Patents by Inventor Ayuko IMAI

Ayuko IMAI 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: 20240118206
    Abstract: A degree of polarization of second reference samples produced by adding an antibody, a tracer, and a target substance having mutually different concentrations to a first reference sample not including the target substance is corrected with a degree of polarization of the first reference sample to generate a first calibration curve. A degree of polarization of a second sample to be measured produced by adding the antibody and the tracer to a first sample to be measured in amounts equal to those added to the second reference samples is corrected with a degree of polarization of the first sample to be measured to obtain the concentration of the target substance in the first calibration curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Sho ONOSE, Ayuko IMAI, Ken SUMIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20230417785
    Abstract: A substance separating device includes a reaction vessel provided with an interior that is partitioned into a first chamber and a second chamber by a dialysis membrane, a solution being stored in the reaction vessel. A specimen is stored in the first chamber, and dye-modified molecule that has a binding ability for specifically binding to a substance to be measured having a molecular weight greater than a molecular weight cut-off the dialysis membrane is stored in at least one of the first chamber and the second chamber. The dye-modified molecule has a molecular weight that is less than the molecular weight cut-off of the dialysis membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko IMAI, Ken SUMIYOSHI, Koji SHIGEMURA
  • Publication number: 20230393123
    Abstract: A concentration estimation kit includes a derivatization reagent that derivatizes at least a portion of an antigen included in a mixed specimen, and that is for obtaining a plurality of samples having different derivatization rates, the derivatization rate being a ratio of a derivatized antigen relative to the antigen included in the specimen; an antibody that binds to the antigen; and the antigen modified with a dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Tianma Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayuko IMAI, Ken SUMIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20220221465
    Abstract: Provided is a support for fluorescence polarization immunoassay of which reaction parts are loaded with an antibody and a fluorescent labeling substance. The plurality of reaction parts may be loaded with different concentrations of an antibody and a fluorescent labeling substance. Further, antibodies having different binding affinities for a target substance may be loaded. With such a support, fluorescence polarizations can be measured simply by adding a sample solution containing a target substance to the reaction parts, and a wide measurement range of the concentration the target substance can be secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko IMAI, Ken Sumiyoshi, Masanori Shirokawa
  • Publication number: 20210341488
    Abstract: A fluorescence polarization immunoassay that uses a fluorescent labeling substance in which a single domain antibody is labeled with a fluorescent dye. A fluorescent labeling substance obtained by labeling a single domain antibody, such as a VHH antibody or a vNAR antibody, having a binding ability to a target substance with a fluorescent dye is used. The fluorescence polarization immunoassay includes a binding step for binding the fluorescent labeling substance to a target substance; and a measuring step for measuring a change in the fluorescence polarization of the fluorescent labeling substance to which the target substance is bound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Tianma Japan, Ltd., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mao Fukuyama, Akihide Hibara, Ayuko Imai, Koji Shigemura, Manabu Tokeshi
  • Publication number: 20210310912
    Abstract: A sample solution preparation method, a measurement cell, a measurement kit, and a sample solution preparation device for measuring a target compound contained in food by an immunity analysis method using fluorescence. The present disclosure features including a dialysis step for bringing a target compound-containing solution that includes the target compound into contact with a dialysis fluid through a dialysis membrane to transfer the target compound to the dialysis fluid, in which the molecular weight cut-off of the dialysis membrane is within a range of 2×102 to 2×105, and the volume of the dialysis fluid is relatively smaller than the volume of the target compound-containing solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko IMAI, Ken SUMIYOSHI
  • Patent number: 10824002
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display device configured to display an original image at an original image display position, a second array of a lens array or a pinhole array, and a first array of a lens array or a pinhole array disposed distant from the display device and the second array between the display device and the second array. The first array is configured to form a plurality of elemental images generated from the original image at positions between the first array and the second array. The pitch of the plurality of elemental images is different from lens pitch or pinhole pitch of the second array. The second array is configured to integrate the plurality of elemental images to generate a single reproduced image of the original image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko Imai, Ken Sumiyoshi, Yukie Keicho
  • Patent number: 10663432
