Patents by Inventor Shuusaku Tabata

Shuusaku Tabata 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).

  • Apparatus and method for separating blood components
    Patent number: 4409106
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for effectively and efficiently separating blood components by means of sedimentation action due to gravitational force are disclosed. The blood to be separated is continuously passed through a blood flow channel comprising plural flat empty spaces each having a thickness of, for example, 20 mm or less, or a plurality of tubular empty spaces each having a sectional area of, for example, 3 cm or less. An opening for a feed line is provided in a first empty space of the apparatus and two or more openings for discharge lines of the separated blood components are provided in a second empty space. These empty spaces are connected with the blood flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadaaki Furuta, Shuusaku Tabata