Patents by Inventor Yasuhide Kusaka

Yasuhide Kusaka 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: 10788441
    Abstract: A measuring method of measuring a concentration of a target ingredient in a sample by using a sensor including an interdigitated array electrode that includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a reagent layer on the interdigitated array electrode, the measuring method includes: applying a voltage to between the first electrode and the second electrode; measuring a first current value of an electric current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; measuring a second current value of the current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; calculating the concentration of the target ingredient in the sample, based on a third current value; calculating a correction value, based on the first current value and the second current value; and a step of correcting the concentration of the target ingredient in the sample, based on the correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: ARKRAY, Inc., Ultizyme International Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Kaneda, Yasuhide Kusaka, Koji Sode
  • Patent number: 10278625
    Abstract: Provided is a blood measuring apparatus including: a spectroscope; an optical system configured to irradiate a living body with excitation light from a light source, and to guide, to the spectroscope, Raman scattered light from the living body; a control unit configured to adjust an irradiation position at which the living body is irradiated with the excitation light by the optical system; and a detector configured to detect a spectrum of the Raman scattered light using light of each wavelength dispersed by the spectroscope. A plurality of the spectra detected by the detector are integrated, and numerical value information regarding a substance included in blood of the living body is measured based on an integration result, and the control unit adjusts the irradiation position such that the plurality of spectra are detected at changed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimizu, Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20190117154
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus includes: a measurement unit configured to measure a concentration value of a specified substance contained in a sample; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information about a user's activity status; a calculation unit configured to calculate a concentration value of the specified substance within a second period ranging from present time to second predetermined time after the present time, based on a concentration value of the specified substance within a first period ranging from first predetermined time before the present time to the present time and the information about the user's activity status within the first period; and an informing unit configured to inform a user of the information about the concentration value of the specified substance when the concentration value of the specified substance within the second period does not fall within a range of a predetermined concentration value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimizu, Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20170119286
    Abstract: Provided is a blood measuring apparatus including: a spectroscope; an optical system configured to irradiate a living body with excitation light from a light source, and to guide, to the spectroscope, Raman scattered light from the living body; a control unit configured to adjust an irradiation position at which the living body is irradiated with the excitation light by the optical system; and a detector configured to detect a spectrum of the Raman scattered light using light of each wavelength dispersed by the spectroscope. A plurality of the spectra detected by the detector are integrated, and numerical value information regarding a substance included in blood of the living body is measured based on an integration result, and the control unit adjusts the irradiation position such that the plurality of spectra are detected at changed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIMIZU, Yasuhide KUSAKA
  • Patent number: 9588210
    Abstract: Provided is an analysis apparatus capable of acquiring a measurement result with high reliability that includes: a signal detection unit; a measuring unit; a first temperature detection unit; a second temperature detection unit; and a calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukada, Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20170045469
    Abstract: A measuring method of measuring a concentration of a target ingredient in a sample by using a sensor including an interdigitated array electrode that includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a reagent layer on the interdigitated array electrode, the measuring method includes: applying a voltage to between the first electrode and the second electrode; measuring a first current value of an electric current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; measuring a second current value of the current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; calculating the concentration of the target ingredient in the sample, based on a third current value; calculating a correction value, based on the first current value and the second current value; and a step of correcting the concentration of the target ingredient in the sample, based on the correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicants: ARKRAY, Inc., Ultizyme International Ltd., TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K.
    Inventors: Hisashi KANEDA, Yasuhide KUSAKA, Koji SODE
  • Patent number: 9125604
    Abstract: An electrochemical sensor includes a base plate including one end portion and another end portion, an electrode portion formed on the one end portion of the base plate, a connecting portion, formed on the another end portion of the base plate, for electrically connecting the electrode portion to a monitoring instrument, and an attaching portion formed on the another end portion, the attached portion being employed for attaching the another end portion to the monitoring instrument in a state where the one end portion is enabled to swing relatively to the monitoring instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Patent number: 9063077
    Abstract: This aims to provide an analyzing tool including a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate and having an action pole, a second electrode formed on the substrate and having an opposed pole, and a first regulating element for regulating such a contact area in the action pole as to contact a specimen. The analyzing tool further comprises second regulating elements for regulating the effective area for electron transfers in at least one of the action pole and the opposed pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Arkray, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fujii, Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Patent number: 8996089
    Abstract: A continuous analysis apparatus capable of transmitting information about components in body fluid to another apparatus such as medicine dosing apparatus more correctly without giving a user displeasure. The continuous analysis apparatus according to the present invention includes a sensing unit 2 including a sensor that is held in subcutaneous tissue for obtaining information with respect to an objective substance in a sample; and a data holding unit 3 having a storage means for storing the information obtained from the sensor or data corresponding to the information, the sensing unit and the data holding unit having configuration so that they are separably joined to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya Iketani, Koji Katsuki, Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20140186548
