Patents by Inventor Chiho Itou

Chiho Itou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8802369
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biological substance-immobilized gel which comprises a gel containing 2%-7% by mass of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and a biological substance immobilized on and/or in the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiaki Nagahama, Chiho Itou
  • Publication number: 20120010088
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biological substance-immobilized gel which comprises a gel containing 2%-7% by mass of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and a biological substance immobilized on and/or in the gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiaki NAGAHAMA, Chiho Itou
  • Patent number: 7718260
    Abstract: This invention provides hollow fibers impregnated with gel in which the gel firmly adheres to the inner walls of the hollow fibers due to the introduction of comb polymers on the inner walls of the hollow fibers. These hollow fibers impregnated with gel have no gaps at the interfaces between the inner walls thereof and the gel. Accordingly, analysis can be performed with high accuracy. Also, thin slices obtained by bundling these hollow fibers and then slicing this bundle have sufficient adhesion between the gel and the inner walls of the hollow fibers. This also prevents gel from becoming detached from the inner walls at the time of slicing or during operations such as hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiuhei Otsuki, Chiho Itou, Haruko Miyauchi, Teruta Ishimaru, Takashi Akita, Nobuko Oogami
  • Patent number: 7718438
    Abstract: A microarray obtainable by slicing a block comprising a plurality of linear bodies or through-holes which carry an organism-related substance, in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the linear bodies or through-holes, wherein the linear body and/or block comprise a substance that reduces the self-fluorescence thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Takahashi, Takashi Akita, Chiho Itou, Haruko Miyauchi, Kei Murase
  • Patent number: 7527720
    Abstract: An electrophoretic device in the form of a casing having inside sealed spaces isolated by an electrophoretic carrier. The device includes at least one liquid injection/discharge opening, communicable with the outside, on the outer wall of said sealed spaces. An electrophoretic method and a specimen detection method use the device. Additionally, an electrophoresis apparatus can have a structure for sandwiching the electrophoretic carrier between a pair of electrodes, and can have a space capable of holding liquid between the sandwiched electrophoretic carrier and the respective electrodes, and an electrophoretic method uses the same device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruta Ishimaru, Chiho Itou, Tadanobu Ikeda, Takashi Akita, Osamu Maehara, Haruko Miyauchi
  • Publication number: 20090023601
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biological substance-immobilized gel which comprises a gel containing 2%-7% by mass of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and a biological substance immobilized on and/or in the gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiaki NAGAHAMA, Chiho Itou
  • Publication number: 20070051626
    Abstract: An electrophoresis apparatus that has a gel retaining layer; one or two sample solution storage portions disposed on either side or both sides of said gel retaning layer; two semi-permeable membranes disposed on the outer sides of said sample solution storage portions; buffer solution storage portions disposed on the outer sides of said semi-permeable membranes; a pair of electrodes disposed on the outer sides of said buffer solution storage portions; and at least one liquid inlet/outlet respectively provided in each of the sample solution storage portions and the buffer solution storage portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Chiho Itou, Tetsuya Jigami, Teruta Ishimaru, Noriyuki Ogawa, Masakazu Minagawa, Yasuo Hiromoto, Toshinori Sumi
  • Publication number: 20060084060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biological substance-immobilized gel which comprises a gel containing 2%-7% by mass of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and a biological substance immobilized on and/or in the gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Chiaki Nagahama, Chiho Itou
  • Publication number: 20050063877
    Abstract: A microarray obtainable by slicing a block comprising a plurality of linear bodies or through-holes which carry an organism-related substance, in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the linear bodies or through-holes, wherein the linear body and/or block comprise a substance that reduces the self-fluorescence thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Takahashi, Takashi Akita, Chiho Itou, Haruko Miyauchi, Kei Murase
  • Publication number: 20040258897
    Abstract: This invention provides hollow fibers impregnated with gel in which the gel firmly adheres to the inner walls of the hollow fibers due to the introduction of comb polymers on the inner walls of the hollow fibers. These hollow fibers impregnated with gel have no gaps at the interfaces between the inner walls thereof and the gel. Accordingly, analysis can be performed with high accuracy. Also, thin slices obtained by bundling these hollow fibers and then slicing this bundle have sufficient adhesion between the gel and the inner walls of the hollow fibers. This also prevents gel from becoming detached from the inner walls at the time of slicing or during operations such as hybridization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Chiuhei Otsuki, Chiho Itou, Haruko Miyauchi, Teruta Ishimaru, Takashi Akita, Nobuko Oogami
  • Publication number: 20040245103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrophoretic device in the form of a casing having inside sealed spaces isolated by an electrophoretic carrier, wherein the device comprises at least one liquid injection/discharge opening, communicable with the outside, on the outer wall of said sealed spaces, and an electrophoretic method and a specimen detection method using the device. Additionally, the present invention relates to an electrophoresis apparatus having a structure for sandwiching the electrophoretic carrier between a pair of electrodes, and having a space capable of holding liquid between the sandwiched electrophoretic carrier and the respective electrodes, and to an electrophoretic method using the same device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Teruta Ishimaru, Chiho Itou, Tadanobu Ikeda, Takashi Akita, Osamu Maehara, Haruko Miyauchi
  • Publication number: 20040234114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reading device (1) for reading the fluorescence emitted from a fluorescent material present in a microarray (A), which is characterized in that it comprises a transmission light source (2) for transmitting light rays through the microarray (A); an excitation light source (6) for exciting the fluorescent material; an imaging means (4) for imaging the light passing through the microarray and imaging the fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent material; and a detection means (5) for detecting the position and/or size of a specific division arranged on the microarray on the basis of the images of the light which transmits through the microarray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeaki Amakawa, Teruta Ishimaru, Noboru Fujikura, Kouji Shimizu, Chiaki Nagahama, Chiho Itou