Patents by Inventor Eiji Higurashi
Eiji Higurashi 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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Patent number: 11849566Abstract: A joint structure includes a first member, a second member and a metal joint layer. The first member has including a first surface and is made of material having one of copper, copper alloy, aluminum, or aluminum alloy. The second member includes a second surface that faces the first surface of the first material. The metal joint layer includes a gold joint layer made of material having gold or gold alloy and is disposed between the first surface of the first material and the second surface of the second material. A thickness of the metal joint layer is smaller than flatness of the first surface of the first material and flatness of the second surface of the second material. Fluorine is dispersed inside at least the gold joint layer included in the metal joint layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro Miyake, Tadatomo Suga, Eiji Higurashi
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Publication number: 20220142005Abstract: A joint structure includes a first member, a second member and a metal joint layer. The first member has including a first surface and is made of material having one of copper, copper alloy, aluminum, or aluminum alloy. The second member includes a second surface that faces the first surface of the first material. The metal joint layer includes a gold joint layer made of material having gold or gold alloy and is disposed between the first surface of the first material and the second surface of the second material. A thickness of the metal joint layer is smaller than flatness of the first surface of the first material and flatness of the second surface of the second material. Fluorine is dispersed inside at least the gold joint layer included in the metal joint layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: TOSHIHIRO MIYAKE, TADATOMO SUGA, EIJI HIGURASHI
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Patent number: 8352003Abstract: A highly miniaturized biosensor and a sensor unit, which can meet a demand for further miniaturization. With this invention, miniaturization is possible, and the number of production steps including those for assembling individual parts can be reduced. Accordingly, mass production will be possible, and cost reduction and high reliability will be achieved. A light emitting unit (21) and a light receiving unit (22) are disposed in a same recess (24) formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate (23), and a light shielding cover substrate (27) having a first light guide section (25) and a second light guide section (26) is disposed on an upper side of the semiconductor substrate (23).Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2005Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignees: Kyushu University, National University Corporation, The University of TokyoInventors: Renshi Sawada, Eiji Higurashi
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Publication number: 20100298727Abstract: A cuff including a base composed of a non-elastic member. The cuff further including an elastic member provided on one surface of the base. The cuff also including an air supplying pipe, where a pressing surface of the elastic member swells only on the one surface by supplying air from the air supplying pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100298665Abstract: A living body information detection apparatus including a pair of arms opposed to each other. The apparatus including a spindle for connecting between the arms of the pair at each end of the arms. The apparatus further including a distance variable mechanism, provided in the spindle, for adjusting an interval between the other ends of the pair of arms. The apparatus also including a detection part, for detecting living body information, attached to the other end of at least one arm of the pair of arms on a side opposed to another arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100298666Abstract: A living body information collecting system includes a portable terminal and a living body information collecting apparatus. The living body information collecting apparatus includes a sensing part for collecting living body information from an external auditory meatus. The living body information collecting apparatus further includes a drive control part for drive-controlling the sensing part and processing a signal from the sensing part. The living body information collecting apparatus also includes a transmission part for transmitting information processed by the drive control part. The portable terminal includes a terminal receive part for receive-processing information from the transmission part. The portable terminal also includes a display part for displaying information from the terminal receive part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji HIGURASHI, Kazunori NAGANUMA, Shouichi SUDO, Junichi SHIMADA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Naoe TATARA, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Shinji MINO, Taisuke OGUCHI, Osamu TOCHIKUBO
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Publication number: 20100298667Abstract: A living body information detection circuit including a light-emitting element for irradiating a part of a living body with irradiating light. The living body information detection circuit further including a light-receiving element for receiving scattered light of the irradiating light scattered in the part of the living body to detect a pulse waveform. The living body information detection circuit also including a light shielding structure for limiting an angle of light entering the light-receiving element in front of the light-receiving element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji HIGURASHI, Kazunori NAGANUMA, Shouichi SUDO, Junichi SHIMADA, Kimihisa AIHARA, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Naoe TATARA, Shoichi HAYASHIDA, Shinji MINO, Taisuke OGUCHI, Osamu TOCHIKUBO
