Patents by Inventor Toru Uda

Toru Uda 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: 11749426
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a bioelectrode capable of reducing potential variation noise due to a polarization voltage. The method for producing the bioelectrode comprises forming an electrically conductive rubber body containing a silicone rubber and a silver powder, and immersing the electrically conductive rubber body in an inorganic salt-containing solution at 70° C. or more and 180° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo Futashima, Yasushi Sugiyama, Toru Uda, Takumi Yoshitomi
  • Patent number: 11717206
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a bioelectrode, which can stably measure biological information and is suitable for repeated use, and a method of manufacturing the bioelectrode. This object is solved by a bioelectrode comprising a silver coating layer provided on a conductive silicone rubber electrode, wherein the conductive silicone rubber electrode is composed of a silicone rubber containing conductive carbon particles, the silver coating layer is composed of silicone rubber and at least one of agglomerated silver powder and flake-like silver powder, and the silver coating layer has a thickness of 18 ?m to 80 ?m, and, preferably, in which the silver powder contains both the agglomerated silver powder and the flake-like silver powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo Futashima, Yasushi Sugiyama, Toru Uda
  • Patent number: 11596338
    Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a conductive rubber electrode and a silver coating layer provided on the conductive rubber electrode and containing a silicone rubber and silver particles. The silver coating layer contains a modified silicone and contains ions for ion conduction among the silver particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo Futashima, Yasushi Sugiyama, Toru Uda
  • Patent number: 11600401
    Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a conductive rubber electrode and a silver coating layer provided on the conductive rubber electrode and containing a silicone rubber and silver particles. The silver coating layer further contains a modified silicone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Takayuki Komori, Ryo Futashima, Toru Uda, Yasushi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20210338129
    Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a support member, an electrode member of conductive rubber, including a supported part that is a member to be supported by the support member and at least one electrode part that is a member protruding from the supported part, and a snap-button-type connector that is provided on the support member, and that electrically connects the electrode member to outside. The snap-button-type connector and the supported part are integrally molded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Takumi YOSHITOMI, Ryo FUTASHIMA, Toru UDA
  • Publication number: 20210000371
    Abstract: A bioelectrode and a method for producing the bioelectrode are provided. The bioelectrode has a non-complicated structure, satisfactory elasticity, and is capable of preventing an increase of contact impedance due to an increase of the number of times of usage. The bioelectrode includes a support member, which is an electrically conductive member, and at least one electrode member, which is a member projecting from the support member. At least the electrode member is molded from an electrically conductive rubber containing a silicone rubber and treated metal particles containing a crosslinkable functional group on a surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Takumi YOSHITOMI, Ryo FUTASHIMA, Toru UDA
  • Publication number: 20200316582
    Abstract: A liquid injection attachment is provided that includes an attachment body having an insertion opening into which a liquid injecting implement is inserted and a liquid flow outlet; a gasket mounting portion formed on the periphery on the front end side of the attachment body; and a gasket mounted to the gasket mounting portion and brought into close contact with the peripheral portion of the liquid flow outlet, wherein the gasket mounting portion has an engaging recess and/or engaging protrusions, the gasket has an engaging protrusion 19 and/or engaging recesses, and the engagement direction thereof is in a direction toward a central axis of the attachment body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo FUTASHIMA, Hiroshi UMEBAYASHI, Toru UDA
  • Publication number: 20200305746
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a bioelectrode, which can stably measure biological information and is suitable for repeated use, and a method of manufacturing the bioelectrode. This object is solved by a bioelectrode comprising a silver coating layer provided on a conductive silicone rubber electrode, wherein the conductive silicone rubber electrode is composed of a silicone rubber containing conductive carbon particles, the silver coating layer is composed of silicone rubber and at least one of agglomerated silver powder and flake-like silver powder, and the silver coating layer has a thickness of 18 ?m to 80 ?m, and, preferably, in which the silver powder contains both the agglomerated silver powder and the flake-like silver powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo FUTASHIMA, Yasushi SUGIYAMA, Toru UDA
  • Publication number: 20200279669
    Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a conductive rubber electrode and a silver coating layer provided on the conductive rubber electrode and containing a silicone rubber and silver particles. The silver coating layer further contains a modified silicone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Takayuki KOMORI, Ryo FUTASHIMA, Toru UDA, Yasushi SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200275850
    Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a conductive rubber electrode containing a rubber and conductive carbon particles, and a silver coating layer provided on the conductive rubber electrode and containing a silicone rubber and silver particles. The silver coating layer further contains a water absorbent polymer formed of a modified polyalkylene oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo FUTASHIMA, Yasushi SUGIYAMA, Toru UDA
  • Publication number: 20200275853
    Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a conductive rubber electrode and a silver coating layer provided on the conductive rubber electrode and containing a silicone rubber and silver particles. The silver coating layer contains a modified silicone and contains ions for ion conduction among the silver particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo FUTASHIMA, Yasushi SUGIYAMA, Toru UDA
  • Publication number: 20200268267
    Abstract: A bioelectrode includes a support member and at least one electrode member. The support member is a conductive member, and the electrode member is a member projecting from the support member. The at least one electrode member is molded from a conductive rubber containing a silicone rubber and metal particles, and the electrode member has an exposed face, which is a face formed by removal of a molded surface layer at a tip end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Takumi YOSHITOMI, Ryo FUTASHIMA, Toru UDA
