Patents by Inventor Shinichi Harima

Shinichi Harima 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: 8419912
    Abstract: A water quality analyzer comprises: sensor electrodes 1a, 1b made of different metals from each other, the electrodes in a liquid of inspecting object generating a sense voltage in proportion to the liquid's impurities concentration; an operational amplifier OP1 amplifying the sense voltage without inverting to provide for a CPU 3; a resistor R0 whose one end is connected to the electrode 1a; and a voltage divider 2 applying a voltage obtained by dividing the sense voltage by a prescribed division ratio to R0's another end. The CPU 3 calculates input signal from OP1 to obtain chlorine concentration and displays the calculated result on a LCD 4 in a measurement mode, and sets the division ratio of the divider 2 so that sense voltage across electrodes 1a, 1b soaked in a liquid including prescribed concentration chloride approximately agrees with a reference voltage of prescribed concentration in a sense-voltage calibration mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Tanita Corporation, FIS Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Sagawa, Shinichi Harima, Kazuo Onaga, Junko Yanagitani, Osamu Inazawa
  • Publication number: 20110297539
    Abstract: A water quality analyzer comprises: sensor electrodes 1a, 1b made of different metals from each other, the electrodes in a liquid of inspecting object generating a sense voltage in proportion to the liquid's impurities concentration; an operational amplifier OP1 amplifying the sense voltage without inverting to provide for a CPU 3; a resistor R0 whose one end is connected to the electrode 1a; and a voltage divider 2 applying a voltage obtained by dividing the sense voltage by a prescribed division ratio to R0's another end. The CPU 3 calculates input signal from OP1 to obtain chlorine concentration and displays the calculated result on a LCD 4 in a measurement mode, and sets the division ratio of the divider 2 so that sense voltage across electrodes 1a, 1b soaked in a liquid including prescribed concentration chloride approximately agrees with a reference voltage of prescribed concentration in a sense-voltage calibration mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: FIS Inc., Tanita Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Sagawa, Shinichi Harima, Kazuo Onaga, Junko Yanagitani, Osamu Inazawa
  • Patent number: 8025779
    Abstract: A water quality analyzer comprises: sensor electrodes 1a, 1b made of different metals from each other, the electrodes in a liquid of inspecting object generating a sense voltage in proportion to the liquid's impurities concentration; an operational amplifier OP1 amplifying the sense voltage without inverting to provide for a CPU 3; a resistor R0 whose one end is connected to the electrode 1a; and a voltage divider 2 applying a voltage obtained by dividing the sense voltage by a prescribed division ratio to R0's another end. The CPU 3 calculates input signal from OP1 to obtain chlorine concentration and displays the calculated result on a LCD 4 in a measurement mode, and sets the division ratio of the divider 2 so that sense voltage across electrodes 1a, 1b soaked in a liquid including prescribed concentration chloride approximately agrees with a reference voltage of prescribed concentration in a sense-voltage calibration mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignees: Tanita Corporation, FIS Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Sagawa, Shinichi Harima, Kazuo Onaga, Junko Yanagitani, Osamu Inazawa
  • Patent number: 7597789
    Abstract: An oxidation-reduction potentiometer immerses a working electrode and a reference electrode in a reference liquid, measures an interelectrode voltage between the above electrodes when an impedance reducing circuit is unconnected and an interelectrode voltage between the above electrodes when the impedance reducing circuit is connected by interelectrode voltage measuring means, computes a comparison coefficient based on the measured voltages by a comparison coefficient computing section, stores the coefficient in a comparison coefficient storing section, immerses the working electrode and the reference electrode in a test liquid, measures an interelectrode voltage between the working electrode and the reference electrode when the impedance reducing circuit is connected by the measuring means, and computes an oxidation-reduction potential by an oxidation-reduction potential computing section based on the measured voltage when the impedance reducing circuit is connected and the coefficient stored in the storing
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Tanita Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Harima
  • Publication number: 20070084722
    Abstract: A water quality analyzer comprises: sensor electrodes 1a, 1b made of different metals from each other, the electrodes in a liquid of inspecting object generating a sense voltage in proportion to the liquid's impurities concentration; an operational amplifier OP1 amplifying the sense voltage without inverting to provide for a CPU 3; a resistor R0 whose one end is connected to the electrode 1a; and a voltage divider 2 applying a voltage obtained by dividing the sense voltage by a prescribed division ratio to R0's another end. The CPU 3 calculates input signal from OP1 to obtain chlorine concentration and displays the calculated result on a LCD 4 in a measurement mode, and sets the division ratio of the divider 2 so that sense voltage across electrodes 1a, 1b soaked in a liquid including prescribed concentration chloride approximately agrees with a reference voltage of prescribed concentration in a sense-voltage calibration mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicants: TANITA CORPORATION, FIS INC
