HARDNESS METER AND HARDNESS MEASURING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220240839A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17727337

    申请日:2022-04-22

    申请人: Maxell, Ltd.

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00 G01N3/40

    摘要: The objective of the present invention is to provide a hardness meter which estimates hardness in a stable manner regardless of a compression strength. A hardness meter includes: a movable portion which is continuously pressed against an object to be measured; a sensor which outputs an output signal reflecting a reaction force at a part of the object to be measured; a motive force mechanism that causes the movable portion to perform a piston motion; a hardness estimating portion which estimates the hardness of the object on the basis of an alternating current component of the output signal, generated by the piston motion; a position estimating portion which estimates a measurement position information by shooting with a camera; and a hardness map display portion which maps and displays the hardness on a schematic diagram of the surface of a living body based on the measurement position information.

    HARDNESS METER AND HARDNESS MEASURING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20190313962A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-17

    申请号:US16470964

    申请日:2017-12-15

    申请人: MAXELL, LTD.

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00 G01N3/40

    摘要: The objective of the present invention is to provide a hardness meter which estimates hardness in a stable manner regardless of a compression strength. Disclosed is a hardness meter characterized in being provided with: a movable portion which is continuously pressed against an object to be measured; a sensor which outputs an output signal reflecting a reaction force at a part of the object to be measured that is in contact with the movable portion; a motive force mechanism that causes the movable portion to perform a piston motion; and a hardness estimating portion which estimates the hardness of the object to be measured on the basis of an alternating current component of the output signal, generated by the piston motion of the movable portion.

    BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS METHOD, AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220054078A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US17418153

    申请日:2018-12-28

    申请人: MAXELL, LTD.

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00

    摘要: The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a biological information analysis device, a biological information analysis method, and a biological information analysis system that enable more accurate determination of a swallowing motion. In order to attain the purpose, this biological information analysis device has: a swallowing motion assessment unit which assesses a user's motion by analyzing distance information and sound information that are obtained by measuring the motion and sound of the pharynx region; and a display unit, wherein the swallowing motion assessment unit is configured to output a first swallowing motion position that is assessed by analyzing the distance information and a second swallowing motion position that is assessed by analyzing the sound information, and the display unit is configured to display the distance information, the sound information, and the first swallowing motion position and the second swallowing motion position outputted by the swallowing motion assessment unit.

    VISCOELASTICITY CALCULATION SYSTEM AND VISCOELASTICITY MEASUREMENT METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220160292A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17538624

    申请日:2021-11-30

    申请人: MAXELL, LTD.

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of quantitatively measuring physical properties including both viscosity and elasticity. A viscoelasticity measurement system includes a measurement apparatus, a processor, and a display apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes a movable unit continuously pressed against a measurement object, a first sensor outputting acceleration information corresponding to an acceleration of pressing-directional movement of a contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object, and a second sensor outputting reactive force information corresponding to a reactive force applied to the contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object. The processor calculates first information on an elasticity component of the measurement object and second information on a viscosity component of the measurement object based on the acceleration information and the reactive force information. The display apparatus displays the first information and the second information.

    DYNAMIC VISUAL ACUITY MEASURING DEVICE AND DYNAMIC VISUAL ACUITY MEASURING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20200077884A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16470134

    申请日:2018-02-06

    申请人: MAXELL, LTD.

    发明人: Akihiko KANDORI

    IPC分类号: A61B3/032

    摘要: Provided is a technique with which it is possible to measure a subject's reaction by moving a visual target object in an arbitrarily defined direction as well as a horizontal direction. A dynamic visual acuity measuring device includes a projector projecting an index image pattern, a reflecting mirror reflecting light from the projector, a screen receiving light from the reflecting mirror and displaying the index image pattern, a movable casing holding and maintaining relative positions of the projector, the reflecting mirror, and the screen, a fixed casing supporting the movable casing, and a rotating shaft linking the movable casing rotatably to the fixed casing. In this device, the index image pattern displayed on the screen is moved in one direction by the reflecting mirror being displaced and a direction of movement of the index image pattern is changed in a coordinate system fixed to the fixed casing by the rotating shaft being rotated.

