Patents by Inventor Tomoya Hirano

Tomoya Hirano 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: 6903226
    Abstract: A compound represented by general formula (IA) or a salt thereof useful as a fluorescent probe for zinc: wherein R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by formula (A), wherein X1, X2, X3, and X4 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a 2-pyridylmethyl group, or a protective group for an amino group, and m and n represent 0 or 1 provided that R1 and R2 do not simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms; R3 and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and R5 and R6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkylcarbonyl group, or an alkylcarbonyloxymethyl group, and R7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignees: Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nagano, Kazuya Kikuchi, Tomoya Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050101407
    Abstract: A golf club head having a face portion that hits a ball, which includes: a center thick portion; a portion of a varying thickness in annular form; and a peripheral thin portion provided around the portion of a varying thickness, where the peripheral thin portion of which the thickness is the smaller than that of the center thick portion. The peripheral thin portion includes a first thin portion and a second thin portion. The first thin portion is provided in at least one portion of a sole portion, a toe portion and a heel portion of the peripheral thin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Tomoya Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050101406
    Abstract: An iron type golf club head is provided with an annular trench including: an upper side trench portion that is positioned above the horizontal border line on the face surface through the sweet spot; and a lower side trench portion that is positioned beneath the above described border plane, and a ratio (Wu/Wd) of the average trench width Wu of the upper side trench portion to the average trench width Wd of the lower side trench portion is in the range of 2.5 to 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Tomoya Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050064308
    Abstract: A compound represented by general formula (IA) or a salt thereof useful as a fluorescent probe for zinc: wherein R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by formula (A), wherein X1, X2, X3, and X4 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a 2-pyridylmethyl group, or a protective group for an-amino group, and m and n represent 0 or 1, provided that R1 and R2 do not simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms; R3 and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and R5 and R6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkylcarbonyl group, or an alkylcarbonyloxymethyl group, and R7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicants: DAIICHI PURE CHEMICALS CO., LTD, Tetsuo NAGANO
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nagano, Kazuya Kikuchi, Tomoya Hirano
  • Publication number: 20050037332
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (IA) or (IB) or a salt thereof which specifically traps a zinc ion and emits fluorescence, and is useful as a fluorescent probe for zinc: wherein R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by the following formula (A): wherein X1 to X4 represent a hydrogen atom, a 2-pyridylmethyl group, a 2-pyridylethyl group, a 2-methyl-6-pyridylmethyl group, or a 2-methyl-6-pyridylethyl group, provided that at least one is the group except a 2-pyridylmethyl group, and m and n represent 0 or 1, provided that they are not simultaneously 0; provided that R1 and R2 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms; R3 and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R5 and R6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkylcarbonyl group, or an alkylcarbonyloxymethyl group; and R7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicants: Tetsuo NAGANO, Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Komatsu, Tomoya Hirano, Kazuya Kikuchi, Tetsuo Nagano
  • Publication number: 20040235902
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nagano, Kazuya Kikuchi, Tomoya Hirano, Satoko Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20030162298
    Abstract: A compound represented by general formula (IA) or a salt thereof useful as a fluorescent probe for zinc: wherein R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by formula (A), wherein X1, X2, X3, and X4 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a 2-pyridylmethyl group, or a protective group for an amino group, and m and n represent 0 or 1 provided that R1 and R2 do not simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms; R3 and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and R5 and R6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkylcarbonyl group, or an alkylcarbonyloxymethyl group, and R7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nagano, Kazuya Kikuchi, Tomoya Hirano