Patents Assigned to Tanita Corporation
  • Publication number: 20160097509
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprises a housing having a light transmitting member provided on a side surface thereof, and at least one light emitting unit housed in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Tanita Corporation
    Inventor: Akihisa HONDA
  • Publication number: 20160097762
    Abstract: A gas measurement apparatus includes: a body unit including a delivery port in which a user's breath is delivered, a gas sensor connected to the inside of the delivery port, and an absorbent housing unit that houses an absorbent; a cover unit capable of being operated to be slid in a predetermined direction with respect to the body unit and thereby being set to one of an open state in which the delivery port and the absorbent housing unit are exposed and a closed state in which the delivery port and the absorbent housing unit are cut off from an outside air, wherein at least in the closed state, a space in which the gas sensor is provided and the inside of the absorbent housing unit are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KASAHARA, Kotaku KOBAYASHI, Naotaka MINAGAWA, Miyuki KODAMA, Shigeharu AZUMA, Ayumi SANO
  • Publication number: 20160097761
    Abstract: A gas measurement apparatus of the present invention includes a gas sensor and is capable of being in any one of an open state in which the gas sensor is connected to an outside air and a closed state in which the gas sensor is cut off from an outside air. The gas measurement apparatus includes: an acquisition unit; and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires a detection value of the gas sensor in the open state and a detection value of the gas sensor in the closed state. The determination unit compares the detection value of the gas sensor acquired in the open state and the detection value of the gas sensor acquired in the closed state to thereby determine the state of the gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumi SANO, Naotaka MINAGAWA, Miyuki KODAMA, Yasuhiro KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20160076930
    Abstract: A balance ability measurement apparatus acquires load information on weight of a user as measured during a period of a stand-up movement which is a period of time from when the user starts the stand-up movement to when the user stabilizes standing posture. Based on the load information, the balance ability measurement apparatus calculates load change information on change in the weight of the user. Further, based on the load information, the balance ability measurement apparatus calculates left-right displacement information on displacement of the user in left-right direction. Based on the load change information and the left-right displacement information, the balance ability measurement apparatus calculates a balance ability evaluation value on balance ability of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio SAKAI, Tomoko TAKEHARA
  • Publication number: 20150342498
    Abstract: A measuring device comprises: a first housing having at least one measuring electrode; a second housing connected to the first housing and housing a substrate which has at least one terminal and includes a circuit that conducts a measurement process; and at least one connecting member disposed between the first housing and the second housing. The at least one connecting member is formed of a unitary member. One end of the at least one connecting member is connected to the at least one terminal, while the other end of the at least one connecting member is in contact with the at least one measuring electrode due to an elastic force of the at least one connecting member itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Tanita Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko KUMAGAI, Takashi SASAKI, Toshiaki SHINDO
  • Patent number: 9194781
    Abstract: A viscoelasticity measuring apparatus that measures viscoelasticity of a measurement target with high precision is provided. The measuring apparatus includes: a casing; a surface contact part provided in the casing and brought into surface contact with skin; a ball indenter that moves toward the skin more than the surface contact part and is pushed into the skin; a driving unit that supports the ball indenter and moves the ball indenter toward the skin; a load cell whose right end side is fixed to the casing and left end side supports the driving unit, the load cell detecting a pushing load that pushes the ball indenter into the skin; and a control unit that obtains displacement of the ball indenter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: TANITA CORPORATION, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kazuma Inoue, Atsushi Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20150305656
    Abstract: A motor function measurement apparatus that acquires measurement data including at least one of an acceleration or a trunk inclination angle of a user, the measurement data being measured during a measurement period in which the user performs a predetermined action, and that, based on the measurement data, calculates a motor function evaluation value related to a motor function of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoko Takehara, Nobuya Sakai, Yoshio Sakai
  • Patent number: 9151659
    Abstract: A flexure element used in a load cell comprises a rectangular strain region, two first arms, a first connection portion, which is connected to one end of the strain region and the first arms, two second arms, and a second connection portion which is connected to the other end of the strain region and the second arms, wherein one of the pair of first arms and the pair of second arms receives a load in a direction perpendicular to the flexure element, and the other of the pair of first arms and the pair of second arms is fixed to a support body, and a gap between the first arm and the second arm and a gap between the second arm and the strain region are equal to or smaller than a half of the thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Tsutaya, Shinji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9147956
