Patents by Inventor Minoru Asogawa
Minoru Asogawa 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).
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Patent number: 11873476Abstract: A microchip includes a cell accepting section, a lysis solution chamber and a lysis reaction chamber. The cell accepting section accepts cells obtained from a subject. The lysis solution chamber stores lysis solution for lysis of the cells. The lysis reaction of the cells is executed in the lysis reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Asogawa, Yasuo Iimura, Yoshinori Mishina
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Patent number: 11776660Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input, a blood-relative list generator, a similar image searcher, and a suspect information generator. The input receives DNA information of a suspect and facial image relating to a plurality of facial images. The blood relative list generator generates a list of blood relatives who are presumed to be blood relatives of the suspect from a plurality of pieces of DNA information. The similar image searcher calculates degree of similarity between facial images of persons on the blood-relative list and each of the plurality of facial images, and searches for and retrieves a facial image resembling the image of the person on the blood-relative list based on the calculated degree of similarity. The suspect information generation part generates suspect information by associating information relating to the retrieved facial image with information relating to the person on the blood-relative list who resembles the retrieved facial image.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru Asogawa
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Publication number: 20230133438Abstract: To provide a technology that contribute to improvement in DNA extraction efficiency from a nail. There is provided a DNA extraction method, comprising a processing step for processing a nail as a sample for DNA extraction while maintaining a state of one block so as to increase a surface area of the nail to be exposed to a DNA extraction reagent, and an extracting step for exposing the processed nail to the DNA extraction reagent so as to extract DNA.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Minoru ASOGAWA
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Publication number: 20230056701Abstract: There is provided a DNA amplification method, comprising: preparation of a reaction solution containing a template DNA comprising a microsatellite, primers, a polymerase, and a recombinase, and subjection of the reaction solution to constant temperature incubation so as to amplify a DNA sequence comprising the microsatellite in the template DNA.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Minoru ASOGAWA, Asumi INAGUMA
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Publication number: 20220253650Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input, a blood-relative list generator, a similar image searcher, and a suspect information generator. The input receives DNA information of a suspect and facial image relating to a plurality of facial images. The blood relative list generator generates a list of blood relatives who are presumed to be blood relatives of the suspect from a plurality of pieces of DNA information. The similar image searcher calculates degree of similarity between facial images of persons on the blood-relative list and each of the plurality of facial images, and searches for and retrieves a facial image resembling the image of the person on the blood-relative list based on the calculated degree of similarity. The suspect information generation part generates suspect information by associating information relating to the retrieved facial image with information relating to the person on the blood-relative list who resembles the retrieved facial image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Minoru ASOGAWA
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Publication number: 20220230706Abstract: An error sequence upon PCR and a generation probability thereof are obtained by a preliminary experiment and stored in a storage part. A sequence analysis result in a DNA profiling is obtained. The storage part is referred while regarding the read sequences as the true sequence for each of read sequences listed in the analysis result so as to acquire an associated error sequence as a prospected error sequence and obtain a value as a prospected read number by multiplying the generation probability of the associated error sequence with the read number of each of the read sequences. In addition, a read sequence identical with the prospected error sequence among the read sequences listed in the analysis result is retrieved. It is determined that a retrieved read sequence is an error sequence in a case where the read number of the retrieved read sequence matches with the prospected read number.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Minoru ASOGAWA
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Patent number: 11385168Abstract: A spectroscopic analysis apparatus, a spectroscopic analysis method, and a program capable of appropriately analyzing a sample are provided. The spectroscopic analysis apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a light source (13) generates light to be incident on a sample including a plurality of substances labeled by a plurality of labeled substances; a spectrometer (14) disperse observed light generated in the sample by the light incident on the sample; a detector (15) detects the observed light dispersed by the spectrometer (14) to output observed spectral data; and a processor (16) analyzes the plurality of substances included in the sample based on the observed spectral data output from the detector (15), the processor (16) analyzing the substances included in the sample using a generalized inverse of a matrix having, as elements, reference spectral data set for the plurality of labeled substances and data of a noise component.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru Asogawa
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Patent number: 11341378Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input, a blood-relative list generator, a similar image searcher, and a suspect information generator. The input receives DNA information of a suspect and facial image relating to a plurality of facial images. The blood-relative list generator generates a list of blood relatives who are presumed to be blood relatives of the suspect from a plurality of pieces of DNA information. The similar image searcher calculates degree of similarity between facial images of persons on the blood-relative list and each of the plurality of facial images, and searches for and retrieves a facial image resembling the image of the person on the blood-relative list based on the calculated degree of similarity. The suspect information generation part generates suspect information by associating information relating to the retrieved facial image with information relating to the person on the blood-relative list who resembles the retrieved facial image.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru Asogawa
