Patents by Inventor Noriko Nagai
Noriko Nagai 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: 20240237933Abstract: To obtain a textile-shaped bioelectrode that is flexible, highly comfortable to wear, and unlikely to move out of position, there is provided a bioelectrode having a layered structure of a fiber base layer composed of non-conductive fibers and a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer is a layer formed of a conductive material including carbon black, urethane resin, and a water-based thickener.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Chigusa Kamemoto, Noriko Nagai, Keiichi Tonomori
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Patent number: 10966656Abstract: An electric conductive fiber structure includes an electric conductive resin containing electric conductive polymer(s), the electric conductive resin being filled in gaps between single fibers included in a fiber structure, the electric conductive fiber structure having 15% or more area ratio of the electric conductive resin present in an area of 15 to 30 ?m from a surface when a cross section in a thickness direction of the fiber structure is observed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: Toray Industries, Inc., Nagase ChemteX CorporationInventors: Noriko Nagai, Keiji Takeda, Jun Kawakami, Hiroshi Nagata, Tatsuya Ohori
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Patent number: 10918334Abstract: A wearable electrode includes: a garment including an outer member and a backing member configured to cover at least a part of an inner surface of the outer member; and an electrode unit configured to come into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body and attached to an opposite side of the backing member from the outer member. The outer member and the backing member are connected to each other in a part other than a part of the backing member, to which the electrode unit is attached.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo, Hiroshi Nakashima, Masanobu Sato, Toru Arakane, Yuri Hamano, Keiji Takeda, Noriko Nagai, Takashi Teshigawara
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Patent number: 10799136Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a fitting member (1106) formed by an electrically insulating member fixed on a surface of a garment (1100) that comes in contact with a living body (1000), an electrode part (1101a) formed by a conductive member fixed on a surface of the fitting member (1106) that comes in contact with the living body (1000), a connector (1102a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to connect a bioelectric signal measurement device, a wiring line (1103a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to electrically connect the connector (1102a) and the electrode part (1101a), and an electrically-insulating insulating member (1105) configured to cover a portion within the surface of the wiring line (1103a) that comes in contact with the living body (1000).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Kazuhiko Takagahara, Ryusuke Kawano, Takako Ishihara, Michiko Seyama, Ryoichi Kasahara, Yasuhiro Sato, Atsushi Horiuchi, Masanobu Sato, Emiko Ishikawa, Keiji Takeda, Noriko Nagai
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Patent number: 10772524Abstract: A biomedical electrode which is detachably attached to a garment and includes: an electrode coming into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body; and a locked section which is conductive, is electrically connected to the electrode, is detachably locked to a locking section which is conductive and is provided in the garment, and is electrically connected to the locking section when locked to the locking section.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo, Hiroshi Nakashima, Masanobu Sato, Toru Arakane, Yuri Hamano, Keiji Takeda, Noriko Nagai, Takashi Teshigawara
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Patent number: 10736530Abstract: A biomedical electrode which is detachably attached to a garment and includes: an electrode coming into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body; and a locked section which is conductive, is electrically connected to the electrode, is detachably locked to a locking section which is conductive and is provided in the garment, and is electrically connected to the locking section when locked to the locking section.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo, Hiroshi Nakashima, Masanobu Sato, Toru Arakane, Yuri Hamano, Keiji Takeda, Noriko Nagai, Takashi Teshigawara
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Publication number: 20190217286Abstract: The present invention relates to an ion exchange fiber including: a core fiber; and an ion exchange layer that is disposed at a vicinity of the core fiber and includes a crosslinked polymer compound having an ion exchange group, in which, in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the ion exchange fiber, an area of the ion exchange layer occupies 50% or more and 90% or less of a total cross sectional area, and the ion exchange fiber has a swelling ratio of 50% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Ryoma MIYAMOTO, Keisuke YONEDA, Ryuichiro HIRANABE, Satoko KANAMORI, Keiji TAKEDA, Noriko NAGAI, Naoki ASAI
