Patents by Inventor Kaori Kawaguchi
Kaori Kawaguchi 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).
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Patent number: 10962495Abstract: To provide a system capable of evaluating a deficiency and/or a lowered function of extrinsic coagulation factors or intrinsic coagulation factors with high sensitivity by adding new procedures and apparatuses to a blood coagulation system analysis procedure, an apparatus, or the like. A blood coagulation system analysis system includes a blood coagulation system measurement apparatus that performs blood coagulation system measurement of a blood sample; and a blood coagulation system analysis apparatus including a coagulation parameter extraction unit that extracts a coagulation parameter from a measurement result by the blood coagulation system measurement apparatus, and a blood coagulation evaluation unit that evaluates a level of blood coagulation of the blood sample on the basis of the coagulation parameter, the measurement by the blood coagulation system measurement apparatus being performed under an extrinsic system acceleration condition and an intrinsic system acceleration condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshihito Hayashi, Marcaurele Brun, Kenzo Machida, Aya Murata, Shinji Omori, Seungmin Lee, Kaori Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 10816493Abstract: Provided is a technique that allows high-accuracy electrical measurement without the influence of blood sedimentation in a case where various measurements or evaluations are performed using blood samples containing a blood cell component and a plasma component. Provided is an electrical measurement method for electrically measuring a blood sample including at least a blood cell component and a plasma component, the electrical measurement method including the step of adding a blood sedimentation inhibitor to the blood sample. Also provided is a blood sedimentation inhibitor for use in electrical measurement of a blood sample including at least a blood cell component and a plasma component, the blood sedimentation inhibitor including a non-cationic water-soluble compound and being capable of increasing specific gravity and/or viscosity of the plasma component.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Seungmin Lee, Kenzo Machida, Kaori Kawaguchi, Marcaurele Brun
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Publication number: 20190162690Abstract: To provide a system capable of evaluating a deficiency and/or a lowered function of extrinsic coagulation factors or intrinsic coagulation factors with high sensitivity by adding new procedures and apparatuses to a blood coagulation system analysis procedure, an apparatus, or the like. A blood coagulation system analysis system includes a blood coagulation system measurement apparatus that performs blood coagulation system measurement of a blood sample; and a blood coagulation system analysis apparatus including a coagulation parameter extraction unit that extracts a coagulation parameter from a measurement result by the blood coagulation system measurement apparatus, and a blood coagulation evaluation unit that evaluates a level of blood coagulation of the blood sample on the basis of the coagulation parameter, the measurement by the blood coagulation system measurement apparatus being performed under an extrinsic system acceleration condition and an intrinsic system acceleration condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshihito Hayashi, Marcaurele Brun, Kenzo Machida, Aya Murata, Shinji Omori, Seungmin Lee, Kaori Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20180073997Abstract: Provided is a technique that allows high-accuracy electrical measurement without the influence of blood sedimentation in a case where various measurements or evaluations are performed using blood samples containing a blood cell component and a plasma component. Provided is an electrical measurement method for electrically measuring a blood sample including at least a blood cell component and a plasma component, the electrical measurement method including the step of adding a blood sedimentation inhibitor to the blood sample. Also provided is a blood sedimentation inhibitor for use in electrical measurement of a blood sample including at least a blood cell component and a plasma component, the blood sedimentation inhibitor including a non-cationic water-soluble compound and being capable of increasing specific gravity and/or viscosity of the plasma component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: SEUNGMIN LEE, KENZO MACHIDA, KAORI KAWAGUCHI, MARCAURELE BRUN
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Publication number: 20180052181Abstract: Provided is a technology useful for verifying measurement accuracy before measurement of an electrical characteristic of blood samples. A sample for use in electrical characteristic measurement is provided including erythrocytes incompletely fixed with a fixative, the fixed erythrocytes being such that an electrical characteristic of a mixture of the fixed erythrocytes and plasma components can change over time. An electrical characteristic measurement method is provided including measuring an electrical characteristic of the sample for use in electrical characteristic measurement over time before measuring an electrical characteristic of blood samples over time. An electrical characteristic measurement device is provided including a determination unit configured to determine measurement accuracy on the basis of a predetermined reference value and measured values based on the electrical characteristic measured using the sample for use in electrical characteristic measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenzo Machida, Marcaurele Brun, Yoshihito Hayashi, Kaori Kawaguchi, Seungmin Lee
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Publication number: 20170030891Abstract: Provided is a blood condition analysis device, a blood condition analysis system, a blood condition analysis method, and a program, according to which the coagulation system or fibrinolysis system of blood can be accurately evaluated from electrical characteristics. In a blood condition analysis device, an analysis unit is provided for evaluating, with respect to two or more blood samples adjusted from one blood specimen and having different drug types or concentrations, the influence of the drug or a factor in the blood on the coagulation system or fibrinolysis system of the blood on the basis of data of time-dependent changes in electrical characteristics measured at a specific frequency or frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: MARCAURELE BRUN, KAORI KAWAGUCHI, KENZO MACHIDA, YOSHIHITO HAYASHI, TOMOYUKI UMETSU
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Patent number: 7980999Abstract: A body motion discriminating apparatus includes an acceleration sensor for detecting a body motion of a user, a storing unit for storing a threshold, a threshold changing unit for changing the threshold based on physical data expressing a physical feature of the user and registering the changed threshold in the storing unit, and a discriminating unit for discriminating whether a detected body motion is walking or running by comparing a value of a parameter calculated from amplitude and cycle of an output signal of the acceleration sensor with the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaori Kawaguchi, Yoshitake Oshima
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Patent number: 7846068Abstract: An activity meter includes a sensor for detecting acceleration in a plurality of directions, representative acceleration calculation means for calculating a representative acceleration based on an output signal of the sensor, and exercise intensity calculation means for calculating an exercise intensity of a body motion performed in the unit period from the representative acceleration. The exercise intensity calculation means includes a plurality of calculation formulas to use in the calculation of the exercise intensity, and determines the calculation formula to use in the calculation of the exercise intensity of the body motion performed in the unit period based on a horizontal component and a vertical component of the representative acceleration. The activity amount on various types of body activities from daily activity to exercise thus can be accurately measured.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitake Oshima, Kaori Kawaguchi, Ryosuke Doi
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Publication number: 20100120584Abstract: An activity meter includes a sensor for detecting acceleration in a plurality of directions, representative acceleration calculation means for calculating a representative acceleration based on an output signal of the sensor, and exercise intensity calculation means for calculating an exercise intensity of a body motion performed in the unit period from the representative acceleration. The exercise intensity calculation means includes a plurality of calculation formulas to use in the calculation of the exercise intensity, and determines the calculation formula to use in the calculation of the exercise intensity of the body motion performed in the unit period based on a horizontal component and a vertical component of the representative acceleration. The activity amount on various types of body activities from daily activity to exercise thus can be accurately measured.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshitake Oshima, Kaori Kawaguchi, Ryosuke Doi
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Publication number: 20100069203Abstract: There is provided a body motion discriminating apparatus including an acceleration sensor for detecting a body motion of a user, a storing unit for storing a threshold, a threshold changing unit for changing the threshold based on physical data expressing a physical feature of the user and registering the changed threshold in the storing unit, and a discriminating unit for discriminating whether a detected body motion is walking or running by comparing a value of a parameter calculated from amplitude and cycle of an output signal of the acceleration sensor with the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaori Kawaguchi, Yoshitake Oshima