Patents by Inventor Akane Suzuki
Akane Suzuki 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).
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Patent number: 8821815Abstract: A cell isolation instrument includes: a first container which has an opening in an upper portion; a filtration member which defines at least a part of a lower portion of the first container; an isolation member which is movably housed in the first container to collide with a tissue, thereby isolating cells; and a second container which houses the first container in a manner that the first container can be taken out.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Nihon Kohden CorporationInventors: Takahiro Shioyama, Akane Suzuki, Teruo Okano, Tatsuya Shimizu, Yuji Haraguchi
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Patent number: 8770944Abstract: A component such as a turbine bucket or blade, and method for making the component, are presented. One embodiment is an article that comprises an airfoil casting portion comprising a plurality of integral regions, wherein the plurality of integral regions comprises a single-crystalline region and a columnar-grained region. Another embodiment is a method for fabricating an article. The method comprises providing a quantity of molten metal; providing a mold defining an airfoil portion having an axial direction and a transverse direction, wherein the airfoil portion of the mold comprises a single-crystal growth region and a columnar growth region disposed along the transverse direction from the single crystal growth region; introducing the molten metal into the mold; and solidifying the metal such that a solidification front progresses in the axial direction to produce an airfoil casting portion comprising a single-crystalline region and a columnar-grained region.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Akane Suzuki, Stephen Francis Rutkowski, Michale Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Jr.
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DETERMINATION METHOD FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM USED FOR SIGNATURE, VERIFICATION SERVER AND PROGRAM
Publication number: 20140149740Abstract: On the basis of revocation information of a certificate, information of a certification authority and of the certificate issued by the certification authority from a terminal device, and information of a cryptographic algorithm, validity of the certificate from the terminal device is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Inventors: Chinatsu Sato, Akane Suzuki, Takahiro Fujishiro -
Publication number: 20140030728Abstract: A method of analyzing cells, the method comprising: measuring a number of cells which are nuclear stained, in a to-be-determined tissue, and acquiring a histogram showing a fluorescence intensity based on a result of the measurement; analyzing the histogram, and acquiring data of predetermined parameters; comparing the data of the parameters with first thresholds predetermined for the parameters, to perform a first cancer determination for each of the parameters on the to-be-determined tissue; performing a scoring process for each of the parameters, on a result of the first cancer determination for each of the parameters, to calculate scores of the parameters; and combining the scores of the parameters with one another, thereby performing a second cancer determination on the to-be-determined tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Shioyama, Akane Suzuki, Hirotsugu Kubo, Sunao Takeda
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Publication number: 20130337501Abstract: A cell analyzing apparatus includes: a histogram acquirer which is configured to perform measurement of a number of nuclear stained cells, and which, by using a result of the measurement, is configured to acquire a histogram indicating a fluorescence intensity; and an analysis controller which is configured to apply frequency analysis on data of the histogram acquired by the histogram acquirer, and which is configured to determine existence/nonexistence of cancer cells based on a result of the frequency analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Sunao Takeda, Takahiro Shioyama, Akane Suzuki, Yo Kato, Nae Hinata
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Publication number: 20130330248Abstract: A cell isolation apparatus in which tissue and fluid that are accommodated in a container are pipetted by a pipette, and cells are isolated from the tissue, the cell isolation apparatus includes: a nozzle to which the pipette is attached; a pump which is connected to the nozzle; a controller which is configured to control an operation of the pump to cause air to be ejected from the nozzle or to be sucked into the nozzle, thereby causing the pipette to perform pipetting; and a condition inputting unit in which a user inputs a condition of control of the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro SHIOYAMA, Akane SUZUKI, Hirotsugu KUBO
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Publication number: 20130160967Abstract: Methods for casting a metallic material to form a component are described. The component can be a superalloy-containing turbine part, for example. The general method includes the step of pouring the metallic material, in molten form, into an investment mold; and then rapidly immersing the entire investment mold into a bath that contains a low-melting liquid coolant metal, so as to achieve substantially uniform, multi-directional heat transfer out of the molten material. The molten material that solidifies to form the component is characterized by a fine-grained, equiaxed grain structure. Related embodiments include the use of two ingots that constitute the superalloy material. One ingot includes the oxygen-reactive elements, and is prepared by a vacuum-melting technique. The other ingot includes the remainder of the elements, and can be prepared by a number of techniques, such as air-melting processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Akane Suzuki, Stephen Joseph Balsone, Andrew John Elliott, Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, JR., Shyh-Chin Huang, Roger John Petterson, Stephen Francis Rutkowski, Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian
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Patent number: 8420028Abstract: A cell isolation apparatus includes: a cylinder member that is inserted into a container into which a reagent is to be introduced; a net which is stretched over the cylinder member; a tissue acquiring unit that is projected from the cylinder member; and a bottom lid portion that is configured by a bottomed pipe in which a first hole that communicates an interior with an exterior is formed, and that is fitted to a bottom portion of the cylinder member in a state where the net and the tissue acquiring unit are accommodated.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Nihon Kohden CorporationInventors: Akane Suzuki, Takahiro Shioyama, Sunao Takeda
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Publication number: 20130028813Abstract: A cell isolation instrument includes: a first container which has an opening in an upper portion; a filtration member which defines at least a part of a lower portion of the first container; an isolation member which is movably housed in the first container to collide with a tissue, thereby isolating cells; and a second container which houses the first container in a manner that the first container can be taken out.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicants: TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro SHIOYAMA, Akane SUZUKI, Teruo OKANO, Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Yuji HARAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20130017129Abstract: A pipette member to be attachable to a container capable of accommodating a tissue and a liquid, is used for isolating cells from the tissue by stirring, and includes: a cylinder member which includes a first opening that is to be accommodated in the container, and a second opening that is to be connected to a cell isolation apparatus, and in which a passage for communicating the first opening with the second opening is defined; and a filter member which is disposed inside the cylinder member, and which separates the passage into a first part that includes the first opening, and a second part that includes the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Shioyama, Akane Suzuki
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Patent number: 8349250Abstract: A cobalt-nickel alloy composition is described, containing about 20% to about 28% cobalt; about 37% to about 46% nickel; at least about 6% chromium; aluminum; and at least one refractory metal. The total weight of cobalt, aluminum, and refractory metal in the composition is less than about 50% of the total weight of the composition. Moreover, the alloy composition comprises both a (Co, Ni)-gamma phase and an L12-structured (gamma prime) phase. Various components made from the cobalt-nickel alloy composition are also described. Examples include high-temperature machinery and devices, e.g., components of gas turbine engines.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Akane Suzuki, Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120312426Abstract: A cobalt-nickel base alloy is disclosed. The alloy includes, in weight percent: greater than about 4% of Al, about 10 to about 20% of W, about 10 to about 40% Ni, about 5 to 20% Cr and the balance Co and incidental impurities. The alloy has a microstructure that is substantially free of a CoAl phase having a B2 crystal structure and configured to form a continuous, adherent aluminum oxide layer on an alloy surface upon exposure to a high-temperature oxidizing environment. A method of making an article of the alloy includes: selecting the alloy; forming an article from the alloy; solution-treating the alloy; and aging the alloy to form an alloy microstructure that is substantially free of a CoAl phase having a B2 crystal structure, wherein the alloy is configured to form a continuous, adherent aluminum oxide layer on an alloy surface upon exposure to a high-temperature oxidizing environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Akane Suzuki, Andrew John Elliott, Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, JR., Kathleen Blanche Morey, Jon Conrad Schaeffer, Pazhayannur Subramanian
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Publication number: 20120312434Abstract: A high-temperature, high-strength, oxidation-resistant cobalt-nickel base alloy is disclosed. The alloy includes, in weight percent: about 3.5 to about 4.9% of Al, about 12.2 to about 16.0% of W, about 24.5 to about 32.0% Ni, about 6.5% to about 10.0% Cr, about 5.9% to about 11.0% Ta, and the balance Co and incidental impurities. A method of making an article having high-temperature strength, cyclic oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance is disclosed. The method includes forming a high-temperature, high-strength, oxidation-resistant cobalt-nickel base alloy as described herein; forming an article from the alloy; solution-treating the alloy by a solution heat treatment; and aging the alloy by providing at least one aging heat treatment at an aging temperature that is less than the gamma-prime solvus temperature, wherein the alloy is configured to form a continuous, protective, adherent oxide layer on an alloy surface upon exposure to a high-temperature oxidizing environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Akane Suzuki, Andrew John Elliott, Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, JR., Kathleen Blanche Morey, Pazhayannur Subramanian
