Patents by Inventor Mari Ichimura
Mari Ichimura 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).
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Publication number: 20230216206Abstract: Provided is a wave control medium capable of controlling waves while decreasing the size of a metamaterial or the like and increasing the bandwidth of the metamaterial or the like. A wave control medium 10 is formed by combining at least two among a coil 11 and a coil 12 which are three-dimensional microstructures formed into a spiral structure, the coil 11 and the coil 12 including any one of a metal, a dielectric material, a magnetic material, a semiconductor, and a superconductor, or a material selected from a plurality of combinations of these materials, and having functions of a capacitor and an inductor. The coil 11 and the coil 12 form a capacitor between the lateral face of the coil 11 and the lateral face of the coil 12 facing each other, and form an inductor by forming a three-dimensional multiple resonance structure by the coil 11 and the coil 12 having a spiral structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Eri IGARASHI, Nobuhiko UMEZU, Atsushi YAMADA, Mari ICHIMURA
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Patent number: 10727429Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electrode 31, a light emitting/light receiving layer 20 formed on the first electrode 31, and a second electrode 32 formed on the light emitting/light receiving layer 20. The light emitting/light receiving layer 20 and/or the second electrode 32 is covered by an insulating layer 40 including a metal oxide that contains, as a main component, zinc oxide, while containing, as accessory components, at least two materials selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, niobium oxide, titanium oxide, molybdenum oxide and hafnium oxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Mari Ichimura
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Publication number: 20180226596Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electrode 31, a light emitting/light receiving layer 20 formed on the first electrode 31, and a second electrode 32 formed on the light emitting/light receiving layer 20. The light emitting/light receiving layer 20 and/or the second electrode 32 is covered by an insulating layer 40 including a metal oxide that contains, as a main component, zinc oxide, while containing, as accessory components, at least two materials selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, niobium oxide, titanium oxide, molybdenum oxide and hafnium oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Toshiki MORIWAKI, Mari ICHIMURA
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Publication number: 20140334981Abstract: Provided is a microbead analysis method for a microbead. The microbead is formed in a columnar shape having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, as placed almost in parallel, and a side surface extending therefrom, and carries an identification pattern formed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface and a substance immobilized on a surface thereof having affinity to an analyte substance. The method includes detecting fluorescence emitted from the microbead surface due to interaction of the analyte substance with the substance having affinity to the analyte substance from a region including a region of the top surface and the bottom surface where there is no identification pattern formed and the side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenzo Machida, Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Kazumine Ito, Takuya Kishimoto, Naohisa Sakamoto
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Patent number: 8753898Abstract: Provided is a microbead analysis method for a microbead. The microbead is formed in a columnar shape having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, as placed almost in parallel, and a side surface extending therefrom, and carries an identification pattern formed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface and a substance immobilized on a surface thereof having affinity to an analyte substance. The method includes detecting fluorescence emitted from the microbead surface due to interaction of the analyte substance with the substance having affinity to the analyte substance from a region including a region of the top surface and the bottom surface where there is no identification pattern formed and the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenzo Machida, Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Kazumine Ito, Takuya Kishimoto, Naohisa Sakamoto
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Patent number: 8546068Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method fabricates microbeads, which can supply a bead set containing a various types of microbeads and having distinct populations of the respective types of microbeads. In one example embodiment, the method includes forming a hydrophilic layer made of a hydrophilic organic material on a substrate. In one example embodiment, the method includes laminating on the hydrophilic layer a thin film capable of being peeled off in the form of microbeads. In one example embodiment, the method includes forming the thin film in a given configuration by photolithography. In one example embodiment, the method includes solid-phasing a given substance on the post-formed thin films. In one example embodiment, the method includes peeling off the post-formed thin films, which have been solid-phased with the substance, from the substrate along with at least a part of the hydrophilic layer to obtain microbeads.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mari Ichimura, Kenzo Machida, Noriyuki Kishii, Masanobu Tanaka
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Patent number: 8548221Abstract: A microbead automatic recognition method includes the steps of: acquiring an image of a circular surface of a cylindrical microbead having a recognition pattern created on the circular surface and a plurality of reference points also created on the circular surface; and acquiring information on the rear/front and/or orientation of the cylindrical microbead from the acquired image on the basis of the positions of the reference points.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Kenzo Machida
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Patent number: 8409706Abstract: The present application provides a process for the preparation of microbeads, including the steps of: patterning a thin film, which has been formed on a substrate, into microbead regions of at least one predetermined shape by photolithography; immobilizing a predetermined substance on the thus-patterned microbead regions; and stripping off, from the substrate, the thus-patterned microbead regions with the substance immobilized thereon.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenzo Machida, Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Masanobu Tanaka
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Patent number: 8357821Abstract: An aromatic amine compound is represented by general formula [I]: wherein X1 and X2 each represent a group selected from an alkyl group, an aryl group, an allyl group, an alkoxy group, and an aryloxy group, X1 and X2 may be the same or different, Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an arylene group, n?1, at least one of substituents Y is a substituent selected from a trifluoromethyl group, a cyano group, and a halogen group, and other substituents Y are groups each selected from a hydro group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an allyl group, an alkoxy group, and an aryloxy group.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mari Ichimura, Yoshihisa Miyabayashi
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Publication number: 20120195507Abstract: A microbead automatic recognition method includes the steps of: acquiring an image of a circular surface of a cylindrical microbead having a recognition pattern created on the circular surface and a plurality of reference points also created on the circular surface; and acquiring information on the rear/front and/or orientation of the cylindrical microbead from the acquired image on the basis of the positions of the reference points.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Kenzo Machida