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Publication number: 20100298722Abstract: A living body information collecting apparatus with a part of the living body information collecting apparatus includes a shape composed of a cylinder, a cone, a prism, a pyramid, a truncated cone or a truncated pyramid. The living body information collecting apparatus further including a sensing part for collecting living body information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100292588Abstract: A blood-pressure meter includes a frame part including a first arm and a second arm that are opposed to each other. The blood-pressure meter further including a pressure applying part provided on at least one of a side of the first arm opposed to the second arm and a side of the second arm opposed to the first arm. The blood-pressure meter also including a detection part for detecting a pulse wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20100292585Abstract: A living body information detection apparatus for detecting living body information at an auricle of a human body. The living body information detection apparatus having a shape that follows a cartilage of the auricle in a periphery of a concha auriculae.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Yuji UENISHI, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Publication number: 20080097172Abstract: A highly miniaturized biosensor and a sensor unit, which can meet a demand for further miniaturization. With this invention, miniaturization is possible, and the number of production steps including those for assembling individual parts can be reduced. Accordingly, mass production will be possible, and cost reduction and high reliability will be achieved. A light emitting unit (21) and a light receiving unit (22) are disposed in a same recess (24) formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate (23), and a light shielding cover substrate (27) having a first light guide section (25) and a second light guide section (26) is disposed on an upper side of the semiconductor substrate (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2005Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Renshi Sawada, Eiji Higurashi
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Publication number: 20070135717Abstract: An living body information collecting apparatus having a shape suitable for being worn in the external auditory meatus of the human body, and having a sensing part for collecting living body information from the external auditory meatus is provided. In addition, a blood-pressure meter is provided, wherein the blood-pressure meter includes: a frame part including a first arm and a second arm that are opposed to each other; a pressure applying part provided on at least one of a side of the first arm opposed to the second arm and a side of the second arm opposed to the first arm; and a detection part for detecting a pulse wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2004Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPInventors: Yuji Uenishi, Eiji Higurashi, Kazunori Naganuma, Shouichi Sudo, Junichi Shimada, Kimihisa Aihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoe Tatara, Shoichi Hayashida, Shinji Mino, Taisuke Oguchi, Osamu Tochikubo
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Patent number: 7128716Abstract: A sensor part of a blood flowmeter for measuring a value on blood flow in tissue of a living body is provided, in which the sensor part includes: a light emitter for emitting light to tissue of a living body; and a light detector for receiving scattered light from the tissue; a first shading block for preventing light emitted from the light emitter from directly entering the light detector; a second shading block having a predetermined gap in front of the light detector, wherein the light emitter, the light detector and the shading blocks are integrated on a semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Eiji Higurashi, Renshi Sawada, Takahiro Ito
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Publication number: 20020120203Abstract: A sensor part of a blood flowmeter for measuring a value on blood flow in tissue of a living body is provided, in which the sensor part includes: a light emitter for emitting light to tissue of a living body; and a light detector for receiving scattered light from the tissue; a first shading block for preventing light emitted from the light emitter from directly entering the light detector; a second shading block having a predetermined gap in front of the light detector, wherein the light emitter, the light detector and the shading blocks are integrated on a semiconductor substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2002Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Eiji Higurashi, Renshi Sawada, Takahiro Ito
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Patent number: 6431714Abstract: The micro-mirror apparatus of the invention has; a mirror 33, a plurality of torsion springs 35, 36 for supporting the mirror 33 so as to be tiltable relative to an upper substrate 27, a lower substrate 21 arranged facing a lower face of the mirror 33, a convex portion 34 provided on an upper face of the lower substrate 21 and a plurality of lower electrodes 22, 23 formed on an outer face of the convex portion 34. For the torsion spring 36, an aspect ratio of height/width in a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof is at least 1.8.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2001Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Renshi Sawada, Eiji Higurashi, Tohru Maruno
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Publication number: 20020041455Abstract: The micro-mirror apparatus of the invention has; a mirror 33, a plurality of torsion springs 35, 36 for supporting the mirror 33 so as to be tiltable relative to an upper substrate 27, a lower substrate 21 arranged facing a lower face of the mirror 33, a convex portion 34 provided on an upper face of the lower substrate 21 and a plurality of lower electrodes 22, 23 formed on an outer face of the convex portion 34. For the torsion spring 36, an aspect ratio of height/width in a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof is at least 1.8.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Renshi Sawada, Eiji Higurashi, Tohru Maruno