Patents by Inventor Toru Mizuhashi

Toru Mizuhashi 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).

  • Specimen measurement apparatus and specimen aspiration method
    Patent number: 10648996
    Abstract: A specimen measurement apparatus may include: an aspirator via which a specimen is aspirated. A flow path may be connected to the aspirator. A first pump may be connected to the flow path. A second pump may be connected to the flow path. A controller may select and cause either the first pump or the second pump to aspirate the specimen via the aspirator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Mizuhashi, Hiroaki Tobimatsu, Tomoya Hayashi
  • SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN ASPIRATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20180180638
    Abstract: A specimen measurement apparatus may include: an aspirator via which a specimen is aspirated. A flow path may be connected to the aspirator. A first pump may be connected to the flow path. A second pump may be connected to the flow path. A controller may select and cause either the first pump or the second pump to aspirate the specimen via the aspirator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru MIZUHASHI, Hiroaki TOBIMATSU, Tomoya HAYASHI
  • Sample analyzer
    Patent number: 9500577
    Abstract: A sample analyzer for aspirating and analyzing a sample in a sample tube is disclosed. The sample analyzer comprises: a fluid processing section for aspirating liquid contained in a tube with a pipette and flowing the liquid through a fluid circuit; an obtaining section for obtaining identification information for identifying type of tube to be aspirated from; and a control unit. When identifying that the tube to be aspirated from is a cleaning liquid tube, the control unit controls the fluid processing section to aspirate substantially all the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tube with the pipette and use all or partial amount of the aspirated cleaning liquid to clean the fluid circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaharu Shibata, Toru Mizuhashi
  • SAMPLE ANALYZER
    Publication number: 20130047711
    Abstract: A sample analyzer for aspirating and analyzing a sample in a sample tube is disclosed. The sample analyzer comprises: a fluid processing section for aspirating liquid contained in a tube with a pipette and flowing the liquid through a fluid circuit; an obtaining section for obtaining identification information for identifying type of tube to be aspirated from; and a control unit. When identifying that the tube to be aspirated from is a cleaning liquid tube, the control unit controls the fluid processing section to aspirate substantially all the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tube with the pipette and use all or partial amount of the aspirated cleaning liquid to clean the fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Masaharu Shibata, Toru Mizuhashi