Patents by Inventor Nichimu Inada
Nichimu Inada 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: 20170348180Abstract: A massage machine includes a main body that includes a treatment portion configured to perform treatment with respect to a user; a detecting portion configured to detect a running state of a component of the main body and to obtain running state data; a storage portion configured to store the running state data; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the main body. The control unit includes: a determining portion configured to determine presence or absence of an abnormality related to the main body; and an abnormality outputting portion configured to output an information related to the abnormality and the running state data when the abnormality determining portion determines that the abnormality is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Yuta Ishidou, Yuji Notsu, Izumi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20170348177Abstract: A treatment system includes a massage machine and a measurement portion. The measurement portion obtains body information data of a subject to be treated and outputs and transfers the body information data to the massage machine. The massage machine includes a treatment portion that treats the subject, a control unit that controls the treatment portion, a storage portion that stores data of treatment courses and a treatment course notification portion that displays one of the treatment courses. The measurement portion and the control unit are connected. The control unit is configured to receive the body information data from the measurement portion, and selects a suitable treatment course from the treatment courses based on the body information data. The treatment course notification portion notifies of the suitable treatment course.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Yuta Ishidou, Yuji Notsu, Izumi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20170340856Abstract: A massage machine includes display means for displaying videos and/or subtitles and output means for outputting pieces of music and/or voices. The massage machine includes a storage portion configured to store at least two selected from the group consisting of the videos, the subtitles, the pieces of music, and the voices, and a selection portion configured to select at least two from the group consisting of one of the videos, one of the subtitles, one of the pieces of music, and one of the voices stored in the storage portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Yuta Ishidou, Yuji Notsu, Izumi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20170258673Abstract: Massage mechanisms of a massage machine individually include a pair of left and right treatment members provided along a height direction of the massage machine. A first massage mechanism is disposed on a relatively upper side, and a second massage mechanism is disposed on a relatively lower side. A control means that controls operations of the first and second massage mechanisms. The control means controls advancing/retreating drive portions such that the treatment members of the first massage mechanism and the treatment members of the second massage mechanism advance or retreat at speeds different from each other such as with a time lag.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Nagatoshi Harada, Yoshiyuki Hamada, Tomoki Nagamitsu, Keisuke Takatsuka, Tomoharu Fukuda
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Publication number: 20170209088Abstract: A massage machine includes a backrest and a seat, and further includes a treatment unit configured to perform a treatment with respect to a subject; a measurement unit configured to measure beat rates of the subject or an amylase activity in saliva of the subject before and after a predetermined time; and an evaluation portion. The evaluation portion performs an evaluation of the treatment based on a first index indicating a parasympathetic nervous function activity of the subject and a second index indicating a sympathetic nervous function activity of the subject. The first index and the second index are obtained based on the beat rates or the amylase activity before and after the predetermined time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Shinya Ikeda, Nagatoshi Harada, Yuichi Nakata
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Patent number: 9216134Abstract: Provided is a massage machine capable of performing a rubbing operation and a pressing operation separately on different areas of the back surface of a body part of a person to be treated while performing the rubbing operation on the side surface of the body part. Specifically provided is a massage machine (M1 (M2)) provided with a rubbing unit (1) comprising a pair of rubbing parts (2, 2) for applying a rubbing massage to a body part of a person to be treated and a rubbing driving part (3) for driving the rubbing parts (2). The rubbing parts (2) comprise a pair of first rubbing parts (12, 12) disposed on both sides of the body part and reciprocating in the direction along the side surface of the body part, and a pair of second rubbing parts (13, 13) disposed on the back surface of the body part and reciprocating in the direction along the back surface of the body part and in the direction crossing the back surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Family Inada Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Hideshi Kondo, Yoshifumi Fukuyama, Nagatoshi Harada, Hiroo Hujita, Yoshiyuki Hamada, Yasuhiro Sugino, Myongsik Kim, Mitsuo Deguchi
