Patents by Inventor Keisuke Nishigawa

Keisuke Nishigawa 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).

  • Apparatus for measuring dental occlusion
    Patent number: 8337202
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a dental occlusion includes: a position sensor (30) for detecting a position and posture of a lower jaw (12) relative to an upper jaw (11) and; an arithmetic circuit (31) for computing a posture relative to a translation distance in a state of occlusal contact. The computation is derived from the position and posture of the lower jaw (12) relative to the upper jaw (11) detected by the position sensor (30). The apparatus also includes a display monitor (32) for displaying the posture relative to the translation distance computed by the arithmetic circuit (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: The University of Tokushima, Kabushikikaisha Shofu
    Inventors: Eiichi Bando, Masanori Nakano, Maki Hosoki, Motoharu Kori, Kazuo Okura, Yoshihiro Kubo, Keisuke Nishigawa, Hisahiro Takeuchi, Yutaka Sato
  • APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DENTAL OCCLUSION
    Publication number: 20110053110
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a dental occlusion includes: a position sensor (30) for detecting a position and posture of a lower jaw (12) relative to an upper jaw (11) and; an arithmetic circuit (31) for computing a posture relative to a translation distance in a state of occlusal contact. The computation is derived from the position and posture of the lower jaw (12) relative to the upper jaw (11) detected by the position sensor (30). The apparatus also includes a display monitor (32) for displaying the posture relative to the translation distance computed by the arithmetic circuit (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Eiichi Bando, Masanori Nakano, Maki Hosoki, Motoharu Kori, Kazuo Okura, Yoshihiro Kubo, Keisuke Nishigawa, Hisahiro Takeuchi, Yutaka Sato