Patents by Inventor Hironori Sato

Hironori Sato 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: 11515024
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technology that allows a user to more easily record medication information. A blood pressure measurement device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a prescription information acquisition unit configured to acquire prescription information, a preparatory action determination unit configured to determine whether a preparatory action for blood pressure measurement is performed, a blood pressure measurement operation unit configured to perform a blood pressure measurement operation in a case where an operation button is operated with the preparatory action determined to be performed, and a medication recording and processing unit configured to, in a case where the operation button is operated with the preparatory action determined not to be performed, assess that the operation is a medication confirmation operation, and generate and record medication information on the basis of the prescription information thus acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Sato, Mitsuharu Konishi, Seisuke Fujiwara, Daisuke Nozaki
  • Patent number: 11363961
    Abstract: A biological information analysis device including: an indicator extraction unit configured to extract an indicator indicating a cardiac state, from data regarding blood pressure waveforms that are consecutively measured by a sensor that is configured to be worn on a body part of a user and to be capable of non-invasively measuring a blood pressure waveform for each heartbeat; and a processing unit configured to output the indicator extracted by the indicator extraction unit. The indicator extraction unit is configured to extract a value of a cardiac load indicator for each heartbeat, from the data regarding blood pressure waveforms, and calculate the indicator indicating the cardiac state, based on characteristics related to distribution of values of the cardiac load indicator corresponding to a plurality of heartbeats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: Omron Corporation, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakajima, Hirotaka Wada, Naoki Tsuchiya, Masaaki Kasai, Eriko Kan, Toru Uenoyama, Keiichi Obayashi, Ayako Kokubo, Yuya Ota, Toshikazu Shiga, Mitsuo Kuwabara, Hironori Sato, Ken Miyagawa, Masakazu Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 11246501
    Abstract: A biological information analysis device including: an indicator extraction unit that is configured to extract, from time-series data regarding blood pressure waveforms consecutively measured by a sensor that is configured to be worn on a body part of a user and to be capable of non-invasively measuring a blood pressure waveform for each heartbeat, data regarding blood pressure waveforms corresponding to a period of time in which a change in blood pressure occurs, and extract an indicator that is related to the functionality of respiratory organs of the user, based on characteristics of the blood pressure waveforms corresponding to the period of time; and a processing unit that performs processing that is based on the indicator thus extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: Omron Corporation, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakajima, Hirotaka Wada, Naoki Tsuchiya, Masaaki Kasai, Eriko Kan, Toru Uenoyama, Keiichi Obayashi, Ayako Kokubo, Yuya Ota, Toshikazu Shiga, Mitsuo Kuwabara, Hironori Sato, Ken Miyagawa, Masakazu Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20210401303
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device according to an aspect includes a blood pressure measurement unit that measures a blood pressure of a user, a setting unit that sets a measurement scheduled time for a time a predetermined time period before a wake-up scheduled time of the user, and a measurement control unit that causes the blood pressure measurement unit to measure the blood pressure of the user in accordance with the set measurement scheduled time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ogawa, Miyuki Kimura, Hironori Sato, Atsunori Iwamoto, Takashi Kitamura, Tamio Ueda, Mizuki Furuta
  • Publication number: 20210407652
    Abstract: To effectively support behavior that maintains and promotes the health of a user, and to improve communication between users. A healthy behavior support device includes a processor. The processor is configured to select a plurality of comparison target users satisfying a predetermined condition from a storage unit that stores schedule information of a plurality of users, notify each of the selected plurality of comparison target users of a comparison counterpart user, acquire an index value correlated to state of health of each of the selected plurality of comparison target users, and set the acquired index values to a state of being sharable between the plurality of comparison target users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ogawa, Miyuki Kimura, Hironori Sato, Atsunori Iwamoto, Takashi Kitamura, Tamio Ueda, Mizuki Furuta
  • Publication number: 20210342948
    Abstract: The risk analysis system according to the present invention includes: a storage apparatus which stores subject data including information related to health of a subject; an analyzer which analyzes a risk related to the health of the subject based on the subject data acquired from the storage apparatus; and an output apparatus which outputs an analysis result by the analyzer. The analyzer has: a risk estimating unit which estimates an event onset risk of the subject based on the subject data; and a medical expense predicting unit which predicts future medical expenses, which are medical expenses to be incurred in the future by the subject, based on the event onset risk estimated by the risk estimating unit and the subject data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hironori SATO, Mitsuharu KONISHI, Seisuke FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210331476
