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Yamana, JP

Akifumi Yamana, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110310099THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A 3D image processing apparatus which generates a left-eye image signal and a right-eye image signal for stereoscopic vision, including: a blend ratio determination unit which determines, for each of a plurality of objects which are displayed in layers, a blend ratio that is used in synthesizing images, at each pixel position of the left-eye image signal and the right-eye image signal, so that the blend ratio increases as an offset that is an amount of shift in position between a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the object increases; and a synthesis unit which synthesizes, based on the blend ratio determined by the blend ratio determination unit, pixel values of the objects at each pixel position of the left-eye image signal and the right-eye image signal, to generate the left-eye image signal and the right-eye image signal.12-22-2011
20110310225THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A 3D image processing apparatus includes: L and R graphic decoders which decode coded stream data to generate left-eye and right-eye image data; an image output control unit which outputs the generated image data; and a control unit which, when a decoding error occurs in generating one of the image data, and a successful decode occurs in generating the other of the image data, (i) shifts, by a preset offset, a pixel position of the other of the image data, to generate pseudo image data as the one of the image data, and (ii) outputs the pseudo image data to an image output control unit, wherein the image output control unit outputs the other of the image data and the pseudo image data, when the decoding error occurs in generating the one of the image data and the successful decode occurs in generating the other of the image data.12-22-2011

Chiaki Yamana, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090172302Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of simplifying an interrupt processing and reducing a time necessary to the interrupt processing. An interrupt generation unit 07-02-2009
20100095037Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program for simplifying an interrupt process to reduce time needed for the interrupt process. If it is determined in step S04-15-2010

Patent applications by Chiaki Yamana, Kanagawa JP

Hideaki Yamana, Yazu-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090041818ANTIVIRAL AGENT, AND FABRIC AND ANTIVIRAL MEMBER SUPPORTING ANTIVIRAL AGENT - An antiviral agent having been experimentally supported which contains a powder obtained by baking (calcining) dolomite and hydrating a part thereof. Thus, it is possible to provide an antiviral agent which is usable in masks, filters, etc. because of acting directly on viral particles, thus eliminating the infectious capacity of the virus and preventing the invasion of the virus into cells; and a mask and a filter with the use of the antiviral agent.02-12-2009

Hiroaki Yamana, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120056181METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC ELEMENT - There is provided a method of manufacturing an electronic element for forming the electronic element including one or more wiring layers and an organic insulating layer stacked on a substrate. The method includes a wiring layer formation step of forming the wiring layer on the substrate; an organic insulating layer formation step of forming an organic insulating layer on the wiring layer; and an irradiation step of irradiating a short-circuit portion of the wiring layer through the organic insulating layer with a laser beam having a wavelength transmissive through the organic insulating layer.03-08-2012

Kazuaki Yamana, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110052177IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus comprises: a mirror which reflects light coming from a photographing optical system at a mirror down position; a mirror support member which rotatably supports the mirror; a contacting member against which the mirror support member contacts at the mirror down position; a rotatable first lever member; and a second lever member to which the contacting member is secured, and which is rotatably held by the first lever member, wherein when the mirror moves to the mirror down position, the mirror support member contacts against the contacting member, the second lever member then rotates relative to the first lever member and contacts against the first lever member, and by rotating the first lever member, the first and second lever members rotate without changing a relative positional relationship, so as to adjust a position of the contacting member with respect to the mirror support member.03-03-2011
20110063478IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup apparatus which has at least an optical zooming function, determines a layout of image data to be picked up by an image pickup unit, and displays the picked-up image data with the determined layout by superimposing the image data with a frame which excludes an image pickup area additionally obtained when an image pickup range corresponding to a focal length for the determined layout is zoomed a predetermined amount in a wide-angle direction.03-17-2011
20130027797IMAGING APPARATUS - When a mirror charge lever is driven to a mirror-up position, the mirror charge lever is engaged with a first cam portion and driven to the mirror-up position in a region in which a force of a mirror-up spring for urging the mirror charge lever to the mirror-up position is larger than a force of a mirror-down spring for urging the mirror charge lever to the mirror-down position. In a region in which the force of the mirror-down spring for urging the mirror charge lever to the mirror-down position is equal to or larger than the force of the mirror-up spring for urging the mirror charge lever to the mirror-up position, the mirror charge lever is engaged with the second cam portion and driven to the mirror-up position.01-31-2013