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Publication number: 20150313790Abstract: A massage machine includes: a massage mechanism that includes a motor; a drive shaft configured to be driven and rotated by the motor; a pair of treatment members that include a pair of arms supported by the drive shaft and is moved closer to and further from each other by the rotation of the drive shaft; air cells which are provided on inner side surfaces of the arms, the air cells expand and contract in accordance with air supply and air discharge; and press treated portions arranged so as to face each other. The massage machine further includes an air unit that supplies and discharge air to and from the air cells and a control unit that controls the motor and the air unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Mitsuki Kato, Mitsunori Tago
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Publication number: 20120316478Abstract: A massage machine includes a body supporting portion which supports a body of a person to be treated and a massage mechanism which moves inside the body supporting portion along a body height direction of the person to be treated. The body supporting portion is divided in the body height direction into a base portion and a movable portion. The body supporting portion extends and contracts when the movable portion moves relative to the base portion. The massage machine is capable of adapting to the body size of the person to be treated by changing the treatment range of the massage mechanism by extending or contracting the body supporting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Tomoki Nagamitsu
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Publication number: 20120215143Abstract: The massage mechanism includes inner treatment elements, outer treatment elements and a driving device that drives the treatment elements. A distance between the inner treatment elements and the outer treatment elements is changed by the driving device. A first supporting shaft supports the inner and the outer treatment elements and is rotated about an axial center by the driving device. The first supporting shaft includes inner inclined shafts that support the inner treatment elements via an arm and outer inclined shafts that support the outer treatment elements via the arm. The massage mechanism is configured to be movable from a backrest part to a footrest part via a seat part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu INADA, Yoshifumi Fukuyama, Tomohisa Shirakawa
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Publication number: 20120071799Abstract: Provided is a massage machine capable of performing a rubbing operation and a pressing operation separately on different areas of the back surface of a body part of a person to be treated while performing the rubbing operation on the side surface of the body part. Specifically provided is a massage machine (M1 (M2)) provided with a rubbing unit (1) comprising a pair of rubbing parts (2, 2) for applying a rubbing massage to a body part of a person to be treated and a rubbing driving part (3) for driving the rubbing parts (2). The rubbing parts (2) comprise a pair of first rubbing parts (12, 12) disposed on both sides of the body part and reciprocating in the direction along the side surface of the body part, and a pair of second rubbing parts (13, 13) disposed on the back surface of the body part and reciprocating in the direction along the back surface of the body part and in the direction crossing the back surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Hideshi Kondo, Yoshifumi Fukuyama, Nagatoshi Harada, Hiroo Hujita, Yoshiyuki Hamada, Yasuhiro Sugino, Myongsik Kim, Mitsuo Deguchi
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Patent number: 7717868Abstract: Disclosed is a chair-type massaging apparatus that is capable of massaging lower legs freely and precisely in pressing angles or pressing positions with a user seated therein and allows the user to assume a desired posture without interference. The chair-type massaging apparatus of the present invention typically includes a leg rest including a support portion configured to support lower legs of a user, and massaging portions configured to protrude and retract to press the lower legs of the user. The support portion includes protrusible portions that is mounted on both sides in the rightward and leftward direction and is protrusible to rise up inward in the rightward and leftward direction and is retractable. The massaging portions are mounted on the protrusible portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2004Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Mitsunori Tago, Shiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 7549966Abstract: The present invention is aimed at providing a chair-like massaging apparatus and a forearm massager for use with the chair-like massaging apparatus, which are capable of massaging a forearm of a user as desired and allow the user to take a free posture because of absence of an arm obstructing part in an upper portion of an armrest when the forearm is not to be massaged. To this end, the massaging apparatus of the present invention is configured such that an arm rest (5) configured to support a forearm of the user is provided with a detachable member (38) that is movable along a guide rail (37) and the detachable member (38) is provided with a fitting groove (39). A forearm massager (7) configured to be capable of giving pressure stimulation to the forearm with the forearm of the user sandwiched between the fix and support portion (46) and the pressing portion (47) is provided with a fitting protrusion (40) fitted in the fitting groove (39).Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2003Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Fujii, Nichimu Inada
