Patents by Inventor Sumiko Kurata

Sumiko Kurata 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).

  • Patent number: 9127978
    Abstract: A system for rapidly and precisely measuring and recording changes and fluctuations in weight of respective divided body parts occurred from moment to moment in a given position is provided. In the system, divided body part weighing units for separately weighing all body parts and a measurement controlling and data processing unit for controlling the weighing units and for receiving the measured data from the weighing units and are connected so as to be freely transmittable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Inventors: Tadao Kurata, Sumiko Kurata, Noriko Kurata
  • Patent number: 8540649
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To provide a system and a method for accurately measuring the weight of a portion of a human body. [MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] This system for measuring the weight of each of six body portions of a human body comprises support base provided for six body portions and supporting the body portions, six body portion measuring units each having a weight measuring part measuring the weight of the body portion and a data transmission-reception part transmitting and receiving data including data on the weight of the body portion measured by the weight measuring part, and a data processing unit transmitting control data to the six body portion measuring units and receiving the data on the measured weights of the body portions. The data processing unit comprises a means determining whether or not the total sum of the data on the measured weights of the six body portions matches the weight of the human body within a present allowable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventors: Tadao Kurata, Sumiko Kurata
  • Publication number: 20120330610
    Abstract: A system for rapidly and precisely measuring and recording changes and fluctuations in weight of respective divided body parts occurred from moment to moment in a given position is provided. In the system, divided body part weighing units for separately weighing all body parts and a measurement controlling and data processing unit for controlling the weighing units and for receiving the measured data from the weighing units and are connected so as to be freely transmittable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Tadao Kurata, Sumiko Kurata, Noriko Kurata
  • Publication number: 20100263941
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a system and a method for accurately measuring the weight of a portion of a human body. [Means for Solving the Problems] This system for measuring the weight of each of six body portions of a human body comprises support base provided for six body portions and supporting the body portions, six body portion measuring units each having a weight measuring part measuring the weight of the body portion and a data transmission-reception part transmitting and receiving data including data on the weight of the body portion measured by the weight measuring part, and a data processing unit transmitting control data to the six body portion measuring units and receiving the data on the measured weights of the body portions. The data processing unit comprises a means determining whether or not the total sum of the data on the measured weights of the six body portions matches the weight of the human body within a present allowable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Tadao Kurata, Sumiko Kurata