Patents by Inventor Noriyuki Nakanishi
Noriyuki Nakanishi 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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Publication number: 20230338953Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen analyzer configured to analyze an analyte in a specimen, the specimen analyzer including: a measurement unit including an optical detection part configured to obtain an optical signal from the specimen; and an analysis unit configured to analyze first data and second data that correspond to the optical signal, wherein the analysis unit executes, on the first data, a first analysis operation according to an artificial intelligence algorithm, and executes a second analysis operation of processing a representative value, of the second data, that corresponds to a feature of the analyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Konobu KIMURA, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Noriyuki NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20230314457Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen analyzer for analyzing an analyte in a specimen, the specimen analyzer including: a measurement unit including a plurality of first sample preparation parts each configured to prepare a first measurement sample on the basis of the specimen and a first reagent, a second sample preparation part configured to prepare a second measurement sample on the basis of the specimen and a second reagent, and an optical detection part configured to obtain a first optical signal from the first measurement sample and obtain a second optical signal from the second measurement sample; and an analysis unit configured to analyze first data that corresponds to the first optical signal and second data that corresponds to the second optical signal, wherein the analysis unit executes analysis of a first measurement item with respect to the first measurement sample, through a first analysis operation of processing the first data according to an artificial intelligence algorithm, executes analysis of a second mType: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Konobu KIMURA, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Noriyuki NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20230294099Abstract: A reagent container that stores a reagent that is aspirated by an aspiration tube installed in an analyzer according to one or more embodiments may include a bag-shaped reagent storage that stores the reagent; and a frame comprising an opening attached to the bag-shaped reagent storage. In one or more embodiments, an interior of the bag-shaped reagent storage may be sealed by inserting the aspiration tube into the opening from above in conjunction with a predetermined operation to the analyzer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Takaaki NAGAI, Masato KUZE, Hironori TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230296522Abstract: Disclosed is a measurement apparatus for analyzing a cell contained in a specimen, comprising: a chamber for preparing a measurement sample in which the cell is stained with first and second fluorescent dyes contained in a reagent supplied from at least one reagent container; a liquid feeding section for feeding the reagent from the reagent container to the chamber via a liquid feeding tube provided between the reagent container and the chamber; and a detection section that acquires first and second signals each corresponding to fluorescence of a first wavelength and fluorescence of a second wavelength emitted from the cell stained with the first and second fluorescent dyes in response to irradiation of the measurement sample flowing in a flow cell with light; and an analysis section that analyzes the cell on the basis of the first and second signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro MIZUKAMI, Konobu KIMURA, Yuuichi HAMADA, Yuji TOYA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Takaaki NAGAI, Masato KUZE, Hironori TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230168262Abstract: A quality control sample measurement method, a sample analysis device and a supply device capable of normally acquiring a measurement result of a quality control sample are provided. The quality control sample measurement method for measuring a quality control sample stored in a cold state includes a step of stirring the quality control sample in a first operation mode (step S2) and a step of measuring the stirred quality control samples (step S3). The stirring in the first operation mode differs from the stirring in the second operation mode for stirring the subject sample collected from the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Sysmex CorporationInventors: Junya IKUTA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Syunsuke YAO, Atsushi KUMAGAI
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Patent number: 11592365Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus that operates under selectable operation modes, may include: a smearing unit that prepares smeared slides by smearing samples onto slides; a staining unit that is capable of housing the smeared slides and that performs staining processing by accommodating a staining solution used to stain the samples on the housed smeared slides; a fluid circuit that supplies the staining solution to the staining unit; and a controller that controls the supplying of the staining solution to the staining unit depending on a selected one of the operation modes.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Junya Ikuta, Masaharu Shibata, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Yuji Takano, Ken Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20220357245Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen smearing apparatus including: a slide supplying section configured to supply a glass slide yet to be processed; a first processing section configured to perform a first process on the glass slide, the first processing section being disposed in a first direction with respect to the slide supplying section, the first direction being a far direction of an apparatus body of the specimen smearing apparatus; a second processing section configured to perform on the glass slide a second process which is different from the first process, the second processing section being disposed in a second direction with respect to the first processing section, the second direction being a left-right direction of the apparatus body and orthogonal to the first direction; and a first drying processing section disposed in a third direction with respect to the second processing section, the third direction being a near direction of the apparatus body and opposite to the first direction, the first drying processType: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Shogo KUBOTA, Seiya SHINABE, Hiroyuki KOGA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Yuichiro OHMAE, Toshihisa TANAKA, Tetsuya ODA
