Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Kimoto

Yasuhiro Kimoto 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: 11892434
    Abstract: In an analyzing system including an analyzing device 10, 20 and a control computer 40, the analyzing device includes: an information input receiver 30 configured to receive an input of information which is encoded in a predetermined format and specifies a method file; and an information sender 23 configured to send the control computer the information received by the information input receiver. The control computer includes: a storage section 413 in which a plurality of method files each describing an analysis condition are stored; a method file locator 423 configured to locate a method file corresponding to the information sent from the information sender among the plurality of method files; an analysis condition setter 424 configured to set an analysis condition of the analyzing device based on the located method file; and an analysis controller 425 configured to control an operation of the analyzing device based on the analysis condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Kimoto
  • Patent number: 11874205
    Abstract: A gas chromatograph comprises a sample gas generation unit, separation column, and detector. Multiple gas sources serve as carrier gases to transport sample gas to the separation column. A switching component connects the gas sources to the sample gas generation unit based on user-input information. This information is stored in a gas type memory, which aids a gas type identification component in determining the carrier gas type by monitoring the switching component's status and referring to the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Kisaka, Yasuhiro Kimoto, Yu Nagao
  • Publication number: 20230386428
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of chromatograph apparatuses includes a display unit, a display processing unit, and an operation receiving unit. The display processing unit causes the display unit to display a management screen in which a display image for each of the chromatograph apparatuses related to at least one of an analysis result in a plurality of the chromatograph apparatuses and operation on a plurality of the chromatograph apparatuses is arranged at a common aspect ratio. The operation receiving unit receives change operation for changing a display mode of the management screen. When the change operation is received by the operation receiving unit, the display processing unit rearranges the display image in a state where an aspect ratio is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KIMOTO, Yuri ITO
  • Publication number: 20230296573
    Abstract: A gas chromatograph is provided with a communication unit, a setting processing unit, a first operation reception unit, and a maintenance processing unit. The communication unit communicates with an outside. The setting processing unit sets any one of the plurality of maintenance modes to a default maintenance mode in response to an input from the outside via the communication unit. The first operation reception unit is provided in the housing and is configured to accept a progress operation for progressing a maintenance sequence corresponding to the default maintenance mode. The maintenance processing unit progresses the maintenance sequence stepwise each time the progress operation is accepted by the first operation reception unit. The first operation reception unit is commonly used even in a case where any one of the plurality of maintenance modes is set to the default maintenance mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KIMOTO, Masashi YAMANE, Shingo MASUDA
  • Patent number: 11555803
    Abstract: First analysis information including at least one of a sample analysis condition, a sample preparation condition and a kind of sample is assigned to at least one kind of jig, and the jig is arrangeable to correspond to any of a plurality of sample holders. Holding information representing whether a sample is held by each sample holder and jig information for identifying the kind of jig are acquired by a first information acquirer from an automatic sample injector. The first analysis information in regard to a corresponding sample holder is specified by a first analysis information specifier based on jig information. A batch file for controlling a sequence of analysis or preparation in regard to a sample held by a sample holder corresponding to a jig is created by a batch file creator with use of the holding information and the first analysis information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Kimoto
  • Patent number: 11536702
    Abstract: An automatic sample injection device includes: an injector (2) including a sampling mechanism (10) for sucking and dispensing a liquid, the injector (2) being configured to conduct a series of operations related to an injection of a sample into an analysis device; an operation condition setting part (16) configured to set operation conditions of the injector (2) in each of a plurality of processes included in the series of operations, based on a plurality of parameters which are set; and an information display device (6) configured to display information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kimoto, Ayaka Kisaka
  • Patent number: 11493449
    Abstract: When an operation receiver receives an operation for starting automatic start-up processing, a display controller causes a display to display a first direction image indicating a working order of a plurality of objects to be controlled, sequentially changes a display mode of a status image corresponding to an object that has worked to a first mode, and changes a display state of each of a plurality of operation images to an operable first state or an inoperable second state. When the operation receiver receives an operation for starting automatic stop processing, the display controller causes the display to display a second direction image indicating a stopping order of the plurality of objects in a reversed manner of the first direction image, sequentially changes a display mode of a status image corresponding to an object that has stopped to a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Isoi, Yasuhiro Kimoto
