Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki URA

Toshiyuki URA 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).

  • Partition wall for formation of lipid bilayer membrane, and method for producing same
    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
  • PARTITION WALL FOR FORMATION OF LIPID BILAYER MEMBRANE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    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