Patents by Inventor Kiyoko Yano

Kiyoko Yano 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).

  • Microbial electrode and microbial sensor
    Patent number: 6113762
    Abstract: The microbial electrode is constructed having a substrate(3) made of an insulating material, an electric conductor(2) which is fixed on the substrate and a membrane containing microorganism cells(1) which is fixed on the conductor. The microbial sensor(20) is constructed having the microbial electrode above described and a conductor(11) to act as a counter electrode fixed on the insulating material of the surface of the substrate of the electrode which is opposite to the surface where the membrane containing microorganism cells is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignees: Isao Karube, Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., Akebono Research And Development Centre Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Karube, Kiyoko Yano, Nobuyuki Yoshida, Takashi Morita