Patents by Inventor Junzo Hirono

Junzo Hirono 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).

  • Chemical sensor system
    Publication number: 20070054266
    Abstract: A chemical sensor utilizing a chemical receptor (for example, one stimulating the sense of taste or smell) is provided. More specifically speaking, such a receptor is introduced into cells and the cells are immobilized on a support to form a chip. This chip is then employed as a component of a sensor. This sensor shows a reaction almost the same as the body's perception of the taste or smell or sense, thereby enabling analysis. Thus, it is also usable as an artificial sensory organ. Moreover, this sensor is usable in diagnosis, which imparts a high industrial usefulness to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE of ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Takaaki Sato, Junzo Hirono, Hiroshi Hamana, Masato Miyake, Tomohiro Yoshikawa, Jun Miyake
  • Method and apparatus for discriminating chemical/physical quantity based on the transient response
    Patent number: 5541851
    Abstract: A method for discriminating a chemical/physical quantity comprises exposing a sensor array consisting of a plurality of sensor members exhibiting differing response ranges with respect to a chemical/physical quantity to stimulation and discriminating the cause of the stimulation from the order in which the sensor members produce lowest significant (discriminable) output levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignees: Agency of Industrial Science & Technology, Ministry of International Trade & Industry
    Inventors: Takaaki Sato, Junzo Hirono