Patents by Inventor Kenji AKAMA

Kenji AKAMA 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: 20250121366
    Abstract: The method according to an embodiment may be a method of transporting a liquid to a device in which a plurality of microwells formed on a substrate. The method may include: forming, in advance, at a position different from the device, a multiphase plug in which a solution for filling the plurality of microwells and an immiscible liquid that is immiscible with the solution for sealing the plurality of microwells filled with the solution are arranged in that order from a front in a flow direction; and transporting the multiphase plug to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki OKUDA, Koya YAMAWAKI, Kana KAWASAKI, Niina IWANAGA, Kenji AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20250121374
    Abstract: A solution replacement method according to an embodiment may be a solution replacement method of replacing a solution in a plurality of microwells formed on a substrate. The method may include: replacing an immiscible liquid that is immiscible to a first solution and seals the plurality of microwells that are filled with the first solution, with a gas; and filling the plurality of microwells with a second solution by introducing the second solution onto the substrate on which the immiscible liquid has been replaced with the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki OKUDA, Koya YAMAWAKI, Kana KAWASAKI, Niina IWANAGA, Kenji AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20220228194
    Abstract: In an example of an embodiment, a first sample set is prepared that includes a test sample prepared from a first subject sample and a reagent, and at least one control sample prepared from at least one of a positive control and a negative control, and a second sample set is prepared that includes a test sample prepared from a second subject sample and a reagent and does not contain at least one of the control samples contained in the first sample set. The nucleic acid amplification in the first sample set is measured in the first unit, the nucleic acid amplification in the second sample set is measured in the second unit, and the measurement result of each test sample contained in the first sample set and second sample set is analyzed based on the measurement result of the control sample contained in at least the first sample set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro MIURA, Kenji AKAMA, Masaaki KAWAI, Masaya OKADA, Kentaro SHIRAI, Yuichiro YOSHIDA, Tasuku YOTORIYAMA, Michitaka NOTOYA, Soichi OUE
  • Patent number: 11391736
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Akama, Hiroyuki Noji
  • Patent number: 11285077
    Abstract: A blood collection device including a flow path to flow blood by capillary action capable of collecting a large amount of blood is provided. The blood collection device includes an introduction inlet 23 for introducing the blood of the subject M, a substrate 20 connected to the introduction inlet 23 and including a flow path 25 to flow the blood by capillary action, and a cooling body 30 for cooling the flow path 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayato Tagawa, Junko Kojima, Nobuyasu Hori, Kenji Akama, Masaya Okada, Kunpeng Cai, Samiko Hosoya, Shigeki Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 11112404
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for obtaining information of a test substance, the method including: forming a complex by causing a capture substance to bind to a test substance in a specimen; selectively collecting at least the complex from the specimen; immobilizing the complex collected from the specimen, onto a base plate; and obtaining information regarding a structure of the test substance from the complex immobilized on the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Akama, Toshihiro Watanabe, Masaya Okada, Kazuto Yamashita, Akshay Ganguly, Shigeki Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 10866234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting an analyte in a sample, comprising the steps of: forming on each of carrier particles a complex containing a first capture substance capable of binding to an analyte, one molecule of the analyte, a second capture substance capable of binding to the analyte, and a catalyst; immobilizing a reaction product on each of the carrier particles by reacting the catalyst in the complex with a substrate; and detecting the analyte by detecting the carrier particles on each of which the reaction product is immobilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Akama, Seigo Suzuki, Kenta Oda, Kentaro Shirai, Hana Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 10725048
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting a test substance, including a first contact step of bringing the test substance, a capturing body 1 that has binding properties to the test substance and is fixed to a substrate, and a capturing body 2 that has binding properties to the test substance and contains a label into contact with each other in a liquid to arrange at least a part of the capturing body 2 on the substrate; after the first contact step, a first dissociation step of dissociating a part of substances containing the capturing body 2 from the substrate and releasing it into the liquid; after the first dissociation step, a second contact step of bringing the test substance, the capturing body 1 that has binding properties to the test substance and is fixed to a substrate, and the capturing body 2 that has binding properties to the test substance and contains a label into contact with each other in the liquid to arrange at least a part of the capturing body 2 on the substrate; after the second contact step,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Akama, Hiroya Kirimura
  • Publication number: 20200049704
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji AKAMA, Hiroyuki NOJI
  • Publication number: 20190025319
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting a test substance, including a first contact step of bringing the test substance, a capturing body 1 that has binding properties to the test substance and is fixed to a substrate, and a capturing body 2 that has binding properties to the test substance and contains a label into contact with each other in a liquid to arrange at least a part of the capturing body 2 on the substrate; after the first contact step, a first dissociation step of dissociating a part of substances containing the capturing body 2 from the substrate and releasing it into the liquid; after the first dissociation step, a second contact step of bringing the test substance, the capturing body 1 that has binding properties to the test substance and is fixed to a substrate, and the capturing body 2 that has binding properties to the test substance and contains a label into contact with each other in the liquid to arrange at least a part of the capturing body 2 on the substrate; after the second contact step,
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji AKAMA, Hiroya KIRIMURA
  • Patent number: 10184109
