Patents by Inventor Haruyasu ASAHARA

Haruyasu ASAHARA 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: 20230324666
    Abstract: The present invention provides a graphene grid that can suppress or prevent uneven distribution, uneven orientation, and the like of a structural analysis target substance, and can capture the structural analysis target substance with high efficiency and analyze the structural analysis target substance with high resolution, in a structural analysis by cryo-electron microscopy. A graphene grid of the present invention has a graphene surface into which a functional group is introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi INOUE, Haruyasu ASAHARA, Kei OHKUBO, Keiichi NAMBA, Takayuki KATO, Fumiaki MAKINO, Junso FUJITA, Shota KUMANO
  • Publication number: 20220204346
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a substance with a modified carbon allotrope surface that can suppress or prevent uneven distribution, uneven orientation, and the like of a structural analysis target substance in a structural analysis by cryo-electron microscopy. A method for producing a substance with a modified carbon allotrope surface of the present invention includes: the step of surface-treating by reacting a carbon allotrope surface with a halogen oxide radical, wherein the carbon allotrope surface is modified by the surface-treating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi INOUE, Haruyasu ASAHARA, Kei OHKUBO, Kenji IWASAKI, Naoyuki MIYAZAKI, Mika HIROSE, Atsushi NAKAGAWA, Junichi TAKAGI, Takefumi DOI, Hiroaki ADACHI
  • Patent number: 11326035
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for modifying a polymer molded body and binding a target molecule. The method for selectively binding a target molecule to a polymer molded body of the present invention includes: a pretreatment step of irradiating a selected surface of a polymer molded body with light in the presence of a compound radical; and a binding step of reacting a target molecule with the polymer molded body after the pretreatments to bind the target molecule to the selected surface of the polymer molded body, wherein the compound radical is a radical containing one element selected from the group consisting of Group 15 elements and Group 16 elements, and a Group 17 element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Earth Corporation, Osaka University
    Inventors: Kiyoto Takamori, Kei Ohkubo, Haruyasu Asahara, Tsuyoshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210263339
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for producing a lens to be fitted to an eye in a simple manner at a low cost. In order to achieve the aforementioned object, the present invention provides a method for producing a lens to be fitted to an eye, including the step of: hydrophilizing a surface of a polymer lens by reacting with a compound radical, wherein the compound radical is a radical containing one element selected from the group consisting of Group 15 elements and Group 16 elements, and a Group 17 element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Kohji NISHIDA, Koichi BABA, Shizuka KOH, Kei OHKUBO, Haruyasu ASAHARA, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Hiroshi UYAMA, Taka-Aki ASOH
  • Publication number: 20210214492
    Abstract: To provide a surface-treated polymer production method which can be performed in a simplified manner and at low cost. In order to achieve the aforementioned object, the surface-treated polymer production method according to the present invention include: reacting a surface of a polymer with a halogen oxide radical to surface-treat the polymer, and in the surface-treating, a reaction system is not irradiated with light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Haruyasu ASAHARA, Taka-Aki ASOH, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Hiroshi UYAMA, Kei OHKUBO
  • Publication number: 20210189569
    Abstract: To provide a treated polymer production method which can be performed in a simplified manner and at low cost. In order to achieve the object, the treated polymer production method according to the present invention includes: reacting a surface of a polymer with a halogen oxide radical to surface-treat the polymer. The treated polymer is a metal-plated polymer, and the method further includes plating, with a metal, the surface of the polymer after the surface-treating, or the treated polymer is an adhesion laminate of the polymer and an adherend, and the method further includes adhering the adherend to the surface of the polymer after the surface-treating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Taka-Aki ASOH, Haruyasu ASAHARA, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Hiroshi UYAMA, Kei OHKUBO
  • Publication number: 20210032428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for modifying a polymer molded body and binding a target molecule. The method for selectively binding a target molecule to a polymer molded body of the present invention includes: a pretreatment step of irradiating a selected surface of a polymer molded body with light in the presence of a compound radical; and a binding step of reacting a target molecule with the polymer molded body after the pretreatments to bind the target molecule to the selected surface of the polymer molded body, wherein the compound radical is a radical containing one element selected from the group consisting of Group 15 elements and Group 16 elements, and a Group 17 element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kiyoto TAKAMORI, Kei OHKUBO, Haruyasu ASAHARA, Tsuyoshi INOUE