Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Noji
Hiroyuki Noji 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).
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Publication number: 20200407769Abstract: Provided is a technique that can be used to detect a pathogenic microorganism such as influenza virus with high sensitivity, and specifically, a method for detecting a reaction product, including reacting an enzyme with a substance serving as a substrate for a reaction involving the enzyme in a hydrophilic solvent that is in interfacial contact with a hydrophobic solvent, wherein the reaction product is produced directly and released from the substrate, and wherein the hydrophilic solvent contains at least one of a buffering substance or trimethylamine oxide (TMAO).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Kazuhito Tabata, Yoshihiro Minagawa, Hiroyuki Noji
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Patent number: 10809257Abstract: This invention provides a technique enabling to detect target molecules of low concentration with high sensitivity. This invention includes (i) a step of introducing a hydrophilic solvent (42) containing beads (40),(41?) into a space (30) between (a) a lower layer section (10) including a plurality of receptacles (13) each of which is capable of storing only one of the beads (41),(41?) and which are separated from each other by a side wall (12) having a hydrophobic upper surface and (b) an upper layer section (20) facing a surface of the lower layer section (10) on which surface the plurality of receptacles (13) are provided; and (ii) a step of introducing a hydrophobic solvent (43) into the space (30), the step (ii) being carried out after the step (i).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki Noji, Ryota Iino, Suguru Araki
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Publication number: 20200283256Abstract: A filament winding apparatus winds, around a workpiece, a fiber bundle formed by bundling a plurality of fibers. The filament winding apparatus includes a widening roller that rotates while making contact with the fiber bundle that is being conveyed. The widening roller has, provided on the peripheral surface, a plurality of projecting ridges extending in the axial direction, the projecting ridges being arranged side by side in the circumferential direction. The projecting ridges make contact with the fiber bundle to thereby widen the fiber bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Yohei NOJI, Kosuke TATSUSHIMA, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Kenta UMETSU
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Publication number: 20200261877Abstract: A method for forming a lipid membrane vesicle includes: filling a chamber with a first aqueous solution by introducing it to a liquid flow path facing a microreactor chip hydrophobic layer main surface; forming a first lipid monolayer membrane in an opening part of the chamber filled with the solution; forming a second lipid monolayer membrane on a layer interface of the organic solvent formed on the main surface of the hydrophobic layer with a second aqueous solution by introducing the solution to the liquid flow path; allowing a first aqueous solution form in the chamber to alter to a spherical droplet covered with the first lipid monolayer membrane; and forming a lipid membrane vesicle by moving the droplet to a position of the second lipid monolayer membrane by applying a physical action, and by zipping the first lipid monolayer membrane covering the droplet and the second lipid monolayer membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Rikiya WATANABE, Naoki SOGA, Hiroyuki NOJI
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Publication number: 20200173925Abstract: Provided is a method of enclosing a microscopic body in at least some of a plurality of cavities formed in the surface of a substrate, including the step of arranging an insertion member above the cavity-formed surface of the substrate, determining relative positions of the insertion member and the substrate by a support section provided on the insertion member such that the bottom surface of the insertion member and the cavity-formed surface of the substrate face each other, thereby providing a solution introduction space between the bottom surface of the insertion member and the cavity-formed surface of the substrate, and providing a solution discharge space that is in communication with the solution introduction space, the solution discharge space being located above the bottom surface of the insertion member, and between the substrate and the insertion member, within the substrate and/or within the insertion member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki NOJI, Kazuhito TABATA
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Publication number: 20200049704Abstract: Disclosed is an analyte detection method, including detecting an analyte in such a state that a complex composed of the analyte in a sample of interest, a particle capable of bonding to the analyte and a trapping substance capable of bonding to the analyte is formed on a substrate, wherein the analyte is detected on the basis of an index associated with a behavior of the particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji AKAMA, Hiroyuki NOJI
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Publication number: 20200038860Abstract: A microreactor chip includes a substrate and a hydrophobic layer that is a layer provided on the substrate and made of a hydrophobic substance and is formed so that openings of a plurality of chambers are arranged regularly on a main surface of the layer. Each chamber is provided with a first lipid bilayer membrane and a second lipid bilayer membrane that are disposed with a gap therebetween in a depth direction so as to fractionate the chamber in the depth direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Rikiya WATANABE, Hiroyuki NOJI, Naoki SOGA
