Patents by Inventor Akihiro Ishikawa

Akihiro Ishikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20150201841
    Abstract: An optical biological measuring device includes a light transmission/reception element 30 having a plurality of light transmission probes 12, light reception probes 13 and reference probes 14; a second observation signal acquiring element 25 for acquiring a second observation signal indicating a time-course variation relating to a cerebral activity; a first observation signal acquiring element 24 for acquiring a first observation signal indicating a time-course variation relating to the blood flow in the skin; and an analysis control element 40 for generating a removal target component removal observation signal based on the first and second observation signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20150105672
    Abstract: A photobiological measurement apparatus 1 may include a second received light quantity information calculation unit 33 for calculating measurement data relating to cerebral activity, a data display controller for displaying the measurement data for a specified area of a subject's brain, is characterized: is being provided with a reference light-receiving probe 14, which is disposed at a position separated by a first setting distance r1 from the light-transmitting prober 12 that is shorter than a second setting distance r2, and a first received light quantity information calculating unit 32, which calculates skin blood flow data relating to the skin blood flow using first received light quantity information ?A1 from the light transmitting probe 12 to the reference light-receiving probe 14, and in displaying the skin blood flow data at a specified position of the subject's scalp by indicating the measurement position on the subject's scalp and displaying the skin blood data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Inoue, Takashi Amita, Satoru Kohno, Yoshinori Masuda, Haruhide Udagawa
  • Publication number: 20150087996
    Abstract: A holder configured to allow light transmission probes for emitting light and light reception probes for receiving light to be arranged alternately and be spaced apart from each other by a second set distance r2. The holder has a plurality of first through holes each provided at a position spaced apart by a first set distance r1 shorter than the second set distance r2 from a position of the retained light transmission probe or a position of the retained light reception probe. Each of the through holes of the plurality of first through holes allow reference probes for emitting or receiving light to be inserted thereto. One of the first through holes provided therein with none of the reference probes has a non-light transmissive attachment member in a detachable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Haruhide Udagawa, Yoshihiro Inoue, Takashi Amita, Yoshinori Masuda, Akihiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20150080739
    Abstract: An optical measuring system comprises a control device and an optical meter. The optical meter comprises a first case, a first controller for controlling light emitters for irradiating a patient with light and light receivers for receiving light from the patient to obtain measurement data regarding a cerebral activity, and a first transmitter and receiver for transmitting the measurement data to the control device. The control device comprises a second case removably attached to the first case, a display and input device on a surface of the second case, a second transmitter and receiver for receiving the measurement data from the optical meter, and a second controller for controlling the display and input device to display the measurement data from the optical meter. The second case can be attached on a top face of the first case when the first case is placed on a table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Inoue, Takashi Amita, Satoru Kohno, Haruhide Udagawa, Yoshinori Masuda
  • Publication number: 20150065890
    Abstract: An optical biometric system (1) is characterized by being provided with: a first received light amount information acquisition unit (25) which acquires skin blood flow data relating to a skin blood flow in a wide range of the scalp of a subject by controlling the transmission/reception of light to/from a light transmission/reception unit (30) using a wide-range control table; and a selection control table creation unit (24) which causes a storage unit (23) to store a selection control table for acquiring X pieces of first received light amount information (?A1) selected from among N pieces of first received light amount information (?A1), and in that when acquiring multiple pieces of measurement data relating to the brain activity in a predetermined range of the brain of the subject by controlling the transmission/reception of light to/from the light transmission/reception unit (30) using a control table, a light transmission/reception control unit (21) acquires skin blood flow data relating to a skin blood f
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Inoue, Takashi Amita, Satoru Kohno, Haruhide Udagawa, Yoshinori Masuda
  • Publication number: 20140330109
    Abstract: A photobiomedical measurement apparatus includes a measurement point determination module to determine a specified position in a brain surface image as a measurement point by designating the specified position in the brain surface image with an input device, an estimated point determination module to determine a specific position in a scalp surface image as an estimated point(s) based on the measurement point (m) and displaying an image of the estimated point (s); and a position-guiding module that displays, on the scalp surface image pathway images (L1, L2), which represent the shortest pathways along the scalp surface between the estimated point (s) and reference points on the scalp surface image corresponding to reference points of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: Akihiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140243611
