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Craig Ikeda, Harleysville, PA US
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| 20100112046 | FORMULATIONS OF SUBEROYLANILIDE HYDROXAMIC ACID AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or crystalline composition with a specific dissolution profile, which comprises suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a process of producing said crystalline composition or pharmaceutical composition. The present invention also provides compositions with a specific particle size distribution. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100119596 | FORMULATIONS OF SUBEROYLANILIDE HYDROXAMIC ACID AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or crystalline composition with a specific dissolution profile, which comprises suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a process of producing said crystalline composition or pharmaceutical composition. The present invention also provides compositions with a specific particle size distribution. | 05-13-2010 |
John Ikeda, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090146958 | Ergonomic Hand-Held Text Input Device - A hand-held text input device includes a game controller and a keyboard. The device comfortably accommodates the hands of a user while the thumbs and fingers are associated with actuators of the game controller and keys of the keyboard. The overall configuration of the device and the arrangement of the actuators and keys permit the user to operate all of the functions provided by the device while the forearms are in a neutral posture zone between pronation and supination of the forearm, while the wrists are minimally extended, and while the fingers are comfortably flexed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100080017 | UNIFORMLY LIGHTING A CYLINDRICAL CAVITY VIA A PRISM - Systems and methods are disclosed for substantially uniformly lighting a substantially cylindrical cavity using a minimal amount of light sources. The primary technique disclosed utilizes directing light through a light pipe where is dispersed appropriately. Further, techniques are disclosed for performing the above functions when the substantially cylindrical cavity is partially filled with an opaque obstruction. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100083324 | Synchronized Video Playback Among Multiple Users Across A Network - Synchronized video playback among multiple users across a network provides a fully social experience where people in different locations may be enabled to watch the same video in a “virtual living room.” The users may be represented graphically, as avatars, in front of the video, and may be enabled to use animations, text chat, and voice chat to interact with each other. Thus, a group of people may be enabled to share the experience of watching a video together as if they were in the same room, without being physically present together. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100097820 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING LIGHT AROUND AN OBSTACLE USING AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR UNIFORM LIGHTING OF A CYLINDRICAL CAVITY - A method and apparatus for directing light from a light source along a trajectory to avoid particular obstacles and provide uniform illumination of a surface having a particular geometry such as a cylindrical geometry is described. The surface may enclose components such as PCBs that provide particular functionality that operate as obstacles to a light beam. | 04-22-2010 |
John K. Ikeda, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090005129 | User Interface for Wireless Headset on a Gaming Console - A wireless headset having a user interface configured to allow the user to utilize the full functionality of the headset while minimizing the number of physical control inputs necessary is described. The user interface may have a user input control that is configured to control more than one function of the headset. The user interface may also provide audio as well as visual outputs to the user to indicate a particular functionality of the headset being controlled by the user or a particular status of the headset. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090085778 | TEXT INPUT DEVICE FOR VIDEOGAME CONTROLLER - A text input device for videogame controller may comprise a text input device housing comprising a keypad. The text input device housing forms a friction-fitting cavity for engaging the videogame controller. An electrical interface plug can be disposed inside the friction-fitting cavity, and can engage with a socket on the videogame controller when the text input device is engaged. The electrical interface plug transmits electrical signals to and from the videogame controller. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090238395 | CABLE MANAGEMENT FOR PERSONAL MEDIA PLAYER ACCESSORIES - An arrangement for managing cables of accessories such as earphone sets, chargers, and synchronization arrangements used with portable electronic devices is provided by a flexible and elastically deformable loop that extends from a base that optionally includes a hook or other loop retention feature. The base may be alternatively configured to be integrally formed with a component of an accessory, or be configured as a discrete clip that may be detachably coupled to the component, or to the cable portion of the accessory. The elastically deformable loop is configured to be removably fastenable by a user to articles such as buttons on clothing to help keep cables out of the way when the accessory is in use. In addition, the elastically deformable loop may be used to keep an accessory cable neatly stowed during storage by being stretched around a bundled cable and then secured on the hook. | 09-24-2009 |
