Patents by Inventor Toshio Tsuji
Toshio Tsuji 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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Publication number: 20230301549Abstract: An operation apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of sensors, a range setting portion, and an arithmetic portion. The plurality of sensors are worn on a wrist, and output a sensor signal according to a motion of a tendon of the wrist. The range setting portion sets an operation learning time range including time of a feature point of a measurement signal based on the sensor signal. The arithmetic portion learns an operation based on the measurement signal based on the sensor signal of the plurality of sensors in the operation learning time range. The arithmetic portion then estimates the operation based on criteria according to the learned content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Toshio TSUJI, Akira FURUI, Shumma JOMYO, Tomomi TSUNODA, Tatsuhiko MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 11744486Abstract: A biometric system includes: a camera that captures a subject; a pressure information collection unit that detects a pressure value of at least one sole of the subject; a skeleton direction vector calculation unit that calculates a skeleton direction vector of the subject captured by the camera; a floor reaction force vector calculation unit that calculates a floor reaction force vector on a basis of information on pressure from the pressure information collection unit; and an analysis result output unit that displays, in a superimposing manner, the skeleton direction vector calculated by the skeleton direction vector calculation unit and the floor reaction force vector calculated by the floor reaction force vector calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignees: Hiroshima University, Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Ayako Nishimura, Hirokazu Atsumori, Tsukasa Funane, Akihiko Kandori, Yasuaki Nakamura, Akiko Obata, Yuto Komatsu, Seiji Hama, Toshio Tsuji
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Publication number: 20210121100Abstract: A biometric system includes: a camera that captures a subject; a pressure information collection unit that detects a pressure value of at least one sole of the subject; a skeleton direction vector calculation unit that calculates a skeleton direction vector of the subject captured by the camera; a floor reaction force vector calculation unit that calculates a floor reaction force vector on a basis of information on pressure from the pressure information collection unit; and an analysis result output unit that displays, in a superimposing manner, the skeleton direction vector calculated by the skeleton direction vector calculation unit and the floor reaction force vector calculated by the floor reaction force vector calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Ayako NISHIMURA, Hirokazu ATSUMORI, Tsukasa FUNANE, Akihiko KANDORI, Yasuaki NAKAMURA, Akiko OBATA, Yuto KOMATSU, Seiji HAMA, Toshio TSUJI
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Publication number: 20210090460Abstract: An information processing system visualizes brain states to optimize rehabilitation programs for rapid feedback of their effects to a patient and healthcare staff, to thereby promote the efficiency of rehabilitation. An embodiment of the system includes: a storage section that stores test-result brain-state relationship information associating results of activities of multiple examinees subjected to predetermined tests with brain states of the examinees; an input section that accepts a first test result as the result of the activity of a first examinee subjected to the predetermined tests; a control section that estimates the brain state from the first test result on the basis of the test-result brain-state relationship information; and an output section that outputs the estimated brain state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Tsukasa FUNANE, Hirokazu ATSUMORI, Akihiko KANDORI, Akiko OBATA, Ayako NISHIMURA, Yuto KOMATSU, Takashi NUMATA, Seiji HAMA, Toshio TSUJI
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Patent number: 10588521Abstract: The present invention provides a sphygmomanometer system, including a measurement device pressed against a predetermined part to be measured so that the part to be measured is held down, and a blood pressure measurement device to measure blood pressure based on information from the measurement device. The measurement device includes an average blood pressure detection unit to obtain information on pressure applied to the measurement device, and a blood pressure change amount detection unit to detect a minute change of the part to be measured when the blood pressure change amount detection unit contacts with the part to be measured. The processor of the blood pressure measurement device calculates the average blood pressure, the highest blood pressure, and the lowest blood pressure based on information on pressure obtained from the blood pressure change amount detection unit and the average blood pressure detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko Kandori, Yuko Sano, Toshio Tsuji, Harutoyo Hirano
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Publication number: 20160364503Abstract: An industrial product design system includes: a muscle activity acquisitor that acquires muscle activity required for each action of a given body area when a product user moves the body area to use an industrial product to be designed; a muscle activity normalizer that normalizes the acquired muscle activity; a function operator that calculates, as a design value change rate, mapping of the normalized muscle activity using a given function; and a design value corrector that corrects the design value of the industrial product to be designed with the design value change rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Yuichi KURITA, Toshio TSUJI, Masaya KONDO, Yusuke KISHISHITA
