Patents by Inventor Seiya Shinabe

Seiya Shinabe 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: 20230075319
    Abstract: A smear system includes smear preparing apparatus that prepares a smear slide and a smear transporting apparatus that transports the smear slide to a smear-image capture apparatus. The smear preparing apparatus includes: a smear preparation part that smears a sample on a slide; and a smear arrangement part that places smear slides in a smear container. The smear transporting apparatus includes: a smear-container transport part that transports the smear container with the smear slides; an identification-information acquisition part that acquires identification information on whether image capturing by the smear-image capture apparatus is necessary, from each of the smear slides accommodated in the smear container positioned on a transport path of the smear-container transport part; and a smear transfer part that transfers the smear slide whose image is to be captured to the smear-image capture apparatus on the basis of the identification information acquired by the identification-information acquisition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki NAKAJIMA, Tetsuya ODA, Hiromi ONOMICHI, Kentaro TSURUMI, Seiya SHINABE
  • Patent number: 11535444
    Abstract: A glass slide set according to one or more embodiments may include: a stack of glass slides; and a packaging box that houses the stack. The packaging box may include: an exit opening through which the stack exits; and a push opening through which the stack is pushed, so that the stack exits through the exit opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Oguchi, Atsushi Ishikawa, Shogo Kubota, Seiya Shinabe
  • Patent number: 11506578
    Abstract: A smear system includes smear preparing apparatus that prepares a smear slide and a smear transporting apparatus that transports the smear slide to a smear-image capture apparatus. The smear preparing apparatus includes: a smear preparation part that smeares a sample on a slide; and a smear arrangement part that places smear slides in a smear container. The smear transporting apparatus includes: a smear-container transport part that transports the smear container with the smear slides; an identification-information acquisition part that acquires identification information on whether image capturing by the smear-image capture apparatus is necessary, from each of the smear slides accommodated in the smear container positioned on a transport path of the smear-container transport part; and a smear transfer part that transfers the smear slide whose image is to be captured to the smear-image capture apparatus on the basis of the identification information acquired by the identification-information acquisition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakajima, Tetsuya Oda, Hiromi Onomichi, Kentaro Tsurumi, Seiya Shinabe
  • Publication number: 20220357248
    Abstract: A smear staining apparatus may include: a chamber part in which glass slides can be placed and that is configured to contain a staining solution for staining a smear on each of the glass slides; a cover part that covers the chamber part from above and comprises an insertion hole through which the glass slides are transported to the chamber part; and a transport part that transports the glass slides to the chamber part through the insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Seiya SHINABE, Tetsuya ODA, Mitsuo YAMASAKI, Hiroyuki KOGA
  • Publication number: 20220357245
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen smearing apparatus including: a slide supplying section configured to supply a glass slide yet to be processed; a first processing section configured to perform a first process on the glass slide, the first processing section being disposed in a first direction with respect to the slide supplying section, the first direction being a far direction of an apparatus body of the specimen smearing apparatus; a second processing section configured to perform on the glass slide a second process which is different from the first process, the second processing section being disposed in a second direction with respect to the first processing section, the second direction being a left-right direction of the apparatus body and orthogonal to the first direction; and a first drying processing section disposed in a third direction with respect to the second processing section, the third direction being a near direction of the apparatus body and opposite to the first direction, the first drying process
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Shogo KUBOTA, Seiya SHINABE, Hiroyuki KOGA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Yuichiro OHMAE, Toshihisa TANAKA, Tetsuya ODA
  • Patent number: 11422072
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen smearing apparatus including: a slide supplying section configured to supply a glass slide yet to be processed; a first processing section configured to perform a first process on the glass slide, the first processing section being disposed in a first direction with respect to the slide supplying section, the first direction being a far direction of an apparatus body of the specimen smearing apparatus; a second processing section configured to perform on the glass slide a second process which is different from the first process, the second processing section being disposed in a second direction with respect to the first processing section, the second direction being a left-right direction of the apparatus body and orthogonal to the first direction; and a first drying processing section disposed in a third direction with respect to the second processing section, the third direction being a near direction of the apparatus body and opposite to the first direction, the first drying process
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Kubota, Seiya Shinabe, Hiroyuki Koga, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Yuichiro Ohmae, Toshihisa Tanaka, Tetsuya Oda
  • Patent number: 11402305
    Abstract: A smear staining apparatus may include: a chamber part in which glass slides can be placed and that is configured to contain a staining solution for staining a smear on each of the glass slides; a cover part that covers the chamber part from above and comprises an insertion hole through which the glass slides are transported to the chamber part; and a transport part that transports the glass slides to the chamber part through the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nagai, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Seiya Shinabe, Tetsuya Oda, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Koga
  • Patent number: 11073449
    Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus includes: a smear unit that prepares a smear slide by smearing a sample on a slide; a buffer solution preparation unit that prepares diluted buffer solution by diluting a highly-concentrated buffer solution; a diluted staining solution preparation unit that prepares diluted staining solution by diluting a highly-concentrated staining solution with the diluted buffer solution; and a stain unit that stains the smear slide prepared by the smear unit with the diluted staining solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SYSMEX Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Nakanishi, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Seiya Shinabe, Tetsuya Oda, Saki Kondo, Takayuki Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11035762
    Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes: a first transporter that transports a storage tool in a first direction, the storage tool capable of holding microscope slides side by side in the first direction; a slide transfer unit that transfers a microscope slide having a stained sample to the storage tool transported by the first transporter; and a second transporter that is adjacent to the first transporter and that transports the storage tool housing the microscope slide transferred by the slide transfer unit, in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SYSMEX Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Nakanishi, Masahiko Fukushima, Seiya Shinabe, Mitsuo Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20210116333
