbing layer arranged at least between the electrodes, and the ESD absorbing layer includes a composite material having an insulation inorganic material and a conductive inorganic material discontinuously dispersed in a matrix of the insulation inorganic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ito, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Yuji Terada, Kensaku Asakura, Takeshi Urano
  • Patent number: 8373954
    Abstract: A composite electronic device includes first and second magnetic substrates, and a functional layer sandwiched between these magnetic substrates, and the functional layer is configured by a common-mode filter layer and a ESD protection element layer. An electrostatic capacitance of the ESD protection elements is equal to or lower than 0.35 pF. The common-mode filter layer includes a first spiral conductor formed on an insulation layer, and a second spiral conductor formed on an insulation layer. DC resistance of a common mode filter is equal to or higher than 0.5? and equal to or lower than 5?, and an electrostatic capacitance of the ESD protection elements is equal to or lower than 0.35 pF. A width W and a length L of the first and second spiral conductors satisfy a relational equation expressed by ?(L/W)<(7.6651?fc)/0.1385.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ito, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Yuji Terada, Kensaku Asakura, Takeshi Urano
  • Patent number: 8243406
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ESD protection device and the like having improved durability against repeated use. An ESD protection device includes a base having an insulating surface, electrodes disposed on the insulating surface and facing but spaced apart from each other, and a functional layer disposed on at least between the electrodes. The electrodes have a multistage structure in which a gap between the electrodes is narrower toward the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kensaku Asakura, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano
  • Patent number: 8199451
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ESD protection device and the like which offer a reduced discharge starting voltage and improved durability against repeated use. The present invention provides an ESD protection device including a base 2 having an insulating surface 2a, electrodes 3a and 3b disposed on the insulating surface 2a and facing but spaced apart from each other, and a functional layer 4 disposed on at least between the electrodes 3a and 3b, wherein the gap distance ?G between the electrodes 3a and 3b ranges from 0.5 ?m to 10 ?m, and the thickness ?T of each of the electrodes 3a and 3b meets a relationship of ?G/?T=1 to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kensaku Asakura, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano
  • Patent number: 8173563
    Abstract: An object is to provide a sintered body causing less chipping and having a sufficiently higher polishing rate than a conventional AlTiC sintered body, and providing a sufficiently smooth air bearing surface. The sintered body according to the present invention consists of Al2O3, a compound represented by the chemical formula (1) below, and a composite oxide containing Al and Ti, TiCxOy??(1) wherein x+y?1, x>0 and y>0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Sugiura, Takeshi Urano, Hiroyuki Ono
  • Publication number: 20110027693
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell includes plural anodes and plural cathodes, which are alternately stacked on each other and have non-overlapping sections where the anodes and the cathodes do not overlap partially. The plural anodes are electrically connected to the first electrode, and the plural cathodes are electrically connected to the second electrode. At least between the anode and the cathode, the solid electrolyte is installed. Partitioning sections are disposed between each of the cathodes and the first electrode, and between each of the anodes and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicants: TDK CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kei SUGIURA, Atsushi HITOMI, Takeshi URANO, Hitoshi TAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20110007438
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a composite electronic device comprising an inductor element and an ESD protection element formed between two magnetic substrates, wherein the inductor element includes insulation layers made of a resin, and conductor patterns formed on the insulation layers, the ESD protection element includes a base insulation layer, a pair of electrodes arranged via gap formed therebetween on the base insulation layer, and an ESD absorbing layer arranged at least between the electrodes, and the ESD absorbing layer includes a composite material having an insulation inorganic material and a conductive inorganic material discontinuously dispersed in a matrix of the insulation inorganic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu ITO, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Yuji Terada, Kensaku Asakura, Takeshi Urano
  • Publication number: 20100182724
    Abstract: A composite electronic device includes first and second magnetic substrates, and a functional layer sandwiched between these magnetic substrates, and the functional layer is configured by a common-mode filter layer and a ESD protection element layer. An electrostatic capacitance of the ESD protection elements is equal to or lower than 0.35 pF. The common-mode filter layer includes a first spiral conductor formed on an insulation layer, and a second spiral conductor formed on an insulation layer. DC resistance of a common mode filter is equal to or higher than 0.5? and equal to or lower than 5?, and an electrostatic capacitance of the ESD protection elements is equal to or lower than 0.35 pF. A width W and a length L of the first and second spiral conductors satisfy a relational equation expressed by ?(L/W)<(7.6651?fc)/0.1385.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Tomokazu ITO, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Yuji Terada, Kensaku Asakura, Takeshi Urano
  • Publication number: 20100176484
