Patents by Inventor Hideo Nishiwaki

Hideo Nishiwaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20230132065
    Abstract: The present invention can provide an incubator having not only a favorable cell culture function but also an autonomous decontamination function that saves the need for connection to an external decontamination device. The incubator provided with a culture vessel, a circulating means, a temperature-regulating means, and a gas supplying means for supplying a decontamination gas or a humidifying water vapor. The gas supplying means includes a compressed gas generating means, a decontamination solution supplying means, a water supplying means, a mixed gas/liquid regulator, and a vaporizer for generating a decontamination gas or a water vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Koji KAWASAKI, Yoshitaka OGATA, Hideo NISHIWAKI, Daisuke KAKUDA, Jun MASUDOME, Yukihiro YAZAKI, Zhiqiang GUO, Tsukasa KITANO
  • Patent number: 11142742
    Abstract: An incubator which can uniformly maintain a temperature/humidity in a culture chamber and prevent dew condensation from occurring in the culture chamber is provided. Further, an incubator which raises an air pressure in a culture chamber higher than that of the external environment to maintain an aseptic environment and prevents water vapor to be supplied from adversely affecting the inner aseptic environment is provided. An incubator includes a culture chamber including an insulated door and insulated wall, circulating means for circulating air in the culture chamber, temperature regulating means for regulating a temperature of the air in the culture chamber, and humidifying means for humidifying the air in the culture chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Koji Kawasaki, Hideo Nishiwaki, Daisuke Kakuda, Jun Masudome, Yukihiro Yazaki, Zhiqiang Guo, Tsukasa Kitano
  • Publication number: 20200199518
    Abstract: An incubator which can uniformly maintain a temperature/humidity in a culture chamber and prevent dew condensation from occurring in the culture chamber is provided. Further, an incubator which raises an air pressure in a culture chamber higher than that of the external environment to maintain an aseptic environment and prevents water vapor to be supplied from adversely affecting the inner aseptic environment is provided. An incubator includes a culture chamber including an insulated door and insulated wall, circulating means for circulating air in the culture chamber, temperature regulating means for regulating a temperature of the air in the culture chamber, and humidifying means for humidifying the air in the culture chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Koji Kawasaki, Hideo Nishiwaki, Daisuke Kakuda, Jun Masudome, Yukihiro Yazaki, Zhiqiang Guo, Tsukasa Kitano