Patents by Inventor Toru Nakahara
Toru Nakahara 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: 20200377688Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a methacrylic resin having an amount of a terminal double bond of less than 0.012% by mole and an amount of a bonded sulfur atom of preferably less than 0.25% by mole; 5×10?6 to 9×10?3 part by mass of a metal element having an atomic number of not more than 20 (preferably lithium element and aluminum element); and 0.025 to 0.50 part by mass of a hindered phenol antioxidant such as 2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methylphenol, wherein the methacrylic resin composition, when being exposed to a nitrogen gas atmosphere at 290° C. for 15 minutes, has a thermogravimetric retention of not less than 98% by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobutaka HIRAOKA, Toru ABE, Taketomo YAMASHITA, Takuro NIIMURA, Atsuhiro NAKAHARA
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Publication number: 20200317838Abstract: A method for producing a polymer solution including a methacrylate copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 100,000, a weight average molecular weight/number average molecular weight of 1.01 to 1.8 and a glass transition temperature of not more than 40° C. and including methyl methacrylate units and alkyl (meth)acrylate units containing a C10-36 alkyl group, and a first solvent having a boiling point of not less than 200° C., through steps including a step (I) of preparing the methacrylate copolymer by polymerizing monomers in a second solvent having a boiling point of below 200° C., and a step (II) of mixing the solution from the step (I) which includes the methacrylate copolymer and the second solvent, with the first solvent, and removing the second solvent to raise the content of the first solvent to not less than 10 mass % of the polymer solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru TAKAHASHI, Fumihiko OKABE, Atsuhiro NAKAHARA
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Patent number: 10759888Abstract: (Meth)acrylate polymers are provided which have a narrow molecular weight distribution on a higher molecular weight side and can impart high shear viscosity stability to lubricating oils. A (meth)acrylate polymer (A) includes specific structural units and is such that in a differential molecular weight distribution curve obtained by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) measurement which shows the polystyrene-equivalent molecular weight of the (meth)acrylate polymer (A) normalized so that the intensity of the peak-top polystyrene-equivalent molecular weight M (t) is 1, the value a represented by a=Log Mh (t1/2)?Log M (t) is not more than 0.12 wherein Mh (t1/2) is the polystyrene-equivalent molecular weight at a point on a higher molecular weight side where the intensity is 0.5.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumihiko Okabe, Toru Takahashi, Atsuhiro Nakahara
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Publication number: 20200149590Abstract: When the compressed air is not applied, an inclined surface, which is positioned at an upstream side with respect to the supply direction of the compressed air, of the lip part is in contact with the inclined surface of the inner ring. When the compressed air is applied, a contact area between the inclined surface, which is positioned at the upstream side with respect to the supply direction of the compressed air, of the lip part and the inclined surface of the inner ring becomes smaller, as compared to when the compressed air is not applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Toru Nakahara, Atsuhiro Yamamoto, Shoshi Miyazaki
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Patent number: 10633497Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition that has high transparency and a small phase difference in the thickness direction, and is easily stretched is provided. A methacrylic resin composition according to the present invention includes a methacrylic resin and a polycarbonate resin, in which the polycarbonate resin has a viscosity-average molecular weight larger than 15,000 and smaller than 32,000, a content of the polycarbonate resin based on 100 pts.mass of the methacrylic resin is no less than 1 pts.mass and no greater than 4 pts.mass, and a total amount of the methacrylic resin and the polycarbonate resin based on the methacrylic resin composition is 80 to 100 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: KURRAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsuhiro Nakahara, Toru Abe, Yusaku Nomoto
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Patent number: 10611069Abstract: A third cavity part for forming a filter part of a mesh filter has opening forming pins of the same number as that of openings for forming regular-octagonal openings of the filter part. The opening forming pins are formed at regular intervals along an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, and a diameter of an inscribed circle of the regular octagon is equivalent to the dimension between the adjacent opening forming pins along the X-axis direction and along the Y-axis direction. The interval between a first line and a second line adjacent to the first line of the opening forming pins formed at regular intervals along a direction at 45° to the X-axis direction is equivalent to the interval between a third line and a fourth line adjacent to the third line of the opening forming pins formed at regular intervals along a direction at 135° to the X-axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATIONInventor: Toru Nakahara