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Sagawa, Shinichi Harima, Kazuo Onaga, Junko Yanagitani, Osamu Inazawa
  • Patent number: 7179354
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical sensor comprising a work electrode and a reference electrode, said sensor adapted to measure the characteristics of a liquid under test, based on the relative electric potential difference and electric current between the work electrode and the reference electrode both immersed in the liquid under test, said work electrode comprising a substrate that reacts to the liquid under test for generating an electric potential according to the concentration of the liquid under test, and said reference electrode comprising a substrate that reacts to the liquid under test for generating a fixed electric potential. According to the present invention, at least one of the work electrode and the reference electrode comprises said substrate coated with a function film for serving to generate the electric potential through the intervention of the film between said substrate and the liquid under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Tanita Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Yajima, Shunichi Uchiyama, Shinichi Harima
  • Patent number: 7134602
    Abstract: Disclosed is a health care apparatus, comprising: a measurement unit; an input unit; and a health index calculation unit. According to the present invention said measurement unit measures an oxidation/reduction potential of a body of a person, and said input unit enters at least one of living body information other than said oxidation/reduction potential of the body. Furthermore, said health index calculation unit calculates a health index for judging a health condition, based on said oxidation/reduction potential of the body and said living body information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Tanita Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Harima
  • Patent number: 7123019
    Abstract: A polarographic densitometer has a voltage applying circuit, a sensor unit, an impedance reduction circuit, and a current/density conversion unit. The voltage applying circuit applies specified voltage, and the sensor unit includes a group of electrodes to produce a current output in response to any reaction caused in a specimen when the specified voltage is applied by the voltage applying circuit. Furthermore, the impedance reduction circuit reduces impedance of the specimen between the electrodes of the group, and the current/density conversion unit converts the current output of the sensor unit when the impedance is reduced by the impedance reduction circuit into the density of specific material in the specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Tanita Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Harima
  • Patent number: 7110887
    Abstract: A residual chlorine meter detects a pre-calibration residual chlorine reaction amount of sample water in a detection section, inputs a calibration standard residual chlorine standard concentration of the sample water in an input section, determines calibration factors from data for computing the calibration factors based on the amount and the concentration stored in a calibration factor computation data storage section in a calibration factor computation section, and stores the calibration factors in a calibration factor storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Tanita Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Harima, Kiyoshi Sagawa
  • Patent number: 7072791
    Abstract: A pedometer is provided for use by a pregnant woman. Embodiments include a pedometer having a number-of-activity step acquisition unit that acquires the number of activity steps taken by the pregnant woman, an activity energy consumption calculation unit that calculates activity energy consumption caused by the number of activity steps, and a proper energy consumption storage unit that stores proper energy consumption for the pregnant woman. A comparison and assessment unit compares the activity energy consumption with the corresponding proper energy consumption and assesses the activity energy consumption of the pregnant woman. A comparison and assessment result output unit outputs the result of the comparison and assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Tanita Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Harima, Noriko Inoue, Kazumi Sano, Yuriko Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20060032743
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical measurement apparatus, which comprises an electrode group 6 for detecting a specific intra-environment substance in accordance with an electrochemical reaction caused by a working electrode 6b, a correction-equation storage part 11b storing a nonlinearity correction equation which includes an eigenvalue of an element forming a characteristic about a relationship between a detected value based on the detection by the electrode group 6 and a normal value of the specific intra-environment substance, and a nonlinearity-correction calculation part 11a for assigning the detected value based on the detection by the electrode group 6 to the nonlinearity correction equation to determine the normal value of the specific intra-environment substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventor: Shinichi Harima
  • Publication number: 20050285599
