Patents by Inventor Noriyuki OGAI

Noriyuki OGAI 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).

  • Publication number: 20230321360
    Abstract: A needle-shaped projection-including part (1), which is configured to inject a liquid to a target object, the needle-shaped projection-including part including: a plate (111) in which a vertically penetrating discharge hole (114) is formed; one or a plurality of fine needle-shaped projections (112) that project from one face of the plate (111); and a lip portion (113) that is formed at an outer edge portion of the one face of the plate (111), wherein in response to pushing out of the liquid from the discharge hole (114), the liquid spreads in a space defined by the target object, the lip portion (113), and the one face of the plate (111), and the liquid enters the target object through holes formed by the one or plurality of needle-shaped projections (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Takakazu OBANA, Hiroko SHIMIZU, Kazuyuki MIYAZAWA, Noriyuki OGAI, Yasuhiro TODA, Akinori INOH
  • Publication number: 20230117563
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a needle hub unit and the manufacturing method thereof, that enables injection with the least possible waste of a medicinal solution. The present invention is provided with a needle hub, a recess provided in the needle hub and into which a tip portion of an injection cylinder is inserted, an elastic body internally provided in the recess and fills a gap between the tip of the injection cylinder and the recess, and an injection needle inserted into the needle hub and penetrating through the elastic body, whereby the injected medicinal solution passes only through the injection needle, thus the remaining of the medicinal solution in the needle hub is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Akinori INOH, Isamu NONAKA, Noriyuki OGAI
  • Patent number: 11433680
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid-sealed cartridge that includes: a liquid storage portion configured to store liquid; a flow path in which the liquid stored in the liquid storage portion flows; and a liquid sealing portion configured to seal the liquid in the liquid storage portion, in which the liquid sealing portion has an outer circumferential portion and a center-side low strength portion disposed closer to a center than the outer circumferential portion, and the center-side low strength portion is broken when pressed, to allow the liquid in the liquid storage portion to flow in the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, ASTI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Horii, Shun Nakamoto, Noriyuki Ogai, Yasuhiro Toda, Kimiaki Iwahori
  • Patent number: 11344710
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a microneedle array and a microneedle manufacturing method, which improves medical solution delivery efficiency and facilitates manufacturing. The microneedle array is provided with a first divisional element, a second divisional element to be bonded to the first divisional element, a longitudinal passage formed between the first divisional element and the second divisional element bonded to each other; and a horizontal hole, having an orifice on a lateral side and formed in a direction parallel to a bonding surface of the first divisional element with the second divisional element, and communicating to the longitudinal passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ASTI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ogai, Masahiro Takigawa
  • Publication number: 20220152316
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an injection needle unit, provided with a plurality of needle pieces, with a simple structure and capable of easy manufacturing. The injection needle unit provided with: a needle base provided with a medicinal solution accommodation space; and a plurality of needle pieces, each of which is attached to the needle base, and a base end of the needle piece communicates to the medicinal solution accommodation space. The needle base is composed of: a needle base body, provided with an opening for opening the medicinal solution accommodation space in the direction orthogonal to the axis directions of the needle pieces; and a lid for enclosing the opening of the needle base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Noriyuki OGAI, Akinori INOH, Isamu NONAKA
  • Patent number: 11117135
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid-sealed cartridge in which a liquid is transferred by a centrifugal force generated when the liquid-sealed cartridge is rotated around a rotation shaft, including: a liquid storage portion configured to store the liquid therein; a seal having an outer peripheral portion connected to the liquid storage portion, the seal being configured to seal the liquid storage portion; a flow path connected to the liquid storage portion via the seal, through which the liquid in the liquid storage portion is transferred by the centrifugal force in a direction away from the rotation shaft, wherein, when the seal receives a pressing force, the seal is inclined in a pressing direction, with one portion of the outer peripheral portion thereof remaining connected with the liquid storage portion, and the other portion of the outer peripheral portion being separated from the liquid storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: Sysmex Corporation, ASTI Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Horii, Takao Fujiwara, Tomoyuki Nose, Yasunori Maekawa, Noriyuki Ogai, Yasuhiro Toda
