Patents by Inventor Kenji Teshigawara
Kenji Teshigawara 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).
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Patent number: 9429586Abstract: An automatic analyzer includes: first reagent storing means for storing a plurality of the reagent containers; second reagent storing means for storing a replacement reagent container in addition to the first reagent storing means; transfer means for transferring the reagent container from the second reagent storing means to the first reagent means; and a storing portion for storing the reagent container discharged from the second reagent storing means. The automatic analyzer includes control means for exercising control such that the information write means writes reagent information on the information recording medium immediately before the reagent container is transferred from the second reagent storing means to the first reagent storing means or immediately before the reagent container is discharged from the second reagent storing means to the storing portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignees: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Shigeki Matsubara, Kazuhiro Shimada, Kenji Teshigawara, Osamu Matsumoto, Sylvia Rosenblatt, Peter Wolf, Fridl Lang, Roland Ihrig
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Patent number: 9423412Abstract: Unlike conventional reagent storing means of an analyzing unit having a cold-storage function, replacement reagent storing means having no cold-storage function requires reagent management of a higher order. An automatic analyzer is provided that manages the placing elapsed time for a reagent vessel in replacement reagent storing means 2, compares the placing elapsed time for the reagent with a permissible placing limit value stored as one of analysis parameters for each analysis item, and determines as to whether or not the placing elapsed time exceeds permissible limit value. In this way, the analyzer prevents the degradation of the reagent and automatically transfers the reagent to an analyzing section for performing measurement.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignees: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.Inventors: Sayaka Sarwar, Shigeki Matsubara, Kenji Teshigawara, Emiko Suzuki, Osamu Matsumoto, Sylvia Rosenblatt, Peter Wolf, Fridl Lang, Roland Ihrig
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Patent number: 8758684Abstract: An automatic analysis system, which is capable of quickly performing reinspection, includes a sample rack which holds a sample vessel containing a sample; a sample rack input unit in which the sample rack is input; a carrier line which carries the sample rack; a plurality of automatic analyzers arranged along the carrier line; a sample rack holding unit which holds the sample rack storing an analyzed sample; a sample rack collection unit which collects the sample rack storing an analyzed sample; a carrier line for reinspection which returns the sample rack containing a sample subjected to reinspection depending on analysis results; and a controller for returning the sample rack from the sample rack holding unit through the carrier line for reinspection and controlling any one of automatic analyzers different from one that has previously performed analysis to perform reanalysis of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Kenichi Yagi, Takayuki Noda, Kenichi Takahashi, Kenji Teshigawara, Atsushi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080310999Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic analysis system that is capable of quickly performing reinspection The automatic analysis system comprises: a sample rack which holds a sample vessel containing a sample; a sample rack input unit in which the sample rack is input; a carrier line which carries the sample rack; a plurality of automatic analyzers arranged along the carrier line; a sample rack holding unit which holds the sample rack storing an analyzed sample; a sample rack collection unit which collects the sample rack storing an analyzed sample; a carrier line for reinspection which returns the sample rack containing a sample subjected to reinspection depending on analysis results; and control means for returning the sample rack from the sample rack holding unit through the carrier line for reinspection and controlling any one of automatic analyzers different from one that has previously performed analysis to perform reanalysis of the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Kenichi YAGI, Takayuki Noda, Kenichi Takahashi, Kenji Teshigawara, Atsushi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20050212515Abstract: A biomagnetic measurement apparatus that readily enables the positional adjustment of a test object in biomagnetic measurement and a biomagnetic measurement method are provided. In biomagnetic measurement, in the case where the test object is a heart, for example, a permanent magnet is disposed on the body surface of the xiphoid process of a subject and the pectoral region is disposed under the bottom face of the cryogenic container. A processing unit stores the calibration curve of the permanent magnet and performs a process for estimating the positional relationship between the subject and the bottom face of the cryogenic container in accordance with the measurement result of the magnetic field strength of the permanent magnet. Also, the processing unit performs a process for estimating the distance between the body surface of the test object and the bottom face of the cryogenic container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Masahiro Murakami, Kenji Teshigawara, Yoshio Matsuoka
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Patent number: 6609019Abstract: The present invention, in the physiological magnetic field measuring instrument, recognizes characteristic waveforms (for example, heart beats) repeatedly appearing by physiological activity from measured signal waveforms, registers one of measured heart beats as a reference waveform, evaluates the difference degree of each measured heart beat data from the reference waveform, and executes the averaging process using only waveforms whose difference degrees are less than the allowable value. The present invention registers waveforms whose difference degrees are more than the allowable value as abnormal data and puts them into the display enabled state. Discrimination information is as signed to measurement conditions necessary for measuring the physiological magnetic field and data analysis conditions and when the discrimination information is designated for measurement, the measurement conditions and analysis conditions can be read.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2000Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Teshigawara, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Keiji Tsukada, Kazuhisa Machida, Akihiko Kandori, Tsuyoshi Miyashita, Hitoshi Sasabuchi
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Patent number: 6269262Abstract: A biomagnetic field measurement apparatus includes a bed which holds a subject to be inspected in a shielded room. A cryostat holds a plurality of SQUID magnetometers at low temperature. The cryostat is arranged in the shielded room and the plurality of SQUID magnetometers detect a magnetic field generated from the subject. A driving and detecting circuit drives the plurality of SQUID magnetometers and detects signals therefrom that are processed by a computer. A display that is arranged in the shielded room displays data for viewing by an operator.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1998Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko Kandori, Keiji Tsukada, Ryuichi Shinomura, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hitoshi Sasabuchi, Shoji Kondo, Yasuaki Komiyama, Kenji Teshigawara