Patents by Inventor Toru Tsuji
Toru Tsuji 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: 20240128824Abstract: A dynamo-electric machine comprising: a stator core with plurality of slots, a coil covered with insulated conductor wire, wherein the coil comprising plurality of storages stored in the slots and plurality of coil ends that are outside of the slots, conductor of coil end close to the conductor of the heterophase coil having insulating materials at only one of the surfaces, either the inner diameter surface close to the conductor of the heterophase coil or outer diameter surface of the heterophase coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Kenji IKEDA, Yuji ENOMOTO, Hirooki TOKOI, Mizuki NAKAHARA, Hiroyuki MIKAMI, Toshifumi SUZUKI, Toru SAKAI, Masaru AMAIKE, Yuji TSUJI
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Publication number: 20240073639Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program that enable more efficient edit. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that selects and groups a plurality of objects existing in a predetermined space, and changes the positions of the plurality of the objects while maintaining the relative positional relationship of the plurality of the grouped objects in the space. The present technology can be applied to information processing apparatuses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka, Yuki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11917221Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a program enabling each reproduction equipment to reproduce an appropriate content in a simplified manner. A content data decoding unit decodes encoded metadata and outputs zoom area information, which is included in metadata acquired as a result thereof, designating an area to be zoomed. A zoom area selecting unit selects one or a plurality of pieces of zoom area information from among the zoom area information. A video segmenting unit segments a zoom area represented by the selected zoom area information in a video based on video data and outputs zoom video data acquired as a result thereof. An audio converting unit performs an audio converting process according to the selected zoom area information for audio data and outputs zoom audio data acquired as a result thereof. The present technology can be applied to a reproduction device.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Runyu Shi, Masayuki Nishiguchi, Yuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20220154035Abstract: An object is to provide an aqueous coating material composition having high viscosity expression property as well as a viscosity property of decreasing viscosity with increase in shear velocity; in particular, to provide an aqueous coating material composition that can form a multilayer coating film having excellent smoothness, clarity, flip-flop property, adhesion, and water resistance; in addition, to provide a method for forming a multilayer coating film using such aqueous coating material composition, as well as a coated article that has been coated with such aqueous coating material composition. As a solution, an aqueous coating material composition is provided that contains a polyester resin (A), acrylic resin particles (B), a curing agent (C), and a coloring pigment (D), wherein the polyester resin (A) is a resin containing a trifunctional or higher polyfunctional polycarboxylic acid (a1) and a polyol (a2) as monomer components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Yuri GOSHOZONO, Toru TSUJI, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Narihito NAKANO
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Patent number: 9481882Abstract: A method for analyzing biomolecular interactions, which method can be carried out without performing affinity selection using an immobilized bait, is provided. mRNA portions of assignment molecules that interacted with each other are linked together by annealing via a DNA linker for linking mRNA portions of assignment molecules together, the DNA linker comprising, at the 5?-end, an mRNA-complementary region complementary to a sequence at the 5?-end of each mRNA portion, and, at the 3?-end, a self-complementary region complementary between molecules of the DNA linker, the DNA linker being phosphorylated at the 5?-end.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATIONInventors: Etsuko Miyamoto, Toru Tsuji, Shigeo Fujimori, Masamichi Ishizaka
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Patent number: 9445605Abstract: Provided herein is a method for disinfection or infection control against a non-enveloped virus using a composition including, as an active ingredient, a persimmon extract containing tannin from an astringent fruit of a plant of the genus Diospyros, such as the plant Diospyros kaki. The non-enveloped virus is a non-enveloped virus belonging to the genus Betanodavirus, Aquavirnavirus, Ranavirus, Enterovirus, Mastadenovirus, Vesivirus, or Rotavirus. In certain embodiments, the persimmon extract is prepared by heating a squeezed juice or an extract from an astringent fruit of a plant of the genus Diospyros, or obtained by treating a squeezed juice or an extract from an astringent fruit of the plant of the genus Diospyros with an alcohol, in order to inactivate an enzyme contained therein. The persimmon extract may also contain at least condensed tannin.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignees: Hiroshima University, Altan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Shimamoto, Yasushi Okinaka, Takemasa Sakaguchi, Toru Tsuji, Yoshiaki Nakai
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Patent number: 8790718Abstract: An anti-norovirus agent that has high norovirus-inactivating activity and is safe for the human body, and an anti-norovirus composition that contains the anti-norovirus agent and is useful for disinfection and infection control against the norovirus. The anti-norovirus agent includes, as an active ingredient, an extract from a plant of the genus Diospyros containing tannin (hereinafter referred to as a “persimmon extract”), preferably a persimmon extract produced by heating squeezed juice or an extract from the fruit of a plant of the genus Diospyros or treating the squeezed juice or the extract with an alcohol. The anti-norovirus composition contains the anti-norovirus agent and at least one selected from the group consisting of alcohols, surfactants, antimicrobial agents, humectants, and cosmetic fats and oils, and preferably further containing an organic acid, such as citric acid, and/or a salt thereof or vitamin C.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignees: Hiroshima University, Altan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Shimamoto, Toru Tsuji, Yoshiaki Nakai
