Patents by Inventor Hiromichi Karo
Hiromichi Karo 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: 20130006086Abstract: A body fat measurement device includes multiple electrodes, a trunk area width detection unit for measuring a trunk area width and a trunk area depth, a body impedance measurement unit that measures a body impedance of a body using the multiple electrodes, and a body fat mass calculation unit that calculates a body fat mass based on the measured body impedance and the trunk area width and trunk area depth. A frame-shaped fitting unit in which the trunk area width detection unit is provided and that is capable of being disposed so as to surround a measurement subject's trunk area can be mounted on and removed from a platform unit in which foot electrodes are provided, and is stored within the platform unit during a stored state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromichi KARO, Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Kazuhisa TANABE, Yasuaki MURAKAWA, Tomoya IJIRI
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Publication number: 20120310068Abstract: A body fat measurement device includes: hand electrodes that make contact with both hands; back area electrodes that makes contact with the surface of the back area side of the trunk area; foot electrodes that make contact with both feet; a body impedance measurement unit that measures a body impedance in a body using these multiple electrodes; and a body fat mass calculation unit that calculates a body fat mass based on the body impedance measured by the body impedance measurement unit. The foot electrodes that make contact with both feet are provided on a platform unit in an exposed state, and the hand electrodes that make contact with both hands and the back area electrodes that make contact with the surface of the back area side of the trunk area are all provided on a fitting unit in an exposed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromichi KARO, Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Kazuhisa TANABE, Yasuaki MURAKAWA, Tomoya IJIRI
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Patent number: 8326411Abstract: A trunk width measuring unit including a first contact portion attached movably in the vertical direction relative to a unit main body, the first contact portion to be brought into contact with an upper surface of a trunk of a subject, second and third contact portions attached movably in the horizontal direction relative to the unit main body, a vertical width detection encoder for detecting a lowering distance of the first contact portion from an original position on the upper side of the trunk of the user to a contact point with the upper surface of the trunk, and a horizontal width detection encoder attached movably in the horizontal direction relative to the unit main body by the same distance as a moving distance of the second contact portion, the horizontal width detection encoder detecting a moving distance of the third contact portion relative to the second contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiromichi Karo, Takehiro Hamaguchi, Tomoya Ijiri, Yasuaki Murakawa, Shojiro Oku
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Patent number: 8150507Abstract: A body fat measurement device includes a bioelectrical impedance measurement body attachment unit with an electrode support and a belt. The belt includes a stretchable region at one part. The electrode support includes a fixing portion fixed with one end of the belt, and a holder for holding a portion closer to another end of the belt in a movable manner and including a wrapping length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the wrapping length thereof. The body fat measurement device includes a displacement amount detection unit for detecting a displacement amount of the belt caused by the stretching of the stretchable region, and a wrapping length adjustment mechanism control section for controlling the wrapping length adjustment mechanism based on information detected by the displacement amount detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiromichi Karo, Shojiro Oku
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Publication number: 20110137199Abstract: A visceral fat measuring device capable of simply and safely measuring a visceral fat amount is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromichi KARO, Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Tomoya IJIRI, Yasuaki MURAKAWA, Shojiro OKU
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Publication number: 20110137198Abstract: To provide a trunk width measuring unit capable of improving reliability of measurement precision, and a visceral fat measuring device. The trunk width measuring unit is provided with a first contact portion to be brought into contact with an upper surface of a trunk of a user in a supine position, a second contact portion to be brought into contact with one of side surfaces of the trunk, a third contact portion to be brought into contact with the other side surface of the trunk, and a trunk width calculating unit for calculating vertical width and horizontal width of the trunk from height from an upper surface of a bed to a contact position of the first contact portion and a distance between the second contact portion and the third contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Hiromichi KARO, Yasuaki MURAKAWA, Tomoya IJIRI, Shojiro OKU
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Publication number: 20110130676Abstract: To provide a visceral fat measuring device capable of simply and noninvasively measuring a visceral fat amount. In the visceral fat measuring device for calculating the visceral fat amount based on trunk measurement information, impedance information of the entire trunk, and impedance information of a surface layer of the trunk, a belt to be wound around the trunk has a pressed member 310 pressed onto the dorsal of a person subjected to measurement and provided with electrodes E, a pair of belt portions 320 respectively fixed to the both sides of the pressed member 310, and a buckle 330 for fixing a pair of the belt portions 320, and indicators showing distances from a reference position of the belt are respectively provided in a pair of the belt portions 320.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2011Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuaki MURAKAWA, Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Hiromichi KARO, Tomoya IJIRI, Shojiro OKU
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Publication number: 20110112430Abstract: A trunk width measuring unit including a first contact portion attached movably in the vertical direction relative to a unit main body, the first contact portion to be brought into contact with an upper surface of a trunk of a subject, second and third contact portions attached movably in the horizontal direction relative to the unit main body, a vertical width detection encoder for detecting a lowering distance of the first contact portion from an original position on the upper side of the trunk of the user to a contact point with the upper surface of the trunk, and a horizontal width detection encoder attached movably in the horizontal direction relative to the unit main body by the same distance as a moving distance of the second contact portion, the horizontal width detection encoder detecting a moving distance of the third contact portion relative to the second contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2011Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromichi KARO, Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Tomoya IJIRI, Yasuaki MURAKAWA, Shojiro OKU
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Patent number: 7794405Abstract: A cuff for a blood pressure monitor has an air bag inflated/deflated as the air comes in/out. The air bag has an inner wall portion located on the inner side in the fitted state of the cuff and an outer wall portion located outer than the inner wall portion, and a side wall portion connecting side end portions of the inner and outer wall portions and folded inwards in the deflated state of the air bag to form a gusset at each side end portion of the air bag. A bonded portion is provided at a region of the air bag in its winding direction around the living body, for reducing expansion of the gusset formed by the side wall portion. Thus, occurrence of lateral displacement of the cuff is prevented, and a highly reliable blood pressure monitor of high performance can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiromichi Karo, Yoshihiko Sano, Hiroshi Kishimoto, Yoshinori Tsurumi
