Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro OHZUNO

Yoshihiro OHZUNO 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).

  • Method for producing microcapsules or beads
    Patent number: 11198106
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a method for producing a capsule or microbead having high encapsulation efficiency of an encapsulated substance, high production efficiency, and high versatility. The invention relates to a method for producing a microcapsule or microbead, comprising: a step of disposing a monomer droplet or polymer droplet containing a substance to be encapsulated, which has a surface coated with a plurality of solid fine particles, on a flat surface; and a step of solidifying the monomer droplet or polymer droplet disposed on the flat surface in a gas phase so as to form an outer shell of a capsule or microbead, thereby forming a region enclosed by the outer shell, wherein the substance is encapsulated in the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takayuki Takei, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshihiro Ohzuno, Gen Hayase
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROCAPSULES OR BEADS
    Publication number: 20200171454
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a method for producing a capsule or microbead having high encapsulation efficiency of an encapsulated substance, high production efficiency, and high versatility. The invention relates to a method for producing a microcapsule or microbead, comprising: a step of disposing a monomer droplet or polymer droplet containing a substance to be encapsulated, which has a surface coated with a plurality of solid fine particles, on a flat surface; and a step of solidifying the monomer droplet or polymer droplet disposed on the flat surface in a gas phase so as to form an outer shell of a capsule or microbead, thereby forming a region enclosed by the outer shell, wherein the substance is encapsulated in the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takayuki TAKEI, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Yoshihiro OHZUNO, Gen HAYASE