Patents by Inventor Masanori Nishino

Masanori Nishino 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: 10241092
    Abstract: A gas chromatograph includes a column module for independently adjusting the temperature of a separation column. The column module is held by an oven with the separation column being horizontal. The column module includes the separation column for separating a sample gas into components, a column accommodating member accommodating inside the separation column while surrounding the separation column by a heat insulating member, and including a gap between the separation column and the heat insulating member for air to flow along the separation column, and a heater, provided inside the column accommodating member, for heating the separation column by being in direct or indirect contact with the separation column. The column accommodating member includes an air inlet port for introducing external air into the gap between the separation column and the heat insulating member, and an air outlet port for exhausting air in the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kanai, Satoshi Matsuoka, Masanori Nishino, Takahiro Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 9903843
    Abstract: A flow channel module comprises a flow channel plate, a flow channel connection block, and a pressing mechanism. The flow channel plate is provided with a main body and a protrusion section protruding in the circumferential direction from the peripheral edge of the main body, the protrusion section having a port communicating with an inner flow channel. The flow channel connection block is provided with a concave section for being engaged with the protrusion section and having inside a port facing surface for facing the port, and an outer flow channel connection section that is connected to the port facing surface by a flow channel. The pressing mechanism is configured to press the protrusion section inserted in the concave section and the port facing surface against each other so that the flow channel and the port are connected while maintaining air tightness or liquid tightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kanai, Satoshi Matsuoka, Masanori Nishino, Takahiro Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 9897576
    Abstract: A gas chromatography device includes a sample injection part, a detector, a separation column, and a transfer line connecting between the sample injection part and the separation column and between the sample injection part and the detector. Furthermore, a column temperature adjustment part for adjusting the temperature of the separation column, and a line temperature adjustment part for adjusting the temperature of the transfer line are provided. The line temperature adjustment part is structured to include a heat block which includes a heating element and which is in contact with the transfer line from one side, and a holding member which presses the transfer line toward the heat block side by being in contact from the other side, and to sandwich the transfer line by the heat block and the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsuoka, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masaki Kanai, Masanori Nishino
  • Patent number: 9689847
    Abstract: A gas chromatography equipment includes a sample introducer, a detector, a column module, and an oven including a housing. A sub-space is provided in a projection section projecting downward from a portion of a bottom face of the housing communicates with a main space of the housing. A column module attaching section is provided outside the housing and below the main space. A fixed side face, which faces the column module attaching section, of the projection section serves as an attachment face for attaching the column module. The column module is attached to the housing in such a way that the main flat surface of the column module is horizontally positioned with an end face of the column module being the attachment face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsuoka, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masaki Kanai, Masanori Nishino, Masato Morii
  • Patent number: 9594064
    Abstract: Provided is a plate-type column which allows the temperature of its inner passage to be rapidly increased or decreased while ensuring the correctness of an analysis or other operations. A plate-type column 10 includes: a plate-shaped main body 11; projecting portions 12 and 13 protruding from a circumferential edge of the main body 11; and a fluid-flow passage 14 extending in the main body 11 and the projecting portions 12 and 13. An intermediate portion of the passage 14 is provided in the main body 11, while each of the end portions of the passage 14 extends from the main body 11 through the projecting portion 12 or 13, with each of the end portions being open to the outside at the tip of the projecting portion 12 or 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Kanai, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masanori Nishino, Satoshi Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 9194849
    Abstract: A housing of a column unit is tubular-shaped, and includes a first opening and a second opening, and an inner space separated from outside air by an insulating material. An air cooling section including a cooling device is arranged on a side of the first opening of the housing. At the time of cooling the inside of the inner space of the housing, air is caused, by a fan, to flow through the air cooling section and from the side of the first opening to a side of the second opening. A column section including a separation column and a heater is arranged inside the housing. A gap through which air flows from the first opening to the second opening is formed between the column section and an inner wall of the inner space of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kanai, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masanori Nishino, Satoshi Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20150285769
    Abstract: A gas chromatography equipment includes a sample introducer, a detector, a column module, and an oven including a housing. A sub-space is provided in a projection section projecting downward from a portion of a bottom face of the housing communicates with a main space of the housing. A column module attaching section is provided outside the housing and below the main space. A fixed side face, which faces the column module attaching section, of the projection section serves as an attachment face for attaching the column module. The column module is attached to the housing in such a way that the main flat surface of the column module is horizontally positioned with an end face of the column module being the attachment face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsuoka, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masaki Kanai, Masanori Nishino, Masato Morii
  • Publication number: 20150268201
    Abstract: A gas chromatograph includes a column module for independently adjusting the temperature of a separation column. The column module is held by an oven with the separation column being horizontal. The column module includes the separation column for separating a sample gas into components, a column accommodating member accommodating inside the separation column while surrounding the separation column by a heat insulating member, and including a gap between the separation column and the heat insulating member for air to flow along the separation column, and a heater, provided inside the column accommodating member, for heating the separation column by being in direct or indirect contact with the separation column. The column accommodating member includes an air inlet port for introducing external air into the gap between the separation column and the heat insulating member, and an air outlet port for exhausting air in the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Masaki Kanai, Satoshi Matsuoka, Masanori Nishino, Takahiro Nishimoto
  • Publication number: 20150260694
