Patents by Inventor Masato TSUCHIDA
Masato TSUCHIDA 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: 9885617Abstract: Provided is a contact type internal thermometer including: a measurement surface that is brought into contact with a measurement object; a first temperature sensor stack including a first measurement surface side temperature sensor and a first back surface side temperature sensor arranged on opposite sides of a first thermal resistor; a second temperature sensor stack including a second measurement surface side temperature sensor and a second back surface side temperature sensor arranged on opposite sides of a second thermal resistor; and a controller configured to calculate an internal temperature of the measurement object based on measurement results of the respective temperature sensors, in which the controller has a first mode of calculating the internal temperature based on a heat conduction equation in a non-steady state, and a second mode of calculating the internal temperature based on a heat conduction equation in a steady state.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.Inventor: Masato Tsuchida
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Patent number: 9797780Abstract: Provided is a contact type internal thermometer including: a measurement surface that is brought into contact with a surface to be measured of a measurement object; a first temperature sensor stack including a first measurement surface side temperature sensor arranged on a measurement surface side, and a first back surface side temperature sensor arranged on a back surface side; a second temperature sensor stack including a second measurement surface side temperature sensor arranged on a measurement surface side, and a second back surface side temperature sensor arranged on a back surface side; and a controller configured to calculate an internal temperature of the measurement object based on measurement results of the respective temperature sensors, in which the first back surface side temperature sensor and the second back surface side temperature sensor have different surface areas.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukio Kuroyama, Masato Tsuchida
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Publication number: 20150071325Abstract: Provided is a contact type internal thermometer including: a measurement surface that is brought into contact with a surface to be measured of a measurement object; a first temperature sensor stack including a first measurement surface side temperature sensor arranged on a measurement surface side, and a first back surface side temperature sensor arranged on a back surface side; a second temperature sensor stack including a second measurement surface side temperature sensor arranged on a measurement surface side, and a second back surface side temperature sensor arranged on a back surface side; and a controller configured to calculate an internal temperature of the measurement object based on measurement results of the respective temperature sensors, in which the first back surface side temperature sensor and the second back surface side temperature sensor have different surface areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Yukio Kuroyama, Masato Tsuchida
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Publication number: 20150055681Abstract: Provided is a contact type internal thermometer including: a measurement surface that is brought into contact with a measurement object; a first temperature sensor stack including a first measurement surface side temperature sensor and a first back surface side temperature sensor arranged on opposite sides of a first thermal resistor; a second temperature sensor stack including a second measurement surface side temperature sensor and a second back surface side temperature sensor arranged on opposite sides of a second thermal resistor; and a controller configured to calculate an internal temperature of the measurement object based on measurement results of the respective temperature sensors, in which the controller has a first mode of calculating the internal temperature based on a heat conduction equation in a non-steady state, and a second mode of calculating the internal temperature based on a heat conduction equation in a steady state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventor: Masato Tsuchida
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Patent number: 8573843Abstract: Provided is a temperature measuring device capable of continuously measuring a body temperature without imposing a load on a subject or a measurer. The temperature measuring device includes: a temperature measuring unit (10, 210) to be attached to an object to be measured, including a temperature measuring unit-side temperature sensing element (21, 221) and a first coil (11, 211); and a power supplying unit (30, 230) including a second coil (31, 231), for supplying power to the temperature measuring unit (10, 210), in which the temperature measuring unit (10, 210) and the power supplying unit (30, 230) are formed integrally with each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masato Tsuchida
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Publication number: 20120128024Abstract: In order to improve precision in measuring a deep body temperature by suppressing a heat flux in a plane direction while achieving satisfactory contact between a temperature sensing element and a skin, there is provided a temperature measuring device (1) including: temperature sensing elements (31a, 31b, and 32a to 32h) provided to at least one of inlets (21a to 25a) and outlets (21b to 21b) of first and second heat flow path members (21 to 25), respectively; and a casing (11) having a lower thermal conductivity than thermal conductivities of the first and second heat flow path members (21 to 25), for supporting the first and second heat flow path members (21 to 25), in which a gaseous layer or a vacuum layer (12) is formed among the first and second heat flow path members (21 to 25).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato TSUCHIDA, Masahiro MURAMATSU
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Publication number: 20120114013Abstract: Provided is a temperature measuring device capable of continuously measuring a body temperature without imposing a load on a subject or a measurer. The temperature measuring device includes: a temperature measuring unit (10, 210) to be attached to an object to be measured, including a temperature measuring unit-side temperature sensing element (21, 221) and a first coil (11, 211); and a power supplying unit (30, 230) including a second coil (31, 231), for supplying power to the temperature measuring unit (10, 210), in which the temperature measuring unit (10, 210) and the power supplying unit (30, 230) are formed integrally with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventor: Masato TSUCHIDA