Patents by Inventor Shusuke YOSHIMOTO
Shusuke YOSHIMOTO 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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Patent number: 12121356Abstract: An electrode sheet is provided which can be flexibly adapted to the position where a signal is acquired. This electrode sheet 1, which is attached to a living body M and acquires a biological signal, is provided with a sheet-form biological signal acquisition unit 10 which is attached to a living body part where a biological signal is acquired, and a reference potential acquisition unit 20 which extends from the living body signal acquisition unit and which is attached to a living body part where a reference potential is acquired, wherein the reference potential acquisition unit 20 is provided with multiple electrodes 23 which are arranged at a prescribed interval along the direction of extension and each of which can attach to the living body part where the reference potential is acquired.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Osaka UniversityInventors: Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Shusuke Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 11883200Abstract: A biosignal measurement apparatus is used by being affixed on a living body. The apparatus includes an affixed part that is a sheet, in which a signal-acquiring section of multiple electrodes and wiring connected to each of the electrodes are formed, and which can be freely expanded, contracted and bent and is adhesive; and a substrate that is connected to the wiring and on which a signal-processing circuit for wirelessly transmitting biosignals obtained through the wiring is mounted. The signal-acquiring section is exposed on the surface of the affixed part and the affixed part and the substrate are stacked so that the back surface of the affixed part faces the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Osaka UniversityInventors: Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Takafumi Uemura, Teppei Araki, Shusuke Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 11786162Abstract: Provided is an electrode sheet allowing easy connection of a wiring that is extended, when required, to a measurement position on a living body. The electrode sheet (main sheet (1), auxiliary sheet (10)) includes a sheet-shaped flexible substrate (2, 11), wirings (3, 12) formed on the flexible substrate (2, 11), electrodes (5, 14) formed on the flexible substrate (2, 11) and electrically connected to the wirings (3, 12), and an insulating layer (4, 13) laid on the flexible substrate (2, 11) in such a manner that the wirings (3, 12) are overlaid with the insulating layer (4, 13) while the electrodes (5, 14) are exposed. The electrodes (5, 14) are formed of a conductive material in which conductive particles are dispersed in a thermoplastic resin.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: Osaka University, Nippon Mektron, Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Takafumi Uemura, Teppei Araki, Shusuke Yoshimoto, Masayuki Iwase, Akio Yoshida, Hideki Satake
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Patent number: 11793083Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vibration sensor in which the frequency dependence of the output is small. The present invention provides a vibration sensor 1 comprising: a support 2; an organic piezoelectric material 3 deformably disposed in or on the support 2; and an electrode 4 for extracting an electrical signal generated by deformation of the organic piezoelectric material 3, the electrode 4 being formed on the organic piezoelectric material 3, the organic piezoelectric material 3 comprising a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and one or more monomers copolymerizable with vinylidene fluoride.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Shinya Bitou, Tetsuhiro Kodani, Saori Sakami, Takashi Kanemura, Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Takafumi Uemura, Shusuke Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 11707219Abstract: An electrode sheet is capable of suppressing an influence of noise that is applied on a wire, and a biological signal measuring device uses the electrode sheet. The electrode sheet is provided with a sheet, a biological signal receiving electrode formed at the sheet and exposed from the sheet, a biological signal amplifier formed at the sheet, an interface part for connection to an external biological signal processing unit, a first wire that connects the biological signal receiving electrode and an input part of the biological signal amplifier to each other, and a second wire that connects the interface part and an output part of the biological signal amplifier to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Osaka UniversityInventors: Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Takafumi Uemura, Teppei Araki, Shusuke Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 11509123Abstract: A wiring sheet includes one or more carbon wires each of which is one of a signal line and a power supply line, and which are conductors including carbon as a main material and have flexibility; and an insulation sheet that encloses substantially an entirety of the one or more carbon wires, includes an electrical insulator as a main material, and has flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Takafumi Uemura, Shusuke Yoshimoto, Teppei Araki, Yuki Noda, Takayasu Sakurai, Tokihiko Mori, Makoto Takamiya