    Abstract: A gas chromatography device includes a sample injection part, a detector, a separation column, and a transfer line connecting between the sample injection part and the separation column and between the sample injection part and the detector. Furthermore, a column temperature adjustment part for adjusting the temperature of the separation column, and a line temperature adjustment part for adjusting the temperature of the transfer line are provided. The line temperature adjustment part is structured to include a heat block which includes a heating element and which is in contact with the transfer line from one side, and a holding member which presses the transfer line toward the heat block side by being in contact from the other side, and to sandwich the transfer line by the heat block and the holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsuoka, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masaki Kanai, Masanori Nishino
  • Publication number: 20150233872
    Abstract: A flow channel module comprises a flow channel plate, a flow channel connection block, and a pressing mechanism. The flow channel plate is provided with a main body and a protrusion section protruding in the circumferential direction from the peripheral edge of the main body, the protrusion section having a port communicating with an inner flow channel. The flow channel connection block is provided with a concave section for being engaged with the protrusion section and having inside a port facing surface for facing the port, and an outer flow channel connection section that is connected to the port facing surface by a flow channel. The pressing mechanism is configured to press the protrusion section inserted in the concave section and the port facing surface against each other so that the flow channel and the port are connected while maintaining air tightness or liquid tightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kanai, Satoshi Matsuoka, Masanori Nishino, Takahiro Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 8866279
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a lead frame; a semiconductor element held by the lead frame; a frame body which is formed on the lead frame to surround the semiconductor element, cover a side surface of the lead frame, and expose a bottom surface of the lead frame; and a protective resin filling a region surrounded by the frame body. The lead frame includes an uneven part formed in a section which is part of an upper surface of the lead frame, and is covered with the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuu Hasegawa, Tooru Aoyagi, Kenichi Ito, Toshiyuki Fukuda, Kiyoshi Fujihara, Masanori Nishino
  • Publication number: 20140290491
    Abstract: A housing of a column unit is tubular-shaped, and includes a first opening and a second opening, and an inner space separated from outside air by an insulating material. An air cooling section including a cooling device is arranged on a side of the first opening of the housing. At the time of cooling the inside of the inner space of the housing, air is caused, by a fan, to flow through the air cooling section and from the side of the first opening to a side of the second opening. A column section including a separation column and a heater is arranged inside the housing. A gap through which air flows from the first opening to the second opening is formed between the column section and an inner wall of the inner space of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kanai, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masanori Nishino, Satoshi Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20130333444
    Abstract: Provided is a plate-type column which allows the temperature of its inner passage to be rapidly increased or decreased while ensuring the correctness of an analysis or other operations. A plate-type column 10 includes: a plate-shaped main body 11; projecting portions 12 and 13 protruding from a circumferential edge of the main body 11; and a fluid-flow passage 14 extending in the main body 11 and the projecting portions 12 and 13. An intermediate portion of the passage 14 is provided in the main body 11, while each of the end portions of the passage 14 extends from the main body 11 through the projecting portion 12 or 13, with each of the end portions being open to the outside at the tip of the projecting portion 12 or 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki KANAI, Takahiro NISHIMOTO, Masanori NISHINO, Satoshi MATSUOKA
  • Patent number: 8196450
    Abstract: A sample vaporization unit that attains enhancing of reproducibility through fixing of the sample vaporization unit. Sample vaporization unit (4) at its one end is connected to the distal end of glass insert (2) and at its other end is connected via glass tube (5) to one end of capillary column (6). The other end of the capillary column (6) is led to detector (8). The sample vaporization unit (4) is comprised of base frame (22), flow channel (24) provided in the base frame (22), and rugged portion (26) for sample vaporization provided by microfabrication within the flow channel (24). Any liquid sample flowing through the flow channel (24) is vaporized by feeding of energy to the rugged portion (26), and the vapor is subjected to separation by means of the column (6) and detection by means of the detector (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Nishino, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masaki Kanai
  • Publication number: 20120001310
    Abstract: A package for a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes at least one through hole 6 provided on at least one of lead frames 1 and 2. Thus when resin is injected to form a mounting region 4 of a semiconductor element while holding the lead frames 1 and 2, the resin can be injected from the back sides of the lead frames 1 and 2 through the through hole 6 serving as a resin flow path, thereby shortening the resin flow path and suppressing the occurrence of portions unfilled with the resin and poor appearances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Nishino, Hiroshi Horiki
  • Publication number: 20120001312
    Abstract: In a package for a semiconductor device according to the present invention, coating resin 10 covers the boundaries between lead frames 1 and 2 and holding resin 6, at exposed portions in the opening of a resin part 3, thereby closing gaps 18 between the lead frames 1 and 2 and the holding resin 6. Thus it is possible to suppress leakage of molding resin and intrusion of outside air or moisture from the gaps 18 between the lead frames 1 and 2 and the holding resin 6. Particularly, blocking of moisture can prevent the package from being damaged by expansion and contraction of moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Nishino, Hiroshi Horiki
  • Publication number: 20120001311
    Abstract: In a package for a semiconductor device according to the present invention, steps 10 are provided at least on the sides of lead frames 1 and 2 at exposed portions in the opening of a resin part 3, thereby increasing adhesion between the lead frames 1 and 2 and resin and suppressing leakage of molding resin and intrusion of outside air or moisture from a gap between the lead frames 1 and 2 and the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Nishino, Hiroshi Horiki
  • Publication number: 20090255322
    Abstract: A sample vaporization unit that attains enhancing of reproducibility through fixing of the sample vaporization unit. Sample vaporization unit (4) at its one end is connected to the distal end of glass insert (2) and at its other end is connected via glass tube (5) to one end of capillary column (6). The other end of the capillary column (6) is led to detector (8). The sample vaporization unit (4) is comprised of base frame (22), flow channel (24) provided in the base frame (22), and rugged portion (26) for sample vaporization provided by microfabrication within the flow channel (24). Any liquid sample flowing through the flow channel (24) is vaporized by feeding of energy to the rugged portion (26), and the vapor is subjected to separation by means of the column (6) and detection by means of the detector (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Masanori Nishino, Takahiro Nishimoto, Masaki Kanai
  • Patent number: D644617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Nishino, Hiroshi Horiki