Patents by Inventor Toru Nakayama

Toru Nakayama 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).

  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYISOPRENOID, TRANSFORMED PLANT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RUBBER PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20170051313
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polyisoprenoid, which can increase natural rubber production by enhancing the rubber synthesis activity of rubber particles. The present invention provides methods for producing a polyisoprenoid using a gene coding for a cis-prenyltransferase (CPT) family protein, a gene coding for a Nogo-B receptor (NgBR) family protein and a gene coding for a rubber elongation factor (REF) family protein, specifically a method for producing a polyisoprenoid in vitro using rubber particles bound to proteins coded for by these genes, and a method for producing a polyisoprenoid in vivo using a recombinant organism (plant) having these genes introduced therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOHOKU University
    Inventors: Yukino INOUE, Haruhiko YAMAGUCHI, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA, Seiji TAKAHASHI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Toru NAKAYAMA
  • RUBBER PARTICLE FRACTIONATION METHOD, TRANSPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE METHOD
    Publication number: 20170037156
    Abstract: The present invention provides an effective method for fractionating rubber particles in natural rubber latex by particle size, and effective methods for transporting or preserving rubber particles. The present invention relates to a method for fractionating rubber particles in natural rubber latex by particle size, the method including centrifuging natural rubber latex in at least four stages at forces of 800 to 3,000×g, 6,500 to 10,000×g, 17,000 to 22,000×g, and 40,000 to 60,000×g to fractionate rubber particles. The present invention also relates to methods for transporting or preserving rubber particles, the methods including the steps of adding a buffer solution and an antioxidant to natural rubber latex or rubber particles fractionated from natural rubber latex; and freezing a mixture prepared in the above step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haruhiko YAMAGUCHI, Yukino INOUE, Seiji TAKAHASHI, Toru NAKAYAMA, Satoshi YAMASHITA
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING RUBBER PARTICLES WITH REDUCED COAGULATION TENDENCY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PNEUMATIC TIRE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RUBBER PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20170002102
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing rubber particles with a reduced coagulation tendency. The present invention relates to a method for producing rubber particles with a reduced coagulation tendency, the method including a step of performing protein synthesis in the presence of both rubber particles and a cell-free protein synthesis solution containing an mRNA coding for a rubber elongation factor (REF) family protein to bind the REF family protein to the rubber particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haruhiko YAMAGUCHI, Yukino INOUE, Kazuhisa FUSHIHARA, Seiji TAKAHASHI, Satoshi YAMASHITA, Toru NAKAYAMA
  • AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160297634
    Abstract: An automatic document feeder (300) includes a housing (301), conveyance roller pairs (313 to 317), and a pressure releasing mechanism. The housing (301) is openably/closably attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus. The conveyance roller pairs (313 to 317) pinch an original document sheet with pressure and feed the original document sheet. The pressure releasing mechanism detaches one rollers (313b to 317b) of the conveyance roller pairs (313 to 317) from the other rollers (313a to 317a) in conjunction with an operation of opening the housing 301 against the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Toru NAKAYAMA
  • PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION LAYER AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160276507
    Abstract: Provided are a quantum-dot layer having high absorbance and capable of enhancing power generation efficiency, and a solar cell. A photoelectric conversion layer includes a quantum-dot-containing layer, the quantum-dot-containing layer having a plurality of quantum dots and wall sections enclosing the quantum dots. In the cross section in the thickness direction of the quantum-dot-containing layer, three quantum dots aligned on a surface of the quantum-dot-containing layer so as to be adjacent to each other in the plane direction are extracted to draw straight line L so as to connect the surface side ends of the two quantum dots located on both sides, the quantum dot located in the middle protrudes from the straight line to the surface side by an amount equal to at least half the diameter of the quantum dot located in the middle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi KANAKURA, Yuya FURUKUBO, Toru NAKAYAMA
  • Image forming with save mode for reducing color material cost
    Patent number: 9230206
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a save mode setting unit, a reference cost obtaining unit, a minimum monetary-sum extraction unit, and a usage volume setting unit. The minimum monetary-sum extraction unit is configured to extract a minimum monetary sum for each tone from reference costs for a plurality of image forming modes. The usage volume setting unit is configured to: obtain a post-reduction cost where a reduced monetary sum by the save mode is subtracted from the minimum monetary sum; and set reference usage volume as usage volumes for the dark color material and the light color material in the save mode, the reference usage volume being obtained based on the reference costs for the image forming modes corresponding to the post-reduction cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kawasaki, Toru Nakayama
