Patents by Inventor Koji Terumoto
Koji Terumoto 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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Patent number: 11428833Abstract: An earthquake sensing module includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect accelerations on a plurality of detection axes, a module control unit configured to control the acceleration sensor, and a module storage unit configured to store state information of the acceleration sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Terumoto, Noriyuki Jitosho
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Publication number: 20210293981Abstract: An earthquake sensing module includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect accelerations on a plurality of detection axes, a module control unit configured to control the acceleration sensor, and a module storage unit configured to store state information of the acceleration sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Koji TERUMOTO, Noriyuki JITOSHO
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Publication number: 20180317787Abstract: [Problem] To provide a pulse sensor capable of accurately measuring the pulse of a subject. [Solution] A pulse sensor (600) has: a housing (610) mounted to an external ear; an optical sensor unit (620) which is disposed upon the housing (610) and acquires pulse data by emitting light from a light-emitting portion onto the external ear and detecting, at a light-receiving unit, the intensity of the light that is transmitted through a living body and returns; and a buffer member (630) which is disposed between the housing (610) and the optical sensor unit (620).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Satomi, Hiroki Miyabuchi, Koji Terumoto
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Patent number: 9913586Abstract: A pulse wave sensor includes: a light emitting unit configured to emit light onto a living body; a light receiving unit configured to receive light transmitted through or reflected from the living body based on the light from the light emitting unit; a pulse wave detecting unit configured to detect a pulse wave of the living body based on a result of light reception by the light receiving unit when the light is emitted from the light emitting unit with a normal light emission intensity; and a light emission intensity adjusting unit configured to cause the light emitting unit to emit light with a predetermined test light emission intensity in a test period prior to the detection of the pulse wave, and set the normal light emission intensity using detection light reception intensity in the light receiving unit by the light emission and a predetermined reference light reception intensity.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Terumoto
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Publication number: 20170049344Abstract: A pulse wave sensor includes a light sensor unit arranged to irradiate a living body with light from a light emitting unit and to detect reflected light or transmitted light from the living body by a light receiving unit, so as to generate a current signal corresponding to received light intensity, a pulse drive unit arranged to turn on and off the light emitting unit at a predetermined frame frequency and duty, a transimpedance amplifier arranged to convert the current signal into a voltage signal, and a mounting determination unit arranged to perform mounting determination by comparing an OFF voltage signal obtained by the transimpedance amplifier during an OFF period of the light emitting unit with a predetermined first threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Terumoto
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Publication number: 20150366513Abstract: A pulse wave sensor includes: an optical sensor unit configured to irradiate a living body with light emitted from a light emitting unit and detect light reflected from or transmitted through the living body with a light receiving unit to generate a current signal in accordance with a light reception intensity; a pulse driving unit configured to turn on or turn off the light emitting unit at a predetermined frame frequency and a predetermined duty rate; a current-voltage conversion circuit configured to convert the current signal into a voltage signal; and a detection circuit configured to extract an upper envelope and a lower envelope of the voltage signal and obtain a difference therebetween to generate a detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventor: Koji Terumoto
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Publication number: 20150238099Abstract: A pulse wave sensor includes: a light emitting unit configured to emit light onto a living body; a light receiving unit configured to receive light transmitted through or reflected from the living body based on the light from the light emitting unit; a pulse wave detecting unit configured to detect a pulse wave of the living body based on a result of light reception by the light receiving unit when the light is emitted from the light emitting unit with a normal light emission intensity; and a light emission intensity adjusting unit configured to cause the light emitting unit to emit light with a predetermined test light emission intensity in a test period prior to the detection of the pulse wave, and set the normal light emission intensity using detection light reception intensity in the light receiving unit by the light emission and a predetermined reference light reception intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventor: Koji Terumoto
