Patents by Inventor Osamu Tochikubo
Osamu Tochikubo 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: 8382676Abstract: In measurement requiring application of pressure to a tissue of a living body such as blood pressure measurement, noise due to vibration tends to occur. It is therefore difficult to accurately measure a pulse wave and a blood pressure value, and there is a problem of measuring blood pressure stably. It is also difficult to measure blood pressure in daily life activities or to measure blood pressure at predetermined intervals or continuously in a state where a tonometer is always attached. There is consequently a problem of providing a method of holding a biologic information detecting apparatus. The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems and an object of the invention is to provide an easy-to-wear biologic information detecting apparatus for stably detecting biologic information.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Naoe Tatara, Kimihisa Aihara, Shinji Mino, Hiroshi Koizumi, Shoichi Hayashida, Taisuke Oguchi, Junichi Shimada, Shoichi Sudo, Osamu Tochikubo, Hidetoshi Miura
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Patent number: 8382675Abstract: In measurement requiring application of pressure to a tissue of a living body such as blood pressure measurement, noise due to vibration tends to occur. It is therefore difficult to accurately measure a pulse wave and a blood pressure value, and there is a problem of measuring blood pressure stably. It is also difficult to measure blood pressure in daily life activities or to measure blood pressure at predetermined intervals or continuously in a state where a tonometer is always attached. There is consequently a problem of providing a method of holding a biologic information detecting apparatus. The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems and an object of the invention is to provide an easy-to-wear biologic information detecting apparatus for stably detecting biologic information.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Naoe Tatara, Kimihisa Aihara, Shinji Mino, Hiroshi Koizumi, Shoichi Hayashida, Taisuke Oguchi, Junichi Shimada, Shoichi Sudo, Osamu Tochikubo, Hidetoshi Miura
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Patent number: 8348851Abstract: This invention provides a user with information by which the reliability of a measured blood pressure value can be determined. A blood pressure measurement device includes a cuff which presses a blood pressure measurement portion, a pressure control means for pressurizing or depressurizing the interior of the cuff, a pressure sensor which senses the internal pressure of the cuff, a pulse wave signal extracting means for extracting time-series data of a pulse wave signal superposed on the cuff internal pressure sensed by the pressure sensor, in the process in which the pressure control means pressurizes or depressurizes the cuff, and a display means for displaying a pulse waveform corresponding to a pulse wave signal of at least one period, together with the value of a cuff internal pressure corresponding to the pulse wave signal, based on the extracted pulse wave signal time-series data.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignees: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Public University Corporation Yokohama City UniversityInventors: Kouichi Inoue, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20120029366Abstract: A blood pressure detection apparatus includes a pressure sensor, a press mechanism that applies pressure to a blood vessel by pressing a living body, and can gradually decrease the pressure, and a blood pressure calculation section that determines the pressure when a given waveform pattern appears in a waveform of pulse waves obtained by the pressure sensor to be a maximal blood pressure, determines the pressure when the waveform has a maximum amplitude to be a mean blood pressure, and calculates a minimal blood pressure using the maximal blood pressure and the mean blood pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicants: PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiko YOKOYAMA, Osamu TOCHIKUBO
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Publication number: 20110295132Abstract: In measurement requiring application of pressure to a tissue of a living body such as blood pressure measurement, noise due to vibration tends to occur. It is therefore difficult to accurately measure a pulse wave and a blood pressure value, and there is a problem of measuring blood pressure stably. It is also difficult to measure blood pressure in daily life activities or to measure blood pressure at predetermined intervals or continuously in a state where a tonometer is always attached. There is consequently a problem of providing a method of holding a biologic information detecting apparatus. The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems and an object of the invention is to provide an easy-to-wear biologic information detecting apparatus for stably detecting biologic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoe TATARA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Shinji MINO, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Taisuke OGUCHI, Junichi SHIMADA, Shoichi SUDO, Osamu TOCHIKUBO, Hidetoshi MIURA
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Publication number: 20110295131Abstract: In measurement requiring application of pressure to a tissue of a living body such as blood pressure measurement, noise due to vibration tends to occur. It is therefore difficult to accurately measure a pulse wave and a blood pressure value, and there is a problem of measuring blood pressure stably. It is also difficult to measure blood pressure in daily life activities or to measure blood pressure at predetermined intervals or continuously in a state where a tonometer is always attached. There is consequently a problem of providing a method of holding a biologic information detecting apparatus. The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems and an object of the invention is to provide an easy-to-wear biologic information detecting apparatus for stably detecting biologic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoe TATARA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Shinji MINO, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Taisuke OGUCHI, Junichi SHIMADA, Shoichi SUDO, Osamu TOCHIKUBO, Hidetoshi MIURA
