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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167124 | Slide-action hinge-lid package The package (2) has an inner case (7) having a box body (6) with an open end (22) in an upper portion and a lid (4) that is connected to a first side edge of the open end (22) and turns about a lid hinge (24) to open/... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157087 | Package of rod-shaped smoking articles and a blank therefor A hinge-lid package has a box body and a lid, the box body and the lid being formed from a blank (28). The blank (28) has strip-like notch arrays (16a and 18a) for making longitudinal edges of the box body and of the lid int... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156687 | Method for evaluating deep rooting property of plant The present invention relates to a method of evaluating multiple plant individuals or plant lines for deep rooting property under the same culture medium moisture conditions. A method of the present invention is a method of evaluating multiple plant individuals for ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151805 | Cigarette with the amount of sidestream smoke reduced A cigarette is provided with a tobacco section including a tobacco filler rod wrapped with an inner wrapper paper sheet containing less than 4% by weight of calcium carbonate and an outer wrapper paper containing calcium carbonate in an amount of 30 g/m2 ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151803 | Smoking appliance An object of the present invention is to provide a smoking appliance which can heat a filter medium for eliminating particulate phase components in tobacco smoke to a desired temperature precisely as well as can ensure safety for the smoker. According to the present... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132680 | Cigarette display system, frame unit, tray unit, magazine unit, and slider unit An apparatus main body of a frame structure and an apparatus main body of a wall structure are formed separately, tray units 200 are attached to the frame main body and the wall main body, and magazine units 100 which are held by the tray unit 200 | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127943 | Cigarette display system A cigarette display system 1000 can link a plurality of frame units 300 in a vertical direction, and each of the frame units 300 can hold a plurality of tray units 200 in an arrangement in which the tray units 200 are separated apa... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118033 | Apparatus for manufacturing rod-shaped smoking articles An apparatus for manufacturing rod-shaped smoking articles which includes a forming section (10) for forming a material layer (K) made up of particles of smoking material and delivering the formed material layer (K); a wrapping section (20) disposed do... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8101820 | Method for increasing transformation efficiency in plants, comprising coculture step for culturing plant tissue with coculture medium containing 3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid The present invention aims to provide a method for increasing transformation efficiency in plants when compared to conventionally known Agrobacterium-mediated methods. In the present invention, one of the features is to comprise a coculture step for cu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101774 | Ester derivatives and medicinal use thereof The present invention relates to an ester represented by the formula [1]: or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or use of the same. The compound represented by the formula [1] or its pharmaceutically acceptable s... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069859 | Wrapping paper inspection apparatus and tobacco wrapping machine A wrapping paper inspection apparatus includes a nozzle arranged in a wrapping-paper discharge path, in which wrapping paper is wound and continuously discharged, for wetting one side of the wrapping paper with a liquid; an image pickup section for irradiating light... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8058514 | Agrobacterium-mediated method for producing transformed plant without selection step A novel Agrobacterium-mediated method for producing a transformed monocotyledonous plant is provided. The transformation method involves (i) a coculture step for culturing an Agrobacterium-inoculated monocotyledonous plant tissue with a coculture mediu... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056735 | Cigarette display system, frame unit, tray unit, magazine unit, and slider unit An apparatus main body of a frame structure and an apparatus main body of a wall structure are formed separately, tray units 200 are attached to the frame main body and the wall main body, and magazine units 100 which are held by the tray unit 200 | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042551 | Double wrapper cigarette, machine and method for manufacturing the same A double wrapper cigarette produced by a manufacturing machine and method according to the invention includes an inner wrapper (6) wrapped around a rod-like filler including a tobacco material, an outer wrapper (8) surrounding the inner wrapper (6 | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039687 | Method for screening genomic DNA fragments The present invention provides a method for selecting genomic DNA fragments which are useful for providing a plant with an agriculturally advantageous improvement. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: 1) preparing genomic DNA from a plant, whi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8030043 | β-galactoside-α2,3-sialyltransferase, a gene encoding thereof, and a method for producing thereof The present invention provides a novel β-galactoside-α2,3-sialyltransferase and a nucleic acid encoding the sialyltransferase. The present invention also provides a microorganism producing the sialyltransferase, as well as a method for producing the sialyltransfer... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017612 | Piperazine compound and use thereof as a HCV polymerase inhibitor The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula [I] wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof and an anti-HC... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016105 | Package for rod-like smoking articles A package for rod-like smoking articles includes a box having an inner frame, a lid for opening/closing the opening end of the box, and the contents contained in the box. The contents include wrapper that wraps a bundle of filter cigarettes therein. The wrapper has ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011373 | Method of treating tobacco extract solution to reduce magnesium ions and method of manufacturing a treated tobacco material A method of treating a tobacco extract solution includes bringing an extract solution, which is obtained by extracting a natural tobacco material with an aqueous extracting solvent, into contact with a polymer containing, in its side chain, a functional group which ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008292 | Condensed benzamide compounds and inhibitors of vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VR1) activity To provide a compound having an excellent inhibitory effect on vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VR1) activity which is effective in treating diseases to which the vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VR1) activity is involved, such as pain, acute pain, chronic pain, neuropath... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001979 | Shredded tobacco and method of treating tobacco Shredded tobacco of the invention is treated with metal iodate. A method of treating tobacco of the present invention includes adding metal iodate to shredded tobacco to decompose tobacco specific nitrosamines and polyphenols in the shredded tobacco, thereby reducin... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993875 | β-galactoside-α2,6-sialyltransferase, a gene encoding thereof, and a method for producing thereof The present invention provides a novel β-galactoside-α2,6-sialyltransferase having high productivity and/or high activity, and a nucleic acid encoding the sialyltransferase. The present invention also provides a microorganism producing the sialyltransferase. The p... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7982109 | Method for improving fertility of hybrid plants comprising placing fertility restorer genes into multiple gene loci An object of the present invention to provide a hybrid plant having a high fertility and a method for producing such a hybrid plant. The hybrid plant of the present invention is characterized by having two or more copies of a fertility restorer gene at two or more g... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977331 | Tetracyclic fused heterocyclic compound and use thereof as HCV polymerase inhibitor The present invention relates to a tetracyclic fused heterocyclic compound represented by the following formula [I] wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable a salt thereof, an... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7960611 | Method for promoting efficiency of gene introduction into plant cells A method for gene introduction by which higher efficiency for gene introduction than that by the conventional Agrobacterium method may be attained simply and without injuring the tissue is disclosed. According to the method of the present invention, the effic... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954648 | Cigarette display system In a cigarette display system 1000, a plurality of wall units 500 can be linked in an vertical direction, and tray units 200 can be arranged in desired positions on a front surface of the wall units 500. Each of the tray units 200 ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7939328 | Method of transforming monocotyledons using scutella of immature embryos Disclosed is a method of transforming monocotyledons which necessitates only a short period from the transformation to the regeneration of a whole plant as compared with the conventional methods, thus reducing the frequency of occurrence of mutants, and can be gener... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938126 | Low ignition propensity cigarette A low ignition propensity cigarette according to the invention includes a high-density region formed in the center of the paper tube and containing normal shred tobacco filled to be a filling density of 0.15 to 0.35 g/cm3, for example 0.25 g/cm3 | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938124 | Applied flavoring-material inspection device and cigarette making machine provided with same An applied flavoring-material inspecting device suitable to inspect that a flavoring material containing a fluorescent substance is applied on cigarette wrapping paper evenly and in a proper amount. The inspecting device comprises a light source (10) for cast... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7932358 | Antibodies to JTT-1 protein and cells secreting such antibodies Novel cell surface molecules recognized by monoclonal antibodies against a cell surface molecule of lymphocytic cells that play an important role in autoimmune diseases and allergic diseases have been isolated, identified, and analyzed for their functions. The cell ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926653 | Cigarette box and blank set for same A cigarette box has a box body (2) enclosing a filter-cigarette inner pack and having an access opening (4) at the top thereof, and a slide lid (6) attached to cover an upper portion of the box body (2), where the slide lid (6) is ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7906508 | 3,4-dihydrobenzoxazine compounds and inhibitors of vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VRI) activity A 3,4-dihydrobenzoxazine compound of the present invention is represented by the following formula [1] (wherein X is a nitrogen atom or CR3; R1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R2 is a C1-6 alkoxy group which may be substituted ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902426 | Method of improving gene transfer efficiency into plant cells utilizing heat and centrifugation A method for gene transfer by which higher efficiency for gene transfer than that by the conventional Agrobacterium method may be attained simply and without injuring the tissue is disclosed. According to the method of the present invention, the efficiency of... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900770 | Cigarette box and blank set for same A cigarette box includes an inner case (2) enclosing a filter-cigarette inner pack and having an access opening (4) at the top thereof, and an outer case (8) enclosing the inner case (2) and having a push window (10) at the bottom ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896010 | Filter cigarette inspection apparatus and inspection method An inspection apparatus for a filter cigarette FT having a perforation line (6) in the outer circumferential surface of a filter (4) for introducing the outside air has a filter socket assembly (86) that is capable of receiving the filter (4 | 03/01/2011 |
| 7874422 | Cigarette box and blank therefor A cigarette box has a V-shaped notch (6) cut in an edge of a top wall thereof, a push-pull wall (8) forming one side wall thereof, and a fin-shaped knob (10) provided on the outer surface of the push-pull wall (8). When the push-pull wall... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874295 | Shredded tobacco material feeder of a cigarette manufacturing apparatus A shredded tobacco material feeder of a cigarette manufacturing apparatus has a reservoir (2) of shredded tobacco material; a first separation chamber (20) and a second separation path (28) for dividing the shredded tobacco material into normal ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872004 | 6-(heterocyclyl-substituted benzyl)-4-oxoquinoline compound and use thereof as HIV integrase inhibitor The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula [I] wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, and a pharmac... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870953 | Cigarette package A cigarette package having an inner pack of a cigarette bundle, an inner box containing the inner pack in a sealed state, a hinge-lid outer box containing the inner box, a containing space secured between the outer box and the inner box by using an outer blank for t... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7855282 | Protein, a gene encoding therefor and a method of using the same An object of the present invention is to search and identify novel antifungal proteins capable of inhibiting the growth of plant pathogenic microorganisms including Magnaporthe grisea and Rhizoctonia solani causing two major rice diseases at relatively... | 12/21/2010 |
