Patents by Inventor Yasushi Nakano
Yasushi Nakano 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: 9976959Abstract: A biological substance detection method for detecting a biological substance specifically in a pathological specimen, comprising a step of immunologically staining the pathological specimen using a fluorescent label, a step of staining the pathological specimen with a staining reagent for morphology observation purposes (eosin) to observe the morphology of the pathological specimen, a step of irradiating the stained pathological specimen with excited light to cause the emission of a fluorescent and detecting the biological substance in the pathological specimen. In the step of immunologically staining the pathological specimen, a special fluorescent particle for which the excitation wavelength appears in a region that is different from the excitation wavelength region of eosin is used as the fluorescent label.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignees: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC., KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kensaku Takanashi, Hideki Goda, Hisatake Okada, Yasushi Nakano, Kohsuke Gonda, Motohiro Takeda, Noriaki Ohuchi
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Publication number: 20180136212Abstract: The present invention relates to a test support method which is a means for predicting whether or not pathological complete response (pCR) will be attained when a preoperative chemotherapy with an anticancer drug is performed, the method using a sample (breast cancer tissue section) collected from a breast cancer patient to be subjected to the preoperative chemotherapy. The test support method includes: [1] the step of acquiring a fluorescence image of a breast cancer tissue section, which fluorescence image shows bright spots of fluorescent nanoparticles labeling one or more kinds of breast cancer-related proteins; [2] the step of acquiring at least one index relating to the expression level(s) of the breast cancer-related protein(s) on the basis of the bright spots of the fluorescence image; and [3] the step of acquiring information for predicting pCR by performing an analysis using the above-described at least one index.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Hideki GOUDA, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Kensaku TAKANASHI, Hisatake OKADA, Yuichi OZAKI, Yuka YOSHIHARA, Yasushi NAKANO, Kohsuke GONDA, Noriaki OHUCHI, Mika WATANABE, Norikazu MASUDA, Masakazu TOI, Hiroshi TADA, Minoru MIYASHITA
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Patent number: 9970847Abstract: Provided is a method for staining a tissue enabling highly precise staining, by which the expression amount and/or the location of a biological substance in a tissue sample can be detected with a high quantitativity together with detailed information that can be obtained by bright field observation. The tissue staining method of the present invention is a method for staining a tissue, in which both staining that allows bright field observation and fluorescence staining are carried out for the same specific biological substance.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hideki Gouda, Hideki Hoshino, Kensaku Takanashi, Yasushi Nakano, Kohsuke Gonda, Noriaki Ohuchi, Mika Watanabe
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Publication number: 20180128719Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a staining agent for tissue staining which has an improved fluorescence signal evaluation accuracy; and a tissue staining kit comprising the staining agent. The staining agent for tissue staining contains, as a staining component, dye-resin particles comprising thermosetting resin particles and a fluorescent dye immobilized on the resin particles, wherein the resin particles contains a substituent having an electric charge opposite to that of the fluorescent dye and forms an ionic bond or a covalent bond with the fluorescent dye, and the dye-resin particles have a particle size variation coefficient of 15% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Kensaku TAKANASHI, Yasushi NAKANO, Takeshi ISODA, Hideki GOUDA
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Patent number: 9955627Abstract: An electric working machine including: a motor; a control unit configured to control rotation of the motor; a fixed part provided with a handle having a grip portion; a movable part held by the fixed part and is configured to be extendible by sliding relative to the fixed part; and a cutting blade provided to a end portion of the movable pipe and is configured to be driven by the motor; characterized in that the electric working machine further includes a detection unit which is connected to the control unit and is configured to detect whether or not the movable part is positioned at a predetermined extended position relative to the fixed part.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Nakano, Yuki Horie, Kazuhiko Funabashi, Yuuichi Toyoshima, Hiromi Ozawa, Hirohisa Tomita
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Publication number: 20180110125Abstract: Terminal portions are arrayed at regular widths and regular intervals, and each face any enable terminal, and are electrically connected to the enable terminals by conductive particles. A lead portion is connected to the other terminal portion except for a pair of terminal portions which is a pair of terminal portions adjacent to each other, and extends from an overlap region to a lead region. A connection portion connects the respective terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion to the adjacent terminal portions that are connected to the lead portion within an area of the overlap region. An interval between a pair of lead portions extending from a pair of connection portions located to sandwich a pair of terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion therebetween is larger than an interval between the other adjacent lead portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Hideaki ABE, Yasushi NAKANO, Hitoshi KAWAGUCHI, Ryouhei SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9919518Abstract: A printing element substrate includes a plurality of printing elements, a first transistor forming an electrical pathway common to the plurality of printing elements, and a plurality of second transistors for driving the plurality of printing elements independently of each other. An electrical pathway is formed between a first power node and a second power node in the order of the first transistor, one of the plurality of printing elements, and one of the plurality of second transistors. The electrical pathway connecting each of the plurality of printing elements and the first transistor includes a plurality of electrical paths.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takaaki Yamaguchi, Yosuke Miura, Chiaki Muraoka, Yasushi Nakano
