Patents by Inventor Atsushi HOSOOKA

Atsushi HOSOOKA 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: 11959932
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes a probe and a liquid level detector. The liquid level detector is electrically connected to the probe and detects contact between the probe and a liquid surface, wherein the liquid level detector comprises an adjuster configured to adjust electrostatic capacitance of one or more capacitors for circuitry for use in liquid level detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okamoto, Naoto Sato, Reiko Maruyama, Masaaki Saitou, Atsushi Hosooka, Tamaki Honda
  • Publication number: 20240061000
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry measures an electrical potential pertaining to a contact between a probe for dispensing a sample or a reagent and a liquid surface, and outputs the measured electrical potential as a measurement value, determines whether or not the measurement value is within a specific range, and outputs a determination result, and provides a notification on a state of a liquid related to the liquid surface according to the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi HOSOOKA, Mitsuo OKAMOTO, Naoto SATO, Masaaki SAITOU, Reiko MARUYAMA, Yuki MATSUMOTO, Kensuke OKUGI
  • Publication number: 20220299540
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes a probe and a liquid level detector. The liquid level detector is electrically connected to the probe and detects contact between the probe and a liquid surface, wherein the liquid level detector comprises an adjuster configured to adjust electrostatic capacitance of one or more capacitors for circuitry for use in liquid level detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo OKAMOTO, Naoto SATO, Reiko MARUYAMA, Masaaki SAITOU, Atsushi HOSOOKA, Tamaki HONDA
  • Publication number: 20210318346
    Abstract: An automated analyzing apparatus according to one embodiment comprises a barcode reader and a cylindrical lens. The barcode reader emits light toward a barcode attached to at least one of a specimen container storing a test sample, a reagent container storing a reagent to be reacted with the test sample, and a specimen rack housing a plurality of the specimen containers arranged in a line, and reads the barcode on the basis of reflected light of the applied light. The cylindrical lens is placed between at least one of the specimen container, the reagent container, and the specimen rack, and the barcode reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi HOSOOKA, Naoto SATO, Reiko MARUYAMA, Mitsuo OKAMOTO, Masaaki SAITOU, Takahiro OMORI