Patents by Inventor Teruyuki Kozuka

Teruyuki Kozuka 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: 6055859
    Abstract: A method of non-contact micromanipulation using ultrasound includes disposing in a liquid medium in which micro particles are distributed, an ultrasound transducer comprising a transducer plate, a surface electrode wholly covering a first principal surface of the transducer plate and a reverse surface electrode on a second principal surface of the transducer plate comprising a plurality of short electrode strips arranged in parallel, and a reflector set in parallel opposition to the first principal surface of the transducer plate from which the reflector is spaced apart by a prescribed distance, applying a voltage to at least one electrode strip selected from the plurality of electrode strips to radiate ultrasound to form a standing wave field between the ultrasound transducer and the reflector to trap micro particles, and electrically switching the voltage being applied to the selected electrode strip to an adjacent electrode strip to move the standing wave field by moving a position of ultrasound radiated b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignees: Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Agency Ministry of International Trade and Industry
    Inventors: Teruyuki Kozuka, Hideto Mitome, Toru Tuziuti
  • Patent number: 5831166
    Abstract: A method of non-contact micromanipulation using ultrasound includes providing a concave ultrasound transducer in a liquid medium in which micro particles are distributed, positioning a reflector at the focal point position of the transducer and radiating ultrasound from the transducer to form a standing wave field between the transducer and the reflector to align and trap micro particles at half wavelength intervals along the axis of the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science & Technology, Ministry of International Trade & Industry
    Inventors: Teruyuki Kozuka, Hideto Mitome, Toru Tuziuti