Patents by Inventor Kaoru NAYUKI

Kaoru NAYUKI 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).

  • Reading device antenna
    Patent number: 10797393
    Abstract: An IC tag reading device is provided that has increased directivity and is capable of determining an accurate position of an IC tag inserted into and placed in a human body even when the operation range of the antenna of the reading device is limited, such as in thoracoscopy, without causing reduction in detectable distance. A reading device antenna for reading an IC tag that has been inserted into a human body and placed at a certain position in order to locate a lesion includes a coil portion having a coil with a predetermined number of turns in a circumferential direction, and a shield portion that covers at least an approximately half of the coil portion in the circumferential direction and causes a bias in a magnetic flux generated from the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, HOGY MEDICAL CO., LTD., IDEC AUTO-ID SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sato, Yojiro Yutaka, Koichi Matsushita, Jiro Kato, Kaoru Nayuki
  • READING DEVICE ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20190229420
    Abstract: An IC tag reading device is provided that has increased directivity and is capable of determining an accurate position of an IC tag inserted into and placed in a human body even when the operation range of the antenna of the reading device is limited, such as in thoracoscopy, without causing reduction in detectable distance. A reading device antenna for reading an IC tag that has been inserted into a human body and placed at a certain position in order to locate a lesion includes a coil portion having a coil with a predetermined number of turns in a circumferential direction, and a shield portion that covers at least an approximately half of the coil portion in the circumferential direction and causes a bias in a magnetic flux generated from the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicants: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, HOGY MEDICAL CO., LTD., WELCAT INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko SATO, Yojiro YUTAKA, Koichi MATSUSHITA, Jiro KATO, Kaoru NAYUKI