Patents by Inventor Yuta OKAMURA

Yuta OKAMURA 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: 10228363
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sample dispensing method. The method comprises: suctioning a urine sample from a sample container by a first nozzle; moving the first nozzle to a holding chamber after the first nozzle has suctioned the urine sample from the sample container, and discharging the urine sample into the holding chamber; moving the first nozzle to a first wash tank and washing the first nozzle in the first wash tank after the first nozzle has discharged the urine sample into the holding chamber; and moving a second nozzle to the holding chamber after the first nozzle has started moving to the first wash tank, and moving the second nozzle which has suctioned the urine sample from the holding chamber to respective plurality of processing chambers and discharging a part of the urine sample to the respective plurality of processing chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Okamura, Ryuichiro Ebi, Masahiko Oguro, Go Senda
  • Patent number: 10024843
    Abstract: Disclosed is a urine sample dispensing method. The method comprises: (i) suctioning a urine sample using a nozzle; (ii) flowing the urine sample suctioned by the nozzle through a filter for capturing foreign matter, the filter being provided in a flow path connected to the nozzle; and (iii) changing a flow course of the urine sample or a position of the filter so that the filter is not positioned on the flow course of the urine sample, when the urine sample that has passed through the filter is discharged from the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Tsuji, Yuta Okamura, Go Senda
  • Publication number: 20160290991
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sample dispensing method. The method comprises: suctioning a urine sample from a sample container by a first nozzle; moving the first nozzle to a holding chamber after the first nozzle has suctioned the urine sample from the sample container, and discharging the urine sample into the holding chamber; moving the first nozzle to a first wash tank and washing the first nozzle in the first wash tank after the first nozzle has discharged the urine sample into the holding chamber; and moving a second nozzle to the holding chamber after the first nozzle has started moving to the first wash tank, and moving the second nozzle which has suctioned the urine sample from the holding chamber to respective plurality of processing chambers and discharging a part of the urine sample to the respective plurality of processing chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Yuta OKAMURA, Ryuichiro EBI, Masahiko OGURO, Go SENDA
  • Publication number: 20160290990
    Abstract: Disclosed is a urine sample dispensing method. The method comprises: (i) suctioning a urine sample using a nozzle; (ii) flowing the urine sample suctioned by the nozzle through a filter for capturing foreign matter, the filter being provided in a flow path connected to the nozzle; and (iii) changing a flow course of the urine sample or a position of the filter so that the filter is not positioned on the flow course of the urine sample, when the urine sample that has passed through the filter is discharged from the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Kentaro TSUJI, Yuta OKAMURA, Go SENDA