Patents by Inventor Toru Yata

Toru Yata 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).

  • Microparticle fractionating apparatus and method of fractionating microparticle
    Patent number: 9784659
    Abstract: Described are microparticle fractionating apparatus and methods of fractionating microparticles. Multiple electrodes may be used to charge droplets when separating and collecting microparticles based on a result analyzed by an optical methodologies. A first electrode may be used to charge a sample fluid, and a second electrode used to apply additional charge near a droplet break-off point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Tanase, Takayuki Itou, Toru Yata, Akiko Tsuji, Takashi Tago
  • MICROPARTICLE FRACTIONATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FRACTIONATING MICROPARTICLE
    Publication number: 20150285726
    Abstract: Described are microparticle fractionating apparatus and methods of fractionating microparticles. Multiple electrodes may be used to charge droplets when separating and collecting microparticles based on a result analyzed by an optical methodologies. A first electrode may be used to charge a sample fluid, and a second electrode used to apply additional charge near a droplet break-off point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu Tanase, Takayuki Itou, Toru Yata, Akiko Tsuji, Takashi Tago