Patents by Inventor Katsuyoshi Morita

Katsuyoshi Morita 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: 11857360
    Abstract: Provided is a biological sound measurement device capable of smoothly performing tasks from measurement initiation to result confirmation, that includes a sound measurement unit including a contact surface configured to be brought into contact with the body surface of a subject, a gripping portion supporting the sound measurement unit and configured to be gripped by a measurer, and a display unit provided to the gripping portion and configured to display an analysis result of a biological sound measured by the sound measurement unit. The gripping portion is configured to be gripped by the measurer in a state in which an index finger of the measurer is placed on a back surface of the sound measurement unit, and the display unit is provided on a surface of the gripping portion on the body surface side in a state in which the contact surface is in contact with the body surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Fukutsuka, Katsuyoshi Morita, Kosuke Inoue, Nobuki Yakura, Seiji Fukunaga, Tsuyoshi Ogihara, Masahiko Yumoto, Yuki Takuma
  • Patent number: 11751839
    Abstract: Provided is a biological sound measurement device capable of suppressing an occurrence of a rubbing noise and improving a measurement accuracy. The biological sound measurement device (1) includes a sound measurement unit (3) including a contact surface (30) configured to be brought into contact with the body surface S of a subject, and a gripping portion (10) supporting the sound measurement unit (3) and configured to be gripped by a measurer. At least a first region of a front surface of the gripping portion (10), excluding a region to be covered by a hand Ha of the measurer in a state in which the gripping portion (10) is gripped by the measurer, is a region not including an angular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Morita, Takayuki Shiina, Seiji Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20230019623
    Abstract: A wheeze detection device that allows suppressing a noise and improving detection accuracy of wheezing. The device includes a first microphone configured by a MEMS microphone, a space-forming member (a first housing, an O-ring, a flexible circuit board, and a second housing) forming an accommodation space that accommodates the first microphone, and a housing cover that forms a pressure receiving unit that closes the accommodation space and receives a pressure from a body surface. The space-forming member has a hole portion connected to an atmosphere. The accommodation space is connected to the atmosphere via the hole portion. The hole portion includes branch portions to between a groove and a terminal and two branched hole portions branched at each branch portion from a side of the groove. One branched hole portion among the two branched hole portions is connected to the terminal. The other branched hole portion is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Masayuki FUKUTSUKA, Katsuyoshi MORITA, Hiroshi OGAWA, Seiji FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210361255
    Abstract: Provided are a biological sound measurement device capable of detecting contact with a body surface of a living body with a simple configuration, a control method for the biological sound measurement device, and a non-transitory recording medium storing a control program for the biological sound measurement device. The biological sound measurement device (1) includes: a measuring unit (3) that detects a biological sound of a living body in a state of contact with a body surface S of the living body; and a contact state determination unit (41) that determines whether or not a contact state is active in which the measuring unit (3) is in contact with the body surface S, based on a change in a sound pressure level of sounds detected by the measuring unit (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuki YAKURA, Katsuyoshi MORITA, Keisuke KIMURA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Tomoki IRAGO
  • Publication number: 20210330278
    Abstract: Provided is a biological sound measurement device to improve a measurement accuracy, that includes a sound measurement unit having a contact surface configured to be brought into contact with a body surface, and a gripping portion supporting the sound measurement unit and configured to be gripped by a measurer. The gripping portion is configured to be gripped in a state in which an index finger is placed in a recessed portion, the sound measurement unit includes a sound detector, a housing forming an accommodation space accommodating the sound detector and includes an opening, and a cover closing the opening from outside the accommodation space and forming a pressure-receiving region configured to receive pressure from the body surface. The contact surface is formed by a front surface of the cover, and the opening positioned on a straight line extending in a direction of a force applied from the index finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki FUKUTSUKA, Katsuyoshi MORITA, Kosuke INOUE, Seiji FUKUNAGA, Tsuyoshi OGIHARA, Masahiko YUMOTO, Yuki TAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20210330281
    Abstract: Provided is a biological sound measurement device capable of suppressing an occurrence of a rubbing noise and improving a measurement accuracy. The biological sound measurement device (1) includes a sound measurement unit (3) including a contact surface (30) configured to be brought into contact with the body surface S of a subject, and a gripping portion (10) supporting the sound measurement unit (3) and configured to be gripped by a measurer. At least a first region of a front surface of the gripping portion (10), excluding a region to be covered by a hand Ha of the measurer in a state in which the gripping portion (10) is gripped by the measurer, is a region not including an angular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi MORITA, Takayuki SHIINA, Seiji FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210330280
