Patents by Inventor Seichin Kinuta
Seichin Kinuta 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).
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Patent number: 10814353Abstract: In a sieve, unit blocks are arrayed along an up-down direction and a left-right direction. Each unit block includes elongated holes and short holes that are shorter than the elongated holes. In each of the unit blocks, the elongated holes include a first elongated hole extending along a first length direction and a second elongated hole extending along a second length direction intersecting an extension line running along the first length direction. Plural of the short holes are arranged in each of the unit blocks so as to be arranged between long edges of adjacent elongated holes of the elongated holes.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventor: Seichin Kinuta
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Patent number: 10641689Abstract: A device for preparing a glass slide specimen of cells has: a filter that has recesses, which capture target cells that are at least one of circulating tumor cells within blood or rare tumor cells within a body fluid, and pores that are formed in the recesses and that pass non-target cells therethrough; a glass slide that is superposed onto a surface of the filter, at a side at which the target cells are captured, and onto which the target cells are transferred; a cover member that is placed on a surface of the filter at a side opposite from the glass slide, and that seals in a buffer solution for immersing the target cells at interiors of the recesses; and a container into which the glass slide is immersed and in which is stored a preservation liquid that preserves the target cells that have been transferred onto the glass slide.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Seichin Kinuta, Yoshiyuki Ichinosawa, Hayao Nakanishi, Seiji Ito
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Publication number: 20190381522Abstract: A film forming method, including providing a substrate in a lower section of a chamber, providing a mask on the substrate via an insulating body, spraying charged fine particles of a film forming material into a space inside the chamber, applying a potential of an opposite polarity to that of the charged fine particles to the substrate and applying a potential of the same polarity as that of the charged fine particles to the mask so as to deposit the fine particles on the substrate and form a film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventor: Seichin KINUTA
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Publication number: 20190168260Abstract: In a sieve, unit blocks are arrayed along an up-down direction and a left-right direction. Each unit block includes elongated holes and short holes that are shorter than the elongated holes. In each of the unit blocks, the elongated holes include a first elongated hole extending along a first length direction and a second elongated hole extending along a second length direction intersecting an extension line running along the first length direction. Plural of the short holes are arranged in each of the unit blocks so as to be arranged between long edges of adjacent elongated holes of the elongated holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventor: Seichin KINUTA
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Publication number: 20190120735Abstract: A device for preparing a glass slide specimen of cells has: a filter that has recesses, which capture target cells that are at least one of circulating tumor cells within blood or rare tumor cells within a body fluid, and pores that are formed in the recesses and that pass non-target cells therethrough; a glass slide that is superposed onto a surface of the filter, at a side at which the target cells are captured, and onto which the target cells are transferred; a cover member that is placed on a surface of the filter at a side opposite from the glass slide, and that seals in a buffer solution for immersing the target cells at interiors of the recesses; and a container into which the glass slide is immersed and in which is stored a preservation liquid that preserves the target cells that have been transferred onto the glass slide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Seichin KINUTA, Yoshiyuki ICHINOSAWA, Hayao NAKANISHI, Seiji ITO
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Patent number: 10022659Abstract: A device for isolating periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells includes a metal filter having depressions that can capture periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells that are in a body fluid, and pores that are formed at the depressions and that can pass therethrough body fluid cells other than periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignees: AICHI PREFECTURE, OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Hayao Nakanishi, Seiji Ito, Seichin Kinuta, Yoshiyuki Ichinosawa, Akiko Yusa, Hiroyuki Honda, Mina Okochi
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Publication number: 20170198248Abstract: A cell separation filter has a plate-shaped base portion, one or more porous areas, provided on the base portion, in which holes are formed in order to separate cells for separation from a fluid sample, and one or more wall portions, formed integrally with the base portion, and surrounding the one or more porous areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Seichin KINUTA, Masashi KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9526882Abstract: A main body (10) of a percutaneous administration device is formed from a resilient biodegradable resin, such as an elastomer resin or a silicone rubber, and includes a substrate (12) and multiple micropiles (14) formed on the substrate. The leading ends of each micropile (14) is shaped with a flat contact face (14A) that stops upon the contact with the skin and does not perforate the skin. Depressed portions (18) are formed in the contact face (14A). The depressed portions hold a functional substance (16) having a whitening effect, such as powdered or liquid vitamin C or provitamin C, or fine ceramic particles impregnated with vitamin C.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventor: Seichin Kinuta
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Patent number: 9397325Abstract: A safety vent including: a vent 3 that allows gas generated inside a laminate type battery 2 to release to the outside, a gas permeated membrane 4 through which the gas permeates, and a housing case 5 that internally houses the vent 3 and the gas permeated membrane 4, and that is attached to a gas spout out port 24 formed in a laminated exterior casing 21 of the laminate type battery 2.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTDInventors: Seichin Kinuta, Atsushi Nishino, Yoshiyuki Ichinosawa, Masashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160136552Abstract: A device for isolating periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells includes a metal filter having depressions that can capture periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells that are in a body fluid, and pores that are formed at the depressions and that can pass therethrough body fluid cells other than periphery circulating tumor cells or rare cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Hayao NAKANISHI, Seiji ITO, Seichin KINUTA, Yoshiyuki ICHINOSAWA, Akiko YUSA, Hiroyuki HONDA, Mina OKOCHI
