Patents by Inventor Eriko Yamanishi
Eriko Yamanishi 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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Patent number: 8038860Abstract: A biosensor can supply a sample solution accurately and easily, and includes a capillary for collecting a sample solution and analyzes a specific substance in the sample solution, an air hole, and at least two supply ports, i.e., a sample supply port and an auxiliary sample supply port, so that supply of the sample solution can be performed from either of the supply ports. Even when the sample supply port is closed up with a fingertip or the like and supply of the sample solution is stopped, the sample solution can be quickly supplied from the other auxiliary sample supply port.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Eriko Yamanishi, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Akihisa Higashihara
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Patent number: 8025780Abstract: A biosensor is disclosed comprising a support; a conductive layer composed of an electrical conductive material such as noble metal, for example gold or palladium, and carbon; slits parallel to and perpendicular to the side of the support; working, counter, and detecting electrodes; a spacer which covers the working, counter, and detecting electrodes on the support; a rectangular cutout in the spacer forming a specimen supply path; an inlet to the specimen supply path; a reagent layer formed by applying a reagent containing an enzyme to the working, counter, and detecting electrodes, which are exposed through the cutout in the spacer; and a cover over the spacer. The biosensor can be formed by a simple method, and provides a uniform reagent layer on the electrodes regardless of the reagent composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Eriko Yamanishi, Yoshinobu Tokuno
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Patent number: 8007645Abstract: A biosensor can supply a sample solution accurately and easily, and includes a capillary for collecting a sample solution and analyzes a specific substance in the sample solution, an air hole, and at least two supply ports, i.e., a sample supply port and an auxiliary sample supply port, so that supply of the sample solution can be performed from either of the supply ports. Even when the sample supply port is closed up with a fingertip or the like and supply of the sample solution is stopped, the sample solution can be quickly supplied from the other auxiliary sample supply port.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Eriko Yamanishi, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Akihisa Higashihara
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Patent number: 7998325Abstract: A biosensor is disclosed comprising a support; a conductive layer composed of an electrical conductive material such as a noble metal, for example gold or palladium, and carbon; slits parallel to and perpendicular to the side of the support; working, counter, and detecting electrodes; a spacer which covers the working, counter, and detecting electrodes on the support; a rectangular cutout in the spacer forming a specimen supply path; an inlet to the specimen supply path; a reagent layer formed by applying a reagent containing an enzyme to the working, counter, and detecting electrodes, which are exposed through the cutout in the spacer; and a cover over the spacer. The biosensor can be formed by a simple method, and provides a uniform reagent layer on the electrodes regardless of the reagent composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2004Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Eriko Yamanishi, Yoshinobu Tokuno
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Publication number: 20110180404Abstract: In a biosensor for measuring a specific substance in a liquid sample, one or a combination of sugar alcohol, metallic salt, organic acid or organic acid salt which has at least one carboxyl group in a molecule, and organic acid or organic acid salt which has at least one carboxyl group and one amino group in a molecule, is included in a reagent layer provided on electrodes, thereby providing a highly-accurate biosensor which is excellent in stability and has high response (sensitivity, linearity) of the sensor to the substrate concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Takahiro Nakaminami, Junko Nakayama, Eriko Yamanishi
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Publication number: 20110174613Abstract: A biosensor is disclosed comprising a support; a conductive layer composed of an electrical conductive material such as a noble metal, for example gold or palladium, and carbon; slits parallel to and perpendicular to the side of the support; working, counter, and detecting electrodes; a spacer which covers the working, counter, and detecting electrodes on the support; a rectangular cutout in the spacer forming a specimen supply path; an inlet to the specimen supply path; a reagent layer formed by applying a reagent containing an enzyme to the working, counter, and detecting electrodes, which are exposed through the cutout in the spacer; and a cover over the spacer. The biosensor can be formed by a simple method, and provides a uniform reagent layer on the electrodes regardless of the reagent composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Eriko Yamanishi, Yoshinobu Tokuno
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Publication number: 20110147234Abstract: A biosensor according to the present invention comprises a support 1, a conductive layer 2 composed of an electrical conductive material such as noble metal, for example gold, palladium or the like, and carbon, slits 3a and 3b parallel to the side of the support 1, slits 4a and 4b vertical to the side of the support 1, a working electrode 5, a counter electrode 6, a detecting electrode 7, a spacer 8 which covers the working electrode 5, the counter electrode 6 and the detecting electrode 7 on the support 1, a rectangular cutout part 9 forming a specimen supply path, an inlet 9a of the specimen supply path, a reagent layer 12 formed by applying a reagent including an enzyme or the like to the working electrode 5, the counter electrode 6 and the detecting electrode 7, which is exposed from the cutout part 9 of the spacer 8, and a cover 13 which covers the spacer 8, as shown in FIG. 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Eriko Yamanishi, Yoshinobu Tokuno
