Patents by Inventor Akihide ARIMA

Akihide ARIMA 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: 11524295
    Abstract: Provided is a channel device that is capable of increasing the concentration of fine particles in a liquid only by use of fluid-dynamic flows without relying on electrostatic interactions. A channel device (1) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a main channel (11) configured to allow a liquid containing fine particles to flow therethrough; a chamber (15) that is provided at an end of the main channel (11) and that is configured to store target fine particles which have increased in concentration; and a side channel (12) that is connected to a side face of the main channel (11) and that is configured to allow unwanted liquid to drain therethrough, wherein at least one of a height and a width of the side channel (12) is smaller than a particle size of the fine particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: AIPORE INC.
    Inventors: Wataru Tonomura, Makusu Tsutsui, Kazumichi Yokota, Akihide Arima, Masateru Taniguchi, Tomoji Kawai
  • Patent number: 11307161
    Abstract: It is an object to improve detection accuracy of an object as compared with prior arts. A flow passage (10) provided in a detection device (10) includes a substrate (1) and a covering member (2) provided at a position corresponding to the substrate (1). A covering member opening (HL2) of the covering member (2) is provided such that a substrate opening (HL1) of the substrate (1) is not covered with the covering member (2). The covering member (2) is arranged onto the substrate (1) such that a substrate capacitance and a covering member capacitance are connected in series. The covering member capacitance is lower than the substrate capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Aipore Inc.
    Inventors: Makusu Tsutsui, Kazumichi Yokota, Akihide Arima, Wataru Tonomura, Masateru Taniguchi, Takashi Washio, Tomoji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20210270762
    Abstract: It is an object to improve detection accuracy of an object as compared with prior arts. A flow passage (10) provided in a detection device (10) includes a substrate (1) and a covering member (2) provided at a position corresponding to the substrate (1). A covering member opening (HL2) of the covering member (2) is provided such that a substrate opening (HL1) of the substrate (1) is not covered with the covering member (2). The covering member (2) is arranged onto the substrate (1) such that a substrate capacitance and a covering member capacitance are connected in series. The covering member capacitance is lower than the substrate capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Makusu Tsutsui, Kazumichi Yokota, Akihide Arima, Wataru Tonomura, Masateru Taniguchi, Takashi Washio, Tomoji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20200070169
    Abstract: Provided is a channel device that is capable of increasing the concentration of fine particles in a liquid only by use of fluid-dynamic flows without relying on electrostatic interactions. A channel device (1) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a main channel (11) configured to allow a liquid containing fine particles to flow therethrough; a chamber (15) that is provided at an end of the main channel (11) and that is configured to store target fine particles which have increased in concentration; and a side channel (12) that is connected to a side face of the main channel (11) and that is configured to allow unwanted liquid to drain therethrough, wherein at least one of a height and a width of the side channel (12) is smaller than a particle size of the fine particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Wataru TONOMURA, Makusu TSUTSUI, Kazumichi YOKOTA, Akihide ARIMA, Masateru TANIGUCHI, Tomoji KAWAI