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Kugimiya, JP

Akira Kugimiya, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090131475COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISORDERS - The present invention relates to treatment and/or prevention of one or more metabolic disorders utilizing fatostatin A and/or a derivative and/or analog thereof. In other aspects, the compound for treatment and/or prevention of one or more metabolic disorders utilizes an A-B—C tripartite structure, wherein A, B, and C are identical or non-identical structures and are described in detail herein. In specific aspects, the metabolic disorder includes obesity or diabetes, for example.05-21-2009

Akira Kugimiya, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110172217RING-FUSED MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE HAVING PI3K-INHIBITING ACTIVITY - The present invention provides compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which inhibit the activity of PI3K to regulate many biological processes including the growth, differentiation, survival, proliferation, migration, metabolism, and the like of cells and are therefore useful for the prophylaxis/therapy of diseases including inflammatory diseases, arteriosclerosis, vascular/circulatory diseases, cancer/tumors, immune system diseases, cell proliferative diseases, infectious diseases, and the like. The above problem was solved by providing a ring-fused morpholine compound shown in the present specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.07-14-2011

Akira Kugimiya, Osaka-Fu JP

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20090030014Indole Derivative Having Pgd2 Receptor Antagonist Activity - The present invention creates an indole derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.01-29-2009
20090105274Indolecarboxylic Acid Derivative Having PGD2 Receptor Antagonistic Activity - The present invention provides an indolecarboxylic acid derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.04-23-2009
20090197881Azaindole Derivative Having PGD2 Receptor Antagonistic Activity - The present invention creates an azaindole derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further providing a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.08-06-2009

Akira Kugimiya, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100063040Sulfonamide Derivative Having PGD2 Receptor Antagonistic Activity - The present invention provides an sulfonamide derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.03-11-2010
20100069638SULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVE HAVING PGD2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY - The present invention provides an sulfonamide derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.03-18-2010
20110028717AZAINDOLE DERIVATIVE HAVING PGD2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY - The present invention creates an azaindole derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further providing a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.02-03-2011

Isamu Kugimiya, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090031853COMBINATION GEAR, DETACHABLE UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THESE - A combination gear having a simple structure is provided at low cost without increasing a number of components. In at least two gears adjacent in an axial line direction and having a same rotation direction, three engaging portions arranged in a regular triangle are formed at an end of one of the adjacent gears and a regular triangle engaging hole is formed at an end of another gear. The engaging portions and the engaging hole fit together with play remaining, and when one of the gears rotates, the three engaging portions and three surfaces of the engaging hole engage such that the other gear rotates coaxially, and when rotation stops, the engaging portions and the engaging hole move in a direction orthogonal to the axial line by a play amount and become eccentric.02-05-2009
20090052940IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An imaging cartridge is detachably loaded into an image forming apparatus body. A process unit has a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductor to form a toner image, and a cleaning device for collecting toner remaining on the image bearing body even after transfer of the toner image. A new toner box is detachably attached to the process unit and serves for storing therein unused toner fed to a developing device. A waste toner box is detachably attached to the process unit and serves for storing therein waste toner collected by the cleaning device. A support mechanism couples the new toner box and the waste toner box to each other so as to be supported each other in a manner allowing elastic relative displacement.02-26-2009
20090060567IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Downsizing can be achieved even with simple structure. An imaging cartridge includes an image carrier 03-05-2009
20090060570IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An imaging cartridge has a process unit and a toner box unit formed by integrating a new toner box and a waste toner box. The toner box unit is attachable to and detachable from the process unit. Shutters which open and close a connecting section between the new toner box and a developing device included in the process unit can be opened by manual operation when the toner box unit is attached to the process unit. Shutters and which open and close a connecting section between a cleaning device included in the process unit and the waste toner box are opened when the imaging cartridge is in the process of being moved to a prescribed position in an apparatus body.03-05-2009
20090214255IMAGING CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an imaging cartridge in which a handle, which is used for mounting the imaging cartridge to either one of two image forming apparatuses in which the attachment/detachment directions of the imaging cartridge are different, does not obstruct the mounting operation of the imaging cartridge to the other image forming apparatus. The imaging cartridge can be attached to or detached from a main body of a first image forming apparatus in a first direction, while can be attached to or detached from a main body of a second image forming apparatus in a second direction that is different from the first direction by 90 degrees. The imaging cartridge includes a pair of handles gripped upon attaching or detaching the imaging cartridge to or from the main body of the first image forming apparatus in the first direction. The handle of the pair of handles, which is positioned at the far side when the imaging cartridge is attached to or detached from the main body of the second image forming apparatus, is made of a movable handle that moves so as not to hinder the attaching or detaching operation.08-27-2009