Masako Ikeda, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20120123274 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An ultrasonic transducer which can attenuate ultrasonic waves emitted toward the rear without increasing a thickness of a backing layer includes: a piezoelectric transducer which emits and receives ultrasonic waves; and the backing layer which is provided in contact with the rear of the piezoelectric transducer and which attenuates the ultrasonic waves emitted in a rear direction from the piezoelectric transducer. The backing layer includes a plurality of acoustic tubes formed in the rear direction from a plane of the backing layer that is in contact with the piezoelectric transducer. Each of the acoustic tubes has a different length based on a principle of superposition of acoustic waves. The acoustic tubes include an acoustic tube which has (i) a portion of the length formed in a direction perpendicular to the rear direction and (ii) the remaining portion of the length formed in a direction parallel to the rear direction. | 05-17-2012 |
Mayumi Ikeda, Tacoma, WA US
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| 20090087909 | Use of Trehalose in Conifer Somatic Embryogenesis to Increase Germination Vigor - In one aspect, a method is provided for increasing germination vigor of conifer somatic embryos produced in vitro. The method comprises (a) culturing a plurality of immature conifer somatic embryos for a first incubation period in, or on, a first development medium that comprises less than 0.1% trehalose; and (b) culturing the plurality of immature conifer somatic embryos treated in accordance with step (a) for a second incubation period in, or on, a second development medium that comprises at least 0.1% trehalose. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090280566 | METHODS FOR INCREASING GERMINATION FREQUENCY AND/OR VIGOR BY COLD SHOCK TREATMENT OF CONIFER SOMATIC EMBRYOS DURING DEVELOPMENT - In one aspect, a method is provided for increasing germination vigor and/or frequency of conifer somatic embryos produced in vitro. The method comprises (a) incubating a plurality of immature conifer somatic embryos for a first incubation period in, or on, a first development media at a temperature in the range of 20° C. to 30° C.; (b) exposing the plurality of immature conifer somatic embryos incubated in accordance with step (a) to a cold temperature in the range of 0° C. to 10° C. for a time period of at least one week; and (c) incubating the plurality of immature conifer somatic embryos treated in accordance with step (b) for a second incubation period in, or on, a second development medium at a temperature in the range of 20° C. to 30° C. | 11-12-2009 |
Michael Ikeda, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080221590 | APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AND HOLDING IN PLACE A MANUALLY MANIPULATED MEDICAL DEVICE DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF A ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED MEDICAL PROCEDURE - An apparatus includes two clamp assemblies on opposing sides of an operating table. A cross bar is attached to the assemblies and extends across a lowered leg section of the table. A pivot joint is coupled to the cross bar, a first linkage couples the pivot joint to a first ball joint, a second linkage couples the first ball joint to a second ball joint, and a medical device is coupled to the second ball joint through an adapter. Each joint has a spring mechanism resisting its movement and a hydraulic cylinder to allow its movement. Depression of a foot pedal actuates all hydraulic cylinders so that an operator may position the medical device by moving the pivot joint and attached first linkage rotationally about and directionally along the cross bar, the second linkage rotationally about the first ball joint, and the medical device rotationally about the second ball joint. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090062813 | MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE SLAVE MANIPULATOR CHARACTERISTICS - A slave manipulator manipulates a medical device in response to operator manipulation of an input device through joint control systems. The stiffness and strength of the slave manipulator are adjustable according to criteria such as the mode of operation of the slave manipulator, the functional type of the medical device currently being held by the slave manipulator, and the current phase of a medical procedure being performed using the slave manipulator by changing corresponding parameters of the control system. For safety purposes, such changes are not made until it is determined that it can be done in a smooth manner without causing jerking of the medical device. Further, an excessive force warning may be provided to surgery staff when excessive forces are being commanded on the slave manipulator for more than a specified period of time. | 03-05-2009 |