  • Patent number: 11454593
    Abstract: When an operation receiver receives an operation for starting automatic start-up processing, a display controller causes a display to display a first direction image indicating a working order of a plurality of objects to be controlled, sequentially changes a display mode of a status image corresponding to an object that has worked to a first mode, and changes a display state of each of a plurality of operation images to an operable first state or an inoperable second state. When the operation receiver receives an operation for starting automatic stop processing, the display controller causes the display to display a second direction image indicating a stopping order of the plurality of objects in a reversed manner of the first direction image, sequentially changes a display mode of a status image corresponding to an object that has stopped to a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Isoi, Yasuhiro Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20220146466
    Abstract: An automatic sample injection device includes: an injector (2) including a sampling mechanism (10) for sucking and dispensing a liquid, the injector (2) being configured to conduct a series of operations related to an injection of a sample into an analysis device; an operation condition setting part (16) configured to set operation conditions of the injector (2) in each of a plurality of processes included in the series of operations, based on a plurality of parameters which are set; and an information display device (6) configured to display information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kimoto, Ayaka Kisaka
  • Publication number: 20210311000
    Abstract: A gas chromatograph device (100) includes a calculator (2) configured to acquire information on conduits (36) between a branch unit (33) and detectors (34) and information that identifies types of the detectors connected to the conduits, the calculator being configured to calculate at least one of gas flow rates in the conduits, gas linear velocities in the conduits, or a pressure in the branch unit based on the acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KIMOTO, Takuya ISOI
  • Publication number: 20210270786
    Abstract: In a gas chromatograph configured so that a gas type of carrier gas can be changed, automatic recognition of the gas type of the carrier gas is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Kisaka, Yasuhiro Kimoto, Yu Nagao
  • Publication number: 20210231623
    Abstract: In an analyzing system including an analyzing device 10, 20 and a control computer 40, the analyzing device includes: an information input receiver 30 configured to receive an input of information which is encoded in a predetermined format and specifies a method file; and an information sender 23 configured to send the control computer the information received by the information input receiver. The control computer includes: a storage section 413 in which a plurality of method files each describing an analysis condition are stored; a method file locator 423 configured to locate a method file corresponding to the information sent from the information sender among the plurality of method files; an analysis condition setter 424 configured to set an analysis condition of the analyzing device based on the located method file; and an analysis controller 425 configured to control an operation of the analyzing device based on the analysis condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro KIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11047835
    Abstract: In a gas chromatograph 1, a back-pressure calculation processor 242 calculates a back pressure for a first detector. The pressure calculation processor 243 calculates a pressure of a carrier gas in a branching part. The back-flow determination processor 244 compares the pressure of the carrier gas in the branching part calculated by the pressure calculation processor 243 with the back pressure of the first detector calculated by the back-pressure calculation processor 242, and if the pressure of the carrier gas in the branching part is smaller than the back pressure of the first detector, the back-flow determination processor 244 determines that the carrier gas will flow back. It is therefore possible to surely know that there is a possibility that a back-flow of the carrier gas will occur, by checking the determination result of the back-flow determination processor 244.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kimoto, Shingo Masuda
  • Publication number: 20210190739
    Abstract: Provided is an analyzing device including: a storage section (21) configured to store a plurality of predetermined items concerning the state of the analyzing device and a relationship between each of the plurality of items and a parameter corresponding to the item; an item input receiver (23) configured to receive an input of one of the plurality of items; a parameter value collector (24) configured to specify a parameter corresponding to the item imputed from the item input receiver by referring to the storage section and to collect a value of the parameter from the analyzing device; and a parameter value outputter (25) configured to output the collected value of the parameter in a predetermined form. The parameter value can be outputted, for example, in the form of a two-dimensional code or a form that can be read through a short-range wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KIMOTO, Shingo MASUDA, Koichi HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11016065