Katsuhisa Kugimiya, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090263929Methods for producing solid-state imaging device and electronic device - A method for producing a solid-state imaging device includes steps of: forming transfer electrodes on a substrate having a plurality of light-sensing portions through a gate insulating layer so that the light-sensing portions are exposed; forming a planarized insulating layer on the substrate to cover the transfer electrodes formed on the substrate; forming openings in the planarized insulating layer so that each of the transfer electrodes is partly exposed out of the planarized insulating layer at a predetermined position; forming a wiring material layer so that the openings are filled with the wiring material layer; forming a resist layer on the wiring material layer; exposing and developing the resist layer so that only the resist layer in a predetermined area covering the openings is left; and patterning the wiring material layer using the exposed and developed resist layer to form connection wirings connected to the transfer electrodes by the openings.10-22-2009

Soichi Kugimiya, Shiga JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090025642Feeding Method And Apparatus For Breeding Natural Enemy Insects And Rearing Method For Breeding Natural Enemy Insects - A feeding method and apparatus for breeding natural enemy insects necessary for establishing a farming system that uses less or no pesticides and a rearing method for breeding natural enemy insects are provided.01-29-2009

Takuro Kugimiya, Saitama-Ken JP

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20110114781WIRE WINDING DEVICE - A wire winding device which uses a large-sized supply bobbin, which has a large capacity and a large diameter, to highly precisely suppress a variation in tension which variation occurs when a coil is formed by winding a wire material at high speed with the wire material aligned with a winding frame. Rotation (the number of rotation, and timing) of the supply bobbin relative to rotation of the coil is controlled based on the difference between the amount of take-up of the wire material taken up on the winding frame side and the amount of pay-out of the wire material paid out from the supply bobbin, and the control is performed such that the amount of the take-up and the amount of the pay-out agree with each other every moment. This can highly precisely suppress a variation in tension even if there are large differences between inertia of and the diameters of the coil and the supply bobbin.05-19-2011

Tetsuya Kugimiya, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080239528DEFORMABLE MIRROR APPARATUS - It is made possible to provide a deformable mirror apparatus which is deformable to a complicated shape (high-order shape). A deformable mirror apparatus includes: a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer fixed above the substrate, having a first opening passing through from a first face of the spacer facing to the substrate to a second face of the spacer facing opposite from the first face, surrounding the electrodes, and having a step on the second face; a drive part including a membrane part disposed so as to cover the step of the spacer and so as to be opposed to the electrodes, a casing part having an opening at a bottom face of which the membrane part is exposed and supporting the membrane part, and a reflection film provided on the membrane part; and a voltage generator configured to generate predetermined voltage patterns on the electrodes, respectively.10-02-2008
20080268660METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that involves a heat treatment of a semiconductor substrate, has removing a superficial layer from an upper surface of an edge part of said semiconductor substrate, a bevel surface of the edge part of said semiconductor substrate and a side surface of the edge part of said semiconductor substrate; and conducting the heat treatment of said semiconductor substrate by irradiating said semiconductor substrate with light having a pulse width of 0.1 milliseconds to 100 milliseconds from a light source after said superficial layer is removed.10-30-2008

Patent applications by Tetsuya Kugimiya, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Toshihiro Kugimiya, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090134393THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A thin-film transistor substrate in which an aluminum alloy film composing a source/drain wiring is directly connected with a transparent electrode. The thin-film transistor substrate includes a gate wiring, and source wiring and drain wiring, the gate wiring and the source and drain wiring being arranged orthogonally to each other. The single-layer aluminum alloy film composing the gate wiring and the single-layer aluminum alloy film composing the source wiring and the drain wiring are the same in composition. Furthermore, display devices can be mounted with the above thin-film transistor substrates.05-28-2009

Toshihiro Kugimiya, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090098311METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM - When a thin film is formed on a substrate by means of a plasma under a pressure atmosphere close to the atmospheric pressure, it is possible to control particles to be formed by a reaction of a reaction gas and to form a uniform thin film constantly, even when the space between an electrode and the substrate is set to be wider than a conventional method.04-16-2009
20090133784COPPER ALLOY THIN FILMS, COPPER ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGETS AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS - A Cu alloy thin film contains Fe and P with the balance being substantially Cu, in which the contents of Fe and P satisfy all the following conditions (1) to (3), and in which Fe05-28-2009
20090176113DISPLAY DEVICE AND SPUTTERING TARGET FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A display device in which an Al alloy film and a conductive oxide film are directly connected without interposition of refractory metal and some or all of Al alloy components deposit or are concentrated at the interface of contact between the Al alloy film and the conductive oxide film. The Al alloy film contains 0.1 to 6 at % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Ag, Zn, Cu and Ge, and further contains 1) 0.1 to 2 at % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Cr, Mn, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, La, Ce, Pr, Gd, Tb, Sm, Eu, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Dy or 2) 0.1 to 1 at % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W, as the alloy components.07-09-2009
20090218697ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME, AND SPUTTERING TARGET - In an electronic device comprising a first electrodes consisting of a metal oxide and a second electrode consisting of an aluminum alloy film directly contacted and electrically connected to the first electrode, the contact interface between the aluminum alloy film and the first electrode is constructed so that at least a part of alloy components constituting the aluminum alloy film exist as a precipitate or concentrated layer. This construction enables direct contact between the aluminum alloy film and the electrode consisting of a metallic oxide and allows elimination of a barrier metal in such an electronic device, and manufacturing technology therefor.09-03-2009
20110048936AL-Ni-RARE EARTH ELEMENT ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET - An Al-base alloy sputtering target consisting Ni and one or more rare earth elements, wherein there are 5.0×1003-03-2011

