Patents by Inventor Yuki Takenaka

Yuki Takenaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20250033608
    Abstract: A pedal device includes a pedal, a rotatable shaft, a cover and a housing main body. The rotatable shaft includes a first projection and a second projection. A first bearing rotatably supports the first projection. A second bearing rotatably supports the second projection. The pedal is supported by the rotatable shaft to enable rotation of the pedal relative to a housing. The cover and the housing main body are fixed relative to each other in an adjusted state where a position of the cover and a position of the housing main body are adjusted such that a radial position of a central axis of the first bearing and a radial position of a central axis of the second bearing coincide with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Masashi ARAO, Etsugo YANAGIDA, Yuki MATSUNAGA, Atsushi NISHIMURA, Kenichiro TAKENAKA, Makoto SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20250033605
    Abstract: A housing is fixed to a vehicle. A shaft is rotatably mounted on the housing about a predetermined axis. A brake pedal is fixed to the shaft and operates around an axis of the shaft. A sensor device outputs a signal that detects a position of the shaft and the brake pedal relative to the housing, or a signal that detects a load applied to the brake pedal. A first fixing portion fixes a sensor component constituting at least a part of the sensor device to the housing or the brake pedal. A second fixing portion fixes the sensor component to the housing or the brake pedal using a fixing method different from that of the first fixing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Kenichiro TAKENAKA, Yuki MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20250033609
    Abstract: A tubular member is provided between an inner wall of a hole portion in a fixed member and a shaft. A predetermined gap is provided between an inner wall of the tubular member on a radial inside thereof and the shaft, so that the shaft is rotatable around an axis with respect to the tubular member. On the other hand, the inner wall of the hole portion and the tubular member are fixed to each other. When a load is applied to a predetermined position of a brake pedal, where a driver can apply a pedaling force in a stuck state in which the tubular member and the shaft are stuck together, a torque that releases fixation between the inner wall of the hole portion and the tubular member is greater than 0, and is smaller than a damaging torque that damages at least a part of the brake pedal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Kenichiro TAKENAKA, Masashi ARAO, Etsugo YANAGIDA, Yuki MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20250026320
    Abstract: An inductive sensor detects a position of a detection object relative to a fixed body, in which the detection object is either provided as (i) a rotating body rotatable about a predetermined axis relative to the fixed body or (ii) a movable body movable in accordance with movement of the rotating body. The inductive sensor includes a circuit board and multiple targets. The circuit board has, implemented thereon, a transceiver coil including a transmitter coil and a receiver coil, and a transceiver circuit that supplies a high frequency wave to the transmitter coil and outputs a signal corresponding to a change in inductance of the receiver coil, and is fixed to the fixed body. The multiple target objects are configured to move in synchronization with movement of the detection object and to include a conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Kenichiro TAKENAKA, Yuki MATSUNAGA, Etsugo YANAGIDA
  • Publication number: 20250018904
    Abstract: A control pedal device includes: a pedal configured to receive an operation; a pedal arm attached to the pedal to be movable with the pedal; a rotating shaft fixed to the pedal arm; a reaction force generating mechanism exerting a reaction force against the operation of the pedal; multiple targets attached to the rotating shaft and rotating together with the rotating shaft; and multiple sensor elements configured to detect a rotation of the multiple targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Yuki MATSUNAGA, Kenichiro TAKENAKA
  • Patent number: 9597645
    Abstract: A drug container is arranged in a horizontal state where a central axis extends along a horizontal direction, and the drug container is rotated about the central axis. In such a way, a drug solution in the drug container is moved along an inner surface of the drug container, and the drug container is reciprocally vibrated along the central axis in a state where the drug container is rotated, to stir the drug solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takenaka, Akinobu Okuda, Tsuyoshi Tojo, Tohru Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9254243
    Abstract: A drug transferring needle includes a needle base portion, a first needle portion having therein an air passage, and a second needle portion longer than the first needle portion and arranged parallel to the first needle portion. In the first needle portion, a first air vent being one end of the air passage is provided on a distal end side of the second needle portion from a second air vent being the other end of the air passage. In the second needle portion, one end of a liquid passage is connected to the inside of the needle base portion, and the other end thereof is a liquid pass opening of the second needle portion. The second needle portion has a distal end having the liquid pass opening, a base portion connected to the needle base portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the distal end and the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Higuchi, Akinobu Okuda, Akihiro Ohta, Yuki Takenaka, Tohru Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9144603
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a cell capable of expressing an exogenous GITRL or an exogenous GITRL derivative; a method for producing the cell; a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising the cell as an active ingredient; use of the cell in the manufacture of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent; a method comprising a step of administering the cell to a subject; a viral vector carrying a gene encoding a GITRL or a GITRL derivative; a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising the viral vector as an active ingredient; use of the viral vector in the manufacture of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent; and a method comprising a step of administering the viral vector to a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignees: MIE UNIVERSITY, TAKARA BIO INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiku, Hiroaki Ikeda, Jun Mitsui, Yuki Takenaka, Junichi Mineno, Ikunoshin Kato
