Patents by Inventor Tadashi Nakatomi

Tadashi Nakatomi 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 Amplifying Nucleic Acid and Thermal Cycler
    Publication number: 20240026430
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for amplifying a nucleic acid using a PCR reaction solution with a volume as large as 30 mL or more, and an apparatus for amplifying a nucleic acid using a PCR reaction solution with a volume as large as 30 mL or more. The present invention provides a method for amplifying a nucleic acid, comprising performing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) by controlling a temperature of one or more reaction container(s) housing a reaction solution containing a DNA polymerase, deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs), a template DNA, a forward primer, a reverse primer, and a buffer solution, wherein the reaction solution is in an amount of 30 mL or more, and the polymerase chain reaction is performed while the reaction solution is stirred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY, YANAGIYA MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsunori Fujimoto, Noriatsu Nakata, Tadashi Nakatomi, Rinji Akada