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Publication number: 20190090810Abstract: An electric conductive fiber structure includes an electric conductive resin containing electric conductive polymer(s), the electric conductive resin being filled in gaps between single fibers included in a fiber structure, the electric conductive fiber structure having 15% or more area ratio of the electric conductive resin present in an area of 15 to 30 ?m from a surface when a cross section in a thickness direction of the fiber structure is observed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Noriko Nagai, Keiji Takeda, Jun Kawakami, Hiroshi Nagata, Tatsuya Ohori
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Publication number: 20180296160Abstract: A wearable electrode includes: a garment including an outer member and a backing member configured to cover at least a part of an inner surface of the outer member; and an electrode unit configured to come into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body and attached to an opposite side of the backing member from the outer member. The outer member and the backing member are connected to each other in a part other than a part of the backing member, to which the electrode unit is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicants: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Shingo TSUKADA, Nahoko KASAI, Koji SUMITOMO, Hiroshi NAKASHIMA, Masanobu SATO, Toru ARAKANE, Yuri HAMANO, Keiji TAKEDA, Noriko NAGAI, Takashi TESHIGAWARA
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Publication number: 20180146873Abstract: A biomedical electrode which is detachably attached to a garment and includes: an electrode coming into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body; and a locked section which is conductive, is electrically connected to the electrode, is detachably locked to a locking section which is conductive and is provided in the garment, and is electrically connected to the locking section when locked to the locking section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicants: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Shingo TSUKADA, Nahoko KASAI, Koji SUMITOMO, Hiroshi NAKASHIMA, Masanobu SATO, Toru ARAKANE, Yuri HAMANO, Keiji TAKEDA, Noriko NAGAI, Takashi TESHIGAWARA
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Publication number: 20170340226Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a fitting member (1106) formed by an electrically insulating member fixed on a surface of a garment (1100) that comes in contact with a living body (1000), an electrode part (1101a) formed by a conductive member fixed on a surface of the fitting member (1106) that comes in contact with the living body (1000), a connector (1102a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to connect a bioelectric signal measurement device, a wiring line (1103a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to electrically connect the connector (1102a) and the electrode part (1101a), and an electrically-insulating insulating member (1105) configured to cover a portion within the surface of the wiring line (1103a) that comes in contact with the living body (1000).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Kazuhiko TAKAGAHARA, Ryusuke KAWANO, Takako ISHIHARA, Michiko SEYAMA, Ryoichi KASAHARA, Yasuhiro SATO, Atsushi HORIUCHI, Masanobu SATO, Emiko ISHIKAWA, Keiji TAKEDA, Noriko NAGAI
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Publication number: 20160374615Abstract: A biosignal detecting garment includes at least two electrodes each including a conductive fiber structure, a measurement device configured to detect and process a bioelectric signal acquired by the electrodes that are in contact with a living body, a wiring portion conductively connecting the electrodes to the measurement device, and a garment body on which the electrodes, the measurement device, and the wiring portion are placed at predetermined positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Kazuyoshi Ono, Ryusuke Kawano, Takako Ishihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Naoki Oda, Keiji Takeda, Emiko Ishikawa, Noriko Nagai, Takashi Teshigawara
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Publication number: 20160338645Abstract: An electrode material includes a fiber structure containing a conductive polymer. The conductive polymer is supported on surfaces of filaments constituting the fiber structure and/or in a gap between the filament. A device includes an electrode material, the electrode material being used as at least part of an electrode, wherein the electrode material includes a fiber structure containing a conductive polymer, the conductive polymer being supported on surfaces of filaments constituting the fiber structure and/or in a gap between the filaments.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo, Kazuhiko Takagahara, Kazuyoshi Ono, Ryusuke Kawano, Takako Ishihara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Keiji Takeda, Noriko Nagai, Naoki Oda, Takashi Teshigawara