Patents by Inventor Kaoru Aihara

Kaoru Aihara 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).

  • Microtome having vibration dampening and micro-feeding mechanism
    Patent number: 5906148
    Abstract: The microtome of the present invention includes a base, a knife for cutting a sample, a knife holder fixed on the base and holding the knife, a carrier bar carrying the sample at the leading end thereof and vertically traveling with the trailing end as a fulcrum. A bar traveling mechanism supports and moves the carrier vertically. A transmission lever transmits force to feed the leading end of the carrier bar toward the knife. A support plate is mounted on the base and rotatably supports the transmission lever. A tension spring pulls the carrier bar toward the transmission lever. A lever moving mechanism is in contact with the transmission lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Chuo Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Aihara, Kentaro Asakura, Soutoku Asano, Toichi Imasaka, Nobuyoshi Kataoka, Sadao Furusho, Toshio Sato, Yasuhisa Hirohata, Mototugu Yamamoto