Patents by Inventor Isao Shindo

Isao Shindo 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: 8650599
    Abstract: An accumulation display device can interlock a display content according to specification of each of the mobile data terminals. An interlocked display system includes an accumulation display device having a metadata interpretation unit that analyzes metadata transmitted by a broadcast wave or a communication network and an accumulated image processing unit that performs accumulation processing of a program content or transmission processing of a restructured program content and managing each mobile data terminal, and the mobile data terminal. Highlights or replays of various scenes of a program currently viewed on the accumulation display device can be viewed on another device. Information on the currently viewed program and a related program as well as a previous scene can be viewed on the mobile data terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Shindo, Yasuo Endo, Yutaka Tomioka
  • Patent number: 7754478
    Abstract: A device for cell culture capable of automatically performing operations for cell culture over several days to several months while minimizing the risk of contamination. A new medicine can be supplied to an incubator means by using a medicine supply means or unnecessary wastewater can be discharged from the incubator means by using a wastewater discharge means without taking out the incubator means disposed in heat insulation box means from a heat insulation box, and the state of the cell culture can be observed with the incubator means formed in the heat insulation box means. Accordingly, the outside air does not enter directly into the incubator means during culturing, and the risk of contamination is completely eliminated. As a result, the culturing operations can be automatically performed over a long period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Suzuki, Hiroshi Inomata, Yoshihiro Komori, Hiroshi Tachikui, Naruo Watanabe, Satoshi Ozawa, Yuji Oka, Minoru Ueda, Yasushi Nomura, Masako Nomura, legal representative, Isao Shindo
  • Publication number: 20080094310
    Abstract: An accumulation display device can interlock a display content according to specification of each of the mobile data terminals. An interlocked display system includes an accumulation display device having a metadata interpretation unit that analyzes metadata transmitted by a broadcast wave or a communication network and an accumulated image processing unit that performs accumulation processing of a program content or transmission processing of a restructured program content and managing each mobile data terminal, and the mobile data terminal. Highlights or replays of various scenes of a program currently viewed on the accumulation display device can be viewed on another device. Information on the currently viewed program and a related program as well as a previous scene can be viewed on the mobile data terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Isao Shindo, Yasuo Endo, Yutaka Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20080030142
    Abstract: A plasma display apparatus (10) is provided with: a control device 100; a PDP 900 including a display panel device 200 and a driving device 400; and a functional device 500. In operation of the PDP 900, an X driving device 420 and a Y driving device 430 of the driving device 400 are drive-controlled by the control device 100, and sustain pulse voltages are applied to sustain electrodes 213 of the display panel device 200. This generates unnecessary radiant electromagnetic wave near the display panel device 200 and the driving device 400. A coil 610 of a power regenerating apparatus 600 is provided such that the core direction of an air core portion 611b is perpendicular to the radiant direction of the unnecessary radiant electromagnetic wave, and the coil converts the unnecessary radiant electromagnetic wave to an AC voltage. The AC voltage is converted to a DC voltage by a rectifying device 620 and it is regenerated as DC power for the functional device 500 through a power supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Jinno, Isao Shindo, Mitsuhiro Kosaka, Masashi Shinohara, Hiroshi Ito
  • Publication number: 20070148764
    Abstract: A device for cell culture capable of automatically performing operations for cell culture over several days to several months while minimizing the risk of contamination. A new medicine can be supplied to an incubator means by using a medicine supply means or unnecessary wastewater can be discharged from the incubator means by using a wastewater discharge means without taking out the incubator means disposed in heat insulation box means from a heat insulation box, and the state of the cell culture can be observed with the incubator means formed in the heat insulation box means. Accordingly, the outside air does not enter directly into the incubator means during culturing, and the risk of contamination is completely eliminated. As a result, the culturing operations can be automatically performed over a long period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Tsutomu Suzuki, Hiroshi Inomata, Yoshihiro Komori, Hiroshi Tachikui, Naruo Watanabe, Satoshi Ozawa, Yuji Oka, Minoru Ueda, Yasushi Nomura, Isao Shindo, Masako Nomura
  • Patent number: 6440369
    Abstract: A small automatic analyzer in which a specimen disc 12 and a reagent disc 22 are disposed at different positions in a depth direction in a this-side area of an upper surface of an analyzer housing 40, a reaction disc 3 is disposed backward from the specimen disc 12 between the specimen disc 12 and the reagent disc 22, a specimen extracting and injecting unit 14 is disposed between the reaction disc 3 and the specimen disc 12, a reagent extracting and injecting unit 24 is disposed between the reaction disc 3 and the reagent disc 22, the specimen and reagent extracting and injecting units 14 and 24 are arranged at different positions in an oblique direction, the reaction disc 3, specimen disc 12 and reaction disc 22 each have a separate cover therefor, and the specimen extracting and injecting unit 14 and the specimen extracting and injecting unit 24 have a common cover therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Oonuma, Atsushi Katayama, Isamu Takekoshi, Isao Shindo, Kahei Shiraishi, Hiromichi Sato