  • Publication number: 20210178087
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an injection needle and an injection device which are capable of adjusting the puncture depth of a needle. The present invention is equipped with: a needle; a needle base holding the needle such that the needle protrudes from the distal end side; and an adjuster provided on the outer periphery of the needle base so as to be movable in the axial direction of the needle base. By adjusting the axial-direction position of the adjuster, the protrusion length of the needle can be adjusted. Consequently, the puncture depth of the needle can be adjusted, and there is no need to prepare a plurality of type of injection needles having different protrusion lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: ASTI Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori INOH, Isamu NONAKA, Noriyuki OGAI
  • Publication number: 20210094303
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid-sealed cartridge that includes: a liquid storage portion configured to store liquid; a flow path in which the liquid stored in the liquid storage portion flows; and a liquid sealing portion configured to seal the liquid in the liquid storage portion, in which the liquid sealing portion has an outer circumferential portion and a center-side low strength portion disposed closer to a center than the outer circumferential portion, and the center-side low strength portion is broken when pressed, to allow the liquid in the liquid storage portion to flow in the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HORII, Shun NAKAMOTO, Noriyuki OGAI, Yasuhiro TODA, Kimiaki IWAHORI
  • Patent number: 10744311
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a micro-needle unit and an injection device capable of being readily connected to a liquid supply source and capable of performing an effective injection via a simple configuration. The micro-needle unit is provided with a plurality of micro-needles disposed on the puncturing side and provided with a flow channel, and drug solution supply needles disposed on the side opposite from the puncturing side in a number less than that of the micro-needles and provided with a flow channel in communication with the aforementioned flow channel, the micro-needle unit thereby being capable of being readily connected to a liquid supply source and capable of performing an effective injection via a simple configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ASTI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenpei Onozuka, Noriyuki Ogai
  • Patent number: 10697989
    Abstract: This liquid-sealed cartridge includes: a cartridge body including a plurality of liquid storage portions; a seal body configured to seal an opening of each of the plurality of liquid storage portions; and an elastic body disposed so as to be opposed to the plurality of liquid storage portions, the elastic body being configured to form a passage adjacent to the plurality of liquid storage portions. Each of the plurality of liquid storage portions and the passage are configured to be communicated with each other by the corresponding seal body being pushed to be opened through the elastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, ASTI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Horii, Takao Fujiwara, Noriyuki Ogai, Kenpei Onozuka, Yasuhiro Toda
  • Publication number: 20200046957
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a microneedle array and a microneedle manufacturing method, which improves medical solution delivery efficiency and facilitates manufacturing. The microneedle array is provided with a first divisional element, a second divisional element to be bonded to the first divisional element, a longitudinal passage formed between the first divisional element and the second divisional element bonded to each other; and a horizontal hole, having an orifice on a lateral side and formed in a direction parallel to a bonding surface of the first divisional element with the second divisional element, and communicating to the longitudinal passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Noriyuki OGAI, Masahiro TAKIGAWA
  • Patent number: 10500386
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a microneedle array that does not readily break during puncture and thereby improves the reliability of puncturing, the microneedle array being capable of administering the desired amount of the target substance; and a microneedle manufacturing method for manufacturing a microneedle array of such description. To achieve the above purpose, the invention is characterized in being provided with: a substrate; a plurality of microneedle base sections formed integrally in a protruding manner on the substrate; and microneedle end sections installed at the ends of the microneedle base sections to form microneedles and provided with in vivo solubility or biodegradability, the microneedle end sections holding the target substance, a recess for admitting the microneedle end sections being provided to the microneedle base sections, and a part of the microneedle end sections being admitted into the recess for admitting the microneedle end sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: ASTI CORPORATION, TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Takuya Tamaru, Noriyuki Ogai, Akifumi Inoue, Sigeru Tomita, Ikuhiko Wada