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit, an acquisition unit, and a controller. The liquid ejecting unit includes a nozzle through which a liquid is to be discharged and an ejection surface on which the nozzle opens. The acquisition unit obtains distance information that indicates a distance between the ejection surface and a surface of a medium on which the liquid discharged through the nozzle is to land. The controller varies a flushing amount in accordance with the distance information obtained, the flushing amount being an amount of the liquid discharged during a flushing operation in which the liquid ejecting unit discharges the liquid through the nozzle as a maintenance operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Hironori SATO
  • Publication number: 20210326997
    Abstract: The risk analysis system according to the present invention includes: a storage apparatus which stores subject data including information related to health of a subject; an analyzer which analyzes a risk related to the health of the subject based on the subject data acquired from the storage apparatus; and an output apparatus which outputs an analysis result by the analyzer. The analyzer has: a risk estimating unit which estimates an event onset risk of the subject based on the subject data; and a medical expense predicting unit which predicts future medical expenses, which are medical expenses to be incurred in the future by the subject, based on the event onset risk estimated by the risk estimating unit and the subject data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hironori SATO, Mitsuharu KONISHI, Seisuke FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210326998
    Abstract: The risk analysis system according to the present invention includes: a storage apparatus which stores subject data including information related to health of a subject; an analyzer which analyzes a risk related to the health of the subject based on the subject data acquired from the storage apparatus; and an output apparatus which outputs an analysis result by the analyzer. The analyzer has: a risk estimating unit which estimates an event onset risk of the subject based on the subject data; and a medical expense predicting unit which predicts future medical expenses, which are medical expenses to be incurred in the future by the subject, based on the event onset risk estimated by the risk estimating unit and the subject data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hironori SATO, Mitsuharu KONISHI, Seisuke FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210315137
    Abstract: A circuit module 2 comprises: a wiring structure 4; at least one electronic component 6a, 6b arranged on the upper surface of the wiring structure 4; an insulating resin layer 8 which is provided on the upper surface of the wiring structure 4 and in which at least one electronic component 6a, 6b is embedded; and a metal layer 10 provided on the upper surface of the insulating resin layer 8. The surface roughness of the portion 51 directly above each electronic component on the upper surface of the insulating resin layer 8 is expressed as R1. The surface roughness of the portion S2 other than the portion directly above all the electronic components on the upper surface of the insulating resin layer 8 is expressed as R2. At least one R1 satisfies the condition: R1>R2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi TAKIZAWA, Hironori SATO, Atsushi YOSHINO, Hideki KACHI
  • Patent number: 11087406
    Abstract: The risk analysis system according to the present invention includes: a storage apparatus which stores subject data including information related to health of a subject; an analyzer which analyzes a risk related to the health of the subject based on the subject data acquired from the storage apparatus; and an output apparatus which outputs an analysis result by the analyzer. The analyzer has: a risk estimating unit which estimates an event onset risk of the subject based on the subject data; and a medical expense predicting unit which predicts future medical expenses, which are medical expenses to be incurred in the future by the subject, based on the event onset risk estimated by the risk estimating unit and the subject data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironori Sato, Mitsuharu Konishi, Seisuke Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11076513
    Abstract: A circuit module 2 comprises: a wiring structure 4; at least one electronic component 6a, 6b arranged on the upper surface of the wiring structure 4; an insulating resin layer 8 which is provided on the upper surface of the wiring structure 4 and in which at least one electronic component 6a, 6b is embedded; and a metal layer 10 provided on the upper surface of the insulating resin layer 8. The surface roughness of the portion S1 directly above each electronic component on the upper surface of the insulating resin layer 8 is expressed as R1. The surface roughness of the portion S2 other than the portion directly above all the electronic components on the upper surface of the insulating resin layer 8 is expressed as R2. At least one R1 satisfies the condition: R1>R2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Takizawa, Hironori Sato, Atsushi Yoshino, Hideki Kachi
  • Patent number: 11020012
    Abstract: A flow rate control apparatus includes a flow rate detection unit that detects the flow rate of a fluid flowing through a solenoid valve, a correlation storage unit that stores a correlation between a flow start point voltage at which the fluid starts to flow through a sample solenoid valve, which has substantially the same characteristic as the solenoid valve, and a limit voltage at which the sample solenoid valve is fully open, and a control unit that, when starting control of the flow rate of the fluid, changes the driving voltage of the solenoid valve, obtains the driving voltage at a time when the start of flowing of the fluid is detected as the flow start point voltage, and uses the correlation for the sample solenoid valve to set the driving voltage of the solenoid valve within a range between the flow start point voltage and the limit voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Sato, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Toshihiko Ogura, Yoshihiko Sano, Takeshi Kubo, Gaku Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20210134435
