Patents by Inventor Akira Goukura

Akira Goukura 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).

  • Patent number: 9341640
    Abstract: A biosample autoanalyzer including: a sample supply unit having a plurality of biosamples; a first measuring unit fitted with a first optical measuring device; a sample transport capable of transporting the biosamples from the sample supply unit to the reaction cuvettes on the first measuring unit; a second measuring unit fitted with a second optical measuring device; a cuvette transfer device capable of transferring the reaction cuvettes to the second measuring unit; a reagent supply unit having reagents; and (7) a reagent transport device capable of transporting reaction reagents to the reaction cuvettes. The analyzer is operated wherein the reaction cuvettes on the second measuring unit are dispensed with the biosamples on the first measuring unit, subsequently transferred from the first measuring unit to the second measuring unit by the cuvette transfer device, such that different measurements are carried out by the first measuring unit and the second measuring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU IATRON, INC.
    Inventors: Etsurou Shintani, Akira Goukura, Kenichi Yokota, Minoru Ogura
  • Publication number: 20080318323
    Abstract: A biosample multiple autoanalyzer characterized by including: (1) a sample supply unit having a plurality of biosamples; (2) a first measuring unit fitted with a first optical measuring means capable of detachably holding, in a mutually independent fashion, a plurality of reaction cuvettes independent from each other; (3) a sample transport means capable of transporting the biosamples from the sample supply unit to the reaction cuvettes on the first measuring unit; (4) a second measuring unit fitted with a second optical measuring means capable of detachably holding, in a mutually independent fashion, a plurality of reaction cuvettes independent from each other; (5) a cuvette transfer means capable of transferring the reaction cuvettes on the first measuring unit to the second measuring unit; (6) a reagent supply unit having reagents for use in measuring by the first measuring unit and measuring by the second measuring unit; and (7) a reagent transport means capable of transporting reaction reagents, in a mut
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU IATRON, INC.
    Inventors: Etsurou Shintani, Akira Goukura, Kenichi Yokota, Minoru Ogura
  • Patent number: 5243412
    Abstract: A sampling clock signal, which determines sampling time points in an A/D converter used to convert a color video signal to digital form, is locked to a specific predetermined phase of the color burst signal of the video signal, by a negative feedback loop formed of a circuit for deriving successive color burst phase values from the digital color signal values, a gate circuit and a subtractor for obtaining the difference between color burst phase and a reference phase value, for one specific A/D conversion sampling time point in each horizontal scanning interval, and circuits for producing the sampling clock signal and controlling the phase of that signal in accordance with the phase difference values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Goukura, Hideotoshi Ozaki
  • Patent number: 5185657
    Abstract: A color signal processing circuit which includes a conversion unit for converting two color difference signals, which are equivalent to color difference signals obtained by color demodulation of a color signal by using two color difference axes intersecting perpendicularly to each other. The color difference signals are converted into a color amplitude signal corresponding to the amplitude of the color signal and a color phase signal corresponding to the phase of the color signal. Also included is a signal processing unit for processing at least either of the color amplitude signal and the color phase signal. Thus, it is easy to obtain a color difference signal in which a residual phase error included in the color signal is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozaki, Akira Goukura
  • Patent number: 5130787
    Abstract: A color signal processing circuit which includes a conversion unit for converting two color difference signals, which are equivalent to color difference signals obtained by color demodulation of a color signal by using two color difference axes intersecting perpendicularly to each other. The color difference signals are converted into a color amplitude signal corresponding to the amplitude of the color signal and a color phase signal corresponding to the phase of the color signal. Also included is a signal processing unit for processing at least either of the color amplitude signal and the color phase signal. Thus, it is easy to obtain a color difference signal in which a residual phase error included in the color signal is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozaki, Akira Goukura