Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Shibuya
Tomohiko Shibuya 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: 11933533Abstract: A blower configured to circulate cold air inside a body of a refrigerator. The blower includes a casing, an impeller accommodated in the casing, and a support member configured to support the impeller against the casing. The impeller includes a disk-shaped base plate rotatably supported by the support member. The casing includes an inner circumferential surface extending so as to gradually move away from an outer circumference of the base plate toward a rotational direction of the impeller at a predetermined position around the outer circumference of the base plate, and a first case flow path between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumference. An introduction port configured to introduce the cold air to a second case flow path branched from the first case flow path is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiko Matsuno, Tomoharu Iwamoto, Makoto Shibuya, Tatsuya Seo, Hitoshi Takase
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Patent number: 11846693Abstract: A magnetic field calibration device is used to calibrate a magnetism measurement device having a plurality of magnetic sensors and includes a first holder having a first holding surface, a second holder having a second holding surface having a fixed relative positional relation with the first holding surface, and magnetism generating parts fixed to the first holding surface and the second holding surface. Thus, calibration can be completed with a single operation by assigning the first and second holding surfaces of the magnetic field calibration device respectively to the first and second measurement surfaces of the magnetism measurement device. In addition, since the relative positional relation between the first and second holding surfaces is fixed, measurement results obtained from the individual measurement surfaces match each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignees: TDK Corporation, Kanazawa Institute of TechnologyInventors: Tomohiko Shibuya, Yoshiaki Adachi
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Publication number: 20230258743Abstract: A magnetic sensor array includes a plurality of magnetic sensors. The magnetic sensor includes a sensor housing body housing the sensor chip and first and second connection parts formed on the sensor housing body. The first connection part formed on one of adjacent magnetic sensors and the second connection part formed on the other one thereof are axially supported on each other to achieve mutual connection between the plurality of magnetic sensors. Thus, it is possible to vary the relative angle between two adjacent magnetic sensors with the first and second connection parts as an axis. This allows the plurality of magnetic sensors to be pressed perpendicularly against even a curved surface of an object to be measured, and the pressed state can be easily maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventor: Tomohiko SHIBUYA
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Patent number: 11666261Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a biomagnetism measurement device capable of three-dimensionally acquiring magnetism information of a living body with ease. This biomagnetism measurement device (101) is for measuring biomagnetism using a plurality of magnetic sensors (1) at the same time. The plurality of magnetic sensors (1) is retained by a retaining part (10) (a first retaining portion [11] and a second retaining portion [12]) so as to have different measurement directions. Furthermore, the retaining part (10) (the first retaining portion [11] and the second retaining portion [12]) has arranged thereon the plurality of magnetic sensors (1) so as to enable biomagnetism to be measured at a plurality of sites at the same time. The magnetic sensor (1) comprises a means for detecting the biomagnetism in a temperature environment commensurate with normal temperature.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignees: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Tomohiko Shibuya
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Patent number: 11647928Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a biomagnetism measuring device with which it is possible for a magnetic sensor to be disposed in an optimal position in accordance with an object being measured. A biomagnetism measuring device (1) according to the present invention is provided with: a plurality of magnetic sensors (11) which detect biomagnetism; and a holding portion (12) in which are formed frames (13) which detachably hold the plurality of magnetic sensors (11) in such a way as to face a living body. Further, the biomagnetism measuring device (1) according to the present invention is provided with: a plurality of magnetic sensors (11) which detect biomagnetism; and a holding portion (12) in which are formed rails (16) which movably hold the plurality of magnetic sensors (11) in such a way as to face a living body.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignees: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CorporationInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Tomohiko Shibuya, Shuichi Okawa
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Publication number: 20230117248Abstract: Disclosed herein is a position detection marker that includes a magnetic field source that generates magnetism, an MRI marker that can be detected by a magnetic resonance imaging method, and a holding part that fixes a relative positional relation between the magnetic field source and the MRI marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko SHIBUYA, Yu HOTTA, Takato FUKUI
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Patent number: 11612368Abstract: The present invention provides a biometric information measuring device with which a diagnostic imaging result and a biomagnetism measurement result can be superimposed simply and with satisfactory accuracy, and which is easy to handle. This biometric information measuring device (1) is provided with: a biomagnetism detecting unit (2) capable of detecting biomagnetism of a subject (S); and a radiation detecting unit (3) capable of acquiring an image corresponding to irradiated radiation, as digital image data, by means of the supply of a power source. The radiation detecting unit (3) is disposed between a measuring region of the subject (S) and the biomagnetism detecting unit (2). Further, it is preferable to provide a control unit (6) capable of performing control such that the power source is not supplied to the radiation detecting unit (3) while the biomagnetism detecting unit (2) is detecting biomagnetism.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignees: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Tomohiko Shibuya, Shuichi Okawa