Kei Yamana, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090288180NOVEL PROTEIN AND PRODUCTION PROCESS AND USE THEREOF - [Problems] To provide a polypeptide having a novel structure and showing an activity of inhibiting angiogenesis or an activity of inhibiting osteoclastogenesis, and to provide a recombinant protein by constructing a method of purifying the above protein. To provide an ingredient useful in designing remedies for tendinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis deformans, malignant tumor, etc.11-19-2009
20090313711NOVEL PROTEIN AND PRODUCTION PROCESS AND USE THEREOF - [PROBLEMS] To provide a polypeptide having a novel structure and showing an activity of inhibiting angiogenesis or an activity of inhibiting osteoclastogenesis, and to provide a recombinant protein by constructing a method of purifying the above protein. To provide an ingredient useful in designing remedies for tendinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis deformans, malignant tumor, etc.12-17-2009

Keita Yamana, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090136377Process for producing aluminum composite material - The present invention is such that it is an assignment to be solved to provide a process for producing aluminum composite material in which an iron sintered body of much higher adhesion is cast-in inserted with aluminum.05-28-2009

Keita Yamana, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110192507IRON ALLOY, IRON-ALLOY MEMBER, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An iron alloy according to the present invention comprises: Al in an amount of from 3 to 5.5%; Mn in an amount from 0.2 to 6%; and the balance being iron (Fe), and inevitable impurities and/or a modifying element; when the entirety is taken as 100%. Since a high damping factor is obtainable at a low-strain amplitude, this iron alloy demonstrates a stable damping property even in a high-temperature region. Moreover, since the alloying elements are Al and Mn alone, and since their contents are less, the iron alloy according to the present invention is low in cost.08-11-2011

Kenjirou Yamana, Higashimurayama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
201001976985-PHENYL-3-PYRIDAZINONE DERIVATIVE - To find a compound having a tissue fibrinosis-inhibitory activity and a fibrinolytic activity, and to provide a novel compound that is useful for preventing and/or treating tissue fibrinosis diseases (pulmonary fibrosis, renal fibrosis etc.), diseases caused by pathological blood clots such as ischemic heart diseases (myocardial infarction, angina), intraatrial thrombus, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, ischemic cerebral diseases (cerebral infarction, cerebral bleeding) and arteriosclerosis and the like. To provide a pharmaceutical drug comprising a 5-phenyl-3-pyridazinone derivative represented by the following general formula (I):08-05-2010

Kenjirou Yamana, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100324091Pyrazolone Derivative - A pyrazolone derivative represented by formula (I) below:12-23-2010

Koichi Yamana, Itami-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110186644AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS - An air-conditioning control apparatus for controlling an air conditioner configured to supply conditioned air into a space to be air-conditioned so that a temperature of a predetermined section in a plurality of sections in the space to be air-conditioned becomes a set temperature, the air-conditioning control apparatus comprising: 08-04-2011
20110190945AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS - An air-conditioning-control apparatus of an air-conditioning system, which includes a plurality of air conditioners respectively provided in a plurality of sections obtained by virtually dividing a space to be air-conditioned, the conditioners configured to set the sections at desired temperatures, respectively, includes: a people-detection unit to detect presence or absence of a person in each of the sections; a memory to store temperature-adjustment data, for adjusting a setting temperature in each of the air conditioners, which is of a plurality of types each in accordance with a pattern of presence or absence of a person in each of the sections; and an adjustment unit to select the temperature-adjustment data of a pattern corresponding to a detection result of the people-detection unit from among the temperature-adjustment data of a plurality of types, and adjust the setting temperature of each of the air conditioners in accordance with the selected temperature-adjustment data.08-04-2011

Kosuke Yamana, Wako-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120227384COGENERATION APPARATUS - A cogeneration apparatus includes: an airtight chamber provided within an apparatus casing and constructed to prevent exhaust gas of a prime mover from flowing out therefrom; and a relief valve provided in a water flow path within the airtight chamber and constructed to discharge the exhaust gas, contained in the water flow path, to the airtight chamber.09-13-2012