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Publication number: 20220065830Abstract: A microtube comprises a sample receptor, a lid and a strip storage storing a chromatography strip. The chromatography strip is stored in a hollow part of the strip storage. The hollow part of the strip storage and an inner space of the sample receptor may be communicated in a closed condition under a state where the sample receptor and the lid are engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Minoru ASOGAWA
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Patent number: 11199527Abstract: A microtube comprises a sample receptor, a lid and a strip storage storing a chromatography strip. The chromatography strip is stored in a hollow part of the strip storage. The hollow part of the strip storage and an inner space of the sample receptor may be communicated in a closed condition under a state where the sample receptor and the lid are engaged.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru Asogawa
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Publication number: 20210324323Abstract: A microchip includes a cell accepting section, a lysis solution chamber and a lysis reaction chamber. The cell accepting section accepts cells obtained from a subject. The lysis solution chamber stores lysis solution for lysis of the cells. The lysis reaction of the cells is executed in the lysis reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Minoru ASOGAWA, Yasuo IIMURA, Yoshinori MISHINA
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Patent number: 11071979Abstract: A microchip includes a plurality of laminated elastic sheets. Each of the elastic sheets forming a first intermediate layer as an intermediate layer formed with the plurality of elastic sheets have an inadhesive section(s) for forming a first flow path on the first intermediate layer. Each of the elastic sheets for forming a second intermediate layer as an intermediate layer formed with the plurality of elastic sheets have an inadhesive section(s) for forming a second flow path on the second intermediate layer. An elastic sheet(s) interposed between the first and second intermediate layers has a connecting section(s) connecting the first flow path and the second flow path. A flow path width at the connecting section(s) of the first flow path is narrower than a flow path width at the connecting section(s) of the second flow path.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Asogawa, Yasuo Iimura
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Patent number: 11066636Abstract: A microchip includes a cell accepting section, a lysis solution chamber and a lysis reaction chamber. The cell accepting section accepts cells obtained from a subject. The lysis solution chamber stores lysis solution for lysis of the cells. The lysis reaction of the cells is executed in the lysis reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Asogawa, Yasuo Iimura, Yoshinori Mishina
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Publication number: 20210214715Abstract: There is provided a microchip useful for re-examination of a DNA analysis result. The microchip comprises a DNA analysis part configured to analyze DNA, which comprises at least a cell lysis chamber for cell lysis and a DNA extraction chamber which is connected to the cell lysis chamber and configured to extract DNA from lysed cells, and a DNA preservation part which is connected to the DNA analysis part via a flow path and configured to preserve a partial portion of a DNA sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Asumi Inaguma, Yasuo Iimura, Minoru Asogawa
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Patent number: 10988756Abstract: A microchip comprises a DNA analysis part configured to analyze DNA, which comprises at least a cell lysis chamber for cell lysis and a DNA extraction chamber which is connected to the cell lysis chamber and configured to extract DNA from lysed cells, and a DNA preservation part which is connected to the DNA analysis part via a flow path and configured to preserve a partial portion of a DNA sample.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Asumi Inaguma, Yasuo Iimura, Minoru Asogawa
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Publication number: 20200103372Abstract: An electrophoresis analyzing apparatus includes an acquisition part, an estimation part, and a correction part. The acquisition part acquires actual waveform data on electrophoresis including at least two peak waveforms partially including a superimposed portion. The estimation part estimates, based on an already-appeared peak waveform, a residual portion of an already-appeared peak waveform in the superimposed portion, the already-appeared peak waveform having appeared, in the actual waveform data, before an analysis-target peak waveform to be subjected to waveform analysis. The correction part subtracts the residual portion from the superimposed portion and corrects the analysis-target peak waveform to obtain a true analysis-target waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru ASOGAWA
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Publication number: 20200025731Abstract: A microtube comprises a sample receptor, a lid and a strip storage storing a chromatography strip. The chromatography strip is stored in a hollow part of the strip storage. The hollow part of the strip storage and an inner space of the sample receptor may be communicated in a closed condition under a state where the sample receptor and the lid are engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru ASOGAWA
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Patent number: 10286395Abstract: A microchip comprises a plurality of laminated elastic sheets, wherein the elastic sheets are partially inadhesive each other so that at least 3 middle layers are formed; as a first middle layer, first flow path and second flow path through which liquid flows are formed; as a second middle layer, a first flow path opening/closing section for opening and closing the first flow path is formed; and as a third middle layer, a second flow path opening/closing section for opening and closing the second flow path is formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Asogawa, Yoshinori Mishina, Hisashi Hagiwara, Yasuo Iimura
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Publication number: 20190062725Abstract: A microchip comprises a DNA analysis part configured to analyze DNA, which comprises at least a cell lysis chamber for cell lysis and a DNA extraction chamber which is connected to the cell lysis chamber and configured to extract DNA from lysed cells, and a DNA preservation part which is connected to the DNA analysis part via a flow path and configured to preserve a partial portion of a DNA sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Asumi INAGUMA, Yasuo IIMURA, Minoru ASOGAWA
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Patent number: 10195607Abstract: A microchip comprises a PCR section, a denaturing section, and an electrophoresis section. In the PCR section, a desired region in DNA is amplified. In the denaturing section, PCR amplicon of double-strand DNA is denatured into single-strand DNA. In the electrophoresis section, the PCR amplicon is separated based on the length of sequence.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Minoru Asogawa, Hisashi Hagiwara, Yoshinori Mishina, Yasuo Iimura