Patents by Inventor Eita Hirai

Eita Hirai 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).

  • Patent number: 11648168
    Abstract: A moving image recording system includes an information processor and a station to and from which the information processor is attachable and detachable. The station includes: a connection unit configured to be connected to the information processor and transmit and receive data to and from the information processor; an acquisition unit configured to acquire subject identification information for identifying a subject of an image; and a control unit configured to send the subject identification information, acquired by the acquisition unit, to the information processor via the connection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eita Hirai, Kazuki Kouke
  • Publication number: 20210137762
    Abstract: A moving image recording system includes an information processor and a station to and from which the information processor is attachable and detachable. The station includes: a connection unit configured to be connected to the information processor and transmit and receive data to and from the information processor; an acquisition unit configured to acquire subject identification information for identifying a subject of an image; and a control unit configured to send the subject identification information, acquired by the acquisition unit, to the information processor via the connection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eita HIRAI, Kazuki KOUKE
  • Patent number: 10695244
    Abstract: A bed apparatus including, at least, two drivers or a first driver and a second driver, the first driver being in linkage with the second driver, comprises: a calculating means for calculating a calculated bed state value, based on the first driver and the second driver; an error detecting means for detecting error between the calculated bed state value and a designated bed state value designated by the user; and, an error correcting means for correcting the detected error when an error is detected by the error detecting means. As a result, it is possible to provide a bed apparatus that can coincide the designated state of the bed apparatus with the actual state of the bed apparatus by appropriately correcting the error between the drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimada, Eita Hirai, Yuji Hosokawa, Dan Kageyama, Shinnosuke Kubota, Hirofumi Nagae
  • Patent number: 10687998
    Abstract: To provide a bed apparatus that permits the bed to be tilted only when the knee bottom in the bed apparatus is raised so as to be able to positively prevent the user from slipping to the foot side when the bed is tilted. The bed apparatus includes: a tilting driver that can perform a tilting operation of the upper frame so as to create difference in height between the head side and the foot side and, at least, lower the foot side; and an operational state detector that detects that a knee bottom actuation assembly for raising and lowering the knee bottom is operable. The tilting driver performs the tilting operation when the knee bottom forms an angle of 0 degrees or greater relative to the ground and when the operational state detector has detected that the knee bottom actuation assembly is operable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimada, Dan Kageyama, Eita Hirai, Shinnosuke Kubota, Yuji Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 10413462
    Abstract: In the present invention, in accordance with a tilt and back-raising command (Step S1—Yes), knee-raising operation for raising the knees of the user is performed by actuating a knee bottom placed on a top frame (Step S2). Next, after execution of the knee-raising operation, tilting operation for making the head-side height of the top frame higher than the foot-side height of the top frame by moving up and down the head side and foot side of the top frame relative to the floor (Step S3). By this, the user can take a comfortable position just like sitting in the final position after the user's back has been raised, and it is possible to reduce user's feeling of being pressed on the back and in the belly and prevent user's significant body slippage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimada, Eita Hirai, Yuji Hosokawa, Dan Kageyama, Shinnosuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 10383452
    Abstract: To provide a bottom for a bed apparatus that can relieve the sensation of being pressed and that at the same time is lightweight, easy to transport and can be cleaned easily. A bottom for a bed apparatus having a back-raising mechanism, includes a flexing bottom that is arranged between a back bottom and a hip bottom and can be flexed. In a back-raising operation, the flexing bottom flexes between the back bottom and the hip bottom while sliding downward over the surface of the uprising back bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Nomura, Takeshi Yanagihara, Yuji Nakano, Takaki Matsumoto, Tatsuya Shimada, Dan Kageyama, Eita Hirai, Shinnosuke Kubota
  • Publication number: 20190151173
    Abstract: To provide a bed apparatus that permits the bed to be tilted only when the knee bottom in the bed apparatus is raised so as to be able to positively prevent the user from slipping to the foot side when the bed is tilted. The bed apparatus includes: a tilting driver that can perform a tilting operation of the upper frame so as to create difference in height between the head side and the foot side and, at least, lower the foot side; and an operational state detector that detects that a knee bottom actuation assembly for raising and lowering the knee bottom is operable. The tilting driver performs the tilting operation when the knee bottom forms an angle of 0 degrees or greater relative to the ground and when the operational state detector has detected that the knee bottom actuation assembly is operable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuya SHIMADA, Dan KAGEYAMA, Eita HIRAI, Shinnosuke KUBOTA, Yuji HOSOKAWA
