Patents by Inventor Hajime Miyazaki

Hajime Miyazaki 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: 9657731
    Abstract: A micropump including a tube unit and a control unit. The control unit has a plurality of fingers. A cam sequentially presses the plurality of fingers from an inlet side to an outlet side of the tube. A drive unit gives rotation force to the cam, a control circuit unit controls operation of the drive unit, and a device frame holds the plurality of fingers, the cam, the drive unit, and the control circuit unit. A reservoir communicates with an inlet port of the tube; and a power source supplies power to the control circuit unit, wherein the tube unit is detachably attached to the control unit substantially in the horizontal direction with respect to the rotation surface of the cam and attached to the inside of a space produced by the device frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 9631615
    Abstract: A micropump including a tube unit including an elastic tube disposed in an arc shape, a plurality of fingers disposed radially from the arc shape of the tube, and a guide frame, which holds the tube and the plurality of fingers. The micropump also includes a control unit including a cam that presses the plurality of fingers, a drive section that applies torque to the cam, a control circuit that carries out a drive control of the drive section, and a machine casing that holds the cam, drive section, and control circuit. The tube unit is mountable in and removable from the control unit in a direction approximately parallel to the plane of rotation of the cam, and is mounted inside a space provided in the machine casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 9572925
    Abstract: A liquid transporting apparatus includes a driving section that transports a the liquid; a control section that controls the driving section, based on a control pattern; and an operation section that is operated to change the control pattern for controlling the driving section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9447783
    Abstract: A micropump has a tube unit including a tube and a plurality of fingers, and a control unit including a cam. The tube unit is coupled to the control unit. The control unit encases the tube unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 9316219
    Abstract: A fluid transporter which transports fluid by pressing a plurality of radially disposed pressing shafts against a tube held in a circular-arc shape in directions from the inside of the circular-arc shape in accordance with rotation of a rotational pressing plate having a plurality of projections on the outer circumference thereof so as to allow flow of fluid includes: a first detecting section which detects the rotation angle of the rotational pressing plate; a second detecting section which detects the rotation angle of either a driving rotor for giving a rotational force to the rotational pressing plate or a reduction transmission mechanism for connecting the driving rotor and the rotational pressing plate; a data table which shows the relationship between the rotation angle of the rotational pressing plate and a cumulative delivery amount; and a controller which controls the drive of the driving rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 9309880
    Abstract: A fluid transporting device includes an elastic tube, a tube frame that holds the elastic tube in an arc, a rotary push plate arranged in the arc for facilitating fluid flow inside the elastic tube, and a plurality of push pins disposed between the elastic tube and the center of the arc. Each push pin includes a semispherical end portion that contacts the rotary push plate, a pushing end portion that places a bias on the elastic tube, and adjacent end portions of at least two push pins close the elastic tube when the semispherical end portions are pushed by an outer circumference arc of the rotary push plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi, Kenichi Ushikoshi
  • Publication number: 20160008539
    Abstract: A fluid injecting apparatus includes: a cartridge portion which has a tube that transports a fluid, a plurality of fingers that press the tube, and a blocking member that blocks the tube; and a main body portion which has a cam that presses the plurality of fingers. When the cartridge portion is detached from the main body portion, the blocking member blocks the tube. When the cartridge portion is mounted to the main body portion, the cam presses at least one of the fingers such that the tube is blocked at the position of the pressed finger and the blocking of the tube by the blocking member is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Hajime MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9228580
    Abstract: A fluid transporter which transports fluid by pressing a plurality of radially disposed pressing shafts against a tube held in a circular-arc shape in directions from the inside of the circular-arc shape in accordance with rotation of a rotational pressing plate having a plurality of projections on the outer circumference thereof so as to allow flow of fluid includes: a first detecting section which detects the rotation angle of the rotational pressing plate; a second detecting section which detects the rotation angle of either a driving rotor for giving a rotational force to the rotational pressing plate or a reduction transmission mechanism for connecting the driving rotor and the rotational pressing plate; a data table which shows the relationship between the rotation angle of the rotational pressing plate and a cumulative delivery amount; and a controller which controls the drive of the driving rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 9168337
    Abstract: A fluid injecting apparatus includes: a cartridge portion which has a tube that transports a fluid, a plurality of fingers that press the tube, and a blocking member that blocks the tube; and a main body portion which has a cam that presses the plurality of fingers. When the cartridge portion is detached from the main body portion, the blocking member blocks the tube. When the cartridge portion is mounted to the main body portion, the cam presses at least one of the fingers such that the tube is blocked at the position of the pressed finger and the blocking of the tube by the blocking member is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9140252
    Abstract: A fluid transporter includes: a rotor; a fluid delivery channel which has a groove having a circular-arc shape around a rotation axis of the rotor and disposed on a surface of a channel frame opposed to the rotor, and a sheet-shaped elastic member sealing an opening of the groove; and a plurality of pressing members disposed between the rotor and the elastic member to sequentially and repeatedly open and close the delivery channel from the upstream side to the downstream side by deforming the elastic member in accordance with the rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 9101714