    Abstract: A behavior modification assistance device includes an acquisition unit acquiring biological data and behavioral data regarding a user, a biological indicator generation unit generating a biological indicator of the user based on the biological data, a behavioral indicator generation unit generating, based on the behavioral data, a behavioral indicator representing an achievement of a behavior by the user affecting the biological indicator, a calculation unit calculating, based on the biological indicator and the behavioral indicator, a requirement level representing, at two or more levels, a need for the user to modify behavior, a determination unit determining, based on the requirement level, an instructor who provides guidance and encourages the user to modify behavior, from among a plurality of candidates including at least a person other than the user, and a guidance request generation unit generating guidance request data requesting the instructor to provide the guidance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Toru DENO, Hironori SATO, Takahiro HAMAGUCHI, Takanobu YAMAUCHI, Yasushi MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20210134411
    Abstract: Health-related information is provided suitable for a subject. An information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires first information indicating a subject's interest in health, an estimation unit that estimates a subject's degree of interest in health based on the first information, a selection unit that selects second information regarding health to be provided to the subject based on the degree of interest, and an output unit that outputs the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Toru DENO, Hironori SATO, Takahiro HAMAGUCHI, Takanobu YAMAUCHI, Yasushi MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20210118539
    Abstract: A medication management device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire medication information by medicine and dosing information by medicine related to a managed subject, a setting unit configured to set at least one unit medication period, a calculation unit configured to calculate a dosing adherence rate by medicine for each of the at least one unit medication periods on the basis of the medication information by medicine and the dosing information by medicine thus acquired and the at least one unit medication period thus set, and a generation unit configured to generate management screen data configured to display, in association with each other, the medication information by medicine thus acquired and the dosing adherence rate by medicine thus calculated for each of the at least one unit medication periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hironori Sato, Fumihiko Nakamura, Daisuke Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20210085189
    Abstract: A blood pressure management device includes an acquisition unit that acquires a measurement value of blood pressure, a setting unit that sets, based on blood pressure fluctuation characteristics, a unit measurement period including a plurality of opportunities, and a calculation unit that, when a second measurement is performed in a different opportunity from a first measurement within the unit measurement period, calculates a representative value for the unit measurement period by using both a first measurement value to and a second measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Hironori Sato, Sirui Yeap
  • Publication number: 20210082558
    Abstract: A medication management device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire biological information, dosing information, and side effect information related to a managed subject in one or more unit diagnosis periods, and a side effect management unit configured to generate, on the basis of the biological information, the dosing information, and the side effect information thus acquired, management screen data configured to display the biological information, the dosing information, and the side effect information thus acquired in a chart in association with each other for each of the one or more unit diagnosis periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hironori Sato, Fumihiko Nakamura, Daisuke Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20210059613
    Abstract: A risk management device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire biological information relating to a biological parameter of an evaluation subject and behavior information relating to a behavior parameter of the evaluation subject, a risk calculation unit configured to calculate an event occurrence rate, based on the biological information being acquired and the behavior information being acquired, a selection unit configured to select a biological parameter and a behavior parameter that serve as an improvable factor from the biological information and the behavior information, a contribution calculation unit configured to calculate a contribution to the event occurrence rate for each of the biological parameter and the behavior parameter selected as the improvable factor, and a generation unit configured to generate output data indicating a calculation result in the contribution calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hironori Sato, Sirui Yeap, Fumihiko Nakamura, Daisuke Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20210053338
    Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon manufacturing device includes: fiber-supplying units that respectively supply optical fibers; a printing device that prints a mark on each of the optical fibers; and a ribbon-forming device that manufactures an optical fiber ribbon by connecting the optical fibers on each of which the mark has been printed. The printing device includes: a supplying roller that supplies an ink; and a printing roller that includes a printing pattern on a surface thereof and that prints the mark on each of the optical fibers that are lined up in a width direction of the optical fibers by causing the ink supplied from the supplying roller to adhere to the printing pattern and transferring the ink onto the optical fibers. Projections and depressions are disposed on a surface of the supplying roller. The surface of the supplying roller opposes the printing pattern of the printing roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Shizuka Sekine, Kouji Tomikawa, Ken Osato, Hironori Sato