Patents by Inventor Takaaki Nagai

Takaaki Nagai 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: 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
  • Patent number: 11415575
    Abstract: A sample analyzer prepares a measurement sample from a blood sample or a body fluid sample which differs from the blood sample; measures the prepared measurement sample; obtains characteristic information representing characteristics of the components in the measurement sample; sets either a blood measurement mode for measuring the blood sample, or a body fluid measurement mode for measuring the body fluid sample as an operating mode; and measures the measurement sample prepared from the blood sample by executing operations in the blood measurement mode when the blood measurement mode has been set, and measuring the measurement sample prepared from the body fluid sample by executing operations in the body fluid measurement mode that differs from the operations in the blood measurement mode when the body fluid measurement mode has been set, is disclosed. A computer program product is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nagai, Noriyuki Narisada, Daigo Fukuma, Masanori Imazu
  • Publication number: 20220255087
    Abstract: Provided is a novel oxygen reduction catalyst having good stability and higher oxygen reduction performance. The oxygen reduction catalyst includes a composite oxide comprising a conductive tin oxide containing Zr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akimitsu ISHIHARA, Takaaki NAGAI
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220221461
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen measurement system including: a specimen measuring device that measures a specimen; a determination unit that determines whether or not the specimen is to be measured by a flow cytometer, based on a measurement result of the specimen measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Hideki HIRAYAMA, Hiroo TATSUTANI, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Patent number: 11372110
    Abstract: An image display apparatus 10 comprises image capturing units 11L, 11R, display units 12L, 12R, and adjusting units 14, 16 that adjust a position at which to display a captured image 30 on the display units. The adjusting units 14, 16 have a plurality of adjustment modes in which the position can be adjusted. The plurality of adjustment modes include a first mode (self-aiming mode) in which it is possible to adjust the position by an operation on only a first switch 14, and a second mode (service center aiming mode) in which it is possible to adjust the position by a simultaneous operation on the first switch and a second switch 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Takenaka, Takaaki Nagai
  • Publication number: 20220170912
    Abstract: A sample analyzer prepares a measurement sample from a blood sample or a body fluid sample which differs from the blood sample; measures the prepared measurement sample; obtains characteristic information representing characteristics of the components in the measurement sample; sets either a blood measurement mode for measuring the blood sample, or a body fluid measurement mode for measuring the body fluid sample as an operating mode; and measures the measurement sample prepared from the blood sample by executing operations in the blood measurement mode when the blood measurement mode has been set, and measuring the measurement sample prepared from the body fluid sample by executing operations in the body fluid measurement mode that differs from the operations in the blood measurement mode when the body fluid measurement mode has been set, is disclosed. A computer program product is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Noriyuki NARISADA, Daigo FUKUMA, Masanori IMAZU
  • Patent number: 11346841
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen measurement system including: a specimen measuring device that measures a specimen; a determination unit that determines whether or not the specimen is to be measured by a flow cytometer, based on a measurement result of the specimen measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nagai, Hideki Hirayama, Hiroo Tatsutani, Tomohiro Tsuji
  • Patent number: 11340245
    Abstract: A transport device transports a container used in a sample measurement device or a rack housing the container. The transport device may include: a robotic arm configured to transport the container or the rack between a first sample measurement device and each of other sample measurement devices different from the first sample measurement device; and a controller that controls operation of the robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki Nagai, Yuichiro Ohmae, Shinji Kamada, Toshiki Sato, Yukio Iwasaki, Satoshi Ouchi
  • Publication number: 20220091016
    Abstract: The sample preparation apparatus includes a measurement unit configured to measure a sample containing particles acquired from a sample container and detect measurement target particles in the sample, a sample preparation unit capable of adjusting the concentration of measurement target particles in a sample acquired from a sample container and configured to prepare a measurement sample by mixing a sample and any of a plurality of types of particle detection reagents including a particle labeling substance, and a control unit for controlling the sample preparation unit so as to generate concentration information of the measurement target particles in the sample in the sample container based on the measurement data of the measurement unit and adjust the concentration of the measurement target particles in the sample acquired from the sample container according to the generated concentration information and the type of particle detection reagent used for preparing the measurement sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Shinichiro Oguni, Tomohiro Tsuji
  • Patent number: 11226279
    Abstract: The sample preparation apparatus includes a measurement unit configured to measure a sample containing particles and detect measurement target particles in the sample, a sample preparation unit capable of adjusting the concentration of measurement target particles in a sample and configured to prepare a measurement sample by mixing a sample and a plurality of types of particle detection reagents, and a control unit configured to generate concentration information of the measurement target particles in the sample based on the measurement data of the measurement unit and adjust the concentration of the measurement target particles in the sample according to the generated concentration information and the type of particle detection reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Nagai, Shinichiro Oguni, Tomohiro Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20210293692