    VISCOELASTICITY CALCULATION SYSTEM AND VISCOELASTICITY MEASUREMENT METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20180177448A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-28

    申请号:US15577085

    申请日:2016-04-06

    申请人: MAXELL, LTD.

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00 A61B5/05 A61B5/107

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of quantitatively measuring physical properties including both of viscosity and elasticity. A viscoelasticity measurement system includes a measurement apparatus, a processor, and a display apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes a movable unit continuously pressed against a measurement object, a first sensor outputting acceleration information corresponding to an acceleration of pressing-directional movement of a contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object, and a second sensor outputting reactive force information corresponding to a reactive force applied to the contact portion of the movable unit with respect to the measurement object. The processor calculates first information on an elasticity component of the measurement object and second information on a viscosity component of the measurement object based on the acceleration information and the reactive force information. The display apparatus displays the first information and the second information.

    DUROMETER
    7.
    发明申请
    DUROMETER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180172569A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:US15737543

    申请日:2016-04-06

    申请人: MAXELL, LTD.

    IPC分类号: G01N3/38 G01N3/40 G01N1/34

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a durometer enabling a contact portion in contact with an object to perform smooth piston motion. The durometer includes a main body unit including a movable unit pressed continuously against an object to be measured, a first sensor outputting acceleration information corresponding to an acceleration of movement of a contact part of the object to be measured in contact with the movable unit in a pressing direction, a second sensor outputting reactive force information corresponding to a reactive force at the contact part of the object to be measured in contact with the movable unit, a motor, a crank mechanism driven by the motor and causing the main body unit and the movable unit to perform piston motion, and at least one buffering member disposed on a periphery of the main body unit.

    TASK EXECUTION ORDER DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND TASK EXECUTION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220382554A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17885918

    申请日:2022-08-11

    申请人: Maxell, Ltd.

    摘要: A technique for evaluating human cognitive and motor functions by a plurality of hand movement tasks is disclosed. A task execution method determines the execution order of a plurality of tasks which a test subject is caused to execute to acquire a characteristic quantity. A test subject group task database includes scores given in advance and characteristic quantities obtained from a plurality of tasks stored as past data corresponding to each of a plurality of test subjects. In a storage device, (1) a differentiation precision database for a case in which test subjects are divided into two groups by predetermined threshold value scores differentiated by the characteristic quantities, or (2) an estimation precision database for a case in which a score is estimated using the characteristic quantity for a predetermined score value is prepared for each of the tasks on the basis of the test subject group task database.

    DUROMETER
    9.
    发明申请
    DUROMETER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200256776A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16806657

    申请日:2020-03-02

    申请人: MAXELL, LTD.

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a durometer enabling a contact portion in contact with an object to perform smooth piston motion. The durometer includes a main body unit including a movable unit pressed continuously against an object to be measured, a first sensor outputting acceleration information corresponding to an acceleration of movement of a contact part of the object to be measured in contact with the movable unit in a pressing direction, a second sensor outputting reactive force information corresponding to a reactive force at the contact part of the object to be measured in contact with the movable unit, a motor, a crank mechanism driven by the motor and causing the main body unit and the movable unit to perform piston motion, and at least one buffering member disposed on a periphery of the main body unit.

    TASK EXECUTION ORDER DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND TASK EXECUTION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20200042323A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-06

    申请号:US16313483

    申请日:2017-09-26

    申请人: Maxell, Ltd.

    摘要: A technique for evaluating human cognitive and motor functions by a plurality of hand movement tasks is disclosed. A task execution method determines the execution order of a plurality of tasks which a test subject is caused to execute to acquire a characteristic quantity. A test subject group task database includes scores given in advance and characteristic quantities obtained from a plurality of tasks stored as past data corresponding to each of a plurality of test subjects. In a storage device, (1) a differentiation precision database for a case in which test subjects are divided into two groups by predetermined threshold value scores differentiated by the characteristic quantities, or (2) an estimation precision database for a case in which a score is estimated using the characteristic quantity for a predetermined score value is prepared for each of the tasks on the basis of the test subject group task database.