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Patent number: 9445727Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function, includes: a cuff pressure controlling unit configured to perform continuous pressure stimulation on a part of a body of a subject for a predetermined time, by using a cuff adapted to be wrapped around the part of the body of the subject; a cuff pressure detecting unit configured to detect a cuff pressure from an output of a pressure sensor connected to the cuff; a pulse wave detecting unit configured to detect a pulse wave from the output of the pressure sensor; and an analyzing unit configured to evaluate the vascular endothelial function by comparing vessel viscoelastic indexes which are obtained from the pulse wave detected in two of zones before, during, and after the pressure stimulation, and which exclude an amplitude of the pulse wave.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignees: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Toshio Tsuji, Masao Yoshizumi, Yukihito Higashi, Masashi Kawamoto, Hideo Ozawa, Teiji Ukawa, Tsuneo Takayanagi, Haruka Morimoto, Ryosuke Kubo
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Publication number: 20160150984Abstract: The present invention provides a sphygmomanometer system, including a measurement device pressed against a predetermined part to be measured so that the part to be measured is held down, and a blood pressure measurement device to measure blood pressure based on information from the measurement device. The measurement device includes an average blood pressure detection unit to obtain information on pressure applied to the measurement device, and a blood pressure change amount detection unit to detect a minute change of the part to be measured when the blood pressure change amount detection unit contacts with the part to be measured. The processor of the blood pressure measurement device calculates the average blood pressure, the highest blood pressure, and the lowest blood pressure based on information on pressure obtained from the blood pressure change amount detection unit and the average blood pressure detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2013Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko KANDORI, Yuko SANO, Toshio TSUJI, Harutoyo HIRANO
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Patent number: 9263677Abstract: A method for manufacturing a transparent gas barrier film for an organic electroluminescence element having a substrate with a gas barrier layer thereon. The gas barrier layer is formed on the substrate by plasma CVD using an organic silicon compound as a raw material gas and an oxygen gas as a decomposition gas. Formation of the gas barrier layer is carried out so that a carbon content of the gas barrier layer in the thickness direction repeatedly changes more than two times from high value, via intermediate value, low value and intermediate value, to high value.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukuda, Toshio Tsuji, Chikao Mamiya, Hiroaki Arita
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Patent number: 9161695Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function using a first cuff that occludes an artery of a patient, measuring pulse waves from pressure of a second cuff at a different position than the first cuff, and evaluating the vascular endothelial function using the pulse waves.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignees: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION, HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Toshio Tsuji, Masao Yoshizumi, Yukihito Higashi, Masashi Kawamoto, Hideo Ozawa, Teiji Ukawa, Tsuneo Takayanagi
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Patent number: 8963439Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power supply for lighting includes an output element. The output element is connected between a power supply and a lighting load, and configured to be capable of being switched to a switching operation repeating an ON state and an OFF state and an ON continuation operation continuing the ON state.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Kitamura, Hirokazu Otake, Yuji Takahashi, Toshio Tsuji
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Patent number: 8941318Abstract: According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a light-emitting module, a first lighting circuit and a back-flow preventing circuit. The light-emitting module includes a light-emitting element and a capacitive element. The first lighting circuit is supplied with power from the first power supply and is configured to activate the light-emitting element. The back-flow preventing circuit interrupts current flowing in a direction from the capacitive element to the first lighting circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Hiromichi Nakajima, Toshio Tsuji, Masahiko Kamata
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Publication number: 20150015151Abstract: A lighting circuit include a connecting section connected to a light source module to thereby form at least a first path and a second path, a power supplying section connected to the connecting section and capable of supplying first direct-current power and second direct-current power to the light source module, a detecting section configured to detect the connection of the light source module, and a control section configured to determine, when the detecting section detects the connection of the light source module, whether the light source module is connected to the first path or the second path and, when determining that the light source module is connected to the first path, cause the power supplying section to supply the first direct-current power and, when determining that the light source module is connected to the second path, cause the power supplying section to supply the second direct-current power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Toshio Tsuji, Hiroyuki Kudo, Tatsuya Konishi
