Patents by Inventor Keisei Kimura

Keisei Kimura 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).

  • Reactor with flat plate cover and wound sheet material
    Patent number: 6458582
    Abstract: When the reaction process is commences, the roller 12 is rotated at a specified number of revolutions so as to supply new sheet 11 between the heating plate 13 and the sheet retainer 15. Then, the fixing device 24 is lowered toward the heat cycler 24, the sheet 11 contacts the opening of the reaction container 23 arranged on the reaction container support block 22, and then the heating plate 13 pushes down the sheet 11 to let the sheet closely contact the opening of the reaction container 23. After the reaction of the reaction solution in the reaction container 23 is complete, the sheet retainer 15 retains the sheet 11, and then is lifted together with the fixing device 24 to separate the sheet 11 from the opening of the reaction container 23. Then, the roller 12 is rotated by a specified number of revolutions so that the used sheet 11 is taken up onto the roller 12 and new sheet 11 is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisei Kimura, Shinichi Fukuzono