Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko OKE

Yoshihiko OKE 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).

  • Swallowing estimation device, information terminal device, and storage medium
    Patent number: 9649062
    Abstract: A swallowing estimation device includes: a sound detection part configured to detect sound of a larynx portion; a respiration detection part configured to detect respiration; and a swallowing estimation part configured to estimate swallowing based on sound information outputted from the sound detection part and based on respiration information outputted from the respiration detection part. The swallowing estimation part obtains a value of a parameter for swallowing estimation with respect to a biological sound generation interval that corresponds to a respiratory cessation interval longer than or equal to 400 msec, and estimates whether swallowing has occurred in the biological sound generation interval based on whether the obtained value of the parameter satisfies a swallowing determination condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, EUSENSE MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Oku, Yoshihiko Oke
  • SWALLOWING ESTIMATION DEVICE, INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160143575
    Abstract: A swallowing estimation device includes: a sound detection part configured to detect sound of a larynx portion; a respiration detection part configured to detect respiration; and a swallowing estimation part configured to estimate swallowing based on sound information outputted from the sound detection part and based on respiration information outputted from the respiration detection part. The swallowing estimation part obtains a value of a parameter for swallowing estimation with respect to a biological sound generation interval that corresponds to a respiratory cessation interval longer than or equal to 400 msec, and estimates whether swallowing has occurred in the biological sound generation interval based on whether the obtained value of the parameter satisfies a swallowing determination condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicants: HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, EuSense Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka OKU, Yoshihiko OKE