Patents by Inventor Takeshi KANATA

Takeshi KANATA 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: 20230038875
    Abstract: Provided are moving image obtaining means that obtains a moving image of a region including at least a mouth or a peripheral portion of the mouth in a face, analysis means that analyzes a chewing action based on the moving image of the region obtained by the moving image obtaining means, quality determination means that determines quality of the chewing action based on information of the chewing action analyzed by the analysis means, and extraction means that extracts assistance information corresponding to the chewing quality determined by the quality determination means, from chewing information storage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SUNSTAR INC.
    Inventor: Takeshi KANATA
  • Publication number: 20230021605
    Abstract: Provided are chewing information storage means that stores information about chewing quality, muscle activity obtaining means that obtains a muscle activity signal of masticatory muscle of a person, analysis means that frequency-analyzes the muscle activity signal obtained by the muscle activity obtaining means, and analyzes chewing behavior based on the frequency-analyzed muscle activity signal, quality determination means determines quality of the chewing behavior based on information of the chewing behavior analyzed by the analysis means, and extraction means that extracts assistance information corresponding to the chewing quality determined by the quality determination means, from chewing information storage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: SUNSTAR INC.
    Inventor: Takeshi KANATA
  • Publication number: 20160339992
    Abstract: A power-assisted unit to be attached to a power-assisted moving vehicle capable of assisting a first driving force generated by a human power by means of a second driving force generated by an electric power includes a sensor unit having a sensor for detecting a physical quantity concerning the power-assisted moving vehicle, and a storage medium, a motor for generating the second driving force, and a control device configured to control the motor on the basis of a detection result by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Akihito YOSHIIE, Katsuhiro YAMAGUCHI, Masafumi NISHIKAWA, Takeshi KANATA