Patents by Inventor Tatsuya OBE

Tatsuya OBE 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: 20240011951
    Abstract: A sampling needle (21) is inserted into a sample container (12) by a needle-driving mechanism (23) to collect a sample liquid from the sample container. A depth information acquirer (52) acquires insertion depth information, i.e., a piece of information concerning an insertion depth of the sampling needle into the sample container. A needle-rinsing length setter (54) sets a needle-rinsing length which is an insertion length of the sampling needle into a rinse storage tank (30) having an open top, based on the insertion depth information. A controller (51) controls the needle-driving mechanism so that a portion of the sampling needle extending from the tip of the sampling needle over the needle-rinsing length is inserted into the rinse storage tank. The needle-rinsing length setter is configured to set a shorter needle-rinsing length for a smaller insertion depth of the sampling needle into the sample container, to shorten the needle-cleaning time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tatsuya OBE
  • Publication number: 20220404320
    Abstract: A sampling needle (2) having a suction port at a tip, a movement mechanism (4) that moves the needle (2) at least in a vertical direction while holding the needle (2) in a state where the suction port faces vertically downward, a suction mechanism (6) for sucking liquid through the needle (2), a controller (10) configured to control operation of the movement mechanism (4) and the suction mechanism (6) are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoyuki YAMAZAKI, Tatsuya OBE