Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Tsuji

Tomohiro Tsuji 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: 20160370958
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device for enabling a plurality of users to efficiently use content on the same screen. Provided is an information processing device including: a manipulation detection unit configured to detect a manipulation by a user; and a control unit configured to control display on a screen according to the detection of the manipulation detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro TSUJI, Kazuma IGARI, Katsuhiro SUZUKI, Fumitaka OZAKI, Tsuyoshi YAMAMOTO, Allison Marlene CHANEY, Julia Anne FRAMEL
  • Publication number: 20160202170
    Abstract: A blood analyzer, a blood analysis method, and a computer program that can distinguishably detect abnormal lymphocytes from blasts and atypical lymphocytes are provided. A blood analyzer includes a sample preparation portion configured to prepare first and second measurement samples. A light source is configured to irradiate the first and second measurement samples. A light receiving portion is configured to receive fluorescence and scattered light from cells in the first and measurement samples. A cell analysis portion is configured to perform a first detection process to detect abnormal lymphocytes and a second detection process to detect nucleated erythrocytes. The cell analysis portion determines whether abnormal lymphocytes are present in a blood specimen based on the results of the first and detection processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Ayumu YOSHIDA, Yukiko KATAOKA, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Patent number: 9222934
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent for analysis of immature leukocytes comprising: a surfactant which can damage cell membranes of erythrocytes and mature leukocytes, a solubilizing agent which can shrink the damaged blood cells and at least one dye for staining nucleic acid selected from the dyes of the formulae (I) and (II), wherein X? is an anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukiko Kataoka, Tomohiro Tsuji, Shinichiro Oguni, Ayumu Yoshida, Masaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20150276720
    Abstract: A blood analyzer is provided that comprises: a measurement unit that measures a blood sample and outputs measurement data, a information processing unit that comprises a processor and a memory that stores a program to be executed by the processor to: analyze the measurement data outputted from the measurement unit, generate analysis data on each of blood cell types including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, and generate support information for discriminating a cause of reduction in the number of blood cells of a predetermined type among the blood cell types from the analysis data comprising first analysis data on the predetermined blood cell type and second analysis data on a blood cell type other than the predetermined blood cell type, and an output unit that outputs the support information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Masaki ABE, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20150228398
    Abstract: A transformer includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an insulation sheet. A primary winding and a primary switching element are mounted on the first substrate. A secondary winding formed by a pattern of a metal plate is mounted on the second substrate. The second substrate overlaps the first substrate. The insulation sheet is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Sergey MOISEEV, Yasuhiro KOIKE, Tomohiro TSUJI, Kenichi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9063243
    Abstract: To provide an object detection device that requires neither the optical adjustment nor the detection area adjustment after the replacement of the battery, the object detection device includes a sensor body, inclusive of a detection element, and a storage enclosure positioned in part or in its entirety in a rear surface of the sensor body, and has a transmitter accommodation portion for accommodating therein a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting an output signal from the sensor body, a battery holding portion for holding a battery for providing the sensor body and the transmitter with an electric power, in which the battery holding portion includes a holding portion opening unit to open the battery holding portion to thereby enable a replacement of the battery, then retained in the battery holding portion, in a condition in which the sensor body is not separated from the storage enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: OPTEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mataichi Kurata, Hiroyuki Ikeda, Tomohiro Tsuji
  • Patent number: 8859200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent for analysis of immature leukocytes comprising: a surfactant which can damage cell membranes of erythrocytes and mature leukocytes, a solubilizing agent which can shrink the damaged blood cells and at least one dye for staining nucleic acid selected from the dyes of the formulae (I) and (II), wherein X? is an anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Kataoka, Tomohiro Tsuji, Shinichiro Oguni, Ayumu Yoshida, Masaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20140239178
