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Makoto Ito

Makoto Ito, Nagoya JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110094883GAS SENSOR ELEMENT - A gas sensor element includes a solid electrolyte body having oxygen ion conductivity, a pair of measurement and reference electrodes respectively provided on an opposite pair of first and second surfaces of the solid electrolyte body, a porous diffusion-resistant layer through which a measurement gas is introduced to the measurement electrode, and a protective layer. The protective layer is provided to cover, at least, an outer surface of the porous diffusion-resistant layer through which the measurement gas flows into the diffusion-resistant layer. The protective layer is hydrophilic at room temperature and water-repellent at high temperatures at which the solid electrolyte body can be activated.04-28-2011

Makoto Ito, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090256379VEHICULAR SEAT DEVICE - A vehicular seat device assumes, as seat arrangements, a seating state and in which an occupant can sit, an entry/exit state in which the seat cushion (10-15-2009
20100207417OPERATING LEVER OF VEHICULAR SEAT - One aspect of the present invention can include an operating lever of a vehicular seat provided at a front face, an upper face, or a back face of a seat, including a seat cushion and a seat back, and a first lever and a second lever. The first lever and the second lever are axially supported pivotably to each other on one end sides in length directions. An other end side in the length direction of the first lever is axially supported pivotably to the seat and is connected to a lock mechanism capable of changing a state of an attitude of the seat. The other end side in the length direction of the second lever is formed as an operating portion. The attitude of the seat can be operated while bending the first lever in two stages around axial shafts on sides of both ends in the length direction of the first lever by operating an operating portion of the second lever in a direction of being remote from the seat.08-19-2010
20100233568GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A porous gas diffusion electrode provided on a polymer electrolyte such that a gas can be introduced, for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, includes a carbon fiber, and an electric conductive polymer and a thermoset resin that bond the carbon fibers to each other.09-16-2010
20110074198SEAT AND SEAT CONTROL METHOD - A seat includes a seat main body; first and second adjustable portions, each of which is provided on the seat main body and is placed in an adjustable state by operating force; an operating member which is displaced in a predetermined range; a first operating force transmitting portion for transmitting the operating force of the operating member to the first adjustable portion when the operating member is displaced in a first range; a second operating force transmitting portion for transmitting the operating force of the operating member to the second adjustable portion when the operating member is displaced in a second range; and an operation reaction force avoiding portion for keeping the first adjustable portion in the state that it is in when the operating member is displaced in the first range, when the operating member is displaced in the second range, by the input operating force.03-31-2011

Patent applications by Makoto Ito, Aichi-Ken JP

Makoto Ito, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100184648Therapeutic agent for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and screening method for drug candidate compound for treatment or prevention of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - A therapeutic agent for a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease comprising a melanin-concentrating hormone receptor antagonist as an active ingredient, which is developed based on a novel mechanism of action that a melanin-concentrating hormone receptor is involved in non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases. A method for screening a drug candidate compound for the treatment or prevention of a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by utilizing the mechanism.07-22-2010

Makoto Ito, Kasugai JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100142562INTERFACE APPARATUS AND RESYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - An interface apparatus that transmits and receives data to and from another node coupled via a bus cable includes a port coupled to a port of the another node through the bus cable, a connection management state machine which corresponds to the port and changes the port from an active state to an inactive state when a synchronism of the port is lost, a state transition suppression circuit which generates a state transition suppression signal to suppress the change of the port from the active state to the inactive state, and a synchronization state machine that starts a resynchronization of the port in the active state based on the detection of the synchronism of the port being lost.06-10-2010

Patent applications by Makoto Ito, Kasugai JP

Makoto Ito, Aichi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090127904Seat Structure, Seat Extension/Retraction Method and Vehicle - In a seat (05-21-2009
20090146477THICKNESS OF A SEAT CUSHION AT THE BACK SIDE OF A SEAT CUSHION FRAME - In a seat (06-11-2009
20090322133Seat Structure and Vehicle - In a seat (12-31-2009
20100007167VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is taught that preferably include a seat cushion (01-14-2010

Makoto Ito, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090041284Headphone set and method of producing the same - A headphone set has at least one speaker unit and a housing that encloses the speaker unit. The housing has an elastic protruding portion having a cavity therein. A sound-emitting portion is formed as protruding from a vibrating zone of the speaker unit.02-12-2009
20090296975Headphones - A headphone set has a housing to contain a speaker unit, with a sound emitting surface through which sounds given off by the speaker unit are emitted out, and an ear pad attached to the housing to surround the sound emitting surface. The ear pad has a protruding member and an arc-like member sticking out in opposite directions. The degree of sticking out for the arc-like member is smaller than the degree of sticking out for the protruding member. The protruding member has an inner space interposed between a top section and an opposing bottom section closer than the top section to the sound emitting section. The arc-like member has a top section and an opposing bottom section closer than the top section to the sound emitting surface. The top section of the protruding member is positioned farther than that of the arc-like member from the sound emitting surface.12-03-2009

