Patents by Inventor Hideaki Kawamura

Hideaki Kawamura 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: 11540893
    Abstract: A container includes an upper opening portion, a holder, which is placed in the container, for holding at least one medical device, and a gas non-permeable film for sealing the opening portion. The holder includes a basal plate portion having a plate shape, a plurality of tubular portions protruding downwardly from the basal plate portion, a plurality of stays formed around each of the plurality of tubular portions and connecting another of the plurality of tubular portions, and a support rod protruding downwardly from the basal plate portion and having a length longer than the plurality of tubular portions. The support rod is arranged such that a medical device housed in each of the plurality of tubular portions is not adapted to contact a bottom surface of the container, or another holder adjacent to the holder when the holder and the another holder are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Togashi, Hideaki Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20220071846
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a container holding member that is capable of simply, surely, and stably holding a plurality of medical containers, and that is usable efficiently for medical containers. The present invention is a container holding member capable of holding a plurality of bottomed tubular medical containers. The container holding member is provided with a flat plate-like substrate section having a plurality of through holes penetrating one surface and the other surface and a plurality of tubular housing sections each having an upper side opening end on a side of the one surface of the substrate section and a lower side opening end on a side of the other surface and each protruding upward or downward from a hole edge of each of the through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Hideaki KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11179296
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a container holding member that is capable of simply, surely, and stably holding a plurality of medical containers, and that is usable efficiently for medical containers. The present invention is a container holding member capable of holding a plurality of bottomed tubular medical containers. The container holding member is provided with a flat plate-like substrate section having a plurality of through holes penetrating one surface and the other surface and a plurality of tubular housing sections each having an upper side opening end on a side of the one surface of the substrate section and a lower side opening end on a side of the other surface and each protruding upward or downward from a hole edge of each of the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Daikyo Seiko, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10994903
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plastic cap useful for steadfastly maintaining a sealed state created in a container having a mouth with an opening by sealing the opening with a sealing member. The cap has a cap main body and a cover portion integrated with the main body via at least one bridge portion. The main body has a base portion and a top wall. The bridge portion is formed of a synthetic plastic filled in at least one fusion-bonding hole having a diameter of from 0.3 to 3 mm and arranged extending through at least one, preferably one of the main body or cover portion such that the main body and cover portion are integrally fusion-bonded by the bridge portion and the cover portion can be separated from the main body by breaking the bridge portion with hands. A production method of the plastic cap is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawamura, Takashi Uemura
  • Publication number: 20210068915
    Abstract: A container includes an upper opening portion, a holder, which is placed in the container, for holding at least one medical device, and a gas non-permeable film for sealing the opening portion. The holder includes a basal plate portion having a plate shape, a plurality of tubular portions protruding downwardly from the basal plate portion, a plurality of stays formed around each of the plurality of tubular portions and connecting another of the plurality of tubular portions, and a support rod protruding downwardly from the basal plate portion and having a length longer than the plurality of tubular portions. The support rod is arranged such that a medical device housed in each of the plurality of tubular portions is not adapted to contact a bottom surface of the container, or another holder adjacent to the holder when the holder and the another holder are stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi TOGASHI, Hideaki KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10874473
    Abstract: To provide a container for a medical device, which enables easy removal of wrapping, thereby significantly reducing the labor for unpacking at the delivery destination such as a pharmaceutical company or a medical institution. Furthermore, the provided container for the medical device enables easy removal of wrapping even during an automated process in a filling machine for medical solutions, for example. In this container for a medical device, a holder holding at least one medical device is placed inside a container body having an opening at the top, and the opening is sealed with a gas-impermeable film. When sterilizing the exterior of the container using a sterilization gas, the sterilization gas does not permeate into the container due to the gas-impermeable film, so the medical device and the holder thereof placed inside the container are never exposed to the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Togashi, Hideaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10434242
    Abstract: A cover for a drug container piston array includes a plurality of cover sections configured for positioning over the drug container piston array. Each cover section includes an elongated cover section body having an open base end and a closed capped end, and a plurality of base sections or a web positioned between the plurality of cover sections and coupled to each base end. Packaging assemblies including a cover and a piston nest are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC., DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventors: James Thompson, Timothy Brommer, Hideaki Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20190125473
