Patents by Inventor Nobura Kitamura

Nobura Kitamura 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).

  • Method for multi-beam manipulation of microparticles
    Patent number: 5308976
    Abstract: Irradiating a plurality of laser beams onto different microparticles or different groups of microparticles, and trapping and/or manipulating these microparticles or groups of microparticles. This method permits manipulation of microparticles with a plurality of trapping laser beams not mutually interfering just as with two human hands. By coaxially introducing an excited laser beam, it is possible to induce chemical reactions for processing or assembling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Research Development Corp. of Japan
    Inventors: Hiroaki Misawa, Keiji Sasaki, Nobura Kitamura