Patents by Inventor Yusuke Ito
Yusuke Ito 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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Patent number: 7842854Abstract: Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignees: International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research OrganizationInventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Yusuke Ito, Yoh Sakuma
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Publication number: 20100273708Abstract: The present invention provides adiponectin expression-inducing agents, and therapeutic agents using the same for obesity and obesity-related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases or metabolic diseases, as well as methods of searching for adiponectin expression-inducing agents. KLF9, which can bind to the 32-bp fragment of position ?188 to position ?157 from the adiponectin expression start site, was demonstrated to enhance adiponectin promoter activity. Therefore, the present invention uses KLF9 as an adiponectin expression-inducing agent, and suggests that KLF9 replenishment therapy is useful for preventing and/or treating obesity or obesity-related diseases including metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance and type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicants: TOUDAI TLO, Ltd., NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi KADOWAKI, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Shoko Kitajima, Yusuke Ito
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Patent number: 7786613Abstract: There is provided an electronic apparatus having a simple anti-theft mechanism. In this construction, a detachable panel unit is designed to render the electronic apparatus operative in a state of being attached to the electronic apparatus main body, and to render the electronic apparatus inoperative in a state of being detached from the electronic apparatus main body. By virtue of this configuration, the electronic apparatus main body, namely the electronic apparatus in itself can be prevented from being stolen from a vehicle simply by detaching the detachable panel unit and placing it in a secret area determined by users or others.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Fujitsu Ten LimitedInventors: Hirohumi Hamaoka, Yusuke Ito
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Patent number: 7741080Abstract: The present invention provides adiponectin expression-inducing agents, and therapeutic agents using the same for obesity and obesity-related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases or metabolic diseases, as well as methods of searching for adiponectin expression-inducing agents. KLF9, which can bind to the 32-bp fragment of position ?188 to position ?157 from the adiponectin expression start site, was demonstrated to enhance adiponectin promoter activity. Therefore, the present invention uses KLF9 as an adiponectin expression-inducing agent, and suggests that KLF9 replenishment therapy is useful for preventing and/or treating obesity or obesity-related diseases including metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance and type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignees: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Toudai TLO, LtdInventors: Takashi Kadowaki, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Shoko Kitajima, Yusuke Ito
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Publication number: 20090299068Abstract: A 2,2?-bipyridine derivative having a reactive silyl group represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 represent a substituent selected from a monovalent hydrocarbon group, an organoxy group, an acyloxy group, hydroxy group, a halogen atom, hydrogen atom, mercapto group, an amino group, cyano group, cyanate group, isocyanate group, thiocyanate group, and isothiocyanate group; R3 represents a monovalent aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group, an organoxy group, an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, hydroxy group, a halogen atom, hydrogen atom, mercapto group, an amino group, cyano group, cyanate group, isocyanate group, thiocyanate group, and isothiocyanate group; R4 represents a reactive silyl group represented by the formula: R1R2R3Si, a monovalent hydrocarbon group, or hydrogen atom; R5, R6, R7, and R8 are a monovalent hydrocarbon group or hydrogen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Ito, Ayumu Kiyomori
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Publication number: 20090013204Abstract: An information processing device, for use in a mobile terminal unable to obtain power consumption information from an external source, which can estimate, based on an actual performance value, a battery life, power consumption for processing that changes depending on the usage by the user, and so on, and ensures execution of processing specified by the user for a specified period of time, the information processing device comprising a power consumption calculating unit which calculates, for each processing executed by the information processing device, power consumption information concerning an amount of power consumed by executing each processing; a request generating unit which compares the amount of power indicated by the power consumption information and a remaining amount of power of the information processing device, and generates a request to execute predetermined processing according to a result of the comparison; and a request processing unit which executes the predetermined processing in response tType: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Keita KOBAYASHI, Ryoko MORITA, Yusuke ITO, Naoya ICHINOSE, Shoichi ARAKI, Osamu NISHIMURA, Toshio SASAOKA, Yoko MATSUSHIMA
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Patent number: 7339050Abstract: This invention provides a stress-inducible promoter that effectively functions in monocotyledonous plants such as rice, and environmental stress-tolerant plants using the promoter. Such promoter is derived from rice and consists of the following DNA (a) or (b): (a) DNA that consists of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 10; or (b) DNA that hybridizes under stringent conditions with DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 10 and that expresses stress-inducible promoter activity. Such environmental stress-tolerant plant has had such promoter introduced therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Japan International Research Center for Agricultural ScienceInventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Koji Katsura, Yusuke Ito
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Publication number: 20080004782Abstract: A processing time necessary from start by end of processing of a first processing group and a second processing group is calculated. A time difference between a dead line previously set as a maximum tolerance value of the processing time necessary by completion of the processing of the first processing group, and the calculated processing time is calculated. An initial value of a processing time allowable value of the second processing group is calculated based on the time difference. The processing time allowable value is updated at the time of processing in the operating system. It is judged whether or not the second processing group can be executable based on the updated processing time allowable value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Keita Kobayashi, Yusuke Ito, Naoya Ichinose, Youko Matsushima, Ryoko Morita, Toshio Sasaoka
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Publication number: 20070203061Abstract: The present invention provides adiponectin expression-inducing agents, and therapeutic agents using the same for obesity and obesity-related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases or metabolic diseases, as well as methods of searching for adiponectin expression-inducing agents. KLF9, which can bind to the 32-bp fragment of position ?188 to position ?157 from the adiponectin expression start site, was demonstrated to enhance adiponectin promoter activity. Therefore, the present invention uses KLF9 as an adiponectin expression-inducing agent, and suggests that KLF9 replenishment therapy is useful for preventing and/or treating obesity or obesity-related diseases including metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance and type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: August 30, 2007Applicants: TOUDAI TLO, LTD, NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTDInventors: Takashi Kadowaki, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Shoko Kitajima, Yusuke Ito