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Patent number: 8200000Abstract: A microbead automatic recognition method includes the steps of: acquiring an image of a circular surface of a cylindrical microbead having a recognition pattern created on the circular surface and a plurality of reference points also created on the circular surface; and acquiring information on the rear/front and/or orientation of the cylindrical microbead from the acquired image on the basis of the positions of the reference points.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Kenzo Machida
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Patent number: 8063200Abstract: A labeled compound is so designed that an aromatic tertiary amine compound is bondable with a biomolecule. One of S1 and S2 contains a group bound with a molecular chain 10 (e.g. an oligonucleotide) capable of binding with a biomolecule or a reactive group covalently binding with a reactive group present in the biomolecule, n is 0 or 1, R3 is a phenyl group or a naphthyl group, Ar1 is a phenylene group or a naphthylene group, and Ar2 is any of a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, an anthrylene group, and a phenanthrene group. The detection of a fluorescence emitted by excitation of the labeled compound bound to a biomolecule ensures the biomolecule being detected at high sensitivity and a high SN ratio.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Mari Ichimura
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Patent number: 8025986Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent element which is superior in luminance, reliability, and thermal stability and is capable of selectively emitting light with comparative long wavelengths such as red and good color purity and a light-emitting device or display device incorporated therewith. The organic electroluminescent element consists of a glass substrate (1), an anode (2), a hole transporting layer (10), an emitting layer (11), an electron transporting layer (12), and a cathode (3), which are sequentially laminated on top of the other. The emitting layer (11) is formed from a mixture composed of at least one species of the styryl compound represented by the general formula [I] below and a material with charge transporting capability. Y—CH?CH—X ??General formula [I] (where X denotes an aryl group (such as phenyl group) which has a substituent group (such as cyano group and methyl group), and Y denotes a group having a skeleton of aminophenyl group or the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tadashi Ishibashi, Mari Ichimura, Shinichiro Tamura, Naoyuki Ueda
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Publication number: 20110183272Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method fabricates microbeads, which can supply a bead set containing a various types of microbeads and having distinct populations of the respective types of microbeads. In one example embodiment, the method includes forming a hydrophilic layer made of a hydrophilic organic material on a substrate. In one example embodiment, the method includes laminating on the hydrophilic layer a thin film capable of being peeled off in the form of microbeads. In one example embodiment, the method includes forming the thin film in a given configuration by photolithography. In one example embodiment, the method includes solid-phasing a given substance on the post-formed thin films. In one example embodiment, the method includes peeling off the post-formed thin films, which have been solid-phased with the substance, from the substrate along with at least a part of the hydrophilic layer to obtain microbeads.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2009Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mari Ichimura, Kenzo Machida, Noriyuki Kishii, Masannobu Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110136263Abstract: Provided is a microbead analysis method for a microbead. The microbead is formed in a columnar shape having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, as placed almost in parallel, and a side surface extending therefrom, and carries an identification pattern formed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface and a substance immobilized on a surface thereof having affinity to an analyte substance. The method includes detecting fluorescence emitted from the microbead surface due to interaction of the analyte substance with the substance having affinity to the analyte substance from a region including a region of the top surface and the bottom surface where there is no identification pattern formed and the side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenzo Machida, Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Kazumine Ito, Takuya Kishimoto, Naohisa Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20100109555Abstract: An aromatic amine compound is represented by general formula [I]: wherein X1 and X2 each represent a group selected from an alkyl group, an aryl group, an allyl group, an alkoxy group, and an aryloxy group, X1 and X2 may be the same or different, Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an arylene group, n?1, at least one of substituents Y is a substituent selected from a trifluoromethyl group, a cyano group, and a halogen group, and other substituents Y are groups each selected from a hydro group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an allyl group, an alkoxy group, and an aryloxy group.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mari Ichimura, Yoshihisa Miyabayashi
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Publication number: 20100075321Abstract: A labeled compound is so designed that an aromatic tertiary amine compound is bondable with a biomolecule. One of S1 and S2 contains a group bound with a molecular chain 10 (e.g. an oligonucleotide) capable of binding with a biomolecule or a reactive group covalently binding with a reactive group present in the biomolecule, n is 0 or 1, R3 is a phenyl group or a naphthyl group, Ar1 is a phenylene group or a naphthylene group, and Ar2 is any of a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, an anthrylene group, and a phenanthrene group. The detection of a fluorescence emitted by excitation of the labeled compound bound to a biomolecule ensures the biomolecule being detected at high sensitivity and a high SN ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Mari Ichimura
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Publication number: 20090279787Abstract: A microbead automatic recognition method includes the steps of: acquiring an image of a circular surface of a cylindrical microbead having a recognition pattern created on the circular surface and a plurality of reference points also created on the circular surface; and acquiring information on the rear/front and/or orientation of the cylindrical microbead from the acquired image on the basis of the positions of the reference points.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Kenzo Machida
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Publication number: 20090274908Abstract: The present application provides a process for the preparation of microbeads, including the steps of: patterning a thin film, which has been formed on a substrate, into microbead regions of at least one predetermined shape by photolithography; immobilizing a predetermined substance on the thus-patterned microbead regions; and stripping off, from the substrate, the thus-patterned microbead regions with the substance immobilized thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenzo Machida, Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Masanobu Tanaka
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Publication number: 20090137053Abstract: A bead set is composed of plural subsets of beads. The beads in each subset are each provided with a surface permitting immobilization thereon of a substance that takes part in a predetermined corresponding reaction or interaction. The individual beads in the beat set are provided with different physical elements, respectively, such that the individual beads in the bead can be distinguished into the plural subsets through an analysis of captured images of the individual beads in the bead set by a computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Tomoteru Abe, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Akio Yasuda, Mayumi Shiono, Michihiro Ohnishi, Takuro Yamamoto, Minoru Takeda