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Patent number: 10471429Abstract: A material film is formed as a thin film having a thickness of 1 ?m on a surface of a glass substrate. A plurality of micro-chambers having a diameter of 5 ?m are formed in the material film to be arrayed at a high density. The respective chambers filled with an aqueous test solution have openings that are liquid-sealed by a lipid bilayer membrane to provide a high-density micro-chamber array. Significant downsizing of the micro-chambers enhances a change in concentration by a reaction of one biomolecule in the chamber and thereby increases the detection sensitivity. In the configuration that a large number of micro-chambers are formed at a high density, even in the case of an extremely slow reaction of the biomolecule, the reaction proceeds in any of the chambers. This configuration accordingly enables the reaction of the biomolecule to be detected with high sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Hiroyuki Noji, Rikiya Watanabe, Hiroaki Suga, Daishi Fujita
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Patent number: 10451619Abstract: As a technique for efficiently sealing many substances, such as beads, nucleic acid, protein, virus, cells, and lipid membrane complex, into an array, the present invention provides a method for sealing a substance, including: (i) a step of introducing a first solvent containing a substance on a substrate on which a plurality of receptacles capable of storing the substance are formed separated from each other by a side wall; and (ii) a step of introducing a second solvent having a greater specific gravity than that of the first solvent onto the first solvent, the step (ii) being carried out after the step (i).Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki Noji, Lisa Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20190194717Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting pathogenic microorganisms in a biological sample, which is a technique that can be used to perform high-sensitivity detection of pathogenic microorganisms, such as influenza virus, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki NOJI, Kazuhito TABATA
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Publication number: 20190154682Abstract: This invention provides a technique enabling to detect target molecules of low concentration with high sensitivity. This invention includes (i) a step of introducing a hydrophilic solvent (42) containing beads (40),(41?) into a space (30) between (a) a lower layer section (10) including a plurality of receptacles (13) each of which is capable of storing only one of the beads (41),(41?) and which are separated from each other by a side wall (12) having a hydrophobic upper surface and (b) an upper layer section (20) facing a surface of the lower layer section (10) on which surface the plurality of receptacles (13) are provided; and (ii) a step of introducing a hydrophobic solvent (43) into the space (30), the step (ii) being carried out after the step (i).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki NOJI, Ryota IINO, Suguru ARAKI
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Patent number: 10267793Abstract: This invention provides a technique enabling to detect target molecules of low concentration with high sensitivity. This invention includes (i) a step of introducing a hydrophilic solvent (42) containing beads (40),(41?) into a space (30) between (a) a lower layer section (10) including a plurality of receptacles (13) each of which is capable of storing only one of the beads (41),(41?) and which are separated from each other by a side wall (12) having a hydrophobic upper surface and (b) an upper layer section (20) facing a surface of the lower layer section (10) on which surface the plurality of receptacles (13) are provided; and (ii) a step of introducing a hydrophobic solvent (43) into the space (30), the step (ii) being carried out after the step (i).Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki Noji, Ryota Iino, Suguru Araki
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Publication number: 20190085385Abstract: A method of detecting a target molecule including binding, to first target molecules, specific binding substances which are capable of recognizing different epitopes and labeled with nucleic acid fragments, respectively, detecting the specific binding substances based on fluorescence signals of different fluorescence wavelengths from the nucleic acid fragments, and detecting the first target molecules based on the fluorescence signals that correspond to the specific binding substances, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoichi Makino, Takumi Hirase, Noriaki Arai, Hiroyuki Noji
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Patent number: 10018627Abstract: A technique for efficiently sealing many substances, such as beads, nucleic acid, protein, virus, cells, and lipid membrane complex, into an array is provided. The present invention provides a method for sealing a substance, including: (i) a step of introducing a first solvent containing a substance on a substrate on which a plurality of receptacles capable of storing the substance are formed separated from each other by a side wall; and (ii) a step of introducing a second solvent having a greater specific gravity than that of the first solvent onto the first solvent, the step (ii) being carried out after the step (i).Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki Noji, Lisa Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20180104686Abstract: A high-density micro-chamber array has a translucent flat substrate, a hydrophobic layer in which a plurality of micro-chambers are provided, and a lipid bilayer membrane formed in each of the openings of the micro-chambers, wherein an electrode is provided in each of the micro-chambers, and when the side of the substrate on which the hydrophobic layer is provided is directed upward, the micro-chamber array is configured such that with at least one of the following A) and B) being met, light entering the substrate from below is transmitted through the substrate and penetrates into the micro-chambers' interiors, and light entering the substrate from the micro-chambers' interiors is transmitted through the substrate and escapes toward below the substrate. A) The electrode is provided on an inner side surface of each of the micro-chambers. B) The electrode is transparent and provided on a bottom surface of each of the micro-chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Rikiya WATANABE, Hiroyuki NOJI, Naoki SOGA
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Patent number: 9797837Abstract: There are provided a detector and a detection method capable of detecting a biological sample with high sensitivity. A detector is provided with a microchamber array including a plurality of storage sections to be filled with a hydrophilic solvent containing a biological sample; and an image sensor in which picture elements are disposed corresponding to the storage sections, wherein the microchamber array includes a flow channel in communication with openings of the storage sections; a hydrophobic solvent supply unit arranged in continuity with the flow channel; and a through-hole which allows the hydrophilic solvent to enter and exit the flow channel, and the hydrophobic solvent supply unit flows a hydrophobic solvent into the flow channel by an externally-applied force.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: The University of TokyoInventors: Soo Hyeon Kim, Hiroyuki Noji, Ryota Iino, Jun Ohta, Takashi Tokuda, Kiyotaka Sasagawa, Toshihiko Noda
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Publication number: 20170227538Abstract: Provided is a method to detect a target molecule, including a complex formation step of reacting a target molecule, a carrier modified with a first antibody which specifically binds to the target molecule, and two or more second antibodies which specifically bind to the target molecule, and are labeled with enzymes having a substrate cleaving activity and mutually different substrate specificities, to form a complex consisting of the first antibody, the target molecule and the second antibodies, on the carrier; and a detection step of reacting two or more substrates having cleavage sites by the enzymes, a fluorescent substance bound to one terminal side of each of the cleavage sites and a quencher bound to another terminal side thereof, wherein the fluorescent substances are mutually different in fluorescence wavelength, and the complex, to detect fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent substances.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventor: Hiroyuki NOJI
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Publication number: 20170176430Abstract: As a technique for efficiently sealing many substances, such as beads, nucleic acid, protein, virus, cells, and lipid membrane complex, into an array, the present invention provides a method for sealing a substance, including: (i) a step of introducing a first solvent containing a substance on a substrate on which a plurality of receptacles capable of storing the substance are formed separated from each other by a side wall; and (ii) a step of introducing a second solvent having a greater specific gravity than that of the first solvent onto the first solvent, the step (ii) being carried out after the step (i).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki NOJI, Lisa YAMAUCHI
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Publication number: 20170115284Abstract: This invention provides a technique enabling to detect target molecules of low concentration with high sensitivity. This invention includes (i) a step of introducing a hydrophilic solvent (42) containing beads (40),(41?) into a space (30) between (a) a lower layer section (10) including a plurality of receptacles (13) each of which is capable of storing only one of the beads (41),(41?) and which are separated from each other by a side wall (12) having a hydrophobic upper surface and (b) an upper layer section (20) facing a surface of the lower layer section (10) on which surface the plurality of receptacles (13) are provided; and (ii) a step of introducing a hydrophobic solvent (43) into the space (30), the step (ii) being carried out after the step (i).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hiroyuki NOJI, Ryota IINO, Suguru ARAKI
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Publication number: 20160296928Abstract: A material film is formed as a thin film having a thickness of 1 ?m on a surface of a glass substrate. A plurality of micro-chambers having a diameter of 5 ?m are formed in the material film to be arrayed at a high density. The respective chambers filled with an aqueous test solution have openings that are liquid-sealed by a lipid bilayer membrane to provide a high-density micro-chamber array. Significant downsizing of the micro-chambers enhances a change in concentration by a reaction of one biomolecule in the chamber and thereby increases the detection sensitivity. In the configuration that a large number of micro-chambers are formed at a high density, even in the case of an extremely slow reaction of the biomolecule, the reaction proceeds in any of the chambers. This configuration accordingly enables the reaction of the biomolecule to be detected with high sensitivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Hiroyuki NOJI, Rikiya WATANABE, Hiroaki SUGA, Daishi FUJITA