  • CELL, CELL STACK UNIT, ELECTROCHEMICAL MODULE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150171432
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a cell, a cell stack, an electrochemical module and an electrochemical apparatus that can suppress decrease in output power. [Solution] A cell includes a solid oxide electrolyte layer 9, a fuel electrode layer 8 on one of the main surfaces of the electrolyte layer 9, and an oxygen electrode layer 10 on the other. The oxygen electrode layer 10 contains a plurality of pores, and the pore size distribution observed at a section of the oxygen electrode layer has at least three peaks (a first peak p1, a second peak p2 and a third peak p3). This structure leads to a cell, a cell stack, an electrochemical module and an electrochemical apparatus that can suppress decrease in output power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Toru Nakayama, Tetsuaki Ozaki, Norimitsu Fukami
  • Image forming apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for storing image forming program, and image forming method
    Patent number: 9013721
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an area setting unit, a reading unit, a number recognizing unit, and a number determining unit. The area setting unit is configured to set a reading area on the basis of a page number. The reading unit is configured to read image data in the reading area. The number recognizing unit configured to recognize a number from a result of reading by the reading unit. The number determining unit is configured to compare results of recognizing of two consecutive pages by the number recognizing unit, determine the presence of consecutive numbers, and determine one of the consecutive numbers as the page number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Toru Nakayama
  • Image reading device and image forming apparatus including the same for reading both sides of a document alternately in a single read position
    Patent number: 8994964
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a document transport controller and an operation portion. The document transport controller controls to discharge a document in one of two sheet discharging modes including a first sheet discharging mode in which the document is turned over again after both sides of the document have been read, and a second sheet discharging mode in which the document is discharged without being turned over again. The operation portion accepts an instruction to select one of the first sheet discharging mode and the second sheet discharging mode to discharge the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Toru Nakayama
  • Image forming system, image forming apparatus and print server
    Patent number: 8917410
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has: pluralities of sheet storage units; a printing unit; a sheet driving unit that feeds a sheet of paper from the sheet storage units to the printing unit; a group setting maintaining unit that forms a group of the sheet storage units; a residual sheet amount detecting unit that detects sheet empty on any of the sheet storage units in the group; a sheet storage switching control unit that controls the sheet driving unit to select another one of the sheet storage units in the same group for feeding a sheet, if the residual sheet amount detecting unit detects the sheet empty; and a sheet empty warning unit that warns a user of the sheet empty detected by the residual sheet amount detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Nakayama, Yoshiteru Nishikawa, Kozo Tao, Hiromi Yamagami, Norifumi Miyahara, Ryuichi Ishizu, Shinichi Hashimoto, Naoki Takeuchi
  • IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140347683
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a document transport controller and an operation portion. The document transport controller controls to discharge a document in one of two sheet discharging modes including a first sheet discharging mode in which the document is turned over again after both sides of the document have been read, and a second sheet discharging mode in which the document is discharged without being turned over again. The operation portion accepts an instruction to select one of the first sheet discharging mode and the second sheet discharging mode to discharge the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Toru NAKAYAMA
  • Image Forming with Save Mode for Reducing Color Material Cost
    Publication number: 20140320878
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a save mode setting unit, a reference cost obtaining unit, a minimum monetary-sum extraction unit, and a usage volume setting unit. The minimum monetary-sum extraction unit is configured to extract a minimum monetary sum for each tone from reference costs for a plurality of image forming modes. The usage volume setting unit is configured to: obtain a post-reduction cost where a reduced monetary sum by the save mode is subtracted from the minimum monetary sum; and set reference usage volume as usage volumes for the dark color material and the light color material in the save mode, the reference usage volume being obtained based on the reference costs for the image forming modes corresponding to the post-reduction cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro KAWASAKI, Toru NAKAYAMA
  • Mullite-based sintered body, circuit board using same and probe card
    Patent number: 8735309
