Patents by Inventor Takanori Shimane

Takanori Shimane 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: 8075840
    Abstract: An automatic multi-purpose analyzer performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological samples such as blood, urine, etc. and includes a plurality of analysis units connected in series through a transfer line for transferring the sample, wherein failure caused by incorrect surface detection is resolved. The plurality of analysis units are connected in series through a transfer line for transferring a sample, each analysis unit including a pipetting mechanism for pipetting the sample, and wherein each of the analysis units includes a transmission mechanism for transmitting information about the amount of sample, obtained upon sample pipetting by the pipetting mechanism of each analysis unit, to other analysis units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Shimane, Katsuaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20090060785
    Abstract: An automatic multi-purpose analyzer having a plurality of analysis units connected in series through a transfer line for transferring a sample, each analysis unit including a pipetting mechanism for pipetting the sample, wherein each of the analysis units includes a transmission mechanism for transmitting information about the amount of sample, obtained upon sample pipetting by the pipetting mechanism of each analysis unit, to other analysis units and wherein failure caused by incorrect surface detection is resolved. The automatic multi-purpose analyzer performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological samples such as blood, and urine, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Takanori SHIMANE, Katsuaki Takahashi