Patents by Inventor Emiko Ishikawa
Emiko Ishikawa 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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Publication number: 20230225658Abstract: A wearable electrode includes an electrode (203) fixed to garment (21) such that the electrode (203) can simultaneously come in contact with the skin of respective parts from the ventral side to the dorsal side of the upper left part of the body of a wearer (20), and an electrode (204) fixed to the garment such that the electrode (204) can simultaneously come in contact with the skin of respective parts from the ventral side to the dorsal side of the upper right part of the body of the wearer (20). The electrodes (203, 204) are installed such that the attaching positions gradually descend from the ventral side to the dorsal side with the wearer (20) standing upright, or the attaching positions gradually ascend from the ventral side to the dorsal side with the wearer (20) standing upright.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Takako ISHIHARA, Kazuhiko TAKAGAHARA, Hiromi TAKARADA, Emiko ISHIKAWA, Masanobu SATO, Yasuharu MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 11660034Abstract: A wearable electrode includes an electrode (203) fixed to garment (21) such that the electrode (203) can simultaneously come in contact with the skin of respective parts from the ventral side to the dorsal side of the upper left part of the body of a wearer (20), and an electrode (204) fixed to the garment such that the electrode (204) can simultaneously come in contact with the skin of respective parts from the ventral side to the dorsal side of the upper right part of the body of the wearer (20). The electrodes (203, 204) are installed such that the attaching positions gradually descend from the ventral side to the dorsal side with the wearer (20) standing upright, or the attaching positions gradually ascend from the ventral side to the dorsal side with the wearer (20) standing upright.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Takako Ishihara, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Hiromi Takarada, Emiko Ishikawa, Masanobu Sato, Yasuharu Murakami
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Publication number: 20210401098Abstract: Protective clothing is described which is not only excellent in wearing comfortability but also suppresses the occurrence of dew condensation even when accouterments are worn, where the protective clothing is coupled with a hood that is composed of a nonwoven fabric having a quantity of ventilation of 20 cm3/cm2/sec or more and 150 cm3/cm2/sec or less and a nonwoven fabric having a quantity of ventilation of 0 cm3/cm2/sec or more and 19 cm3/cm2/sec or less, the hood having an opening at a position to be center of a wearer's face and belt-shaped materials at an upper side of the opening and at lower portions of right and left sides of the opening, where the two belt-shaped materials are coupled with or are configured to be couplable with each other at right and left side heads.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Emiko Ishikawa, Yuichiro Hayashi, Yu Shibata
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Publication number: 20210001158Abstract: A protective hood that can be easily worn and that has an excellent degree of contact is described, where the protective hood includes: a hood that covers the head of the wearer; an opening formed at a position corresponding to the face of the wearer; and a latching tool A that can be latched around the head of the wearer and is provided on the upper side of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Emiko Ishikawa, Nobutoshi Fujihara, Yuichiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 10799136Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a fitting member (1106) formed by an electrically insulating member fixed on a surface of a garment (1100) that comes in contact with a living body (1000), an electrode part (1101a) formed by a conductive member fixed on a surface of the fitting member (1106) that comes in contact with the living body (1000), a connector (1102a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to connect a bioelectric signal measurement device, a wiring line (1103a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to electrically connect the connector (1102a) and the electrode part (1101a), and an electrically-insulating insulating member (1105) configured to cover a portion within the surface of the wiring line (1103a) that comes in contact with the living body (1000).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Kazuhiko Takagahara, Ryusuke Kawano, Takako Ishihara, Michiko Seyama, Ryoichi Kasahara, Yasuhiro Sato, Atsushi Horiuchi, Masanobu Sato, Emiko Ishikawa, Keiji Takeda, Noriko Nagai
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Publication number: 20200205487Abstract: A garment having an opening and closing portion for putting on and taking off the garment on a front body, wherein a tab is placed at any position on each of a left and a right outside the opening and closing portion, wherein an upper end portion of the tab is attached to an upper end of the opening and closing portion in conformity to the opening and closing portion, and a distance from the upper end of the opening and closing portion to a position at which a zipper is attached to the opening and closing portion is at least 1 cm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Nobutoshi Fujihara, Yasuharu Murakami, Emiko Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10595569Abstract: Clothing uses a knitted fabric made from a composite thread of elastic fibers and synthetic fibers, wherein the elongation rates in the longitudinal and lateral directions as measured in accordance with the grab method of JIS-L-1096 are 160% or more and less than 250%, and the weight per unit area is 90 g/m2 or more and less than 160 g/m2. The clothing is suitable for use by patients having skin inflammations, has a comfortable texture using a knitted fabric that is light and has a high elongation rate, and does not allow seepage of medicaments or infusions.