Patents by Inventor Shouichi Moriwaki

Shouichi Moriwaki 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: 7540538
    Abstract: A coupler joint (10) which includes a hollow cylindrical portion (11) opened at its opposite ends and a flange (12) disposed along the circumference of the cylindrical portion (11) near the longitudinal center to be interposed between a dialyzer connector (21) and a coupler (30) so as to be in liquid tight engagement; one side of the flange (12) of the coupler joint 10 being in liquid-tight abutment with an opening (22) of the connector (21) of the dialyzer (20), and the other side of the flange (12) being in liquid-tight abutment with the a seal surface 31 of the coupler (30). Accordingly, a dialysis solution does not collect in a concave groove (32) which accommodates an O-ring (40) of the coupler (30), and proliferation of bacteria can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Shouichi Moriwaki, Makoto Mitsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20050006297
    Abstract: A coupler joint 10 which includes a hollow cylindrical portion 11 opened at its opposite ends and a flange 12 disposed along the circumference of the cylindrical portion 11 near the longitudinal center to be interposed between a dialyzer connector 21 and a coupler 30 so as to be in liquid tight engagement; one side of the flange 12 of the coupler joint 10 being in liquid-tight abutment with an opening 22 of the connector 21 of the dialyzer 20, and the other side of the flange 12 being in liquid-tight abutment with the a seal surface 31 of the coupler 30. Accordingly, a dialysis solution does not collect in a concave groove 32 which accommodates an O-ring 40 of the coupler 30, and proliferation of bacteria can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Shouichi Moriwaki, Makoto Mitsuhashi