Patents by Inventor Masaaki Kitoh

Masaaki Kitoh 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).

  • Analysis device
    Patent number: 9366666
    Abstract: A protective cap 2 is engaged with a latch 10 of a diluent container 5 so as to fix the diluent container 5 at a liquid holding position of a diluent container containing section 11. The engagement is released when the protective cap 2 is set to an open position against the engagement so as to expose an inlet 13. When the protective cap 2 is shifted from the open position to a closed position, the protective cap 2 pushes the diluent container 5 into a liquid discharge position. Thus, it is possible to preserve a diluent for a long period of time and to easily open the diluent container 5 without having to complicate the structure of an analysis apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Higashi, Masaaki Kitoh, Hirofumi Sugimoto
  • ANALYSIS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140134048
    Abstract: A protective cap 2 is engaged with a latch 10 of a diluent container 5 so as to fix the diluent container 5 at a liquid holding position of a diluent container containing section 11. The engagement is released when the protective cap 2 is set to an open position against the engagement so as to expose an inlet 13. When the protective cap 2 is shifted from the open position to a closed position, the protective cap 2 pushes the diluent container 5 into a liquid discharge position. Thus, it is possible to preserve a diluent for a long period of time and to easily open the diluent container 5 without having to complicate the structure of an analysis apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyasu HIGASHI, Masaaki KITOH, Hirofumi SUGIMOTO
  • Analysis device, and analysis apparatus and method using the same
    Patent number: 8667833
    Abstract: A protective cap 2 is engaged with a latch 10 of a diluent container 5 so as to fix the diluent container 5 at a liquid holding position of a diluent container containing section 11. The engagement is released when the protective cap 2 is set to an open position against the engagement so as to expose an inlet 13. When the protective cap 2 is shifted from the open position to a closed position, the protective cap 2 pushes the diluent container 5 into a liquid discharge position. Thus, it is possible to preserve a diluent for a long period of time and to easily open the diluent container 5 without having to complicate the structure of an analysis apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Yoshiyuki Fujii, Nobuyasu Higashi, Masaaki Kitoh, Kenji Okada, Hirofumi Sugimoto
  • ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100281961
    Abstract: A protective cap 2 is engaged with a latch 10 of a diluent container 5 so as to fix the diluent container 5 at a liquid holding position of a diluent container containing section 11. The engagement is released when the protective cap 2 is set to an open position against the engagement so as to expose an inlet 13. When the protective cap 2 is shifted from the open position to a closed position, the protective cap 2 pushes the diluent container 5 into a liquid discharge position. Thus, it is possible to preserve a diluent for a long period of time and to easily open the diluent container 5 without having to complicate the structure of an analysis apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Yoshiyuki Fujii, Nobuyasu Higashi, Masaaki Kitoh, Kenji Okada, Hirofumi Sugimoto
  • ANALYZING DEVICE AND ANALYZING METHOD USING SAME
    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