Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Chiba

Tomohiro Chiba 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).

  • Publication number: 20240404859
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a substrate correction device which includes: an acquisition unit which acquires first information based on positional information of a plurality of alignment marks on a substrate, the alignment marks being measured externally; a stage which holds the substrate; a correction unit which corrects a misalignment between the substrate held by the stage, and another substrate to be bonded to the substrate; and a control unit which controls the correction unit based on the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikio USHIJIMA, Hajime MITSUISHI, Yoshihiro MAEHARA, Tomohiro CHIBA
  • Patent number: 11850573
    Abstract: This exhaust gas cleaning catalytic device includes a base material and a first catalyst coat layer on the base material. The first catalyst coat layer has a pre-stage section on an exhaust gas flow upstream side, and a post-stage section on an exhaust gas flow downstream side. The first catalyst coat layer pre-stage section and post-stage section each contain inorganic oxide particles and rhodium supported by the inorganic oxide particles, while at least some of the inorganic oxide particles contain ceria. The ceria amount per unit length of the first catalyst coat layer post-stage section is larger than the ceria amount per unit length of the first catalyst coat layer pre-stage section. The first catalyst coat layer pre-stage section is disposed in such a manner that the end portion on the exhaust gas flow upstream side thereof is in direct contact with the exhaust gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Kyosuke Murakami, Kenichi Taki, Shunsuke Haga
  • Publication number: 20220152593
    Abstract: This exhaust gas cleaning catalytic device includes a base material and a first catalyst coat layer on the base material. The first catalyst coat layer has a pre-stage section on an exhaust gas flow upstream side, and a post-stage section on an exhaust gas flow downstream side. The first catalyst coat layer pre-stage section and post-stage section each contain inorganic oxide particles and rhodium supported by the inorganic oxide particles, while at least some of the inorganic oxide particles contain ceria. The ceria amount per unit length of the first catalyst coat layer post-stage section is larger than the ceria amount per unit length of the first catalyst coat layer pre-stage section. The first catalyst coat layer pre-stage section is disposed in such a manner that the end portion on the exhaust gas flow upstream side thereof is in direct contact with the exhaust gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro CHIBA, Kyosuke MURAKAMI, Kenichi TAKI, Shunsuke HAGA
  • Patent number: 9803933
    Abstract: In order to provide a cold storage medium container that can be smoothly and reliably filled with a cold storage medium to thereby increase productivity. In a cold storage medium container 5, a body of the container 5 constituted of a pair of container members 10 and 12, and the body has an inner fin 11 therein and is filled with the cold storage medium through a cold storage medium filling opening 20 at an end of the body therein. Furthermore, in the cold storage medium container, an engagement portion 13 projects toward inside of the body to engage a part of a corrugated end surface at each end of the inner fin 11, to thereby position the inner fin 11 in the body, and a gap is disposed between the end surface at each end of the positioned inner fin 11 and an inner wall of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Sanden Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Ryosuke Sakurai, Yuuki Takahashi, Aya Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20160146547
    Abstract: [Purpose] In order to provide a cold storage medium container that can be smoothly and reliably filled with a cold storage medium to thereby increase productivity. [Solution] In a cold storage medium container 5 constituting a part of a cold storage heat exchanger, peripheral edge portions of a pair of container members 10 and 12 are brazed to each other to form a body of the container 5 having a cold storage medium filling opening 20 at an end thereof, and the body of the container 5 has an inner fin 11 therein and is filled with the cold storage medium through the cold storage medium filling opening 20 therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro CHIBA, Ryosuke SAKURAI, Yuuki TAKAHASHI, Aya YOSHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 8252543
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting or diagnosing in vitro Alzheimer's disease, or memory and/or cognitive disorders, using a human biological sample and the inactivation of STAT3 protein as an indication, and a method for screening for a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease or memory and/or cognitive disorders, using the activation of STAT3 protein as an indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignees: Tomohiro Chiba, Marina Yamada, Kenzo Terashita, Tomo Nishimoto, Sadakazu Aiso, Masaaki Matsuoka
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Marina Yamada, Kenzo Terashita, Sadakazu Aiso, Masaaki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 8076449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and/or prevention of a neurodegenerative disease, comprising the following polypeptide shown in any of (a) to (c): (a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence represented by Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala-Pro-Ala-Gly-Ala-Ser-Arg-Leu-Leu-Leu-Leu-Thr-Gly-Glu-Ile-Asp-Leu-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 1); (b) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having a deletion, substitution, insertion, and/or addition of one or several amino acids in the amino acid sequence consisting of Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala-Pro-Ala-Gly-Ala-Ser-Arg-Leu-Leu-Leu-Leu-Thr-Gly-Glu-Ile-Asp-Leu-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 1), and having an activity that inhibits neuronal cell death associated with neurodegenerative disease; and (c) a modified polypeptide from the polypeptide (a) or (b), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as an effective ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: Tomohiro Chiba, Massaaki Matsuoka, Kenzo Terashita, Sadakazu Also, Tomo Nishimoto