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Publication number: 20130302453Abstract: Provided herein is a method for disinfection or infection control against a non-enveloped virus using a composition including, as an active ingredient, a persimmon extract containing tannin from an astringent fruit of a plant of the genus Diospyros, such as the plant Diospyros kaki. The non-enveloped virus is a non-enveloped virus belonging to the genus Betanodavirus, Aquavirnavirus, Ranavirus, Enterovirus, Mastadenovirus, Vesivirus, or Rotavirus. In certain embodiments, the persimmon extract is prepared by heating a squeezed juice or an extract from an astringent fruit of a plant of the genus Diospyros, or obtained by treating a squeezed juice or an extract from an astringent fruit of the plant of the genus Diospyros with an alcohol, in order to inactivate an enzyme contained therein. The persimmon extract may also contain at least condensed tannin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Tadashi Shimamoto, Yasushi Okinaka, Takemasa Sakaguchi, Toru Tsuji, Yoshiaki Nakai
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Publication number: 20130196331Abstract: A method for analyzing biomolecular interactions, which method can be carried out without performing affinity selection using an immobilized bait, is provided. mRNA portions of assignment molecules that interacted with each other are linked together by annealing via a DNA linker for linking mRNA portions of assignment molecules together, the DNA linker comprising, at the 5?-end, an mRNA-complementary region complementary to a sequence at the 5?-end of each mRNA portion, and, at the 3?-end, a self-complementary region complementary between molecules of the DNA linker, the DNA linker being phosphorylated at the 5?-end.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Etsuko Miyamoto, Toru Tsuji, Shigeo Fujimori, Masamichi Ishizaka
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Patent number: 8431168Abstract: Provided is an anti-norovirus agent that has high norovirus-inactivating activity and is safe for the human body, and an anti-norovirus composition that contains the anti-norovirus agent and is useful for disinfection and infection control against the norovirus. The anti-norovirus agent includes, as an active ingredient, an extract from a plant of the genus Diospyros containing tannin (hereinafter referred to as a “persimmon extract”), preferably a persimmon extract produced by heating squeezed juice or an extract from the fruit of a plant of the genus Diospyros or treating the squeezed juice or the extract with an alcohol. The anti-norovirus composition contains the anti-norovirus agent and at least one selected from the group consisting of alcohols, surfactants, antimicrobial agents, humectants, and cosmetic fats and oils, and preferably further containing an organic acid, such as citric acid, and/or a salt thereof or vitamin C.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignees: Hiroshima University, Altan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Shimamoto, Toru Tsuji, Yoshiaki Nakai
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Publication number: 20130023582Abstract: An anti-norovirus agent that has high norovirus-inactivating activity and is safe for the human body, and an anti-norovirus composition that contains the anti-norovirus agent and is useful for disinfection and infection control against the norovirus. The anti-norovirus agent includes, as an active ingredient, an extract from a plant of the genus Diospyros containing tannin (hereinafter referred to as a “persimmon extract”), preferably a persimmon extract produced by heating squeezed juice or an extract from the fruit of a plant of the genus Diospyros or treating the squeezed juice or the extract with an alcohol. The anti-norovirus composition contains the anti-norovirus agent and at least one selected from the group consisting of alcohols, surfactants, antimicrobial agents, humectants, and cosmetic fats and oils, and preferably further containing an organic acid, such as citric acid, and/or a salt thereof or vitamin C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicants: ALTAN CO., LTD., HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Tadashi Shimamoto, Toru Tsuji, Yoshiaki Nakai
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Publication number: 20110027399Abstract: An antiviral agent is provided which has an excellent effect on a non-enveloped virus and which is highly safe to the human body, and an antiviral composition which comprises the antiviral agent and which is useful for disinfection of the virus or prevention of infection of the virus. The antiviral agent comprises as an active ingredient an extract from a plant of the genus Diospyros containing tannin, a catechin, wattle tannin, pentagalloyl glucose, coffee tannin, an alkyl gallate (excluding that in the above-described persimmon extract), pyrogallol, or an organic acid and/or a salt thereof (excluding that in the above-described persimmon extract). The antiviral composition is characterized by comprising at least the antiviral agent and an alcohol, a surfactant, a microbicide, a humectant, or a cosmetic fat and oil, and preferably further comprises citric acid and/or a salt thereof or vitamin C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicants: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, ALTAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Shimamoto, Yasushi Okinaka, Takemasa Sakaguchi, Toru Tsuji, Yoshiaki Nakai
