Patents by Inventor Kosuke SEKIZUKA

Kosuke SEKIZUKA 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).

  • Smear preparation apparatus and smear preparation method
    Patent number: 10145768
    Abstract: The time period necessary for a staining process is shortened, and the apparatus is downsized. This smear preparation apparatus includes: a staining vessel for storing a staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein; and a transfer unit for holding and transferring each glass slide. The staining vessel includes a plurality of first holders configured to hold the glass slides. The staining vessel is configured such that a plurality of glass slides held by a plurality of the first holders are immersed in the stored staining liquid, and the transfer unit is configured to put in/take out the glass slides one by one with respect to a plurality of the first holders of the staining vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Ohmae, Seiya Shinabe, Kosuke Sekizuka
  • SMEAR PREPARATION APPARATUS AND SMEAR PREPARATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20170254731
    Abstract: The time period necessary for a staining process is shortened, and the apparatus is downsized. This smear preparation apparatus includes: a staining vessel for storing a staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein; and a transfer unit for holding and transferring each glass slide. The staining vessel includes a plurality of first holders configured to hold the glass slides. The staining vessel is configured such that a plurality of glass slides held by a plurality of the first holders are immersed in the stored staining liquid, and the transfer unit is configured to put in/take out the glass slides one by one with respect to a plurality of the first holders of the staining vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro OHMAE, Seiya SHINABE, Kosuke SEKIZUKA