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Publication number: 20220357248Abstract: A smear staining apparatus may include: a chamber part in which glass slides can be placed and that is configured to contain a staining solution for staining a smear on each of the glass slides; a cover part that covers the chamber part from above and comprises an insertion hole through which the glass slides are transported to the chamber part; and a transport part that transports the glass slides to the chamber part through the insertion hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Seiya SHINABE, Tetsuya ODA, Mitsuo YAMASAKI, Hiroyuki KOGA
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Patent number: 11422072Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen smearing apparatus including: a slide supplying section configured to supply a glass slide yet to be processed; a first processing section configured to perform a first process on the glass slide, the first processing section being disposed in a first direction with respect to the slide supplying section, the first direction being a far direction of an apparatus body of the specimen smearing apparatus; a second processing section configured to perform on the glass slide a second process which is different from the first process, the second processing section being disposed in a second direction with respect to the first processing section, the second direction being a left-right direction of the apparatus body and orthogonal to the first direction; and a first drying processing section disposed in a third direction with respect to the second processing section, the third direction being a near direction of the apparatus body and opposite to the first direction, the first drying processType: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Shogo Kubota, Seiya Shinabe, Hiroyuki Koga, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Yuichiro Ohmae, Toshihisa Tanaka, Tetsuya Oda
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Patent number: 11402305Abstract: A smear staining apparatus may include: a chamber part in which glass slides can be placed and that is configured to contain a staining solution for staining a smear on each of the glass slides; a cover part that covers the chamber part from above and comprises an insertion hole through which the glass slides are transported to the chamber part; and a transport part that transports the glass slides to the chamber part through the insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Takaaki Nagai, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Seiya Shinabe, Tetsuya Oda, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Koga
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Patent number: 11287355Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus may include: a staining unit including staining tanks that are configured to receive glass slides smeared with samples and to accommodate a staining solution used to stain the samples smeared on the glass slides; a transfer unit that holds the glass slides and transfers the glass slides to the staining unit; a fluid circuit that supplies the staining solution to each of the staining tanks in the staining unit; and a controller that determines a staining tank used for staining processing among the staining tanks in response to a manipulation by a user.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Junya Ikuta, Masaharu Shibata, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Yuji Takano, Ken Nishikawa
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Patent number: 11073449Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus includes: a smear unit that prepares a smear slide by smearing a sample on a slide; a buffer solution preparation unit that prepares diluted buffer solution by diluting a highly-concentrated buffer solution; a diluted staining solution preparation unit that prepares diluted staining solution by diluting a highly-concentrated staining solution with the diluted buffer solution; and a stain unit that stains the smear slide prepared by the smear unit with the diluted staining solution.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: SYSMEX CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Nakanishi, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Seiya Shinabe, Tetsuya Oda, Saki Kondo, Takayuki Nakajima
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Patent number: 11035762Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes: a first transporter that transports a storage tool in a first direction, the storage tool capable of holding microscope slides side by side in the first direction; a slide transfer unit that transfers a microscope slide having a stained sample to the storage tool transported by the first transporter; and a second transporter that is adjacent to the first transporter and that transports the storage tool housing the microscope slide transferred by the slide transfer unit, in a second direction opposite to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: SYSMEX CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Nakanishi, Masahiko Fukushima, Seiya Shinabe, Mitsuo Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20210116333Abstract: Disclosed is a washing method for a staining bath in a smear sample preparing apparatus. The staining bath is able to accommodate a glass slide having a specimen smeared thereon, and stores therein a staining liquid for staining the specimen smeared on the glass slide to perform a staining process. The washing method includes: receiving information related to a washing condition; and executing a washing operation for the staining bath, according to the received information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Junya IKUTA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Yugo HARADA, Seiya SHINABE