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Publication number: 20100240600Abstract: Provided is an anti-norovirus agent that has high norovirus-inactivating activity and is safe for the human body, and an anti-norovirus composition that contains the anti-norovirus agent and is useful for disinfection and infection control against the norovirus. The anti-norovirus agent includes, as an active ingredient, an extract from a plant of the genus Diospyros containing tannin (hereinafter referred to as a “persimmon extract”), preferably a persimmon extract produced by heating squeezed juice or an extract from the fruit of a plant of the genus Diospyros or treating the squeezed juice or the extract with an alcohol. The anti-norovirus composition contains the anti-norovirus agent and at least one selected from the group consisting of alcohols, surfactants, antimicrobial agents, humectants, and cosmetic fats and oils, and preferably further containing an organic acid, such as citric acid, and/or a salt thereof or vitamin C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicants: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, ALTAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Shimamoto, Toru Tsuji, Yoshiaki Nakai
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Publication number: 20040091920Abstract: The present invention provides a method of constructing a DNA library comprising: (a) ligating building block DNAs in any combination; (b) selecting and mixing the obtained ligated building block DNAs such that all ligated building block DNAs to be used have an end sequence that overlaps with an end sequence of at least one other type of ligated building block DNA; and (c) performing Polymerase Chain Reaction using the mixture of ligated building block DNAs as a template to obtain a DNA library comprising 2 or more clones. The present invention provides a method of constructing a group of genes formed by ligation of a plurality of DNA fragments encoding any amino acid sequence in various orders and lengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Toru Tsuji, Hiroshi Yanagawa
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Patent number: 6270935Abstract: An exposed film package for preserving one strip of exposed photographic film includes a film sheath, which has plural pockets. Plural film pieces are formed by cutting the one strip of the exposed film, and contained respectively in the pockets in the film sheath. An index photograph is constituted of photographic paper, on which positive images of frames from the one strip of the exposed film are printed. The photographic paper has a size substantially equal to the film pieces. The positive images are formed in reducing a size of the frames, and grouped in association with the film pieces. Groups of the positive images are arranged in consideration of an order of exposure of the frames. The index photograph is contained in one of the pockets in association with the film pieces constituting the one strip.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2001Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Setsuji Tatsumi, Kazuhiro Tagawa, Toru Kurokawa, Katsumi Otake, Masashi Horiguchi, Toru Tsuji
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Patent number: 6270932Abstract: An exposed film package for preserving one strip of exposed photographic film includes a film sheath, which has plural pockets. Plural film pieces are formed by cutting the one strip of the exposed film, and contained respectively in the pockets in the film sheath. An index photograph is constituted of photographic paper, on which positive images of frames from the one strip of the exposed film are printed. The photographic paper has a size substantially equal to the film pieces. The positive images are formed in reducing a size of the frames, and grouped in association with the film pieces. Groups of the positive images are arranged in consideration of an order of exposure of the frames. The index photograph is contained in one of the pockets in association with the film pieces constituting the one strip.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2001Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Setsuji Tatsumi, Kazuhiro Tagawa, Toru Kurokawa, Katsumi Otake, Masashi Horiguchi, Toru Tsuji
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Publication number: 20010001695Abstract: An exposed film package for preserving one strip of exposed photographic film includes a film sheath, which has plural pockets. Plural film pieces are formed by cutting the one strip of the exposed film, and contained respectively in the pockets in the film sheath. An index photograph is constituted of photographic paper, on which positive images of frames from the one strip of the exposed film are printed. The photographic paper has a size substantially equal to the film pieces. The positive images are formed in reducing a size of the frames, and grouped in association with the film pieces. Groups of the positive images are arranged in consideration of an order of exposure of the frames. The index photograph is contained in one of the pockets in association with the film pieces constituting the one strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2001Publication date: May 24, 2001Inventors: Setsuji Tatsumi, Kazuhiro Tagawa, Toru Kurokawa, Katsumi Otake, Masashi Horiguchi, Toru Tsuji
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Publication number: 20010001289Abstract: An exposed film package for preserving one strip of exposed photographic film includes a film sheath, which has plural pockets. Plural film pieces are formed by cutting the one strip of the exposed film, and contained respectively in the pockets in the film sheath. An index photograph is constituted of photographic paper, on which positive images of frames from the one strip of the exposed film are printed. The photographic paper has a size substantially equal to the film pieces. The positive images are formed in reducing a size of the frames, and grouped in association with the film pieces. Groups of the positive images are arranged in consideration of an order of exposure of the frames. The index photograph is contained in one of the pockets in association with the film pieces constituting the one strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2001Publication date: May 17, 2001Inventors: Setsuji Tatsumi, Kazuhiro Tagawa, Toru Kurokawa, Katsumi Otake, Masashi Horiguchi, Toru Tsuji