Patents by Inventor Makiko Kouchi

Makiko Kouchi 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: 7236948
    Abstract: A foot shape information distributing system for distributing foot shape information including cross section data generated based on anatomical feature points of a foot. Eleven defined cross sections (A to K) are determined and stored. Server machine distributes foot shape information including the same cross section data and the same feature points as user terminal stores. Based upon the cross sections, shoes are selected or manufactured for a customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, I-Ware Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Mochimaru, Makiko Kouchi, Kozo Kimura, Tsuneaki Utsumi
  • Publication number: 20060235656
    Abstract: There is provided a product shape designing device capable of designing a product appropriate for an individual human body shape by considering the designing restrictions of the product and the restrictions when matching the product to a human body. The product shape designing device includes: a measurement unit (101) for measuring a human body shape A, a human body shape B, and a product shape C; a pre-processing unit (102) for performing data conversion for expressing the human body shape A and the human body shape B with the same number of pieces and the same geographical structure coordinates; and a calculation unit (103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science Technology
    Inventors: Masaaki Mochimaru, Makiko Kouchi
  • Patent number: 6597369
    Abstract: The present invention is to propose a method and device which evaluate the shape and the size of each part of a human body in a multidimensional manner, generate a distribution map thereof, and compute and realize a virtual shape located in the periphery of the distribution map, whereby the shape and the size of a product such as clothing can be modified and designed. The virtual shape forming unit computes a space distortion function which mutually distorts three-dimensional shape data of a plurality of people, generates a multidimensional distribution map thereof based on the size of the distorted space, and derives a virtual shape which exists on an arbitrary location of the multidimensional distribution map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Masaaki Mochimaru, Makiko Kouchi
  • Publication number: 20020003546
    Abstract: The present invention is to propose a method and device which evaluate the shape and the size of each part of a human body in a multidimensional manner, generate a distribution map thereof, and compute and realize a virtual shape located in the periphery of the distribution map, whereby the shape and the size of a product such as clothing can be modified and designed. The virtual shape forming unit computes a space distortion function which mutually distorts three-dimensional shape data of a plurality of people, generates a multidimensional distribution map thereof based on the size of the distorted space, and derives a virtual shape which exists on an arbitrary location of the multidimensional distribution map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Applicant: Agency of Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Masaaki Mochimaru, Makiko Kouchi