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).

  • Reagent kit for detecting lupus anticoagulant and method of determining presence or absence of lupus anticoagulant
    Patent number: 8557592
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent kit for detecting lupus anticoagulant which includes a first clotting time-measuring reagent containing manganese salt and a second clotting time-measuring reagent which contains manganese salt at a concentration lower than that of the first clotting time-measuring reagent or does not contain manganese salt and a method of determining the presence or absence of lupus anticoagulant using the kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Okuda, Kazuyo Yoshida, Osamu Kumano
  • REAGENT KIT FOR DETECTING LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT AND METHOD OF DETERMINING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT
    Publication number: 20120220038
    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: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro OKUDA, Kazuyo YOSHIDA, Osamu KUMANO
  • REAGENT KIT FOR DETECTING LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT AND METHOD OF DETERMINING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT
    Publication number: 20120052585
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent kit for detecting LA which includes a first clotting time-measuring reagent containing manganese salt and a second clotting time-measuring reagent which contains manganese salt at a concentration lower than that of the first clotting time-measuring reagent or does not contain manganese salt and a method of determining the presence or absence of LA using the kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro OKUDA, Kazuyo YOSHIDA, Osamu KUMANO