Patents by Inventor Tomoko Yoshimura

Tomoko Yoshimura 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: 20130121879
    Abstract: The disclosed magnetic immunoassay device, which performs magnetic immunoassays using antigen-antibody reactions, can perform speedy immunoassays without bound/free separation in the test samples. The device is also practical, being capable of stable magnetism measurement without magnetic shielding. The disclosed magnetic immunoassay device is provided with: an excitation coil that uses an AC magnetic field to magnetize a test sample containing a magnetic marker; a magnetism sensor that measures magnetism in the test sample and outputs a magnetism signal; and a displacement sensor for detecting changes in the distance between the test sample and the magnetism sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuzo Kawabata, Takako Mizoguchi, Akira Tsukamoto, Akihiko Kandori, Tomoko Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 6565812
    Abstract: A base is provided with a concave and three leads, and the central lead is bent to the side opposite to the concave, and the other leads are bent to the side of the concave. A central electrode of a sensor element is attached to the central lead and the bottom of the concave and a coil serving as both a heater and an electrode is attached to the other leads to support the sensor element on a small base at four points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Figaro Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Tohru Nomura, Hideki Okoshi, Tomoko Yoshimura, Yutaka Kishimoto, Yuichiro Tajiri
  • Patent number: 6499335
    Abstract: A central electrode 12 is arranged in a coiled heater electrode 10. They are buried in a SnO2-based inner area 6, and the entirety is covered by a filter 8. The volume of the inner area 6 is set at from 1×10−3 mm3 to 16×10−3 mm3, the total volume of the bead 4 is set at from 15×10−3 mm3 to 70×10−3 mm3, and the ratio of the total volume of the bead 4 to the volume of the inner area 6 is set at from four to twenty to bring the sensor resistance in CO and that in methane closer to each other and increase the selectivity from hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Figaro Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Tohru Nomura, Hideki Okoshi, Tomoko Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20010003916
    Abstract: A central electrode 12 is arranged in a coiled heater electrode 10. They are buried in a SnO2-based inner area 6, and the entirety is covered by a filter 8. The volume of the inner area 6 is set at from 1×10−3 mm3 to 16×10−3 mm3, the total volume of the bead 4 is set at from 15×10−3 mm3 to 70×10−3 mm3, and the ratio of the total volume of the bead 4 to the volume of the inner area 6 is set at from 4 to 20 to bring the sensor resistance in CO and that in methane closer to each other and increase the selectivity from hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: Figaro Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Tohru Nomura, Hideki Okoshi, Tomoko Yoshimura