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cell classification method, to be executed by an analyzer, for classifying cells contained in a specimen, including: preparing a first measurement sample by treating a specimen under a first preparation condition; obtaining a first signal from the prepared first measurement sample; classifying, by using the first signal, cells contained in the first measurement sample; preparing a second measurement sample by treating the specimen under a second preparation condition different from the first preparation condition; obtaining a second signal from the prepared second measurement sample; classifying, by using the second signal, cells contained in the second measurement sample; and comparing a result of the cell classification performed by using the first signal and a result of the cell classification performed by using the second signal, with each other, and outputting an analysis result including a number of cells on the basis of a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki SHIDA, Yukiko NAKAMURA, Ken NISHIKAWA, Kota MISAWA, Hikaru ONOUE, Takaaki NAGAI, Masaki ABE, Takahito MIHARA, Masaharu SHIBATA, Konobu KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200166648
    Abstract: An image display apparatus 10 comprises image capturing units 11L, 11R, display units 12L, 12R, and adjusting units 14, 16 that adjust a position at which to display a captured image 30 on the display units. The adjusting units 14, 16 have a plurality of adjustment modes in which the position can be adjusted. The plurality of adjustment modes include a first mode (self-aiming mode) in which it is possible to adjust the position by an operation on only a first switch 14, and a second mode (service center aiming mode) in which it is possible to adjust the position by a simultaneous operation on the first switch and a second switch 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Kenta TAKENAKA, Takaaki NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20200096515
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen measurement system including: a specimen measuring device that measures a specimen; a determination unit that determines whether or not the specimen is to be measured by a flow cytometer, based on a measurement result of the specimen measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Hideki HIRAYAMA, Hiroo TATSUTANI, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20190391171
    Abstract: A blood measuring device control method, the device including a sample preparing part that prepares a measurement sample by mixing a blood sample and a reagent, and a measuring part that measures the measurement sample, where the method includes preparing the reagent by mixing a high concentration reagent and pure water; and performing a washing operation by washing sites of the blood measuring device least affecting the measurement results of the measurement sample with pure water, and washing sites of the blood measuring device affecting the measurement results of the measurement sample with the reagent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Akio TOYODA
  • Publication number: 20190346465
    Abstract: A transport device transports a container used in a sample measurement device or a rack housing the container. The transport device may include: a robotic arm configured to transport the container or the rack between a first sample measurement device and each of other sample measurement devices different from the first sample measurement device; and a controller that controls operation of the robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicants: SYSMEX CORPORATION, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Yuichiro OHMAE, Shinji KAMADA, Toshiki SATO, Yukio IWASAKI, Satoshi OUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190339258
    Abstract: A sample analyzer prepares a measurement sample from a blood sample or a body fluid sample which differs from the blood sample; measures the prepared measurement sample; obtains characteristic information representing characteristics of the components in the measurement sample; sets either a blood measurement mode for measuring the blood sample, or a body fluid measurement mode for measuring the body fluid sample as an operating mode; and measures the measurement sample prepared from the blood sample by executing operations in the blood measurement mode when the blood measurement mode has been set, and measuring the measurement sample prepared from the body fluid sample by executing operations in the body fluid measurement mode that differs from the operations in the blood measurement mode when the body fluid measurement mode has been set, is disclosed. A computer program product is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicants: SYSMEX CORPORATION, Sysmex America, Inc.,
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGAI, Noriyuki NARISADA, Daigo FUKUMA, Masanori IMAZU
  • Patent number: 10442368
    Abstract: A recessed portion positioned on a vehicle rear side with respect to a lens of a camera and recessed in an inner side direction from an outer surface of a mirror housing is provided on the mirror housing. A flow rectifying surface, which forms a flow of traveling wind toward the recessed portion, is provided on the mirror housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Okabe, Noriyuki Tsutsumi, Takaaki Nagai, Yuji Horikawa, Yoshihiro Maeno
  • Patent number: 10401350
    Abstract: A sample analyzer prepares a measurement sample from a blood sample or a body fluid sample which differs from the blood sample; measures the prepared measurement sample; obtains characteristic information representing characteristics of the components in the measurement sample; sets either a blood measurement mode for measuring the blood sample, or a body fluid measurement mode for measuring the body fluid sample as an operating mode; and measures the measurement sample prepared from the blood sample by executing operations in the blood measurement mode when the blood measurement mode has been set, and measuring the measurement sample prepared from the body fluid sample by executing operations in the body fluid measurement mode that differs from the operations in the blood measurement mode when the body fluid measurement mode has been set, is disclosed. A computer program product is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: Sysmex Corporation, Sysmex America, Inc.
    Inventors: Takaaki Nagai, Noriyuki Narisada, Daigo Fukuma, Masanori Imazu
  • Patent number: 10401351
    Abstract: A sample analyzer prepares a measurement sample from a blood sample or a body fluid sample which differs from the blood sample; measures the prepared measurement sample; obtains characteristic information representing characteristics of the components in the measurement sample; sets either a blood measurement mode for measuring the blood sample, or a body fluid measurement mode for measuring the body fluid sample as an operating mode; and measures the measurement sample prepared from the blood sample by executing operations in the blood measurement mode when the blood measurement mode has been set, and measuring the measurement sample prepared from the body fluid sample by executing operations in the body fluid measurement mode that differs from the operations in the blood measurement mode when the body fluid measurement mode has been set, is disclosed. A computer program product is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: Sysmex Corporation, Sysmex America, Inc.
    Inventors: Takaaki Nagai, Noriyuki Narisada, Daigo Fukuma, Masanori Imazu