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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Masatoshi Miyasaka, Osaka, JP;
Tamao Kojima, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Naka, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 15/00 (2006.01); B03B 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A separation method for extracting a targetfrom a separation subject () in which the target () to be extracted and a non-target () are mixed. The method includes the steps of distinguishing the target () from the non-target (); obtaining positional information of the target () distinguished; attaching a liquid to the target () based on the positional information; and extracting the target () from the separation subject () by bringing a catch member () into contact with the separation subject () such that viscosity of the liquid causes the target () to adhere to the catch member.