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Patent number: 11409192Abstract: A magnetically shielded room reducing pressure felt by a person inside includes an upper shielding body, a side periphery shielding body, and a lower shielding body, all of which define a magnetically shielded inner space. A magnifying lens is located in the upper shielding body. The magnifying lens can magnify and project an incident image from outside to a range of one inner side surface of the magnetically shielded room. so that the range should be 50% or more of the area of the one inner side surface. The range includes most of the area above a line of sight of a person in the magnetically shielded room. The magnifying lens is provided at a position closer to the one inner side surface as a projection target of the lens than the other inner side surface as a non-projection target facing the one inner side surface as the projection target.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: TDK CorporationInventor: Tomohiko Shibuya
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Patent number: 11317843Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a biomagnetism measuring device capable of accurately detecting biomagnetism regardless of the object to be measured. This biomagnetism measuring device (1) is provided with: a plurality of magnetic sensors (11) which detect biomagnetism of a living body (100); a retaining portion (12) including retaining holes (12a) which retain the plurality of magnetic sensors (11) with freedom to move individually; and a movement mechanism which moves the magnetic sensors (11) individually in a contacting/separating direction causing the magnetic sensors (11) to come into contact with or separate from the living body (100). As movement mechanisms there may be mentioned, for example, a pneumatic/hydraulic mechanism (20), a resilient body mechanism (30), a screw mechanism (40) and a gear mechanism (50).Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignees: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Takato Fukui, Tomohiko Shibuya
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Publication number: 20220057470Abstract: A magnetic field calibration device is used to calibrate a magnetism measurement device having a plurality of magnetic sensors and includes a first holder having a first holding surface, a second holder having a second holding surface having a fixed relative positional relation with the first holding surface, and magnetism generating parts fixed to the first holding surface and the second holding surface. Thus, calibration can be completed with a single operation by assigning the first and second holding surfaces of the magnetic field calibration device respectively to the first and second measurement surfaces of the magnetism measurement device. In addition, since the relative positional relation between the first and second holding surfaces is fixed, measurement results obtained from the individual measurement surfaces match each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Tomohiko SHIBUYA, Yoshiaki ADACHI
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Patent number: 10876288Abstract: A magnetically shielded room, that is capable of suppressing positional deviation of a measuring tool in an internal space, has an upper shielding body, a side periphery shielding body, and a lower shielding body, which form a magnetically shielded internal space of the magnetically shielded room. A pedestal has a higher rigidity than the lower shielding body, and is located on an under surface of the lower shielding body. First and second supporting members are located on and stand erect from the pedestal. The first and second supporting members penetrate the lower shielding body and extend into the internal space.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: TDK CorporationInventor: Tomohiko Shibuya
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Publication number: 20200237243Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a biomagnetism measurement device capable of three-dimensionally acquiring magnetism information of a living body with ease. This biomagnetism measurement device (101) is for measuring biomagnetism using a plurality of magnetic sensors (1) at the same time. The plurality of magnetic sensors (1) is retained by a retaining part (100) (a first retaining portion [11] and a second retaining portion [12]) so as to have different measurement directions. Furthermore, the retaining part (10) (the first retaining portion [11] and the second retaining portion [12]) has arranged thereon the plurality of magnetic sensors (1) so as to enable biomagnetism to be measured at a plurality of sites at the same time. The magnetic sensor (1) comprises a means for detecting the biomagnetism in a temperature environment commensurate with normal temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicants: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Tomohiko Shibuya
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Patent number: 10701844Abstract: A magnetically shielded room includes an upper shielding body, a side peripheral shielding body and a lower shielding body, all of which define a magnetically shielded inner space. The magnetically shielded inner space is divided into first and second inner spaces by a partition member which is a magnetic shielding body. A door, which is a magnetic shielding body, is provided for commonly closing the first and second inner spaces.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiko Shibuya