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Patent number: 10908173Abstract: A sample measurement apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes a processing unit that aspirates a sample inside a sample container and measures the sample; a transfer unit that includes a holder to hold the sample container, and that picks up the sample container from a rack capable of storing the sample containers at storage positions on a row and transfers the sample container to the processing unit; and a detection unit that is attached to the holder and is movable integrally with the holder, and that detects whether or not there is the sample container at each of the storage positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Yamasaki, Tomonori Okazaki, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Takahiro Saino
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Publication number: 20200408650Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus that operates under selectable operation modes, may include: a smearing unit that prepares smeared slides by smearing samples onto slides; a staining unit that is capable of housing the smeared slides and that performs staining processing by accommodating a staining solution used to stain the samples on the housed smeared slides; a fluid circuit that supplies the staining solution to the staining unit; and a controller that controls the supplying of the staining solution to the staining unit depending on a selected one of the operation modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Junya IKUTA, Masaharu SHIBATA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Mitsuo YAMASAKI, Yuji TAKANO, Ken NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200408653Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus may include: a staining unit including staining tanks that are configured to receive glass slides smeared with samples and to accommodate a staining solution used to stain the samples smeared on the glass slides; a transfer unit that holds the glass slides and transfers the glass slides to the staining unit; a fluid circuit that supplies the staining solution to each of the staining tanks in the staining unit; and a controller that determines a staining tank used for staining processing among the staining tanks in response to a manipulation by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Junya IKUTA, Masaharu SHIBATA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Mitsuo YAMASAKI, Yuji TAKANO, Ken NISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200348214Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen smearing apparatus including: a slide supplying section configured to supply a glass slide yet to be processed; a first processing section configured to perform a first process on the glass slide, the first processing section being disposed in a first direction with respect to the slide supplying section, the first direction being a far direction of an apparatus body of the specimen smearing apparatus; a second processing section configured to perform on the glass slide a second process which is different from the first process, the second processing section being disposed in a second direction with respect to the first processing section, the second direction being a left-right direction of the apparatus body and orthogonal to the first direction; and a first drying processing section disposed in a third direction with respect to the second processing section, the third direction being a near direction of the apparatus body and opposite to the first direction, the first drying processType: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Shogo KUBOTA, Seiya SHINABE, Hiroyuki KOGA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Yuichiro OHMAE, Toshihisa TANAKA, Tetsuya ODA
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Patent number: 10801929Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen smearing apparatus including: a slide supplying section configured to supply a glass slide yet to be processed; a first processing section configured to perform a first process on the glass slide, the first processing section being disposed in a first direction with respect to the slide supplying section, the first direction being a far direction of an apparatus body of the specimen smearing apparatus; a second processing section configured to perform on the glass slide a second process which is different from the first process, the second processing section being disposed in a second direction with respect to the first processing section, the second direction being a left-right direction of the apparatus body and orthogonal to the first direction; and a first drying processing section disposed in a third direction with respect to the second processing section, the third direction being a near direction of the apparatus body and opposite to the first direction, the first drying processType: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Shogo Kubota, Seiya Shinabe, Hiroyuki Koga, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Yuichiro Ohmae, Toshihisa Tanaka, Tetsuya Oda
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Patent number: 10792710Abstract: Disclosed is a method for washing a smearing member, the method including: dropping a washing agent on a glass slide; and causing the smearing member to be in contact with the washing agent on the glass slide, to wash the smearing member.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Sysmex CorporationInventors: Mitsuo Yamasaki, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Masahiko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Koga