  • Publication number: 20200251258
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a bioelectrode capable of reducing potential variation noise due to a polarization voltage. The method for producing the bioelectrode comprises forming an electrically conductive rubber body containing a silicone rubber and a silver powder, and immersing the electrically conductive rubber body in an inorganic salt-containing solution at 70° C. or more and 180° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo FUTASHIMA, Yasushi SUGIYAMA, Toru UDA, Takumi YOSHITOMI
  • Publication number: 20200221967
    Abstract: A brain wave detection bioelectrode capable of improving adhesion is provided. The brain wave detection bioelectrode includes: a holder part that includes a plurality of through holes; an electrode part that is formed of at least one conductive elastic body including a base part extending to an outer peripheral side of a peripheral surface of each of the through holes and including at least one projecting part that projects from the base part and can penetrate the through hole; and a lid part having a conductive property that clamps the base part between itself and the holder part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yu NOMURA, Ryo FUTASHIMA, Toru UDA
  • Patent number: 10584983
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a cover structure of a tactile sensor and a tactile sensor that can secure sufficient adhesion between a sensor body and a covering layer without providing an adhesive layer and have no possibility of causing a sensor to make detection error due to the covering layer formed thereon. A cover structure of a tactile sensor according to the present invention includes a sensor body 2 and a covering layer 3 made of elastic body molded on the sensor body 2. The covering layer 3 includes at least two layers of an outer layer 32 disposed as the outermost layer and an inner layer 31 disposed to come in contact with the sensor body 2 and having a higher adhesiveness and a lower hardness than those of the outer layer 32, and is integrally molded with the sensor body 2 by the cast molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: NOK CORPORATION, NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Murota, Hiroshi Umebayashi, Toru Uda, Hidekazu Yoshihara, Taisuke Kimura, Keizo Toyama
  • Publication number: 20190275526
    Abstract: A liquid injection attachment and device are provided. A cylindrical attachment body includes a through-hole, an insertion opening receiving a distal end of a liquid injecting implement inserted thereinto is included on a rear end side of the through-hole, and an outlet discharging liquid from the liquid injecting implement outside of the attachment body is included on a front end side, a plate shaped annular rib projecting inward in the through-hole leaving the outlet is provided at a front end of the attachment body, an annular receiving face is included on the annular rib and faces the rear end side of the through-hole, the annular receiving face receiving a load from the liquid injecting implement in an axial direction during injection, and an annular lip around the outlet is provided where the load received by the annular receiving face of the annular rib acts in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yuki MUROTA, Toru UDA
  • Publication number: 20180272332
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an attachment structure of a pipette and a fluid injecting attachment, which includes a first cylindrical hole into which a tip end portion having a tapered shape of the pipette is inserted, on one end side of an attachment main body, and a second cylindrical hole that is communicated with the first cylindrical hole and out through which fluid inside the pipette flows, on the other end side, and a step portion between the first cylindrical hole and the second cylindrical hole due to the second cylindrical hole being formed with a smaller diameter than the first cylindrical hole, the tip end portion of the pipette is inserted through the first cylindrical hole, and while the tip end portion is inserted, the second cylindrical hole has a crush allowance farther toward a tip end side than the tip end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ryo Futashima, Yuki Murota, Toru Uda
  • Publication number: 20170343394
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a cover structure of a tactile sensor and a tactile sensor that can secure sufficient adhesion between a sensor body and a covering layer without providing an adhesive layer and have no possibility of causing a sensor to make detection error due to the covering layer formed thereon. A cover structure of a tactile sensor according to the present invention includes a sensor body 2 and a covering layer 3 made of elastic body molded on the sensor body 2. The covering layer 3 includes at least two layers of an outer layer 32 disposed as the outermost layer and an inner layer 31 disposed to come in contact with the sensor body 2 and having a higher adhesiveness and a lower hardness than those of the outer layer 32, and is integrally molded with the sensor body 2 by the cast molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: NOK Corporation, Nippon Mektron, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki MUROTA, Hiroshi UMEBAYASHI, Toru UDA, Hidekazu YOSHIHARA, Taisuke KIMURA, Keizo TOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160332157
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid injection attachment enabling a simple liquid injection into a feed port by merely mounting the attachment onto the distal portion of a pipette or a pipette tip when liquid is injected into the feed port, as well as capable of exhibiting an excellent sealing performance without a risk to deform or damage the pipette or the pipette tip, to thereby suppress leakage of liquid during the liquid injection. The object is achieved by a liquid injection attachment removably mounted on a pipette injecting liquid into a feed port through which liquid is introduced or on a pipette tip fitted to the pipette, the attachment including a tubular attachment body having at its distal end a liquid outlet and having at its proximal end an insertion port into which a distal portion of the pipette or of the pipette tip is inserted; and a gasket formed from a rubber-like elastic body disposed around the liquid outlet of the attachment body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Toru UDA, Goki OKADA, Hiroshi UMEBAYASHI, Yuki MUROTA
  • Publication number: 20110005584
    Abstract: Provided is a dye-sensitized solar cell having a sealing means which is not impaired by electrolyte or sunlight because a gasket can be fixed to a photoelectrode or a counter electrode without using an adhesive so that long term reliability of the sealed state is ensured, wherein the dye-sensitized solar cell has a sealing means for sealing an electrolyte layer between a photoelectrode and a counter electrode, and the sealing means is a lip-shaped gasket made of an elastic material, sandwiched between the photoelectrode and the counter electrode, and fixed by a retaining means formed in the photoelectrode or the counter electrode so as to seal the electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toru Uda