Patents by Inventor Mituru Kainuma

Mituru Kainuma 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: 7314450
    Abstract: The wearable heartbeat measuring device is accomplished by wearing a wrist-watch-like heart monitor device on the wrist. The heart monitor is worn on the top of the wrist with a strap around the wrist. The strap has an inflexible extending portion that extends from the heart monitor at a predetermined angle and a predetermined width with respect to the wrist so that a predetermined space is maintained between the top portion of the wrist and the strap for promoting the transfer efficiency of the pulsation force that is initially experienced at a part of the strap at the bottom of the wrist. The strap also has a flexible portion. A predetermined angle and a predetermined width of the extended portion also facilitate the flexible portion to form a flat area where the wrist contacts the strap. In the prefer embodiments, the width of the strap exceeds the width of the wrist when it is worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignees: Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Otax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwamiya, Mituru Kainuma, Kazuo Aoki, Kazuto Ushiyama