Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Yokota
Tomohiro Yokota 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: 20240115546Abstract: A novel target molecule for pruritus was found, and a novel means for eliminating pruritus is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro MATSUMOTO, Masafumi YOKOTA, Junko ISHIKAWA, Mitsutoshi TOMINAGA, Kenji TAKAMORI
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Patent number: 11955788Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection box capable of being installed in a vehicle, including a terminal block; a bus bar provided on the terminal block; and a housing that covers at least a portion of the terminal block and into which a plurality of electrical wires configured to be connected to the bus bar are inserted, wherein the terminal block is provided with a plurality of guide walls that guide the plurality of electrical wires toward the bus bar; the plurality of guide walls are disposed side by side extending from the housing side toward the bus bar side; and a distance from any one guide wall to an other guide wall on the bus bar side is greater than a distance from the any one guide wall to the other guide wall on the housing side.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Yokota
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Publication number: 20240097317Abstract: In order to ensure isolation between a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a narrow space while reducing a size of an antenna device for a vehicle, an antenna device (100) for a vehicle includes an antenna case (101), a base (102) forming an accommodation space together with the antenna case (101), and a first antenna element (122) and a second antenna element (123) that are accommodated in the accommodation space. The first antenna element (122) and the second antenna element (123) at least transmit or receive radio waves in different frequency bands. The first antenna element (122) at least partially has a meandering shape in a first direction that intersects polarization of radio waves transmitted or received by the second antenna element (123).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Noritaka TERASHITA, Motohisa ONO, Tomohiro HOSHI, Yusuke YOKOTA, Satoshi IWASAKI
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Publication number: 20230283059Abstract: An electrical junction box to be installed in a vehicle includes: a terminal block; first conductive members provided to the terminal block and placed so as to be aligned in a row; second conductive members provided to the terminal block and placed so as to be aligned in another row; first bolts tightened to the terminal block from below and fixing electric wires, which are electrically connected to the first conductive members, respectively, to the terminal block; second bolts tightened to the terminal block from below and fixing electric wires, which are electrically connected to the second conductive members, respectively, to the terminal block; a first cover member provided to the terminal block and covering heads of the first bolts from below; and a second cover member provided to the terminal block and covering heads of the second bolts from below.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Tomohiro YOKOTA, Masami HIRAYAMA, Yuki WATANABE, Kiyotaka HOGA, Ryo KITANO, Masatoshi SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11552364Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a battery pack for a motor vehicle, and a power interface part that connects the battery pack and a plurality of electrical devices. The power interface part includes a battery-side connector, and a branch connector apparatus. The branch connector apparatus includes a joining part for connection lines, a fuse, a housing, and a connector. A guided part is provided on an outer side surface of the housing. The battery pack includes a slot part allowing the branch connector apparatus to be inserted and extracted. The battery-side connector is provided in the slot part. A guiding part extending along an insertion and extraction direction is provided on an inner side surface of the slot part. The guided part is guided along an extension direction of the guiding part by the guiding part.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Masashi Hayashi, Yutaka Kobayashi, Ryo Kitano, Ryo Fujii, Hiroo Yamaguchi, Atsushi Nakano
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Publication number: 20220320844Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection box capable of being installed in a vehicle, including a terminal block; a bus bar provided on the terminal block; and a housing that covers at least a portion of the terminal block and into which a plurality of electrical wires configured to be connected to the bus bar are inserted, wherein the terminal block is provided with a plurality of guide walls that guide the plurality of electrical wires toward the bus bar; the plurality of guide walls are disposed side by side extending from the housing side toward the bus bar side; and a distance from any one guide wall to an other guide wall on the bus bar side is greater than a distance from the any one guide wall to the other guide wall on the housing side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventor: Tomohiro YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20210213163Abstract: Provided is a bone-regeneration material comprising biodegradable fibers and exhibiting antimicrobial properties at an early stage following surgery, A method for producing a bone-regeneration material having antimicrobial properties and comprising biodegradable fibers, wherein the bone-regeneration material is produced by a step in which the biodegradable fibers are immersed in an inositol phosphate solution, then subsequently immersed in a solution containing silver ions, the biodegradable fibers have an outer diameter of 10-100 ?m, contain at least 30 wt % or more of a biodegradable resin and 40 wt % or more of calcium compound particles, and some of the calcium compound particles are exposed on the surface of the biodegradable fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicants: Meiji University, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Keio University, ORTHOREBIRTH CO. LTD.Inventors: Mamoru AIZAWA, Michiyo HONDA, Tomohiro YOKOTA, Kodai ABE, Mayu UEDA, Toshihiro KASUGA, Ken ISHII, Morio MATSUMOTO, Masashi MAKITA
