Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki TSUKAHARA

Tomoyuki TSUKAHARA 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).

  • Cell imaging device, cell imaging method, and sample cell
    Patent number: 10732168
    Abstract: Provided are a cell imaging device and a cell imaging method that can shorten the time period of taking images of cells in a liquid sample, compared with conventional techniques. This cell imaging device introduces a urine sample containing cells into an internal space of a sample cell, moves at least one of the sample cell and an objective lens in a second direction while at least one of the sample cell and the objective lens is moved in a first direction, the second direction being different from the first direction, and takes, at a plurality of imaging positions, images of cells contained in the urine sample by means of an imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Fukuda, Masamichi Tanaka, Yanyan Liu, Ryosuke Fujii, Takumi Inutsuka, Tomoyuki Tsukahara
  • CELL IMAGING DEVICE, CELL IMAGING METHOD, AND SAMPLE CELL
    Publication number: 20170285000
    Abstract: Provided are a cell imaging device and a cell imaging method that can shorten the time period of taking images of cells in a liquid sample, compared with conventional techniques. This cell imaging device introduces a urine sample containing cells into an internal space of a sample cell, moves at least one of the sample cell and an objective lens in a second direction while at least one of the sample cell and the objective lens is moved in a first direction, the second direction being different from the first direction, and takes, at a plurality of imaging positions, images of cells contained in the urine sample by means of an imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Masakazu FUKUDA, Masamichi TANAKA, Yanyan LIU, Ryosuke FUJII, Takumi INUTSUKA, Tomoyuki TSUKAHARA