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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183212 | Compound having GPR54 agonistic activity The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (1); wherein R1 is an aryl group etc.; R2 is —CO—NH— etc.; R3 is a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182755 | Method for generating ozone using hemimorphic crystal and apparatus for the same A method and apparatus for easily generating ozone with a high concentration in the air without requiring a high voltage power supply or a vacuum apparatus, wherein an ozone gas with a high concentration is generated in the atmosphere around a hemimorphic crystal of... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178066 | Method for stabilizing calcium phosphates fine particles, method for manufacturing calcium phosphates fine particles by using the method, and use thereof The present invention provides a method for stabilizing fine particles of calcium phosphates without lowering their solid phase forming activity. It is possible to stabilize the fine particles of calcium phosphates by stopping the growth of the fine particles... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168188 | Antibody and utilization of the same The present invention is directed to providing an antibody having greater reactivity with amylospheroid than with amyloid β fibers, and the like. The aforementioned antibody includes an antibody having activity of inhibiting amylospheroid formation or activity of i... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8129187 | Somatic cell reprogramming by retroviral vectors encoding Oct3/4. Klf4, c-Myc and Sox2 The present invention relates to a nuclear reprogramming factor having an action of reprogramming a differentiated somatic cell to derive an induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell. The present invention also relates to the aforementioned iPS cells, methods of generatin... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126306 | Two-dimensional photonic crystal A two-dimensional photonic crystal according to the present invention includes a first layer having a dielectric first layer slab in which first layer holes having a refractive index lower than that of the first layer slab are arranged cyclically, a second layer for... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8096202 | Transmission and gear changing method A transmission and a gear changing method capable of changing a reduction ratio while a load is supported without stopping rotation, and transmitting a rotation angle accurately and power efficiently. First and second gear element pairs (16, 17) are ar... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8058065 | Oct3/4, Klf4, c-Myc and Sox2 produce induced pluripotent stem cells The present invention relates to a nuclear reprogramming factor having an action of reprogramming a differentiated somatic cell to derive an induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell. The present invention also relates to the aforementioned iPS cells, methods of generatin... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8012530 | Organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element and method of manufacturing the same The objectives of the present invention are to enable the manufacturing of an organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element under normal atmosphere, improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the element, and enhance its durability. A hole-blocking TiO2... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009953 | Three-dimensional photonic crystal and its manufacturing method thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional photonic crystal which allows an internal formation of a defect structure with an arbitrary shape and size. Multiple holes extending to two different directions are formed obliquely to a base body ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7973320 | Organic semiconductor light-emitting device and display using same An organic semiconductor light-emitting device having the form of a field-effect transistor and a display using this device is provided. In the device, electrons and holes can be transported. The device comprises an organic semiconductor light-emitting layer capable... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7960691 | Second ion mass spectrometry method and imaging method The provision of a new method for analyzing organic molecules such as protein and endocrine disrupting chemicals with excellent sensitivity. A secondary ion mass spectrometry method using a heavy ion beam as a primary ion beam enables the detection of, for example, ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957620 | Two-dimensional photonic crystal resonator The present invention intends to provide a two-dimensional photonic crystal resonator having a high Q-value. The slab-shaped body 21 is provided with cyclically arranged holes 22. The body 21 is divided into three areas 31-33 with ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956995 | Optical sensor and method for manufacturing the same An optical sensor according to the present invention significantly enhances the sensitivity of an optical sensor for molecular measurement using light such as Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering and Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy utilizing the local plasmon's excitati... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953168 | Receiver, transmission method and transmission system To reduce the influence of inter-block interference even when the order number of the channel (physically corresponding to the impulse response length of the channel) is larger than the CP length. A receiver 20 for a transmission system using a block includin... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952915 | Core-rotating element of ferromagnetic dot and information memory element using the core of ferromagnetic dot A novel element capable of simply controlling an in-plane rotational motion of a core (a rising spot of a magnetization) generated in the center of a ferromagnetic dot made by forming a ferromagnetic material into a nanosized disk shape is provided. In addition, a b... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7935944 | Ion beam irradiating apparatus, and method of producing semiconductor device An ion beam irradiating apparatus has a field emission electron source 10 which is disposed in a vicinity of a path of the ion beam 2, and which emits electrons 12. The field emission electron source 10 is placed in a direction along whic... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931821 | Oxynitride piezoelectric material and method of producing the same An oxynitride piezoelectric material, which exhibits ferroelectricity and has good piezoelectric properties, and a method of producing the oxynitride piezoelectric material. The oxynitride piezoelectric material includes a tetragonal perovskite-type oxynitride repre... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7910316 | Kit and method for detecting urothelial cancer This invention relates to a method for detecting in vitro a urothelial cancer, comprising measuring CXCL1 protein, or expression of a gene encoding the protein, in a biological sample from a subject, and to a kit for diagnosing a urothelial cancer comprising an anti... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7883563 | Honeycomb structure and manufacturing method thereof, and air cleaner and water purifier containing the honeycomb structure A composite honeycomb structure in which the honeycomb structure is highly functionalized and adapted to have catalytic function, considering pressure loss is provided. A honeycomb structure having average pore diameter of 5 to 200 μm and specific surface area of 1... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7846731 | Method of introducing nucelic acid The present invention relates to a method of introducing nucleic acids into cells by electroporation, comprising the step (A) of loading nucleic acids to the surface of an electrode; the step (B) of adhering cells ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7868319 | Organic semiconductor device, display using same, and imager An organic semiconductor device in which recombination of holes and electrons and photoelectric conversion in an organic semiconductor layer are efficiently allowed to occur. The device comprises a bipolar organic semiconductor layer where electrons and holes move, ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7860141 | Photonic crystal laser One objective of the present invention is to provide a laser device which is capable of scanning beams of a laser light of high output power at a high speed without using mechanical scanning mechanisms. A plurality of the upper electrodes 33 is linearly arran... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853111 | Two-dimensional photonic crystal The present invention provides a two-dimensional photonic crystal in which an absolute photonic band gap (PBG), i.e. a photonic band gap that is effective for both the TE-polarized light and the TM-polarized light within a predetermined wavelength range, is created ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7829863 | Electron beam irradiation device An electron beam irradiation device of the present invention includes: a projector 8 for generating a two-dimensional light pattern 13; a microchannel plate 11 for (i) generating an electron beam array based on the light pattern 13 having... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7803768 | Method for treatment of hyperglycemia in a subject in need thereof A pharmaceutical for promoting neogenesis or regeneration of pancreatic β cells which produces and secretes insulin and for promoting insulin production in β cells, comprising ghrelin or a derivative thereof as an effective component. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7783139 | Polarized light mode converter The present invention provides a polarized light mode converter which can be provided within a two-dimensional photonic crystal or can be smoothly connected to a two-dimensional photonic crystal. In a two-dimensional photonic crystal made of a slab-like main body pr... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7745473 | Indole derivative for alkylating specific base sequence of DNA and alkylating agent and drug containing the derivative There is provided a novel pyrrole-imidazole polyamide compound for alkylating the specific base sequence of DNA, the polyamide compound being capable of being synthesized through fewer reaction steps than known hybrid molecules and having a combination of a high rea... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7738749 | Photonic crystal having heterostructure and optical device using the photonic crystal The present invention has been made for providing a photonic crystal capable of multiplexing or demultiplexing light within a wavelength band having a certain width. It includes a slab-shaped body 21 provided with plural forbidden band zones 211 and | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735658 | Classification apparatus for powdery substance A classification apparatus including a magnetic stirrer composed of main body (1) and rotor (2) and, arranged on the main body of the magnetic stirrer, classification tube (3). The interior of the classification tube is provided with classificat... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7718429 | Method for inducing differentiation to skeletal muscle cells A method of efficiently and conveniently inducing differentiation from bone marrow stromal cells to skeletal muscle cells, which comprises the steps of: (a) the step of adding one or more kinds of substances selected from the group consisting of a cyclic AMP increas... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713713 | Polypeptide having intracellular calcium ion indicator function The present invention provides a polypeptide having an intracellular calcium ion indicator function, which contains the following elements (a)-(c): (a) a polypeptide residue consisting of a membrane localization signal sequence; | 05/11/2010 |
| 7711228 | Two-dimensional photonic crystal and optical device using the crystal The present invention intends to provide a two-dimensional photonic crystal having a wide photonic band gap (PBG). In a slab-shaped body 31, a number of holes 32, whose sectional shape on a plane parallel to the slab surface is an equilateral triangle,... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7662640 | Method for silver staining of biological substances A method for silver staining a gel on which biological substances such as nucleic acids and proteins are separated by electrophoresis, which comprises at least the following steps: (a) the step of immersing an untreated gel after the electrophoresis in an aqueous so... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7656925 | Two-dimensional photonic crystal surface emitting laser The two-dimensional photonic crystal surface emitting laser according to the present invention includes a number of main modified refractive index areas periodically provided in a two-dimensional photonic crystal and secondary structures each relatively located in a... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7655817 | Production methods of optically active hydrazine compound and optically active amine compound The present invention relates to a production method of optically active hydrazine compound (IV), which includes reacting azo compound (II) with compound (III) in the presence of optically active compound (I). The present invention also relates to a production metho... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648922 | Fluorocarbon film and method for forming same The major objective is to provide a fluorocarbon film wherein fine voids are formed by a step (SA1) for introducing a mixed gas containing a first carbon fluoride gas and a second carbon fluoride gas on a substrate placed inside a chamber, and depositing a fluorocar... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7639720 | Two-dimensional photonic crystal surface emitting laser The two-dimensional photonic crystal surface emitting laser according to the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate, a main laser section and a reflection film. The main laser section includes a lower cladding layer, an active layer, a two-dimensional ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628901 | Reference electrode, salt bridge and ionic concentration measuring device by the use of reference electrode and salt bridge The present claimed invention is to provide a reference electrode wherein variations of a potential difference at a liquid junction can be removed almost completely, contamination of a sample solution can be minimized, a frequency to supply and replace an internal s... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7626281 | Energy converter, flag type energy converter An energy converter comprises a flexible plane unit 1 placed in a position to be exposed to a flow of fluid such as wind, at least a part of peripheral edge of the flexible plane unit 1 being capable of fluttering freely with the flow, an energy conver... | 12/01/2009 |
