Patents by Inventor Junichi Katada

Junichi Katada 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: 20230341398
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a SARS-CoV-2 detection kit and a SARS-CoV-2 detection method which make it possible to simply detect SARS-CoV-2 with higher sensitivity. According to the present invention, there is provided a SARS-CoV-2 detection kit which is for specifically detecting a nucleocapsid protein contained in a biological specimen and contains at least one antibody that specifically reacts with a SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein (NP), the SARS-CoV-2 detection kit including a first container that houses a silver-containing compound, and a second container that houses a reducing agent capable of reducing silver ions, in which the antibody includes at least one antibody that belongs to a subclass IgG2b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dai UJIHARA, Junichi KATADA, Akihide RYO
  • Publication number: 20230273204
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an immunochromatographic kit and a method, which are capable of detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis with high-sensitivity and specificity. According to the present invention, an immunochromatographic kit for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis is provided, the kit including: a label substance modified with a first antibody against lipoarabinomannan; a porous carrier having a reaction site holding a second antibody against lipoarabinomannan; a compound containing silver; and a reducing agent reducing silver ions, in which at least one of the first antibody or the second antibody is a monoclonal antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya OHARA, Natsuki OYABU, Atsuhiko WADA, Junichi KATADA, Dai UJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230251248
    Abstract: There are provided a concentration device that makes it possible to concentrate a sample solution in a short time, a sample solution concentration method using the concentration device to concentrate a sample solution, a sample solution concentration method using the sample solution examination method, and an examination kit including the concentration device and the detection device. The concentration device for concentrating a sample solution which is an aqueous solution containing a high-molecular-weight molecule contained in a biological fluid is a concentration device including a first container containing a super absorbent polymer and a second container, in which a part of the first container is constituted of a discharge unit consisting of a porous membrane having a hole diameter of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Junya YOSHIDA, Hiroyasu ISHII, Junichi KATADA
  • Publication number: 20220341926
    Abstract: An immunological test method includes a concentration step of mixing a solution capable of containing an antigen, a superabsorbent polymer, and a labeled antibody against the antigen, to obtain a concentrated and mixed solution which is a concentrated mixed solution containing composite bodies of the antigen and the labeled antibody and a detection step of detecting the composite bodies in the concentrated and mixed solution using an antigen-antibody reaction, in which a swelling ratio of the superabsorbent polymer is more than 0.2 g/g and less than 800 g/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Junichi KATADA
  • Publication number: 20220334111
    Abstract: An immunochromatography includes steps of mixing a specimen capable of containing an antigen and a modified particle, which is a particle modified with a substance having a specific affinity to the antigen, to obtain a mixture containing particle composite bodies; sedimenting the particle composite bodies in the mixture using a centrifuge; dissociating the sedimented particle composite bodies into the particles and the antigen by mixing the sedimented particle composite bodies with a dissociation solution, recovering an antigen-concentrated solution by sedimenting the dissociated particles using a centrifuge; neutralizing the antigen-concentrated solution using a neutralization solution; spreading particle composite bodies for labeling on an insoluble carrier having a reaction site, in a state where the particle composite bodies for labeling, which are composite bodies of the antigen in the neutralized antigen-concentrated solution and a modified particle for labeling, are formed; and capturing the particle c
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Junichi KATADA, Atsuhiko WADA, Dai UJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220326227
    Abstract: An immunochromatography includes a concentration step of concentrating a solution capable of containing an antigen by ultrafiltration to obtain an antigen-concentrated solution; a spreading step of spreading particle composite bodies on an insoluble carrier having a reaction site at which a second binding substance capable of binding to an antigen in the antigen-concentrated solution has been immobilized, in a state where the particle composite bodies which are composite bodies of the antigen and a modified particle which is a particle modified with a first binding substance capable of binding to the antigen are formed; a capturing step of capturing the particle composite bodies at the reaction site of the insoluble carrier; and an amplification step of amplifying information of the particle composite bodies captured in the capturing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Junichi KATADA
  • Publication number: 20220196523