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for obtaining differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products, including the steps of: introducing undifferentiated cells into a perfused organ or living tissue; subjecting the undifferentiated cells introduced to perfusion culture together with the organ or living tissue so as to allow the undifferentiated cells to differentiate, thereby obtaining differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products; collecting a perfusion culture solution that contains the resulting differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products; and obtaining the differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products contained in the collected perfusion culture solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Sato, Kenji Akama, Nobuyasu Hori, Masaki Shibayama, Yuki Aihara, Masakazu Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 10156510
    Abstract: A particle imaging apparatus comprises a flow path comprising a first flow path section, a second flow path section connected downstream of the first flow path section, and a third flow path section that is branched from the first flow path section, a particle detection unit comprising a light source and a light detector, a particle sorting unit configured to adjust a flow direction of the particle, and a particle imaging unit configured to take an image of a particle that flows in the second flow path section. The flow path is structured such that a cross-sectional area of the second flow path section is greater than a cross-sectional area of the first flow path section. The first flow path section and the second flow path section are disposed so as to be linearly aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichiro Tabata, Masaki Ishisaka, Kenji Akama, Yoshinobu Miura, Masatoshi Yanagida
  • Publication number: 20180299437
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for obtaining information of a test substance, the method including: forming a complex by causing a capture substance to bind to a test substance in a specimen; selectively collecting at least the complex from the specimen; immobilizing the complex collected from the specimen, onto a base plate; and obtaining information regarding a structure of the test substance from the complex immobilized on the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji AKAMA, Toshihiro WATANABE, Masaya OKADA, Kazuto YAMASHITA, Akshay GANGULY, Shigeki IWANAGA
  • Publication number: 20180021219
    Abstract: A blood collection device including a flow path to flow blood by capillary action capable of collecting a large amount of blood is provided. The blood collection device includes an introduction inlet 23 for introducing the blood of the subject M, a substrate 20 connected to the introduction inlet 23 and including a flow path 25 to flow the blood by capillary action, and a cooling body 30 for cooling the flow path 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ayato TAGAWA, Junko KOJIMA, Nobuyasu HORI, Kenji AKAMA, Masaya OKADA, Kunpeng CAI, Samiko HOSOYA, Shigeki IWANAGA
  • Publication number: 20170370920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting an analyte in a sample, comprising the steps of: forming on each of carrier particles a complex containing a first capture substance capable of binding to an analyte, one molecule of the analyte, a second capture substance capable of binding to the analyte, and a catalyst; immobilizing a reaction product on each of the carrier particles by reacting the catalyst in the compolex with a substrate; and detecting the analyte by detecting the carrier particles on each of which the reaction product is immobilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji AKAMA, Seigo SUZUKI, Kenta ODA, Kentaro SHIRAI, Hana KUMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170227446
    Abstract: A particle imaging apparatus comprises a flow path comprising a first flow path section, a second flow path section connected downstream of the first flow path section, and a third flow path section that is branched from the first flow path section, a particle detection unit comprising a light source and a light detector, a particle sorting unit configured to adjust a flow direction of the particle, and a particle imaging unit configured to take an image of a particle that flows in the second flow path section. The flow path is structured such that a cross-sectional area of the second flow path section is greater than a cross-sectional area of the first flow path section. The first flow path section and the second flow path section are disposed so as to be linearly aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Seiichiro TABATA, Masaki ISHISAKA, Kenji AKAMA, Yoshinobu MIURA, Masatoshi YANAGIDA
  • Patent number: 9610066
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of collecting cells including the steps of: preparing a processed-bone comprising a bone extracted from a living body, a covering agent and first and second holes, wherein an outer surface of the bone is covered with the covering agent attached to the outer surface of the bone, and the first and second holes penetrate through the covering agent and the outer surface of the bone into the interior of the bone; introducing a liquid into the processed-bone from the first hole; and collecting a cell-containing liquid from the second hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Akama, Nobuyasu Hori
  • Publication number: 20160278365
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organ perfusion method including introducing a perfusion solution into an organ extracted from the living body and deriving the perfusion solution from the organ, wherein the organ and the perfusion solution are brought into contact with each other while applying oscillation to the organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyasu HORI, Kenji AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20150353892
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of collecting cells including the steps of: preparing a processed-bone comprising a bone extracted from a living body, a covering agent and first and second holes, wherein an outer surface of the bone is covered with the covering agent attached to the outer surface of the bone, and the first and second holes penetrate through the covering agent and the outer surface of the bone into the interior of the bone; introducing a liquid into the processed-bone from the first hole; and collecting a cell-containing liquid from the second hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Akama, Nobuyasu Hori
  • Publication number: 20150275176
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for obtaining differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products, including the steps of: introducing undifferentiated cells into a perfused organ or living tissue; subjecting the undifferentiated cells introduced to perfusion culture together with the organ or living tissue so as to allow the undifferentiated cells to differentiate, thereby obtaining differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products; collecting a perfusion culture solution that contains the resulting differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products; and obtaining the differentiated cells and/or differentiated cell products contained in the collected perfusion culture solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji KOBAYASHI, Toshiyuki SATO, Kenji AKAMA, Nobuyasu HORI, Masaki SHIBAYAMA, Yuki AIHARA, Masakazu KADOWAKI