    Abstract: A rehabilitation device includes a head mounted unit disposed on the scalp surface of a subject, a brain measurement data acquisition unit which acquires brain measurement data relating to a brain activity, a determination unit which determines whether the subject's brain can recall the brain activity corresponding to an exercise which is a subject for rehabilitation based on the brain measurement data, a motion sensor attached to a part of the subject's body, a body measurement data acquisition unit which acquires body measurement data relating to a body movement of a part of the subject's body from the motion sensor, and a warning unit which gives a warning to stop the body movement of the part of the subject's body when there is a body movement that does not correspond to the exercise which is the subject for rehabilitation based on the body measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 8755867
    Abstract: An optical measurement system has main and portable optical measurement devices. The main optical measurement device includes Ath first light sending devices and Bth first light receiving devices. The portable optical measurement device includes Cth second light sending devices for illuminating a subject, Dth second light receiving devices receiving light from the subject, a holder worn on a head of the subject and having through holes therein, a control unit acquiring measurement data relating to a brain activity while controlling the second light sending and receiving devices, and a communication device communicating with the main optical measurement device. (C+D)<(A+B) is satisfied. The communication device of the portable optical measurement device transmits the measurement data acquired by the control unit of the portable optical measurement device to the main optical measurement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inoue, Takashi Amita, Satoru Kohno, Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshinori Masuda, Haruhide Udagawa
  • Publication number: 20130116521
    Abstract: Provided is a holder which comprises at least two probe mount portions into which a light-transmitting probe for emitting light from the tip thereof or a light-receiving probe for receiving light through the tip thereof is inserted from above and is to be put on the head of a subject, the holder being characterized by further comprising: a linear backbone portion that extends in a first direction that is perpendicular to the above-described direction from above; and at least two linear branch portions that extend in a second direction that is perpendicular to the above-described direction from above and is different from the first direction, wherein the lower end portions of the probe mount portions protrude from the lower surface of the backbone portion or a branch portion and are tapered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inoue, Takashi Amita, Satoru Kohno, Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshinori Masuda, Haruhide Udagawa
  • Publication number: 20130066214
    Abstract: Provided is a holder which comprises at least two probe mount portions and is to be put on the head of a subject by inserting a light-transmitting probe for emitting light from the tip thereof or a light-receiving probe for receiving light through the tip thereof in the probe mount portion, the holder characterized by being provided with a linear backbone portion extending in a first direction, at least two linear branch portions extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and a disposition reference point disposed so as to match a first specific point, the first specific point being set in the head of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inoue, Takashi Amita, Satoru Kohno, Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshinori Masuda, Haruhide Udagawa
  • Patent number: 8396525
    Abstract: A real-time simultaneous measurement apparatus includes: a hemoglobin information-receiving portion that sequentially receives hemoglobin information, which is information relating to the amount of hemoglobin in a head portion of a test subject, from a NIRS brain-measuring apparatus that receives a synchronization signal output by a synchronization signal output apparatus and acquires the hemoglobin information when the synchronization signal has been received; a brain wave information-receiving portion that sequentially receives the brain wave information of the test subject, from an EEG brain wave-measuring apparatus that receives a synchronization signal output by the synchronization signal output apparatus and acquires the brain wave information when the synchronization signal has been received; a synchronization processing portion that performs processing that synchronizes the hemoglobin information and the brain wave information; and an output portion that outputs the synchronized hemoglobin information
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignees: Shimadzu Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute Research Institute International
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Tatsuya Okabe, Masaaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20120238883
    Abstract: An optical measurement system having a main and a portable optical measurement devices. The portable optical measurement device is provided with a second case portable by the subject, C second light sending means for illuminating the subject, D second light receiving means receiving light emitted from the subject, a second holder worn on the head of the subject and having at least (C+D) through holes therein, a control unit acquiring measurement data relating to a brain activity while controlling the second light sending and receiving means, and a communication unit communicating with the main optical measurement device, that (C+D)>(A+B) is satisfied, and that the communication unit of the portable optical measurement device transmits the measurement data acquired by the control unit of the portable optical measurement device to the main optical measurement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Inoue, Takashi Amita, Satoru Kohno, Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshinori Masuda, Haruhide Udagawa
  • Publication number: 20120191359
    Abstract: An organism optical measurement device having a light transmitter/receiver control unit for obtaining measurement data concerning brain activities and a measurement data display control unit for displaying the measurement data. The organism optical measurement device is further provided with a head surface appearance image acquiring unit for acquiring a head surface appearance image of a subject, a head surface appearance image display control unit for displaying the head surface appearance image, and a measurement-related position calculating unit for calculating the measurement-related position in the head surface appearance image from which the measurement data is obtained when an input device specifies the positions in the head surface appearance image corresponding to the positions of a light transmitting probe and a light receiving probe disposed on the head surface of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20120010484