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Publication number: 20110117269Abstract: A biosensor is disclosed comprising a support; a conductive layer composed of an electrical conductive material such as a noble metal, for example gold or palladium, and carbon; slits parallel to and perpendicular to the side of the support; working, counter, and detecting electrodes; a spacer which covers the working, counter, and detecting electrodes on the support; a rectangular cutout in the spacer forming a specimen supply path; an inlet to the specimen supply path; a reagent layer formed by applying a reagent containing an enzyme to the working, counter, and detecting electrodes, which are exposed through the cutout in the spacer; and a cover over the spacer. The biosensor can be formed by a simple method, and provides a uniform reagent layer on the electrodes regardless of the reagent composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2011Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Eriko Yamanishi, Yoshinobu Tokuno
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Publication number: 20110036713Abstract: A biosensor can supply a sample solution accurately and easily, and includes a capillary for collecting a sample solution and analyzes a specific substance in the sample solution, an air hole, and at least two supply ports, i.e., a sample supply port and an auxiliary sample supply port, so that supply of the sample solution can be performed from either of the supply ports. Even when the sample supply port is closed up with a fingertip or the like and supply of the sample solution is stopped, the sample solution can be quickly supplied from the other auxiliary sample supply port.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Eriko Yamanishi, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Akihisa Higashihara
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Publication number: 20100327886Abstract: A first measurement device is a measurement device for measuring the concentration of a target substance in a sample deposited on a biosensor, and more particularly is constituted such that at least two kinds of voltage of mutually different levels are applied at mutually different timings to the electrode system of the biosensor, and the concentration is corrected on the basis of the amount of change in the current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Toshifumi Nakamura, Eriko Yamanishi, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Yoshihiro Ito
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Publication number: 20100258438Abstract: In a biosensor that detects introduction of a sample liquid into a specimen supply path using a detecting electrode, a means of improving accuracy of detection is provided. The biosensor has: an electrode system including measuring electrode, counter electrode, and detecting electrode on first electrically insulating support; specimen supply path for introducing the sample liquid; and reagent layer used for quantifying a substrate contained in the sample liquid. The means is characterized in that detecting electrode is spaced from measuring electrode by a distance sufficient for the sample liquid to sufficiently cover measuring electrode before the sample liquid reaches detecting electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicants: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA, Shoji Miyazaki, Eriko Yamanishi
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Publication number: 20100243443Abstract: A biosensor according to the present invention comprises a support 1, a conductive layer 2 composed of an electrical conductive material such as noble metal, for example gold, palladium or the like, and carbon, slits 3a and 3b parallel to the side of the support 1, slits 4a and 4b vertical to the side of the support 1, a working electrode 5, a counter electrode 6, a detecting electrode 7, a spacer 8 which covers the working electrode 5, the counter electrode 6 and the detecting electrode 7 on the support 1, a rectangular cutout part 9 forming a specimen supply path, an inlet 9a of the specimen supply path, a reagent layer 12 formed by applying a reagent including an enzyme or the like to the working electrode 5, the counter electrode 6 and the detecting electrode 7, which is exposed from the cutout part 9 of the spacer 8, and a cover 13 which covers the spacer 8, as shown in FIG. 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Eriko Yamanishi, Yoshinobu Tokuno
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Publication number: 20100078322Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent biosensor which can perform supply of a sample solution accurately and easily. A biosensor which has a capillary (7) for collecting a sample solution and analyzes a specific substance in the sample solution is provided with, in addition to an air hole (9), at least two supply ports, i.e., a sample supply port (13) and an auxiliary sample supply port (14), so that supply of the sample solution can be performed from either of the supply ports (13) and (14). Even when the sample supply port (13) is closed up with a fingertip or the like and supply of the sample solution is stopped, the sample solution can be quickly supplied from the other auxiliary sample supply port (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2006Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Eriko Yamanishi, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Akihisa Higashihara
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Patent number: 7648617Abstract: In a biosensor for measuring a specific substance in a liquid sample, one or a combination of sugar alcohol, metallic salt, organic acid or organic acid salt which has at least one carboxyl group in a molecule, and organic acid or organic acid salt which has at least one carboxyl group and one amino group in a molecule, is included in a reagent layer provided on electrodes, thereby providing a highly-accurate biosensor which is excellent in stability and has high response (sensitivity, linearity) of the sensor to the substrate concentration.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2005Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Takahiro Nakaminami, Junko Nakayama, Eriko Yamanishi
