Patents by Inventor Miho Okano

Miho Okano 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, AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100221741
    Abstract: An analysis device includes: a separation cavity 18 for separating a test liquid into a solution component and a solid component by using a centrifugal force; a higher specific gravity component quantitative cavity 23 for holding a portion of the separated solid component which has been transferred; a sample solution overflow cavity 22 arranged between the higher specific gravity component quantitative cavity 23 and the separation cavity 18 and connected to a connecting channel 21 for transporting the sample liquid from the separation cavity 18; and a capillary cavity 19 formed in the separation cavity 18 for temporarily holding a separated solution component (blood plasma) in the separation cavity 18. A blood plasma component 57a remaining in the separation cavity 18 is trapped by the capillary cavity 19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Saiki, Masanori Tanaka, Takashi Miki, Miho Okano, Yoshiyuki Fujii, Hirotaka Tanaka, Takuya Suzuki