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polarographic densitometer, comprising: a voltage applying circuit; a sensor unit; an impedance reduction circuit; and a current/density conversion unit. According to the present invention, said voltage applying circuit applies specified voltage, and said sensor unit includes a group of electrodes to produce a current output in response to any reaction caused in a specimen when the specified voltage is applied by said voltage applying circuit. Furthermore, said impedance reduction circuit reduces impedance of the specimen between said electrodes of the group, and said current/density conversion unit converts the current output of said sensor unit when the impedance is reduced by said impedance reduction circuit into the density of specific material in the specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventor: Shinichi Harima
  • Publication number: 20050258038
    Abstract: An oxidation-reduction potentiometer immerses a working electrode and a reference electrode in a reference liquid, measures an interelectrode voltage between the above electrodes when an impedance reducing circuit is unconnected and an interelectrode voltage between the above electrodes when the impedance reducing circuit is connected by interelectrode voltage measuring means, computes a comparison coefficient based on the measured voltages by a comparison coefficient computing section, stores the coefficient in a comparison coefficient storing section, immerses the working electrode and the reference electrode in a test liquid, measures an interelectrode voltage between the working electrode and the reference electrode when the impedance reducing circuit is connected by the measuring means, and computes an oxidation-reduction potential by an oxidation-reduction potential computing section based on the measured voltage when the impedance reducing circuit is connected and the coefficient stored in the storing
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventor: Shinichi Harima
  • Publication number: 20050103626
    Abstract: A residual chlorine meter detects a pre-calibration residual chlorine reaction amount of sample water in a detection section, inputs a calibration standard residual chlorine standard concentration of the sample water in an input section, determines calibration factors from data for computing the calibration factors based on the amount and the concentration stored in a calibration factor computation data storage section in a calibration factor computation section, and stores the calibration factors in a calibration factor storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Shinichi Harima, Kiyoshi Sagawa
  • Publication number: 20050020888
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pedometer for use with a pregnant woman, comprising: a fat deposition related factor acquisition unit; a term-after-pregnancy acquisition unit; a number-of-activity step acquisition unit; an activity energy consumption calculation unit; a proper energy consumption storage unit; a comparison and assessment unit; and a comparison and assessment result output unit. According to the present invention said fat deposition related factor acquisition unit acquires a factor related to fat deposition of the pregnant woman, said term-after-pregnancy acquisition unit acquires a term that has elapsed after pregnancy, and said number-of-activity step acquisition unit acquires the number of activity steps taken by the pregnant woman. Furthermore, said activity energy consumption calculation unit calculates activity energy consumption caused by said number of activity steps acquired, and said proper energy consumption storage unit stores proper energy consumption for the pregnant woman.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Shinichi Harima, Noriko Inoue, Kazumi Sano, Yuriko Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20040238641
    Abstract: Disclosed is a health care apparatus, comprising: a measurement unit; an input unit; and a health index calculation unit. According to the present invention said measurement unit measures an oxidation/reduction potential of a body of a person, and said input unit enters at least one of living body information other than said oxidation/reduction potential of the body. Furthermore, said health index calculation unit calculates a health index for judging a health condition, based on said oxidation/reduction potential of the body and said living body information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichi Harima
  • Publication number: 20030217919
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical sensor comprising a work electrode and a reference electrode, said sensor adapted to measure the characteristics of a liquid under test, based on the relative electric potential difference and electric current between the work electrode and the reference electrode both immersed in the liquid under test, said work electrode comprising a substrate that reacts to the liquid under test for generating an electric potential according to the concentration of the liquid under test, and said reference electrode comprising a substrate that reacts to the liquid under test for generating a fixed electric potential. According to the present invention, at least one of the work electrode and the reference electrode comprises said substrate coated with a function film for serving to generate the electric potential through the intervention of the film between said substrate and the liquid under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Yajima, Shunichi Uchiyama, Shinichi Harima