Patents by Inventor Kouzou Tagashira

Kouzou Tagashira 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: 10543484
    Abstract: An analyzing device having a microchannel structure includes a sample inlet and a guide section extending from the sample inlet toward an axial center. The analyzing device further includes a first cavity connected to the guide section and configured to measure a certain amount of a sample liquid, and a receiving cavity located adjacent to the first cavity and receiving the sample liquid. The analyzing device further includes a liquid reservoir formed between the sample inlet and the guide section and temporarily holds the sample liquid before being suctioned into the guide section. The sample liquid temporarily held in the liquid reservoir is transferred from the liquid reservoir to the guide section and the first cavity by a capillary force and transferred to the receiving cavity by a centrifugal force caused by rotating the analyzing device about the axial center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Kouzou Tagashira
  • Publication number: 20170326543
    Abstract: A capillary cavity 19 and an inlet 13 protruding circumferentially outward from an axial center 107 are connected by a guide section 17 formed so as to extend circumferentially inward and on which a capillary force acts. A sample liquid collected from a leading end of the inlet 13 is transferred to a separation cavity 23. A bent section 22 and a recess 21 are formed at a connected section of the guide section 17 and the capillary cavity 19 so as to change the direction of a passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAIKI, Kouzou TAGASHIRA
  • Patent number: 9182384
    Abstract: An analyzing device configured to separate a solution component 18a in a separating cavity 23, which is connected to a measuring cavity through a connecting channel 37 and a measurement channel 38. A first capillary cavity 33 is provided on one side of the separating cavity 23 so as to communicate with the connecting channel 37. The first capillary cavity 33 is formed to extend to the outside of a separation interface 18c of a sample liquid separated in the separating cavity 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Kouzou Tagashira, Hirofumi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9134286
    Abstract: An analyzing device including a capillary cavity and an inlet protruding circumferentially outward from an axial center. The capillary cavity and the inlet are connected by a guide section formed so as to extend circumferentially inward and on which a capillary force acts. A sample liquid collected from a leading end of the inlet is transferred to a separation cavity. A bent section and a recess are formed at a connected section of the guide section and the capillary cavity so as to change the direction of a passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Kouzou Tagashira
  • Publication number: 20140377851
    Abstract: A reagent including a combination of a polyanionic compound and a bivalent cationic compound contains one substance selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, gluconic acid, alanine, glycine, valine, histidine, maltitol, and mannitol or at least one compound of the substance. A dry state of the reagent and deliquescence can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Yuki MARUYAMA, Kenji ISHIBASHI, Hiroshi SAIKI, Kenji WATANABE, Kouzou TAGASHIRA
  • Patent number: 8865472
    Abstract: An analyzing device mixes a sample liquid with a reagent by rotation of the analyzing device about a rotation center to generate a centrifugal force. A measurement cell is formed so as to extend in a direction along which the centrifugal force is applied, and a capillary area to which the sample liquid is sucked by a capillary force is formed on one of the side walls of the measurement cell, the side walls being arranged in a rotational direction. The capillary area extends from the outer periphery position to the inner periphery of the measurement cell, thereby reducing the size of the analyzing device. Further, the sample liquid in the measurement cell is sucked to the capillary area by slowing or stopping a rotation, and then the rotation is accelerated to return the sample liquid in the capillary area to the measurement cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Kouzou Tagashira, Kenji Watanabe, Kenji Ishibashi, Takuji Miyata
  • Patent number: 8596150
    Abstract: An inlet (37a) of a capillary tube channel that feeds a liquid from a mixing cavity (39) to measurement spots is formed near one (4) of the wall surfaces of the upper and lower surfaces of the mixing cavity (39) situated in a direction of oscillation for mixing. On the other wall surface (3), a level difference (39a) is formed such that an inner gap is larger than an outer gap in the mixing cavity (39), so that a solution is reliably fed from the mixing cavity to the measurement cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Tomohiro Kijima, Kenji Ishibashi, Kouzou Tagashira
  • Publication number: 20120107850
    Abstract: A reagent including a combination of a polyanionic compound and a bivalent cationic compound contains one substance selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, gluconic acid, alanine, glycine, valine, histidine, maltitol, and mannitol or at least one compound of the substance. A dry state of the reagent and deliquescence can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Maruyama, Kenji Ishibashi, Hiroshi Saiki, Kenji Watanabe, Kouzou Tagashira
  • Publication number: 20110126646
    Abstract: An inlet (37a) of a capillary tube channel that feeds a liquid from a mixing cavity (39) to measurement spots is formed near one (4) of the wall surfaces of the upper and lower surfaces of the mixing cavity (39) situated in a direction of oscillation for mixing. On the other wall surface (3), a level difference (39a) is formed such that an inner gap is larger than an outer gap in the mixing cavity (39), so that a solution is reliably fed from the mixing cavity to the measurement cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Tomohiro Kijima, Kenji Ishibashi, Kouzou Tagashira
  • Publication number: 20100323454
    Abstract: A measurement cell (40a) is formed so as to extend in a direction along which a centrifugal force is applied, and a capillary area (47a) to which a sample liquid is sucked by a capillary force is formed on one of the side walls of the measurement cell (40a), the side walls being arranged in a rotational direction. The capillary area (47a) extends from the outer periphery position to the inner periphery of the measurement cell (40a), thereby reducing the size of an analyzing device. Further, the sample liquid in the measurement cell (40a) is sucked to the capillary area (47a) by slowing or stopping a rotation, and then the rotation is accelerated to return the sample liquid in the capillary area (47a) to the measurement cell (40a). It is therefore possible to achieve a sufficient agitating effect and conduct measurement with a small quantity of sample liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Kouzou Tagashira, Hirofumi Sugimoto, Kenji Watanabe, Kenji Ishibashi, Takuji Miyata
  • Publication number: 20100255589
    Abstract: A capillary cavity 19 and an inlet 13 protruding circumferentially outward from an axial center 107 are connected by a guide section 17 formed so as to extend circumferentially inward and on which a capillary force acts. A sample liquid collected from a leading end of the inlet 13 is transferred to a separation cavity 23. A bent section 22 and a recess 21 are formed at a connected section of the guide section 17 and the capillary cavity 19 so as to change the direction of a passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Tomohiro Kijima, Kouzou Tagashira, Masahito Shiraishi, Hirofumi Sugimoto, Kenji Okada
  • Publication number: 20100240142
    Abstract: A solution component 18a separated in a separating cavity 23 is connected to a measuring cavity through a connecting channel 37 and a measurement channel 38, and a first capillary cavity 33 is provided on one side of the separating cavity 23 so as to communicate with the connecting channel 37. The first capillary cavity 33 is formed to extend to the outside of a separation interface 18c of a sample liquid separated in the separating cavity 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Kouzou Tagashira, Tomohiro Kijima, Hirofumi Sugimoto, Kenji Watanabe, Hisashi Takahashi, Masaaki Kitoh