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes: at least one resonator; a vibrator provided on the at least one resonator; at least one converter that converts sound waves outputted from the at least one resonator to an electric signal; and a detection unit that detects a specific gas on the basis of the electric signal attained by conversion by the at least one converter, wherein the vibrator includes at least either one of: a plurality of vibrating bodies that have respectively differing frequency characteristics during vibration, that vibrate a gas inside the at least one resonator, and that output sound waves by resonance of the at least one resonator; and a heater that heats a gas inside the at least one resonator, and that outputs sound waves by resonance of the at least one resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko Imai, Ken Sumiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20190310229
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes: at least one resonator; a vibrator provided on the at least one resonator; at least one converter that converts sound waves outputted from the at least one resonator to an electric signal; and a detection unit that detects a specific gas on the basis of the electric signal attained by conversion by the at least one converter, wherein the vibrator includes at least either one of: a plurality of vibrating bodies that have respectively differing frequency characteristics during vibration, that vibrate a gas inside the at least one resonator, and that output sound waves by resonance of the at least one resonator; and a heater that heats a gas inside the at least one resonator, and that outputs sound waves by resonance of the at least one resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ayuko IMAI, Ken SUMIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20190235313
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display device configured to display an original image at an original image display position, a second array of a lens array or a pinhole array, and a first array of a lens array or a pinhole array disposed distant from the display device and the second array between the display device and the second array. The first array is configured to form a plurality of elemental images generated from the original image at positions between the first array and the second array. The pitch of the plurality of elemental images is different from lens pitch or pinhole pitch of the second array. The second array is configured to integrate the plurality of elemental images to generate a single reproduced image of the original image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko IMAI, Ken Sumiyoshi, Yukie Keicho
  • Patent number: 10171798
    Abstract: A liquid crystal lenticular lens element that: comprises a first substrate, a second substrate that is parallel thereto, a liquid crystal layer that is provided between the substrates, a first electrode that is formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate, and a second electrode comprising a plurality of stripe-shaped electrodes that are formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate; and that is characterized by having a configuration in which a stripe-shaped repeating structure that comprises a repeating unit along the arrangement direction of the second electrode is formed and an asymmetrical refractive index distribution is induced on a plane that bisects each of the repeating units in a direction that is perpendicular to the arrangement direction by applying an electrical signal from the exterior to each of the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko Imai, Ken Sumiyoshi, Hidenori Ikeno
  • Patent number: 9995986
    Abstract: There is provided a light control element including a transparent conductive film, a proton accumulation layer on the transparent conductive film, an inorganic electrolyte layer on the proton accumulation layer, an organic electrolyte layer on the inorganic electrolyte layer, a catalyst layer on the organic electrolyte layer, and a light control mirror layer on the catalyst layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayuko Imai, Ken Sumiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20170205681
    Abstract: There is provided a light control element including a transparent conductive film, a proton accumulation layer on the transparent conductive film, an inorganic electrolyte layer on the proton accumulation layer, an organic electrolyte layer on the inorganic electrolyte layer, a catalyst layer on the organic electrolyte layer, and a light control mirror layer on the catalyst layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko IMAI, Ken SUMIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20170048515
    Abstract: A liquid crystal lenticular lens element that: comprises a first substrate, a second substrate that is parallel thereto, a liquid crystal layer that is provided between the substrates, a first electrode that is formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate, and a second electrode comprising a plurality of stripe-shaped electrodes that are formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate; and that is characterized by having a configuration in which a stripe-shaped repeating structure that comprises a repeating unit along the arrangement direction of the second electrode is formed and an asymmetrical refractive index distribution is induced on a plane that bisects each of the repeating units in a direction that is perpendicular to the arrangement direction by applying an electrical signal from the exterior to each of the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayuko IMAI, Ken SUMIYOSHI, Hidenori IKENO