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ESD protection device and the like having improved durability against repeated use. The ESD protection device includes a base 2 having an insulating surface 2a, electrodes 3a and 3b disposed on the insulating surface 2a and facing but spaced apart from each other, and a functional layer 4 disposed on at least between the electrodes 3a and 3b, wherein composite in which particles of a conductive inorganic material 4b having an average particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm are discretely interspersed in a matrix of an insulating inorganic material 4a is adopted as the functional layer 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensaku Asakura, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano
  • Publication number: 20100157501
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ESD protection device and the like which offer a reduced discharge starting voltage and improved durability against repeated use. The present invention provides an ESD protection device including a base 2 having an insulating surface 2a, electrodes 3a and 3b disposed on the insulating surface 2a and facing but spaced apart from each other, and a functional layer 4 disposed on at least between the electrodes 3a and 3b, wherein the gap distance ?G between the electrodes 3a and 3b ranges from 0.5 ?m to 10 and the thickness ?T of each of the electrodes 3a and 3b meets a relationship of ?G/?T=1 to 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensaku Asakura, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano
  • Publication number: 20100157496
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ESD protection device and the like having improved durability against repeated use. An ESD protection device includes a base having an insulating surface, electrodes disposed on the insulating surface and facing but spaced apart from each other, and a functional layer 4-disposed on at least between the electrodes. The electrodes have a multistage structure in which a gap between the electrodes is narrower toward the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensaku Asakura, Yasuhiro Hirobe, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano
  • Publication number: 20100134926
    Abstract: An object is to provide a sintered body causing less chipping and having a sufficiently higher polishing rate than a conventional AlTiC sintered body, and providing a sufficiently smooth air bearing surface. The sintered body according to the present invention consists of Al2O3, a compound represented by the chemical formula (1) below, and a composite oxide containing Al and Ti, TiCxOy??(1) wherein x+y?1, x>0 and y>0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Sugiura, Takeshi Urano, Hiroyuki Ono
  • Publication number: 20100020454
    Abstract: An ESD protection device that has low capacitance, excellent discharge characteristics, and improved heat resistance and weather resistance is provided. A functional layer 31, which is a composite having a conductive inorganic material 33 discretely dispersed in a matrix of an insulating inorganic material 32, is disposed between electrodes 21 and 22 disposed on an insulating substrate 11 and facing but spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hirobe, Kensaku Asakura, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano
  • Patent number: 7537703
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly durable packing material for liquid chromatography that is excellent in acidic resistance and alkalic resistance. Such a packing material for liquid chromatography can be obtained by chemically modifying silica gel with a bifunctional silane compound represented by the general formula [I], and carrying out an endcapping reaction of the resulting chemically modified silica gel using bifunctional cyclic silazane represented by the general formula [II]. In the formula [I], X1 and X2, the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R1 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, which can have substituent(s). In the formula [II], R2 and R3, the same or different, represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n represents a value indicating unit number that forms the ring, which is an integer of 2 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Daiso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osakazu Nakajima, Takeshi Urano
  • Publication number: 20080249326
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly durable packing material for liquid chromatography that is excellent in acidic resistance and alkalic resistance. Such a packing material for liquid chromatography can be obtained by chemically modifying silica gel with a bifunctional silane compound represented by the general formula [I], and carrying out an endcapping reaction of the resulting chemically modified silica gel using bifunctional cyclic silazane represented by the general formula [II]. In the formula [I], X1 and X2, the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R1 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, which can have substituent(s). In the formula [II], R2 and R3, the same or different, represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n represents a value indicating unit number that forms the ring, which is an integer of 2 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: DAISO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Osakazu Nakajima, Takeshi Urano
  • Patent number: 7033505
    Abstract: The present invention provides packings for high performance liquid chromatography whose residual silanol groups are extremely reduced and which remarkably prevent tailing of basic compounds. Endcapping agents represented by the following general formula [II] are reacted in liquid phases or gas phases with silica gel which is surface-modified with chemical modifying agents to link the endcapping agents to the residual silanol groups on the silica gel surface. In the formula, R3 and R4, the same or different, are alkyl having one to four carbon atoms, and n is the factor of structural unit and an integer of 2 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Daiso Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Takeshi Urano