    Abstract: An immunochromatography including steps of mixing an antigen-containable specimen and modified magnetic particles, which are magnetic particles modified with a substance having a specific affinity to the antigen; collecting the magnetic particles using magnetism; dissociating the modified magnetic particles to obtain an antigen-concentrated solution by mixing the collected magnetic particles with a dissociation solution, an amount of which is smaller than the antigen-containable specimen; obtaining a neutralized antigen-concentrated solution; spreading gold particle composite bodies on an insoluble carrier having a reaction site at which a second binding substance has been immobilized, in a state where the gold particle composite bodies which are composite bodies of an antigen in the neutralized antigen-concentrated solution and modified gold particles which are gold particles modified with a first binding substance are formed; capturing the gold particle composite bodies at the reaction site; and silver-ampl
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Naoyuki NISHIKAWA, Junichi KATADA, Atsuhiko WADA, Dai UJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220196643
    Abstract: The immunological test method includes a concentration step of concentrating an antigen-containable solution by mixing the antigen-containable solution with a superabsorbent polymer to obtain an antigen-concentrated solution, and a detection step of detecting an antigen in the antigen-concentrated solution using an antigen-antibody reaction, in which a swelling ratio of the superabsorbent polymer is more than 0.2 g/g and less than 800 g/g, and an antibody that is used in the antigen-antibody reaction is a monoclonal antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Naoyuki NISHIKAWA, Junichi KATADA, Atsuhiko WADA, Dai UJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220196647
    Abstract: An immunochromatography including steps of mixing an antigen-containable specimen and modified magnetic particles, which are magnetic particles modified with a monoclonal antibody X; collecting the magnetic particles from the mixture using magnetism; dissociating the modified magnetic particles to obtain an antigen-containing solution; neutralizing the antigen-containing solution to obtaina neutralized antigen-containing solution; spreading gold particle composite bodies on an insoluble carrier having a reaction site at which a monoclonal antibody Z has been immobilized, wherein the gold particle composite body is a composite body of the antigen and a modified gold particle which is a gold particle modified with a monoclonal antibody Y; capturing the gold particle composite bodies at the reaction site; and silver-amplifying the gold particle composite body, in which the antibody X and the antibody Y are different from each other, and the antibody X and the antibody Z are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Naoyuki NISHIKAWA, Junichi KATADA, Atsuhiko WADA, Dai UJIHARA
  • Patent number: 11318484
    Abstract: A nozzle includes a mounting opening that is to be connected to an opening portion of a container, an outlet that jets liquid stored in the container, a side face that connects the mounting opening to the outlet, and a liquid storage portion that stores a part of the liquid stored in the container in the nozzle without jetting a part of the liquid from the outlet in a case where the liquid is to be jetted from the dispensing container, that is, in a case where the outlet faces downward in the direction of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Wada, Keiji Shigesada, Junichi Katada
  • Publication number: 20220011303
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide immunochromatography exhibiting excellent magnetic detection sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Naoyuki NISHIKAWA, Junichi KATADA, Dai UJIHARA, Atsuhiko WADA
  • Publication number: 20210263030
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an immunochromatographic kit and a method, which are capable of detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis with high-sensitivity and specificity. According to the present invention, an immunochromatographic kit for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis is provided, the kit including: a label substance modified with a first antibody against lipoarabinomannan; a porous carrier having a reaction site holding a second antibody against lipoarabinomannan; a compound containing silver; and a reducing agent reducing silver ions, in which at least one of the first antibody or the second antibody is a monoclonal antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya OHARA, Natsuki OYABU, Atsuhiko WADA, Junichi KATADA, Dai UJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210208138
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composite particle for an immunochromatography which has excellent spreadability, a method for manufacturing the same, and an immunochromatography using the composite particle for an immunochromatography. A composite particle for an immunochromatography of the present invention is a composite particle for an immunochromatography in which magnetic particles having an average particle size of 500 nm or less and gold particles having an average particle size of 500 nm or less are bound via an organic substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABURAYA, Naoyuki NISHIKAWA, Junichi KATADA, Hiroyuki CHIKU, Ayumi ERA
  • Publication number: 20190224693
