Patents by Inventor Keisuke Hirata

Keisuke Hirata 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: 5643300
    Abstract: An eardrum perforation patch and an eardrum undersurface scraper for application of the patch. The eardrum perforation patch comprises double plates connected together with a coupler and these elements are made of artificial material. The plates comprise a supporting piece and a closure piece. After being inserted into the tympanic perforation the closure piece pinches the perforation margin and it stays steadily in place until it changes to a new part of the tympanic membrane. The eardrum undersurface scraper comprises a shaft, a neck and a head with a blade edge. The neck is curved at an angle of more than 90 degrees, twisted and rotated, so that the blade edge gains access to target points behind the tympanic membrane and scrapes and entirely rakes out the mucosal barrier on the undersurface grafting bed of the tympanic membrane through the tympanic perforation. The combination of the eardrum perforation patch and the eardrum undersurface scraper is useful in repairing the tympanic perforation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: Keisuke Hirata
  • Patent number: 5501700
    Abstract: An eardrum perforation patch and an eardrum undersurface scraper for application of the patch. The eardrum perforation patch comprises double plates connected together with a coupler and these elements are made of artificial material. The plates comprise a supporting piece and a closure piece. After being inserted into the tympanic perforation the closure piece pinches the perforation margin and it stays steadily in place until it changes to a new part of the tympanic membrane. The eardrum undersurface scraper comprises a shaft, a neck and a head with a blade edge. The neck is curved at an angle of more than 90 degrees, twisted and rotated, so that the blade edge gains access to target points behind the tympanic membrane and scrapes and entirely rakes out the mucosal barrier on the undersurface grafting bed of the tympanic membrane through the tympanic perforation. The combination of the eardrum perforation patch and the eardrum undersurface scraper is useful in repairing the tympanic perforation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Inventor: Keisuke Hirata
  • Patent number: 4602501
    Abstract: A movable-piece type of rheometer having a sensing member that can measure a fluid or viscoelastic material which moves relative to the sensing member, by a control of the sensing member to a position or movement desired in a non-contact manner. The rheometer uses magnetic force through a servomechanism instead of a mechanical support structure. This rheometer is useful in fields such as biorheological and rheological studies, and rheological examination, usage and production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Inventor: Keisuke Hirata