  • Patent number: 5773662
    Abstract: In an automatic analyzing apparatus for analyzing multi-analysis items in regard to biological samples, a reaction disk, on which a lot of reaction containers are arranged, is repeatedly rotated by one rotation plus one pitch and stopped for receiving a reagent, and intermediately pauses twice between the stops without delivering reagents. The apparatus is so set that a third reagent for the latest delivery timing is delivered during a stop for receiving a sample at a single reagent delivering position E, and a first and a second reagent are delivered during the intermediate pauses at the single reagent delivering position E. After delivering a sample to a specified reaction container, the reaction container is delivered with the first reagent during an intermediate pause in a first cycle and the second reagent during an intermediate pause in a cycle after the delivery of the first reagent, and then the third reagent during a stop for receiving a sample in a cycle after the delivery of the second reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko Imai, Isao Shindo, Kahei Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 5741461
    Abstract: Before analysis, the correspondence between the vessel positions and the reaction vessels held in the vessel positions respectively at the time of completion of all the operations of a turntable upon completion of the last analysis are stored in a computer in advance. When a start switch is turned on, a judgment is made as to whether the correspondences between the vessel positions and the reaction vessels coincide with those stored in the computer or not. In the case of coincidence, reaction vessels in vessel positions are regarded as having been already cleaned, so that these reaction vessels are subjected to blank measurement and sample addition in the case of optical measurement, whereas these reaction vessels are directly subjected to sample addition in the case of ISE measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Tomonori Mimura, Naoto Oki, Kyoko Imai, Isao Shindo, Kahei Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 5580526
    Abstract: An analytic test sheet feeder comprises a cylindrical container 11 having an elongated through hole 15 formed in a side wall thereof for receiving a test sheet, a container support 18 which comprises an upper portion having a semi-cylindrical concave surface and a hole 20 formed in a central portion of the concave surface to permit a test sheet descending from the through hole of the container 11 to be taken out therethrough 20, and a test sheet delivering stage 31 which receives and delivers the test sheet descending from the through hole 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Okayama, Takao Terayama, Kazuo Honma, Hiroshi Ohki, Isao Shindo, Susumu Kai, Shigeo Mutou
  • Patent number: 5556597
    Abstract: Test strip supply apparatus includes a rotatable container which has guide part materials for holding a through groove and a weight. Under a supporting table having a take-out hole for the test strip dropped from the through groove of the container, a conveyance stage is provided for receiving the test strip dropped from the through groove and transferring it. The weight facing near both ends of the through groove lets the test strip descend and prevents a surplus number of the test strips from entering the through groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Shindo, Shigeo Mutou, Susumu Kai, Tokio Omori
  • Patent number: 5470533
    Abstract: A test strip supply apparatus comprises a cylindrical container having an elongate test strip fitting penetration slot formed in its side wall, a container support having a semicylindrical concave surface formed in its upper portion and a test strip take-out hole formed at the center of the concave surface for allowing a test strip dropped from the penetration slot of the container to pass therethrough, and a test strip transfer stage for receiving the test strip dropped from the penetration slot and transferring it. A test strip reversing function is also provided such that during the transfer of the test strip by the transfer stage, optical means determines whether the test strip is placed facing properly or not and, if the back surface is on the upper side, the test strip is reversed upside down before further transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Inventors: Isao Shindo, Shigeo Mutou, Takao Terayama, Masao Okayama, Susumu Kai
  • Patent number: 5460968
    Abstract: A sample container containing a urine sample is transferred by a sample positioning device to a liquid level sensing position. At this sensing position, the liquid level in the sample container is detected by a level sensor, followed by transfer of the sample container to a dipping position. A liquid level rising member is then inserted into the sample container. While being held by a handling device, a test strip is dipped into the sample in the sample container with the liquid level raised. Thereafter, the test strip is lifted out of the sample container and transferred to a measuring device. Color development in reagent sections on the test strip is measured by a photometer in terms of the reflected light strength. With the present invention, analysis using test strips can be implemented even when the sample volume into the sample container is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kasumi Yoshida, Isao Shindo, Susumu Kai, Yutaka Kimura
  • Patent number: 5378630
