Patents by Inventor Masao Agawa

Masao Agawa 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).

  • Method and apparatus of forming solid phase reagent in micro-module
    Patent number: 4772487
    Abstract: Solid reagent film is formed in a micro-well for diagnosis of e.g. AIDS. The process is formed fully automatically without any manual operation. The process includes dispensing reagent solution in micro-wells of one or two rows simultaneously on sequentially feeding microplate, measuring the liquid level in the wells, incubating the wells to form solid film in the well surface, cleaning the dispense nozzles and measuring electrodes by cleaning fluid, dispensing protect cover forming liquid in the wells, measuring the liquid level in the wells, incubating the wells to form protect cover, cleaning the dispense nozzles and electrodes by cleaning fluid, and drying the wells. Also, storing and discharge the microplate relative to magazine, and transferring the microplate through the process are performed automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Company Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Gotoh, Masao Agawa, Kazutomo Takahashi, Kiyoshi Takao, Katsuaki Takano