Patents by Inventor Masanao Segawa

Masanao Segawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20140053615
    Abstract: The present application discloses a laundry processing apparatus including: a storage tub which stores laundry; a steam supply mechanism which supplies steam to the storage tub; and a water supply valve which supplies water from an external water source to the steam supply mechanism. The steam supply mechanism includes: a water storage tank storing the water, which is supplied from the water supply value; a steam generator which generates the steam; and a pump which supplies the water in the water storage tank to the steam generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Fukuda, Jungo Katsuki, Masanao Segawa
  • Publication number: 20110010155
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to evaluate a tracheal intubation technique in consideration of various points to remember related to a tracheal intubation treatment. A tracheal intubation training apparatus (10) is provided with a model (14) which has an appearance modeled on the upper body portion of a human body and an evaluation means (15) which evaluates the tracheal intubation technique carried out to the model (14). The model (14) has pressure sensors (46, 57, 62, 66) which measure pressurizing force when a tracheal intubation device (12) touches respective sections (31, 32, 34, 36, 41, 63) modeled on sections from the inside of the mouth through to that of the trachea of a living body, position detection sensors (69, 76) which detect whether the tracheal intubation device (12) exists in the predetermined areas of the tracheal part (63) and an esophageal part (64), and angle sensors (79 to 81) which detect the postures of a head/face part (28A), a neck/chest part (28B), and a lower jaw part (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: WASEDA UNIVERSITY, KYOTO KAGAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuo Takanishi, Yohan Noh, Jorge Solis, Hiroyuki Ishii, Yu Ogura, Koji Nagahiro, Masanao Segawa, Akihiro Shimomura, Tamotsu Katayama, Kazuyuki Hatake