Patents by Inventor Tomoichi Takahashi
Tomoichi Takahashi 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).
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Patent number: 8333937Abstract: A surrounding environment and a solution to be dispensed are prevented from being polluted by aerosol inside a dispensation tip. A dispensation tip 20 is provided with a dispensation nozzle 19 attached to its distal end, a syringe having a hollow inner portion, that is connected to a proximal end of the dispensation nozzle 19, and a plunger 22 that is allowed to slide in the cylinder 21 of the syringe so that suction and discharge processes are carried out on the liquid by the dispensation nozzle 19. A separation member having airtightness for separating an inside of the nozzle 19 from the outside and flexibility for allowing the plunger 22 to freely slide is placed between the proximal end of the plunger 22 and the proximal end of the cylinder 21.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2007Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Hanafusa, Atsushi Inami, Tomoichi Takahashi
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Patent number: 8333930Abstract: Upper space on the front surface side of a reaction plate, provided with at least a reaction container causing reaction in a sample and a reagent container containing a reagent used for reaction with the sample, is covered with an airtight cover. A dispensation tip (20) for transporting liquid on the reaction plate is arranged in such a way that the distal end side is located on the inside of the covered space and the proximal portion is located on the outside.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2007Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Hanafusa, Koretsugu Ogata, Koji Tanimizu, Tomoichi Takahashi
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Patent number: 8257966Abstract: Disclosed is a reaction kit for preventing the entry of foreign matter into a reaction plate from the outside and the pollution of a surrounding environment. The reaction kit includes: a reaction plate (2) having, on the top surface side thereof, a reaction container (4) for carrying out the reaction of a sample and a reagent container (12) containing a reagent used for the reaction of a sample and sealed with a film (14); a dispensation tip (20) arranged on the top surface side of the reaction plate (2); a cover (24) covering a space above the top surface of the reaction plate (2) and movably supporting the dispensation tip (20) so that a distal end thereof is located inside the space covered with the cover (4) and a proximal end thereof is located outside the space; and a sample container (32) for introducing a sample into the space covered with the cover (24) from the outside through a sealable opening (31) provided in a part of the cover (24).Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Hanafusa, Koretsugu Ogata, Koji Tanimizu, Tomoichi Takahashi, Atsushi Inami, Ryuh Konoshita, Masami Maekawa, Takanori Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20100221816Abstract: Disclosed is a reaction kit for preventing the entry of foreign matter into a reaction plate from the outside and the pollution of a surrounding environment. The reaction kit includes: a reaction plate (2) having, on the top surface side thereof, a reaction container (4) for carrying out the reaction of a sample and a reagent container (12) containing a reagent used for the reaction of a sample and sealed with a film (14); a dispensation tip (20) arranged on the top surface side of the reaction plate (2); a cover (24) covering a space above the top surface of the reaction plate (2) and movably supporting the dispensation tip (20) so that a distal end thereof is located inside the space covered with the cover (4) and a proximal end thereof is located outside the space; and a sample container (32) for introducing a sample into the space covered with the cover (24) from the outside through a sealable opening (31) provided in a part of the cover (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2007Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuhiro Hanafusa, Koretsugu Ogata, Koji Tanimizu, Tomoichi Takahashi, Atsushi Inami, Ryuh Konoshita, Masami Maekawa, Takanori Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20100213067Abstract: Upper space on the front surface side of a reaction plate, provided with at least a reaction container causing reaction in a sample and a reagent container containing a reagent used for reaction with the sample, is covered with an airtight cover. A dispensation tip (20) for transporting liquid on the reaction plate is arranged in such a way that the distal end side is located on the inside of the covered space and the proximal portion is located on the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuhiro Hanafusa, Koretsugu Ogata, Koji Tanimizu, Tomoichi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20090191097Abstract: A surrounding environment and a solution to be dispensed are prevented from being polluted by aerosol inside a dispensation tip. A dispensation tip 20 is provided with a dispensation nozzle 19 attached to its distal end, a syringe having a hollow inner portion, that is connected to a proximal end of the dispensation nozzle 19, and a plunger 22 that is allowed to slide in the cylinder 21 of the syringe so that suction and discharge processes are carried out on the liquid by the dispensation nozzle 19. A separation member having airtightness for separating an inside of the nozzle 19 from the outside and flexibility for allowing the plunger 22 to freely slide is placed between the proximal end of the plunger 22 and the proximal end of the cylinder 21.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2007Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: Nobuhiro Hanafusa, Atsushi Inami, Tomoichi Takahashi
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Patent number: 6057967Abstract: An apparatus is presented for extracting configurational features of an object formed by a number of surfaces with a two-dimensional laser pattern. Changes in the shape can be tracked, and speedy three-dimensional measurements are made possible in a small memory area without requiring parameter adjustment. The device comprises a two-dimensional laser pattern generating device 61 which projects laser light in a desired two-dimensional pattern configuration, a three-dimensional position calculating device 62 which synchronizes the timing of the laser light illumination with the timing of the detection of two-dimensional points. Three-dimensional coordinates of a surface point are rapidly calculated, then the surface parameters are determined by the three-dimensional positions of a number of points (three points or more).Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1998Date of Patent: May 2, 2000Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Tomoichi Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Tateishi, Akinori Watabe
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Patent number: 5870490Abstract: An apparatus is presented for extracting configurational features of an object formed by a number of surfaces with a two-dimensional laser pattern. Changes in the shape can be tracked, and speedy three-dimensional measurements are made possible in a small memory area without requiring parameter adjustment. The device comprises a two-dimensional laser pattern generating device which projects laser light in a desired two-dimensional pattern configuration, a three-dimensional position calculating device which synchronizes the timing of the laser light illumination with the timing of the detection of two-dimensional points. Three-dimensional coordinates of a surface point are rapidly calculated, then the surface parameters are determined by the three-dimensional positions of a number of points (three points or more).Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1996Date of Patent: February 9, 1999Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Tomoichi Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Tateishi, Akinori Watabe