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Yoshiko Kita, Masaaki Matsuoka, Kenzo Terashita, Sadakazu Aiso, Ikuo Nishimoto, Tomo Nishimoto, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20100279942
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent effective for the treatment and/or prevention of motor neuron disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention provides a therapeutic and/or preventive agent for motor neuron disease comprising the following oligopeptide shown in any of (a) to (c) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient: (a) an oligopeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala (SEQ ID NO: 1); (b) an oligopeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having a deletion, substitution, insertion, or addition of one or several amino acids in Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala (SEQ ID NO: 1), and having an activity that inhibits neuronal cell death caused by a mutant superoxide dismutase-1 gene; and (c) a modified oligopeptide from the oligopeptide (a) or (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: TOMOHIRO CHIBA, YOSHIKO KITA, MASAAKI MATSUOKA, KENZO TERASHITA, SADAKAZU AISO, IKUO NISHIMOTO, TOMO NISHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 7740831
    Abstract: A composition for potentiating glutathione, which contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol or a glycoside thereof, a plant containing 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol or a glycoside thereof, an extract of said plant, a hydrolysate of said plant, and a hydrolysate of the extract of said plant (excluding Olea europaea and an extract thereof), and which further contains at least one member selected from among an S-containing compound that is a supply source of cysteine, a protein that contains cysteine and/or cystine, a yeast that contains cysteine and/or cystine, and a vitamin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Fancl Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Takashi Naito, Shioji Ishiwatari
  • Publication number: 20090075900
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent effective for the treatment and/or prevention of motor neuron disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention provides a therapeutic and/or preventive agent for motor neuron disease comprising the following oligopeptide shown in any of (a) to (c) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient: (a) an oligopeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala (SEQ ID NO: 1); (b) an oligopeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having a deletion, substitution, insertion, or addition of one or several amino acids in Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala (SEQ ID NO: 1), and having an activity that inhibits neuronal cell death caused by a mutant superoxide dismutase-1 gene; and (c) a modified oligopeptide from the oligopeptide (a) or (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicants: Sadakazu, NOEVIR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sadakazu Aiso, Masaaki Matsuoka, Tomohiro Chiba, Yoshiko Kita, Kenzo Terashita
  • Patent number: 7434828
    Abstract: Disclosed is a molded member with a foamed body, which is foamed on the top surface sides of a first member and a second member and is prevented from leaking from between abutment surfaces of those members toward the back side. A seal piece of a required width extending in an eaves form outward over the perimeter of the outer contour edge of an airbag door is provided at the outer contour edge. When the airbag door is laid out at a door mount portion, so formed as to surround an opening formed in a base material, the seal piece is set in close contact with the outer surface of the door mount portion in such a way as to surround the opening. This prevents the foamed body, foamed on the top surface side of the base material facing the airbag door, from leaking from a clearance, produced between abutment surface of the base material and the airbag door, toward the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Inoac Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Okamoto, Hiroshi Suzuki, Tomohiro Chiba
  • Publication number: 20080227699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and/or prevention of a neurodegenerative disease, comprising the following polypeptide shown in any of (a) to (c): (a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence represented by Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala-Pro-Ala-Gly-Ala-Ser-Arg-Leu-Leu-Leu-Leu-Thr-Gly-Glu-Ile-Asp-Leu-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 1); (b) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having a deletion, substitution, insertion, and/or addition of one or several amino acids in the amino acid sequence consisting of Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala-Pro-Ala-Gly-Ala-Ser-Arg-Leu-Leu-Leu-Leu-Thr-Gly-Glu-Ile-Asp-Leu-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 1), and having an activity that inhibits neuronal cell death associated with neurodegenerative disease; and (c) a modified polypeptide from the polypeptide (a) or (b), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as an effective ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Yoshiko Kita, Masaaki Matsuoka, Kenzo Terashita, Sadakazu Aiso, Ikuo Nishimoto, Tomo Nishimoto
  • Publication number: 20080102055
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting or diagnosing in vitro Alzheimer's disease, or memory and/or cognitive disorders, using a human biological sample and the inactivation of STAT3 protein as an indication, and a method for screening for a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease or memory and/or cognitive disorders, using the activation of STAT3 protein as an indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicants: Tomohiro CHIBA, Marina YAMADA, Kenzo TERASHITA, Tomo NISHIMOTO, Sadakazu AISO, Masaaki MATSUOKA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Marina Yamada, Kenzo Terashita, Sadakazu Aiso, Masaaki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 7311138
