Patents by Inventor Yosuke Iwata

Yosuke Iwata 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: 12680985
    Abstract: Included are a sample supplier (2) configured to generate a sample fluid containing gas and liquid by causing two or more kinds of fluids to react with each other and to supply the sample fluid, a gas-liquid separator (4) provided downstream of the sample supplier (2), the gas-liquid separator (4) having a separation space (24) for separating gas and liquid in the sample fluid supplied from the sample supplier (2) from each other, a gas outlet (30) for releasing the gas in the sample fluid from the separation space (24), and a liquid outlet (28) for taking out the liquid in the sample fluid from the separation space (24), a liquid channel (32; 42) fluidly connected to the liquid outlet (28) of the gas-liquid separator (4), a back pressure regulator (8) provided on the liquid channel (32; 34), an analysis channel (38; 40) constituting a liquid chromatograph for analyzing the liquid separated from the gas in the gas-liquid separator (4), and a sampling part (6) configured to take out the liquid flowing through
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Nagai, Katsumasa Sakamoto, Takuya Yoshioka, Yosuke Iwata
  • Publication number: 20260177531
    Abstract: A first liquid raw material and a second liquid raw material are reacted with each other by a reactor of a reaction device, so that a reaction product is produced. The reaction product is analyzed by an analyzer. In the controller, the reference value is acquired by the reference value acquirer from the chromatogram obtained from the result of the analysis by the analyzer. An upper limit value and a lower limit value with respect to the reference value are set by an allowable range setter. At least one of a residence time of the first liquid raw material, a residence time of the second liquid raw material, a reaction temperature, and a reaction pressure in the reactor is dynamically changed as a control target by a reaction controller such that the reference value falls between the upper limit value and the lower limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke NAGAI, Yosuke IWATA
  • Patent number: 12392689
    Abstract: It is an object to enable a sample of a sample source to be injected into a LC while a pressure state of the sample source is maintained. There are provided an injector (2) including a first sample loop (18) and an injection valve (20), a sample supply channel (26), a pump part (4), a second sample loop (12), a sample source channel (52), and a path construction part. The path construction part is configured to be capable of selectively constructing a sampling path and a sample supply path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Nagai, Yosuke Iwata, Tomoyuki Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20250208102
    Abstract: A monitoring analysis device includes a reaction product acquirer that sequentially acquires reaction products produced by a reaction device, an analyzer that sequentially analyzes the reaction products acquired by the reaction product acquirer, an analysis controller that causes the analyzer to execute a batch analysis in which a plurality of set analyses are sequentially executed according to a set analysis condition, and an analysis condition changer that, during execution of the batch analysis by the analyzer, and during or after execution of any analysis among the plurality of set analyses, is configured to change the set analysis condition for an analysis that is to be executed after the any analysis and is subject to a change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke NAGAI, Yosuke IWATA
  • Patent number: 12320820
    Abstract: A sample pretreatment device of an aspect of the present invention includes a conveyance mechanism (22) including a Z-axis guide (223) that linearly moves in two axes of an X axis and a Y axis and expands/contracts in a Z-axis direction on a table (21) where a unit that performs each step of pretreatment is arranged. The Z-axis guide (22) is integrally provided with a liquid handler (224) and a grip handler (225) oriented in opposite directions to each other. A side wall of a housing (20) on the autosampler side is provided with a sample conveyance opening (201). When pretreatment of a sample ends, the Z-axis guide (223) is moved to a position close to the opening (201) in a state where a gripper (228) grips a pretreated plate. An arm (227) enters a housing of the autosampler through the opening (201) and an opening formed in the autosampler, and sets a plate at a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kanamaru, Akiko Bamba, Shunsuke Atsumi, Hiroaki Murakami, Yosuke Iwata
  • Publication number: 20250050300
    Abstract: A synthesis system includes a first flow-path portion, a second flow-path portion, a third flow-path portion and a switcher. The first flow-path portion is connected to a first container in which a liquid raw material is containable. The second flow-path portion is connected to a second container in which a liquid raw material is containable. The third flow-path portion connects the first container and the second container to each other. To the third flow-path portion, a synthesis reaction device that produces a reactant from a liquid raw material is connected. The switcher is switchable between a flow-path state in which gas supplied by a gas supplier is guided to the first flow-path portion and a flow-path state in which gas supplied by the gas supplier is guided to the second flow-path portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, WASEDA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yusuke NAGAI, Yosuke IWATA, Takeo SUGA
  • Publication number: 20240385148
