Patents by Inventor Noriyuki Shinohara

Noriyuki Shinohara 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: 8414608
    Abstract: A lancet is pressed against a puncture needle cartridge while fitting a puncture needle loading inlet of the lancet to the axis of a puncture needle on the puncture needle cartridge. In order to facilitate the operation, one of plural puncture needles, arranged in parallel, is tilted up from its initial position at a predetermined angle, and the puncture needle is guided into a puncture needle holding rod of the lancet. Simultaneously, the puncture needle is pressed up to a position where the rear end part of the needle pushes the bottom surface of a puncture needle loading chamber of the puncture needle holding rod, whereby the puncture needle is loaded. When discarding a used puncture needle, the puncture needle is inserted into a lancet guide member of the puncture needle cartridge, whereby the puncture needle is reliably captured to be discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8372104
    Abstract: A lancet having a slider with a puncture needle holding mechanism at one end thereof, and having a cam ring with a continuous cam groove, rotatable about a support shaft, and with a cam ring claw and an anti-return claw restricting the rotation. The lancet also having a ring spring applying a force to rotate the cam ring, having a rotatable stopper arm holding and releasing the rotation of the cam ring, and having a rotatable ratchet restricting the direction of rotation of the cam ring. A puncture needle unit including a puncture needle body integrally molded with a protrusion fitted to the lancet, a rotation stop rib, a puncture needle, and a puncture needle cap lightly pressed into the puncture needle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20120157881
    Abstract: A lancet is pressed against a puncture needle cartridge while fitting a puncture needle loading inlet of the lancet to the axis of a puncture needle on the puncture needle cartridge. In order to facilitate the operation, one of plural puncture needles, arranged in parallel, is tilted up from its initial position at a predetermined angle, and the puncture needle is guided into a puncture needle holding rod of the lancet. Simultaneously, the puncture needle is pressed up to a position where the rear end part of the needle pushes the bottom surface of a puncture needle loading chamber of the puncture needle holding rod, whereby the puncture needle is loaded. When discarding a used puncture needle, the puncture needle is inserted into a lancet guide member of the puncture needle cartridge, whereby the puncture needle is reliably captured to be discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Toshiaki IIO, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8158079
    Abstract: Provided is a panel (3) for analysis having a chamber inside for transferring a sample liquid dispensed as a drop on an injection port (14). The injection port (14) is formed to protrude in a direction away from the chamber, a recessed section (12) is formed around the injection port (14), and the injection port (14) is arranged on the side of a rotating axis center (11) of a holding member (101) for the panel for analysis in an analyzer. Thus, even when a sample liquid is adhered around the injection port, contamination and shortage of the sample liquid can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sugimoto, Masaaki Kito, Masakazu Mori, Shinichi Ninomiya, Noriyuki Shinohara, Hiroshi Takano
  • Patent number: 8147509
    Abstract: A lancet is pressed against a puncture needle cartridge while fitting a puncture needle loading inlet of the lancet to the axis of a puncture needle on the puncture needle cartridge. In order to facilitate the operation, one of plural puncture needles, arranged in parallel, is tilted up from its initial position at a predetermined angle, and the puncture needle is guided into a puncture needle holding rod of the lancet. Simultaneously, the puncture needle is pressed up to a position where the rear end part of the needle pushes the bottom surface of a puncture needle loading chamber of the puncture needle holding rod, whereby the puncture needle is loaded. When discarding a used puncture needle, the puncture needle is inserted into a lancet guide member of the puncture needle cartridge, whereby the puncture needle is reliably captured to be discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7763042
    Abstract: A lancet having a slider with a puncture needle holding mechanism at one end thereof, and having a cam ring with a continuous cam groove rotatable about a support shaft, and with a cam ring claw and an anti-return claw restricting the rotation. The lancet also having a ring spring applying a force to rotate the cam ring, having a rotatable stopper arm holding and releasing the rotation of the cam ring, and having a rotatable ratchet restricting the direction of rotation of the cam ring. A puncture needle unit including a puncture needle body integrally molded with a protrusion fitted to the lancet, a rotation stop rib, a puncture needle, and a puncture needle cap lightly pressed into the puncture needle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20100100113