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Publication number: 20220142577Abstract: A biosignal measurement apparatus is used by being affixed on a living body. The apparatus includes an affixed part that is a sheet, in which a signal-acquiring section of multiple electrodes and wiring connected to each of the electrodes are formed, and which can be freely expanded, contracted and bent and is adhesive; and a substrate that is connected to the wiring and on which a signal-processing circuit for wirelessly transmitting biosignals obtained through the wiring is mounted. The signal-acquiring section is exposed on the surface of the affixed part and the affixed part and the substrate are stacked so that the back surface of the affixed part faces the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Tsuyoshi SEKITANI, Takafumi UEMURA, Teppei ARAKI, Shusuke YOSHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11234645Abstract: A biosignal measurement apparatus that is used by being affixed on a living body is provided with: an affixed part that is a sheet, in which a signal-acquiring section of multiple electrodes and wiring connected to each of the electrodes are formed, and which can be freely expanded, contracted and bent and is adhesive; and a substrate that is connected to the wiring and on which a signal-processing circuit for wirelessly transmitting biosignals obtained through the wiring is mounted. The signal-acquiring section is exposed on the surface of the affixed part and the affixed part and the substrate are stacked so that the back surface of the affixed part faces the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Takafumi Uemura, Teppei Araki, Shusuke Yoshimoto
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Publication number: 20210328417Abstract: A wiring sheet includes one or more carbon wires each of which is one of a signal line and a power supply line, and which are conductors including carbon as a main material and have flexibility; and an insulation sheet that encloses substantially an entirety of the one or more carbon wires, includes an electrical insulator as a main material, and has flexibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Tsuyoshi SEKITANI, Takafumi UEMURA, Shusuke YOSHIMOTO, Teppei ARAKI, Yuki NODA, Takayasu SAKURAI, Tokihiko MORI, Makoto TAKAMIYA
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Publication number: 20210236034Abstract: An electrode sheet is flexibly adapted to the position where a signal is acquired. The electrode sheet is attached to a living body and acquires a biological signal, and is provided with a sheet-form biological signal acquisition unit, which is attached to a living body part where a biological signal is acquired. A reference potential acquisition unit extends from the living body signal acquisition unit and is attached to a living body part where a reference potential is acquired. The reference potential acquisition unit is provided with multiple electrodes, which are arranged at a prescribed interval along the direction of extension. Each of the electrodes can attach to the living body part where the reference potential is acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Tsuyoshi SEKITANI, Shusuke YOSHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20200291274Abstract: To provide an adhesive sheet, the sheet increasing manufacturing efficiency of products including an adhesive agent layer, while using the adhesive agent layer to which an electro-conductive organic polymer compound is added. An adhesive sheet for use in applying a wiring board to a surface onto which the wiring board is to be applied, the adhesive sheet is constituted by an adhesive agent layer including an electro-conductive organic polymer compound and an adhesive material; a first releasing sheet provided on front surface of the adhesive agent layer; and a second releasing sheet provided on a back surface corresponding to a back surface of the front surface in the adhesive agent layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Masayuki IWASE, Teppei ARAKI, Tsuyoshi SEKITANI, Shusuke YOSHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20200144481Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vibration sensor in which the frequency dependence of the output is small. The present invention provides a vibration sensor 1 comprising: a support 2; an organic piezoelectric material 3 deformably disposed in or on the support 2; and an electrode 4 for extracting an electrical signal generated by deformation of the organic piezoelectric material 3, the electrode 4 being formed on the organic piezoelectric material 3, the organic piezoelectric material 3 comprising a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and one or more monomers copolymerizable with vinylidene fluoride.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Shinya BITOU, Tetsuhiro KODANI, Saori SAKAMI, Takashi KANEMURA, Tsuyoshi SEKITANI, Takafumi UEMURA, Shusuke YOSHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20190290158Abstract: An electrode sheet is capable of suppressing an influence of noise that is applied on a wire, and a biological signal measuring device uses the electrode sheet. The electrode sheet is provided with a sheet, a biological signal receiving electrode formed at the sheet and exposed from the sheet, a biological signal amplifier formed at the sheet, an interface part for connection to an external biological signal processing unit, a first wire that connects the biological signal receiving electrode and an input part of the biological signal amplifier to each other, and a second wire that connects the interface part and an output part of the biological signal amplifier to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Tsuyoshi SEKITANI, Takafumi UEMURA, Teppei ARAKI, Shusuke YOSHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20190216352Abstract: Provided is an electrode sheet allowing easy connection of a wiring that is extended, when required, to a measurement position on a living body. The electrode sheet (main sheet (1), auxiliary sheet (10)) includes a sheet-shaped flexible substrate (2, 11), wirings (3, 12) formed on the flexible substrate (2, 11), electrodes (5, 14) formed on the flexible substrate (2, 11) and electrically connected to the wirings (3, 12), and an insulating layer (4, 13) laid on the flexible substrate (2, 11) in such a manner that the wirings (3, 12) are overlaid with the insulating layer (4, 13) while the electrodes (5, 14) are exposed. The electrodes (5, 14) are formed of a conductive material in which conductive particles are dispersed in a thermoplastic resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Tsuyoshi SEKITANI, Takafumi UEMURA, Teppei ARAKI, Shusuke YOSHIMOTO, Masayuki IWASE, Akio YOSHIDA, Hideki SATAKE