    Abstract: A fluid injection system includes: a first apparatus which is attached to a human body and injects a fluid into the human body; and a second apparatus which is attached to a wrist of the human body and remotely controls the first apparatus, wherein the second apparatus includes an entry section accepting an entry of an operation command to the first apparatus and a first communicating section transmitting the operation command to the first apparatus, and the first apparatus includes a second communicating section receiving the operation command, a storing section storing the fluid, and a transporting section transporting the fluid from the storing section and injecting the fluid into the human body based on the operation command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Atsuya Hirabayashi, Yasuharu Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8926297
    Abstract: A fluid transporter which transports fluid by pressing a plurality of radially disposed pressing shafts against a tube held in a circular-arc shape in directions from the inside of the circular-arc shape in accordance with rotation of a rotational pressing plate having a plurality of projections on the outer circumference thereof so as to allow flow of fluid includes: a first detecting section which detects the rotation angle of the rotational pressing plate; a second detecting section which detects the rotation angle of either a driving rotor for giving a rotational force to the rotational pressing plate or a reduction transmission mechanism for connecting the driving rotor and the rotational pressing plate; a data table which shows the relationship between the rotation angle of the rotational pressing plate and a cumulative delivery amount; and a controller which controls the drive of the driving rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi
  • Patent number: 8888473
    Abstract: A fluid transporting device includes an elastic tube, a tube frame that holds the elastic tube in an arc, a rotary push plate arranged in the arc for facilitating fluid flow inside the elastic tube, and a plurality of push pins disposed between the elastic tube and the center of the arc. Each push pin includes a semispherical end portion that contacts the rotary push plate, a pushing end portion that places a bias on the elastic tube, and adjacent end portions of at least two push pins close the elastic tube when the semispherical end portions are pushed by an outer circumference arc of the rotary push plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi, Kenichi Ushikoshi
  • Patent number: 8858201
    Abstract: A fluid transporting device includes an elastic tube, a tube frame that holds the elastic tube in an arc, a rotary push plate arranged in the arc for facilitating fluid flow inside the elastic tube, and a plurality of push pins disposed between the elastic tube and the center of the arc. Each push pin includes a semispherical end portion that contacts the rotary push plate, a pushing end portion that places a bias on the elastic tube, and adjacent end portions of at least two push pins close the elastic tube when the semispherical end portions are pushed by an outer circumference arc of the rotary push plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi, Kenichi Ushikoshi
  • Publication number: 20140294607
    Abstract: An operation of a liquid transporting apparatus is controlled by communication using a controller, and the power consumption during communication standby is reduced. The liquid transporting apparatus includes a liquid storage section that stores a liquid; a body section that is connected to the liquid storage section when transporting the liquid; a body control section that controls an operation of a driving section having at least a part of function for transporting the liquid. The body control section determines whether the body section and the liquid storage section are connected. If it is determined that the body section and the liquid storage section are connected, the communication between the body control section and an external control section that performs instruction to control the operation of the driving section starts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140276380
    Abstract: A liquid transporting apparatus includes: a driving section that transports a liquid through a transporting tube for transporting the liquid; a catheter that injects the liquid that is transported into a living body; a determination section that determines whether the catheter detaches from the living body; and an operation section that is operated when the determination is started, in which if it is determined that the catheter detaches from the living body when the operation section is pressed, the transporting tube is filled with the liquid, and in which if it is determined that the catheter does not detaches from the living body when the operation section is operated, the liquid is transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Hajime MIYAZAKI, Makoto KATASE
  • Publication number: 20140261705
    Abstract: A liquid transporting apparatus includes a driving section that transports a the liquid; a control section that controls the driving section, based on a control pattern; and an operation section that is operated to change the control pattern for controlling the driving section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 8834138
    Abstract: A fluid transporting device includes an elastic tube, a tube frame that holds the elastic tube in an arc, a rotary push plate arranged in the arc for facilitating fluid flow inside the elastic tube, and a plurality of push pins disposed between the elastic tube and the center of the arc. Each push pin includes a semispherical end portion that contacts the rotary push plate, a pushing end portion that places a bias on the elastic tube, and adjacent end portions of at least two push pins close the elastic tube when the semispherical end portions are pushed by an outer circumference arc of the rotary push plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Miyazaki, Kazuo Kawasumi, Kenichi Ushikoshi
  • Publication number: 20140114251
    Abstract: A fluid injecting apparatus includes: a cartridge portion which has a tube that transports a fluid, a plurality of fingers that press the tube, and a blocking member that blocks the tube; and a main body portion which has a cam that presses the plurality of fingers. When the cartridge portion is detached from the main body portion, the blocking member blocks the tube. When the cartridge portion is mounted to the main body portion, the cam presses at least one of the fingers such that the tube is blocked at the position of the pressed finger and the blocking of the tube by the blocking member is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hajime MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140105771
    Abstract: A fluid transporting device includes an elastic tube, a tube frame that holds the elastic tube in an arc, a rotary push plate arranged in the arc for facilitating fluid flow inside the elastic tube, and a plurality of push pins disposed between the elastic tube and the center of the arc. Each push pin includes a semispherical end portion that contacts the rotary push plate, a pushing end portion that places a bias on the elastic tube, and adjacent end portions of at least two push pins close the elastic tube when the semispherical end portions are pushed by an outer circumference arc of the rotary push plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime MIYAZAKI, Kazuo KAWASUMI, Kenichi USHIKOSHI