    Abstract: A test strip automatic supply device has: a cylindrical container 11 provided with a slit 15 which is formed in a side wall thereof so as to contain an elongate test strip; a container-supporting table having, in an upper portion thereof, a semi-cylindrical concave surface provided with an opening 20 which is formed in a middle portion of the concave surface so as to allow a test strip fitted in the slit of the container 11 to fall through and be taken out; and a carrying stage 31 which receives and transports a test strip falling from the slit 15. While the transporting stage 31 is transporting a test strip, an optical detector finds whether the test strip is faced up or down. The device has such a function that a side-reversing mechanism flips it over during transportation if it is face down. An operator only has to put test strips in the container. The tests strips are automatically let out of the container one at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Instrument Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Kai, Isao Shindo, Shigeo Mutoh, Kasumi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 4977776
    Abstract: A gas mixing device of a blood gas analyzer has a substrate made of a material such as silicon and a plate having a flat smooth surface, made of a material such as glass. The plate is bonded to the substrate. The substrate has a plurality of fine elongated grooves extending between inlet and outlet ports formed in the plate. Different gases are introduced through the respective inlet ports, and combined with each other in the gas mixing device. The levels of flow resistance in branch grooves are so determined that the different gases are mixed at predetermined mixing ratios for delivery to the outlet ports. Further, the analyzer includes the gas mixing device and a measuring unit equipped with a plurality of gas measuring electrodes. The mixture gas from the gas mixing device is made to bubble through a buffer solution in a reservoir for producing a standard liquid measuring unit that is delivered at predetermined time intervals to the analyzer for calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Shindo, Ryuji Tao, Kyoichi Ozawa
  • Patent number: 4905497
    Abstract: A gas mixing device of a blood gas analyzer has a substrate made of a material such as silicon and a plate having a flat smooth surface, made of a material such as glass. The plate is bonded to the substrate. The substrate has a plurality of fine elongated grooves extending between inlet and outlet ports formed in the plate. Different gases are introduced through the respective inlet ports, and combined with each other in the gas mixing device. The levels of flow resistance in branch grooves are so determined that the different gases are mixed at predetermined mixing ratios for delivery to the outlet ports. Further, the analyzer includes the gas mixing device and a measuring unit equipped with a plurality of gas measuring electrodes. The mixture gas from the gas mixing device is made to bubble through a buffer solution in a reservoir for producing a standard liquid measuring unit that is delivered at predetermined time intervals to the analyzer for calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Shindo, Ryuji Tao, Kyoichi Ozawa
  • Patent number: 4807984
    Abstract: A slide specimen extracted from a cassette at a receiving position is carried to a holding position for waiting by a carrier along a carrying pass. While at the holding position, a previously inspected specimen that has been observed through a microscope is placed on the carrying pass at a specimen replacing position. Thereafter the specimen that has been held at the holding position is carried to the replacing position by the carrier, while at the same time the specimen that has just been placed at the replacing position is moved along the carrying pass by the carrier. The specimen then placed in the replacing position is picked up by a pair of holding arms and carried to an observing position of the microscope. The specimen is retained by vacuum adsorption and by specimen retainers which resiliently hold it by means of springs in contact with the vacuum adsorption surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kurimura, Ryohei Yabe, Isao Shindo
  • Patent number: 4696183
    Abstract: A flow path in a flow analyzing apparatus is branched into two or more branch flow paths. In one of the branch flow paths, a flow path blockage detector and an electrolyte measuring electrode are disposed, and in the other branch flow path, a gas measuring electrode is disposed. When a liquid sample is introduced into the flow paths from a sampling nozzle of the common flow path, the blockage detector detects whether a blockage is occuring. If the blockage is detected, the blockage is removed by feeding a cleaning fluid into the common flow path in a direction opposite to the flow of the sample. Following this, the sample is introduced into the other branch flow path. By this operation, the pressure in the other branch flow path is not reduced abnormally, and thus normal operation of the gas measuring electrode can be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mitsumaki, Naoya Ono, Isao Shindo, Nobuyoshi Takano
  • Patent number: 4176957
    Abstract: Method for optically analyzing a specimen by using two light beams comprises steps of initiating automatically wavelength scanning operation when a predetermined time has elapsed after the switching-on of a power source, sampling a ratio between a reference light intensity and a specimen light intensity during the wavelength scanning operation when no specimen to be measured is placed in the sample cell, and storing signals derived from the sampling operation in a volatile memory. When the specimen is to be measured or analyzed, the measure signal representative of ratio between the reference light intensity and the specimen transmitting light intensity which are produced or the wavelength scanning operation proceeds is corrected by the corresponding signal read out from the volatile memory in accordance with the wavelength of the measure signal, and the corrected signals are processed as the error-free measure signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Maeda, Koichi Matsumoto, Kenji Fukuda, Isao Shindo
  • Patent number: D380551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Ohnuma, Atsushi Katayama, Isamu Takekoshi, Isao Shindo, Kahei Shiraishi, Hiromichi Sato