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research, Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Masahiko Oguchi, Shiho Goto, Emiko Ishikawa, Shinya Komori, Yukari Hattori, Shou Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20190274573Abstract: A wearable electrode includes an electrode (203) fixed to garment (21) such that the electrode (203) can simultaneously come in contact with the skin of respective parts from the ventral side to the dorsal side of the upper left part of the body of a wearer (20), and an electrode (204) fixed to the garment such that the electrode (204) can simultaneously come in contact with the skin of respective parts from the ventral side to the dorsal side of the upper right part of the body of the wearer (20). The electrodes (203, 204) are installed such that the attaching positions gradually descend from the ventral side to the dorsal side with the wearer (20) standing upright, or the attaching positions gradually ascend from the ventral side to the dorsal side with the wearer (20) standing upright.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Takako ISHIHARA, Kazuhiko TAKAGAHARA, Hiromi TAKARADA, Emiko ISHIKAWA, Masanobu SATO, Yasuharu MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20190261921Abstract: A biosignal detecting garment includes: a crop top type or brassiere type garment body; an under belt that have a fastening tool capable of adjusting a chest circumference size and that is disposed in a lower portion of the garment body; at least two electrodes formed of an electroconductive fiber; a connector for installing a measurement device configured to detect a biosignal; and a wiring portion configured to electrically connect the electrodes and the connector. The electrodes, the connector, and the wiring portion are installed in the under belt, the garment body has a length from an apex of a shoulder portion of the garment body to an upper portion of the under belt of 20.0 cm or more and 35.0 cm or less, and the under belt is formed in a bag shape with two pieces stacked.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Azuki Otsuka, Emiko Ishikawa, Yasuharu Murakami, Takako Ishihara, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Kouji Fujii
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Publication number: 20170340226Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a fitting member (1106) formed by an electrically insulating member fixed on a surface of a garment (1100) that comes in contact with a living body (1000), an electrode part (1101a) formed by a conductive member fixed on a surface of the fitting member (1106) that comes in contact with the living body (1000), a connector (1102a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to connect a bioelectric signal measurement device, a wiring line (1103a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to electrically connect the connector (1102a) and the electrode part (1101a), and an electrically-insulating insulating member (1105) configured to cover a portion within the surface of the wiring line (1103a) that comes in contact with the living body (1000).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Kazuhiko TAKAGAHARA, Ryusuke KAWANO, Takako ISHIHARA, Michiko SEYAMA, Ryoichi KASAHARA, Yasuhiro SATO, Atsushi HORIUCHI, Masanobu SATO, Emiko ISHIKAWA, Keiji TAKEDA, Noriko NAGAI
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Publication number: 20170143049Abstract: Clothing uses a knitted fabric made from a composite thread of elastic fibers and synthetic fibers, wherein the elongation rates in the longitudinal and lateral directions as measured in accordance with the grab method of JIS-L-1096 are 160% or more and less than 250%, and the weight per unit area is 90 g/m2 or more and less than 160 g/m2. The clothing is suitable for use by patients having skin inflammations, has a comfortable texture using a knitted fabric that is light and has a high elongation rate, and does not allow seepage of medicaments or infusions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchInventors: Masahiko Oguchi, Shiho Goto, Emiko Ishikawa, Shinya Komori, Yukari Hattori, Shou Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20160374615Abstract: A biosignal detecting garment includes at least two electrodes each including a conductive fiber structure, a measurement device configured to detect and process a bioelectric signal acquired by the electrodes that are in contact with a living body, a wiring portion conductively connecting the electrodes to the measurement device, and a garment body on which the electrodes, the measurement device, and the wiring portion are placed at predetermined positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Kazuyoshi Ono, Ryusuke Kawano, Takako Ishihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoki Oda, Keiji Takeda, Emiko Ishikawa, Noriko Nagai, Takashi Teshigawara
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Patent number: 8732865Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide pants which look like ordinary pants, have a buttocks supporting effect and assure excellent wearing comfort. [Solution] Pants, in which a lining fabric covering the region ranging from the buttock portion of the back body through the sidelines to partial portions of the front body is attached inside the garment fabric of the front and back bodies, with fasteners interposed between the lining fabric and the garment fabric, the lining fabric and the garment fabric being sewn to each other at the waist belt, the crotch and the side seam allowances for integration.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Emiko Ishikawa, Michiko Yoshida
