Patents by Inventor Kazushige Hatanaka

Kazushige Hatanaka 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).

  • Oligonucleotides, arrays thereof for detecting microorganisms, and an apparatus, a method and a kit for detecting microorganisms
    Patent number: 7893008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an instrument, a method and a kit for detecting a microorganism contaminating a subject test sample, which enables one to quickly and accurately identify the microorganism with an easy operation. The instrument for detecting a microorganism according to the present invention relates to a microarray type instrument in which oligonucleotides prepared based on nucleotide sequences specific to the species and genus to which the subject microorganism belongs have been immobilized onto a surface of a substrate. Based on the presence or absence of hybridization of the probes prepared from the test sample with the oligonucleotides immobilized onto the surface of the substrate, the present invention makes it possible to detect and/or identify the microorganism in the test sample easily, quickly and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Yukiko Kodama, Kazushige Hatanaka, Koichi Tanaka, Hiroko Nakagawa, Shogo Moriya, Kaoru Osano
  • Bacteria detecting instrument, bacteria detecting method, and bacteria detecting kit
    Patent number: 7795005
    Abstract: A micro array instrument is used in which an oligonucleotide based on a species- or genus-specific nucleotide sequence of subject bacteria is immobilized on a surface of a substrate. By confirming whether the oligonucleotide immobilized on the substrate has hybridized with a probe prepared from a test sample, bacteria contained in the test sample can be detected and identified easily, quickly, and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Suntory Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Yukiko Kodama, Kazushige Hatanaka, Kouichi Tanaka, Hiroko Nakagawa, Shougo Moriya, Kaoru Osano
  • Bacteria Detecting Instrument, Bacteria Detecting Method, and Bacteria Detecting Kit
    Publication number: 20090275118
    Abstract: A micro array instrument is used in which an oligonucleotide based on a species- or genus-specific nucleotide sequence of subject bacteria is immobilized on a surface of a substrate. By confirming whether the oligonucleotide immobilized on the substrate has hybridized with a probe prepared from a test sample, bacteria contained in the test sample can be detected and identified easily, quickly, and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukiko KODAMA, Kazushige Hatanaka, Kouichi Tanaka, Hiroko Nakagawa, Shougo Moriya, Kaoru Osano
  • Oligonucleotides, Arrays Thereof for Detecting Microorganisms, and an Apparatus, a Method and a Kit for Detecting Microorganisms
    Publication number: 20090048118
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an instrument, a method and a kit for detecting a microorganism contaminating a subject test sample, which enables one to quickly and accurately identify the microorganism with an easy operation. The instrument for detecting a microorganism according to the present invention relates to a microarray type instrument in which oligonucleotides prepared based on nucleotide sequences specific to the species and genus to which the subject microorganism belongs have been immobilized onto a surface of a substrate. Based on the presence or absence of hybridization of the probes prepared from the test sample with the oligonucleotides immobilized onto the surface of the substrate, the present invention makes it possible to detect and/or identify the microorganism in the test sample easily, quickly and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: SUNTORY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukiko Kodama, Kazushige Hatanaka, Koichi Tanaka, Hiroko Nakagawa, Shogo Moriya, Kaoru Osano
  • Bacteria detecting instrument, bacteria detecting method, and bacteria detecting kit
    Publication number: 20050272062
    Abstract: A micro array instrument is used in which an oligonucleotide based on a species- or genus-specific nucleotide sequence of subject bacteria is immobilized on a surface of a substrate. By confirming whether the oligonucleotide immobilized on the substrate has hybridized with a probe prepared from a test sample, bacteria contained in the test sample can be detected and identified easily, quickly, and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicants: SUNTORY LIMITED, NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Yukiko Kodama, Kazushige Hatanaka, Kouichi Tanaka, Hiroko Nakagawa, Shougo Moriya, Kaoru Osano