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Publication number: 20110295133Abstract: In measurement requiring application of pressure to a tissue of a living body such as blood pressure measurement, noise due to vibration tends to occur. It is therefore difficult to accurately measure a pulse wave and a blood pressure value, and there is a problem of measuring blood pressure stably. It is also difficult to measure blood pressure in daily life activities or to measure blood pressure at predetermined intervals or continuously in a state where a tonometer is always attached. There is consequently a problem of providing a method of holding a biologic information detecting apparatus. The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems and an object of the invention is to provide an easy-to-wear biologic information detecting apparatus for stably detecting biologic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoe TATARA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Shinji MINO, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Taisuke OGUCHI, Junichi SHIMADA, Shoichi SUDO, Osamu TOCHIKUBO, Hidetoshi MIURA
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Publication number: 20110295092Abstract: In measurement requiring application of pressure to a tissue of a living body such as blood pressure measurement, noise due to vibration tends to occur. It is therefore difficult to accurately measure a pulse wave and a blood pressure value, and there is a problem of measuring blood pressure stably. It is also difficult to measure blood pressure in daily life activities or to measure blood pressure at predetermined intervals or continuously in a state where a tonometer is always attached. There is consequently a problem of providing a method of holding a biologic information detecting apparatus. The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems and an object of the invention is to provide an easy-to-wear biologic information detecting apparatus for stably detecting biologic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoe TATARA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Shinji MINO, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Taisuke OGUCHI, Junichi SHIMADA, Shoichi SUDO, Osamu TOCHIKUBO, Hidetoshi MIURA
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Publication number: 20110295081Abstract: In measurement requiring application of pressure to a tissue of a living body such as blood pressure measurement, noise due to vibration tends to occur. It is therefore difficult to accurately measure a pulse wave and a blood pressure value, and there is a problem of measuring blood pressure stably. It is also difficult to measure bloodpressure in daily life activities or to measure blood pressure at predetermined intervals or continuously in a state where a tonometer is always attached. There is consequently a problem of providing a method of holding a biologic information detecting apparatus. The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems and an object of the invention is to provide an easy-to-wear biologic information detecting apparatus for stably detecting biologic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoe TATARA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Shinji MINO, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Taisuke OGUCHI, Junichi SHIMADA, Shoichi SUDO, Osamu TOCHIKUBO, Hidetoshi MIURA
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Publication number: 20100298665Abstract: A living body information detection apparatus including a pair of arms opposed to each other. The apparatus including a spindle for connecting between the arms of the pair at each end of the arms. The apparatus further including a distance variable mechanism, provided in the spindle, for adjusting an interval between the other ends of the pair of arms. The apparatus also including a detection part, for detecting living body information, attached to the other end of at least one arm of the pair of arms on a side opposed to another arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100298722Abstract: A living body information collecting apparatus with a part of the living body information collecting apparatus includes a shape composed of a cylinder, a cone, a prism, a pyramid, a truncated cone or a truncated pyramid. The living body information collecting apparatus further including a sensing part for collecting living body information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100298667Abstract: A living body information detection circuit including a light-emitting element for irradiating a part of a living body with irradiating light. The living body information detection circuit further including a light-receiving element for receiving scattered light of the irradiating light scattered in the part of the living body to detect a pulse waveform. The living body information detection circuit also including a light shielding structure for limiting an angle of light entering the light-receiving element in front of the light-receiving element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji HIGURASHI, Kazunori NAGANUMA, Shouichi SUDO, Junichi SHIMADA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Naoe TATARA, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Shinji MINO, Taisuke OGUCHI, Osamu TOCHIKUBO