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Patent number: 8275275Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a latent image carrier, a charger to evenly charge a surface of the latent image carrier, a writing device to irradiate a charged surface of the latent image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image, a writing device control unit to control the writing device, a developing device to develop the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image, a transfer device to transfer the toner image onto a transferred member, and a pre-transfer irradiating device to irradiate the charged surface of the latent image carrier during a period after development and before transfer. The writing device control unit controls the writing device based on a target image signal A and an image signal B output a single rotation of the latent image carrier after output of the target image signal A in a sub-scanning direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Emiko Ishikawa, Hiromi Ogiyama, Yasunobu Shimizu, Akio Kosuge, Ken Yoshida, Jun Yura, Naoyuki Ozaki, Masako Yoshii, Ichiro Maeda, Shinji Aoki
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Patent number: 7884840Abstract: An image forming method and apparatus includes a first image carrying member, a first transfix unit, a second image carrying member, and a second transfix unit. The first image carrying member carries a first toner image thereon. The first transfix unit receives the first toner image from the first image carrying member and transfers and fixes the first toner image onto a first face of a recording sheet with a heat effect. The second image carrying member carries a second toner image thereon. The second transfix unit receives the second toner image from the second image carrying member and transfers and fixes the second toner image onto a second face of the recording sheet with a heat effect.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norimasa Sohmiya, Chiemi Kaneko, Hirokatsu Suzuki, Kenichi Taguma, Emiko Ishikawa, Yasukuni Omata
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Publication number: 20100098446Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a latent image carrier, a charger to evenly charge a surface of the latent image carrier, a writing device to irradiate a charged surface of the latent image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image, a writing device control unit to control the writing device, a developing device to develop the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image, a transfer device to transfer the toner image onto a transferred member, and a pre-transfer irradiating device to irradiate the charged surface of the latent image carrier during a period after development and before transfer. The writing device control unit controls the writing device based on a target image signal A and an image signal B output a single rotation of the latent image carrier after output of the target image signal A in a sub-scanning direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Emiko Ishikawa, Hiromi Ogiyama, Yasunobu Shimizu, Akio Kosuge, Ken Yoshida, Jun Yura, Naoyuki Ozaki, Masako Yoshii, Ichiro Maeda, Shinji Aoki
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Patent number: 7593671Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearing member, a developer supplying conveyer, a developer receiving conveyer and a developer agitating conveyer. The developer supplying conveyer or the developer receiving conveyer has at least one dividing position. The dividing position is a position at which the conveying direction of the developer reverses, and a position which is arranged so that if the dividing position is projected to the developer bearing member along a plane which is perpendicular to the widthwise direction of the developer bearing member, the projected position on the developer bearing member is within an area in which the developer is borne on the developer bearing member.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Emiko Ishikawa, Chiemi Kaneko, Hirokatsu Suzuki, Kenichi Taguma
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Publication number: 20090031470Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide pants which look like ordinary pants, have a buttocks supporting effect and assure excellent wearing comfort. [Solution] Pants, in which a lining fabric covering the region ranging from the buttock portion of the back body through the sidelines to partial portions of the front body is attached inside the garment fabric of the front and back bodies, with fasteners interposed between the lining fabric and the garment fabric, the lining fabric and the garment fabric being sewn to each other at the waist belt, the crotch and the side seam allowances for integration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Emiko Ishikawa, Michiko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20070127951Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearing member, a developer supplying conveyer, a developer receiving conveyer and a developer agitating conveyer. The developer supplying conveyer or the developer receiving conveyer has at least one dividing position. The dividing position is a position at which the conveying direction of the developer reverses, and a position which is arranged so that if the dividing position is projected to the developer bearing member along a plane which is perpendicular to the widthwise direction of the developer bearing member, the projected position on the developer bearing member is within an area in which the developer is borne on the developer bearing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2006Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Emiko Ishikawa, Chiemi Kaneko, Hirokatsu Suzuki, Kenichi Taguma
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Publication number: 20070014596Abstract: An image forming method and apparatus includes a first image carrying member, a first transfix unit, a second image carrying member, and a second transfix unit. The first image carrying member carries a first toner image thereon. The first transfix unit receives the first toner image from the first image carrying member and transfers and fixes the first toner image onto a first face of a recording sheet with a heat effect. The second image carrying member carries a second toner image thereon. The second transfix unit receives the second toner image from the second image carrying member and transfers and fixes the second toner image onto a second face of the recording sheet with a heat effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Norimasa Sohmiya, Chiemi Kaneko, Hirokatsu Suzuki, Kenichi Taguma, Emiko Ishikawa, Yasukuni Omata