Patents by Inventor Masato Minami

Masato Minami 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: 20240088434
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes a case, a battery element, and a restraint component. The case accommodates the battery element. The battery element includes an electrode part and a resin part. The resin part covers at least a part of a side face of the electrode part. The restraint component applies a first pressure to the electrode part. The restraint component applies a second pressure to the resin part. The ratio of the second pressure to the first pressure is from 1.5 to 18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motoshi ISONO, Masato ONO, Keiichi MINAMI, Kazuhito KATO, Katsuaki ODAGI
  • Publication number: 20240026424
    Abstract: A reagent contains complex particles, each including a particle and a complex bound to the particle, and an aqueous liquid in which the complex particles are dispersed. The complex includes a Cas protein and a guide RNA bound to the Cas protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: TAKUSHI ICHINOO, SATOSHI OGAWA, MASATO MINAMI, Tetsuya Yano
  • Publication number: 20230295689
    Abstract: Provided is a nucleic acid detection apparatus including: a distribution unit configured to distribute a sample and a detection reagent to a plurality of individual independent separated compartments, the sample containing a target nucleic acid, and the detection reagent containing an effector protein, crRNA to be bound to the target nucleic acid, and a reporter molecule; an activation unit configured to activate the effector protein through binding of the crRNA to the target nucleic acid; a fluorescence generation unit configured to modify the reporter molecule with the activated effector protein to generate fluorescence; a fluorescence detection unit configured to detect the fluorescence; and an identification unit configured to determine, based on a detection result obtained with the fluorescence detection unit, a fluorescence intensity of each of the individual independent separated compartments, and to identify each of the individual independent separated compartments having a fluorescence intensity exce
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: MASATO MINAMI, TETSUYA YANO, YOJI YAMAMOTO, MIE OKANO, SATOSHI OGAWA, TAKUSHI ICHINOO
  • Publication number: 20230277420
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a cosmetic laminate sheet including a porous film having micropores and a thin film sheet superposed on the porous film, the porous film having a porosity of 35% or more and 55% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mari UEDA, Masato MINAMI, Yuto ENOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230255859
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a cosmetic laminate sheet including a thin film sheet that has a thickness of 10 nm or more and 10 ?m or less and is water-permeable and a support that has water absorbing properties and a possible amount of water content in the support being 4.4 g or more per 1 g of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mari UEDA, Masato MINAMI, Yuto ENOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220170081
    Abstract: A method for detecting a target nucleic acid including the steps of mixing an effector protein, guide RNA binding to the target nucleic acid, a reporter molecule, and an amino compound with the target nucleic acid and detecting a signal produced by the reporter molecule being cleaved due to the effector protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Ogawa, Masato Minami, Tetsuya Yano
  • Publication number: 20220090174
    Abstract: A detection method for a target nucleic acid comprising: a first step of contacting a target nucleic acid with a first guide RNA and a first Cas protein; a second step of contacting the target nucleic acid with a second guide RNA and a second Cas protein; and a third step of detecting a complex comprising the target nucleic acid, the first guide RNA, the first Cas protein, the second guid RNA, and the second Cas protein, wherein, in the complex, the first guide RNA and the first Cas protein are bound to the first base sequence, and the second guide RNA and the second Cas protein are bound to the second base sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Mie Okano, Yoji Yamamoto, Masato Minami, Tetsuya Yano
  • Publication number: 20200157605
    Abstract: To analyze the concentration of an analyte in a sample, the number of molecules or particles or concentration of the analyte is determined using a table associating at least one piece of information about a plurality of reaction fields generated by splitting a liquid containing the sample, the at least one piece of information being selected from the group consisting of information about the number of positive reaction fields and information about the number of negative reaction fields, with the number of molecules or particles or concentration of the analyte in the sample or in at least some of the plurality of reaction fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Tsutomu Honma, Atsushi Takahashi, Masato Minami, Tetsuya Yano, Yuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20200150135
    Abstract: To analyze the concentration of an analyte in a sample, the size distribution of a plurality of reaction fields generated by splitting a liquid containing the sample is divided into a plurality of classes. A class used for concentration determination is set based on the number or proportion of the positive reaction fields or the number or proportion of the negative reaction fields in each class. The concentration of the analyte is determined based on data for the set class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tsutomu Honma, Atsushi Takahashi, Masato Minami, Tetsuya Yano
  • Patent number: 10398788
    Abstract: To provide a polymer having a high ratio of the amount thereof present in a tumor to the amount thereof present in blood (hereinafter, sometimes abbreviated as a tumor/blood ratio). The polymer has phosphorylcholine (derivative) as a side chain and has a dye (near-infrared dye) having absorption in the near-infrared wavelength region bound to the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teruyuki Kondo, Yasuhiro Aoyama, Hisatsugu Yamada, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Shinsuke Sando, Yu Kimura, Natsuki Matsumoto, Fumio Yamauchi, Tetsuya Yano, Masato Minami, Atsushi Takahashi, Kengo Kanazaki, Satoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10172964
