Patents by Inventor Kotaro Kitajo

Kotaro Kitajo 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: 11969237
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes an outer case; a base; a pump provided on a surface of the base such that the pump is shifted from a center of the outer case and located on one side as viewed in a circumferential direction of a living body; a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor that are provided such that the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction and located on one side as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; and a first on-off valve and a second on-off valve that are provided such that the first on-off valve and the second on-off valve are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction with reference to the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: OMRON CORPORATION, OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Mizuno, Hirokazu Tanaka, Tomoyuki Nishida, Noboru Kohara, Kotaro Kitajo, Takashi Ono, Takanori Nishioka, Yoshihiko Sano
  • Patent number: 11638531
    Abstract: The blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body configured to form a flow path of a fluid and supply the fluid, and a cuff to be wound around a living body, the cuff provided with a bag-shaped connection portion with an opening and a connection plate with a hole communicating with the opening; the connection portion formed of a sheet member; the connection plate having a bending elastic modulus higher than that of the connection portion, bonded to the connection portion and adhered to the device main body; and the cuff configured to be inflated when the fluid is supplied to an internal space of the cuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: OMRON CORPORATION, OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nishida, Hirokazu Tanaka, Noboru Kohara, Shinji Mizuno, Kotaro Kitajo
  • Publication number: 20210219853
    Abstract: A belt providing improved durability and a blood pressure measurement device. A second belt of a belt of a blood pressure measurement device includes a second belt body constituted in a band-like shape using a resin material and including a plurality of small holes formed along a longitudinal direction, and a second insert being disposed in the second belt body and including a plurality of holes with a plurality of the small holes disposed on an inner side of the respective holes, a cross section of a portion of the second insert, which is between two adjacent holes and orthogonal to a width direction of the second belt body, being constituted like a trapezoid with a short side being disposed on a living body side, and the second insert being formed of a material having a higher tensile strength than the resin material constituting the second belt body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Noboru KOHARA, Tomoyuki NISHIDA, Hirokazu TANAKA, Shinji MIZUNO, Kotaro KITAJO, Takashi ONO
  • Patent number: 10856649
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a main body that includes a head portion with a bristle raising surface on which bristles are provided in a standing manner, a grip portion, and a neck portion. A light emission portion that emits light through a specific region of the bristle raising surface toward a tooth surface and a light reception portion that receives radiated light from the tooth surface resulting from the light, through the specific region, are provided inside of the main body. It is determined whether or not there is dental plaque on the tooth surface based on the output of the light reception portion. A light reception and condensing portion that condenses the radiated light from the tooth surface toward the light reception surface of the light reception portion is arranged in the housing portion forming the specific region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawabata, Hideyuki Yamashita, Kotaro Kitajo, Hideaki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10835029
    Abstract: A toothbrush including a main body having a shape which is narrow and long in one direction; and a brush member which has a cylindrical shape and which is mounted to an end section in the lengthwise direction of the main body. The brush member includes: a head part which has a raised surface, on which bristles are erected, along the lengthwise direction of the main body to which the brush member is mounted; and a neck part which is mounted by engaging with the periphery of the end section of the main body. In the head part, a back surface on the opposite side of the raised surface is opened, and the neck part is provided with a detachment prevention mechanism that prevents the end of the main body to which the brush member is mounted from detaching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitajo, Hideyuki Yamashita, Yasuhiro Kawabata, Katsunori Kondo, Hideaki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200345248
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes: a case including an outer case, a base housed in the outer case, and a back cover that covers an opening of the outer case; a movable portion arranged in a gap between the outer case, the base and the back cover, and including a bag-shaped cuff that inflates when a fluid is supplied to an internal space; and a seal member that is formed of a gel body having a lower elastic modulus than that of the cuff, and that is provided in the gap to seal the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: OMRON CORPORATION, OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki NISHIDA, Hirokazu TANAKA, Shinji MIZUNO, Noboru KOHARA, Kotaro KITAJO, Keitaro NAGANO, Yoshihiko SANO, Takashi ONO
  • Publication number: 20200345241
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes an outer case; a base; a pump provided on a surface of the base such that the pump is shifted from a center of the outer case and located on one side as viewed in a circumferential direction of a living body; a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor that are provided such that the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction and located on one side as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; and a first on-off valve and a second on-off valve that are provided such that the first on-off valve and the second on-off valve are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction with reference to the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: OMRON CORPORATION, OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji MIZUNO, Hirokazu TANAKA, Tomoyuki NISHIDA, Noboru KOHARA, Kotaro KITAJO, Takashi ONO, Takanori NISHIOKA, Yoshihiko SANO
  • Publication number: 20200345247
    Abstract: The blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body configured to form a flow path of a fluid and supply the fluid, and a cuff to be wound around a living body, the cuff provided with a bag-shaped connection portion with an opening and a connection plate with a hole communicating with the opening; the connection portion formed of a sheet member; the connection plate having a bending elastic modulus higher than that of the connection portion, bonded to the connection portion and adhered to the device main body; and the cuff configured to be inflated when the fluid is supplied to an internal space of the cuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: OMRON CORPORATION, OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki NISHIDA, Hirokazu TANAKA, Noboru KOHARA, Shinji MIZUNO, Kotaro KITAJO
  • Publication number: 20190053614
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a main body that includes a head portion with a bristle raising surface on which bristles are provided in a standing manner, a grip portion, and a neck portion. A light emission portion that emits light through a specific region of the bristle raising surface toward a tooth surface and a light reception portion that receives radiated light from the tooth surface resulting from the light, through the specific region, are provided inside of the main body. It is determined whether or not there is dental plaque on the tooth surface based on the output of the light reception portion. A light reception and condensing portion that condenses the radiated light from the tooth surface toward the light reception surface of the light reception portion is arranged in the housing portion forming the specific region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KAWABATA, Hideyuki YAMASHITA, Kotaro KITAJO, Hideaki YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20190045917
    Abstract: A toothbrush including a main body having a shape which is narrow and long in one direction; and a brush member which has a cylindrical shape and which is mounted to an end section in the lengthwise direction of the main body. The brush member includes: a head part which has a raised surface, on which bristles are erected, along the lengthwise direction of the main body to which the brush member is mounted; and a neck part which is mounted by engaging with the periphery of the end section of the main body. In the head part, a back surface on the opposite side of the raised surface is opened, and the neck part is provided with a detachment prevention mechanism that prevents the end of the main body to which the brush member is mounted from detaching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitajo, Hideyuki Yamashita, Yasuhiro Kawabata, Katsunori Kondo, Hideaki Yoshida