Patents by Inventor Osamu Minamino

Osamu Minamino 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).

  • Publication number: 20110259346
    Abstract: Provided is a device which effectively improves obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), which places a small psychosomatic burden on the patient, and which is unlikely to cause a decrease in compliance or adverse side effects. The tongue position controller of the present invention includes: a mounting portion composed of a splint applied to a lower jaw dentition, and a capsule which is arranged on an inner curved portion of an upper surface of the splint, which is composed so as to cover at least a portion of a tongue when the splint is applied to the lower jaw dentition, and which has a through hole positioned at a tip of the tongue when the splint is applied; a pressure generating device that generates a negative pressure; and a tube that connects the through hole and the pressure generating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Satoru Tsuiki, Osamu Minamino