Patents by Inventor Akihiro Nojima

Akihiro Nojima 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: 20200182751
    Abstract: Please substitute the new Abstract set forth below for the original Abstract: The object of the invention is to perform, rapidly and at a low cost, a pretreatment of an analysis sample containing a turbid substance. Provided is an analysis sample pretreatment apparatus in which a clarified liquid is obtained by removing a turbid substance from an analysis sample. The analysis sample pretreatment apparatus includes a cell configured to store the analysis sample, and a cell holder in which at least a part of a housing is opened to mount the cell. The cell holder includes an ultrasonic wave transducer and an ultrasonic wave reflection plate that are disposed on facing plane pairs while sandwiching the cell mounted inside the cell holder. The cell includes a first opening unit from which the analysis sample flows in, a second opening unit from which the clarified liquid flows out, and a third opening unit from which the turbid substance is discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Toshimitsu NOGUCHI, Takuya KAMBAYASHI, Akihiro NOJIMA, Shunsuke KONO
  • Patent number: 10663399
    Abstract: An optical analysis apparatus, that irradiates a liquid sample with light and analyzes the sample, includes a measurement unit that measures the sample, a light source portion that emits light with which the sample is irradiated, and a light receiving portion that receives the light transmitted through the sample. The measurement unit includes a housing provided with an opening portion for flowing in and out of the sample, an accommodation region connected to the opening portion and provided inside the housing, a movable portion provided inside the accommodation region to be movable inside the accommodation region, an irradiation portion which receives the light emitted from the light source portion and in which an inside of the accommodation region is irradiated with the light, and a light collection portion which collects the light transmitted through the sample inside the accommodation region and outputs the light to the light receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Kanbayashi, Shinichi Taniguchi, Akihiro Nojima
  • Publication number: 20200124526
    Abstract: In order to analyze a solution component and a scatterer component in a liquid sample more quickly, there is provided an optical analysis device including a light source unit configured to irradiate a liquid sample with light; a first light receiving unit configured to receive transmitted light emitted from the light source unit and transmitted through the liquid sample; a second light receiving unit configured to receive scattered light emitted from the light source unit and scattered by a scatterer in the liquid sample; an ultrasonic irradiation unit configured to irradiate the liquid sample with an ultrasonic wave; a reflection plate configured to reflect the ultrasonic wave that is emitted from the ultrasonic irradiation unit and propagated through the liquid sample; and a control unit configured to control the light source unit, the first light receiving unit, the second light receiving unit, and the ultrasonic irradiation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke KONO, Takuya Kambayashi, Toshimitsu Noguchi, Akihiro Nojima
  • Patent number: 10627348
    Abstract: An optical analysis apparatus, that irradiates a liquid sample with light and analyzes the sample, includes a measurement unit that measures the sample, a light source portion that emits light with which the sample is irradiated, and a light receiving portion that receives the light transmitted through the sample. The measurement unit includes a housing provided with an opening portion for flowing in and out of the sample, an accommodation region connected to the opening portion and provided inside the housing, a movable portion provided inside the accommodation region to be movable inside the accommodation region, an irradiation portion which receives the light emitted from the light source portion and in which an inside of the accommodation region is irradiated with the light, and a light collection portion which collects the light transmitted through the sample inside the accommodation region and outputs the light to the light receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Kanbayashi, Shinichi Taniguchi, Akihiro Nojima
  • Publication number: 20190368999
    Abstract: It is possible to reduce a burden on a user in performing a spectroscopic analysis of a liquid sample. There is provided an analysis cell that is detachable and replaceable with respect to an analysis unit and accommodates a liquid sample, the analysis cell including a first wall surface pair that is made of a material transmitting a light, and a second wall surface pair for propagating an ultrasonic wave to the accommodated liquid sample, in which a first wall surface and a second wall surface forming the second wall surface pair and facing each other, are formed of materials having different acoustic impedances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Takuya KAMBAYASHI, Toshimitsu NOGUCHI, Shunsuke KONO, Akihiro NOJIMA
  • Patent number: 10234387
    Abstract: The invention optically analyzes a component in a sample having a material suspended. An optical analysis system that irradiates a liquid sample with light and analyzes a component of the sample using transmitted light transmitted through the sample includes a container accommodating the sample and an ultrasonic irradiation unit irradiating an ultrasonic wave for exciting the sample. The container includes a pair of light transmission wall portions between which the sample is disposed and which has light transmissivity, and one of the light transmission wall portions and the other of the light transmission wall portions are disposed to be separated from each other at a distance shorter than a wavelength of the ultrasonic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Kanbayashi, Shinichi Taniguchi, Akihiro Nojima, Yusuke Kaga