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Patent number: 10526430Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition comprises not less than 90% by mass and not more than 100% by mass of a methacrylic resin [A] having: the total content of a structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate of not less than 90% by mass; a molecular weight MA of not less than 30000 and not more than 100000 in terms of polystyrene corresponding to the retention time indicating the value of the maximum strength in a chromatogram obtained by gel permeation chromatography; the area SgA of a region enclosed by an approximate curve obtained by fitting the data of a range indicating the strength of not less than 70% relative to the value of the maximum strength to a Gaussian function by the method of nonlinear least squares and the base line of the chromatogram of 45 to 80% of the area SA enclosed by the chromatogram and its base line; and the ratio MwgA/MngA of a weight average molecular weight MwgA to a number average molecular weight MngA of not less than 1.01 and not more than 1.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: KURARAY Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiro Nakahara, Toru Abe, Toru Takahashi, Hiroshi Ozawa
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Patent number: 10407524Abstract: A copolymer comprising a structural unit (I) derived from a phosphonate monomer (1) such as diethyl methacryloyloxymethyl phosphonate and diethyl 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphonate, a structural unit (II) derived from a radical polymerizable monomer (2) such as methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, 8-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decanyl methacrylate, and t-butyl methacrylate, and a structural unit (III) derived from methyl methacrylate, the content of phosphorus atoms derived from the phosphonate monomer (1) being not less than 1.0% by mass and less than 2.0% by mass relative to the mass of the copolymer, and a formed article comprising the copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: KURARAY Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Abe, Atsuhiro Nakahara, Hiroshi Ozawa
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Patent number: 10117724Abstract: When compressed air does not act, a seal member is in contact with an outer periphery of an inner ring. When the compressed air acts, a contact area between the seal member and the outer periphery of the inner ring is reduced, as compared to when the compressed air does not act. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an air turbine bearing unit capable of promptly stopping rotation.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventor: Toru Nakahara
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Publication number: 20180236701Abstract: A third cavity part for forming a filter part of a mesh filter has opening forming pins of the same number as that of openings for forming regular-octagonal openings of the filter part. The opening forming pins are formed at regular intervals along an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, and a diameter of an inscribed circle of the regular octagon is equivalent to the dimension between the adjacent opening forming pins along the X-axis direction and along the Y-axis direction. The interval between a first line and a second line adjacent to the first line of the opening forming pins formed at regular intervals along a direction at 45° to the X-axis direction is equivalent to the interval between a third line and a fourth line adjacent to the third line of the opening forming pins formed at regular intervals along a direction at 135° to the X-axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventor: Toru NAKAHARA
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Publication number: 20170348069Abstract: When compressed air does not act, a seal member is in contact with an outer periphery of an inner ring. When the compressed air acts, a contact area between the seal member and the outer periphery of the inner ring is reduced, as compared to when the compressed air does not act. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an air turbine bearing unit capable of promptly stopping rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventor: Toru NAKAHARA
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Patent number: 9294142Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of being connected to a charger according to an exemplary embodiment includes a notification unit that notifies predetermined information by using at least one of an image, lighting, a sound, and a vibration, a charger detection unit that identifies a charger connected to the mobile terminal, and a control unit that controls the notification unit so that the notification unit provides a different notification to a user according to a type of the charger connected to the mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Toru Nakahara
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Patent number: 9066983Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an HIV antibody-inducing peptide antigen that is effective in developing an antibody or a vaccine having specificity and binding activity for the three-dimensional structure of a neutralization target, i.e. the mechanism by which HIV invades a target cell; a method for synthesizing the same; a vaccine comprising the peptide antigen, or an HIV three-dimensional structure-recognizing antibody induced by the peptide antigen; and a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for HIV infection comprising the peptide antigen, the vaccine, or the HIV three-dimensional structure-recognizing antibody as an active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Hirokazu Tamamura, Toru Nakahara, Wataru Nomura
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Patent number: 8892169Abstract: A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display unit that displays predetermined information, a display control unit that controls the display unit, an input unit that allows input of predetermined information, and a setting unit that sets the display unit to a first low brightness display state, in which the first low brightness display state displays the display unit with low brightness. When the setting unit sets a display state of the display unit to the first low brightness display state, the display control unit controls the display unit to display only predetermined information that should be displayed while controlling the display unit to display a background screen of the display unit with lowest brightness or brightness near the lowest brightness, which is first low brightness, at the time of displaying the predetermined information on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: NEC Casio Mobile Communications Ltd.Inventor: Toru Nakahara
