Patents by Inventor Takashi Kitoh

Takashi Kitoh 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).

  • Patent number: 7270995
    Abstract: The present invention is an analytical device which comprises a porous piece assembly consisting of a liquid reagent-receiving porous piece (1), a labeled substance-retaining piece (2), a test piece (3) comprising a detection site (4) and a reference site (5), and a sample-absorbing porous material piece (6); and a sample-receiving porous material piece (7) disposed independently therefrom and partially communicated therewith through a connection. The analytical device of the present invention exhibits extremely high sensitivity and can accurately perform various types of analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Nichirei Biosciences
    Inventors: Hirohisa Matsushita, Hidenori Kawai, Takashi Kitoh
  • Publication number: 20030143639
    Abstract: The present invention is an analytical device which comprises a porous piece assembly consisting of a liquid reagent-receiving porous piece (1), a labeled substance-retaining piece (2), a test piece (3) comprising a detection site (4) and a reference site (5), and a sample-absorbing porous material piece (6); and a sample-receiving porous material piece (7) disposed independently therefrom and partially communicated therewith through a connection. The analytical device of the present invention exhibits extremely high sensitivity and can accurately perform various types of analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroshisa Matsushita, Hidenori Kawai, Takashi Kitoh
  • Patent number: 6252053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzyme-antibody complex where one or more molecule(s) of enzyme into which a maleimide group or a thiol group is introduced is/are covalently conjugated to a carrier (polylysine, aminodextyan and so forth) in which a thiol group when a maleimide group is introduced into the enzyme or to a maleimide group when a thiol group is introduced into the enzyme via them, and a maleimide group is introduced into at least one amino group remaining in the above complex and is covalently conjugated to a maleimide group of the above complex via a thiol group obtained by reduction of antibody fragment or antibody. The resulting complex is useful as an enzyme-labeled antibody particularly in immunohistochemistry and in enzyme immunoassay and makes an immunoassay with high sensitivity possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Nichirei Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Ohbayashi, Yuriko Kitano, Takashi Kitoh