  • Publication number: 20180224374
    Abstract: An optical analysis apparatus, that irradiates a liquid sample with light and analyzes the sample, includes a measurement unit that measures the sample, a light source portion that emits light with which the sample is irradiated, and a light receiving portion that receives the light transmitted through the sample. The measurement unit includes a housing provided with an opening portion for flowing in and out of the sample, an accommodation region connected to the opening portion and provided inside the housing, a movable portion provided inside the accommodation region to be movable inside the accommodation region, an irradiation portion which receives the light emitted from the light source portion and in which an inside of the accommodation region is irradiated with the light, and a light collection portion which collects the light transmitted through the sample inside the accommodation region and outputs the light to the light receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Takuya KANBAYASHI, Shinichi TANIGUCHI, Akihiro NOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20180172584
    Abstract: The invention optically analyzes a component in a sample having a material suspended. An optical analysis system that irradiates a liquid sample with light and analyzes a component of the sample using transmitted light transmitted through the sample includes a container accommodating the sample and an ultrasonic irradiation unit irradiating an ultrasonic wave for exciting the sample. The container includes a pair of light transmission wall portions between which the sample is disposed and which has light transmissivity, and one of the light transmission wall portions and the other of the light transmission wall portions are disposed to be separated from each other at a distance shorter than a wavelength of the ultrasonic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Takuya KANBAYASHI, Shinichi TANIGUCHI, Akihiro NOJIMA, Yusuke KAGA
  • Publication number: 20180161829
    Abstract: An ultrasonic cleaner according to the present invention includes a vibrating part 222 for enlarging ultrasonic vibration of a BLT 100 on a side surface side in a cleaning tank 211, generates cavitation by the ultrasonic vibration with respect to cleaning liquid supplied into the cleaning tank 211 by driving the BLT 100 on the periphery of a nozzle without unevenness, and is capable of performing effective nozzle cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Yosuke HORIE, Tomohiro INOUE, Takamichi MORI, Kouhei NONAKA, Masato ISHIZAWA, Isao YAMAZAKI, Hitoshi TOKIEDA, Akihiro NOJIMA
  • Patent number: 8802008
    Abstract: An automatic analyzer for analyzing samples, such as urine and blood, is adapted so that analysis measured values are not affected by carry over by a repeatedly used dispensing nozzle. Coating the surface of the dispensing nozzle with a chemisorbed polyethylene glycol derivative forms a molecular layer that inhibits the adsorption of biopolymers, to reduce carry over by the dispensing nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Taniguchi, Akihiro Nojima
  • Publication number: 20130171025
    Abstract: In an autoanalyzer for analyzing a specimen such as urine and blood, protecting a measurement value of analysis from influence of a dispensing nozzle repeatedly used. For this purpose, a phosphonic acid derivative or a phosphoric acid derivative is chemically adsorbed on the surface of the dispensing nozzle. In this manner, a molecular layer for suppressing adsorption of biopolymers or adhesion of a specimen per se is formed on the nozzle surface to prevent accuracy of analysis from being influenced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Nojima, Shinichi Taniguchi, Hiroaki Ishizawa
  • Patent number: 8444936
    Abstract: There is provided a highly reliable autoanalyzer less liable to sample and reagent carry-over and capable of preventing contamination and precisely pipetting samples and reagents. Using a sample pipetting nozzle 27 having water-repellent surfaces, a sample is pipetted from a sample cell 25 to a reaction cell 4 having a hydrophilic bottom face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Taniguchi, Akihiro Nojima, Takashi Inoue, Hiroaki Ishizawa
  • Publication number: 20120251393
    Abstract: An automatic analyzer for analyzing samples, such as urine and blood, is adapted so that analysis measured values are not affected by carry over by a repeatedly used dispensing nozzle. Coating the surface of the dispensing nozzle with a chemisorbed polyethylene glycol derivative forms a molecular layer that inhibits the adsorption of biopolymers, to reduce carry over by the dispensing nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Shinichi Taniguchi, Akihiro Nojima
  • Publication number: 20120020836
    Abstract: In an autoanalyzer for analyzing samples, such as urine and blood, analytical and measured values are prevented from being affected by carry-over caused by the repeated use of a pipetting nozzle. A molecular layer for inhibiting the adsorption of biological polymers is formed by coating surfaces of the pipetting nozzle with a polyethylene glycol derivative chemisorbed thereto, thereby reducing carry-over caused by the pipetting nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Akihiro Nojima, Shinichi Taniguchi, Takashi Inoue, Hiroaki Ishizawa
  • Publication number: 20110300035
    Abstract: There is provided a highly reliable autoanalyzer less liable to sample and reagent carry-over and capable of preventing contamination and precisely pipetting samples and reagents. Using a sample pipetting nozzle 27 having water-repellent surfaces, a sample is pipetted from a sample cell 25 to a reaction cell 4 having a hydrophilic bottom face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Shinichi Taniguchi, Akihiro Nojima, Takashi Inoue, Hiroaki Ishizawa