    Abstract: A compound having a high tumor accumulation rate, or a salt thereof, and a contrast agent for optical imaging are provided. A compound having at least one specific organic dye covalently bound to polyethylene glycol, or a salt thereof is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Ogawa, Masato Minami, Tatsuki Fukui
  • Patent number: 10029021
    Abstract: As a substance used as a contrast agent for a method of nuclear magnetic resonance analysis or a method of magnetic resonance imaging, a substance with high selectivity and high sensitivity was demanded. According to the present invention, when a polymer having, in a side chain thereof, a sequence of a 1H—13C—15N, 1H—15N—13C or 1H—13C—13C bond, that is, a structure labeled with stable isotopes of 13C and 15N, is used, the abundance of such a sequence in one molecule can be increased, and hence, high selectivity and higher sensitivity can be attained when used as a contrast agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teruyuki Kondo, Yasuhiro Aoyama, Hisatsugu Yamada, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Hidehito Tochio, Yu Kimura, Masahiro Shirakawa, Fuminori Sugihara, Tetsuya Matsuda, Shinsuke Sando, Masato Minami, Fumio Yamauchi, Tetsuya Yano, Hidetoshi Tsuzuki
  • Publication number: 20170333575
    Abstract: To provide a polymer having a high ratio of the amount thereof present in a tumor to the amount thereof present in blood (hereinafter, sometimes abbreviated as a tumor/blood ratio). The polymer has phosphorylcholine (derivative) as a side chain and has a dye (near-infrared dye) having absorption in the near-infrared wavelength region bound to the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Teruyuki Kondo, Yasuhiro Aoyama, Hisatsugu Yamada, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Shinsuke Sando, Yu Kimura, Natsuki Matsumoto, Fumio Yamauchi, Tetsuya Yano, Masato Minami, Atsushi Takahashi, Kengo Kanazaki, Satoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9750827
    Abstract: Provided is a compound having a high ICG content that has high accumulation property in a tumor and has a large intensity of a photoacoustic signal emitted from the tumor even when a time period elapses after administration. Specifically, provided is a hyaluronic acid derivative to which polyethylene glycol and an ICG derivative are conjugated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Miki, Tatsuhiro Inoue, Yasuhito Kobayashi, Katsuya Nakano, Kouichi Ohe, Fumio Yamauchi, Tetsuya Yano, Masato Minami
  • Publication number: 20170224850
    Abstract: A compound having a high tumor accumulation rate, or a salt thereof, and a contrast agent for optical imaging are provided. A compound having at least one specific organic dye covalently bound to polyethylene glycol, or a salt thereof is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi Ogawa, Masato Minami, Tatsuki Fukui
  • Patent number: 9675715
    Abstract: There is provided a contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging, the contrast agent exhibiting high tumor accumulation and high photoacoustic signal intensity even when time has passed since administration. A contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging comprises a complex including albumin covalently bound to an organic dye that absorbs light in the near-infrared wavelength region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Takahashi, Satoshi Ogawa, Fumio Yamauchi, Kengo Kanazaki, Daisuke Sasaguri, Masato Minami
  • Patent number: 9610367
    Abstract: There is provided an ICG-loaded polymer nanoparticle that is dynamically stable, prevents the leakage of contained ICG and the resulting discoloration, and has a high molar absorbance coefficient. The particle contains a hydrophilic dye having a sulfonate group and a hydrophobic polymer, and the particle further contains at least one of a lipid having a positively charged region, a nicotinic acid derivative and a thiamine derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinzaburo Ito, Masato Minami, Tatsuki Fukui, Kouichi Kato, Fumio Yamauchi, Yoshinori Tomida, Satoshi Yuasa, Tetsuya Yano, Satoshi Ogawa, Kengo Kanazaki, Atsushi Takahashi, Daisuke Sasaguri, Hiroyuki Aoki
  • Patent number: 9592307
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which exhibits a high degree of accumulation into a tumor even when some extent of time has passed after performing administration and which facilitates an increase in the intensity of photoacoustic signal produced by the tumor. A compound produced by bonding of a polyethylene glycol and a specific cyanine based compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumio Yamauchi, Satoshi Ogawa, Kengo Kanazaki, Daisuke Sasaguri, Atsushi Takahashi, Masato Minami, Tatsuki Fukui
  • Patent number: 9517278
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photoacoustic imaging contrast medium which exhibits a high degree of accumulation into a tumor even when some extent of time has passed after performing administration and which facilitates an increase in the intensity of photoacoustic signal produced by the tumor. A compound produced by covalent-bonding of an organic dye which absorbs light in the near-infrared wavelength region and a PEG having a branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Takahashi, Fumio Yamauchi, Masato Minami, Satoshi Ogawa, Kengo Kanazaki, Satoshi Yuasa
  • Patent number: 9352053
    Abstract: An iron oxide particle constituting a Resovist (trademark) absorbs a small quantity of light in a near infrared region and emits a weak photoacoustic signal. According to a particle having a catechol-like compound and iron atoms, the particle having a ratio of the number of moles of the catechol-like compound to the number of moles of the iron atoms of 270/10,000 or more, light absorption in the near infrared region increases and a strong photoacoustic signal can be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Tabata, Sachiko Yamauchi, Mayuko Kishi, Masato Minami, Mika Yamagata, Satoshi Yuasa, Tetsuya Yano