    Abstract: A mullite-based body including mullite, alumina, and titanium manganese oxide is disclosed. The mullite-based sintered body includes mullite of 79.3 to 85.2 mass %, alumina of 14.2 to 19.8 mass % and MnTiO3 of 0.6 to 1.1 mass %. The mullite-based sintered body has a relative density of 96% or higher. A circuit board and a probe card are also disclosed. The circuit board includes the mullite-based sintered body. The probe card includes the wiring substrate; a surface wiring layer on a surface of the wiring substrate; and a measuring terminal electrically coupled to the surface wiring layers for measuring the electrical characteristics of an electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Furukubo, Toru Nakayama
  • Printing apparatus and printer driver
    Patent number: 8724157
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to increase the transfer rate of image data from a host computer to a printing apparatus. To achieve this object, a printing apparatus which divides the printing area in the printhead scanning direction into a plurality of regions and prints in each divided region in order to print by scanning the printhead on the printing medium includes a conversion circuit which rearranges image data that is transmitted from the host computer and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the data arrangement of the printhead, into image data in the same horizontal direction as the data arrangement direction of the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Ishizaka, Masahiko Watanabe, Toru Nakayama, Takashi Kasahara, Takuji Katsu, Souhei Tanaka
  • PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTER DRIVER
    Publication number: 20130271774
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to increase the transfer rate of image data from a host computer to a printing apparatus. To achieve this object, a printing apparatus which divides the printing area in the printhead scanning direction into a plurality of regions and prints in each divided region in order to print by scanning the printhead on the printing medium includes a conversion circuit which rearranges image data that is transmitted from the host computer and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the data arrangement of the printhead, into image data in the same horizontal direction as the data arrangement direction of the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Ishizaka, Masahiko Watanabe, Toru Nakayama, Takashi Kasahara, Takuji Katsu, Souhei Tanaka
  • Printing apparatus and printer driver
    Patent number: 8520248
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to increase the transfer rate of image data from a host computer to a printing apparatus. To achieve this object, a printing apparatus which divides the printing area in the printhead scanning direction into a plurality of regions and prints in each divided region in order to print by scanning the printhead on the printing medium includes a conversion circuit which rearranges image data that is transmitted from the host computer and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the data arrangement of the printhead, into image data in the same horizontal direction as the data arrangement direction of the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Ishizaka, Masahiko Watanabe, Toru Nakayama, Takashi Kasahara, Takuji Katsu, Souhei Tanaka
  • Mullite-Based Sintered Body, Circuit Board Using Same and Probe Card
    Publication number: 20130176048
    Abstract: A mullite-based body including mullite, alumina, and titanium manganese oxide is disclosed. The mullite-based sintered body includes mullite of 79.3 to 85.2 mass %, alumina of 14.2 to 19.8 mass % and MnTiO3 of 0.6 to 1.1 mass %. The mullite-based sintered body has a relative density of 96% or higher. A circuit board and a probe card are also disclosed. The circuit board includes the mullite-based sintered body. The probe card includes the wiring substrate; a surface wiring layer on a surface of the wiring substrate; and a measuring terminal electrically coupled to the surface wiring layers for measuring the electrical characteristics of an electric circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Furukubo, Toru Nakayama
  • Painless blood-collecting method
    Patent number: 8475395
    Abstract: A method is provided for collecting a small blood sample by painlessly puncturing a finger. When the skin of a human being is punctured by a needle or another device at the depth that does not exceed 0.5 mm, pain accompanying the puncture is diminished or decreased. Regardless of an error in the depth of the puncture, the depth of puncture must not exceed this depth. The puncture site is located on the dorsal surface of a finger, in the area from the finger joint (IP joint of thumb, DIP joint of fingers other than thumb) to the proximal nail wall and the area extending from the proximal nail wall to the lateral nail wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventors: Toru Nakayama, Mariko Nakayama, Masafumi Nakayama, Takayuki Nakayama
  • ALDEHYDE-REMOVING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20130058887
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for removing aldehyde. Specifically, the present invention relates to an aldehyde-removing composition comprising a microorganism belonging to the genus Gluconobacter having aldehyde-degrading activity, or extracts thereof or disrupted cells thereof, wherein the microorganism belonging to the genus Gluconobacter has higher aldehyde-degrading activity than aldehyde-generating activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toru Nakayama, Miho Hosoya, Haruhiko Yamaguchi
  • Electric actuator
    Patent number: D744559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakayama, Toru Sugiyama, Ryuichi Masui