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing method for a staining bath in a smear sample preparing apparatus. The staining bath is able to accommodate a glass slide having a specimen smeared thereon, and stores therein a staining liquid for staining the specimen smeared on the glass slide to perform a staining process. The washing method includes: receiving information related to a washing condition; and executing a washing operation for the staining bath, according to the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya IKUTA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Yugo HARADA, Seiya SHINABE
  • Patent number: 10948388
    Abstract: A smear preparation apparatus comprises a blood processing unit, a washing unit, a controller, an information obtaining unit. The controller changes the washing condition for washing after processing a blood sample to a second washing condition which is stronger than the first washing condition when abnormal blood cells occur in the blood sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Yamasaki, Seiya Shinabe, Akio Toyoda
  • Patent number: 10900873
    Abstract: A smear preparation apparatus comprises a blood processing unit, a washing unit, a controller, an information obtaining unit. The controller changes the washing condition for washing after processing a blood sample to a second washing condition which is stronger than the first washing condition when abnormal blood cells occur in the blood sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Yamasaki, Seiya Shinabe, Akio Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20200348214
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen smearing apparatus including: a slide supplying section configured to supply a glass slide yet to be processed; a first processing section configured to perform a first process on the glass slide, the first processing section being disposed in a first direction with respect to the slide supplying section, the first direction being a far direction of an apparatus body of the specimen smearing apparatus; a second processing section configured to perform on the glass slide a second process which is different from the first process, the second processing section being disposed in a second direction with respect to the first processing section, the second direction being a left-right direction of the apparatus body and orthogonal to the first direction; and a first drying processing section disposed in a third direction with respect to the second processing section, the third direction being a near direction of the apparatus body and opposite to the first direction, the first drying process
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Shogo KUBOTA, Seiya SHINABE, Hiroyuki KOGA, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Yuichiro OHMAE, Toshihisa TANAKA, Tetsuya ODA
  • Patent number: 10801929
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen smearing apparatus including: a slide supplying section configured to supply a glass slide yet to be processed; a first processing section configured to perform a first process on the glass slide, the first processing section being disposed in a first direction with respect to the slide supplying section, the first direction being a far direction of an apparatus body of the specimen smearing apparatus; a second processing section configured to perform on the glass slide a second process which is different from the first process, the second processing section being disposed in a second direction with respect to the first processing section, the second direction being a left-right direction of the apparatus body and orthogonal to the first direction; and a first drying processing section disposed in a third direction with respect to the second processing section, the third direction being a near direction of the apparatus body and opposite to the first direction, the first drying process
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Kubota, Seiya Shinabe, Hiroyuki Koga, Noriyuki Nakanishi, Yuichiro Ohmae, Toshihisa Tanaka, Tetsuya Oda
  • Patent number: 10598677
    Abstract: A smear transporting apparatus transports a smear slide on which a sample is smeared to a smear-image capture apparatus. The smear transporting apparatus includes a smear-container transport part that transports a first smear container accommodating smear slides to a smear pickup position; a smear transfer part that picks a smear slide whose image is to be captured by the smear-image capture apparatus from the first smear container transported to the smear pickup position, transfers the smear slide to the smear-image capture apparatus, and places the smear slide whose image has been captured by the smear-image capture apparatus in a second smear container different from the first smear container; and a storage that stores the first smear container and the second smear container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakajima, Katsuaki Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Oda, Seiya Shinabe, Mitsuo Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20180362245
    Abstract: A glass slide set according to one or more embodiments may include: a stack of glass slides; and a packaging box that houses the stack. The packaging box may include: an exit opening through which the stack exits; and a push opening through which the stack is pushed, so that the stack exits through the exit opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro OGUCHI, Atsushi ISHIKAWA, Shogo KUBOTA, Seiya SHINABE
  • Publication number: 20180356319
    Abstract: A smear staining apparatus may include: a chamber part in which glass slides can be placed and that is configured to contain a staining solution for staining a smear on each of the glass slides; a cover part that covers the chamber part from above and comprises an insertion hole through which the glass slides are transported to the chamber part; and a transport part that transports the glass slides to the chamber part through the insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Noriyuki NAKANISHI, Seiya SHINABE, Tetsuya ODA, Mitsuo YAMASAKI, Hiroyuki KOGA
  • Patent number: 10145768
    Abstract: The time period necessary for a staining process is shortened, and the apparatus is downsized. This smear preparation apparatus includes: a staining vessel for storing a staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein; and a transfer unit for holding and transferring each glass slide. The staining vessel includes a plurality of first holders configured to hold the glass slides. The staining vessel is configured such that a plurality of glass slides held by a plurality of the first holders are immersed in the stored staining liquid, and the transfer unit is configured to put in/take out the glass slides one by one with respect to a plurality of the first holders of the staining vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Ohmae, Seiya Shinabe, Kosuke Sekizuka
  • Patent number: 10145766
    Abstract: A smear preparing apparatus of an embodiment includes: a transportation part that holds and transports a microscope slide; a housing defining a room therein, the housing including: an insertion opening through which the microscope slide transported by the transportation part is to be inserted, and a feed opening through which air is to be fed; and a blower configured to feed the air through the feed opening to the microscope slide housed in the housing. The housing further includes a discharge opening through which the air fed from the blower through the feed opening is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Kubota, Seiya Shinabe, Kenji Kondo
  • Patent number: 10139319
    Abstract: A sample smearing apparatus of an embodiment includes: a first slide glass feeder that feeds a slide glass before processing; a slide glass transporter including a slide glass holder that holds the slide glass, that is capable of receiving the slide glass at a first slide glass feeding position from the first slide glass feeder, and transports the received slide glass while holding the slide glass with the slide glass holder; and a slide processor that performs processing on the slide glass held by the slide glass holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Kubota, Mitsuo Yamasaki, Seiya Shinabe