    Abstract: A photobiological measuring device has a computing unit generating an unwanted component removal observation signal by removing the signal corresponding to the unwanted component from an observation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090318785
    Abstract: A real-time simultaneous measurement apparatus includes: a hemoglobin information-receiving portion that sequentially receives hemoglobin information, which is information relating to the amount of hemoglobin in a head portion of a test subject, from a NIRS brain-measuring apparatus that receives a synchronization signal output by a synchronization signal output apparatus and acquires the hemoglobin information when the synchronization signal has been received; a brain wave information-receiving portion that sequentially receives the brain wave information of the test subject, from an EEG brain wave-measuring apparatus that receives a synchronization signal output by the synchronization signal output apparatus and acquires the brain wave information when the synchronization signal has been received; a synchronization processing portion that performs processing that synchronizes the hemoglobin information and the brain wave information; and an output portion that outputs the synchronized hemoglobin information
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHIKAWA, Tatsuya Okabe, Masaaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20090199924
    Abstract: A cold roll forming method for reducing a diameter of a metal pipe and a metal pipe product having a diameter reduced by such a method are disclosed, wherein the method includes: passing a raw metal pipe through a set of pre-forming rolls so that it can be pre-formed into an intermediate metal pipe having an elliptical, elongated circular or rectangular cross-sectional shape; and then passing the intermediate metal pipe through a set of diameter-reducing rolls disposed on a downstream side of the set of pre-forming rolls so that it can have its outer circumferential length reduced to be smaller than an outer peripheral length of the raw metal pipe, while at the same time being re-formed into a circular cross-sectional shape or any other cross-sectional shape different from the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate metal pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Yoshiya Tsukada, Ryoichi Suzuki, Akihiro Ishikawa, Motoyoshi Ishikawa, Jun Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080148797
    Abstract: A cold roll forming method for reducing a diameter of a metal pipe and a metal pipe product having a diameter reduced by such a method are disclosed, wherein the method includes: passing a raw metal pipe through a set of pre-forming rolls so that it can be pre-formed into an intermediate metal pipe having an elliptical, elongated circular or rectangular cross-sectional shape; and then passing the intermediate metal pipe through a set of diameter-reducing rolls disposed on a downstream side of the set of pre-forming rolls so that it can have its outer circumferential length reduced to be smaller than an outer peripheral length of the raw metal pipe, while at the same time being re-formed into a circular cross-sectional shape or any other cross-sectional shape different from the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate metal pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Yoshiya Tsukada, Ryoichi Suzuki, Akihiro Ishikawa, Motoyoshi Ishikawa, Jun Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7357446
    Abstract: A cowl-top cover for a vehicle having a bonnet hood, a windshield and a well disposed therebetween, is provided with a fixation portion fixed to a body panel of the vehicle on a side of the bonnet hood; an engaging portion including a bottom, the engaging portion being configured to conceal and slidably pinch an end portion of the windshield so that a space portion is defined by the end portion and the bottom; and a main body portion linking the fixation portion with the engaging portion and covering the well, the main body being configured to be deformed by an applied impact force and allow sliding movement of the engaging portion in a direction where the bottom moves toward the end portion of the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sakai, Takenori Kurata, Akihiro Ishikawa, Motomu Koyama, Kazuo Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 7316448
    Abstract: A cowl top cover for an automotive vehicle having a body panel with a support plate and for defining an engine room, a hood covering the engine room, and a cowl portion arranged behind the engine room, wherein the cowl top cover includes a base having a mounting portion, a first wall extending from the base to the hood and supporting a sealing member abutting on the hood, and a second wall extending from the base and covering the cowl portion, wherein the base is supported by the support plate at the mounting portion and exposed to the engine room, and the mounting portion is covered with a covering portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motomu Koyama, Naoto Onuma, Akihiro Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20070113611
    Abstract: A cold roll forming method for reducing a diameter of a metal pipe and a metal pipe product having a diameter reduced by such a method are disclosed, wherein the method includes: passing a raw metal pipe through a set of pre-forming rolls so that it can be pre-formed into an intermediate metal pipe having an elliptical, elongated circular or rectangular cross-sectional shape; and then passing the intermediate metal pipe through a set of diameter-reducing rolls disposed on a downstream side of the set of pre-forming rolls so that it can have its outer circumferential length reduced to be smaller than an outer peripheral length of the raw metal pipe, while at the same time being re-formed into a circular cross-sectional shape or any other cross-sectional shape different from the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate metal pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Yoshiya Tsukada, Ryoichi Suzuki, Akihiro Ishikawa, Motoyoshi Ishikawa, Jun Ishikawa