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Patent number: 9903797Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a staining agent for tissue staining which has an improved fluorescence signal evaluation accuracy; and a tissue staining kit comprising the staining agent. The staining agent for tissue staining contains, as a staining component, dye-resin particles comprising thermosetting resin particles and a fluorescent dye immobilized on the resin particles, wherein the resin particles contains a substituent having an electric charge opposite to that of the fluorescent dye and forms an ionic bond or a covalent bond with the fluorescent dye, and the dye-resin particles have a particle size variation coefficient of 15% or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kensaku Takanashi, Yasushi Nakano, Takeshi Isoda, Hideki Gouda
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Publication number: 20180046012Abstract: A terminal structure that keeps the resistance of its connecting portion small and secures mechanical reliability is to be achieved. A display device includes a display region and a terminal region. A terminal formed in the terminal region is formed with a terminal metal, a first oxide conductive film covering the end portion of the terminal metal, and a second oxide conductive film covering the first oxide conductive film and the terminal metal. The first oxide conductive film has an opening in the center part of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Motoharu MIYAMOTO, Hidetatsu NAKAMURA, Yasuhiro KANAYA, Yasushi NAKANO, Yasuhito ARUGA
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Patent number: 9877395Abstract: Terminal portions are arrayed at regular widths and regular intervals, and each face any enable terminal, and are electrically connected to the enable terminals by conductive particles. A lead portion is connected to the other terminal portion except for pair of terminal portions which is a pair of terminal portions adjacent to each other, and extends from an overlap region to a lead region. A connection portion connects the respective terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion to the adjacent terminal portions that are connected to the lead portion within an area of the overlap region. An interval between a pair of lead portions extending from a pair of connection portions located to sandwich a pair of terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion therebetween is larger than an interval between the other adjacent lead portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hideaki Abe, Yasushi Nakano, Hitoshi Kawaguchi, Ryouhei Suzuki
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Patent number: 9836161Abstract: A terminal connection structure includes plural first connection terminals which are arranged side by side in one direction on a first circuit substrate, and plural second connection terminals which are arranged side by side in the one direction on a second resin circuit substrate overlappingly connected to the first circuit substrate and are respectively connected to the plural first connection terminals. Each of the plural second connection terminals includes plural first wirings extending in a direction crossing the one direction, and a second wiring connected to the plural first wirings and extending in the one direction. The second wiring is provided in a region where the second circuit substrate is overlapped and connected to the first circuit substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Nakano, Hitoshi Kawaguchi, Hideaki Abe
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Publication number: 20170263649Abstract: In a display device which includes a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged on a substrate two-dimensionally and which is configured to display an image therein, and a support member which supports the display panel, the support member possesses anisotropy in bending strength so as to encourage one-dimensional deformation (bending along only the X directional) of the display panel while suppressing two-dimensional deformation (bending in the X direction as well as the Y direction) of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Tomio Yaguchi, Yasushi Nakano, Hitoshi Azuma
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Publication number: 20170259985Abstract: A pill case (100) includes a pocket (9) which receives one pill (10) from an accommodation unit (8) in which a plurality of pills (10) are accommodated, and an extraction port (11) for ejecting the pill (10) in the pocket (9) to the outside. The pill case (100) includes a manipulation unit (for example, pill ejection button (4) and pill tray (5)) which converts a state in which the pill (10) in the pocket (9) cannot be ejected through the extraction port (11) to a state in which the pill (10) in the pocket (9) can be ejected through the extraction port (11) by being manipulated by a user. The pill case (100) includes a moving unit which is moved by indirectly or directly receiving a pressure from the pill (10) in the pocket (9) according to the moving manipulation to the manipulation unit, and a detection unit which detects that the moving unit is moved up to a position of the moving unit which corresponds to a state in which the pill (10) in the pocket (9) can be ejected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicants: NEC Corporation, NEC Platforms, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyuki HOMMA, Yasushi NAKANO
