Patents by Inventor Takashi Teshigawara
Takashi Teshigawara 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: 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: 10835141Abstract: 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, and a core wire which can be inserted into an accommodation section formed in the electrode unit. The outer member and the backing member are connected to a part other than a part of the backing member, to which the electrode unit is attached.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Tsukada, Nahoko Kasai, Koji Sumitomo, Hiroshi Nakashima, Masanobu Sato, Toru Arakane, Yuri Hamano, Takashi Teshigawara
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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: 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: 20180160928Abstract: 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, and a core wire which can be inserted into an accommodation section formed in the electrode unit. The outer member and the backing member are connected to a part other than a part of the backing member, to which the electrode unit is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicants: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Shingo TSUKADA, Nahoko KASAI, Koji SUMITOMO-SAN, Hiroshi NAKASHIMA, Masanobu SATO, Toru ARAKANE, Yuri HAMANO, 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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Patent number: 9655830Abstract: To provide a transparent to translucent cosmetic composition which is highly stable, and can impart excellent actual feelings of effectiveness in use, such as a feeling of skin penetration, a feeling of non-stickiness, and a skin-softening effect after application thereof to the skin. A transparent to translucent cosmetic composition comprising: (a) a hydrogenated phospholipid, (b) one or more selected from among branched higher fatty acids and higher alcohols, and (c) a polyalcohol that acts as a good solvent and/or a poor solvent for component (a). Preferably, component (b) is isostearic acid and/or isostearyl alcohol. Preferably, the ratio of component (a)/component (b) is from 1/0.01 to 1/0.4 (by mass).Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.Inventors: Minako Sato, Takashi Teshigawara, Kei Watanabe
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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
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Publication number: 20140134255Abstract: The present invention is to provide an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic having excellent in emulsion stability, temporal emulsion stability, and feeling in use such as the free of stickiness.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tomoko Saito, Takashi Teshigawara, Martin Reger, Heinz Hoffmann, Yuki Sugiyama, Masaki Kitajima
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Patent number: 8580235Abstract: An object of the present invention is to establish means for reliably incorporating a poorly soluble UV-absorbing agent into a hair cosmetic composition, to thereby provide a hair cosmetic composition which has excellent effect of preventing UV-hair damage and which exhibits favorable sensation in use thereof. Specifically, the object can be attained through provision of a hair cosmetic composition including the following ingredients (1) and (2): (1) a polyoxy(lower alkylene) addition compound represented by formula (I): wherein R represents a phytosterol residue or a phytostanol residue; m is a number from 0 to 100; and n is a number from 5 to 100, and (2) a UV-absorbing agent having a triazine group.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoko Watanabe, Tomoyuki Kawasoe, Takashi Teshigawara, Reiji Miyahara, Masatoshi Ochiai, Taizo Fujiyama
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Publication number: 20130150328Abstract: To provide a transparent to translucent cosmetic composition which is highly stable, and can impart excellent actual feelings of effectiveness in use, such as a feeling of skin penetration, a feeling of non-stickiness, and a skin-softening effect after application thereof to the skin. A transparent to translucent cosmetic composition comprising: (a) a hydrogenated phospholipid, (b) one or more selected from among branched higher fatty acids and higher alcohols, and (c) a polyalcohol that acts as a good solvent and/or a poor solvent for component (a). Preferably, component (b) is isostearic acid and/or isostearyl alcohol. Preferably, the ratio of component (a)/component (b) is from 1/0.01 to 1/0.4 (by mass).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2010Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Minako Sato, Takashi Teshigawara, Kei Watanabe
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Patent number: 8216597Abstract: The present invention provides: an oil-in-water emulsion composition, into which an oil-soluble drug is stably incorporated and which is excellent in feeling during use; and a method for producing the aforementioned composition, which does not require complicated operations. An oil-in-water emulsion composition comprising; (A) a polyoxyethylene phytosterol, (B) a glycerin fatty acid diester, (C) a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene random copolymer dialkyl ether, (D) an oil-soluble drug, (E) oil, and (F) water; wherein a layered gel structure composed of the components (A) and (B) is present in an emulsion particle in the emulsion composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Shiseido Company Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Oka, Reiji Miyahara, Takashi Teshigawara
