Patents by Inventor Masao Matsuno

Masao Matsuno 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).

  • Automatic radioisotope filling apparatus
    Patent number: 5039863
    Abstract: The automatic radioisotope filling apparatus of the present invention is equipped with a radioisotope vial containing a radioisotope solution, a saline vial containing a physiological saline solution, a dilution vial to which a predetermined amount of the radioisotope solution and a predetermined amount of the physiological saline solution are to be transferred to prepare a diluted radioisotope solution, a radiation detector for measuring the radioactive intensity of the diluted radioisotope solution prepared in the dilution vial, and a plurality of label vials containing a drug to be labeled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Matsuno, Masaaki Tanaka, Satoshi Matsunami
  • Automatic radioisotope filling apparatus
    Patent number: 4853546
    Abstract: An automatic radioisotope filling apparatus which includes a radioisotope vial containing a radioisotope solution, a saline vial containing a physiological saline solution and a plurality of label vials containing a drug into which a predetermined amount of the radioisotope solution or the physiological saline solution is to be filled automatically. A required amount of the radioisotope solution or the physiological saline solution is automatically metered and automatically filled into each label vial and consequently the radiation exposure of the operator of the apparatus is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuzo Abe, Satoshi Matsunami, Sunao Nagamatsu, Masaaki Tanaka, Masao Matsuno