    Abstract: A stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger includes heat transfer tubes and fins, which are stacked alternately, an end plate disposed at an outermost position of the stacked heat transfer tubes and fins in a stacking direction, and inlet and outlet pipes connected to the end plate. The heat exchanger includes a pipe connection plate provided on the end plate, having a pipe insertion hole formed therethrough, into which at least one of the inlet and outlet pipes is inserted and which temporarily fixes an end portion of an inserted pipe in the pipe insertion hole. The pipe connection plate and the entire heat exchanger may be formed with a reduced size and weight, and the brazing quality between the plate and the pipe may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo Kazari, Tomohiro Chiba, Takayuki Ohno
  • Patent number: 7174953
    Abstract: A stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes and fins stacked alternately, and a pair of tanks provided at either end of the heat transfer tubes. One of the tanks has an inlet tank portion and an outlet tank portion for the introduction and the discharge of a heat exchange medium to the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has a flange member connected to the one of the tanks, the flange member has a flange body, an inlet pipe communicating with the inlet tank portion and an outlet pipe communicating with the outlet tank portion, and at least one of the inlet and outlet pipes is formed separately from the flange body. A passage for introducing heat exchange medium from the inlet pipe to the inlet tank portion and a passage for discharging heat exchange medium from the outlet tank portion to the outlet pipe are arranged in a thickness direction of the heat exchanger in parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Chiba
  • Patent number: 7140107
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger, heat transfer tubes and outer fins are stacked alternately, each heat transfer tube being formed by connecting a pair of tube plates and including an inner fin therebetween. The manufacturing method includes the steps of disposing the tube plates so as to oppose each other, inserting an inner-fin forming material between the tube plates, stacking the tube plates with respect to each other so as to nip or seize the inner-fin forming material between the tube plates, and cutting the inner-fin forming material and end portions of the tube plates simultaneously. By this method, the time for required manufacturing heat transfer tubes may be reduced significantly, and the productivity of the heat exchanger may be increased significantly. The positioning of inner fins may be achieved with a high degree of accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohno, Tomohiro Chiba, Kengo Kazari
  • Publication number: 20060257351
    Abstract: A composition for potentiating glutathione, which contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol or a glycoside thereof, a plant containing 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol or a glycoside thereof, an extract of said plant, a hydrolysate of said plant, and a hydrolysate of the extract of said plant (excluding Olea europaea and an extract thereof), and which further contains at least one member selected from among an S-containing compound that is a supply source of cysteine, a protein that contains cysteine and/or cystine, a yeast that contains cysteine and/or cystine, and a vitamin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Fancel Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Chiba
  • Publication number: 20060214399
    Abstract: Disclosed is a molded member with a foamed body, which is foamed on the top surface sides of a first member and a second member and is prevented from leaking from between abutment surfaces of those members toward the back side. A seal piece of a required width extending in an eaves form outward over the perimeter of the outer contour edge of an airbag door is provided at the outer contour edge. When the airbag door is laid out at a door mount portion, so formed as to surround an opening formed in a base material, the seal piece is set in close contact with the outer surface of the door mount portion in such a way as to surround the opening. This prevents the foamed body, foamed on the top surface side of the base material facing the airbag door, from leaking from a clearance, produced between abutment surface of the base material and the airbag door, toward the back side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Shinji Okamoto, Hiroshi Suzuki, Tomohiro Chiba
  • Publication number: 20060119099
    Abstract: A pipe joint structure includes a pipe with a collar projecting radially, and a flange having a pipe insertion hole formed through an end of the pipe and a flange recessed portion provided at a circumferential portion of the pipe insertion hole and formed to receive the collar. An inner diameter of the flange recessed portion is greater than an outer diameter of the collar, and the collar is plastically deformed in a radial direction to bring the collar into surface contact with an inner surface of the flange recessed portion. The pipe and the flange may be connected to each other securely, and the cost for the manufacture may be significantly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Akimichi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060119098
    Abstract: A pipe joint structure includes a pipe with a collar projecting radially, and a flange having a pipe insertion hole formed through an end of the pipe and a flange recessed portion provided at a circumferential portion of the pipe insertion hole and formed to receive the collar. An inner diameter of the flange recessed portion is greater than an outer diameter of the collar, and the collar is plastically deformed in a radial direction to bring the collar into surface contact with an inner surface of the flange recessed portion. The pipe and the flange may be connected to each other securely, and the cost for the manufacture may be significantly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Tomohiro Chiba, Akimichi Watanabe