  • Publication number: 20180117583
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid-sealed cartridge in which a liquid is transferred by a centrifugal force generated when the liquid-sealed cartridge is rotated around a rotation shaft, including: a liquid storage portion configured to store the liquid therein; a seal having an outer peripheral portion connected to the liquid storage portion, the seal being configured to seal the liquid storage portion; a flow path connected to the liquid storage portion via the seal, through which the liquid in the liquid storage portion is transferred by the centrifugal force in a direction away from the rotation shaft, wherein, when the seal receives a pressing force, the seal is inclined in a pressing direction, with one portion of the outer peripheral portion thereof remaining connected with the liquid storage portion, and the other portion of the outer peripheral portion being separated from the liquid storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HORII, Takao FUJIWARA, Tomoyuki NOSE, Yasunori MAEKAWA, Noriyuki OGAI, Yasuhiro TODA
  • Publication number: 20180120338
    Abstract: This liquid-sealed cartridge includes: a cartridge body including a plurality of liquid storage portions; a seal body configured to seal an opening of each of the plurality of liquid storage portions; and an elastic body disposed so as to be opposed to the plurality of liquid storage portions, the elastic body being configured to form a passage adjacent to the plurality of liquid storage portions. Each of the plurality of liquid storage portions and the passage are configured to be communicated with each other by the corresponding seal body being pushed to be opened through the elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HORII, Takao FUJIWARA, Noriyuki OGAI, Kenpei ONOZUKA, Yasuhiro TODA
  • Patent number: 9931496
    Abstract: A microneedle array includes a microneedle unit that includes microneedles; and a microneedle unit support member that includes an opening, guides both ends of the microneedle unit through inclined grooves, and arranges tips of the microneedles so as to project through the opening in an inclined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: ASTI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Tamaru, Noriyuki Ogai, Ryo Sugimura, Isamu Nonaka, Yuko Wada
  • Publication number: 20170007812
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a micro-needle unit and an injection device capable of being readily connected to a liquid supply source and capable of performing an effective injection via a simple configuration. The micro-needle unit is provided with a plurality of micro-needles disposed on the puncturing side and provided with a flow channel, and drug solution supply needles disposed on the side opposite from the puncturing side in a number less than that of the micro-needles and provided with a flow channel in communication with the aforementioned flow channel, the micro-needle unit thereby being capable of being readily connected to a liquid supply source and capable of performing an effective injection via a simple configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kenpei ONOZUKA, Noriyuki OGAI
  • Publication number: 20160158512
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a microneedle array that does not readily break during puncture and thereby improves the reliability of puncturing, the microneedle array being capable of administering the desired amount of the target substance; and a microneedle manufacturing method for manufacturing a microneedle array of such description. To achieve the above purpose, the invention is characterized in being provided with: a substrate; a plurality of microneedle base sections formed integrally in a protruding manner on the substrate; and microneedle end sections installed at the ends of the microneedle base sections to form microneedles and provided with in vivo solubility or biodegradability, the microneedle end sections holding the target substance, a recess for admitting the microneedle end sections being provided to the microneedle base sections, and a part of the microneedle end sections being admitted into the recess for admitting the microneedle end sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Takuya TAMARU, Noriyuki OGAI, Akifumi INOUE, Sigeru TOMITA, Ikuhiko WADA
  • Publication number: 20160082239
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide: a microneedle array which is capable of inserting a microneedle into the skin at an oblique angle and thereby, upon injection with the microneedle, is capable of both relieving the patient's pain and preventing a drug solution from leaking; and a microneedle array device which comprises the microneedle array. To this end, a microneedle array comprises: a microneedle unit that includes microneedles; and a microneedle unit support member that includes an opening, guides both ends of the microneedle unit through inclined grooves, and arranges tips of the microneedles so as to project through the opening in an inclined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: ASTI Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya TAMARU, Noriyuki OGAI, Ryo SUGIMURA, Isamu NONAKA, Yuko WADA
  • Patent number: D868246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ASTI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ogai, Masahiro Takigawa