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Publication number: 20120273093Abstract: Nickel based alloys are provided comprising from about 7.0 weight percent (wt %) to about 12.0 wt % chromium, from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % molybdenum, from about 0.2 wt % to about 4.5 wt % titanium, from about 4 wt % to about 6 wt % aluminum, from about 3 wt % to about 4.9 wt % cobalt, from about 6.0 wt % to about 9.0 wt % tungsten, from about 4.0 wt % to about 6.5 wt % tantalum, from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.6 wt % hafnium, up to about 1.0 wt % niobium, up to about 0.02 wt % boron, and up to about 0.1 wt % carbon, with the remainder being nickel and incidental impurities. The alloys may be cast, directionally solidified and heat treated to provide articles having a gamma prime fraction of greater than about 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Richard Didomizio, Michael Francis Henry, Akane Suzuki, Arthur Samuel Peck, Stephen Joseph Balsone
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Publication number: 20120251330Abstract: A component such as a turbine bucket or blade, and method for making the component, are presented. One embodiment is an article that comprises an airfoil casting portion comprising a plurality of integral regions, wherein the plurality of integral regions comprises a single-crystalline region and a columnar-grained region. Another embodiment is a method for fabricating an article. The method comprises providing a quantity of molten metal; providing a mold defining an airfoil portion having an axial direction and a transverse direction, wherein the airfoil portion of the mold comprises a single-crystal growth region and a columnar growth region disposed along the transverse direction from the single crystal growth region; introducing the molten metal into the mold; and solidifying the metal such that a solidification front progresses in the axial direction to produce an airfoil casting portion comprising a single-crystalline region and a columnar-grained region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Akane Suzuki, Stephen Francis Rutkowski, Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, JR.
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Patent number: 8226886Abstract: Nickel based alloys are provided comprising from about 7.0 weight percent (wt %) to about 12.0 wt % chromium, from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % molybdenum, from about 0.2 wt % to about 4.5 wt % titanium, from about 4 wt % to about 6 wt % aluminum, from about 3 wt % to about 4.9 wt % cobalt, from about 6.0 wt % to about 9.0 wt % tungsten, from about 4.0 wt % to about 6.5 wt % tantalum, from about 0.05 wt % to about 0.6 wt % hafnium, up to about 1.0 wt % niobium, up to about 0.02 wt % boron, and up to about 0.1 wt % carbon, with the remainder being nickel and incidental impurities. The alloys may be cast, directionally solidified and heat treated to provide articles having a gamma prime fraction of greater than about 50%.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Timothy Hanlon, Richard DiDomizio, Michael Francis Henry, Akane Suzuki, Arthur Samuel Peck, Stephen Joseph Balsone
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Publication number: 20120052491Abstract: A cell analyzer includes: a measuring portion which measures cells that are nuclear stained; a displaying portion which displays a histogram of a fluorescence intensity by using a result of the measurement by the measuring portion; and a determining unit which obtains a number of strong-area cells that are distributed in an area where the fluorescence intensity is stronger than normal cells, and which determines a malignancy grade of cancer based on the number of strong-area cells and the histogram.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro SHIOYAMA, Akane SUZUKI, Sunao TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20120052559Abstract: A cell isolation apparatus includes: a chamber body which includes a chamber into which tissue is to be introduced; an isolation member which is moved in the chamber and which is to collide with the tissue to isolate a cell; and a controlling portion which controls an operation of the isolation member in the chamber body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicants: TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji HARAGUCHI, Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Teruo OKANO, Takahiro SHIOYAMA, Akane SUZUKI, Sunao TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20120052556Abstract: A cell isolation apparatus includes: a cylinder member that is inserted into a container into which a reagent is to be introduced; a net which is stretched over the cylinder member; a tissue acquiring unit that is projected from the cylinder member; and a bottom lid portion that is configured by a bottomed pipe in which a first hole that communicates an interior with an exterior is formed, and that is fitted to a bottom portion of the cylinder member in a state where the net and the tissue acquiring unit are accommodated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Akane SUZUKI, Takahiro SHIOYAMA, Sunao TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20110268989Abstract: A cobalt-nickel alloy composition is disclosed comprising, by weight about 30% to about 50% cobalt, about 20% to about 40% nickel, at least about 10% chromium, aluminum; and at least one refractory metal. Moreover, the alloy composition comprises an L12-structured ?? phase having the formula (Co, Ni)3(Al,Z), wherein Z is at least one refractory metal. Various components made from, or cladded with, the cobalt-nickel alloy compositions are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Akane Suzuki, Martin Matthew Morra, Michael Larsen