    Abstract: This aims to provide an analyzing tool including a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate and having an action pole, a second electrode formed on the substrate and having an opposed pole, and a first regulating element for regulating such a contact area in the action pole as to contact a specimen. The analyzing tool further comprises second regulating elements for regulating the effective area for electron transfers in at least one of the action pole and the opposed pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: ARKRAY Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fujii, Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Patent number: 8769002
    Abstract: When continuous user biometric information is transmitted to a server device continuously from a handheld device used by a user, the server device can be caused to receive a required measurement value efficiently at a required time, select information desired by the user on the basis of the measurement value and user peripheral information, and provide the user with the information reliably, without imposing excessive communication charges and the like. A server device 140 is used together with a handheld device 110 that transmits the user peripheral information to the server device and receives the information transmitted from the server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Katsuki, Go Shionoya, Yasuhide Kusaka, Yosuke Murase
  • Publication number: 20130197847
    Abstract: Provided is an analysis apparatus capable of acquiring a measurement result with high reliability that includes: a signal detection unit; a measuring unit; a first temperature detection unit; a second temperature detection unit; and a calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukada, Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Patent number: 8460523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an analytical tool (X1) to be mounted to an analytical apparatus (1) which includes a plurality of terminals (11, 12) and an analysis circuit (13). The analytical tool includes a plurality of electrodes (21, 22) coming into contact with the plurality of terminals (11, 12) when mounted to the analytical apparatus (1). In the analytical tool (X1), at least one (12) of the electrodes (21, 22) serves as a disturbing-noise countermeasure electrode to which disturbing noise is more likely to come in comparison with the other electrodes (11) than the above-mentioned electrode (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Arkray, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasunori Shiraki, Yasuhide Kusaka, Taizo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8357106
    Abstract: This invention is regard to an analysis device that analyze a specific component in bodily fluid extracted from the skin using an analysis tool. The analysis device comprise a laser beam oscillation section that emits a laser beam for extracting the bodily fluid from the skin, and a detection mechanism that detects whether or not the analysis tool exists at a target position. The analysis device is adapted to emit the laser beam from the laser beam oscillation section when the analysis tool is detected by the detection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Arkray, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Kusaka, Hirokazu Matsuda, Yoshiharu Sato
  • Publication number: 20120259192
    Abstract: Provided are a measurement device, a sensor unit, and a sensor placement method, which enable the suppression of the occurrence of a situation where a measurement carried out with a sensor implanted under the skin, the implanted sensor becomes faulty. A sensor unit is used for measuring numerical information relating to a substance contained in a body fluid in a body. The sensor unit is provided with a sensor a part of which is placed under the skin and generates a signal according to the state of the substance, a base which is disposed on the skin and holds the sensor, a variable mechanism which is attached to the base and enables the position and/or the direction of the sensor with reference to the base to be varied, and an external terminal which is provided in the base and leads the signal generated by the sensor to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: ARKRAY, INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukada, Yasuhide Kusaka, Akihiro Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120130213
    Abstract: An electrochemical sensor includes a base plate including one end portion and another end portion, an electrode portion formed on the one end portion of the base plate, a connecting portion, formed on the another end portion of the base plate, for electrically connecting the electrode portion to a monitoring instrument, and an attaching portion formed on the another end portion, the attached portion being employed for attaching the another end portion to the monitoring instrument in a state where the one end portion is enabled to swing relatively to the monitoring instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ARKRAY, INC.
    Inventor: Yasuhide KUSAKA
  • Publication number: 20120116190
    Abstract: A continuous analysis apparatus capable of transmitting information about components in body fluid to another apparatus such as medicine dosing apparatus more correctly without giving a user displeasure. The continuous analysis apparatus according to the present invention includes a sensing unit 2 including a sensor that is held in subcutaneous tissue for obtaining information with respect to an objective substance in a sample; and a data holding unit 3 having a storage means for storing the information obtained from the sensor or data corresponding to the information, the sensing unit and the data holding unit having configuration so that they are separably joined to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya Iketani, Koji Katsuki, Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20120110054
    Abstract: When continuous user biometric information is transmitted to a server device continuously from a handheld device used by a user, the server device can be caused to receive a required measurement value efficiently at a required time, select information desired by the user on the basis of the measurement value and user peripheral information, and provide the user with the information reliably, without imposing excessive communication charges and the like. A server device 140 is used together with a handheld device 110 that transmits the user peripheral information to the server device and receives the information transmitted from the server device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Katsuki, Go Shionoya, Yasuhide Kusaka, Yosuke Murase
  • Patent number: 7955554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an analytical tool (1) comprising a substrate (10), a capillary (13) which is formed on the substrate (10) and into which a sample liquid is to be loaded by movement of the sample liquid in the capillary. The substrate (10) is provided with a liquid movement preventer for preventing the sample liquid loaded into the capillary (13) from moving further. Preferably, the liquid movement preventer includes a stepped portion (18B) projecting from the substrate or a recess provided at the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Arkray, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Kusaka, Yoshiharu Sato, Yoshimitsu Morita
  • Patent number: 7906000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an analytical tool (X1) including a first and a second plate elements (1, 3), a flow path (4) defined between the plate elements (1, 3) and an exhaust port (31) for discharging gas from the flow path (4). The exhaust port (31) is provided at the first plate element (3) and includes a portion which is offset in a thickness direction of the first plate element (3) from the main body (3A) of the first plate element (3). Preferably, the first plate element (3) includes a projection (51) integrally formed on the first plate element (3) and defining the exhaust port (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuhide Kusaka