  • Publication number: 20140230952
    Abstract: A drug transferring needle includes a needle base portion, a first needle portion having therein an air passage, and a second needle portion longer than the first needle portion and arranged parallel to the first needle portion. In the first needle portion, a first air vent being one end of the air passage is provided on a distal end side of the second needle portion from a second air vent being the other end of the air passage. In the second needle portion, one end of a liquid passage is connected to the inside of the needle base portion, and the other end thereof is a liquid pass opening of the second needle portion. The second needle portion has a distal end having the liquid pass opening, a base portion connected to the needle base portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the distal end and the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Akira Higuchi, Akinobu Okuda, Akihiro Ohta, Yuki Takenaka, Tohru Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20140120124
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a cell capable of expressing an exogenous GITRL or an exogenous GITRL derivative; a method for producing the cell; a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising the cell as an active ingredient; use of the cell in the manufacture of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent; a method comprising a step of administering the cell to a subject; a viral vector carrying a gene encoding a GITRL or a GITRL derivative; a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising the viral vector as an active ingredient; use of the viral vector in the manufacture of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent; and a method comprising a step of administering the viral vector to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: TAKARA BIO INC., MIE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIKU, Hiroaki IKEDA, Jun MITSUI, Yuki TAKENAKA, Junichi MINENO, Ikunoshin KATO
  • Publication number: 20140060696
    Abstract: A drug solution transfer method includes step S1 of inserting a needle into a drug solution container through a rubber stopper and sucking drug solution in the drug solution container, step S2 of checking whether or not a solution collection inlet at a tip of the needle has shifted into the rubber stopper upon extracting the needle from the drug solution container, step S3 of pulling a plunger of a syringe provided with the needle so that an inside of the needle and an inner space of the syringe have negative pressure, and step S4 of relatively shifting the needle along with the syringe to be distant from the drug solution container so as to extract the solution collection inlet of the needle from the rubber stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Akinobu Okuda, Akihiro Ohta, Yuki Takenaka, Tsuyoshi Tojo, Tohru Nakamura, Akira Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20140036615
    Abstract: A stirring apparatus includes a container support section supporting a medicine container, a rotational driving section rotating the medicine container supported by the container support section around a central axis of the medicine container, a vibration driving section reciprocal vibrating the medicine container supported by the container support section along the central axis of the medicine container, pressing rollers arranged opposed to the container support section, the pressing rollers pressing the medicine container across the medicine container between the pressing rollers and the container support section, and a control part controlling the rotational driving section and the vibration driving section. The pressing rollers are diagonally arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akinobu OKUDA, Yuki TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20140016431
    Abstract: A drug container is arranged in a horizontal state where a central axis extends along a horizontal direction, and the drug container is rotated about the central axis. In such a way, a drug solution in the drug container is moved along an inner surface of the drug container, and the drug container is reciprocally vibrated along the central axis in a state where the drug container is rotated, to stir the drug solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Yuki TAKENAKA, Akinobu OKUDA, Tsuyoshi TOJO, Tohru NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 8586023
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a cell capable of expressing an exogenous GITRL or an exogenous GITRL derivative; a method for producing the cell; a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising the cell as an active ingredient; use of the cell in the manufacture of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent; a method comprising a step of administering the cell to a subject; a viral vector carrying a gene encoding a GITRL or a GITRL derivative; a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising the viral vector as an active ingredient; use of the viral vector in the manufacture of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent; and a method comprising a step of administering the viral vector to a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignees: Mie University, Takara Bio Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiku, Hiroaki Ikeda, Jun Mitsui, Yuki Takenaka, Junichi Mineno, Ikunoshin Kato
  • Publication number: 20110250230
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a cell capable of expressing an exogenous GITRL or an exogenous GITRL derivative; a method for producing the cell; a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising the cell as an active ingredient; use of the cell in the manufacture of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent; a method comprising a step of administering the cell to a subject; a viral vector carrying a gene encoding a GITRL or a GITRL derivative; a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising the viral vector as an active ingredient; use of the viral vector in the manufacture of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent; and a method comprising a step of administering the viral vector to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiku, Hiroaki Ikeda, Jun Mitsui, Yuki Takenaka, Junichi Mineno, Ikunoshin Kato