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Publication number: 20100210959Abstract: A portable electrocardiograph set includes an electrocardiograph body provided with an electrocardiogram monitoring circuit, a lead part having two or more cables with respective clips for connecting external electrodes to the electrocardiogram monitoring circuit, and a containing member for containing and carrying the electrocardiograph body and the lead part. The clip fixing member is configured to enable all of the clips of the two or more cables simultaneously fixed thereto. The clip fixing member may be provided attached or not attached to the containing member, the lead part or the electrocardiograph body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiromichi Karo
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Publication number: 20100204552Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring biological information is provided. The apparatus includes a detection part configured to detect a signal indicative of the biological information of a subject and a judging part configured to judge the biological information to identify an attribute of the biological information. The apparatus further includes a storage part configured to store the attribute of the biological information together with a time that the attribute is stored and a producing part configured to produce a signal to display the attribute in a chart defined by a first axis representing a cyclic time series and a second axis representing a time series within a cycle of the cyclic time series.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norihito Yamamoto, Ryo Fukui, Midori Masuno, Hiromichi Karo, Masahiro Umeda, Noboru Shinomiya
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Publication number: 20100130885Abstract: A body fat measurement device includes a bioelectrical impedance measurement body attachment unit with an electrode support and a belt. The belt includes a stretchable region at one part. The electrode support includes a fixing portion fixed with one end of the belt, and a holder for holding a portion closer to another end of the belt in a movable manner and including a wrapping length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the wrapping length thereof. The body fat measurement device includes a displacement amount detection unit for detecting a displacement amount of the belt caused by the stretching of the stretchable region, and a wrapping length adjustment mechanism control section for controlling the wrapping length adjustment mechanism based on information detected by the displacement amount detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiromichi Karo, Shojiro Oku
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Publication number: 20100121216Abstract: A bioelectrical impedance measurement abdomen attachment unit includes an electrode support for supporting an electrode and a long belt to be wrapped around an abdomen of a subject. The electrode support includes a fixing portion fixed with one end of the belt in a relatively immovable manner with respect to the electrode support, and a holder for holding a portion closer to another end of the belt in a relatively movable manner with respect to the electrode support. The holder includes an attachment portion removably attachable to an arbitrary position of the portion closer to the other end of the belt and a biasing portion for coupling the attachment portion and the electrode support and biasing the attachment portion and the electrode support in an approaching direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiromichi Karo, Shojiro Oku, Josuke Ebisu, Shuhei Fujiwara
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Patent number: 7611469Abstract: A cuff as a living body pressing apparatus provided for a blood pressure monitor as a living body information measuring apparatus includes an air bag and a curled elastic member wound annularly around an outer side of the air bag. The air bag has an engagement portion at each side end portion in the width direction. The engagement portion is folded along the end face of the curled elastic member toward the curled elastic member, and secured to the outer peripheral surface of the curled elastic member. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a living body pressing apparatus capable of preventing occurrence of lateral displacement, and a living body information measuring apparatus provided with the living body pressing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiromichi Karo, Yoshihiko Sano, Hiroshi Kishimoto, Yoshinori Tsurumi
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Publication number: 20090234381Abstract: A cuff for a blood pressure monitor includes a bag-shaped cover body containing an air bag and a curled elastic member as a curved elastic plate. The bag-shaped cover body is formed by stacking an inner cover member located on a living body side when applied and an outer cover member located on a side opposite to the living body side when applied, one on the other, and sewing their rims. The curled elastic member contained in the bag-shaped cover body includes a large curvature region and a small curvature region in a winding direction thereof to fit a measurement site. In a state where the air bag is not inflated, the inner cover member at a portion corresponding to the large curvature region of the curled elastic member is stretched in a width direction thereof. With this configuration, a cuff for a blood pressure monitor which is less likely to have wrinkles in a bag-shaped cover body can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiromichi Karo
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Patent number: 7250030Abstract: A cuff for a blood pressure monitor is provided with an air bag including a first bag member located outside and a second bag member located inside in the thickness direction when fitted on a living body. The first and second bag members have first and second inflated/deflated spaces, respectively. The second bag member is formed by laying a single-layer resin sheet on the surface on the living body side of the first bag member and by melting and bonding its rim to the surface. A bonded portion of the first bag member with the resin sheet is positioned inner than each end in the width direction of the first inflated/deflated space. Thus, a cuff for a blood pressure monitor fabricated with ease and at low cost, exhibiting high pressing performance and high avascularization performance, and suitable for reduction of cuff width can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2005Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiko Sano, Hiroshi Kishimoto, Hiromichi Karo, Yoshinori Tsurumi
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Patent number: D612755Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Shigeno, Kazuya Andachi, Tadashi Koike, Yoshikazu Inami, Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiromichi Karo, Tomoya Ijiri
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Patent number: D623973Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Shigeno, Kazuya Andachi, Tadashi Koike, Yoshikazu Inami, Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiromichi Karo, Tomoya Ijiri
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Patent number: D623974Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Shigeno, Kazuya Andachi, Tadashi Koike, Yoshikazu Inami, Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiromichi Karo, Tomoya Ijiri
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Patent number: D625071Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Shigeno, Kazuya Andachi, Tadashi Koike, Yoshikazu Inami, Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiromichi Karo, Tomoya Ijiri