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Publication number: 20120027712Abstract: This invention provides a solubilized composition in which a cyclic or straight silicone oil is solubilized in a large amount and stably. The solubilized composition is characterized by comprising (a) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether type nonionic surfactant represented by the following formula (I): R1—O—(CH2CH2O)a—H??(I) wherein R1 represents a branched chain alkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms; a represents an integer satisfying 3?a?20, (b) one or more silicone(s) selected from a cyclic silicone represented by the following formula (II) and a short chain straight silicone represented by the following formula (III): [(CH3)HSi—O—]m??(II) (CH3)3Si—O—[Si(CH3)2O]nSi(CH3)3??(III) wherein m represents an integer satisfying 3?m?7; and n represents an integer satisfying 0?n?7, and (c) water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Teshigawara, Hidefumi Araki, Kei Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120010169Abstract: This invention provides a solubilized composition in which a carboxy-modified silicone is solubilized in a large amount and stably. The solubilized composition is characterized by consisting of (a) one or more nonionic surfactant(s), having a weighted average of the HLB value of 10 to 15, selected from polyoxyethylene alkyl ether type nonionic surfactant represented by the following formula (I) or (II): wherein R1 represents a branched chain alkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms; a represents an integer satisfying 3?a?40; any one or more of R2, R3 and R4 are each a branched chain alkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and the other(s) is a hydroxy group; and b, c and d each represent an integer satisfying 3?b+c+d?40, (b) a carboxy-modified silicone, and (c) water, and wherein the amount of (b) the carboxy-modified silicone is three times or less the weight of (a) the nonionic surfactant(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Teshigawara, Kei Watanabe, Hidefumi Araki
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Publication number: 20110135587Abstract: The present invention provides an easily-handled hair conditioning composition with a very low water content. The hair conditioning composition of the present invention is a composition comprising: (a) 10 to 90% by mass of one or more components selected from higher alcohols, higher fatty acids, and derivatives thereof, (b) 5 to 35% by mass of a cationic surfactant, and (c) a polyhydric alcohol and/or polyethylene glycol having a melting point of 155° C. or less, characterized in that the endothermic peak of a gel which is formed from (a) and (b) in the composition is 50° C. or more as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and that the water content is 10% by mass or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kouichi Kinoshita, Reiji Miyahara, Takashi Teshigawara, Yuko Nagare, Kenji Kurokawa
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Publication number: 20110129429Abstract: When a poorly water-soluble ultraviolet ray absorber is used, it is difficult to solubilize a sufficient amount of the poorly water-soluble ultraviolet ray absorber by using a surfactant such as a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether or a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil. Thus, an object aims to provide a water-containing composition in which a poorly water-soluble ultraviolet ray absorber is solubilized or dispersed in water. Another object aims to dissolve a poorly water-soluble ultraviolet ray absorber in water and allow the poorly water-soluble ultraviolet ray absorber to co-exist with a water-soluble component such as a water-soluble medicinal agent and a water-soluble dye in the water to thereby stabilize the water-soluble component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Teshigawara, Reiji Miyahara, Masatoshi Ochiai, Takashi Oka
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Publication number: 20110110877Abstract: An object of the present invention is to establish means for reliably incorporating a poorly soluble UV-absorbing agent into a hair cosmetic composition, to thereby provide a hair cosmetic composition which has excellent effect of preventing UV-hair damage and which exhibits favorable sensation in use thereof. Specifically, the object can be attained through provision of a hair cosmetic composition including the following ingredients (1) and (2): (1) a polyoxy(lower alkylene) addition compound represented by formula (I): wherein R represents a phytosterol residue or a phytostanol residue; m is a number from 0 to 100; and n is a number from 5 to 100, and (2) a UV-absorbing agent having a triazine group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tomoko Watanabe, Tomoyuki Kawasoe, Takashi Teshigawara, Reiji Miyahara, Masatoshi Ochiai, Taizo Fujiyama
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Publication number: 20100316581Abstract: To provide skin external preparations characterized in that the initial permeation rate of oil-soluble drugs (e.g. retinol and tocopherol acetate) is controlled to achieve their sustained release to thereby reduce skin irritation and that they also possess a fresh feel while featuring high degrees of safety and stability. A skin external preparation which comprises a finely dispersed, oil-soluble drug containing wax composition, the composition containing a solid or semisolid wax, a nonionic surfactant, an aqueous dispersion medium, and an oil-soluble drug, the mass ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the wax being 1.0 or more, and the wax, with the oil-soluble drug contained therein, being finely dispersed in solid or semisolid form in the aqueous dispersion medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Eriko Takeoka, Takashi Teshigawara, Kentaro Kusaba, Akira Matsuo, Junko Tamura