Kousuke Yamana, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090127868Method and apparatus for controlling cogeneration system - In an apparatus (and a method) for controlling a cogeneration system equipped with a generation unit having a generator connectable to an AC power feed line between a commercial power network and an electrical load and an internal combustion engine driving the generator, and a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between coolant and exhaust heat from the engine, there are provided with a condensate water hose discharging condensate water generated by condensation of moisture in exhaust gas, a hose temperature sensor detecting temperature in the hose, an exhaust gas temperature sensor detecting temperature of the exhaust gas from the engine and an exhaust gas blowout discriminator discriminating that the exhaust gas blows out through the hose when a difference between the hose temperature and the exhaust gas temperature is found to be less than a predetermined value. With this, exhaust gas leakage caused by blowout can be easily detected.05-21-2009

Kumie Yamana, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110229655PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRET MATERIAL - Provided is a process by which an electret material having excellent thermal resistance of charge retentivity can be obtained. The process for producing an electret material of the invention includes an irradiation step, a formation step, and a charging step. In the irradiation step, a dispersion containing fine polytetrafluoroethylene particles is irradiated with γ rays. In the formation step, the dispersion which has been irradiated with γ rays is applied to an electrode plate and then dried, and the fine polytetrafluoroethylene particles are sintered to form a polytetrafluoroethylene layer on the electrode plate. In the charging step, the surface of the polytetrafluoroethylene layer is subjected to a charging treatment.09-22-2011

Masahito Yamana, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110248253ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - The electroluminescence element comprises the light-reflective-electrode separated from the luminous point by distance “d” satisfying the following formula.10-13-2011
20120068171ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - In an organic electroluminescent element, light extraction efficiency is enhanced. An organic electroluminescent element 03-22-2012

Masahito Yamana, Takarazuka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090137152MEMORY CARD SOCKET - A memory card socket has a plate-like antenna block having a coil-like secondary antenna which is opposed to an antenna incorporated in a memory card in a state where the memory card is attached to the card receiving portion. Openings as cavities are formed in portions of the antenna block inside of the coil of the secondary antenna. With this structure, it is possible to obtain a memory card socket having a compact and simple structure and having a non-contact communication function capable of preventing producing cost from increasing.05-28-2009

Masahito Yamana, Takarazuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110024779ORGANIC EL DEVICE - An organic EL device in the present invention comprises a light-transmissive substrate 02-03-2011
20110121267ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - An organic electroluminescence device comprises a light transmissive substrate, a light scattering region which is disposed on the light transmissive substrate, and a light emissive layer having a luminescent point. The luminescent point is spaced from the light reflective electrode by a distance of d which satisfies the following equation:05-26-2011

Masanori Yamana, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120038353DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF CAST PIECE - A cast piece surface temperature measuring device includes: a magnetic field exciting device which applies an AC magnetic field substantially perpendicular to a surface of a cast piece; a magnetic field detecting device which detects the AC magnetic field to detect a magnetic flux varied in response to a surface temperature of the cast piece; and a surface temperature deriving device which derives the surface temperature of the cast piece based on an induced electromotive force obtained by detecting the AC magnetic field by the magnetic field detecting device and a predetermined relation data. The magnetic field exciting device includes a solenoidal excitation coil, the magnetic field detecting device includes a solenoidal detection coil interposed between the surface of the cast piece and the excitation coil, and the relation data indicates a correspondence relationship between the surface temperature of the cast piece and the induced electromotive force in a temperature range including a predetermined Curie point.02-16-2012

Masaru Yamana, Hyogo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120134388NAIL PUNCTURE TEST DEVICE HAVING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT FUNCTION - In a prior-art nail puncture test, it has been difficult to measure the temperature at a short-circuiting portion, which is closely related to the scale of an accident which occurs. As a solution, A nail puncture test device having a temperature measurement function, a sheath thermocouple, and a fixing portion 05-31-2012

Masayuki Yamana, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110202202TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD IN THE TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM - A system server and access points are connected through a LAN preferably on the ground. A control cycle is divided into an instruction time zone to provide instructions from the access points to traveling vehicles, and a report time zone to provide reports from the traveling vehicles to the access points. The access points transmit target positions in the instruction time zone, and the traveling vehicles report positions in the report time zone. The system server determines target positions based on the reported positions.08-18-2011

