Patents by Inventor Masaki Tomioka

Masaki Tomioka 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: 8816875
    Abstract: An electronic thermometer includes a hollow probe provided at its longitudinal tip with a temperature measuring unit having a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature, electrodes neighboring to the temperature sensor and arranged in the hollow of the probe, and a determining unit for determining whether temperature measuring unit is in appropriate contact with a measurement target portion of a user or not, based on a change in electrostatic capacity sensed using the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Yasuo Fujita, Yoshihito Nakanishi, Yoshihide Onishi, Daisuke Ishihara, Atsuko Fukui, Masaki Tomioka, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Patent number: 8808189
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a wrapping strength detecting portion for detecting a wrapping strength of a cuff with respect to a measurement site. The wrapping strength detecting portion detects the wrapping strength of the cuff prior to calculation of a blood pressure value by a blood pressure calculation unit. That is, the wrapping strength of the cuff is detected based on a relationship indicated by a volume change ?V12 of the cuff detected with a change in the detection pressure in the cuff wrapped around the measurement site from P1 to P2 and a volume change ?23 of the cuff detected with change from P2 to P3 in a process of controlling the cuff pressure by a pressure adjustment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Tokko, Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi, Naomi Matsumura, Masaki Tomioka, Reiji Fujita, Shingo Yamashita, Yuuichiro Tamaki
  • Patent number: 8400316
    Abstract: An electronic thermometer has a probe having a temperature measuring unit at its end, a temperature sensor arranged in the temperature measuring unit of the probe, a contact sensor arranged in a position shifter from the temperature measuring unit of the probe toward a thermometer body, a determining unit for determining whether a state of contact between the temperature measuring unit and a measurement target portion of a user is good or not, based on outputs of both the temperature sensor and the contact sensor, and a notifying unit for providing a notification according to a result of the determination by the determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Yoshihide Onishi, Masaki Tomioka, Atsuko Fukui, Daisuke Ishihara, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20110295130
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a wrapping strength detecting portion for detecting a wrapping strength of a cuff with respect to a measurement site. The wrapping strength detecting portion detects the wrapping strength of the cuff prior to calculation of a blood pressure value by a blood pressure calculation unit. That is, the wrapping strength of the cuff is detected based on a relationship indicated by a volume change ?V12 of the cuff detected with a change in the detection pressure in the cuff wrapped around the measurement site from P1 to P2 and a volume change ?23 of the cuff detected with change from P2 to P3 in a process of controlling the cuff pressure by a pressure adjustment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Tokko, Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi, Naomi Matsumura, Masaki Tomioka, Reiji Fujita, Shingo Yamashita, Yuuichiro Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20110152700
    Abstract: An electronic sphygmomanometer has a cuff to be attached to a measurement site, a pressurization/depressurization unit for adjusting a pressure to be applied to the cuff, a pressure detection unit including a plurality of pressure sensors, for detecting cuff pressures in the cuff based on pressure information output from the plurality of pressure sensors, and a blood pressure calculating unit for calculating a blood pressure based on a change in the cuff pressures detected by the pressure detection unit. Blood pressure measurement and detection of abnormality on the plurality of pressure sensors are carried out based on the cuff pressures respectively corresponding to the plurality of pressure sensors detected according to the pieces of pressure information output from the plurality of pressure sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiya Sawanoi, Hiroshi Kishimoto, Masaki Tomioka, Naomi Matsumura, Reiji Fujita, Yuuichiro Tamaki, Shingo Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20100328090
    Abstract: An electronic thermometer includes a hollow probe provided at its longitudinal tip with a temperature measuring unit having a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature, electrodes neighboring to the temperature sensor and arranged in the hollow of the probe, and a determining unit for determining whether temperature measuring unit is in appropriate contact with a measurement target portion of a user or not, based on a change in electrostatic capacity sensed using the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Yasuo Fujita, Yoshihito Nakanishi, Yoshihide Onishi, Daisuke Ishihara, Atsuko Fukui, Masaki Tomioka, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20100315258
    Abstract: An electronic thermometer has a probe having a temperature measuring unit at its end, a temperature sensor arranged in the temperature measuring unit of the probe, a contact sensor arranged in a position shifter from the temperature measuring unit of the probe toward a thermometer body, a determining unit for determining whether a state of contact between the temperature measuring unit and a measurement target portion of a user is good or not, based on outputs of both the temperature sensor and the contact sensor, and a notifying unit for providing a notification according to a result of the determination by the determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Yoshihide Onishi, Masaki Tomioka, Atsuko Fukui, Daisuke Ishihara, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20100014557
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic thermometer which is easily installed at an appropriate position, and is excellent in the measurement accuracy. In the electronic thermometer provided with an internally hollow casing 10 having an opening portion at the tip, a temperature sensor 21 connected by lead wire 22 drawn out from the inside of the casing 10 to the outside of the casing through the opening portion, and a cap 30 closing the opening portion, there is provided a positioning unit positioning the temperature sensor 21 at the tip of the casing 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Tomioka, Taiga Sato, Shigeto Niiyama
  • Patent number: 7547140
    Abstract: The electronic thermometer of this invention includes a supporting portion which supports the vicinity of the periphery on one face of a vibration plate, and a buzzer cover having flexibility for pressing the vibration plate against the supporting portion by pressing the vicinity of the periphery of the other face of the vibration plate and further includes a mechanism which presses the vicinity of the center of the buzzer cover on an opposite side to a side provided with the vibration plate in the buzzer cover so as to flex the buzzer cover, thereby pressing the vicinity of the periphery on the other face of the vibration plate with elastic reaction force of the buzzer cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Niiyama, Masaki Tomioka, Akitoshi Miki, Takao Terada
  • Publication number: 20070274370
    Abstract: The electronic thermometer of this invention includes a supporting portion which supports the vicinity of the periphery on one face of a vibration plate, and a buzzer cover having plasticity of pressing the vibration plate against the supporting portion by pressing the vicinity of the periphery of the other face of the vibration plate and further includes a mechanism which presses the vicinity of the center of the buzzer cover on an opposite side to a side provided with the vibration plate in the buzzer cover so as to flex the buzzer cover, thereby pressing the vicinity of the periphery on the other face of the vibration plate with elastic reaction force of the buzzer cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Shigeto Niiyama, Masaki Tomioka, Akitoshi Miki, Takao Terada
  • Patent number: D509154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Tomioka, Hiroyuki Ota, So Noguchi
  • Patent number: D526585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Omron HeathCare
    Inventors: Taiga Sato, Masaki Tomioka, Tetsuya Nakada, Shigeto Niiyama, Fumie Shibata
  • Patent number: D531529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiga Sato, Masaki Tomioka, Tetsuya Nakada, Fumie Shibata
  • Patent number: D539178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nakada, Masaki Tomioka, Tadashi Koike, Fumie Shibata, Yuki Shibata
  • Patent number: D553023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nakada, Masaki Tomioka, Tadashi Koike, Fumie Shibata, Yuki Shibata, Dongmei Wang, Wei Zheng, Shigeto Niiyama