Patents by Inventor Toru Torii

Toru Torii 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).

  • Publication number: 20060014894
    Abstract: Monodisperse colored spherical particles each having two separated color regions of two hues, that is, two-colored spherical particles, useful, for example, for displays of characters, graphics, images and the like, the two hues being for reverse display in terms of electricity and magnetism from the viewpoint of good suitability for display are provided. In the production process and the apparatus for producing the colored spherical polymer particles, microchannels are utilized including a first microchannel through which a colored continuous phase comprising a color dye/pigment dispersed in a fluid dispersing medium containing a polymerizable resin component and having colored phases of different hues is transferred, and a second microchannel through which a spheroidizing disperse phase flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicants: Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Torii, Toshiro Higuchi, Takasi Nisisako, Youichi Takizawa, Takanori Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20050064423
    Abstract: To provide a PCR method utilizing electrostatic transportation which allows separate control of individual DNA-containing droplets by accurately transporting the droplets, suitably controlling the temperature thereof and allowing a primer to react therewith; a hybridization method utilizing electrostatic transportation which allows rapid and easy detection of hybridization; and devices therefor. A biological sample (droplets containing DNA and primer) (9) is prepared in a chemically inert liquid layer (8), is electrostatically transported by the action of an electrostatic transportation plate (1) with electrostatic transportation electrodes (2) and is heated at a predetermined position of the electrostatic transportation plate (1), thus carrying out PCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Toshiro Higuchi, Toru Torii, Tomohiro Taniguchi, Tetsuo Katayama
  • Publication number: 20040134854
    Abstract: A liquid particulate-handling method and device, in which the evaporation of the droplets is prevented and therefore the handing of the droplets is appropriately performed, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Toshiro Higuchi, Toru Torii, Tomohiro Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20040068019
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for rapidly producing an emulsion and microcapsules in a simple manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Toshiro Higuchi, Toru Torii, Takashi Nishisako, Tomohiro Taniguchi