  • Patent number: 10201466
    Abstract: To provide a bed apparatus that permits the bed to be tilted only when the knee bottom in the bed apparatus is raised so as to be able to positively prevent the user from slipping to the foot side when the bed is tilted. The bed apparatus includes: a tilting driver that can perform a tilting operation of the upper frame so as to create difference in height between the head side and the foot side and, at least, lower the foot side; and, an operational state detector that detects that a knee bottom actuation assembly for raising and lowering the knee bottom is operable. The tilting driver performs the tilting operation when the knee bottom forms an angle of 0 degrees or greater relative to the ground and when the operational state detector has detected that the knee bottom actuation assembly is operable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimada, Dan Kageyama, Eita Hirai, Shinnosuke Kubota, Yuji Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20180220804
    Abstract: To provide a bottom for a bed apparatus that can relieve the sensation of being pressed and that at the same time is lightweight, easy to transport and can be cleaned easily. A bottom for a bed apparatus having a back-raising mechanism, includes a flexing bottom that is arranged between a back bottom and a hip bottom and can be flexed. In a back-raising operation, the flexing bottom flexes between the back bottom and the hip bottom whilst sliding downward over the surface of the uprising back bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi NOMURA, Takeshi YANAGIHARA, Yuji NAKANO, Takaki MATSUMOTO, Tatsuya SHIMADA, Dan KAGEYAMA, Eita HIRAI, Shinnosuke KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 9930969
    Abstract: To provide a bed apparatus in which the user's posture can be easily adjusted, which can be divided into lightweight and compact sections and is easy to convey, assembly and disassemble, and has improved work efficiency and maintenance performance. The bed apparatus includes: an upper frame including a back-raising mechanism and a knee-raising mechanism; and link type lifting mechanisms for moving up and down the upper frame, and is constructed such that the link type lifting mechanisms are arranged under the upper frame on the head side and on the foot side, respectively, a connection frame that integrally joins the link type lifting mechanisms to one another, is arranged between the head-side link type lifting mechanism and the foot-side link type lifting mechanism, and the operations of the back-raising mechanism and knee-raising mechanism, the head-side link type lifting mechanisms can be controlled individually or in cooperation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimada, Dan Kageyama, Eita Hirai, Shinnosuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 9814323
    Abstract: To provide a bottom for a bed apparatus that can make the user feel comfortable when lying on the bed apparatus. The bottom for a bed apparatus, which is height adjustable and is mounted on the top of a bed apparatus, comprising a plurality of parts each formed of a resin plate having a thickness, including a back bottom, a hip bottom, a knee bottom and a foot bottom. Of the parts, essential parts are joined by connecting parts, and the connecting parts are formed of the same material with, to be thinner than, and integrally with, the essential parts, and, depressed portions are formed on the top surface of the bottom around the center in the width direction of the bottom, and a plurality of passage holes are perforated in the depressed portions from the top surface to the undersurface of the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Nomura, Yuji Nakano, Tatsuya Shimada, Eita Hirai, Takeshi Yanagihara, Takaki Matsumoto, Dan Kageyama, Shinnosuke Kubota
  • Publication number: 20170188717
    Abstract: To provide a bottom for a bed apparatus that can make the user feel comfortable when lying on the bed apparatus. The bottom for a bed apparatus, which is height adjustable and is mounted on the top of a bed apparatus, comprising a plurality of parts each formed of a resin plate having a thickness, including a back bottom, a hip bottom, a knee bottom and a foot bottom. Of the parts, essential parts are joined by connecting parts, and the connecting parts are formed of the same material with, to be thinner than, and integrally with, the essential parts, and, depressed portions are formed on the top surface of the bottom around the center in the width direction of the bottom, and a plurality of passage holes are perforated in the depressed portions from the top surface to the undersurface of the bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi NOMURA, Yuji NAKANO, Tatsuya SHIMADA, Eita HIRAI, Takeshi YANAGIHARA, Takaki MATSUMOTO, Dan KAGEYAMA, Shinnosuke KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 9635949
    Abstract: To provide a bottom for a bed apparatus that can make the user feel comfortable when lying on the bed apparatus. The bottom for a bed apparatus, which is height adjustable and is mounted on the top of a bed apparatus, comprising a plurality of parts each formed of a resin plate having a thickness, including a back bottom, a hip bottom, a knee bottom and a foot bottom. Of the parts, essential parts are joined by connecting parts, and the connecting parts are formed of the same material with, to be thinner than, and integrally with, the essential parts, and, depressed portions are formed on the top surface of the bottom around the center in the width direction of the bottom, and a plurality of passage holes are perforated in the depressed portions from the top surface to the undersurface of the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Nomura, Yuji Nakano, Tatsuya Shimada, Eita Hirai, Takeshi Yanagihara, Takaki Matsumoto, Dan Kageyama, Shinnosuke Kubota
  • Publication number: 20160120718