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Patent number: 9176168Abstract: To provide a probe card that is used when carrying out electrical inspection of a high-density fine circuit board to be measured. A probe card has plural probe pins, an insulator having plural through-holes through which the probe pins pass, and a pair of substrates that are positioned at both sides of the insulator and that have supporting holes into which end portions of the probe pins are inserted respectively. The pair of substrates and the insulator are provided so as to be slidable. One substrate is formed of a material having a same value as or an approximate value of a coefficient of thermal expansion of a fine circuit board to be measured, and another substrate is formed of a material having a same value as or an approximate value of a coefficient of thermal expansion of a wiring board for signal input/output.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Optnics Precision Co., LtdInventor: Seichin Kinuta
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Publication number: 20140162094Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrochemical element to which a high-concentration and high-viscosity electrolyte is supplied. The electrolyte is dispersed and supplied instantaneously to the electrochemical element in a small fixed quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicants: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD., FUJIKIN INCORPORATEDInventors: Atsushi Nishino, Ryousuke Dohi, Nobukazu Ikeda, Kouji Nishino, Seichin Kinuta, Yoshiaki Saita, Masashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140120387Abstract: A safety vent including: a vent 3 that allows gas generated inside a laminate type battery 2 to release to the outside, a gas permeated membrane 4 through which the gas permeates, and a housing case 5 that internally houses the vent 3 and the gas permeated membrane 4, and that is attached to a gas spout out port 24 formed in a laminated exterior casing 21 of the laminate type battery 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Seichin Kinuta, Atsushi Nishino, Yoshiyuki Ichinosawa, Masashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20130249585Abstract: To provide a probe card that is used when carrying out electrical inspection of a high-density fine circuit board to be measured. A probe card has plural probe pins, an insulator having plural through-holes through which the probe pins pass, and a pair of substrates that are positioned at both sides of the insulator and that have supporting holes into which end portions of the probe pins are inserted respectively. The pair of substrates and the insulator are provided so as to be slidable. One substrate is formed of a material having a same value as or an approximate value of a coefficient of thermal expansion of a fine circuit board to be measured, and another substrate is formed of a material having a same value as or an approximate value of a coefficient of thermal expansion of a wiring board for signal input/output.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventor: Seichin Kinuta
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Patent number: 8501055Abstract: A toner manufacturing method, a toner manufacturing apparatus, and a toner are disclosed. The toner manufacturing apparatus includes a droplet generating unit that includes a thin film in which plural nozzles are formed, and an annular vibrating unit that is arranged at a perimeter of a deformable domain of the thin film for vibrating the thin film; a storage unit for storing a toner-containing liquid that includes at least a resin and a colorant, and for supplying the toner-containing liquid 10 to the droplet generating unit; and a granulating unit for solidifying droplets that are periodically breathed out from the nozzles of the droplet generating unit to form toner particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Ohtani, Yoshihiro Norikane, Seichin Kinuta
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Publication number: 20130138204Abstract: A stent that is extremely useful in practice, with excellent proof stress (elastic limit stress). The stent (1) is in a tubular shape that is expandable in a radial direction, the stent being placed in a tubular vessel of a living body. The stent (1) is formed of a main stent element (2) that is formed at an imaginary cylinder surface. The main stent element (2) is fabricated of an alloy with a proof stress of from 500 to 2700 MPa, or is fabricated of an electroformed alloy with a repetition fatigue strength at least 1.5 times the strength of a nickel member or a nickel/cobalt alloy member, which is an alloy containing any of gold, silver, copper, nickel, cobalt and palladium. Therefore, the stent (1) may be easily and uniformly expanded in the radial direction, and is not easily crushed in the radial direction after being expanded.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Seichin Kinuta, Takashi Kawabata
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Publication number: 20130046244Abstract: A main body (10) of a percutaneous administration device is formed from a resilient biodegradable resin, such as an elastomer resin or a silicone rubber, and includes a substrate (12) and multiple micropiles (14) formed on the substrate. The leading ends of each micropile (14) is shaped with a flat contact face (14A) that stops upon the contact with the skin and does not perforate the skin. Depressed portions (18) are formed in the contact face (14A). The depressed portions hold a functional substance (16) having a whitening effect, such as powdered or liquid vitamin C or provitamin C, or fine ceramic particles impregnated with vitamin C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventor: Seichin Kinuta
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Patent number: 8267255Abstract: This invention aims to enhance efficiency of a sieve and to greatly improve productivity of a sifting operation. There is provided a sieve comprising a metal plate including long holes, wherein the long holes are plurally provided such that lines extending in length directions thereof cross one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Optnics Precision Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seichin Kinuta
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Publication number: 20110056873Abstract: This invention aims to enhance efficiency of a sieve and to greatly improve productivity of a sifting operation. There is provided a sieve comprising a metal plate including long holes, wherein the long holes are plurally provided such that lines extending in length directions thereof cross one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventor: Seichin KINUTA
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Patent number: 7771788Abstract: The method of the present invention can 1) produce spherical and scaly ultrafine particles without pulverization, 2) obtain spherical ultrafine particles having a sharp spherical particle diameter distribution without requiring a sieving step, 3) produce spherical ultrafine particles extremely approximating a true circle and possessing a particle diameter of 100 nm˜50,000 nm allowing selection of a size suitable for the particular purpose of use and 4) produce spherical ultrafine particles on a commercial scale at low cost. There is also provided spherical ultrafine particles produced by the above production process. The spherical ultrafine particles of the present invention are characterized by a form having circularity of 0.9 to 1.0 and a particle diameter of 0.01 ?m to 10 ?m without pulverization. The spherical ultrafine particles can be produced by the method of the present invention using as a nozzle a base having special through holes and hole density.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Optnics Precision Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seichin Kinuta, Atsushi Nishino