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Patent number: 9733157Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic blood-sampling tube preparation system which can reduce the reading mistake of the information of the RFID tags by selectively taking out a blood-sampling tube required to an examination of a patient according to a doctor's instruction information from the blood-sampling tube containing section, writing the patient examination information on a RFID tag of the taken out tube on the basis of the instruction information, reading simultaneously all patient examination information from all RFID tags contained in the prepared container for every patient, and comparing the information read from the RFID tags with the instruction information to ensure accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: TECHNO MEDICA CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshikazu Matsumoto, Yoshimi Hirasawa, Yasushi Nakano, Yusuke Wada, Ichiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20170205926Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a first substrate includes a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area, the first substrate includes a first terminal and a second terminal which are located in the first area, and a first wiring which electrically connects the first terminal and the second terminal, a second substrate includes a detection electrode, and a third terminal electrically connected to the detection electrode, and a connecting member which electrically connects the first terminal and the third terminal, at least a part of the first wiring being extended from the first terminal toward the second area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Koji NOGUCHI, Masaki MURASE, Yasushi NAKANO, Koji ISHIZAKI
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Publication number: 20170205928Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a first substrate includes a first electrode located in a display area in which an image is displayed, a second substrate includes a second electrode which is located in the display area, and outputs a sensor signal, and a flexible substrate includes a first connection portion connected to the first substrate and a second connection portion connected to the second substrate, the flexible substrate includes a common base layer extending between the first connection portion and the second connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Koji Noguchi, Yasushi Nakano, Masaki Murase
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Patent number: 9703134Abstract: A liquid crystal display device equipped with a built-in touch panel includes a second substrate on which a wiring pattern for configuring a touch panel is formed, and a flexible wiring substrate joined to the second substrate with an overlap portion, and electrically connected to the wiring pattern. The flexible wiring substrate is formed of a multilayer substrate having a first conductive pattern layer having a plurality of terminal portions electrically connected onto the wiring pattern, a second conductive pattern layer, an insulating layer interposed between the first conductive pattern layer and the second conductive pattern layer, and a plurality of contact portions that penetrates through the insulating layer, and electrically connects the plurality of terminal portions to the second conductive pattern layer. The plurality of contact portions is arranged to overlap with the plurality of terminal portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Japan Dispaly Inc.Inventor: Yasushi Nakano
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Publication number: 20170190173Abstract: A printing element substrate includes a plurality of printing elements, a first transistor forming an electrical pathway common to the plurality of printing elements, and a plurality of second transistors for driving the plurality of printing elements independently of each other. An electrical pathway is formed between a first power node and a second power node in the order of the first transistor, one of the plurality of printing elements, and one of the plurality of second transistors. The electrical pathway connecting each of the plurality of printing elements and the first transistor includes a plurality of electrical paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Takaaki Yamaguchi, Yosuke Miura, Chiaki Muraoka, Yasushi Nakano
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Publication number: 20170135218Abstract: Terminal portions are arrayed at regular widths and regular intervals, and each face any enable terminal, and are electrically connected to the enable terminals by conductive particles. A lead portion is connected to the other terminal portion except for pair of terminal portions which is a pair of terminal portions adjacent to each other, and extends from an overlap region to a lead region. A connection portion connects the respective terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion to the adjacent terminal portions that are connected to the lead portion within an area of the overlap region. An interval between a pair of lead portions extending from a pair of connection portions located to sandwich a pair of terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion therebetween is larger than an interval between the other adjacent lead portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Hideaki ABE, Yasushi NAKANO, Hitoshi KAWAGUCHI, Ryouhei SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9645430Abstract: A display device with a touch panel includes: a thin film transistor substrate on which thin film transistors are formed; and a counter substrate arranged to face the thin film transistor substrate, wherein the counter substrate includes detection electrodes extending in one direction across a display area and detecting a contact position when a contact from the outside is made on the display area, and a plurality of electrode terminals connected to the detection electrodes, a flexible board for the electrode terminals to extract a signal from the detection electrodes is connected to the counter substrate, and an arrangement pitch of a plurality of terminals of the flexible board and an arrangement pitch of the plurality of electrode terminals are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Yasushi Nakano