    Abstract: To provide an object detection device that requires neither the optical adjustment nor the detection area adjustment after the replacement of the battery, the object detection device includes a sensor body, inclusive of a detection element, and a storage enclosure positioned in part or in its entirety in a rear surface of the sensor body, and has a transmitter accommodation portion for accommodating therein a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting an output signal from the sensor body, a battery holding portion for holding a battery for providing the sensor body and the transmitter with an electric power, in which the battery holding portion includes a holding portion opening unit to open the battery holding portion to thereby enable a replacement of the battery, then retained in the battery holding portion, in a condition in which the sensor body is not separated from the storage enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: OPTEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mataichi KURATA, Hiroyuki IKEDA, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Patent number: 8802025
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent kit for analyzing a sample comprising a first reagent containing a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant and an aromatic carboxylic acid and a second reagent containing a fluorescent dye capable of staining nucleic acid, and a method for analyzing a sample using the kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Narikawa, Tomohiro Tsuji, Keiko Moriyama, Yuji Itose, Shinichiro Oguni, Ayumu Yoshida, Saori Suzuki, Toshihiro Mizukami
  • Publication number: 20140143666
    Abstract: A system for effectively implementing an electronic network includes a main personal computer that is coupled to the electronic network. A personal assistant program on the main personal computer supports a personal assistant mode for the main personal computer and one or more other local network devices. A user interface is generated by the personal assistant for allowing one or more users to interactively communicate with the personal assistant through either the main personal computer or the local network devices. A processor device on the main personal computer is configured to control the personal assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Sean P. Kennedy, Rommel M. Garay, Christopher M. Ohren, Edward T. Winter, Rowell R. Domondon, Marjorie Guerrero, Tomohiro Tsuji, Quang Nguyen, Miyuki Kuroiwa, Christopher P. Flora
  • Publication number: 20140051071
    Abstract: A blood analyzer, a blood analysis method, and a computer program that can distinguishably detect abnormal lymphocytes from blasts and atypical lymphocytes are provided. A blood analyzer (1) prepares a measurement sample by mixing a first reagent containing a hemolyzing agent, a second reagent containing a fluorescent dye for staining nucleic acid, and a blood specimen in a sample preparation portion (22). The hemolyzing agent does not substantially contain a cationic surfactant, but contains a nonionic surfactant. A detection portion (23) measures the measurement sample and an information processing unit (5) processes a measurement data output by the detection portion (23), so that the blood analyzer (1) can detect abnormal lymphocytes and blasts separately. The information processing unit (2) outputs an analysis result based on a detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Ayumu YOSHIDA, Yukiko KATAOKA, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20140038179
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent for analysis of immature leukocytes comprising: a surfactant which can damage cell membranes of erythrocytes and mature leukocytes, a solubilizing agent which can shrink the damaged blood cells and at least one dye for staining nucleic acid selected from the dyes of the formulae (I) and (II), wherein X? is an anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukiko Kataoka, Tomohiro Tsuji, Shinichiro Oguni, Ayumu Yoshida, Masaki Abe
  • Patent number: 8549559
    Abstract: A playlist generating section generates a playlist by grouping a plurality of pieces of program information based on meta information stored in a database. Also, the playlist generating section generates the playlist by further including, in the playlist, current status information indicating a reproduction status of the playlist and changed status information indicating an update status of the plurality of pieces of the program information corresponding to the playlist. A display unit displays an image based on the playlist such that information representing the current status and the changed status is further included in the image based on the playlist for allowing selection of the playlist. As a result, it is possible to select a program desired by a user by a simple operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tsuji, Akitsugu Tsuchiya, Motoyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8455209
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent for analysis of immature leukocytes comprising: a surfactant which can damage cell membranes of erythrocytes and mature leukocytes, a solubilizing agent which can shrink the damaged blood cells and a dye for staining nucleic acid, wherein the reagent has an osmotic pressure of not lower than 10 mOsm/kg and lower than 150 mOsm/kg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Kataoka, Tomohiro Tsuji, Shinichiro Oguni, Ayumu Yoshida, Masaki Abe
  • Patent number: 8363172
    Abstract: A liquid crystal motor, which makes use of the flow of liquid crystal, is provided. A mechanism for causing a flow of liquid crystal comprising (i) a channel “L” defined by at least one wall surface “B,” (ii) liquid crystal “LC” which is put in the channel “L” and movable along said at least one wall surface “B”, and (iii) a means for turning the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” in a plane intersecting said at least one wall surface “B.” The mechanism makes use of the flow of the liquid crystal “LC” which is caused when the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” are turned. When the means for turning the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” turns the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” in a plane intersecting said at least one wall surface “B,” the liquid crystal “LC” flows along said at least one wall surface “B.” The flow of the liquid crystal “LC” can easily be utilized for making object-moving devices, sensors, actuators, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kochi University of Technology