Patent applications by Toshihiro Kugimiya, Kobe-Shi JP

Toshihiro Kugimiya, Takasago-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080223718AI-BASED ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an Al-based alloy sputtering target, comprising Ni in an amount of 0.05 to 10 atomic percent, wherein the Al-based alloy sputtering target satisfies: (1) that a ratio of a P value to a total area of a sputtering surface is 70% or more, wherein the P value indicates a total of area fractions of <001>±15°, <011>±15°, <111>±15° and <311>±15°; (2) that a ratio of the area fraction of <011>±15° to the P value is 30% or more; and (3) that a ratio of the area fraction of <111>±15° to the P value is 10% or less, when crystallographic orientations <001>, <011>, <111> and <311> in a normal line direction to a sputtering surface of the Al-based alloy sputtering target are observed in accordance with the electron backscatter diffraction pattern method.09-18-2008

Wataru Kugimiya, Izumisano-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080213428Cream cheese-like food and process for production thereof - Disclosed is a cream cheese-like food which is produced by using a soybean protein as a raw material and which has a creamy-smooth mouthfeel like cream cheese and a good flavor/taste. A cream cheese-like food having a creamy-smooth mouthfeel and a good flavor/taste can be produced readily by previously adjusting the soybean protein material to a pH falling within the neutral to alkaline range before reducing the moisture content of a product by reacting the soybean protein with a protease to prepare a soybean protein hydrolysate.09-04-2008

Wataru Kugimiya, Tsukuba-Gun JP

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20090306353PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SOY PROTEIN - The present invention is to provide a method for obtaining more efficiently isolated-soy protein, which has excellent gelation properties and shows neither bitterness nor astringency characteristic to soybean, while reducing the amount of water used in a soy protein manufacturing plant and thus lessening burden on the environment owing to the reduction in discharged water. It is a method for producing isolated-soy protein, including: an acid-washing step of washing defatted soybeans with an aqueous medium in a region of pH 3.0 to 5.0 to extract and remove whey components; an extraction step of extracting protein from acid-washed soybean slurry obtained in the acid-washing step with an aqueous medium in a neutral to alkaline region and then removing an extraction residue; and an isolation step of separating the extract solution obtained in the extraction step into water and protein while holding it in the neutral to alkaline region.12-10-2009

Yasuyuki Kugimiya, Toyota JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186507Connector terminal having electrical wire and connector receiving the same - The present invention is to provide a connector terminal, which is crimp connected with an aluminum or aluminum alloy conductor having a large diameter, to be inserted into a terminal receiving chamber of a conventional connector housing designed for a copper conductor with less change of electrical characteristic and less modification. The connector terminal having the conductor of the present invention is widely adapted to a vehicle. The connector terminal crimping the electrical wire has a link portion longer than a link portion of a standard connector terminal so that an electrical wire crimp portion projects outwardly from a rearward face when the connector terminal is received in the connector housing. An insulation crimp portion is positioned spaced apart from the rearward face of the connector housing to prevent physical interference with the connector housing.07-23-2009

Yuichi Kugimiya, Maebaru-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100107785Taste recognition apparatus and taste recognition system using the same - A taste recognizing device has a sensor body and a touch panel. The sensor body includes a sensor part with a sensor probe for measuring taste by means of a molecular film which outputs an electrical signal presenting taste information representing at least one kind of taste, a solution insertion part having insertion sections which are arranged circumferentially at predetermined intervals and in which a solution whose taste is to be measured, a reference taste measurement solution and a cleaning solution are selectively inserted, and an arm drive part for moving the sensor part relative to a predetermined insertion section of the solution insertion part. On the basis of the electric signal outputted from the sensor probe and presenting the taste information, at least measurement for taste recognition of the solution whose taste is to be measured is made possible. The touch panel is structured so that all the items of the operations of the sensor body necessary for measurement for the taste recognition are indicated by buttons for each function and displayed in order on the screen, the operation item corresponding to the operation item is inputted when the user clicks a predetermined button, and thereby all the operations of the sensor body by the user are performed with reference to the display on the screen. With this, the taste recognizing device enables easy taste measurement of the substance whose taste is to be measured by easier operation as a whole.05-06-2010