Patents by Inventor Yoshimitsu SHIMOMURA

Yoshimitsu SHIMOMURA 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 manufacturing freeze-dried body and manufacturing device for same
    Patent number: 11105555
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method and an apparatus for producing a lyophilized body, each of which can achieve energy saving, low cost, and a reduction in processing time and can provide a lyophilized body less damaged by a freezing process and a drying process. The present invention relates to a method for lyophilizing a substance using an electromagnetic wave, and the lyophilization method includes freezing the substance under irradiation of at least an electromagnetic wave and reduced-pressure drying the frozen substance under irradiation of at least an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chie Matsumoto, Takao Yoshikawa, Takuya Shishido, Yuji Toyota, Sachiko Sakamoto, Yoshimitsu Shimomura, Mitsuhiko Hori
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FREEZE-DRIED BODY AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20200025443
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method and an apparatus for producing a lyophilized body, each of which can achieve energy saving, low cost, and a reduction in processing time and can provide a lyophilized body less damaged by a freezing process and a drying process. The present invention relates to a method for lyophilizing a substance using an electromagnetic wave, and the lyophilization method includes freezing the substance under irradiation of at least an electromagnetic wave and reduced-pressure drying the frozen substance under irradiation of at least an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chie MATSUMOTO, Takao YOSHIKAWA, Takuya SHISHIDO, Yuji TOYOTA, Sachiko SAKAMOTO, Yoshimitsu SHIMOMURA, Mitsuhiko HORI