    Abstract: To provide a bed apparatus that permits the bed to be tilted only when the knee bottom in the bed apparatus is raised so as to be able to positively prevent the user from slipping to the foot side when the bed is tilted. The bed apparatus includes: a tilting driver that can perform a tilting operation of the upper frame so as to create difference in height between the head side and the foot side and, at least, lower the foot side; and, an operational state detector that detects that a knee bottom actuation assembly for raising and lowering the knee bottom is operable. The tilting driver performs the tilting operation when the knee bottom forms an angle of 0 degrees or greater relative to the ground and when the operational state detector has detected that the knee bottom actuation assembly is operable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimada, Dan Kageyama, Eita Hirai, Shinnosuke Kubota, Yuji Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20160120327
    Abstract: To provide a bed apparatus in which the user's posture can be easily adjusted, which can be divided into lightweight and compact sections and is easy to convey, assembly and disassemble, and has improved work efficiency and maintenance performance. The bed apparatus includes: an upper frame including a back-raising mechanism and a knee-raising mechanism; and link type lifting mechanisms for moving up and down the upper frame, and is constructed such that the link type lifting mechanisms are arranged under the upper frame on the head side and on the foot side, respectively, a connection frame that integrally joins the link type lifting mechanisms to one another, is arranged between the head-side link type lifting mechanism and the foot-side link type lifting mechanism, and the operations of the back-raising mechanism and knee-raising mechanism, the head-side link type lifting mechanisms can be controlled individually or in cooperation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya SHIMADA, Dan KAGEYAMA, Eita HIRAI, Shinnosuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20160067127
    Abstract: A bed apparatus including, at least, two drivers or a first driver and a second driver, the first driver being in linkage with the second driver, comprises: a calculating means for calculating a calculated bed state value, based on the first driver and the second driver; an error detecting means for detecting error between the calculated bed state value and a designated bed state value designated by the user; and, an error correcting means for correcting the detected error when an error is detected by the error detecting means. As a result, it is possible to provide a bed apparatus that can coincide the designated state of the bed apparatus with the actual state of the bed apparatus by appropriately correcting the error between the drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsuya SHIMADA, Eita HIRAI, Yuji HOSOKAWA, Dan KAGEYAMA, Shinnosuke KUBOTA, Hirofumi NAGAE
  • Publication number: 20160051428
    Abstract: In the present invention, in accordance with a tilt and back-raising command (Step S1—Yes), knee-raising operation for raising the knees of the user is performed by actuating a knee bottom placed on a top frame (Step S2). Next, after execution of the knee-raising operation, tilting operation for making the head-side height of the top frame higher than the foot-side height of the top frame by moving up and down the head side and foot side of the top frame relative to the floor (Step S3). By this, the user can take a comfortable position just like sitting in the final position after the user's back has been raised, and it is possible to reduce user's feeling of being pressed on the back and in the belly and prevent user's significant body slippage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsuya SHIMADA, Eita HIRAI, Yuji HOSOKAWA, Dan KAGEYAMA, Shinnosuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20160037936
    Abstract: To provide a bottom for a bed apparatus that can relieve the sensation of being pressed and that at the same time is lightweight, easy to transport and can be cleaned easily. A bottom for a bed apparatus having a back-raising mechanism, includes a flexing bottom that is arranged between a back bottom and a hip bottom and can be flexed. In a back-raising operation, the flexing bottom flexes between the back bottom and the hip bottom whilst sliding downward over the surface of the uprising back bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi NOMURA, Takeshi YANAGIHARA, Yuji NAKANO, Takaki MATSUMOTO, Tatsuya SHIMADA, Dan KAGEYAMA, Eita HIRAI, Shinnosuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20160029807
    Abstract: To provide a bottom for a bed apparatus that can make the user feel comfortable when lying on the bed apparatus. The bottom for a bed apparatus, which is height adjustable and is mounted on the top of a bed apparatus, comprising a plurality of parts each formed of a resin plate having a thickness, including a back bottom, a hip bottom, a knee bottom and a foot bottom. Of the parts, essential parts are joined by connecting parts, and the connecting parts are formed of the same material with, to be thinner than, and integrally with, the essential parts, and, depressed portions are formed on the top surface of the bottom around the center in the width direction of the bottom, and a plurality of passage holes are perforated in the depressed portions from the top surface to the undersurface of the bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi NOMURA, Yuji NAKANO, Tatsuya SHIMADA, Eita HIRAI, Takeshi YANAGIHARA, Takaki MATSUMOTO, Dan KAGEYAMA, Shinnosuke KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 7926130
    Abstract: In the conventional holding mechanism for supporting strut members in a state just before the stowed state is reached, reliable operation is difficult.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Nagano, Taichiro Sato, Eita Hirai