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Publication number: 20200096855Abstract: A magnetically shielded room reducing pressure felt by a person inside includes an upper shielding body, a side periphery shielding body, and a lower shielding body, all of which define a magnetically shielded inner space. A magnifying lens is located in the upper shielding body. The magnifying lens can magnify and project an incident image from outside to a range of one inner side surface of the magnetically shielded room. so that the range should be 50% or more of the area of the one inner side surface. The range includes most of the area above a line of sight of a person in the magnetically shielded room. The magnifying lens is provided at a position closer to the one inner side surface as a projection target of the lens than the other inner side surface as a non-projection target facing the one inner side surface as the projection target.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventor: Tomohiko SHIBUYA
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Publication number: 20200022600Abstract: A wireless biological signal communication terminal is provided with: a sensor unit which detects a biological signal; an A/D converting unit which performs A/D conversion of the biological signal in accordance with a set sampling frequency to obtain biological signal data; a recording unit which records a plurality of items of A/D converted biological signal data; a control unit which processes the plurality of items of biological signal data recorded by the recording unit in a prescribed period of time; a wireless module unit and an antenna which wirelessly transmit the result of the processing performed by the control unit to an external device; and a power supply unit which supplies power to drive the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicants: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Shuta Ushio, Tomohiko Shibuya
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Publication number: 20190387647Abstract: A magnetically shielded room includes an upper shielding body, a side peripheral shielding body and a lower shielding body, all of which define a magnetically shielded inner space. The magnetically shielded inner space is divided into first and second inner spaces by a partition member which is a magnetic shielding body. A door, which is a magnetic shielding body, is provided for commonly closing the first and second inner spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventor: Tomohiko SHIBUYA
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Publication number: 20190368191Abstract: A magnetically shielded room, that is capable of suppressing positional deviation of a measuring tool in an internal space, has an upper shielding body, a side periphery shielding body, and a lower shielding body, which form a magnetically shielded internal space of the magnetically shielded room. A pedestal has a higher rigidity than the lower shielding body, and is located on an under surface of the lower shielding body. First and second supporting members are located on and stand erect from the pedestal. The first and second supporting members penetrate the lower shielding body and extend into the internal space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Tomohiko SHIBUYA
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Publication number: 20190223817Abstract: The present invention provides a biometric information measuring device with which a diagnostic imaging result and a biomagnetism measurement result can be superimposed simply and with satisfactory accuracy, and which is easy to handle. This biometric information measuring device (1) is provided with: a biomagnetism detecting unit (2) capable of detecting biomagnetism of a subject (S); and a radiation detecting unit (3) capable of acquiring an image corresponding to irradiated radiation, as digital image data, by means of the supply of a power source. The radiation detecting unit (3) is disposed between a measuring region of the subject (S) and the biomagnetism detecting unit (2). Further, it is preferable to provide a control unit (6) capable of performing control such that the power source is not supplied to the radiation detecting unit (3) while the biomagnetism detecting unit (2) is detecting biomagnetism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicants: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Tomohiko Shibuya, Shuichi Okawa
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Publication number: 20190167136Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a biomagnetism measuring device capable of accurately detecting biomagnetism regardless of the object to be measured. This biomagnetism measuring device (1) is provided with: a plurality of magnetic sensors (11) which detect biomagnetism of a living body (100); a retaining portion (12) including retaining holes (12a) which retain the plurality of magnetic sensors (11) with freedom to move individually; and a movement mechanism which moves the magnetic sensors (11) individually in a contacting/separating direction causing the magnetic sensors (11) to come into contact with or separate from the living body (100). As movement mechanisms there may be mentioned, for example, a pneumatic/hydraulic mechanism (20), a resilient body mechanism (30), a screw mechanism (40) and a gear mechanism (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicants: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Takato Fukui, Tomohiko Shibuya
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Publication number: 20190133477Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a biomagnetism measuring device with which it is possible for a magnetic sensor to be disposed in an optimal position in accordance with an object being measured. A biomagnetism measuring device (1) according to the present invention is provided with: a plurality of magnetic sensors (11) which detect biomagnetism; and a holding portion (12) in which are formed frames (13) which detachably hold the plurality of magnetic sensors (11) in such a way as to face a living body. Further, the biomagnetism measuring device (1) according to the present invention is provided with: a plurality of magnetic sensors (11) which detect biomagnetism; and a holding portion (12) in which are formed rails (16) which movably hold the plurality of magnetic sensors (11) in such a way as to face a living body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicants: National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Kawabata, Tomohiko Shibuya, Shuichi Okawa