    Abstract: Included are a sample supplier (2) configured to generate a sample fluid containing gas and liquid by causing two or more kinds of fluids to react with each other and to supply the sample fluid, a gas-liquid separator (4) provided downstream of the sample supplier (2), the gas-liquid separator (4) having a separation space (24) for separating gas and liquid in the sample fluid supplied from the sample supplier (2) from each other, a gas outlet (30) for releasing the gas in the sample fluid from the separation space (24), and a liquid outlet (28) for taking out the liquid in the sample fluid from the separation space (24), a liquid channel (32;42) fluidly connected to the liquid outlet (28) of the gas-liquid separator (4), a back pressure regulator (8) provided on the liquid channel (32; 34), an analysis channel (38; 40) constituting a liquid chromatograph for analyzing the liquid separated from the gas in the gas-liquid separator (4), and a sampling part (6) configured to take out the liquid flowing through t
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke NAGAI, Katsumasa SAKAMOTO, Takuya YOSHIOKA, Yosuke IWATA
  • Publication number: 20240302250
    Abstract: A liquid sampling method in a flow monitoring system including a sampling section having a needle for performing sampling of a liquid, an analysis section that performs analysis of the liquid sampled by the sampling section, and a fluid supply section that supplies a sample fluid in a state of gas-liquid two-phase flow containing a gas phase and a liquid phase with the sample remaining in the state of gas-liquid two-phase flow. The liquid sampling method includes: a storage step of storing, in the storage container, a liquid phase contained in the sample fluid; a separation step of separating, from a liquid phase, a gas phase contained in the liquid phase stored in the storage container; and an injection step of suctioning, as a sample, the liquid phase stored in the storage container from a distal end of the needle after the separation step and injecting a predetermined amount of the sample into the analysis section through the injection port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    Inventors: Takuya YOSHIOKA, Yosuke IWATA, Yusuke NAGAI, Katsumasa SAKAMOTO, Takuji SHODA, Tomoaki SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11921091
    Abstract: A sample injection device is used to inject a sample into a chromatograph and includes a flow vial, a sampling needle and one or more than one sample dissolution devices. A sample is supplied to the flow vial. The sample that has been supplied to the flow vial is collected by the sampling needle and injected into the chromatograph. At least one of ultrasonic waves, an electric field and a magnetic field is used, so that dissolution of a sample to be injected into the chromatograph is promoted by one or more than one sample dissolution devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Nagai, Yosuke Iwata
  • Publication number: 20230324261
    Abstract: It is an object to enable a sample of a sample source to be injected into a LC while a pressure state of the sample source is maintained. There are provided an injector (2) including a first sample loop (18) and an injection valve (20), a sample supply channel (26), a pump part (4), a second sample loop (12), a sample source channel (52), and a path construction part. The path construction part is configured to be capable of selectively constructing a sampling path and a sample supply path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke NAGAI, Yosuke IWATA, Tomoyuki YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230314390
    Abstract: A monitoring analysis device includes an acquirer that sequentially acquires reaction products produced by a reactor, an analyzer that sequentially analyzes the reaction products acquired by the acquirer, a pre-processor that performs a pre-process to be performed before an analysis of the reaction products by the analyzer, and a controller that controls the pre-processor such that the pre-process for a second analysis to be performed subsequently to a first analysis is performed during the first analysis by the analyzer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke NAGAI, Yosuke IWATA
  • Publication number: 20220390419
    Abstract: A first liquid raw material and a second liquid raw material are reacted with each other by a reactor of a reaction device, so that a reaction product is produced. The reaction product is analyzed by an analyzer. In the controller, the reference value is acquired by the reference value acquirer from the chromatogram obtained from the result of the analysis by the analyzer. An upper limit value and a lower limit value with respect to the reference value are set by an allowable range setter. At least one of a residence time of the first liquid raw material, a residence time of the second liquid raw material, a reaction temperature, and a reaction pressure in the reactor is dynamically changed as a control target by a reaction controller such that the reference value falls between the upper limit value and the lower limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke NAGAI, Yosuke IWATA
  • Publication number: 20220334089
    Abstract: A sample injection device is used to inject a sample into a chromatograph and includes a flow vial, a sampling needle and one or more than one sample dissolution devices. A sample is supplied to the flow vial. The sample that has been supplied to the flow vial is collected by the sampling needle and injected into the chromatograph. At least one of ultrasonic waves, an electric field and a magnetic field is used, so that dissolution of a sample to be injected into the chromatograph is promoted by one or more than one sample dissolution devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke NAGAI, Yosuke IWATA
  • Publication number: 20220074960
    Abstract: A sample pretreatment device of an aspect of the present invention includes a conveyance mechanism (22) including a Z-axis guide (223) that linearly moves in two axes of an X axis and a Y axis and expands/contracts in a Z-axis direction on a table (21) where a unit that performs each step of pretreatment is arranged. The Z-axis guide (22) is integrally provided with a liquid handler (224) and a grip handler (225) oriented in opposite directions to each other. A side wall of a housing (20) on the autosampler side is provided with a sample conveyance opening (201). When pretreatment of a sample ends, the Z-axis guide (223) is moved to a position close to the opening (201) in a state where a gripper (228) grips a pretreated plate. An arm (227) enters a housing of the autosampler through the opening (201) and an opening formed in the autosampler, and sets a plate at a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki KANAMARU, Akiko BAMBA, Shunsuke ATSUMI, Hiroaki MURAKAMI, Yosuke IWATA