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Patent number: 7374549Abstract: The arm and hand can be reliably massaged with a massaging machine having a chair body 5 having a seat 2 and a backrest 3; an armrest 7 provided to the side of the seat 2; a tunnel-shaped support 22 provided to stand from the armrest 7 so as to enable the massagee's arm or hand placed on the armrest 7 to be inserted therein; and expanding/contracting massage air cells 34, 35 provided to the inner surface of the tunnel-shaped support 22.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2004Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, MyongSik Kim
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Patent number: 7189211Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a massaging apparatus that faithfully incorporates the rhythm or melody of a music source and performs massage with accents arranged more effectively based on these. A massaging apparatus of the present invention comprises massaging mechanisms (4, 5) that give mechanical impulses to a body by driving motors (5a, 10, 11), and a control device (13) that controls operations of the motors. The control device (13) comprises a waveform converter (18) having a waveform converting circuit for converting a waveform of an audio signal input from a sound source (A), such as a smoothing circuit, a differentiating circuit, or an integrating circuit, and a specific frequency band signal selecting unit (17) having a low pass filter, a high pass filter, and a band pass filter. In accordance with a control signal output from the waveform converter (18) and the specific frequency band signal selecting unit (17), the operations of the motors are controlled.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2001Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Hideshi Kondo, Koji Goto, Ryoichi Tokioka
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Publication number: 20070016119Abstract: Disclosed is a chair-type massaging apparatus that is capable of massaging lower thighs freely and precisely in pressing angles or pressing positions with a user seated therein and allows the user to assume a desired posture without interference. A chair-type massaging apparatus (1) of the present invention comprises a leg rest (4) including a support portion (7) configured to support lower thighs (22) of a user, and massaging portions (8) configured to protrude and retract to press the lower thighs (22) of the user. The support portion (7) includes protrusible portions (9) that is mounted on both sides in the rightward and leftward direction and is protrusible to rise up inward in the rightward and leftward direction and is retractable. The massaging portions (8) are mounted on the protrusible portions (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2004Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Mitsunori Tago, Shiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20060142676Abstract: The present invention is aimed at providing a chair-like massaging apparatus and a forearm massager for use with the chair-like massaging apparatus, which are capable of massaging a forearm of a user as desired and allow the user to take a free posture because of absence of an arm obstructing part in an upper portion of an armrest when the forearm is not to be massaged. To this end, the massaging apparatus of the present invention is configured such that an arm rest (5) configured to support a forearm of the user is provided with a detachable member (38) that is movable along a guide rail (37) and the detachable member (38) is provided with a fitting groove (39). A forearm massager (7) configured to be capable of giving pressure stimulation to the forearm with the forearm of the user sandwiched between the fix and support portion (46) and the pressing portion (47) is provided with a fitting protrusion (40) fitted in the fitting groove (39).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2003Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Yasuo Fujii, Nichimu Inada
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Publication number: 20060069325Abstract: The arm and hand can be reliably massaged with a massaging machine having a chair body 5 having a seat 2 and a backrest 3; an armrest 7 provided to the side of the seat 2; a tunnel-shaped support 22 provided to stand from the armrest 7 so as to enable the massagee's arm or hand placed on the armrest 7 to be inserted therein; and expanding/contracting massage air cells 34, 35 provided to the inner surface of the tunnel-shaped support 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2004Publication date: March 30, 2006Inventors: Nichimu Inada, MyongSik Kim
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Patent number: D512510Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2004Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Noritsugu Kawamura
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Patent number: D517338Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Shiro Watanabe
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Patent number: D518575Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Family Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nichimu Inada, Noritsugu Kawamura