Michael H. Ikeda, Saratoga, CA US
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| 20110028991 | Cardiac Tissue Ablation Instrument with Flexible Wrist - An articulate minimally invasive surgical instrument with a flexible wrist to facilitate the safe placement and provide visual verification of the ablation catheter or other devices in Cardiac Tissue Ablation (CTA) treatments is described. In one embodiment, the instrument is an endoscope which has an elongate shaft, a flexible wrist at the working end of the shaft, and a vision scope lens at the tip of the flexible wrist. The flexible wrist has at least one degree of freedom to provide the desired articulation. It is actuated and controlled by a drive mechanism located in the housing at the distal end of the shaft. The articulation of the endoscope allows images of hard-to-see places to be taken for use in assisting the placement of the ablation catheter on the desired cardiac tissue. The endoscope may further include couplings to releasably attach an ablation device/catheter or a catheter guide to the endoscope thereby further utilizing the endoscope articulation to facilitate placement of the ablation catheter on hard-to-reach cardiac tissues. In another embodiment, the articulate instrument is a grasper or any other instrument with a flexible wrist and a built-in lumen to allow an endoscope to insert and be guided to the distal end of the instrument. | 02-03-2011 |
Roger M. Ikeda, Plano, TX US
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| 20090238448 | System and Method for Local Value Adjustment - In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for local value adjustment are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a hue, saturation, and brightness value for each pixel of an image, determining whether the hue and saturation for each pixel fall within a first predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations, determining whether the brightness value for each pixel of the image falls within a predetermined set of brightness values, and selectively applying a gain to the saturation of each pixel based upon the determination of whether the hue and saturation value of the pixel falls within the first predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations and the determination of whether the brightness value of the pixel falls within the predetermined set of brightness values. The method further comprises decimating the image into multiple localized regions, determining a mean brightness value for each localized region, determining whether the hue and saturation for each pixel fall within a second predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations, and selectively increasing the perceived contrast of the image around the mean brightness value for each localized region by applying a transfer function to each pixel of the image based upon the determination of whether the hue and saturation of the pixel fall within the second predetermined set of hue and saturation combinations. | 09-24-2009 |
Roger Mitsuo Ikeda, Plano, TX US
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| 20090033875 | System and Method for Utilizing a Scanning Beam to Display an Image - A method includes generating a plurality of beams that each illuminate a separate portion of a spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator has a first dimension of a first length and a second dimension of a second length. Each of the beams spans a portion of the first length of the first dimension and a portion of the second length of the second dimension. The method also includes scrolling the plurality of beams along the second dimension of the spatial light modulator while maintaining at least a first gap between each of the plurality of beams. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110211167 | System and Method for Utilizing a Scanning Beam to Display an Image - A method includes generating a plurality of beams that each illuminate a separate portion of a spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator has a first dimension of a first length and a second dimension of a second length. Each of the beams spans a portion of the first length of the first dimension and a portion of the second length of the second dimension. The method also includes scrolling the plurality of beams along the second dimension of the spatial light modulator while maintaining at least a first gap between each of the plurality of beams. | 09-01-2011 |
Sadakatsu Ikeda, New York, NY US
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| 20090306181 | Compositions and methods for evaluating and treating heart failure - The invention relates to compositions, formulations, kits, and methods useful for the treatment and evaluation of heart disease in an individual. | 12-10-2009 |
