Patents by Inventor Takayuki ITOI

Takayuki ITOI 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: 20210205822
    Abstract: A separation device is a separation device that separates dielectric particles. The separation device includes a flow channel (20), a plurality of three-dimensionally shaped electrodes (31, 32), a power supply (40), and a controller. The flow channel (20) feeds a suspension containing the dielectric particles. The plurality of three-dimensionally shaped electrodes (31, 32) is arranged in the flow channel (20) and extends in a height direction of the flow channel (20). The power supply (40) applies an AC voltage with a predetermined frequency to the plurality of electrodes (31, 32) so as to generate dielectrophoresis of the dielectric particles. The controller controls the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshikazu WAKIZAKA, Massayo TAKANO, Takayuki ITOI, Takaharu ENJOJI, Masakazu TOI, Tomomi NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10766040
    Abstract: An analysis device (200) analyzes a crossover frequency at which a dielectrophoretic force on dielectric particles switches from a repulsive force to an attractive force or from the attractive force to the repulsive force, comprising a flow channel (5), a pair of electrodes (22, 23), a power supply (24), an imaging unit (25) and an analyzer (26). Through the flow channel (5), a sample solution containing the dielectric particles in the dielectrophoretic liquid flows. The pair of electrodes (22, 23) are arranged in the first channel. The power supply (24) applies a frequency-modulated AC voltage to the first electrodes (22, 23). The imaging unit (25) captures an image of a movement trajectory of each of the dielectric particles flowing between the electrodes (22, 23) in the flow channel. The analyzer (26) obtains the crossover frequency of the dielectric particles based on the captured image of the movement trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AFI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Wakizaka, Masayo Takano, Takayuki Itoi, Takaharu Enjoji, Masakazu Toi, Tomomi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20190032103
    Abstract: An analysis device (200) analyzes a crossover frequency at which a dielectrophoretic force on dielectric particles switches from a repulsive force to an attractive force or from the attractive force to the repulsive force, comprising a flow channel (5), a pair of electrodes (22, 23), a power supply (24), an imaging unit (25) and an analyzer (26). Through the flow channel (5), a sample solution containing the dielectric particles in the dielectrophoretic liquid flows. The pair of electrodes (22, 23) are arranged in the first channel. The power supply (24) applies a frequency-modulated AC voltage to the first electrodes (22, 23). The imaging unit (25) captures an image of a movement trajectory of each of the dielectric particles flowing between the electrodes (22, 23) in the flow channel. The analyzer (26) obtains the crossover frequency of the dielectric particles based on the captured image of the movement trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshikazu WAKIZAKA, Masayo TAKANO, Takayuki ITOI, Takaharu ENJOJI, Masakazu TOI, Tomomi NISHIMURA