    Abstract: A helical spring includes cylindrical portions and a widened portion disposed between the cylindrical portions. The cylindrical portions are disposed at both ends of the helical spring in the axis direction and have a constant outside diameter. In the widened portion, from the both ends of the helical spring toward a center of the helical spring in the axis direction, a diameter of the helical spring increases as a pitch of the helical spring increases. The helical spring can be used as part of a connector, an electrode or an electrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9119566
    Abstract: A present-on-bed determination apparatus includes: a sensor unit usable with a bottom bedding and configured to measure biological displacement of a human subject on the bottom bedding so as to output a measurement signal showing a measurement result; a first signal processing unit configured to amplify the measurement signal with a first gain so as to output a first output signal; a first A/D conversion unit configured to output a plurality of first level values obtained by A/D conversion of the first output signal; and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the human subject is present on the bottom bedding in accordance with a dispersion indicator that indicates dispersion degree of the plurality of the first level values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio Sakai, Takayuki Shiota, Chiaki Yamaya
  • Publication number: 20150223723
    Abstract: A condition information processing apparatus includes: an obtaining section that obtains information relating to a bioelectrical impedance measured by impressing an alternating current of a predetermined frequency to a body surface of a user. An operating section calculates an index relating to a body condition on the basis of the information relating to the bioelectrical impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoko OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150226747
    Abstract: The invention provides a physical change evaluation device, method, and program capable of easily evaluating physical change from the past to the present, and from the present into the future. A physical change evaluation device 10 acquires a ketone concentration measurement measuring ketone excreted from a user, acquires physical data relating to the body of the user, evaluates physical change in the user based on the acquired ketone concentration measurement and the physical data, and outputs an evaluation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miyuki Kodama, Ayumi Sano, Yasuhiro Kasahara, Naotaka Minagawa, Moe Watabe
  • Publication number: 20150212096
    Abstract: The invention provides a diet support device, method, and program capable of supporting healthy dieting. A diet support device 10 acquires a ketone concentration measurement measuring ketone excreted from a user, determines the presence or absence of a rebound trend from a diet based on the acquired ketone concentration measurement, and outputs a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miyuki Kodama, Ayumi Sano, Naotaka Minagawa, Yasuhiro Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20150212062
    Abstract: The invention provides a poor physical condition determination device, method, and program enabling simple determination of a physical condition level. A poor physical condition determination device 10 acquires a ketone concentration measurement measuring ketone excreted from a user, determines a physical condition level related to the physical condition of the user based on the acquired ketone concentration measurement, and outputs a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miyuki Kodama, Ayumi Sano, Naotaka Minagawa, Yasuhiro Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20150173648
    Abstract: A health support device 10 acquires a measured ketone concentration by measuring ketones excreted from a user, acquires a target curve that expresses changes in target ketone concentration corresponds to a health objective of the user, and outputs advice information corresponding to the health objective based on a comparison result between the ketone concentration and the target curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumi SANO, Naotaka MINAGAWA, Miyuki KODAMA, Yasuhiro KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150149216
    Abstract: A biological information measuring apparatus includes: an individual information storage unit configured to store individual information for a plurality of persons in which individual registration information and biological information are associated; a transmission request reception unit configured to receive a transmission request of the individual registration information; an individual registration information transmission unit configured to transmit the individual registration information for a plurality of persons stored in the individual information storage unit based on the transmission request; a registration request reception unit configured to receive a registration request in which designation of any of the individual registration information for a plurality of persons and a registration content are associated; and a registration unit configured to register the registration content on the individual registration information designated in the registration request of the individual registration info
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun SUZUKI, Kosei FUKADA
  • Patent number: 9017257
    Abstract: The activity monitor (100) includes a basic information acquisition unit (20) that accepts input of basic physical information (BA) of the user's body, a target information acquisition unit (30) that accepts input of the user's target physical expenditure (CS), an activity pattern acquisition unit (40) that acquires pattern information indicating the user's intent on the activity amount (AM), and a target activity calculation unit (50) that determines a target activity amount (TA) on the basis of the basic physical information (BA), the target physical expenditure (CS), and the pattern information acquired by the activity pattern acquisition unit (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Tanita Corporation
    Inventors: Miyuki Kodama, Jun Kato, Mayumi Yamashita, Shizuka Takahashi
  • Patent number: D731341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tatsutoshi Kobayakawa
  • Patent number: D731343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tatsutoshi Kobayakawa
  • Patent number: D746706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tatsutoshi Kobayakawa