Patents by Inventor Osamu KUMANO

Osamu KUMANO 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: 20220412962
    Abstract: Disclosed is a detection method for detecting occurrence of nonspecific reaction in analysis for an antigen or an antibody contained in a biological sample with use of a measurement reagent containing an antibody or an antigen that causes antigen-antibody reaction with the antigen or the antibody in the biological sample, and the detection method includes: generating a data group about progress of antigen-antibody reaction between the antigen or the antibody contained in the biological sample and the antibody or the antigen contained in the measurement reagent; inputting the data group to a deep learning algorithm; and generating information about occurrence of nonspecific reaction, based on a result outputted by the deep learning algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka TABUCHI, Konobu KIMURA, Keisuke NISHI, Osamu KUMANO, Takeshi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220115091
    Abstract: Disclosed is an analysis method for a blood specimen, including: obtaining a data group including a plurality of data forming a blood coagulation curve or a differential curve thereof; inputting the data group into a deep learning algorithm; and outputting, on the basis of a result obtained from the deep learning algorithm, information regarding a cause of prolongation of blood coagulation time of the blood specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka TABUCHI, Konobu KIMURA, Keisuke NISHI, Osamu KUMANO
  • Publication number: 20210302444
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring a blood coagulation activity, comprising: acquiring a parameter related to differentiation of a coagulation waveform in a blood specimen collected from a patient administered with (1) a polypeptide containing a sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or (2) a polypeptide containing a polypeptide having 95% or more identity with the sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and having an activity as a blood coagulation factor VIII; and acquiring an activity value of a blood coagulation factor VIII in the blood specimen based on the acquired parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicants: SYSMEX CORPORATION, KEIO UNIVERSITY, SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION SAISEIKAI IMPERIAL GIFT FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Sho SHINOHARA, Osamu KUMANO, Nobuo ARAI, Seiji MADOIWA, Yuta FUJIMORI
  • Patent number: 10908170
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring a clotting time, including the steps of: (A) mixing a blood sample, an activator, a phospholipid, and a nickel ion-forming compound to obtain a specimen; and (B) mixing the specimen obtained in step (A) with a calcium salt to prepare a measurement specimen and measuring the clotting time of the measurement specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN
    Inventors: Osamu Kumano, Haruki Yamaguchi, Takeshi Suzuki, Masahiro Ieko
  • Patent number: 10852312
    Abstract: A determination method of a blood sample may include: measuring, with a first coagulation time measurement reagent and a second coagulation time measurement reagent which contain phospholipids at different concentrations, coagulation times of a blood sample of a subject, coagulation times of a normal blood sample, and coagulation times of a mixed sample including the blood sample of the subject and the normal blood sample; acquiring a first index value and a second index value based on the coagulation times; and determining whether the blood sample of the subject is a blood sample containing a direct anticoagulant based on the first index value and the second index value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Kumano
  • Patent number: 10753951
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining a blood specimen, comprising preparing a first measurement sample by mixing a blood specimen of a subject with a first coagulation time measurement reagent and measuring first coagulation time, preparing a second measurement sample by mixing the blood specimen with a second coagulation time measurement reagent and measuring second coagulation time, and acquiring a value based on the first coagulation time and the second coagulation time, wherein the second coagulation time measurement reagent contains a metal ion and/or normal plasma, and the value is used to determine whether the blood specimen of a subject is a blood specimen containing a lupus anticoagulant or a blood specimen containing a direct anticoagulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Kumano
  • Patent number: 10578628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for acquiring information on a cause of prolongation of coagulation time. The present invention also relates to a device, a system and a computer program for analyzing blood coagulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN
    Inventors: Masahiro Ieko, Osamu Kumano, Haruki Yamaguchi, Takeshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180356433
    Abstract: A determination method of a blood sample may include: measuring, with a first coagulation time measurement reagent and a second coagulation time measurement reagent which contain phospholipids at different concentrations, coagulation times of a blood sample of a subject, coagulation times of a normal blood sample, and coagulation times of a mixed sample including the blood sample of the subject and the normal blood sample; acquiring a first index value and a second index value based on the coagulation times; and determining whether the blood sample of the subject is a blood sample containing a direct anticoagulant based on the first index value and the second index value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu KUMANO
  • Publication number: 20180348237
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring a clotting time, including the steps of: (A) mixing a blood sample, an activator, a phospholipid, and a nickel ion-forming compound to obtain a specimen; and (B) mixing the specimen obtained in step (A) with a calcium salt to prepare a measurement specimen and measuring the clotting time of the measurement specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicants: SYSMEX CORPORATION, SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN
    Inventors: Osamu KUMANO, Haruki YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi SUZUKI, Masahiro IEKO
  • Patent number: 10132819
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring a clotting time, including: a mixing step of mixing a blood sample, an activator, a phospholipid, and a manganese ion-forming compound to obtain a specimen; and a measurement step of mixing the specimen obtained in the mixing step with a calcium salt to prepare a measurement specimen and measuring the clotting time of the measurement specimen, wherein the blood sample is mixed with the manganese ion-forming compound separately from the activator and the phospholipid in the mixing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN
    Inventors: Osamu Kumano, Haruki Yamaguchi, Takeshi Suzuki, Masahiro Ieko
  • Publication number: 20180217169
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining a blood specimen, comprising preparing a first measurement sample by mixing a blood specimen of a subject with a first coagulation time measurement reagent and measuring first coagulation time, preparing a second measurement sample by mixing the blood specimen with a second coagulation time measurement reagent and measuring second coagulation time, and acquiring a value based on the first coagulation time and the second coagulation time, wherein the second coagulation time measurement reagent contains a metal ion and/or normal plasma, and the value is used to determine whether the blood specimen of a subject is a blood specimen containing a lupus anticoagulant or a blood specimen containing a direct anticoagulant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu KUMANO
  • Patent number: 9933443
    Abstract: Disclosed is a blood sample determination method including: preparing a mixed plasma by mixing a subject plasma and a normal plasma; emitting light to a measurement specimen obtained by mixing the mixed plasma and a clotting time measuring reagent, to obtain optical information regarding an amount of light from the measurement specimen; and determining whether the subject plasma is suspected to be a coagulation-factor-deficient plasma, on the basis of optical information obtained from one measurement specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignees: SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN, SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Kumano, Naohiko Matsuo, Nobuo Arai, Masahiro Ieko
  • Publication number: 20180031582
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring a clotting time, including the steps of: (A) mixing a blood sample, an activator, a phospholipid, and a nickel ion-forming compound to obtain a specimen; and (B) mixing the specimen obtained in step (A) with a calcium salt to prepare a measurement specimen and measuring the clotting time of the measurement specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: SYSMEX CORPORATION, SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN
    Inventors: Osamu KUMANO, Haruki YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi SUZUKI, Masahiro IEKO
  • Publication number: 20170350907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for acquiring information on a cause of prolongation of coagulation time. The present invention also relates to a device, a system and a computer program for analyzing blood coagulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro IEKO, Osamu KUMANO, Haruki YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9835635
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring clotting time including: preparing a measurement sample by mixing a blood specimen suspected to contain a lupus anticoagulant, an activator, and a divalent-metal-ion-producing compound for facilitating formation of a phospholipid-containing complex; and measuring a clotting time after adding, to the measurement sample, an aqueous solution of a calcium salt as a coagulation initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN, SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Kumano, Haruki Yamaguchi, Takeshi Suzuki, Masahiro Ieko
  • Publication number: 20170059594
    Abstract: Disclosed is a reagent for activated partial thromboplastin time measurement including an ellagic acid compound, a phospholipid, and a polyvinyl alcohol compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaki YOSHIDA, Kurayoshi ISEKI, Osamu KUMANO
  • Publication number: 20170030933
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring a clotting time, including: a mixing step of mixing a blood sample, an activator, a phospholipid, and a manganese ion-forming compound to obtain a specimen; and a measurement step of mixing the specimen obtained in the mixing step with a calcium salt to prepare a measurement specimen and measuring the clotting time of the measurement specimen, wherein the blood sample is mixed with the manganese ion-forming compound separately from the activator and the phospholipid in the mixing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicants: SYSMEX CORPORATION, SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN
    Inventors: Osamu KUMANO, Haruki YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi SUZUKI, Masahiro IEKO
  • Publication number: 20160291041
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring clotting time including: preparing a measurement sample by mixing a blood specimen suspected to contain a lupus anticoagulant, an activator, and a divalent-metal-ion-producing compound for facilitating formation of a phospholipid-containing complex; and measuring a clotting time after adding, to the measurement sample, an aqueous solution of a calcium salt as a coagulation initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicants: SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN, SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu KUMANO, Haruki YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi SUZUKI, Masahiro IEKO
  • Publication number: 20160291042
    Abstract: Disclosed is a blood sample determination method including: preparing a mixed plasma by mixing a subject plasma and a normal plasma; emitting light to a measurement specimen obtained by mixing the mixed plasma and a clotting time measuring reagent, to obtain optical information regarding an amount of light from the measurement specimen; and determining whether the subject plasma is suspected to be a coagulation-factor-deficient plasma, on the basis of optical information obtained from one measurement specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicants: SCHOOL JURIDICAL PERSON HIGASHI-NIPPON-GAKUEN, SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu KUMANO, Naohiko MATSUO, Nobuo ARAI, Masahiro IEKO
  • Patent number: 8759108
    Abstract: In order to provide a reagent kit for detecting LA which can clearly separate a lupus anticoagulant (LA)-positive specimen group from an LA-negative specimen group, it is configured that the reagent kit for detecting LA contains a first clotting time-measuring reagent and a second clotting time-measuring reagent and at least one of the first clotting time-measuring reagent and the second clotting time-measuring reagent contains alkali metal salt. The presence or absence of LA can be determined using the kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Okuda, Kazuyo Yoshida, Osamu Kumano