Patents Assigned to Japann Space Forum
  • GARMENT FOR ELECTRICALLY STIMULATING MUSCLES
    Publication number: 20100185259
    Abstract: A garment for electrically stimulating muscles is provided to be used for, e.g., rehabilitation or exercise whereby an electrode can be conveniently provided at such a position as allowing the electrode to stimulate the nerve-muscular junction of a muscle to be moved in toning up the muscle through electrical stimulation on the muscle by taking advantage of the muscular contraction caused by electrically stimulating the muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicants: Kurume University, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Sekisui Plastics Co. , Ltd., Japan Aerospace Ecploration Agency, Japann Space Forum
    Inventors: Naoto Shiba, Hitomi Yamaguchi, Yoshihiko Tagawa, Kiyoshi Numada, Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, Keiji Murakami, Hajime Takeoka