Patents by Inventor Toshihisa OSAKI

Toshihisa OSAKI 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: 12111299
    Abstract: The present invention provides a measuring device which includes: a first container and a second container that are arranged adjacent to each other; and a partition wall provided between the first and second containers, the partition wall having a through hole(s) for forming a lipid bilayer(s). In this measuring device, a gas flow path(s) having a hydrophobic surface is/are formed in at least one of the first and second containers; the gas flow path(s) has/have an inlet and an outlet; the inlet and the outlet each communicate with the exterior of the measuring device; the gas flow path(s) open(s) into the container in which it/they is/are formed; and a gas flowing in the gas flow path(s) contacts the droplet filled in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamada, Toshihisa Osaki, Hisatoshi Mimura, Hirotaka Sugiura, Shoji Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11607871
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation capable of forming a lipid bilayer membrane with excellent properties, wherein the separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation has sufficient mechanical strength and can be easily manufactured in a large scale by using a general-purpose machine without need of using an expensive machine, and a method of producing the separator. The separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation includes a thin film having one or more through holes and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched, and reinforcing layers covering both surfaces of the thin film and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched. The reinforcing layers cover the whole area of the thin film, except for the through holes and the peripheries thereof, and each through hole has a tapered cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TORAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Osaki, Masatoshi Hayakawa, Koki Kamiya, Miharu Kaneko, Hideo Uehara, Katsufumi Araki, Ayumi Konda, Hajime Hirata, Toshiyuki Ura
  • Publication number: 20220326204
    Abstract: The present invention provides a measuring device which includes: a first container and a second container that are arranged adjacent to each other; and a partition wall provided between the first and second containers, the partition wall having a through hole(s) for forming a lipid bilayer(s). In this measuring device, a gas flow path(s) having a hydrophobic surface is/are formed in at least one of the first and second containers; the gas flow path(s) has/have an inlet and an outlet; the inlet and the outlet each communicate with the exterior of the measuring device; the gas flow path(s) open(s) into the container in which it/they is/are formed; and a gas flowing in the gas flow path(s) contacts the droplet filled in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMADA, Toshihisa OSAKI, Hisatoshi MIMURA, Hirotaka SUGIURA, Shoji TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200346444
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation capable of forming a lipid bilayer membrane with excellent properties, wherein the separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation has sufficient mechanical strength and can be easily manufactured in a large scale by using a general-purpose machine without need of using an expensive machine, and a method of producing the separator. The separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation includes a thin film having one or more through holes and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched, and reinforcing layers covering both surfaces of the thin film and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched. The reinforcing layers cover the whole area of the thin film, except for the through holes and the peripheries thereof, and each through hole has a tapered cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TORAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa OSAKI, Masatoshi HAYAKAWA, Koki KAMIYA, Miharu KANEKO, Hideo UEHARA, Katsufumi ARAKI, Ayumi KONDA, Hajime HIRATA, Toshiyuki URA