    Inventors: Shigeomi Chono, Tomohiro Tsuji
  • Patent number: 8255755
    Abstract: A retransmission apparatus retransmits TS (Transport Stream) packets based on a received broadcast wave to a plurality of receiving apparatuses through a network. The retransmission apparatus has a TS packet determination unit for making a determination as to whether a number of received TS packets which include therein cyclic continuity counter values consecutive to each other is equal to or larger than a first predetermined threshold value N, and further configured to retransmit the received TS packets to the plurality of receiving apparatuses when the determination is true, and to drop the received TS packets when the determination is false.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: KDDI Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tsuji, Naoya Nishi
  • Patent number: 8199832
    Abstract: A first buffer analyzer receives attribute information (a) of a video signal (A) from a stream buffer (A) to determine an encoded picture type after correction and a generated encoding amount after correction for a switch terminating measure. A second buffer analyzer receives attribute information (b) of a video signal (B) and final buffer-state information after the switch terminating measure from a stream buffer (B) to determine an encoded picture type after correction and a generated encoding amount after correction for a switch starting measure. A re-encoder/re-quantizer (A) and a re-encoder/re-quantizer (B) perform the switch terminating measure and the switch starting measure on the video signals (A) and (B), respectively, based on the correction information from the first and second buffer analyzers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: KDDI R & D Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tsuji, Satoshi Miyaji
  • Patent number: 7923229
    Abstract: A method for classifying and counting leukocytes, which comprises steps of: staining cells in a sample obtained from a hematological sample by treatment with a hemolytic agent, with a fluorescent dye; introducing the sample containing the stained cells into a flow cytometer to measure first scattered light, second scattered light different from the first scattered light and fluorescence of the respective cells; obtaining scattered light peak intensities and scattered light widths of the respective cells based on the measured first scattered light, obtaining scattered light intensities of the respective cells based on the measured second scattered light, and obtaining fluorescence intensities of the respective cells based on the measured fluorescence light; classifying the cells into a first group and a second group based on the scattered light peak intensities and the scattered light widths, the first group including leukocytes and second group including platelet clumps; classifying the leukocytes included in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tsuji, Toshihiro Mizukami, Aya Konishi, Yusuke Mori, Yukie Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20110058114
    Abstract: An object-moving mechanism, which makes use of the flow of liquid crystal, is provided. A mechanism for causing a flow of liquid crystal comprising (i) a channel “L” defined by at least one wall surface “B,” (ii) liquid crystal “LC” which is put in the channel “L” and movable along said at least one wall surface “B”, and (iii) a means for turning the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” in a plane intersecting said at least one wall surface “B.” The mechanism makes use of the flow of the liquid crystal “LC” which is caused when the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” are turned. When the means for turning the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” turns the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” in a plane intersecting said at least one wall surface “B,” the liquid crystal “LC” flows along said at least one wall surface “B.” The flow of the liquid crystal “LC” can easily be utilized for making object-moving devices, sensors, actuators, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shigeomi Chono, Tomohiro Tsuji
  • Patent number: 7892841
    Abstract: A measuring method and a measuring apparatus which can classify and count myeloblast more precisely without influence of other component in a sample including platelet aggregation in measurement of a blood sample with a flowcytometry, wherein damage is given to a cell membrane of erythrocyte and mature leukocyte contained in a hematological sample, a hemocyte in which a cell membrane is damaged is constricted, and this is dyeing-treated with a fluorescent dye which can stain a nucleic acid to obtain a sample, the sample is measured with a flowcytometer, and a cell contained in a first cell group containing myeloblast, which is specified based on forward scattered light information and side scattered light information, and contained in a second cell group containing myeloblast, which is specified based on forward scattered light information and fluorescent information, is counted as myeloblast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tsuji, Ayumu Yoshida, Shinichiro Oguni