Patents by Inventor Youichi Arai

Youichi Arai 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: 9956246
    Abstract: A solid composition comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) from 20 to 65 mass % of a fat globule membrane component; and (B) from 0.2 to 4 mass % of a water-soluble dietary fiber having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ishida, Youichi Arai, Yasushi Shioya
  • Publication number: 20170157166
    Abstract: A solid composition comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) from 20 to 55 mass % of a fat globule membrane component; and (B) from 0.2 to 4 mass % of a water-soluble dietary fiber having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki ISHIDA, Youichi ARAI, Yasushi SHIOYA
  • Patent number: 9649322
    Abstract: A solid supplement comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) sphingomyelin in an amount of from 0.15 to 7% by mass; and (B) phosphatidyl inositol or a salt thereof, wherein the mass ratio of the content of phosphatidyl inositol or the salt thereof (B) in terms of phosphatidyl inositol content to the content of sphingomyelin (A) in the solid supplement, i.e., [(B)/(A)], is from 0.05 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Yuki Ishida, Yasushi Shioya
  • Publication number: 20150342971
    Abstract: A solid supplement comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) sphingomyelin in an amount of from 0.15 to 7% by mass; and (B) phosphatidyl inositol or a salt thereof, wherein the mass ratio of the content of phosphatidyl inositol or the salt thereof (B) in terms of phosphatidyl inositol content to the content of sphingomyelin (A) in the solid supplement, i.e., [(B)/(A)], is from 0.05 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi ARAI, Yuki ISHIDA, Yasushi SHIOYA
  • Patent number: 8498067
    Abstract: An optical element holding apparatus includes an annular vibration attenuation plate, which covers a peripheral portion of a lens, and a connection member, which is formed of a damping alloy and which fixes the vibration attenuation plate to a frame body in a state of non-contact with the surface of the lens. The vibration attenuation plate and nitrogen gas in a clearance between the vibration attenuation plate and the surface of the lens form a squeeze film damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Youichi Arai
  • Patent number: 8363340
    Abstract: An optical element holding apparatus includes an annular vibration attenuation plate, which covers a peripheral portion of a lens, and a connection member, which is formed of a damping alloy and which fixes the vibration attenuation plate to a frame body in a state of non-contact with the surface of the lens. The vibration attenuation plate and nitrogen gas in a clearance between the vibration attenuation plate and the surface of the lens form a squeeze film damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Youichi Arai
  • Publication number: 20110235014
    Abstract: An optical element holding apparatus includes an annular vibration attenuation plate, which covers a peripheral portion of a lens, and a connection member, which is formed of a damping alloy and which fixes the vibration attenuation plate to a frame body in a state of non-contact with the surface of the lens. The vibration attenuation plate and nitrogen gas in a clearance between the vibration attenuation plate and the surface of the lens form a squeeze film damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: Youichi Arai
  • Publication number: 20080259469
    Abstract: An optical element holding apparatus includes an annular vibration attenuation plate, which covers a peripheral portion of a lens, and a connection member, which is formed of a damping alloy and which fixes the vibration attenuation plate to a frame body in a state of non-contact with the surface of the lens. The vibration attenuation plate and nitrogen gas in a clearance between the vibration attenuation plate and the surface of the lens form a squeeze film damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventor: Youichi Arai
  • Publication number: 20080188563
    Abstract: A blood fluidity-improving agent, a blood circulation promoter or a cerebrovascular disease-improving agent, containing as an active ingredient thereof one or more ingredients selected from the group consisting of chlorogenic acids, caffeic acids, ferulic acids and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these acids. The present blood fluidity-improving agent, blood circulation promoter or cerebrovascular disease-improving agent is highly safe and can be orally taken over longer periods of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Takuya Watanabe, Atsushi Suzuki, Hiroko Joukura
  • Publication number: 20070279005
    Abstract: Voltage V2 is calculated by subtracting a terminal voltage at an end of discharge F. V. and a voltage drop (Rn+Rpolsat)*Ip caused by a maximum internal resistance (Rn+Rpolsat) of a battery at a given time. A quotient is calculated by dividing V2 by terminal voltage drop V1 after all charged capacity SOC2 (Ah) of a given battery is fully discharged. A dischargeable capacity (Ah) is calculated by multiplying the quotient by a given charged capacity SOC2 (Ah).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventor: Youichi Arai
