Patents by Inventor Tomohito Nakano

Tomohito Nakano 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: 8173958
    Abstract: In a conventional mass spectrometer in which a pipe to be electrically heated is provided between a separation wall separating an ionization chamber for ionizing a sample and a separation wall separating an analysis chamber, and an ion in the ionization chamber is introduced through the pipe to the analysis chamber, the pipe is attached or detached by screwing or unscrewing a connector portion of an electrode connected to the pipe and a connector portion of a support disposed at the separation wall. However, with this structure, the screw needs to be loosened until it is completely unscrewed every time it is washed or exchanged, and thus the operability is deteriorated. According to the present invention, a screw hole for screwing the electrode connector portion is in the form of a cut-out portion facing in the direction of rotation centering on an axis of the pipe. Accordingly, the pipe can be attached or detached by only loosening the screw without completely unscrewing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohito Nakano
  • Publication number: 20110204223
    Abstract: Problem: To provide a mass spectrometer wherein the door can be easily opened even when the door becomes stuck to a third wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohito NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20100264307
    Abstract: In a conventional mass spectrometer in which a pipe to be electrically heated is provided between a separation wall separating an ionization chamber for ionizing a sample and a separation wall separating an analysis chamber, and an ion in the ionization chamber is introduced through the pipe to the analysis chamber, the pipe is attached or detached by screwing or unscrewing a connector portion of an electrode connected to the pipe and a connector portion of a support disposed at the separation wall. However, with this structure, the screw needs to be loosened until it is completely unscrewed every time it is washed or exchanged, and thus the operability is deteriorated. According to the present invention, a screw hole for screwing the electrode connector portion is in the form of a cut-out portion facing in the direction of rotation centering on an axis of the pipe. Accordingly, the pipe can be attached or detached by only loosening the screw without completely unscrewing it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohito Nakano