Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Niiyama
Yoshihiro Niiyama 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: 10254211Abstract: A flow cell includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer includes a first flow path and a first electrode. The second layer includes a second flow path and a second electrode. The third layer is formed between the first layer and the second layer, and includes a first connection hole connecting the first flow path and the second flow path. The first electrode is disposed in the first flow path at a first side opposite to a second side where a sample is provided to the first flow path with respect to the first connection hole. The second electrode is disposed in the second flow path at a third side opposite to a fourth side where a fluid is discharged from the second flow path with respect to the first connection hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Nihon Kohden CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Niiyama, Maki Suezawa
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Patent number: 10088467Abstract: A blood testing apparatus includes a blood acquiring section that acquires a blood sample, a particle counter that measures a particle count in the blood sample, and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measuring section that measures a erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the blood sample. The particle counter and the ESR measuring section being arranged in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Niiyama, Fumihiko Murayama
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Patent number: 9823173Abstract: A blood measuring apparatus includes: a liquid supply source storing a sheath liquid and applying a pressure to supply the sheath liquid to first and second chambers, pressures of the sheath liquids to be supplied to the first and second chambers different from each other; a sheath flow generator sending a blood sample supplied to the first chamber, to the aperture while causing the blood sample to be converged by a sheath flow due to the sheath liquid supplied from the liquid supply source; and a swirling flow generator causing the blood sample in the second chamber, to be converged by a swirling flow due to the sheath liquid supplied from the liquid supply source, thereby allowing the blood sample to flow in a direction separating from the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Niiyama, Satoshi Suzuki, Koji Masuda
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Publication number: 20170212031Abstract: A flow cell includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer includes a first flow path and a first electrode. The second layer includes a second flow path and a second electrode. The third layer is formed between the first layer and the second layer, and includes a first connection hole connecting the first flow path and the second flow path. The first electrode is disposed in the first flow path at a first side opposite to a second side where a sample is provided to the first flow path with respect to the first connection hole. The second electrode is disposed in the second flow path at a third side opposite to a fourth side where a fluid is discharged from the second flow path with respect to the first connection hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Yoshihiro NIIYAMA, Maki Suezawa
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Patent number: 9279757Abstract: A blood measuring apparatus includes: a first chamber which includes a first wall provided with an aperture and in which diluted blood is contained; a second chamber which includes the first wall, a second wall opposed to the first wall and a peripheral wall and in which diluting solution is contained, the first and second chambers communicating with each other through the aperture; first and second electrodes which are disposed in the first and second chambers, respectively; a measuring unit which performs a blood measurement by causing a current to flow between the first and second electrodes; a diluting solution supplying unit which supplies diluting solution along a part of the peripheral wall which is adjacent to a peripheral edge of the first wall; and a sucking unit which sucks the diluting solution from the second wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro Niiyama
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Publication number: 20150268221Abstract: A blood testing apparatus includes a blood acquiring section that acquires a blood sample, a particle counter that measures a particle count in the blood sample, and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measuring section that measures a erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the blood sample. The particle counter and the ESR measuring section being arranged in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki FUKUDA, Yoshihiro NIIYAMA, Fumihiko MURAYAMA
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Publication number: 20150020613Abstract: A blood measuring apparatus includes: a liquid supply source storing a sheath liquid and applying a pressure to supply the sheath liquid to first and second chambers, pressures of the sheath liquids to be supplied to the first and second chambers different from each other; a sheath flow generator sending a blood sample supplied to the first chamber, to the aperture while causing the blood sample to be converged by a sheath flow due to the sheath liquid supplied from the liquid supply source; and a swirling flow generator causing the blood sample in the second chamber, to be converged by a swirling flow due to the sheath liquid supplied from the liquid supply source, thereby allowing the blood sample to flow in a direction separating from the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Yoshihiro Niiyama, Satoshi Suzuki, Koji Masuda
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Patent number: 8747632Abstract: A blood measuring apparatus includes: first and second chambers which communicate with each other through an aperture; first and second electrodes which are disposed respectively in the first chamber and the second chamber; and a controller: which performs blood measurement by causing a current to flow between the first and second electrodes in a state where diluted blood is contained in the first chamber and diluting solution is contained in the second chamber; and which performs electrolysis by applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes in a state where diluting solution is contained in the first and second chambers, thereby producing washing solution, and which performs washing on at least the aperture, and the first and second chambers by using the produced washing solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Nihon Kohden CorporationInventor: Yoshihiro Niiyama
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Publication number: 20120146619Abstract: A blood measuring apparatus includes: a first chamber which includes a first wall provided with an aperture and in which diluted blood is contained; a second chamber which includes the first wall, a second wall opposed to the first wall and a peripheral wall and in which diluting solution is contained, the first and second chambers communicating with each other through the aperture; first and second electrodes which are disposed in the first and second chambers, respectively; a measuring unit which performs a blood measurement by causing a current to flow between the first and second electrodes; a diluting solution supplying unit which supplies diluting solution along a part of the peripheral wall which is adjacent to a peripheral edge of the first wall; and a sucking unit which sucks the diluting solution from the second wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro NIIYAMA
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Publication number: 20120145536Abstract: A blood measuring apparatus includes: first and second chambers which communicate with each other through an aperture; first and second electrodes which are disposed respectively in the first chamber and the second chamber; and a controller: which performs blood measurement by causing a current to flow between the first and second electrodes in a state where diluted blood is contained in the first chamber and diluting solution is contained in the second chamber; and which performs electrolysis by applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes in a state where diluting solution is contained in the first and second chambers, thereby producing washing solution, and which performs washing on at least the aperture, and the first and second chambers by using the produced washing solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro NIIYAMA
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Patent number: 5266269Abstract: A hematology analyzer includes a first measuring container having a first sensing device, a second measuring container having a second sensing device, a first auxiliary container diluting blood collected by a sampling nozzle and being arranged so as to allow the first diluted blood solution to flow into the first measuring container; a second auxiliary container further diluting the first diluted blood solution collected in the first auxiliary container by the sampling nozzle and being arranged so as to allow the second diluted blood solution to flow into the second measuring container, and first blood cells contained in the first diluted blood solution poured into the first measuring container from the first auxiliary container are measured by the first sensing device, and second blood cells contained in the second diluted blood solution poured into the second measuring container from the second auxiliary container are measured by the second sensing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1992Date of Patent: November 30, 1993Assignee: Nihon Kohden CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Niiyama, Katsumi Yoshikawa