Shinya Ikeda, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090104141 | ISOTHERMAL PREPARATION OF HEAT-RESISTANT GELLAN GELS WITH REDUCED SYNERESIS - A gel comprising a deacylated gellan gum, an effective amount of a sequestrant, an effective amount of a syneresis control agent, and a gelation inducer is described. Also methods for making the gel are disclosed including a method for forming heat-resistant gels comprising mixing deacylated gellan gum and xyloglucan; hydrating the blend; resting the hydrated blend until a gel forms. The gels can be used in a variety of applications such as air freshener gels. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090123628 | LOW ACYL GELLAN GELS WITH REDUCED THERMAL HYSTERESIS AND SYNERESIS - The present invention provides a composition of matter where gelatin-like gels with little thermal hysteresis and syneresis are prepared from water, low acyl gellan gum, and tamarind seed xyloglucan. The composition may further include salts up to an amount equivalent to the ionic strength of 30 mM. The gel exhibits a thermal hysteresis as defined as the difference between gel setting and melting temperatures typically less than about 5° C. and no appreciable syneresis. Methods for preparing gels having storage modulus values in the order of 100 Pa and 1,000 Pa and melting temperatures of about 30° C. and 40° C., respectively, are also disclosed. | 05-14-2009 |
Shu Ikeda, Austin, TX US
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| 20090028422 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Watermark Formations on Semiconductor Wafers - Systems and methods for detecting watermark formations on semiconductor wafers are described. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing a semiconductor wafer having at least one watermark sensitive region fabricated thereon, subjecting the wafer to a wet processing step, enhancing a susceptibility to detection of at least one watermark formation created on the at least one watermark sensitive region, and detecting the at least one watermark formation. In another embodiment, a method comprises growing a first oxide layer on a surface of a semiconductor wafer, patterning a watermark sensitive structure on the first oxide layer, depositing a silicon layer over the first oxide layer, doping a region of the silicon layer over the watermark sensitive structure with an impurity to create a watermark sensitive region that is prone to retaining watermark formations as result of a wet processing step, and growing a second oxide layer over the silicon layer. | 01-29-2009 |
Takuo Ikeda, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110310705 | DIGITAL CLOCK WITH INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND MULTIPLE RESTING ORIENTATIONS - A wedge-shaped digital clock wirelessly receives weather, traffic, and other information over the Internet for display along with the time of day. The clock is wedge-shaped so that it can rest in two orientations, one with the display tilted back slightly from vertical and one with the display substantially horizontal. An accelerometer can signal the orientation to an internal processor, which can flip the text on the display as appropriate for the user flipping or turning the housing upside down, for example. | 12-22-2011 |
Takuo Ikeda, Santa Monica, CA US
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| 20090144661 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED DISPLAY, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, DESIGN AND METHOD INCLUDING SCROLLING FEATURES - An information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display a dividing region dividing a main display region into two sub regions. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of icons in the dividing region, to change position of the dividing region in the main display region based on user input, and to display, when an icon of the plurality of icons is selected, information corresponding to the icon in at least one of the sub regions. | 06-04-2009 |
Teruyuki Ikeda, Pasadena, CA US
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| 20120098162 | RAPID HOT PRESSING USING AN INDUCTIVE HEATER - A rapid hot press (RHP) method and system in which heat is supplied by RF induction to rapidly consolidate a material is described. Use of RF induction heating enables rapid heating and consolidation of powdered materials over a wide temperature range. Details of an exemplary system, instrumentation and performance using a thermoelectric material as an example are disclosed. The novel technique may be applied to any known sinterable materials. Notable applicable materials include thermoelectric materials, such as PbTe. An exemplary thermoelectric PbTe material may be pressed at an optimized temperature and time according to the technique to be consolidated under typical parameters and yield suitable properties of Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistivity, and thermal diffusivity. | 04-26-2012 |
Yasuhiro Ikeda, Rochester, MN US
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| 20110200568 | INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS - This document provides methods and materials related to induced pluripotent stem cells. For example, induced pluripotent stem cells, compositions containing induced pluripotent stem cells, methods for obtaining induced pluripotent stem cells, and methods for using induced pluripotent stem cells are provided. In addition, methods and materials for using induced pluripotent stem cells to repair tissue (e.g., cardiovascular tissue) in vivo as well as methods and materials for using induced pluripotent stem cells to assess their therapeutic potential in appropriate animal models are provided. | 08-18-2011 |