Motokazu Yamana, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090147356MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - A movable part to which a specimen or optical component is fixed is effectively damped in a short period of time at low cost, while saving space and energy and avoiding heat generation, thus allowing high-precision observation of a specimen to be carried out quickly after stopping at a certain position. The invention provides a microscope system including a driving mechanism for driving a movable part to which a specimen or optical component is fixed and stopping the movable part at a certain position; and a vibration damping mechanism for damping vibrations generated when stopping the movable part with the driving mechanism. The vibration damping mechanism includes an inertial member having a prescribed mass and a viscoelastic member sandwiched between the inertial member and the movable part. Dimensions in a plurality of directions of the viscoelastic member are set on the basis of resonance frequencies of vibrations generated in multiple directions when stopping the movable part.06-11-2009

Shinji Yamana, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110188904FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing portion provided with a fixing roller, a heating roller and a fixing belt; a pressing roller that presses a recording sheet to the fixing belt; a cleaning unit provided with a cleaning web that cleans up the pressing roller; and contact/separation mechanism that separates fixing means from the pressing roller. Viscosity of silicone oil that impregnates the cleaning web is set to 3,000 cs or more, and the contact/separation mechanism separates the fixing belt from the pressing roller at the time of rotation operation before fixation.08-04-2011
20110236089FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is a fixing device including: a fixing belt provided across a fuser roller and a heating member in a tensioned state, which fixing belt is rotated; and a tension roller applying a load on the fixing belt from an inner circumferential side of the fixing belt, which tension roller is determined in position on the fixing belt so that a length of the fixing belt upstream of the fixing nip area in a fixing belt rotating direction, from the tension roller to the fixing member, is longer than that downstream of the fixing nip area in the fixing belt rotating direction, from the fixing member to the tension roller.09-29-2011
20120213562FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided are a fixing device and an image forming apparatus provided with the same, which prevent the winding of a small paper having a light weight on a fixing belt, and also prevents paper blockage and paper curling. A detachment angle, which is defined by a tangent line of a fixing roller and a paper conveying direction at a paper exit point of a fixing nip portion where the fixing roller and a pressing roller pressure-contact with each other, is kept at 23 degrees or more, and a sheet of paper passes through the fixing nip portion, and a setting temperature of the pressing roller is increased step by step in accordance with the number of the sheet of paper by a heater lamp provided in an inside of the pressing roller.08-23-2012

Shinji Yamana, Yamatokoriyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090214275FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A fixing apparatus includes a pair of fixing sections pressed against each other and including a fixing roller having a heater lamp incorporated therein and a pressure roller; an endless belt for heating the surface of the fixing roller by bringing a heating nip portion into contact with the fixing roller; and a plurality of support rollers supporting the endless belt therearound so as to give tension, and each having a heater lamp incorporated therein. The endless belt has a thickness of 0.08 mm or more and 0.14 mm or less, and the heating nip portion is formed in an angular range of 50° or more and 90° or less around a center axis of the fixing roller.08-27-2009

Patent applications by Shinji Yamana, Yamatokoriyama-Shi JP

Teppei Yamana, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110224966SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING NUCLEAR REACTOR FUELING PLAN - A nuclear reactor fueling plan evaluating system and method in which reactor shutdown margin evaluation are performed quickly and accurately. A fueling procedure formulating part and an input setting part having databases are included. A maximum worth control rod candidate selecting part having a control rod worth calculating means which inputs fuel loading and control rod patterns of each fueling act, inputs a relatively simple second physics model, calculates control rod worth from the difference between the degree of subcriticality of a reactor core in a state that all control rods are inserted and the degree of subcriticality of the reactor core in a state that a single control rod is withdrawn for each fueling step, and selects a determined number of maximum worth control rod candidates. A reactor shutdown margin calculating part inputs a subdivided first physics model and calculates reactor shutdown margin for each maximum worth control rod candidate.09-15-2011

Tohru Yamana, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090190243Mirror surface angle adjusting device - An aspect of the present invention is to provide a mirror surface angle adjusting device in which an assembly error between first housing (A07-30-2009

Tomohiro Yamana, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120047352PROCESSOR - A processor includes: an instruction buffer which stores the instructions to be dispatched to the arithmetic units; a dependency detecting unit which (i) detects a first dependency and a second dependency and (ii) determines an instruction group including the instructions to be dispatched to the corresponding arithmetic units, the first dependency found between any given two of the instructions stored in the instruction buffer, the second dependency found between each of the instructions stored in the instruction buffer and each of the dispatched instructions, and the instruction group including at least one instruction (i) found in the instructions stored in the instruction buffer and (ii) having neither the first dependency nor the second dependency; and a dispatching unit which dispatches, to the corresponding one of the arithmetic units, the instruction included in the determined instruction group.02-23-2012

