Patents by Inventor Mizuho Nishikiori

Mizuho Nishikiori 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: 8394636
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a remote control method which allows a technician, etc. in a support center to remote-control a clinical specimen processing device, and a remote control system, a status informing device and a control apparatus used for such a method. The remote control method of the present invention, which is a remote control method for remote-controlling the clinical specimen processing device that processes a clinical specimen, is designed so that an image of the clinical specimen processing device is picked up by an image pickup device, and the image picked up by the image pickup device is supplied to a control apparatus located at a remote place from the clinical specimen processing device through a communication network so that the picked-up image is displayed on the control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuho Nishikiori, Tadayuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20120173618
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a remote control method which allows a technician, etc. in a support center to remote-control a clinical specimen processing device, and a remote control system, a status informing device and a control apparatus used for such a method. The remote control method of the present invention, which is a remote control method for remote-controlling the clinical specimen processing device that processes a clinical specimen, is designed so that an image of the clinical specimen processing device is picked up by an image pickup device, and the image picked up by the image pickup device is supplied to a control apparatus located at a remote place from the clinical specimen processing device through a communication network so that the picked-up image is displayed on the control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Mizuho NISHIKIORI, Tadayuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Murakami
  • Patent number: 8158431
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a remote control method which allows a technician, etc. in a support center to remote-control a clinical specimen processing device, and a remote control system, a status informing device and a control apparatus used for such a method. The remote control method of the present invention, which is a remote control method for remote-controlling the clinical specimen processing device that processes a clinical specimen, is designed so that an image of the clinical specimen processing device is picked up by an image pickup device, and the image picked up by the image pickup device is supplied to a control apparatus located at a remote place from the clinical specimen processing device through a communication network so that the picked-up image is displayed on the control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuho Nishikiori, Tadayuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Murakami
  • Patent number: 7998741
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a remote control method which allows a technician, etc. in a support center to remote-control a clinical specimen processing device, and a remote control system, a status informing device and a control apparatus used for such a method. The remote control method of the present invention, which is a remote control method for remote-controlling the clinical specimen processing device that processes a clinical specimen, is designed so that an image of the clinical specimen processing device is picked up by an image pickup device, and the image picked up by the image pickup device is supplied to a control apparatus located at a remote place from the clinical specimen processing device through a communication network so that the picked-up image is displayed on the control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuho Nishikiori, Tadayuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20110191409
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a remote control method which allows a technician, etc. in a support center to remote-control a clinical specimen processing device, and a remote control system, a status informing device and a control apparatus used for such a method. The remote control method of the present invention, which is a remote control method for remote-controlling the clinical specimen processing device that processes a clinical specimen, is designed so that an image of the clinical specimen processing device is picked up by an image pickup device, and the image picked up by the image pickup device is supplied to a control apparatus located at a remote place from the clinical specimen processing device through a communication network so that the picked-up image is displayed on the control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Mizuho Nishikiori, Tadayuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Murakami
  • Patent number: 7951330
    Abstract: The clinical specimen processing apparatus is provided with a discharge pipette and supply pipette for staining in conjunction a blood smear sample preparation operation, a top sensor for detecting whether or not the operations of raising the discharge pipette and supply pipette are performed normally, and a controller for re-executing the operations of raising the discharge pipette and supply pipette based on the top sensor detecting that the operations of raising the discharge pipette and supply pipette are not performed normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuho Nishikiori, Masayasu Sento, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Hideyuki Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20060046299
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a remote control method which allows a technician, etc. in a support center to remote-control a clinical specimen processing device, and a remote control system, a status informing device and a control apparatus used for such a method. The remote control method of the present invention, which is a remote control method for remote-controlling the clinical specimen processing device that processes a clinical specimen, is designed so that an image of the clinical specimen processing device is picked up by an image pickup device, and the image picked up by the image pickup device is supplied to a control apparatus located at a remote place from the clinical specimen processing device through a communication network so that the picked-up image is displayed on the control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Mizuho Nishikiori, Tadayuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060024200
    Abstract: The clinical specimen processing apparatus is provided with a discharge pipette and supply pipette for staining in conjunction a blood smear sample preparation operation, a top sensor for detecting whether or not the operations of raising the discharge pipette and supply pipette are performed normally, and a controller for re-executing the operations of raising the discharge pipette and supply pipette based on the top sensor detecting that the operations of raising the discharge pipette and supply pipette are not performed normally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Mizuho Nishikiori, Masayasu Sento, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Hideyuki Higuchi
  • Patent number: 6246786
    Abstract: A particle analyzer includes a detection section to detect a parameter representative of characteristics of particles in a sample, a processing section to process the detected parameter, and an output section to output a result obtained by the processing section, wherein the processing section includes a distribution diagram producing section to produce a distribution diagram based on the parameter detected by the detection section, an area storing section to store a predetermined reference pattern beforehand, and a control section to permit the output section to output the reference pattern in addition to the distribution diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: SYSMEX Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuho Nishikiori, Shinichi Nishida