    Abstract: A nozzle includes a mounting opening that is to be connected to an opening portion of a container, an outlet that jets liquid stored in the container, a side face that connects the mounting opening to the outlet, and a liquid storage portion that stores a part of the liquid stored in the container in the nozzle without jetting a part of the liquid from the outlet in a case where the liquid is to be jetted from the dispensing container, that is, in a case where the outlet faces downward in the direction of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuhiko WADA, Keiji SHIGESADA, Junichi KATADA
  • Patent number: 8999730
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an immunochromatography method capable of measuring a sample in a low concentration range and a high concentration range by setting the measurable range of the sample much wider than the conventional measurable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi Oyamada, Junichi Katada, Kenji Narahara, Daisuke Ogata, Tomonori Takeshige, Akihiko Onodera
  • Patent number: 8912010
    Abstract: Provided are a base plate and a method for thyroxine immunoassay, which are capable of decreasing the signal change rate caused by temperature change in a high-sensitivity immunoassay method for thyroxine. A base plate for thyroxine immunoassay which has a conjugate of thyroxine or a derivative thereof and albumin immobilized thereon, and in which the ratio of the molecule number of thyroxine or a derivative thereof to the molecule number of albumin in the immobilized conjugate, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Kasagi, Junichi Katada, Tadahiro Matsuno
  • Patent number: 8877515
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a measurement kit for developing a first developing solution and a second developing solution from different directions to suppress background noise, and an immunochromatography kit. The present invention provides a measurement kit, which comprises a first developing member for supplying a first developing solution and a second developing member for supplying a second developing solution, wherein the developing direction of the first developing solution is allowed to intersect with the developing direction of the second developing solution, so that development is carried out by developing the first and second developing solutions in different developing directions, and a water absorbent portion is established on the downstream of each of the developing directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Chiku, Junichi Katada, Hideyuki Karaki, Hiroki Terada
  • Patent number: 8835182
    Abstract: The present invention provides an immunochromatographic device, which contains the following (a) and (b): (a) a first device part holding a first insoluble carrier used for developing a complex formed with an analyte and a labeling substance comprising a metal labeled with a first binding substance that can bind to the analyte and capturing the analyte and the labeling substance at a reaction portion containing a second binding substance that can bind to the analyte, and (b) a second device part holding a second insoluble carrier used for developing a liquid and a third insoluble carrier used for absorbing a liquid, in such a way that the first insoluble carrier does not come into contact with the second insoluble carrier and the third insoluble carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Katada, Hideyuki Karaki, Takayoshi Oyamada
  • Patent number: 8802426
    Abstract: A device for assay can evenly develop solution, and performs highly accurate and sensitive measurement. A first device part (10) maintains a second insoluble carrier (12) and a third insoluble carrier (13) in such a manner that they overlap with each other at a detection portion (14) of a first insoluble carrier (11). These three carriers (11), (12) and (13) are housed not in contact with each other. A pressing unit (18) having a pressing surface (18a) that is parallel to the detection portion (14) is provided on an inner surface of the second device part (20) facing the detection portion (14). The pressing surface (18a) is displaced by being pressed toward the detection portion (14), and presses, from the upper side of the first insoluble carrier (11), the second insoluble carrier (12) and the third insoluble carrier (13) onto the first insoluble carrier (11). The first device part (10) and the second device part (20) are joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Mikinaga Mori, Junichi Katada, Takayoshi Oyamada, Hideyuki Karaki, Masayasu Konishi, Hiroki Terada
  • Patent number: 8765457
    Abstract: A device for assay can evenly develop solution, and performs highly accurate and sensitive measurement. A first device part (10) maintains a second insoluble carrier (12) and a third insoluble carrier (13) in such a manner that they overlap with each other at a detection portion (14) of a first insoluble carrier (11). These three carriers (11), (12) and (13) are housed not in contact with each other. A pressing unit (18) having a pressing surface (18a) that is parallel to the detection portion (14) is provided on an inner surface of the second device part (20) facing the detection portion (14). The pressing surface (18a) is displaced by being pressed toward the detection portion (14), and presses, from the upper side of the first insoluble carrier (11), the second insoluble carrier (12) and the third insoluble carrier (13) onto the first insoluble carrier (11). The first device part (10) and the second device part (20) are joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Mikinaga Mori, Junichi Katada, Takayoshi Oyamada, Hideyuki Karaki, Masayasu Konishi, Hiroki Terada