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Publication number: 20140106821Abstract: A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display unit that displays predetermined information, a display control unit that controls the display unit, an input unit that allows input of predetermined information, and a setting unit that sets the display unit to a first low brightness display state, in which the first low brightness display state displays the display unit with low brightness. When the setting unit sets a display state of the display unit to the first low brightness display state, the display control unit controls the display unit to display only predetermined information that should be displayed while controlling the display unit to display a background screen of the display unit with lowest brightness or brightness near the lowest brightness, which is first low brightness, at the time of displaying the predetermined information on the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.Inventor: Toru NAKAHARA
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Publication number: 20140099997Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of being connected to a charger according to an exemplary embodiment includes a notification unit that notifies predetermined information by using at least one of an image, lighting, a sound, and a vibration, a charger detection unit that identifies a charger connected to the mobile terminal, and a control unit that controls the notification unit so that the notification unit provides a different notification to a user according to a type of the charger connected to the mobile terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: NEC CASIO Mobile Communications, Ltd.Inventor: Toru NAKAHARA
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Publication number: 20120052090Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an HIV antibody-inducing peptide antigen that can be used without problems for HIV, which is highly prone to mutation, and is effective in developing an antibody or a vaccine having excellent specificity and binding activity even for the three-dimensional structure of a neutralization target, i.e. the mechanism by which HIV invades a target cell; a method for synthesizing the same; a vaccine comprising the peptide antigen, or an HIV three-dimensional structure-recognizing antibody induced by the peptide antigen; and a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for HIV infection comprising the peptide antigen, the vaccine, or the HIV three-dimensional structure-recognizing antibody as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityInventors: Hirokazu Tamamura, Toru Nakahara, Wataru Nomura
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Patent number: 7391866Abstract: A reception apparatus includes: a reception unit for receiving the scrambled content, the scrambled content being scrambled so that a predetermined unit of scrambled content is descrambled using a descrambling key corresponding to the predetermined unit of scrambled content, and at least one piece of storage information in which a list including all descrambling keys used for descrambling the scrambled content is embedded; storage unit for storing the received scrambled content and the storage information; list extraction unit for extracting the list from the stored storage information; descramble processing unit for extracting the predetermined unit of scrambled content from the stored scrambled content, extracting a descrambling key corresponding to the predetermined unit of scrambled content from the extracted list, and descrambling the extracted predetermined unit of scrambled content using the extracted descrambling key; and reproduction unit for reproducing the predetermined unit of descrambled contentType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukiyasu Fukami, Toru Nakahara, Takashi Matsuo, Akio Higashi, Hiroki Murakami
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Publication number: 20020080971Abstract: A reception apparatus includes: a reception unit for receiving the scrambled content, the scrambled content being scrambled so that a predetermined unit of scrambled content is descrambled using a descrambling key corresponding to the predetermined unit of scrambled content, and at least one piece of storage information in which a list including all descrambling keys used for descrambling the scrambled content is embedded; storage unit for storing the received scrambled content and the storage information; list extraction unit for extracting the list from the stored storage information; descramble processing unit for extracting the predetermined unit of scrambled content from the stored scrambled content, extracting a descrambling key corresponding to the predetermined unit of scrambled content from the extracted list, and descrambling the extracted predetermined unit of scrambled content using the extracted descrambling key; and reproduction unit for reproducing the predetermined unit of descrambled contentType: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Yukiyasu Fukami, Toru Nakahara, Takashi Matsuo, Akio Higashi, Hiroki Murakami
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Patent number: 6155134Abstract: A rotation control device capable of suppressing vibrations of a rotation unit produced due to changes in weight unbalances of the rotation unit. On a disc rotation control device 2, made up of a driving shaft 8 rotated along with an optical disc 90, a turntable 9, a motor rotor 10 and a magnet 15 mounted on the motor rotor 10, balancer members 6, 7 are mounted so that the balancer members 6, 7 are rotatably supported on the driving shaft 8. The disc rotation control device 2 causes rotation of the rotation unit such that a synthesized center of gravity of the rotation unit offset from the center of rotation by the unbalances of the optical disc 90 and the balancer members 6, 7 will coincide with the center of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1997Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Ikuta, Mitsuhiro Ueno, Fumiharu Sudo, Toru Nakahara