Patents by Inventor Hideaki MINEKAWA

Hideaki MINEKAWA 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).

  • Sensitivity measuring device and inspection device
    Patent number: 10624712
    Abstract: This sensitivity measuring device is provided with: a stage for placing a sample container; a temperature adjustment device that is provided with an upper heating body and a lower heating body, which are disposed above and below the sample container; and an image pickup device for picking up an image of the sample container, said image pickup device being provided with a lighting apparatus and an image pickup apparatus. Each of the upper heating body and the lower heating body has a structure wherein the temperature of a first region, a peripheral portion, is higher than the temperature of a second region including a center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Minekawa, Muneo Maeshima, Akira Masuya
  • Sensitivity Measuring Device and Inspection Device
    Publication number: 20180079996
    Abstract: This sensitivity measuring device is provided with: a stage for placing a sample container; a temperature adjustment device that is provided with an upper heating body and a lower heating body, which are disposed above and below the sample container; and an image pickup device for picking up an image of the sample container, said image pickup device being provided with a lighting apparatus and an image pickup apparatus. Each of the upper heating body and the lower heating body has a structure wherein the temperature of a first region, a peripheral portion, is higher than the temperature of a second region including a center portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Hideaki MINEKAWA, Muneo MAESHIMA, Akira MASUYA