Patents by Inventor Miyuki Shimomura
Miyuki Shimomura 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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Publication number: 20070027401Abstract: A body composition analyzer using a bioelectric-impedance method includes a display unit for displaying measurement results including a weight and a body fat ratio, and a processor responsive to a user's input for causing the display means to display a part of the measurement results. In one embodiment, the display unit displays at least the body fat ratio, and the measurement result caused to be displayed by the processor is one of basal metabolism data, visceral fat data, muscle mass data, and bone mass data. The display unit displays an item selected from among the basal metabolism data, the visceral fat data, the muscle mass data, and the bone mass data if the item is designated by the user while the body fat ratio is being displayed, and then displays another item if that item is subsequently designated by the user. Thus, a main measurement result and a desired secondary measurement result can be viewed without waiting, and two or more desired secondary measurement results can be selected and viewed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2004Publication date: February 1, 2007Applicant: TANITA CORPORATIONInventors: Miyuki Shimomura, Wataru Uchikoshi, Soji Kurata
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Publication number: 20050187486Abstract: Disclosed is a living body measurement apparatus comprising: a plurality of electrodes; a current supplying unit; a voltage measurement unit; a switching unit; a controller unit; and a display unit, wherein said plurality of electrodes are each contact with each of parts of a living body, said current supplying unit supplies electric current to the electrodes, said voltage measurement unit measures electric voltage on the electrodes, said switching unit switches between the electrodes so that the electrodes to which the current is supplied and on which the voltage is measured are changed, said controller unit controls operation of the current supplying unit, the voltage measurement unit and the switching unit, and said display unit is connected to the controller unit and displays the measurement result.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Miyuki Shimomura, Kazuyasu Koyama
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Patent number: 6920352Abstract: A visceral fat area estimating system of the present invention comprises first input unit for inputting a height of an subject, second input unit for inputting a body weight of the subject, third input unit for inputting a fat mass of the subject, fourth input unit for inputting age of the subject, computation unit for computing a visceral fat area based on data from the first, second, third and fourth input unit, and display unit for displaying the visceral fat area computed by the computation unit. Therefore, the system can estimate a visceral fat area securely without concern for exposure of an subject to X-rays, at low costs, and with proper accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2002Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Tanita CorporationInventors: Miyuki Shimomura, Miyuki Kodama, Hitoshi Sato
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Patent number: 6539310Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-understandable representation of fat tissue and lean tissue respectively occupying in a body constitution of a subject. Another object thereof is to help the subject determine which one of the fat tissue or the lean tissue is decreasing by weight reduction. A body type determination apparatus according to the present invention calculates an index of body fat mass, FMI (Fat Mass Index: fat mass/body height2), an index of lean mass, LMI (Lean Mass Index: lean mass/body height2), and a body build index, BMI (Body Mass Index: body weight/body height2) from entered body data and a measured bioelectric impedance, and further the apparatus displays a relationship between the BMI and the FMI and/or between the BMI and the LMI as a result of measurement by way of a graph and/or an illustration.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Tanita CorporationInventor: Miyuki Shimomura
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Publication number: 20030013982Abstract: A visceral fat area estimating system of the present invention comprises first input unit for inputting a height of an subject, second input unit for inputting a body weight of the subject, third input unit for inputting a fat mass of the subject, fourth input unit for inputting age of the subject, computation unit for computing a visceral fat area based on data from the first, second, third and fourth input unit, and display unit for displaying the visceral fat area computed by the computation unit. Therefore, the system can estimate a visceral fat area securely without concern for exposure of an subject to X-rays, at low costs, and with proper accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: Tanita CorporationInventors: Miyuki Shimomura, Miyuki Kodama, Hitoshi Sato
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Patent number: 6459930Abstract: A dehydration condition judging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a bioelectric impedance measuring device; a dehydration condition judging unit; an judgement result displaying unit; an inform time determining unit; and an informing device. The bioelectric impedance measuring device supplies an alternating current to a body of a subject and measures a bioelectric impedance value. The dehydration condition judging unit judges a dehydration condition of the subject based on the measured bioelectric impedance value. The judgment result displaying unit displays the judged dehydration condition. The inform time determining unit determines an inform time. The informing device informs the subject at the determined inform time that it is time to measure the total amount of body water.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Tanita CorporationInventors: Katsumi Takehara, Miyuki Shimomura
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Publication number: 20020049546Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-understandable representation of fat tissue and lean tissue respectively occupying in a body constitution of a subject. Another object thereof is to help the subject determine which one of the fat tissue or the lean tissue is decreasing by weight reduction. A body type determination apparatus according to the present invention calculates an index of body fat mass, FMI (Fat Mass Index: fat mass/body height2), an index of lean mass, LMI (Lean Mass Index: lean mass/body height2), and a body build index, BMI (Body Mass Index: body weight/body height2) from entered body data and a measured bioelectric impedance, and further the apparatus displays a relationship between the BMI and the FMI and/or between the BMI and the LMI as a result of measurement by way of a graph and/or an illustration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Applicant: TANITA CORPORATIONInventor: Miyuki Shimomura
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Publication number: 20020022786Abstract: A dehydration condition judging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a bioelectric impedance measuring device; a dehydration condition judging unit; an judgement result displaying unit; an inform time determining unit; and an informing device. The bioelectric impedance measuring device supplies an alternating current to a body of a subject and measures a bioelectric impedance value. The dehydration condition judging unit judges a dehydration condition of the subject based on the measured bioelectric impedance value. The judgment result displaying unit displays the judged dehydration condition. The inform time determining unit determines an inform time. The informing device informs the subject at the determined inform time that it is time to measure the total amount of body water.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Applicant: TANITA CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumi Takehara, Miyuki Shimomura