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Publication number: 20210098762Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a battery pack for a motor vehicle, and a power interface part that connects the battery pack and a plurality of electrical devices. The power interface part includes a battery-side connector, and a branch connector apparatus. The branch connector apparatus includes a joining part for connection lines, a fuse, a housing, and a connector. A guided part is provided on an outer side surface of the housing. The battery pack includes a slot part allowing the branch connector apparatus to be inserted and extracted. The battery-side connector is provided in the slot part. A guiding part extending along an insertion and extraction direction is provided on an inner side surface of the slot part. The guided part is guided along an extension direction of the guiding part by the guiding part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Masashi Hayashi, Yutaka Kobayashi, Ryo Kitano, Ryo Fujii, Hiroo Yamaguchi, Atsushi Nakano
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Patent number: 7879347Abstract: A skin cosmetic composition comprising the compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is hydrogen and R2 is hydrogen or glucose residue.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: KAO CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Shunsuke Yamazaki, Hiroko Nakatsugawa, Takeshi Ikemoto, Mariko Hara, Shintaro Inoue
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Publication number: 20090124561Abstract: A skin cosmetic composition comprising the compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is hydrogen and R2 is hydrogen or glucose residue.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2009Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Tomohiro YOKOTA, Shunsuke Yamazaki, Hiroko Nakatsugawa, Takeshi Ikemoto, Mariko Hara, Shintaro Inoue
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Publication number: 20080260880Abstract: The invention relates to oral compositions for the prevention of UV damages, in particular to oral compositions based on an olive extract obtained by extracting vegetation water from olive pressing with an organic solvent or by extracting olive cake with water and/or an organic solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2006Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Miki Taniguchi, Tamami Satou, Takeshi Ikemoto
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Publication number: 20060120978Abstract: A skin cosmetic composition comprising the compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is hydrogen and R2 is hydrogen or glucose residue.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Shunsuke Yamazaki, Hiroko Nakatsugawa, Takeshi Ikemoto, Mariko Hara, Shintaro Inoue
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Patent number: 7025985Abstract: The present invention is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2): where one of R1 and R2 is hydrogen and the other one is hydrogen or glucose residue. The compound is effective for reforming obese constitution, suppressing or preventing obesity. It is also effective for skin whitening.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2001Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Kanebo, Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Shunsuke Yamazaki, Hiroko Nakatsugawa, Takeshi Ikemoto, Mariko Hara, Shintaro Inoue
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Publication number: 20030017997Abstract: The present invention is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2): 1Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2001Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Shunsuke Yamazaki, Hiroko Nakatsugawa, Takeshi Ikemoto, Mariko Hara, Shintaro Inoue
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Patent number: 5764315Abstract: A light adjusting sheet for a planar lighting device includes a plurality of convex and concave ridges or regions arranged alternately and approximately parallel to each other on one surface. Each of the convex regions and concave regions are formed by two flat surfaces. The ridges may have a cross section of a sine curve. Another light adjusting sheet consists of a plurality of single sheets each having the above configuration, stacked together. A planar lighting device includes the light adjusting sheet of the above configuration, wherein peak lines of the convex ridges and bottom lines of the concave ridges are arranged to make a predetermined angle with an axis of a linear light source. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display element placed on front of the planar lighting device of the above configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Fumio Nishitani, Hiroshi Ogawara, Akihito Kubo, Makoto Fujigami
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Patent number: 5552907Abstract: A light adjusting sheet for a planar lighting device includes a plurality of convex and concave streaks arranged alternately and approximately parallel to each other on one surface. The streaks may have a cross section of a sine curve. Another light adjusting sheet consists of a plurality of single sheets each having the above configulation, stacked together. A planar lighting device includes the light adjusting sheet of the above configulation, wherein peak lines of the convex streaks and bottom lines of the concave streaks are arranged to make a predetermined angle with an axis of a linear light source. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display element placed on front of the planar lighting device of the above configulation.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1994Date of Patent: September 3, 1996Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Fumio Nishitani, Hiroshi Ogawara, Akihito Kubo, Makoto Fujigami
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Patent number: 5394255Abstract: A light adjusting sheet for a planar lighting device includes a plurality of convex and concave streaks arranged alternately and approximately parallel to each other on one surface. The streaks may have a cross section of a sine curve. Another light adjusting sheet consists of a plurality of single sheets each having the above configulation, stacked together. A planar lighting device includes the light adjusting sheet of the above configulation, wherein peak lines of the convex streaks and bottom lines of the concave streaks are arranged to make a predetermined angle with an axis of a linear light source. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display element placed on front of the planar lighting device of the above configulation.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1993Date of Patent: February 28, 1995Assignee: Sekisui Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Yokota, Fumio Nishitani, Hiroshi Ogawara, Akihito Kubo, Makoto Fujigami