Patents Assigned to Omron Healthcare Company, LTD
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Publication number: 20240189084Abstract: A replacement head for detachable coupling to an oral care implement body. The replacement head may include a head having at least one treatment element and a tubular sleeve extending from the head and defining a cavity having an axis that receives a stem of the oral care implement body. The tubular sleeve may have a proximal edge that defines an opening into the cavity. A slot in the tubular sleeve is configured to mate with a boss of the stem of the oral care implement body. The slot may include an entry slot section extending from the proximal edge of the tubular sleeve towards the head and a locking slot section extending from the entry slot section towards the head. The locking slot section may have a first lateral wall that is oblique to the cavity axis and a second lateral wall that is parallel to the cavity axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki YOSHIA, Takashi TORIHAMA, Thomas MINTEL, Joseph FATTORI
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Patent number: 11980517Abstract: An electric toothbrush that detects plaque on the teeth, ensures accurate plaque detection, and performs cleaning of plaque. The electric toothbrush may include a body having a gripping part and a stem with a brush unit detachably coupled to the body. The electric toothbrush may include a light emitting element for emitting light onto the tooth and a light receiving element for receiving light that reflects off of the tooth. A controller may be included to determine an amount of plaque on the tooth based on the amount of reflected light detected. The electric toothbrush may also include a fluid dispensing system that dispenses fluid based on the amount of reflected light detected. In some aspects, the electric toothbrush may operate in multiple oscillation modes, and it may only dispense fluid in some of the modes but not all of the modes.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Yoshida, Mamoru Katano, Masashi Kitamura, Sakae Morikawa
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Patent number: 11931218Abstract: An oral care implement body to which a replacement head can be detachably coupled. In one embodiment, the oral care implement body includes a gripping portion having a shoulder, a stem extending from the shoulder along a longitudinal axis, and a boss protruding from an outer surface of the stem. The boss may have a locking rib section having an undercut surface that is axially spaced from the shoulder and a positioning rib section extending from the locking rib section to the shoulder. The undercut surface may circumferentially protrude from a first side surface of the positioning rib section. The locking rib section may extend along a first rib axis and the positioning rib section may extend along a second rib axis, the first rib axis oriented obliquely to the second rib axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Yoshida, Takashi Torihama, Thomas Edward Mintel, Joseph E. Fattori
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Patent number: 9002718Abstract: When the present time of a clock circuit is a medication time recorded in advance in a SD card, a notice that the medication time has come is given by a voice output portion or the like. Presence/absence of a medicine package in each block of a medicine package case is sensed by a medicine package sensor. The time point and the presence/absence of the medicine package are recorded in the SD card. A notice corresponding to the presence/absence is output. At a time except for the medication time, taking-out of the case, opening/closing of the cover, taking-out and return of the medicine package are recorded in the SD card based on detection signals from the medicine package sensor, medicine package case sensor, and case cover opening/closing sensor. A notice corresponding to the sensed situation is output.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Omron Healthcare Company Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Imai, Tomonori Inoue, Kenji Eda, Takahide Tanaka
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Patent number: 8793829Abstract: An electric toothbrush capable of suppressing loss of vibration energy while suppressing the vibration of the portion a user grips with hand is provided. In an electric toothbrush including an inner case, made up of an inner case main body and a motor holder, mounted with various components including a motor; an outer case which interiorly accommodates the inner case and which acts as a portion the user grips with hand when brushing teeth; an eccentric shaft, configured by a shaft main body and an eccentric member, which center of gravity is arranged at a position shifted from a shaft center and which rotates by a drive force of the motor; and a vibration transmitting component for transmitting the vibration generated with the rotation of the eccentric shaft to a brush portion; where the vibration transmitting component is positioned with respect to the outer case by point contacting the inner wall surface of the outer case at a plurality of locations.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Ltd.Inventors: Jun Shimoyama, Yasutaka Murase, Tadashi Tone, Yuji Asada
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Publication number: 20100234745Abstract: A portable electrocardiograph (1A) includes a body unit (100) arranged with a negative electrode and a detachable unit (110) arranged with a positive electrode, where the detachable unit (110) is detachably attached to the body unit (100). The negative electrode and the positive electrode are both exposed in a state where the detachable unit (110) is united to the body unit (100). In the portable electrocardiograph (1A), an electrocardiographic waveform can be measured both in a state where the detachable unit (110) is united to the body unit (100) and in a state where the detachable unit (110) is separated from the body unit (100). According to such a configuration, it is possible to obtain the portable electrocardiograph in which a degree of freedom in measuring position is enhanced such that the electrocardiographic waveform can be measured by selecting a specific measuring position from a plurality of measuring positions according to a situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: Omron Healthcare Company LtdInventors: Masahiro Umeda, Norihito Yamamoto, Yusaku Sakoda
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Publication number: 20100168593Abstract: In a portable electrocardiograph (100), including a negative electrode (121) to be contacted by a hand of a subject and a positive electrode (122) to be contacted to a predetermined measurement site of a subject, for measuring an electric signal detected by the negative electrode (121) and the positive electrode (122) as an electrocardiographic waveform, springs (190a, 190b, 190c, 190d) for supporting the positive electrode (122) in a freely oscillating manner are arranged in a body unit (110) including the negative electrode (121) and a processing circuit for measurement. Thus, a portable electrocardiograph that excels in handleability and that enhances the contacting stability between the electrode and the measurement site can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: Omron Healthcare Company Ltd.Inventors: Yusaku Sakoda, Norihito Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20090170664Abstract: A breathing exerciser includes: a guide unit for guiding an exercise pattern of breathing to a user; a breathing sensor for detecting breathing of the user; a breathing index calculating unit for calculating, based on a signal from the breathing sensor, a breathing index at least one of before and after an exercise period during which the exercise pattern is guided, the breathing index representing a characteristic of a breathing state of the user; and an outcome index calculating unit for calculating an outcome index based on at least two breathing indices, the outcome index representing an outcome of breathing exercise; and an informing unit for informing the outcome index to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2006Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicants: Omron Healthcare Company Ltd., JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Osamu Shirasaki, Toshikazu Shiga, Yuzo Nakase, Kazuomi Kario
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Patent number: D529404Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company, LTDInventors: Erica Eden, Sing Pong Chui, Tim Kennedy, Hiroshi Ogawa, Tadashi Koike
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Patent number: D537004Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Omron Healthcare Company Ltd.Inventors: Erica Eden, Sing Pong Chui, Tim Kennedy, Hiroshi Ogawa, Tadashi Koike
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Patent number: D1020257Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahide Okai
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Patent number: D1020259Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahide Okai