Patents by Inventor Akihiko IKOMA

Akihiko IKOMA 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).

  • Systems and methods for itch monitoring and measurement
    Patent number: 11523770
    Abstract: A system for monitoring and measuring itch of a patient includes a wearable device including an actigraph sensor; and a controller electrically connected to the wearable device and including a processor and a memory. The wearable device is configured to measure, via the actigraph sensor, a movement of the patient; and send data indicative of the measured movement of the patient to the controller. The controller is configured to receive, via the processor, the data indicative of the measured movement; and determine, via the processor, a scratching movement of the patient based on the data indicative of the measured movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: GALDERMA HOLDING SA
    Inventor: Akihiko Ikoma
  • TISSUE CARE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20210236126
    Abstract: Tissue care devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. The tissue care devices can have one or multiple expanded configurations and one or multiple contracted configurations. The tissue care devices can be expandable and/or contractible. The tissue devices can have an increasable and/or decreasable outer perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: Maruho Medical, Inc., Innovative Drive Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Byrnes NEWELL, Luke W. CLAUSON, Akihiko IKOMA
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ITCH MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20180228427
    Abstract: A system for monitoring and measuring itch of a patient includes a wearable device including an actigraph sensor; and a controller electrically connected to the wearable device and including a processor and a memory. The wearable device is configured to measure, via the actigraph sensor, a movement of the patient; and send data indicative of the measured movement of the patient to the controller. The controller is configured to receive, via the processor, the data indicative of the measured movement; and determine, via the processor, a scratching movement of the patient based on the data indicative of the measured movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Nestlé Skin Health SA
    Inventor: Akihiko IKOMA