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Publication number: 20100298727Abstract: A cuff including a base composed of a non-elastic member. The cuff further including an elastic member provided on one surface of the base. The cuff also including an air supplying pipe, where a pressing surface of the elastic member swells only on the one surface by supplying air from the air supplying pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100298666Abstract: A living body information collecting system includes a portable terminal and a living body information collecting apparatus. The living body information collecting apparatus includes a sensing part for collecting living body information from an external auditory meatus. The living body information collecting apparatus further includes a drive control part for drive-controlling the sensing part and processing a signal from the sensing part. The living body information collecting apparatus also includes a transmission part for transmitting information processed by the drive control part. The portable terminal includes a terminal receive part for receive-processing information from the transmission part. The portable terminal also includes a display part for displaying information from the terminal receive part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji HIGURASHI, Kazunori NAGANUMA, Shouichi SUDO, Junichi SHIMADA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Naoe TATARA, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Shinji MINO, Taisuke OGUCHI, Osamu TOCHIKUBO
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Publication number: 20100292585Abstract: A living body information detection apparatus for detecting living body information at an auricle of a human body. The living body information detection apparatus having a shape that follows a cartilage of the auricle in a periphery of a concha auriculae.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100292588Abstract: A blood-pressure meter includes a frame part including a first arm and a second arm that are opposed to each other. The blood-pressure meter further including a pressure applying part provided on at least one of a side of the first arm opposed to the second arm and a side of the second arm opposed to the first arm. The blood-pressure meter also including a detection part for detecting a pulse wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100210957Abstract: This invention provides a user with information by which the reliability of a measured blood pressure value can be determined. A blood pressure measurement device includes a cuff which presses a blood pressure measurement portion, a pressure control means for pressurizing or depressurizing the interior of the cuff, a pressure sensor which senses the internal pressure of the cuff, a pulse wave signal extracting means for extracting time-series data of a pulse wave signal superposed on the cuff internal pressure sensed by the pressure sensor, in the process in which the pressure control means pressurizes or depressurizes the cuff, and a display means for displaying a pulse waveform corresponding to a pulse wave signal of at least one period, together with the value of a cuff internal pressure corresponding to the pulse wave signal, based on the extracted pulse wave signal time-series data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicants: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITYInventors: Kouichi INOUE, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20080319325Abstract: In measurement requiring application of pressure to a tissue of a living body such as blood pressure measurement, noise due to vibration tends to occur. It is therefore difficult to accurately measure a pulse wave and a blood pressure value, and there is a problem of measuring blood pressure stably. It is also difficult to measure blood pressure in daily life activities or to measure blood pressure at predetermined intervals or continuously in a state where a tonometer is always attached. There is consequently a problem of providing a method of holding a biologic information detecting apparatus. The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems and an object of the invention is to provide an easy-to-wear biologic information detecting apparatus for stably detecting biologic information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2005Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoe Tatara, Kimihisa Aihara, Shinji Mino, Hiroshi Koizumi, Shoichi Hayashida, Taisuke Oguchi, Junichi Shimada, Shoichi Sudo, Osamu Tochikubo, Hidetoshi Miura
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Publication number: 20070135717Abstract: An living body information collecting apparatus having a shape suitable for being worn in the external auditory meatus of the human body, and having a sensing part for collecting living body information from the external auditory meatus is provided. In addition, a blood-pressure meter is provided, wherein the blood-pressure meter includes: a frame part including a first arm and a second arm that are opposed to each other; a pressure applying part provided on at least one of a side of the first arm opposed to the second arm and a side of the second arm opposed to the first arm; and a detection part for detecting a pulse wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2004Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPInventors: Yuji Uenishi, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20060274920Abstract: A personal identification device 1 comprises a fingerprint sensor 1a that detects a fingerprint; and a scanner 1b that calls a storage medium 2 mounted on a portable device 3 worn on a finger, a wrist, or an ankle of a user for reading recording information stored on the storage medium 2. The fingerprint sensor and the scanner are integrally provided in a device main body of the personal identification device. The personal identification device further comprises fingerprint comparison means 1c for comparing fingerprint data of a user's finger detected by the fingerprint sensor 1a with fingerprint comparison data read by the scanner 1b from the storage medium 2 of the portable device 3 worn on the finger or the wrist of the user. The fingerprint comparison means 1c identifies that the holder of the storage medium is an authentic user based on a match between the fingerprint data and the fingerprint comparison data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2004Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Osamu Tochikubo, Masamichi Torigai