Yoshihiro Yamana, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120041141POLYURETHANE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, MASTER BATCH, INK BINDER, INK COMPOSITION, THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR MOLDING, MOLDED BODY, AND COMPOUND MOLDED BODY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a polyurethane which is non-sticky, exhibits superior handling properties and superior moldability, and has superior adhesive properties with silicones even if a surface activation treatment is not carried out beforehand. The polyurethane of the present invention contains polyol units and organic polyisocyanate units. The polyol units contain an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane structure in an amount ranging from 0.01 to 20% by weight with respect to the weight of the aforementioned polyurethane.02-16-2012

Yoshihiro Yamana, Chichibu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090286939METHOD FOR PRODUCING GOLF BALL - A method of manufacturing golf balls composed of a core and a cover of one or more layer that encloses the core, at least one cover layer being made of a thermoplastic polyurethane composition characterized by including at least 90 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained by a polyurethane-forming reaction of an organic diisocyanate compound with a long-chain polyol and a chain extender, which thermoplastic polyurethane composition cover layer has an inherent viscosity in a DMF solvent of larger than 1.5 dl/g and an inherent viscosity in a 0.05 mol/L n-butylamine-containing DMF solution of larger than 0.5 dl/g, the golf ball manufacturing method being characterized by: 11-19-2009

Yoshimasa Yamana, Kitakyushu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090205979Electrolyte-Containing Sheet For Use In Specific Detection Of Analyte Using Photocurrent - There is disclosed an electrolyte medium which makes it possible to significantly simplify device structure and detection procedure as well as to detect photocurrent with high sensitivity and accuracy, in specific detection of an analyte with use of photocurrent generated by photo-excitation of a sensitizing dye. The electrolyte-containing sheet comprises a hydrous substrate; and an electrolyte contained in the hydrous substrate. The electrolyte-containing sheet is used as an electrolyte medium in specific detection of an analyte with use of photocurrent generated by photo-excitation of a sensitizing dye. A gel matrix or a water-absorbent substrate can be used as the hydrous substrate.08-20-2009

Yoshimasa Yamana, Fukuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110220517METHOD FOR SPECIFICALLY DETECTING TEST SUBSTANCE USING PHOTOCURRENT, SENSOR UNIT USED THEREFOR, AND MEASURING DEVICE - This invention provides a method for detecting an analyte, which, in specific detection of an analyte using photocurrent that is generated by photoexcitation of a sensitizing dye, can significantly simplify the structure and a detection procedure of a sensor unit and a device using the sensor unit and can realize detection with high accuracy, and also provides a sensor unit and a device using the sensor unit. According to the method, an analyte-containing sample solution and a sensitizing dye are brought into contact with the surface of a working electrode to immobilize the sensitizing dye onto the working electrode through specific binding. Subsequently, an electrolyte is supplied in situ while allowing the sample solution to be held without being removed to bring the working electrode and a counter electrode into contact with the electrolyte. The working electrode is irradiated with light to photoexcite the sensitizing dye and thus to detect photocurrent that flows across the working electrode and the counter electrode.09-15-2011
20120270264DNA CONSTRUCT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF RECOMBINANT CHO CELL USING SAME - Disclosed is a DNA construct that is useful for efficient production of recombinant CHO cells useful for the production of target proteins. The DNA construct is a construct comprising, from a 5′ end toward a 3′ end, a first homologous DNA fragment, a target protein gene, and a second homologous DNA fragment. The first and second homologous DNA fragments have homology allowing for homologous recombination with a part of a hypoxanthine-phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme (hprt) locus in a CHO cell genome and have a chain length of not less than 1 kbp.10-25-2012

Yoshimasa Yamana, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130034875DNA CONSTRUCT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF RECOMBINANT CHO CELL USING SAME - Disclosed is a DNA construct that is useful for efficient generation of recombinant CHO cells useful for the production of target proteins. The DNA construct is a construct comprising, from a 5′ end toward a 3′ end, a first homologous DNA fragment, a target protein gene, and a second homologous DNA fragment. The first and second homologous DNA fragments have homology allowing for homologous recombination with a part of a hypoxanthine-phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme (hprt) locus in a CHO cell genome and have a chain length of not less than 1 kbp.02-07-2013