    Abstract: Provided is a biological sound measurement device capable of smoothly performing tasks from measurement initiation to result confirmation, that includes a sound measurement unit including a contact surface configured to be brought into contact with the body surface of a subject, a gripping portion supporting the sound measurement unit and configured to be gripped by a measurer, and a display unit provided to the gripping portion and configured to display an analysis result of a biological sound measured by the sound measurement unit. The gripping portion is configured to be gripped by the measurer in a state in which an index finger of the measurer is placed on a back surface of the sound measurement unit, and the display unit is provided on a surface of the gripping portion on the body surface side in a state in which the contact surface is in contact with the body surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki FUKUTSUKA, Katsuyoshi MORITA, Kosuke INOUE, Nobuki YAKURA, Seiji FUKUNAGA, Tsuyoshi OGIHARA, Masahiko YUMOTO, Yuki TAKUMA
  • Patent number: 8816875
    Abstract: An electronic thermometer includes a hollow probe provided at its longitudinal tip with a temperature measuring unit having a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature, electrodes neighboring to the temperature sensor and arranged in the hollow of the probe, and a determining unit for determining whether temperature measuring unit is in appropriate contact with a measurement target portion of a user or not, based on a change in electrostatic capacity sensed using the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Yasuo Fujita, Yoshihito Nakanishi, Yoshihide Onishi, Daisuke Ishihara, Atsuko Fukui, Masaki Tomioka, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20130243034
    Abstract: A temperature sensing portion cap includes a tubular or substantially tubular body portion that is located toward an opening portion of a main body housing, and a bottomed accommodating portion that is in communication with the body portion and accommodates the temperature sensing portion. A temperature sensing portion supporting region is provided inside the accommodating portion, by an indented region that is indented toward the body portion being provided on a tip portion side of an outer surface of the accommodating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawano, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Patent number: 8400316
    Abstract: An electronic thermometer has a probe having a temperature measuring unit at its end, a temperature sensor arranged in the temperature measuring unit of the probe, a contact sensor arranged in a position shifter from the temperature measuring unit of the probe toward a thermometer body, a determining unit for determining whether a state of contact between the temperature measuring unit and a measurement target portion of a user is good or not, based on outputs of both the temperature sensor and the contact sensor, and a notifying unit for providing a notification according to a result of the determination by the determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Yoshihide Onishi, Masaki Tomioka, Atsuko Fukui, Daisuke Ishihara, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20110118623
    Abstract: The invention provides an electronic thermometer in which a contact state with a human body can be confirmed by a simple, easy-to-assemble configuration. The electronic thermometer includes a hollow outer case that includes a probe unit with a temperature measuring unit, a temperature sensor, an inner case, a control circuit, and a pair of electrodes. The electrodes are positioned inside the probe unit by mounting the inner case on the outer case. A determination unit is also provided and the determination unit measures an electrostatic capacitance between the pair of electrodes and determines whether the probe unit is in proper contact with the measured region of the user based on a change of the measured electrostatic capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihito NAKANISHI, Katsuyoshi MORITA, Takeshi HAGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20100328090
    Abstract: An electronic thermometer includes a hollow probe provided at its longitudinal tip with a temperature measuring unit having a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature, electrodes neighboring to the temperature sensor and arranged in the hollow of the probe, and a determining unit for determining whether temperature measuring unit is in appropriate contact with a measurement target portion of a user or not, based on a change in electrostatic capacity sensed using the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Yasuo Fujita, Yoshihito Nakanishi, Yoshihide Onishi, Daisuke Ishihara, Atsuko Fukui, Masaki Tomioka, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20100315258
    Abstract: An electronic thermometer has a probe having a temperature measuring unit at its end, a temperature sensor arranged in the temperature measuring unit of the probe, a contact sensor arranged in a position shifter from the temperature measuring unit of the probe toward a thermometer body, a determining unit for determining whether a state of contact between the temperature measuring unit and a measurement target portion of a user is good or not, based on outputs of both the temperature sensor and the contact sensor, and a notifying unit for providing a notification according to a result of the determination by the determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiramatsu, Yoshihide Onishi, Masaki Tomioka, Atsuko Fukui, Daisuke Ishihara, Katsuyoshi Morita
  • Patent number: 4769110
    Abstract: An address label preparation processing system for printed matter dispatching, having counter/stackers for preparing printed matter bundles upon receipt of the data on the number of copies per bundle from an address label processing devices, having an address label printing function, for printing on-line address labels for the bundles prepared, and attaching the printed address labels on the bundles as the bundles prepared by the counter/stacker and transported by a conveyor arrive at the system, and characterized in that each of the address label processing devices incorporates therein type fonts and a character enlarging function and has such a construction that address labels can be printed on the basis of the address printing data transmitted from a host computer; the host computer performing control so that the address printing data and the data on the number of copies are allocated sequentially among each of the address label processing devices; the counter/stacker receiving the number of copies per bun
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinichiro Ohno, Katsuyoshi Morita, Kazuo Aihara, Yukio Kanzaki, Hirobumi Watanabe, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kouichi Okamoto
  • Patent number: D615425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Shigeno, Kazuya Andachi, Masahiko Yumoto, Takuto Serizawa, Atsuko Fukui, Katsuyoshi Morita