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Publication number: 20100006432Abstract: In a biosensor for measuring a specific substance in a liquid sample, one or a combination of sugar alcohol, metallic salt, organic acid or organic acid salt which has at least one carboxyl group in a molecule, and organic acid or organic acid salt which has at least one carboxyl group and one amino group in a molecule, is included in a reagent layer provided on electrodes, thereby providing a highly-accurate biosensor which is excellent in stability and has high response (sensitivity, linearity) of the sensor to the substrate concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Takahiro Nakaminami, Junko Nakayama, Eriko Yamanishi
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Publication number: 20100000880Abstract: There is provided a biosensor measurement system which can output a highly-precise measurement result even when an impact such as falling of the sensor occurs or the biosensor is an exposed sensor. An abnormal waveform detection electrode is provided in addition to electrodes for quantitative determination of a target substance. Therefore, when an impact is caused by such as falling of the sensor in a halt period where no voltage is applied in a voltage application algorithm, the abnormal waveform detection electrode can detect the impact. Further, also an exposed sensor can be detected by the abnormal waveform which is detected by the abnormal waveform detection electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventors: Yoshihiro Itoh, Eriko Yamanishi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Hiroyuki Tokunaga
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Publication number: 20090205976Abstract: A biosensor measurement system and a method for detecting abnormal measurement in a biosensor, which can significantly enhance the measurement precision without depending on the user's operation manner or the like, can be provided. A voltage application pattern for applying a voltage to a working electrode, a counter electrode, and a detection electrode has a halt period between a first application period and a second application period, and a reduction current measurement value obtained in the first application period is compared with a reduction current measurement value obtained in the second application period, and the measurement values are not outputted when a difference between the measurement values is outside a predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Toshiharu Yoshioka, Eriko Yamanishi, Hiroyuki Tokunaga
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Publication number: 20090152111Abstract: A biosensor according to the present invention comprises a support 1, a conductive layer 2 composed of an electrical conductive material such as noble metal, for example gold, palladium or the like, and carbon, slits 3a and 3b parallel to the side of the support 1, slits 4a and 4b vertical to the side of the support 1, a working electrode 5, a counter electrode 6, a detecting electrode 7, a spacer 8 which covers the working electrode 5, the counter electrode 6 and the detecting electrode 7 on the support 1, a rectangular cutout part 9 forming a specimen supply path, an inlet 9a of the specimen supply path, a reagent layer 12 formed by applying a reagent including an enzyme or the like to the working electrode 5, the counter electrode 6 and the detecting electrode 7, which is exposed from the cutout part 9 of the spacer 8, and a cover 13 which covers the spacer 8, as shown in FIG. 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Eriko Yamanishi, Yoshinobu Tokuno
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Publication number: 20090134023Abstract: In a biosensor of the present invention, BSA is contained in a reagent layer including a reagent which reacts specifically with glucose, and the glucose concentration in whole blood as a sample solution is electrochemically measured. When the sensor response characteristics when whole blood is used as the sample solution are measured, the influence by hematocrit to the sensor response characteristics is reduced according to the additive amount of BSA when the hematocrit value is in the range of 25% and below, while no BSA addition effect is recognized in the sensor response characteristics when the hematocrit value is in the range of 25 to 65%. Thereby, the influences by hematocrit and temperature can be reduced, and thus highly precise measurement can be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: Junko Nakayama, Yoshifumi Takahara, Eriko Yamanishi, Yoshihiro Itoh
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Patent number: 7504020Abstract: According to the standard solution and the determination method of the present invention, in a case where a voltage is applied by a drive voltage of a measurement apparatus to an electrode portion of a biosensor comprising an electrode portion including a counter electrode and a measuring electrode formed on an insulating substrate, and a reagent layer which reacts with a sample solution supplied to the electrode portion, and a current value which flows at the application is measured, thereby determining a substrate contained in the sample solution, a reducing substance is contained in the standard solution used for controlling a precision of measurement of the measurement apparatus. Therefore, when the standard solution is measured, a large change occurs in a current waveform between time t0 and t1 shown in FIG. 6 due to the reducing substance, thereby discriminating whether the analyte liquid being measured is the standard solution or the sample solution and easily identifying the kind of analyte liquid.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Motonori Uchiyama, Eriko Yamanishi, Shoji Miyazaki