Patent Attorney: Takafumi Watanabe Partner (President) Background: March 1973 Graduated Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Dept of Mechanical Engineering March 1973 Koyo Co., Ltd. November 1985 Registered as a Patent Attorney Major Fields: Machinery, mechatronics, metals, designs and trademarks Patent Attorney: Hideki Kita Partner Background: March 1986 Completed Doctorate in Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University April 1986 Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. November 1993 Registered as a Patent Attorney Major Fields: Construction, civil engineering, machinery, regulation, designs and trademarks Patent Attorney: Hiroshi Sakamoto Partner Background: March 1994 Graduated Kyushu Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Dept of Artificial Intelligence December 1994 Yasuda Patent Office January 1998 Registered as a Patent Attorney Major Fields: Electronics, information and communication technology, machinery, designs and trademarks Patent Attorney: Keiji Saki Partner Background: March 1978 Graduated Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering, Dept of Architecture April 1978 SHINRYO CORPORATION January 1989 Registered as a Patent Attorney Major Fields: Construction, civil engineering, machinery and regulation Patent Attorney: Yoshihiro Akamatsu Background: March 1982 Graduated University of Fukui, Faculty of Engineering, Dept of Industrial Chemistry April 1982 ZOJIRUSHI Corporation December 2005 Registered as a Patent Attorney Major Fields: Organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, metals, foods, plants Patent Attorney: Tsuyoshi Iguchi Background: March 1977 Graduated Kyoto Institute of Technology,Engineering and Design Faculty,Electric Engineering Department April 1977 EXEDY Corporation December 2007 Registered as a Patent Attorney Major Fields: Electricengineering,Electronics,Communication engineering,Mechanics and Control Patent Attorney: Tetsuya Kawakami Background: March 1994 Graduated Doshisha University,Faculty of Engineering,Dept of Mechanical Engineering April 1994 KURIMOTO Co., Ltd. December 2007 Registered as a Patent Attorney Major Fields: Machinery,Control and Electricity Patent Attorney: Jun Munakata Background: March 1994 Graduated Doshisha University,Faculty of Engineering,Dept of Mechanical Engineering April 1994 KYOKUTO KAIHATSU December 2006 Registered as a Patent Attorney Major Fields: Machinery and Control