    Abstract: A lancet having a slider with a puncture needle holding mechanism at one end thereof, and having a cam ring with a continuous cam groove, rotatable about a support shaft, and with a cam ring claw and an anti-return claw restricting the rotation. The lancet also having a ring spring applying a force to rotate the cam ring, having a rotatable stopper arm holding and releasing the rotation of the cam ring, and having a rotatable ratchet restricting the direction of rotation of the cam ring. A puncture needle unit including a puncture needle body integrally molded with a protrusion fitted to the lancet, a rotation stop rib, a puncture needle, and a puncture needle cap lightly pressed into the puncture needle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20100068795
    Abstract: It is intended to make it easy to recognize the attachment site of a blood sensor in a blood test device to which the blood sensor is attached by insertion. Especially, it is attempted to make the recognition of the attachment site easy and facilitate the insertion of a blood sensor which is to be attached to a blood test device by a person with visual impairment (in particular, a patient suffering from diabetic retinopathy) for the daily measurement of blood glucose level. More specifically speaking, it is intended to provide a blood test device comprising a housing; an electrical circuit unit contained in the housing; and an attachment site for inserting a blood sensor thereinto that is exposed on the surface of the housing; wherein the surface of the attachment site has a color which is lighter than the surface color of the housing and distinguishable by a patient having impairment in the blue cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Shinohara, Masakazu Mori, Koya Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 7604118
    Abstract: A lancet is pressed against a puncture needle cartridge while fitting a puncture needle loading inlet of the lancet to the axis of a puncture needle on the puncture needle cartridge. In order to facilitate the operation, one of plural puncture needles, arranged in parallel, is tilted up from its initial position at a predetermined angle, and the puncture needle is guided into a puncture needle holding rod of the lancet. Simultaneously, the puncture needle is pressed up to a position where the rear end part of the needle pushes the bottom surface of a puncture needle loading chamber of the puncture needle holding rod, whereby the puncture needle is loaded. When discarding a used puncture needle, the puncture needle is inserted into a lancet guide member of the puncture needle cartridge, whereby the puncture needle is reliably captured to be discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20090205447
    Abstract: Provided is a panel (3) for analysis having a chamber inside for transferring a sample liquid dispensed as a drop on an injection port (14). The injection port (14) is formed to protrude in a direction away from the chamber, a recessed section (12) is formed around the injection port (14), and the injection port (14) is arranged on the side of a rotating axis center (11) of a holding member (101) for the panel for analysis in an analyzer. Thus, even when a sample liquid is adhered around the injection port, contamination and shortage of the sample liquid can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Sugimoto, Masaaki Kito, Masakazu Mori, Shinichi Ninomiya, Noriyuki Shinohara, Hiroshi Takano
  • Publication number: 20070265654
    Abstract: A lancet is pressed against a puncture needle cartridge while fitting a puncture needle loading inlet of the lancet to the axis of a puncture needle on the puncture needle cartridge. In order to facilitate the operation, one of plural puncture needles, arranged in parallel, is tilted up from its initial position at a predetermined angle, and the puncture needle is guided into a puncture needle holding rod of the lancet. Simultaneously, the puncture needle is pressed up to a position where the rear end part of the needle pushes the bottom surface of a puncture needle loading chamber of the puncture needle holding rod, whereby the puncture needle is loaded. When discarding a used puncture needle, the puncture needle is inserted into a lancet guide member of the puncture needle cartridge, whereby the puncture needle is reliably captured to be discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iio, Yoshinori Amano, Koya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: D567938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: D581823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Mori, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: D585135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignees: Panasonic Corporation, Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Masakazu Mori, Noriyuki Shinohara, Michael Woolsey, Derek Lok, Gerald Shaffer
  • Patent number: D585136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignees: Panasonic Corporation, Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Kouya Kurokawa, Noriyuki Shinohara, Akira Onoda, Michael Woolsey, Derek Lok, Gerald Shaffer
  • Patent number: D621049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignees: Panasonic Corporation, Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takano, Noriyuki Shinohara, Carol Reno, Art Oliveira, Gerald Shaffer, Raymond Yao
  • Patent number: D630747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Shinohara, Tamotu Senda
  • Patent number: D650484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Shinohara, Tamotsu Senda, Ryosuke Tani
  • Patent number: D653347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Tani, Tamotsu Senda, Noriyuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: D678525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Noriyuki Shinohara