  • Publication number: 20070120534
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of measuring an intrinsic resistance of a battery at a low rate discharge and an apparatus of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventor: Youichi Arai
  • Publication number: 20070096743
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for judging deterioration of a battery are provided, thereby a correct judgement for the deterioration of the battery can be timely carried out so as to replace the battery with another if it is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Tsutomu Saigo, Shuji Satake, Hisashi Takemoto, Ken Ito, Yoshiya Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20070052423
    Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide a method and an apparatus for estimating saturated polarization voltage drops, and a method for estimating residual discharge capacity of the battery in order to measure accurately the state of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Youichi Arai
  • Publication number: 20060273761
    Abstract: A CPU 23a detects a charging efficiency which is a ratio of an electrical quantity to be stored in a battery 13 as electromotive force to an electrical quantity flowed into the battery 13 at any time point from a start of charging to an end of charging of the battery 13 on the basis of a charging current and charging voltage obtained by using a current sensor 15 and voltage sensor 17. Then, a fully charged state of the battery 13 is detected when the detected charging efficiency can be regarded as zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Kenichi Amano
  • Publication number: 20060273763
    Abstract: A microcomputer 23 monitors the battery condition by detecting a first deterioration degree caused by increase of an internal resistance of a battery 13 and a second deterioration degree caused by inactivation of an activation material in the battery 13 based on outputs of a current sensor 15 and a voltage sensor 17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Yoshiya Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20060238167
    Abstract: A unit for estimating voltage drop 23a-1 estimates voltage drop of a battery terminal when maximum current is continuously supplied at high rate discharge. A unit for estimating residual discharge capacity 23a-2 estimates residual discharge capacity of the battery for allowing the maximum current to be continuously supplied to a load by subtracting the undischargeable electric charge calculated from the voltage drop estimated by the unit for estimating voltage drop 23a-1 from the dischargeable charge in any state of charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Michito Enomoto, Kenichi Amano
  • Publication number: 20060214636
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an equalizing method and an apparatus thereof for preventing unit cells from being over charged and discharged. After an ignition switch is turned off, CPU checks a voltage of a main battery and judges whether the main battery is in a state of equilibrium or not. When the main battery is in the state of equilibrium, the CPU controls a first and second switch groups to equalize voltages of unit cells included in the main battery by repeating a charge transfer from a maximum voltage cell to a minimum voltage cell for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Kouichi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20060197503
    Abstract: A microcomputer 23 monitors a dischargeable capacity corresponding to a value by subtracting a capacity not to be discharged caused by an internal resistance of a battery from a charge capacity of the battery 13 based on outputs of a current sensor 15 and a voltage sensor 17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Hiroshi Mikami
  • Patent number: 7034504
    Abstract: A microcomputer monitors, on the basis of outputs from a current sensor and voltage sensor, a voltage drop due to an internal resistance when the drop in the terminal voltage due to polarization occurring during the discharge of a battery is saturated, and a dischargeable capacity of the battery corresponding to the value resulting when the saturated voltage drop of the terminal voltage is subtracted from the chargeable capacity of the battery. Such a configuration provide a battery status monitoring device capable of knowing the battery status correctly, a saturation polarization detecting method which is useful to know the charging state of the battery and a dischargeable capacity detecting method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Shuji Satake, Michito Enomoto, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Ken Ito
  • Publication number: 20060035971
    Abstract: A blood fluidity-improving agent, a blood circulation promoter or a cerebrovascular disease-improving agent, containing as an active ingredient thereof one or more ingredients selected from the group consisting of chlorogenic acids, caffeic acids, ferulic acids and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these acids. The present blood fluidity-improving agent, blood circulation promoter or cerebrovascular disease-improving agent is highly safe and can be orally taken over longer periods of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Arai, Takuya Watanabe, Atsushi Suzuki, Hiroko Joukura