Patents by Inventor Kazuo Maki

Kazuo Maki 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).

  • Body fat measuring method and device therefor
    Patent number: 6978170
    Abstract: Two current electrodes 2 and 3 are arranged on a circumference of a subject 1, a distance between the two current electrodes being sufficiently shorter than a circumferential length of the subject 1. A current source 4 passes a current between the two current electrodes. A measuring electrode 5 is arranged adjacent to one of the two current electrodes 2 and 3. A measuring electrode 11 is arranged substantially opposite to the two current electrodes 2 and 3 across the subject 1. A voltmeter 7 measures a voltage generated between the measuring electrodes 5 and 11. A body fat computing unit 25 computes the quantity of subcutaneous fat 8 of the subject 1 according to the voltage measured with the voltmeter 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Onda, Masaki Fukuhara, Kazuo Maki, Toru Yamaguchi, Mitsuhiro Katashima, Tsuyoshi Kimura