Patents by Inventor Youichi Sansho

Youichi Sansho 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).

  • Weight sensor and balance controller for a blood purification system
    Patent number: 7977586
    Abstract: A weight sensor includes an arm having an end fixed to a pillar and a free end; a filtrate holder, a replacement fluid holder, and a dialysate holder provided at three locations of the arm along a longitudinal direction of the arm to hold respective substances; a first strain value sensor, a second strain value sensor, and a third strain value sensor each of which detects a strain value of the arm corresponding to a total weight of the substances held by the holders ranging from a holder proximate to the free end to a corresponding holder; and a weight calculation unit that calculates the total and each of the weights from the obtained detection results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: JMS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Fujii, Shogo Kamito, Toshiyuki Endo, Youichi Sansho
  • WEIGHT SENSOR AND BALANCE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20090276099
    Abstract: A weight sensor includes an arm having an end fixed to a pillar and a free end; a filtrate holder, a replacement fluid holder, and a dialysate holder provided at three locations of the arm along a longitudinal direction of the arm to hold respective substances; a first strain value sensor, a second strain value sensor, and a third strain value sensor each of which detects a strain value of the arm corresponding to a total weight of the substances held by the holders ranging from a holder proximate to the free end to a corresponding holder; and a weight calculation unit that calculates the total and each of the weights from the obtained detection results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: JMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Fujii, Shogo Kamito, Toshiyuki Endo, Youichi Sansho