Patents by Inventor Nobuaki SHIMURA

Nobuaki SHIMURA 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).

  • Electrophoresis method and electrophoresis device
    Patent number: 9702850
    Abstract: To provide an electrophoresis method and an electrophoresis device which can reduce difficulty in operation while implementing sufficient staining. An electrophoresis device includes a temperature gradient tank, a dispenser, a holder storage cabinet, a photographing unit, a PCR device, a chip rack, a chip disposal box, a DC power unit, a control unit, an arm, and a liquid feeder. A holder and a cassette removably attached to the holder are put on the temperature gradient tank. The control unit controls a carrying device, the arm, the liquid feeder, the temperature gradient tank, an excitation light source and a camera in the photographing unit, and the DC power unit. The control unit prestores a program for executing the control operation in its internal memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: SYSTEM INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD., NIHON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yoshinori Hatakeyama, Yoshihisa Ujima, Nobuaki Shimura
  • ELECTROPHORESIS METHOD AND ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150346146
    Abstract: To provide an electrophoresis method and an electrophoresis device which can reduce difficulty in operation while implementing sufficient staining. An electrophoresis device includes a temperature gradient tank, a dispenser, a holder storage cabinet, a photographing unit, a PCR device, a chip rack, a chip disposal box, a DC power unit, a control unit, an arm, and a liquid feeder. A holder and a cassette removably attached to the holder are put on the temperature gradient tank. The control unit controls a carrying device, the arm, the liquid feeder, the temperature gradient tank, an excitation light source and a camera in the photographing unit, and the DC power unit. The control unit prestores a program for executing the control operation in its internal memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshinori HATAKEYAMA, Yoshihisa UJIMA, Nobuaki SHIMURA