Patents by Inventor Shimeru Kamihira

Shimeru Kamihira 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).

  • Patent number: 7354727
    Abstract: A B-lymphocyte classifying method includes the steps of (1) preparing a measurement sample by mixing a blood sample with a lysing reagent to lyse erythrocytes and to shrink the B-lymphocytes in the blood sample, (2) letting the measurement sample flow through a flow cell of a flow cytometer, (3) radiating a light beam onto a cell in the measurement sample that is flowing through the flow cell, (4) detecting at least two scattered light emitted from the irradiated cell, (5) specifying a region of a B-lymphocyte cluster in accordance with the detected scattered light, and (6) counting the number of B-lymphocytes in the specified region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Ayumu Yoshida, Shimeru Kamihira
  • Publication number: 20050069959
    Abstract: A B-lymphocyte classifying method includes the steps of (1) preparing a measurement sample by mixing a blood sample with a lysing reagent to lyze erythrocytes and to shrink the B-lymphocytes in the blood sample, (2) letting the measurement sample flow through a flow cell of a flow cytometer, (3) radiating a light beam onto a cell in the measurement sample that is flowing through the flow cell, (4) detecting at least two scattered light emitted from the irradiated cell, (5) specifying a region of a B-lymphocyte cluster in accordance with the detected scattered light, and (6) counting the number of B-lymphocytes in the specified region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Ayumu Yoshida, Shimeru Kamihira