    Abstract: To provide a container for a medical device, which enables easy removal of wrapping, thereby significantly reducing the labor for unpacking at the delivery destination such as a pharmaceutical company or a medical institution. Furthermore, the provided container for the medical device enables easy removal of wrapping even during an automated process in a filling machine for medical solutions, for example. In this container for a medical device, a holder holding at least one medical device is placed inside a container body having an opening at the top, and the opening is sealed with a gas-impermeable film. When sterilizing the exterior of the container using a sterilization gas, the sterilization gas does not permeate into the container due to the gas-impermeable film, so the medical device and the holder thereof placed inside the container are never exposed to the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi TOGASHI, Hideaki KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10099823
    Abstract: There is provided a vial cap with which, when there is a possibility that a cover which covers a stopper for a vial has come off and the stopper for the vial has been contaminated at a stage prior to use, the fact can easily be recognized. The vial cap is a resin vial cap (1) to be attached to a mouth portion (72) of a vial (70) to fix a stopper (74) fitted into the mouth portion (72) so that the stopper may not come off the mouth portion (72). The vial cap (1) is provided with a cap main body (8) that has an upper opening (6) formed therein and a cover (40) that covers the upper opening (6) of the cap main body (8). The cap main body (8) has a plurality of pin-receiving holes (10) formed therein, and the cover (40) has a plurality of fixing pins (46). Each pin-receiving hole (10) and a fixing pin (46) that is paired with the pin-receiving hole (10) are formed in complementary shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20180235838
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a container holding member that is capable of simply, surely, and stably holding a plurality of medical containers, and that is usable efficiently for medical containers. The present invention is a container holding member capable of holding a plurality of bottomed tubular medical containers. The container holding member is provided with a flat plate-like substrate section having a plurality of through holes penetrating one surface and the other surface and a plurality of tubular housing sections each having an upper side opening end on a side of the one surface of the substrate section and a lower side opening end on a side of the other surface and each protruding upward or downward from a hole edge of each of the through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Hideaki KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170348476
    Abstract: A cover for a drug container piston array includes a plurality of cover sections configured for positioning over the drug container piston array. Each cover section includes an elongated cover section body having an open base end and a closed capped end, and a plurality of base sections or a web positioned between the plurality of cover sections and coupled to each base end. Packaging assemblies including a cover and a piston nest are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicants: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Daikyo Seiko, Ltd.
    Inventors: James THOMPSON, Timothy BROMMER, Hideaki KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170297781
    Abstract: There is provided a vial cap with which, when there is a possibility that a cover which covers a stopper for a vial has come off and the stopper for the vial has been contaminated at a stage prior to use, the fact can easily be recognized. The vial cap is a resin vial cap (1) to be attached to a mouth portion (72) of a vial (70) to fix a stopper (74) fitted into the mouth portion (72) so that the stopper may not come off the mouth portion (72). The vial cap (1) is provided with a cap main body (8) that has an upper opening (6) formed therein and a cover (40) that covers the upper opening (6) of the cap main body (8). The cap main body (8) has a plurality of pin-receiving holes (10) formed therein, and the cover (40) has a plurality of fixing pins (46). Each pin-receiving hole (10) and a fixing pin (46) that is paired with the pin-receiving hole (10) are formed in complementary shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Hideaki KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 9642772
    Abstract: The present invention provides a medical container: that is configured of an upper member and a lower member; that can be molded by injection molding; that has an excellent dimensional accuracy; and in addition to these, that is capable of effectively preventing the trouble that a molten resin for joining the upper member and the lower member enters the container. The present invention is a bottomed tubular medical container 1 made of a resin and continuously configured of a neck 12, a shoulder 14, and a body 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 9561329
    Abstract: Disclosed are a piston for a micro-volume syringe and a plunger. The micro-volume syringe has a syringe barrel with a space defined in it. The piston is slidable on and along a wall of the space. A leading member to be arranged on a side where the piston comes into contact with a solution filled in the space and a trailing member to be arranged on a side where a plunger rod is to be connected, the latter side being opposite to a solution side of the leading member, have been integrated with each other. The trailing member has a higher hardness than the leading member. With the micro-volume syringe in which a drug solution can be filled in a very small quantity, the piston makes it possible to perform smooth drawing and ejection of the drug solution without leakage. Even if the small piston connected to a tip of the plunger rod is operated in a direction that the piston is to be pulled out of the syringe, the plunger rod does not slip off from the piston accidentally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: D775329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: D783177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: D787702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: D808757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD., NUOVA OMPI SRL UNIPERSONALE
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawamura, Nicoletti Fabiano
  • Patent number: D816454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: Daikyo Seiko, Ltd., Nuova Ompi SRL Unipersonale
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawamura, Nicoletti Fabiano
  • Patent number: D818137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kawamura