Patents by Inventor Makiko Hiyoshi

Makiko Hiyoshi 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting denaturation of nucleic acid
    Patent number: 5861124
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting denaturation of a nucleic acid, including: denaturation condition controlling means for controlling condition of denaturation under which a double-stranded nucleic acid is separated into a first single-stranded nucleic acid and a second single-stranded nucleic acid; excitation light irradiation means for irradiating the double-stranded nucleic acid before denaturation, and the first single-stranded nucleic acid and second single-stranded nucleic acid after the denaturation; fluorescence detection means for detecting fluorescence emission based on the excitation light irradiation; and processing means for receiving, storing and processing a signal supplied from the fluorescence detection means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics KK
    Inventors: Shigeru Hosoi, Tadashi Fukami, Akihiko Tsuji, Makiko Hiyoshi