  • Publication number: 20210103307
    Abstract: A technique is provided that reduces dullness of a potential provided to a line such as gate line on an active-matrix substrate to enable driving the line at high speed and, at the same time, reduces the size of the picture frame region. On an active-matrix substrate (20a) are provided gate lines (13G) and source lines. On the active-matrix substrate (20a) are further provided: gate drivers (11) each including a plurality of switching elements, at least one of which is located in a pixel region, for supplying a scan signal to a gate line (13G); and lines (15L1) each for supplying a control signal to the associated gate driver (11). A control signal is supplied by a display control circuit (4) located outside the display region to the gate drivers (11) via the lines (15L1). In response to a control signal supplied, each gate driver (11) drives the gate line (13G) to which it is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Kohei TANAKA, Hidefumi YOSHIDA, Takeshi NOMA, Ryo YONEBAYASHI, Takayuki NISHIYAMA, Mitsuhiro MURATA, Yosuke IWATA
  • Patent number: 10948787
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes, in the given order: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules; and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first electrode, a second electrode closer to the liquid crystal layer than the first electrode is, and an insulating film between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode is provided with openings including a first opening and a second opening adjacent to each other. The first opening and the second opening are independent of each other and are point-symmetrical to each other. The first opening and the second opening each have a shape including: curved portions that expand an opening periphery outward at the respective ends in the longitudinal direction; and paired protruding portions that allow the opening periphery to protrude partially in the lateral direction in the middle of the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Murata, Yosuke Iwata, Takuma Tomotoshi
  • Patent number: 10901442
    Abstract: A technique is provided that reduces dullness of a potential provided to a line such as gate line on an active-matrix substrate to enable driving the line at high speed and, at the same time, reduces the size of the picture frame region. On an active-matrix substrate (20a) are provided gate lines (13G) and source lines. On the active-matrix substrate (20a) are further provided: gate drivers (11) each including a plurality of switching elements, at least one of which is located in a pixel region, for supplying a scan signal to a gate line (13G); and lines (15L1) each for supplying a control signal to the associated gate driver (11). A control signal is supplied by a display control circuit (4) located outside the display region to the gate drivers (11) via the lines (15L1). In response to a control signal supplied, each gate driver (11) drives the gate line (13G) to which it is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohei Tanaka, Hidefumi Yoshida, Takeshi Noma, Ryo Yonebayashi, Takayuki Nishiyama, Mitsuhiro Murata, Yosuke Iwata
  • Patent number: 10809581
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix substrate 20a in which either a plurality of source lines (data lines) 15S or a plurality of gate lines 13G, as constituent elements of the active matrix substrate 20a, are vertical lines extending in the longitudinal direction, and the other are horizontal lines. Among a plurality of pixel control elements 16T that are provided in correspondence to a plurality of pixels and are connected with the data line 15S and the gate lines 13G so as to control display of the corresponding pixels, respectively, a part of the pixel control elements 16T connected with one same horizontal line are arranged on one side with respect to the respective vertical lines to which the pixel control elements are connected, the side being different from a side on which the other pixel control elements connected with the same horizontal line are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Nishiyama, Kohhei Tanaka, Takeshi Noma, Ryo Yonebayashi, Yosuke Iwata
  • Patent number: 10802345
    Abstract: Disclosed is a horizontal alignment mode liquid crystal display device that can achieve higher definition and improved response speed. The liquid crystal display device includes, in the given order: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules; and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first electrode, a second electrode positioned closer to the liquid crystal layer than the first electrode is, and an insulating film between the first and second electrodes. The second electrode is provided with an opening having a shape including a longitudinal-shaped portion and a pair of protrusions protruding to opposite sides from the longitudinal-shaped portion. The protrusions are provided at portions excluding both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal-shaped portion and are located at corresponding positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Murata, Yosuke Iwata, Takuma Tomotoshi
  • Patent number: 10775352
    Abstract: To diminish complication and difficulty in attachment and detachment of analytical columns to and from a column oven. The column oven includes, in a column housing part that includes a space for housing the plurality of analytical columns, a column rack that holds the plurality of analytical columns, an inlet switching valve, and an outlet connection portion. At least either the inlet switching valve or the outlet connection portion is formed integrally with the column rack and capable of being attached to and detached from the column housing part together with the column rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Iwata, Koji Numata, Kei Shimojima