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Publication number: 20140255288Abstract: A gas barrier laminate comprising a substrate having thereon at least a gas barrier layer and a polymer layer, wherein at least one polymer layer is provided adjacent to at least one gas barrier layer; and an average carbon content of the polymer layer at a contact interface between the gas barrier layer is lower than an average carbon content in the polymer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroaki ARITA, Toshio TSUJI, Chikao MAMIYA, Kazuhiro FUKUDA
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Patent number: 8827911Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function includes: a cuff, to be wound around a part of a body of a subject; a cuff pressure controller, configured to control a pressure of the cuff, and configured to apply continuous pressure stimulation; a cuff pressure detector, configured to detect the pressure of the cuff from output of a pressure sensor connected to the cuff; a pulse wave detector, configured to detect, from the output of the pressure sensor, pulse waves before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is applied; and an analyzer, configured to evaluate the vascular endothelial function by comparing the pulse waves detected before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is applied.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Nihon Kohden Corporation, Hiroshima UniversityInventors: Toshio Tsuji, Masao Yoshizumi, Yukihito Higashi, Masashi Kawamoto, Teiji Ukawa
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Patent number: 8814801Abstract: A vessel wall monitoring apparatus includes: a first detecting unit which detects vessel diameter information based on first biological information obtained from a subject; a first producing unit which differentiates the vessel diameter information detected by the first detecting unit, to produce a vessel diameter function; a second detecting unit which detects blood pressure based on second biological information obtained from the subject; a second producing unit which performs a logarithmic operation on the blood pressure detected by the second detecting unit, to produce a logarithmic blood pressure function; and an outputting unit which produces an impedance model expression by using the vessel diameter function, the logarithmic blood pressure function, and mechanical characteristic values including a stiffness, viscosity, and inertia, and which calculates and outputs at least one of the stiffness, the viscosity, and the inertia based on the impedance model expression.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignees: Nihon Kohden Corporation, Hiroshima UniversityInventors: Toshio Tsuji, Masao Yoshizumi, Masashi Kawamoto, Yukihito Higashi, Noboru Saeki, Ryuji Nakamura, Abdugheni Kutluk, Akinobu Kohno, Tetsuya Horiuchi, Teiji Ukawa
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Publication number: 20140170423Abstract: A transparent gas barrier film comprising a substrate having thereon a gas barrier layer comprising at least a low density layer and a high density layer, wherein one or more intermediate density layers are sandwiched between the low density layer and the high density layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Kazuhiro FUKUDA, Toshio Tsuji, Chikao Mamiya, Hiroaki Arita
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Patent number: 8748003Abstract: A gas barrier laminate comprising a substrate having thereon at least a gas barrier layer and a polymer layer, wherein at least one polymer layer is provided adjacent to at least one gas barrier layer; and an average carbon content of the polymer layer at a contact interface between the gas barrier layer is lower than an average carbon content in the polymer layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Hiroaki Arita, Toshio Tsuji, Chikao Mamiya, Kazuhiro Fukuda
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Patent number: 8652625Abstract: A transparent gas barrier film comprising a substrate having thereon a gas barrier layer comprising at least a low density layer and a high density layer, wherein one or more intermediate density layers are sandwiched between the low density layer and the high density layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukuda, Toshio Tsuji, Chikao Mamiya, Hiroaki Arita
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Patent number: 8574173Abstract: The motor function estimating system 1000 has a memory unit 1260, a data processing unit 1220 (analyzing section), and a display unit 1400. The memory unit 1260 memorizes waveform data about the time change of fingers tapping motion that is obtained by a motion sensor attached to a subject person who does the fingers tapping motion that is repetition of the opening and closing motion of two fingers of one hand. The data processing unit 1220 analyzes the waveform data in the memory unit 1260. The display unit 1400 displays an analysis result. The data processing unit 1220 creates motion waveform based on waveform data, and plural characteristics based on the motion waveform. The data processing unit 1220 creates a motion disorder synthesis value that represents degree of motion disorder of the subject person by revising each of the plural characteristics based on characteristics of every age and synthesizing them.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Saburo Sakoda, Toshio Tsuji, Keisuke Shima, Masaru Yokoe, Yuko Sano, Akihiko Kandori, Tsuyoshi Miyashita