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Patent number: 9113793Abstract: Among the technical characteristics disclosed in this specification, the pulse wave sensor with one of the technical characteristic includes a construction to detect the pulse wave at a wrist (i.e., a construction to measure the pulse wave to be worn at the wrist). To be more concrete, the pulse wave sensor includes a measurement unit to measure the pulse wave, a power source unit to supply power to the measurement unit, a cable to connect between the measurement unit and the power source unit electrically, and a armlet type housing to contain the measurement unit, the power source unit, and the cable.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Terumoto, Daisuke Niwa, Tsuyoshi Satomi, Kazuhiro Oguchi
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Publication number: 20150208933Abstract: [Problem] To provide a pulse sensor capable of accurately measuring the pulse of a subject. [Solution] A pulse sensor (600) has: a housing (610) mounted to an external ear; an optical sensor unit (620) which is disposed upon the housing (610) and acquires pulse data by emitting light from a light-emitting portion onto the external ear and detecting, at a light-receiving unit, the intensity of the light that is transmitted through a living body and returns; and a buffer member (630) which is disposed between the housing (610) and the optical sensor unit (620).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Tsuyoshi Satomi, Hiroki Miyabuchi, Koji Terumoto
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Publication number: 20140309537Abstract: A wireless plethysmogram sensor unit is capable of obtaining a plethysmogram from a living tissue of a measuring object and of transmitting the plethysmogram to a processing unit outside the wireless plethysmogram sensor unit. The sensor unit includes a light source to emit measuring light into the living tissue and a light receiving element to receive light emerging from the tissue, which is accompanied by pulsation caused by absorption by arteries in the tissue. A memory stores a plethysmogram obtained in accordance with the light received by the light receiving element. A short range wireless communicator transmits the plethysmogram to the processing unit. A power source provides power to other elements in the sensor unit, and a controller controls the elements of the sensor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Daisuke Niwa, Koji Terumoto, Kazuhiro Oguchi, Masahide Tanaka, Ken Nakahara
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Patent number: 8795184Abstract: A wireless plethysmogram sensor unit is capable of obtaining a plethysmogram from a living tissue of a measuring object and of transmitting the plethysmogram to a processing unit outside the wireless plethysmogram sensor unit. The sensor unit includes a light source to emit measuring light into the living tissue and a light receiving element to receive light emerging from the tissue, which is accompanied by pulsation caused by absorption by arteries in the tissue. A memory stores a plethysmogram obtained in accordance with the light received by the light receiving element. A short range wireless communicator transmits the plethysmogram to the processing unit. A power source provides power to other elements in the sensor unit, and a controller controls the elements of the sensor unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Niwa, Koji Terumoto, Kazuhiro Oguchi, Masahide Tanaka, Ken Nakahara
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Publication number: 20120150047Abstract: Among the technical characteristics disclosed in this specification, the pulse wave sensor with one of the technical characteristic includes a construction to detect the pulse wave at a wrist (i.e., a construction to measure the pulse wave to be worn at the wrist). To be more concrete, the pulse wave sensor includes a measurement unit to measure the pulse wave, a power source unit to supply power to the measurement unit, a cable to connect between the measurement unit and the power source unit electrically, and a armlet type housing to contain the measurement unit, the power source unit, and the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Terumoto, Daisuke Niwa, Tsuyoshi Satomi, Kazuhiro Oguchi
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Publication number: 20120022382Abstract: A wireless plethysmogram sensor unit is capable of obtaining a plethysmogram from a living tissue of a measuring object and of transmitting the plethysmogram to a processing unit outside the wireless plethysmogram sensor unit. The sensor unit includes a light source to emit measuring light into the living tissue and a light receiving element to receive light emerging from the tissue, which is accompanied by pulsation caused by absorption by arteries in the tissue. A memory stores a plethysmogram obtained in accordance with the light received by the light receiving element. A short range wireless communicator transmits the plethysmogram to the processing unit. A power source provides power to other elements in the sensor unit, and a controller controls the elements of the sensor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Niwa Daisuke, Koji Terumoto, Kazuhiro Oguchi, Masahide Tanaka, Ken Nakahara
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Publication number: 20120016245Abstract: The plethysmogram sensor disclosed in this specification includes a light emitting portion whose output is variable, a light receiving portion to detect a light emitted from the light emitting portion and penetrates a living body of a measured person, and a processing unit to acquire information about the plethysmogram of the measured person based on a measured value provided from the light receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Niwa, Koji Terumoto, Kazuhiro Oguchi, Tsuyoshi Satomi