Makoto Ito, Kobe-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090241765Holding Control Valve - A holding control valve of the present invention is configured such that: a spool is configured to perform strokes by a piston configured to operate by introduction of pilot pressure and have a larger diameter than the spool; the piston is divided into a pilot piston configured to receive the pilot pressure and a relief operation piston disposed adjacent to the spool to receive pressure of relief oil discharged when a relief valve operates; and the relief oil is introduced to between the pilot piston and the relief operation piston.10-01-2009

Makoto Ito, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080264727OIL PAN FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An oil pan is disposed in a lower part of an internal combustion engine and has an oil pan body divided, with respect to a vertical direction, into oil pan elements having bottom walls respectively of different depths. A baffle plate divides the interior of the oil pan body into a plurality of spaces at the boundary of adjacent ones of the bottom walls to regulate the flow of oil between the adjacent ones of spaces. The baffle plate is divided with respect to a vertical direction into a plurality of baffle plate elements. The baffle plate elements are formed integrally with the oil pan elements, respectively. The oil pan for an internal combustion engine can be manufactured by reduced time and reduced labor at a low manufacturing cost.10-30-2008
20080283001WATER-JACKET STRUCTURE FOR WATER-COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A water-jacket structure, for a water-cooled internal combustion engine, forms a cylinder block water jacket in a cylinder block so as to surround cylinder bores formed in the cylinder block to make cooling water flow through the cylinder block water jacket into a cylinder head water jacket formed in a cylinder head joined to the cylinder block. An upper connecting opening is formed in an upper part of the cylinder block water jacket so as to open into the cylinder head water jacket. In the cylinder block is formed a lower connecting passage opening into a lower part of the cylinder block water jacket, extending upward, and connecting to the cylinder head water jacket.11-20-2008

Makoto Ito, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080204402USER INTERFACE DEVICE - A UI device of a digital camera has a display screen, a left-side touch strip provided outside of and on a left side of the display screen and a right-side touch strip provided outside of and on a right side of the display screen. The touch strips 08-28-2008

Makoto Ito, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110241777CONVERSION CIRCUIT FROM SINGLE PHASE SIGNAL TO DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SIGNAL - A differential amplifier showing a suppressed output offset is disclosed. The differential amplifier includes a pair of differential transistors, a pair of cascode transistors, and a reference generator. One of differential transistors receives an AC signal, while, the other of differential transistors receives an average voltage of the AC signal. The reference generator receives the average voltage of the AC signal and outputs a bias commonly provided to the cascode transistor. The bias is raised by a substantially constant level from the average voltage, which compensates the output offset of the differential amplifier.10-06-2011
20120070121FRONT END MODULE FOR OPTICAL RECEIVER - A front end module for an optical receiver is disclosed. The module includes a PD, a trans-impedance amplifier (TIA), an insulating carrier for mounting the PD, and a conductive base for mounting the carrier. The carrier provides first and second metal films thereon. The first metal film carries a photocurrent from the PD to the TIA, while, the second metal film carries the bias supply to the PD. The PD is mounted on the first and second metal films by the flip-chip arrangement. The second metal film surrounds the first metal film to suppress resonances appeared in the trans-impedance spectrum of the front end module.03-22-2012

Makoto Ito, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120025547Impact absorbing device for vehicle and bumper device for vehicle - An impact absorbing device for a vehicle includes an impact-absorbing portion including an inner wall surface extending smoothly in an axial direction and configured to compressively deform in the axial direction for absorbing an impact energy, a first attaching portion closing an opening end of the impact-absorbing portion closer to a bumper reinforcement and configured to be attached to the bumper reinforcement, a second attaching portion extending from an opening end of the impact-absorbing portion closer to the side member and configured to be attached to a side member, a readily deformable portion provided at the impact-absorbing portion and formed by forming a plate thickness to be thinner in a partial range of the impact-absorbing portion in the axial direction, and an initial peak load restraining portion provided at the first attaching portion and set to be away from the bumper reinforcement in the axial direction, which are integrally formed.02-02-2012

Makoto Ito, Fukuoka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120100550METHOD FOR DETERMINING FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS PATHWAY OF MICROORGANISM, AND PCR PRIMER SET FOR USE IN THE METHOD - Disclosed is a method for determining the fatty acid synthesis pathway of a microorganism. Specifically disclosed is a method for determining the fatty acid synthesis pathway of a microorganism, which is characterized by producing degenerate primers for a fatty acid synthesis-related enzyme gene and determining the presence or absence of the fatty acid synthesis-related gene in the genome gene extracted from the microorganism using the degenerate primers. The sequences for degenerate primers for C20-elongase gene, which is a fatty acid synthesis-related enzyme gene, are ATHGARTWYTKBRTITTYGTICA (SEQ ID NO:1) and TARTRISWRTACATIADIAMRTG (SEQ ID NO:2), and the sequences for degenerate primers for ?4-desaturase gene are GGNCAYCAYCMITAYACNAA (SEQ ID NO:3) and TCDATYTGRTGIBWIARNCC (SEQ ID NO:4). The microorganism is one belonging to the class Labyrinthulea. Also specifically disclosed is a PCR primer set for use in the determination method. The method is useful as a method for screening a microorganism capable of synthesizing a fatty acid.04-26-2012