Patents by Inventor Yasuo Seto

Yasuo Seto 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: 7829848
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., National Research Institute of Police Science
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takada, Masao Suga, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Hidehiro Okada, Tatsuo Nojiri, Yasuo Seto, Yasuhiro Sano, Shigeharu Yamashiro, Isaac Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 7663098
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus capable of real-time detection of a kind of chemical warfare agent, namely diphenylcyanoarsine (DC) and/or diphenylchloroarsine (DA). Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry is carried out in the positive ionization mode, the total amount of DC and DA is determined from the intensity of an ion common to DC and DA, the DC concentration is determined from the intensity of an ion specific to DC, and the difference between them is regarded as the DA concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Seto, Isaac Ohsawa, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Hisashi Maruko, Yasuaki Takada, Akihiko Okumura, Hidehiro Okada, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki
  • Publication number: 20090039253
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takada, Masao Suga, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Hidehiro Okada, Tatsuo Nojiri, Yasuo Seto, Yasuhiro Sano, Shigeharu Yamashiro, Isaac Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 7449685
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., National Research Institute of Police Science
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takada, Masao Suga, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Hidehiro Okada, Tatsuo Nojiri, Yasuo Seto, Yasuhiro Sano, Shigeharu Yamashiro, Isaac Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20080054172
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus capable of real-time detection of a kind of chemical warfare agent, namely diphenylcyanoarsine (DC) and/or diphenylchloroarsine (DA). Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry is carried out in the positive ionization mode, the total amount of DC and DA is determined from the intensity of an ion common to DC and DA, the DC concentration is determined from the intensity of an ion specific to DC, and the difference between them is regarded as the DA concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Yasuo Seto, Isaac Ohsawa, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Hisashi Maruko, Yasuaki Takada, Akihiko Okumura, Hidehiro Okada, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki
  • Publication number: 20060289742
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takada, Masao Suga, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Hidehiro Okada, Tatsuo Nojiri, Yasuo Seto, Yasuhiro Sano, Shigeharu Yamashiro, Isaac Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 7041971
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an apparatus and a method for the detection of chemical agents which are suitable for detecting sulfur mustard and lewisite 1 and are satisfactory from the viewpoint of the speed of detection of chemical agents, the reduction of the rate of wrong information, the specification of the kinds of the chemical agents, and an unmanned continuous-monitoring apparatus. In the present invention, the detecting apparatus comprises a sample introduction section 1 into which a sample is introduced to be heated, an ionization section 2 in which the sample from the sample introduction section is ionized, a mass spectrometry section 3, and a computer 6 for data analysis. When predetermined signals characteristic of sulfur mustard or lewisite 1 are observed, it becomes possible to specify the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., President of National Research of Police Science
    Inventors: Masumi Fukano, Shigeru Honjo, Hisashi Nagano, Yasuaki Takada, Yasuo Seto, Teruo Itoi, Kazumitsu Iura
  • Patent number: 6943343
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a chemical agent, capable of increasing a detection speed of a chemical agent, decreasing a false alarm rate, pinning down the kind of a chemical agent, and meeting specifications for unattended continuous monitoring equipment suitable for detecting sarin or soman. This detection apparatus comprises a sample introduction unit for introducing a sample, an ionizing unit for positively ionizing the sample from the sample introduction unit, a mass spectrometer unit for analyzing ions of the sample, and a computer for analyzing data, and is best suited for identifying a dangerous substance by detecting signals peculiar to chemical agents, such as sarin or soman.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., President of National Research Institute of Police Science
    Inventors: Shigeru Honjo, Yasuaki Takada, Hisashi Nagano, Masumi Fukano, Yasuo Seto, Teruo Itoi, Kazumitsu Iura, Mieko Kataoka, Kouichiro Tsuge
  • Publication number: 20050092915
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an apparatus and a method for the detection of chemical agents which are suitable for detecting sulfur mustard and lewisite 1 and are satisfactory from the viewpoint of the speed of detection of chemical agents, the reduction of the rate of wrong information, the specification of the kinds of the chemical agents, and an unmanned continuous-monitoring apparatus. In the present invention, the detecting apparatus comprises a sample introduction section 1 into which a sample is introduced to be heated, an ionization section 2 in which the sample from the sample introduction section is ionized, a mass spectrometry section 3, and a computer 6 for data analysis. When predetermined signals characteristic of sulfur mustard or lewisite 1 are observed, it becomes possible to specify the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Masumi Fukano, Shigeru Honjo, Hisashi Nagano, Yasuaki Takada, Yasuo Seto, Teruo Itoi, Kazumitsu Iura
  • Publication number: 20040084614
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a chemical agent, capable of increasing a detection speed of a chemical agent, decreasing a false alarm rate, pinning down the kind of a chemical agent, and meeting specifications for unattended continuous monitoring equipment suitable for detecting sarin or soman. This detection apparatus comprises a sample introduction unit for introducing a sample, an ionizing unit for positively ionizing the sample from the sample introduction unit, a mass spectrometer unit for analyzing ions of the sample, and a computer for analyzing data, and is best suited for identifying a dangerous substance by detecting signals peculiar to chemical agents, such as sarin or soman.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Shigeru Honjo, Yasuaki Takada, Hisashi Nagano, Masumi Fukano, Yasuo Seto, Teruo Itoi, Kazumitsu Iura, Mieko Kataoka, Kouichiro Tsuge