Patents by Inventor Tamotsu Kondou

Tamotsu Kondou 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).

  • Decomposition method and decomposition apparatus for nucleic acid polymer
    Patent number: 9493817
    Abstract: A method for decomposing a target nucleic acid polymer, comprising: bonding a probe nucleic acid polymer and a microparticle to form a probe nucleic acid polymer-bonded microparticle, adding a target nucleic acid polymer to the probe nucleic acid polymer contained within the probe nucleic acid polymer-bonded microparticle to form an addition microparticle, and energizing the microparticle contained within the addition microparticle into a high-energy state and then using energy transfer from this high-energy state microparticle to decompose the target nucleic acid polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Genesis Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takeda, Fumitaka Mafune, Tamotsu Kondou
  • Method of decomposing target and decomposition apparatus
    Patent number: 8986510
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a method whereby a target to be analyzed can be easily decomposed in a micro region and a decomposition apparatus. In the decomposition method of decomposing the target to be analyzed and the decomposition apparatus, the target is allowed to coexist with a microparticle and then the microparticle is put into the high-energy state. Then, the target located in the vicinity of the surface of the microparticle is decomposed due to the energy transfer from the high-energy microparticle toward the target. Thus, the target can be easily decomposed in a micro region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Genesis Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takeda, Fumitaka Mafune, Tamotsu Kondou
  • Method of decomposing target and decomposition apparatus
    Publication number: 20090229968
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a method whereby a target to be analyzed can be easily decomposed in a micro region and a decomposition apparatus. In the decomposition method of decomposing the target to be analyzed and the decomposition apparatus, the target is allowed to coexist with a microparticle and then the microparticle is put into the high-energy state. Then, the target located in the vicinity of the surface of the microparticle is decomposed due to the energy transfer from the high-energy microparticle toward the target. Thus, the target can be easily decomposed in a micro region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takeda, Fumitaka Mafune, Tamotsu Kondou
  • Decomposition method and decomposition apparatus for nucleic acid polymer
    Publication number: 20080217159
    Abstract: A method for decomposing a target nucleic acid polymer, comprising: bonding a probe nucleic acid polymer and a microparticle to form a probe nucleic acid polymer-bonded microparticle, adding a target nucleic acid polymer to the probe nucleic acid polymer contained within the probe nucleic acid polymer-bonded microparticle to form an addition microparticle, and energizing the microparticle contained within the addition microparticle into a high-energy state and then using energy transfer from this high-energy state microparticle to decompose the target nucleic acid polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Takeda, Fumitaka Mafune, Tamotsu Kondou