Patents by Inventor Sunsuke Takaki

Sunsuke Takaki 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).

  • Blood pressure transducer
    Patent number: 5711291
    Abstract: This invention relates to a blood pressure transducer (8) and provides a safe and economical transducer by providing a novel optical fiber (80) made of a transparent elastomer. The present invention provides an invasive direct blood pressure transducer (8) of an external sensor system consisting of a catheter (1a), a pressure tub (6) connected to the catheter at one of the ends thereof and a pressure transducer (8) connected to the other end of the pressure tube (6), part of the pressure transducer is composed of an optical fiber (80) made of a transparent elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Sunsuke Takaki