Patents by Inventor Yutaro YAMAMURA

Yutaro YAMAMURA 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: 11112391
    Abstract: A degree of similarity in the peak pattern between a mass spectrum obtained for an unknown target substance in a sample and a mass spectrum of a known specific substance is calculated (S4). If the degree of similarity is within a range of 80-60% (“No” in S6), the ratio between the signal intensities at two mass-to-charge ratios characteristic of the specific substance is calculated and compared with a reference value (S7 and S8). If the intensity ratio exceeds the reference value, the target substance is likely to be the specific substance. Therefore, as in the case where the degree of similarity is equal to or higher than 80%, it is concluded that the specific substance is contained in the sample (S10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo Maeda, Tomohiro Kawase, Yutaro Yamamura, Tomoomi Hoshi
  • Patent number: 10794880
    Abstract: Sequential identification numbers are automatically provided and undisplayed, constant, unique numbers are assigned to each event registered in an analysis condition setting table 100. Since correspondence information between the identification numbers and the unique numbers changes due to the reassignment of identification numbers when an event is deleted from the table, event identification numbers for each compound are changed by referring to the correspondence information on a compound information table. As a result, it is possible to avoid the misalignment of event identification numbers between both tables. In addition, when an instruction is given to coordinate the time information or m/z information on both tables, the information on one table is reflected on the other table in accordance with the identification numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaro Yamamura, Tohru Shiohama, Yuji Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 10788469
    Abstract: A mass spectrometry data processor (2) having a database (21) for storing respective pieces of mass spectrum data of various compounds together with names and mass spectrometry conditions of the compounds includes a mass spectrum data receiver (22) configured to receive input of mass spectrum data associated with a compound name and a mass spectrometry condition, a determination unit (25) configured to determine whether the mass spectrum data includes a mass peak satisfying a predetermined criterion, and a database registration unit (31) that registers, on the database, mass spectrum data determined to include the mass peak satisfying the predetermined criterion or mass spectrum data based on the mass spectrum data determined to include the mass peak satisfying the predetermined criterion together with a compound name and a mass spectrometry condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaro Yamamura, Toshikazu Minohata
  • Publication number: 20190234916
    Abstract: A mass spectrometry data processor (2) having a database (21) for storing respective pieces of mass spectrum data of various compounds together with names and mass spectrometry conditions of the compounds includes a mass spectrum data receiver (22) configured to receive input of mass spectrum data associated with a compound name and a mass spectrometry condition, a determination unit (25) configured to determine whether the mass spectrum data includes a mass peak satisfying a predetermined criterion, and a database registration unit (31) that registers, on the database, mass spectrum data determined to include the mass peak satisfying the predetermined criterion or mass spectrum data based on the mass spectrum data determined to include the mass peak satisfying the predetermined criterion together with a compound name and a mass spectrometry condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaro YAMAMURA, Toshikazu MINOHATA
  • Publication number: 20190011410
    Abstract: A degree of similarity in the peak pattern between a mass spectrum obtained for an unknown target substance in a sample and a mass spectrum of a known specific substance is calculated (S4). If the degree of similarity is within a range of 80-60% (“No” in S6), the ratio between the signal intensities at two mass-to-charge ratios characteristic of the specific substance is calculated and compared with a reference value (S7 and S8). If the intensity ratio exceeds the reference value, the target substance is likely to be the specific substance. Therefore, as in the case where the degree of similarity is equal to or higher than 80%, it is concluded that the specific substance is contained in the sample (S10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo MAEDA, Tomohiro KAWASE, Yutaro YAMAMURA, Tomoomi HOSHI
  • Patent number: 10090139
    Abstract: A mass analysis device capable of reliably detecting the peak in a mass chromatogram of a given m/z is equipped with a control unit, which generates a mass chromatogram and total ion chromatogram. The control unit includes a determination unit which, using the total ion chromatogram, determines the start time and end time of the peak in the total ion chromatogram by searching for the peak based on maximum value of detected intensity and searching for peak start time and end time based on slope of change of detected intensity; and a detection unit, which detects the peak in the mass chromatogram by making the start time and end time of the peak in the mass chromatogram the same as the start time and end time of the peak in the total ion chromatogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yutaro Yamamura
  • Publication number: 20160111268
    Abstract: A mass analysis device capable of reliably detecting the peak in a mass chromatogram of a given m/z is equipped with a control unit, which generates a mass chromatogram and total ion chromatogram. The control unit includes a determination unit which, using the total ion chromatogram, determines the start time and end time of the peak in the total ion chromatogram by searching for the peak based on maximum value of detected intensity and searching for peak start time and end time based on slope of change of detected intensity; and a detection unit, which detects the peak in the mass chromatogram by making the start time and end time of the peak in the mass chromatogram the same as the start time and end time of the peak in the total ion chromatogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yutaro YAMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20140244185
    Abstract: Sequential identification numbers are automatically provided and undisplayed, constant, unique numbers are assigned to each event registered in an analysis condition setting table 100. Since correspondence information between the identification numbers and the unique numbers changes due to the reassignment of identification numbers when an event is deleted from the table, event identification numbers for each compound are changed by referring to the correspondence information on a compound information table. As a result, it is possible to avoid the misalignment of event identification numbers between both tables. In addition, when an instruction is given to coordinate the time information or m/z information on both tables, the information on one table is reflected on the other table in accordance with the identification numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaro YAMAMURA, Tohru SHIOHAMA, Yuji KATSUYAMA