Patents by Inventor Souichi Kitano

Souichi Kitano 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).

  • Latex agglutination inhibition immunoassay
    Patent number: 10627393
    Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a method capable of avoiding nonspecific reactions which result in the absence of agglutination that should occur in agglutination inhibition LTIA. The present invention provides a method of avoiding nonspecific reactions in a latex agglutination inhibition test by performing a latex agglutination inhibition assay in the presence of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, and polyvalent quaternary amine polymer compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko Hattori, Souichi Kitano, Michiko Kawamoto
  • LATEX AGGLUTINATION INHIBITION IMMUNOASSAY
    Publication number: 20150212075
    Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a method capable of avoiding nonspecific reactions which result in the absence of agglutination that should occur in agglutination inhibition LTIA. The present invention provides a method of avoiding nonspecific reactions in a latex agglutination inhibition test by performing a latex agglutination inhibition assay in the presence of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, and polyvalent quaternary amine polymer compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko Hattori, Souichi Kitano, Michiko Kawamoto