Patents by Inventor Jiro Ohnishi

Jiro Ohnishi 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: 9511363
    Abstract: An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20150190801
    Abstract: An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9011792
    Abstract: An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20140205507
    Abstract: A sterilizer is connectable to an external chamber. A sterilization gas generator is configured to generate sterilization gas. A gas supply system including a first gas supply system which is configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to a sterilization chamber; and a second gas supply system which is different from the first gas supply system and configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to the external chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko YOKOI, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Atsushi NAKAO, Jiro OHNISHI, Shinji FUKUI, Akifumi IWAMA, Masaki HARADA, Yoshiaki SUGIMURA, Katsuya HIRAI
  • Patent number: 8765064
    Abstract: A sterile-substance-supplying apparatus comprising: an atomization unit including a reservoir unit to reserve hydrogen peroxide, and an ultrasound vibrator to impart ultrasound vibration to the reserved hydrogen peroxide to be atomized; an evaporation unit, provided above the reservoir unit, that heats the atomized hydrogen peroxide to be evaporated; a connecting member connecting the evaporation unit and the atomization unit to each other; a hydrogen-peroxide-supply port to allow the hydrogen peroxide to be supplied to the reservoir unit; a carrier-gas-supply port, provided at the connecting member, that allows carrier gas for allowing the atomized hydrogen peroxide to flow to the evaporation unit to be supplied; and a container portion to reserve a substance for transmitting the ultrasound vibration generated by the ultrasound vibrator, and a metal vibrating plate, provided at a bottom portion of the reservoir unit, that transmits to the hydrogen peroxide the ultrasound vibration transmitted through the sub
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Shinji Fukui, Akifumi Iwama, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Masaki Harada, Tatsuya Hirose
  • Patent number: 8741227
    Abstract: An isolator includes a workroom having a first sterilizing material supply port, a first sterilizing material discharge port, a first gas supply port and a first gas discharge port, a sterilization chamber having a second sterilizing material supply port, a second sterilizing material discharge port, a second gas supply port and a second gas discharge port, a sterilizing material supply unit, a first sterilizing material supply path connecting the sterilizing material supply unit to the first sterilizing material supply port, a second sterilizing material supply path connecting the sterilizing material supply unit to the second sterilizing material supply port, a first circulating path connecting the first sterilizing material discharge port to the sterilizing material supply unit, a second circulating path connecting the second sterilizing material discharge port to the sterilizing material supply unit, a first gas supply path, a second gas supply path, a first gas discharge path, a second gas discharge path
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Shinji Fukui, Akifumi Iwama
  • Patent number: 8721983
    Abstract: A sterilizer is connectable to an external chamber. A sterilization gas generator is configured to generate sterilization gas. A gas supply system including a first gas supply system which is configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to a sterilization chamber; and a second gas supply system which is different from the first gas supply system and configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to the external chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Atsushi Nakao, Jiro Ohnishi, Shinji Fukui, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Sugimura, Katsuya Hirai
  • Publication number: 20140120009
    Abstract: An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8658107
    Abstract: An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8147771
    Abstract: A sterilizing material supply apparatus has a sterilizing material gas generator including a mist generation unit and a vaporizing unit. In the mist generation unit, hydrogen peroxide solution in a cup is converted into a mist by ultrasonic vibration generated by an ultrasonic vibrator. The hydrogen peroxide solution which has been turned into the mist is heated by a heater in the vaporizing unit so as to be gasified. The gasified hydrogen peroxide solution is supplied to a workroom of an isolator as a sterilizing gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20110058986
    Abstract: An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20110027131
    Abstract: A sterile-substance-supplying apparatus comprising: an atomization unit including a reservoir unit to reserve hydrogen peroxide, and an ultrasound vibrator to impart ultrasound vibration to the reserved hydrogen peroxide to be atomized; an evaporation unit, provided above the reservoir unit, that heats the atomized hydrogen peroxide to be evaporated; a connecting member connecting the evaporation unit and the atomization unit to each other; a hydrogen-peroxide-supply port to allow the hydrogen peroxide to be supplied to the reservoir unit; a carrier-gas-supply port, provided at the connecting member, that allows carrier gas for allowing the atomized hydrogen peroxide to flow to the evaporation unit to be supplied; and a container portion to reserve a substance for transmitting the ultrasound vibration generated by the ultrasound vibrator, and a metal vibrating plate, provided at a bottom portion of the reservoir unit, that transmits to the hydrogen peroxide the ultrasound vibration transmitted through the sub
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Shinji Fukui, Akifumi Iwama, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Masaki Harada, Tatsuya Hirose
  • Publication number: 20110027146
