Patents by Inventor Yoshikatu Sekine

Yoshikatu Sekine 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).

  • Microplate
    Patent number: 6884615
    Abstract: A microplate having a base and wells is disclosed. The base has mark parts at least on one edge thereof. Each mark part is defined by notches cut in the edge of the base. The wells are provided in the base and arranged in rows and columns. The mark parts can be used as indicia for identifying not only the microplate but also the wells so that the microplate and the wells can be easily identified without writing numerals or marks on the edges of the base with a felt pen or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Futaba Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Suzuki, Yoshikatu Sekine, Hisao Kuramoto, Maki Kaneko
  • Microplate
    Publication number: 20040009101
    Abstract: A microplate having a base and wells is disclosed. The base has mark parts at least on one edge thereof. Each mark part is defined by notches cut in the edge of the base. The wells are provided in the base and arranged in rows and columns. The mark parts can be used as indicia for identifying not only the microplate but also the wells so that the microplate and the wells can be easily identified without writing numerals or marks on the edges of the base with a felt pen or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Hideyuki Suzuki, Yoshikatu Sekine, Hisao Kuramoto, Maki Kaneko