Patents by Inventor Yukari Sano
Yukari Sano 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: 20170273326Abstract: The present invention provides compositions incorporating lactic acid bacteria or bifidobacteria with components that act to enhance the function of lactic acid bacteria or bifidobacteria. The present invention relates to a composition containing at least one component selected from the group consisting of lutein, fish oil, lactoferrin, vitamins, ?-aminobutyric acid, and zinc, and a strain of lactic acid bacteria or bifidobacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: WAKAMOTO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuo TSUBOTA, Shigeru NAKAMURA, Yukari SANO, Naomi GOTO
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Patent number: 6565952Abstract: The invention provides an ink-jet recording sheet having an excellent preventive effect on overall. degradation by light such as degradation of image clarity, and decrease in density or change of tone of images, and a resin composition for ink-jet recording media used in the formation thereof. The recording sheet of the invention comprises a substrate and as an ink-receiving layer provided on the substrate, a layer containing an acrylic resin comprising, as copolymerizable monomers, (a) a dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, (b) acrylamide and (c) at least one monomer selected from among an. alkoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate, a 2-hydroxyalkyl methacrylate and a 2-hydroxyalkyl acrylate.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2001Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignees: Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takayuki Ishikawa, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Yoshimoto, Nobuhiro Kubota, Kiyoshi Iwamoto, Jun Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Onishi, Yukari Sano
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Patent number: 6350507Abstract: The present invention provides a superior recording sheet for ink jet printers which can completely satisfy property requirements such as light resistance of the printing images. The recording sheet for an ink jet printer includes a water-soluble divalent or greater metallic salt, so that properties such as light resistance are improved very effectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1999Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignees: Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi Iwamoto, Shinitiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Yoshimoto, Takayuki Ishikawa, Nobuhiro Kubota, Jun Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Onishi, Yukari Sano
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Patent number: 6286953Abstract: An ink jet recording method capable of providing an image having a good quality is disclosed. In the ink jet recording method, a reaction solution and an ink composition are used to conduct printing on a recording medium. The reaction solution comprises a polyvalent metal salt, and an ink composition comprises a pigment and a resin emulsion.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2000Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kiyohiko Takemoto, Kazuaki Watanabe, Yukari Sano, Kazuhide Kubota
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Patent number: 6282968Abstract: Disclosed is a steering sensor unit which can highly accurately detect the rotational angle of a steering wheel, can be easily mounted on a steering shaft, and ensures satisfactory operability after mounted on the steering shaft. A rotor of a steering sensor has joint portions provided thereon for transmitting rotation of a steering wheel to the rotor. When the steering sensor unit is mounted on a steering shaft, the steering sensor is disposed in a position close to the steering wheel and the rotary connector is disposed below the steering sensor. Elastic engagement bosses are formed at distal ends of the joint portions. The rotor and the steering wheel are coupled to each other by fitting the elastic engagement bosses into engagement holes bored in a central hub of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1997Date of Patent: September 4, 2001Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Sano, Katsuya Mitsuzuka, Hironori Kato, Yukari Sano
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Patent number: 6084619Abstract: An ink jet recording method capable of providing an image having a good quality is disclosed. In the ink jet recording method, a reaction solution and an ink composition are used to conduct printing on a recording medium. The reaction solution comprises a polyvalent metal salt, and an ink composition comprises a pigment and a resin emulsion.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1996Date of Patent: July 4, 2000Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kiyohiko Takemoto, Kazuaki Watanabe, Yukari Sano, Kazuhide Kubota
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Patent number: 6080229Abstract: A reaction solution for use in ink jet recording, wherein a reaction solution and an ink composition are deposited onto a recording medium to perform printing, is provided, This reaction solution possesses -improved storage stability, can improve printing stability, and, in addition, can offer a printed image having improved quality. It comprised at least a polyvalent metallic salt and a component selected from the group consisting of a five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated, heterocyclic compound containing at least one nitrogen atom, an optionally alkyl-substituted amide derivative, a sulfur-containing compound, an amine, and a cationic surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1997Date of Patent: June 27, 2000Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kazuaki Watanabe, Yukari Sano
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Patent number: 5951311Abstract: To easily set a rotary connector to a steering system when providing various types of switches for the steering system. A fixed-side housing and a movable-side housing are rotatably connected each other to wind a flat cable in a storage space partitioned between the both housings. The fixed-side housing has an outer cylindrical portion for partitioning a part of the storage space and a support wall is integrally formed outside of the outer cylindrical portion through a gap. Moreover, a switch is set inside of the support wall, the switch is connected to a joint bar through a flexible substrate at the inside of the support wall and conductors of the flat cable extended from the outer cylindrical portion are also connected to the joint bar.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1997Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Kato, Kimihiro Furuichi, Katsuya Mitsuzuka, Yukari Sano, Katsutoshi Uchida
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Patent number: 5690723Abstract: An ink composition is provided which, when used for ink jet recording, does not clog a recording head and provides a high-quality print and, at the same time, has high storage stability. The ink composition comprises a pigment, a dispersant, and water, the dispersant being a polymeric dispersant having a carboxyl group, the ink composition further comprising a hydroxide of an alkali metal and an alcoholamine having at least one hydroxyl group.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1996Date of Patent: November 25, 1997Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yukari Sano, Junko Takatsuna, Kazuaki Watanabe, Kiyohiko Takemoto
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Patent number: 5503664Abstract: An ink for ink jet printing comprising a pigment, a component selected from the group consisting of saccharides, derivatives thereof and polyols having 5 or more hydroxyl groups, and a resin emulsion. This pigment-type ink is excellent in preservability, does not cause obstruction in a nozzle, and can evenly produce an image.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1994Date of Patent: April 2, 1996Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yukari Sano, Junko Shimizu, Hiroko Hayashi, Kiyohiko Takemoto, Satoru Arata, Issei Kawabata
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Patent number: 5324349Abstract: An ink for ink jet printing comprising a pigment, a component selected from the group consisting of saccharides, derivatives thereof and polyols having 5 or more hydroxyl groups, and a resin emulsion. This pigment-type ink is excellent in preservability, does not cause obstruction in a nozzle, and can evenly produce an image.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1993Date of Patent: June 28, 1994Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yukari Sano, Junko Shimizu, Hiroko Hayashi, Kiyohiko Takemoto, Satoru Arata, Issei Kawabata