    Abstract: A sterilizer is connectable to an external chamber. A sterilization gas generator is configured to generate sterilization gas. A gas supply system including a first gas supply system which is configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to a sterilization chamber; and a second gas supply system which is different from the first gas supply system and configured to supply the sterilization gas from the sterilization gas generator to the external chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuhiko YOKOI, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Atsushi Nakao, Jiro Ohnishi, Shinji Fukui, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Sugimura, Katsuya Hirai
  • Publication number: 20100196216
    Abstract: A sterilizing material supply apparatus has a sterilizing material gas generator including a mist generation unit and a vaporizing unit. In the mist generation unit, hydrogen peroxide solution in a cup is converted into a mist by ultrasonic vibration generated by an ultrasonic vibrator. The hydrogen peroxide solution which has been turned into the mist is heated by a heater in the vaporizing unit so as to be gasified. The gasified hydrogen peroxide solution is supplied to a workroom of an isolator as a sterilizing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuhiko YOKOI, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20100189607
    Abstract: An isolator includes a workroom having a first sterilizing material supply port, a first sterilizing material discharge port, a first gas supply port and a first gas discharge port, a sterilization chamber having a second sterilizing material supply port, a second sterilizing material discharge port, a second gas supply port and a second gas discharge port, a sterilizing material supply unit, a first sterilizing material supply path connecting the sterilizing material supply unit to the first sterilizing material supply port, a second sterilizing material supply path connecting the sterilizing material supply unit to the second sterilizing material supply port, a first circulating path connecting the first sterilizing material discharge port to the sterilizing material supply unit, a second circulating path connecting the second sterilizing material discharge port to the sterilizing material supply unit, a first gas supply path, a second gas supply path, a first gas discharge path, a second gas discharge path
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Shinji Fukui, Akifumi Iwama
  • Patent number: 5928989
    Abstract: In order to enable stamping or writing with an aqueous ink on a print with a colorant image or the like formed thereon and, at the same time, to impart fastness properties, such as weather resistance, chemical resistance, and solvent resistance to the print, there are provided a thermal transfer film for a protective layer, which, upon transfer on a print, can form a protective layer having a water-absorptive property and the above fastness, and a print with a protective layer transferred from the above transfer film.The thermal transfer film for a protective layer basically comprises a heat-resistant substrate film and a thermally transferable protective layer laminated thereto. The thermally transferable protective layer is thermally separated from the substrate and laminated on a print with a colorant image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Ohnishi, Katsuyuki Oshima, Mikiko Kudo, Atsushi Tatehana
  • Patent number: 5710096
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet which is not influenced by environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, gives rise to no deterioration in the above effect during and even after the formation of an image and always exhibits a high antistatic property. The thermal transfer image-receiving sheet includes a substrate sheet and a receptive layer provided on at least one surface thereof, the substrate sheet having a surface resistivity of not more than 1.times.10.sup.12 .OMEGA./.quadrature. as measured under environmental conditions of a temperature of 20.degree. C. and a humidity of 50%, a conductive intermediate layer being provided between the substrate sheet and the receptive layer, a layer containing a conductive material being provided on both the outermost surfaces of the substrate sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Ohnishi, Masayasu Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 5362549
    Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet which is capable of preventing ground staining, trailing, etc., at the time of printing and has been improved in image density, resolution, etc., is provided by forming a sensitizing layer having a lower melt viscosity than an ink layer between the ink layer and a substrate film, even when such a thermal transfer sheet is used for an n-fold recording mode. Further, a thermal transfer sheet suitable for an n-fold recording mode which is capable of uniformly transferring an ink layer, is capable of preventing white dropout, ground staining, trailing, etc., at the time of printing, and has been improved in image density, resolution, etc., is provided by forming a surface layer on the surface of the ink layer, and forming the ink layer and surface layer so that the ink layer has a melt viscosity of 1000-5000 cps at 100.degree. C. and the surface layer has a melt viscosity of 2000-10000 cps at 150.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirokatsu Imamura, Koichi Nakamura, Jiro Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 5219638
    Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet which is capable of preventing ground staining, trailing, etc., at the time of printing and has been improved in image density, resolution, etc., is provided by forming a sensitizing layer having a lower melt viscosity than an ink layer between the ink layer and a substrate film, even when such a thermal transfer sheet is used for an n-fold recording mode. Further, a thermal transfer sheet suitable for an n-fold recording mode which is capable of uniformly transferring an ink layer, is capable of preventing white dropout, ground staining, trailing, etc., at the time of printing, and has been improved in image density, resolution, etc., is provided by forming a surface layer on the surface of the ink layer, and forming the ink layer and surface layer so that the ink layer has a melt viscosity of 1000-5000 cps at 100.degree. C. and the surface layer has a melt viscosity of 2000-10000 cps at 150.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirokatsu Imamura, Koichi Nakamura, Jiro Ohnishi