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Patent number: 7548251Abstract: An image forming device includes a display panel for exposing a photosensitive recording medium to light. The display panel includes a light transmissive substrate, and a plurality of light emitting elements provided on the substrate. The substrate includes a first surface for facing the photosensitive recording medium, a second surface which is opposite from the first surface, and thickness T defined as spacing distance between the first surface and the second surface. The plurality of light emitting elements is provided on the second surface to be spaced from each other. When refractive index of the substrate is expressed by n and minimum spacing distance between the plurality of light emitting elements is expressed by S, the thickness T satisfies the following inequality: T ? S ? n 2 - 1 2 .Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Terumoto
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Patent number: 7435151Abstract: An organic EL display panel includes a plurality of anodes (2) formed on a substrate (1), a plurality of auxiliary electrodes (3) held in electrical contact with the anodes (2), an anode separator (4) covering each auxiliary electrode (3) and a part of the anodes (2), a plurality of organic EL strips (5) formed to cover the anode separator (4), a plurality of cathodes (6) layered over the organic El strips (5) and extending to cross the anodes (2), and a plurality of cathode separators (7) separating among the cathodes (6) and extending to cross the anodes (2). Each of the auxiliary electrodes (3) is severed at a position where the auxiliary electrode crosses the cathode separators (7).Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Takamura, Koji Terumoto
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Publication number: 20070160938Abstract: An organic EL display panel includes a plurality of anodes (2) formed on a substrate (1), a plurality of auxiliary electrodes (3) held in electrical contact with the anodes (2), an anode separator (4) covering each auxiliary electrode (3) and a part of the anodes (2), a plurality of organic EL strips (5) formed to cover the anode separator (4), a plurality of cathodes (6) layered over the organic El strips (5) and extending to cross the anodes (2), and a plurality of cathode separators (7) separating among the cathodes (6) and extending to cross the anodes (2). Each of the auxiliary electrodes (3) is severed at a position where the auxiliary electrode crosses the cathode separators (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2007Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: ROHM CO., LTDInventors: Makoto Takamura, Koji Terumoto
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Patent number: 7196467Abstract: An organic EL display panel includes a plurality of anodes (2) formed on a substrate (1), a plurality of auxiliary electrodes (3) held in electrical contact with the anodes (2), an anode separator (4) covering each auxiliary electrode (3) and a part of the anodes (2), a plurality of organic EL strips (5) formed to cover the anode separator (4), a plurality of cathodes (6) layered over the organic El strips (5) and extending to cross the anodes (2), and a plurality of cathode separators (7) separating among the cathodes (6) and extending to cross the anodes (2). Each of the auxiliary electrodes (3) is severed at a position where the auxiliary electrode crosses the cathode separators (7).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2003Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Takamura, Koji Terumoto
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Publication number: 20060033807Abstract: An image forming device includes a display panel for exposing a photosensitive recording medium to light. The display panel includes a light transmissive substrate, and a plurality of light emitting elements provided on the substrate. The substrate includes a first surface for facing the photosensitive recording medium, a second surface which is opposite from the first surface, and thickness T defined as spacing distance between the first surface and the second surface. The plurality of light emitting elements is provided on the second surface to be spaced from each other. When refractive index of the substrate is expressed by n and minimum spacing distance between the plurality of light emitting elements is expressed by S, the thickness T satisfies the following inequality: T ? S ? n 2 - 1 2 .Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2005Publication date: February 16, 2006Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventor: Koji Terumoto
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Patent number: 6998772Abstract: A double-sided organic electroluminescent display module capable of carrying out double-sided display includes two organic electroluminescent display elements each formed from at least a transparent electrode, an organic electroluminescent layer and a metal electrode layer laminated on a transparent substrate, wherein the two organic electroluminescent display elements are connected by connecting the metal electrodes together.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2003Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Rohm Co., LtdInventor: Koji Terumoto