    Abstract: In a gas chromatograph 1, a back-pressure calculation processor 242 calculates a back pressure for a first detector. The pressure calculation processor 243 calculates a pressure of a carrier gas in a branching part. The back-flow determination processor 244 compares the pressure of the carrier gas in the branching part calculated by the pressure calculation processor 243 with the back pressure of the first detector calculated by the back-pressure calculation processor 242, and if the pressure of the carrier gas in the branching part is smaller than the back pressure of the first detector, the back-flow determination processor 244 determines that the carrier gas will flow back. It is therefore possible to surely know that there is a possibility that a back-flow of the carrier gas will occur, by checking the determination result of the back-flow determination processor 244.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kimoto, Shingo Masuda
  • Publication number: 20210010981
    Abstract: First analysis information including at least one of a sample analysis condition, a sample preparation condition and a kind of sample is assigned to at least one kind of jig, and the jig is arrangeable to correspond to any of a plurality of sample holders. Holding information representing whether a sample is held by each sample holder and jig information for identifying the kind of jig are acquired by a first information acquirer from an automatic sample injector. The first analysis information in regard to a corresponding sample holder is specified by a first analysis information specifier based on jig information. A batch file for controlling a sequence of analysis or preparation in regard to a sample held by a sample holder corresponding to a jig is created by a batch file creator with use of the holding information and the first analysis information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200355650
    Abstract: Pre-registration information representing a correspondence relationship between analysis information representing a condition in regards to analysis or preparation of a sample, and a tray ID or a container type ID of a sample container is acquired by a pre-registration information acquirer. The tray ID or the container type ID is acquired by a tray ID acquirer or a container type ID acquirer from an automatic sample injector. The analysis information corresponding to the tray ID or the container type ID is specified by an analysis information specifier based on pre-registration information. Holding information representing whether a sample is held in a tray is acquired by a holding information acquirer from the automatic sample injector. A batch file is created by a batch file creator based on the holding information and the analysis information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KIMOTO, Gregory KING
  • Publication number: 20200072754
    Abstract: When an operation receiver receives an operation for starting automatic start-up processing, a display controller causes a display to display a first direction image indicating a working order of a plurality of objects to be controlled, sequentially changes a display mode of a status image corresponding to an object that has worked to a first mode, and changes a display state of each of a plurality of operation images to an operable first state or an inoperable second state. When the operation receiver receives an operation for starting automatic stop processing, the display controller causes the display to display a second direction image indicating a stopping order of the plurality of objects in a reversed manner of the first direction image, sequentially changes a display mode of a status image corresponding to an object that has stopped to a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya ISOI, Yasuhiro KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190277814
    Abstract: In a gas chromatograph 1, a back-pressure calculation processor 242 calculates a back pressure for a first detector. The pressure calculation processor 243 calculates a pressure of a carrier gas in a branching part. The back-flow determination processor 244 compares the pressure of the carrier gas in the branching part calculated by the pressure calculation processor 243 with the back pressure of the first detector calculated by the back-pressure calculation processor 242, and if the pressure of the carrier gas in the branching part is smaller than the back pressure of the first detector, the back-flow determination processor 244 determines that the carrier gas will flow back. It is therefore possible to surely know that there is a possibility that a back-flow of the carrier gas will occur, by checking the determination result of the back-flow determination processor 244.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KIMOTO, Shingo MASUDA
  • Patent number: 8036786
    Abstract: Provided is an on-vehicle control apparatus capable of automatically initializing control variables in a backup RAM only in rewriting a control program in the market. The on-vehicle control apparatus includes a CPU for controlling an on-vehicle device according to a control program, a non-volatile ROM for storing the control program therein, a backup RAM for storing control variables therein, a backup power supply circuit for supplying power to the backup RAM, a boot program for rewriting the control program, an address changeover circuit for making a changeover in execution address, and a memory rewrite unit. The memory rewrite unit outputs a rewrite signal, a command signal group including a command for activating the boot program, and an erasure command signal for erasing a diagnostic code. The control program initializes the control variables in the backup RAM in response to the erasure command signal when being activated after having been rewritten.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Kimoto