Patents by Inventor Sayuri Nomura

Sayuri Nomura 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: 20040180428
    Abstract: An apparatus for microinjection of samples into amphibian oocytes, comprising a tray for holding a plurality of the amphibian oocytes, an injection needle for injecting a sample into the said amphibian oocytes, a driving means for moving a relative position between the said tray and the said injection needle and a controlling means for controlling the said movement by imputing a depth of the said injection needle for the said tray or the said amphibian oocytes in the injection of the sample, and injecting the sample into the said amphibian oocytes at the said depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd
    Inventors: Tomoko Takeshita, Jun Otomo, Sayuri Nomura, Shokichi Matsunami, Noboru Moriya, Sakae Saito
  • Patent number: 6593129
    Abstract: An apparatus for microinjection of samples into amphibian oocytes, comprising a tray for holding a plurality of the amphibian oocytes, an injection needle for injecting a sample into the said amphibian oocytes, a driving means for moving a relative position between the said tray and the said injection needle and a controlling means for controlling the said movement by imputing a depth of the said injection needle for the said tray or the said amphibian oocytes in the injection of the sample, and injecting the sample into the said amphibian oocytes at the said depth. According to the present invention, the sample can be injected into the amphibian oocyte with constant depth.precisely and quality of oocyte or a positional site of needle injection can be recorded as the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoko Takeshita, Jun Otomo, Sayuri Nomura, Shokichi Matsunami, Noboru Moriya, Sakae Saito
  • Patent number: 6539244
    Abstract: An automatic electrophysiological measuring apparatus to automatically penetrate a glass electrode(s) into the membrane of a Xenopus Oocyte to hold the membrane potential and to automatically measure reactions to the administration of a medicine is to be provided. A glass electrode 103 in the air is moved toward a Xenopus Oocyte 601 held in a cell. Changes in the potential states of the glass electrodes are picked up by a control computer to distinguish the relative positions of the glass electrode 102 and the Xenopus Oocyte 601, and the sequence of electrophysiological measurement so as to penetrate the glass electrode 102 into the Xenopus Oocyte 601, hold the membrane potential and automatically administer the medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kato, Jun Otomo, Sayuri Nomura, Tomoko Takeshita, Sakae Saito, Shokichi Matsunami, Noboru Moriya
  • Publication number: 20030028908
    Abstract: An apparatus for microinjection of samples into amphibian oocytes incorporates a tray for holding a plurality of the amphibian oocytes, an injection needle for injecting a sample into the amphibian oocytes, a driving means for moving a relative position between the tray and the injection needle and a controlling device for controlling the movement by inputting a depth of the injection needle for the tray or the amphibian oocytes in the injection of the sample, and injecting the sample into the amphibian oocytes at the given depth. According to the present invention, the sample can be injected into the amphibian oocyte with constant depth precisely , and quality of the oocytes and the positional site of needle injection can be recorded as information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoko Takeshita, Jun Otomo, Sayuri Nomura, Shokichi Matsunami, Noboru Moriya, Sakae Saito
  • Patent number: 6470201
    Abstract: An automatic electrophysiological measuring apparatus to automatically penetrate a glass electrode(s) into the membrane of a Xenopus Oocyte to hold the membrane potential and to automatically measure reactions to the administration of a medicine is to be provided. A glass electrode 103 in the air is moved toward a Xenopus Oocyte 601 held in a cell. Changes in the potential states of the glass electrodes are picked up by a control computer to distinguish the relative positions of the glass electrode 102 and the Xenopus Oocyte 601 and the sequence of electrophysiological measurement so as to penetrate the glass electrode 102 into the Xenopus Oocyte 601, hold the membrane potential and automatically administer the medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kato, Jun Otomo, Sayuri Nomura, Tomoko Takeshita, Sakae Saito, Shokichi Matsunami, Noboru Moriya
  • Publication number: 20010011154
    Abstract: An automatic electrophysiological measuring apparatus to automatically penetrate a glass electrode(s) into the membrane of a Xenopus Oocyte to hold the membrane potential and to automatically measure reactions to the administration of a medicine is to be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kato, Jun Otomo, Sayuri Nomura, Tomoko Takeshita, Sakae Saito, shokichi Matsunami, Noboru Moriya
  • Publication number: 20010005774
    Abstract: An automatic electrophysiological measuring apparatus to automatically penetrate a glass electrode(s) into the membrane of a Xenopus Oocyte to hold the membrane potential and to automatically measure reactions to the administration of a medicine is to be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kato, Jun Otomo, Sayuri Nomura, Tomoko Takeshita, Sakae Saito, Shokichi Matsunami, Noboru Moriya