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Publication number: 20070068366Abstract: There is provided an electronic apparatus having a simple anti-theft mechanism. In this construction, a detachable panel unit is designed to render the electronic apparatus operative in a state of being attached to the electronic apparatus main body, and to render the electronic apparatus inoperative in a state of being detached from the electronic apparatus main body. By virtue of this configuration, the electronic apparatus main body, namely the electronic apparatus in itself can be prevented from being stolen from a vehicle simply by detaching the detachable panel unit and placing it in a secret area determined by users or others.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Hirohumi Hamaoka, Yusuke Ito
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Patent number: 7138277Abstract: Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture and Bio-Oriented Research OrganizationInventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Yusuke Ito, Yoh Sakuma
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Publication number: 20060230471Abstract: Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2006Publication date: October 12, 2006Applicants: International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Incorporated Administrative Agenscy, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research OrganizationInventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Yusuke Ito, You Sakuma
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Patent number: 7119192Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated stress-induced promoter which effectively functions in monocotyledonous plants such as rice, and of environmental stress tolerant plants using the promoter.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2003Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement InstitutionInventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Koji Katsura, Yusuke Ito
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Publication number: 20060206966Abstract: This invention provides a stress-inducible promoter that effectively functions in monocotyledonous plants such as rice, and environmental stress-tolerant plants using the promoter. Such promoter is derived from rice and consists of the following DNA (a) or (b): (a) DNA that consists of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 10; or (b) DNA that hybridizes under stringent conditions with DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 10 and that expresses stress-inducible promoter activity. Such environmental stress-tolerant plant has had such promoter introduced therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2004Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Koji Katsura, Yusuke Ito
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Publication number: 20050278799Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated stress-induced promoter which effectively functions in monocotyledonous plants such as rice, and of environmental stress tolerant plants using the promoter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2003Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicants: Independent Administrative Inst. Japan Intr. Research Center For Agricultural Sciences, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement InstitutionInventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Koji Katsura, Yusuke Ito
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Patent number: 6858182Abstract: Disclosed is an exhalation gaseous component gauge including, in a palm-sized casing having exhalation taking-in and taking-out slots made on its front and rear sides, a semiconductor gas sensor so placed that the air flowing from one's mouth may pass the sensor, a CPU responsive to the signal from the sensor for determining the quantity of the exhalation gaseous components, and a display for showing the so determined result. The palm-sized casing is so sized and configured as to permit one to have a look at the display while holding the gauge in hand to direct the air from the mouth to the exhalation taking-in slot. Also, disclosed is a cellular phone equipped with an exhalation gaseous component gauge.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2000Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Tanita CorporationInventors: Yusuke Ito, Kuniyoshi Koizumi, Hiroki Kenmochi
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Publication number: 20040191910Abstract: Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicants: International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement InstitutionInventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Yusuke Ito, Yoh Sakuma
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Patent number: 6526315Abstract: A multi-function portable bioelectrical impedance measuring instrument is provided that is easily held in the hand, and has its electrodes and its controls arranged to be easily manipulated. Embodiments include an instrument wherein a pair of electrodes is arranged on the back of a main body of the instrument such that they are both contacted by a user's palm when the main body is held in the palm of the hand. Another pair of electrodes, a set of operating switches, and a display are located on the face (i.e., the front) of the main body such that two fingers of the other hand of the user can touch the electrodes simultaneously and operate the instrument to obtain a body fat occupancy ratio and/or pulse rate based on the impedance measured by the electrodes. A photoelectric detector is also provided on the face of the main body to produce a signal to provide a blood pressure reading or pulse rate.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2000Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Tanita CorporationInventors: Hideaki Inagawa, Yusuke Ito
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Publication number: 20010051327Abstract: Disclosed is a device for supporting a training for prevention against incontinence of urine, comprising: an input unit; an indicator unit; a decision unit; and a display unit. The input unit enters the fact that a user is performing the training for prevention against incontinence of urine, and the indicator unit produces a timing indication for the training for prevention against incontinence of urine. Furthermore, the decision unit determines that the training for prevention against incontinence of urine is correctly performed on the basis of the input signal sent from the input unit, and the display unit performs displaying according to the result of decision made by the decision unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2001Publication date: December 13, 2001Applicant: TANITA CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi Hatano, Kimio Sugaya, Yusuke Ito, Yoshinori Haraguchi
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Patent number: 4954343Abstract: A dermal pharmaceutical preparation comprising a soft support having provided thereon a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a drug, wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive is a copolymer comprising a (meth)acrylamide having an amino group as a comonomer unit. The preparation remains the drug in a dissolved state and is excellent in drug liberation and adhesion to the skin.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1989Date of Patent: September 4, 1990Assignee: Nitto Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshifumi Hosaka, Saburo Otsuka, Takashi Kinoshita, Yusuke Ito