Patents by Inventor Akihiko Nakasa

Akihiko Nakasa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240049684
    Abstract: A fluid supply apparatus that can eliminate the need for a power supply source, and store fluid efficiently. The apparatus may comprise a first balloon that is formed of an elastic body to be capable of storing the fluid, a second balloon that is formed of an elastic body to be capable of storing the fluid, and has a larger contraction force than a contraction force of the first balloon, a support member that supports both of the first balloon and the second balloon, and a casing that houses the first balloon and the second balloon, and defines inflation ranges of the first balloon and the second balloon, in which the support member has a flow path formed to permit fluid communication between an interior of the first balloon and an interior of the second balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicants: TSUKADA MEDICAL RESEARCH CO., LTD., JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu TSUKADA, Akihiko NAKASA, Jumpei YOSHIDA, Hiroyasu MIZUNO, Dai SHIBA, Teruhiro SENKOJI, Yusuke HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20230211124
    Abstract: An object is to provide a catheter and a branched connector that can improve sealing properties and have high versatility. In a branched connector 40 used in a catheter 100, the branched connector 40 comprises a first end portion 44 to which a catheter main body 10 is attached and having a first hole portion 43 communicating with the catheter main body 10 being formed at the first end portion 44, and a second end portion 49 including an elastic member and having a second hole portion 48 for inserting a wire-like instrument 20 being formed in the elastic member, and the second hole portion 48 communicates with the first hole portion 43 and has a flow passage area smaller than a flow passage area of the first hole portion 43.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Osamu TSUKADA, Akihiko NAKASA, Naoya IGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10737927
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid supply apparatus eliminating the need for a power supply, having relatively light weight and small footprint, and ensuring a stable liquid supply. The liquid supply apparatus includes a first support member, a second support member, a balloon having one end supported by the first support member and the other end supported by the second support member, and a casing having a constant longitudinal length. The balloon is disposed in the casing and is configured so as to be able to hold a liquid therein and discharge the liquid therefrom. When the balloon holds the liquid, the one end and the other end of the balloon are positioned in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: TSUKADA MEDICAL RESEARCH CO., LTD., JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Tsukada, Akihiko Nakasa, Kengo Kanai, Masato Shimizu, Haruna Koike, Nami Hatakeyama, Naoki Takizawa, Masaki Shirakawa, Hiroyasu Mizuno, Atsuko Homma, Dai Shiba, Akane Yumoto, Hirochika Murase, Makoto Ohira
  • Publication number: 20190046101
    Abstract: A bladder urodynamic measurement apparatus is provided, which can measure and record pressure inside a bladder continuously for a short time period to a long time period. A bladder urodynamic measurement apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a pressure sensor 20 configured to measure a value of pressure that is applied to an inside of a urinary catheter 50 by urine in a bladder 55, and a recording device 30 configured to record a pressure value measured by the pressure sensor 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: TSUKADA MEDICAL RESEARCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu TSUKADA, Manabu TSUKADA, Kazutoshi KUSANO, Masato SHIMIZU, Akihiko NAKASA
  • Publication number: 20170318780
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid supply apparatus eliminating the need for a power supply, having relatively light weight and small footprint, and ensuring a stable liquid supply. The liquid supply apparatus includes a first support member, a second support member, a balloon having one end supported by the first support member and the other end supported by the second support member, and a casing having a constant longitudinal length. The balloon is disposed in the casing and is configured so as to be able to hold a liquid therein and discharge the liquid therefrom. When the balloon holds the liquid, the one end and the other end of the balloon are positioned in the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicants: TSUKADA MEDICAL RESEARCH CO., LTD., JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu TSUKADA, Akihiko NAKASA, Kengo KANAI, Masato SHIMIZU, Haruna KOIKE, Nami HATAKEYAMA, Naoki TAKIZAWA, Masaki SHIRAKAWA, Hiroyasu MIZUNO, Atsuko HOMMA, Dai SHIBA, Akane YUMOTO, Hirochika MURASE, Makoto OHIRA
  • Patent number: 7256064
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic semiconductor device comprising an organic semiconductor layer having good charge carrier transport property, wherein a carrier injection to the organic semiconductor layer is easy. The above problem is solved by an organic semiconductor device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode facing to each other, and an organic semiconductor layer provided in between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a charge carrier injection promoting layer is formed in between the organic semiconductor layer and at least one electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Hanna, Hiroki Maeda, Akihiko Nakasa, Hidehiro Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20060054883
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic semiconductor device comprising an organic semiconductor layer having good charge carrier transport property, wherein a carrier injection to the organic semiconductor layer is easy. The above problem is solved by an organic semiconductor device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode facing to each other, and an organic semiconductor layer provided in between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a charge carrier injection promoting layer is formed in between the organic semiconductor layer and at least one electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Junichi Hanna, Hiroki Maeda, Akihiko Nakasa, Hidehiro Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20050025994
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent element comprising a light emitting layer having a good charge transfer characteristic, capable of easily injecting the charge into the light emitting layer, and a method for producing an organic electroluminescent element with a stable quality. The object can be solved by an organic EL element provided with a substrate plate having a first electrode, a substrate plate having a second electrode, and a light emitting layer comprising a liquid crystalline organic semiconductor material and a light emitting material and disposed between the substrate plates, wherein an organic thin layer having a dipole moment for reducing a charge injection barrier between the electrodes and the light emitting layer is formed between the first electrode and the light emitting layer and/or between the second electrode and the light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Junichi Hanna, Akihiko Nakasa, Hiroki Maeda