Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Takagahara
Kazuhiko Takagahara 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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Patent number: 10881315Abstract: In a biological signal measurement system of this invention, biological digital data is generated from a biological signal measured by a biological signal measurement apparatus, and first feature amount data extracted from the biological digital data and downsized biological digital data are transmitted to a portable terminal. In a biological information measurement apparatus of this invention, biological feature amount data is extracted from measured biological waveform data, and at least one of the biological waveform data and the biological feature amount data is transmitted to an external device. It is possible to provide a biological signal measurement system capable of continuously measuring a biological signal for a long time without disturbing daily life and provide a biological information measurement apparatus capable of implementing downsizing and long life of a battery.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Kuwabara, Takayuki Ogasawara, Nobuaki Matsuura, Michiko Seyama, Hiroshi Koizumi, Ryusuke Kawano, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Kazuyoshi Ono, Takako Ishihara, Yasuhiro Sato, Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo
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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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Patent number: 10750969Abstract: A heartbeat detection device includes a peak search unit (4) for searching for one of a peak at which a value M obtained from a sampling data sequence of an electrocardiographic waveform of a living body changes from an increase to a decrease and a peak at which the value M changes from a decrease to an increase, and a heartbeat time determination unit (5) for checking the value M in a predetermined time domain before a time of the peak and the value M in a predetermined time domain after the time of the peak, and setting the time of the peak as a heartbeat time if differences between the value M at the time of the peak and the values M in the predetermined time domains are not smaller than a predetermined amount.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuaki Matsuura, Kei Kuwabara, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Ryusuke Kawano, Hiroshi Koizumi
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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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Patent number: 10172531Abstract: A heartbeat detection device includes a difference value calculation unit (3) for calculating, from a sampling data sequence of an electrocardiographic waveform of a living body, one of an amount of change and a degree of change of sampling data for each sampling time, a multiplication unit (4) for calculating, for each sampling time, a product by multiplying one of an amount of change and a degree of change of the sampling data at a time K by one of the sampling data at the time K and sampling data at a time before the time K by a predetermined time t, a peak detection unit (5) for detecting a peak of the product, and a heartbeat time determination unit (6) for setting time of the peak of the product as a heartbeat time.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuaki Matsuura, Kei Kuwabara, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Ryusuke Kawano, Hiroshi Koizumi
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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: 20170281021Abstract: A heartbeat detection device includes a difference value calculation unit (3) for calculating, from a sampling data sequence of an electrocardiographic waveform of a living body, one of an amount of change and a degree of change of sampling data for each sampling time, a multiplication unit (4) for calculating, for each sampling time, a product by multiplying one of an amount of change and a degree of change of the sampling data at a time K by one of the sampling data at the time K and sampling data at a time before the time K by a predetermined time t, a peak detection unit (5) for detecting a peak of the product, and a heartbeat time determination unit (6) for setting time of the peak of the product as a heartbeat time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Nobuaki MATSUURA, Kei KUWABARA, Kazuhiko TAKAGAHARA, Ryusuke KAWANO, Hiroshi KOIZUMI
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Publication number: 20170258351Abstract: A heartbeat detection device includes a peak search unit (4) for searching for one of a peak at which a value M obtained from a sampling data sequence of an electrocardiographic waveform of a living body changes from an increase to a decrease and a peak at which the value M changes from a decrease to an increase, and a heartbeat time determination unit (5) for checking the value M in a predetermined time domain before a time of the peak and the value M in a predetermined time domain after the time of the peak, and setting the time of the peak as a heartbeat time if differences between the value M at the time of the peak and the values M in the predetermined time domains are not smaller than a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Nobuaki MATSUURA, Kei KUWABARA, Kazuhiko TAKAGAHARA, Ryusuke KAWANO, Hiroshi KOIZUMI
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Publication number: 20170224244Abstract: In a biological signal measurement system of this invention, biological digital data is generated from a biological signal measured by a biological signal measurement apparatus, and first feature amount data extracted from the biological digital data and downsized biological digital data are transmitted to a portable terminal. In a biological information measurement apparatus of this invention, biological feature amount data is extracted from measured biological waveform data, and at least one of the biological waveform data and the biological feature amount data is transmitted to an external device. It is possible to provide a biological signal measurement system capable of continuously measuring a biological signal for a long time without disturbing daily life and provide a biological information measurement apparatus capable of implementing downsizing and long life of a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Kei KUWABARA, Takayuki OGASAWARA, Nobuaki MATSUURA, Michiko SEYAMA, Hiroshi KOIZUMI, Ryusuke KAWANO, Kazuhiko TAKAGAHARA, Kazuyoshi ONO, Takako ISHIHARA, Yasuhiro SATO, Shingo TSUKADA, Nahoko KASAI, Koji SUMITOMO
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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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Publication number: 20160338645Abstract: An electrode material includes a fiber structure containing a conductive polymer. The conductive polymer is supported on surfaces of filaments constituting the fiber structure and/or in a gap between the filament. A device includes an electrode material, the electrode material being used as at least part of an electrode, wherein the electrode material includes a fiber structure containing a conductive polymer, the conductive polymer being supported on surfaces of filaments constituting the fiber structure and/or in a gap between the filaments.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Kazuyoshi Ono, Ryusuke Kawano, Takako Ishihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Keiji Takeda, Noriko Nagai, Naoki Oda, Takashi Teshigawara