Industrial Technology Research Institute

Seda Chemical Products Co., Ltd.

Dailycare Biomedical Inc.

Hong-Dun Lin

Kang-Ping Lin

Yen-Hsien Lee

Yuh-Jiuan Lin

Wen-Jen Tseng

Hui-Ju Cho

Chun-Kai Chang

Sheng-Ming Shih

Tai-Wei Su

Chih-Lung Chen

Bor-Iuan Jan

Jing-Wen Tang

Wen-Hsien Sun

Pei-Fen Zhen

Mei-Feng Chen

Yong-Syuan Chen

Chih-Kang Ma

Chun Jen Yin

A physiological information sensing device includes a signal generator, a transmitting antenna, first and second receiving antennas, a signal processing circuit and a computing element. The signal processing circuit includes a mixer, first and second band pass filters. The transmitting antenna transmits a microwave signal generated by the signal generator. The first receiving antenna and the second receiving antenna receive first and second reflected signals respectively. The mixer integrates the first and second reflected signals, and performs demodulation to generate a demodulated signal. The first band pass filter filters the demodulated signal based on a first frequency domain to generate a first filtered signal, and the first second pass filter filters the demodulated signal based on a second frequency domain to generate a second filtered signal. The computing element outputs a heart rate and a respiration rate according to the first and second filtered signals.

Physiological information sensing device and method

A non-pressure continuous blood pressure measuring device, comprises: a radar sensing module, an electro-cardiac sensing module and a microprocessor. The radar sensing module includes at least a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter continuously provides a pulse wave signal to an artery, the receiver receives a reflected pulse wave signal. The electro-cardiac sensing module includes at least an electrode; the electro-cardiac sensing module receives an electro-cardiac signal through the electrode. The microprocessor is in signal transmittable connection with the radar sensing module and the electro-cardiac sensing module. The microprocessor controls the radar sensing module and the electro-cardiac sensing module, and simultaneously receives the reflected pulse wave signal and the electro-cardiac signal. The microprocessor determines a blood pressure parameter of the artery according to the reflected pulse wave signal and the electrocardiography signal.

Non-pressure continuous blood pressure measuring device and method

A non-contact muscle signal sensing and assisting device, comprises a radar sensing module, a microprocessor and an electrical stimulation module. The radar sensing module continuously transmits a first microwave signal to a muscle bundle part and receives a corresponding reflected muscle signal, and performs a demodulation procedure on a second microwave signal and the reflected muscle signal to obtain and output a demodulated muscle signal. The microprocessor performs a muscle-movement signal characteristic processing procedure on the demodulated muscle signal to obtain a characterized muscle signal. The microprocessor obtains a muscle movement parameter according to the characterized muscle signal and controls the electrical stimulation module to emit a micro electrical stimulation signal to stimulate a reflex nerve when the muscle movement parameter fits an assistive condition, thereby stimulate muscle movement.

Non-contact muscle signal sensing and assisting device and method

A physiology detecting garment, a physiology detecting monitoring system, and a manufacturing method of a textile antenna are provided. The physiology detecting garment detects and collects physiology information of a wearer. The physiology detecting garment includes a garment, a textile antenna and a detecting device. The textile antenna is made of a conductive composition including a conductive nanowire and a polyurethane polymer. The textile antenna is thermal-compression bonded to the garment. The detecting device is electrically connected to the textile antenna and emits a detecting signal via the textile antenna.

Physiology detecting garment, physiology detecting monitoring system and manufacturing method of textile antenna

A sensing system for physiology measurements comprises a transmission end including a measuring signal generating module having at least one overshoot and undershoot wave generating circuits and a transmitting antenna module having at least one transmitting antenna; a receiving end having a plurality of receiving antennae with each receiving antenna receiving a reflected signal reflected by a target object; and a plurality of signal analyzing modules to generate a plurality of object active state signals by analyzing the reflected signal from each receiving antenna and transmit the plurality of object active state signals to a digital signal processor. Wherein each overshoot and undershoot wave generating circuit generates a measuring signal with overshoot and undershoot waves according to an inputted Pulse Width Modulation signal, and each transmitting antenna emits the measuring signal to the target object.

Sensing system and method for physiology measurements

An electronic device and a method for sensing an active state of an object are provided; the electronic device includes a signal generating module, a non-symmetric antenna module and a signal analyzing module. The signal generating module is configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal, generate a measuring signal with overshoot and undershoot pulses according to the pulse width modulation signal, and generate a reference signal according to the measuring signal. The non-symmetric antenna module includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna. The transmitting antenna is configured to transmit the measuring signal to an object. The receiving antenna is configured to receive the measuring signal reflected by the object. The signal analyzing module is configured to receive and process the reference signal and the measuring signal reflected by the object, so as to obtain an object active state signal.

Electronic device and method for sensing active state of object

The present invention is to provide an automated anti-snoring bed system, which includes a bed designed to support a user lying thereon and internally provided with a driving device, a sensing device able to send out a detection signal toward the user's chest at regular intervals of time and receive a reflected signal returning from the user in response to the detection signal, and a control device. When the sensing device determines that the user is snoring according to the reflected signal, the sensing device sends out a control command to the control device and the control device then drives the driving device to change the configuration of the bed to a mode for stopping the user from snoring. Thus, the user is prevented not only from sleep disorders, but also from sleep apnea which may otherwise jeopardize the user's sleeping quality and health.

Automated anti-snoring bed system

Magnetic nanoparticles are applicable in imaging, diagnosis, therapy, and biomaterial separation. The magnetic nanoparticles are represented as (FeGd)Z, wherein w is from 99.9% to 97.5%, x is from 0.1% to 2.5%, Z is an element of the group VIa, and v, y are positive numbers.

Magnetic nanoparticles comprising Gadolinium and method of fabrication

Magnetic nanoparticles are applicable in imaging, diagnosis, therapy, and biomaterial separation. The magnetic nanoparticles comprise a core represented as FeMZand a shell of an inner-transition element Mor the compound thereof, wherein Mis an inner-transition element, Z is an element of the group Vla, x is greater or equal to 0, and v, y are positive numbers. The surface of the shell is optionally modified by liposome, polymer, aliphatic compound, aromatic compound or combinations thereof.

Core-shell magnetic nanoparticles comprising an inner-transition element

An apparatus and method for pulse detection based on blood pressure measuring stage is disclosed. Both monitoring of blood pressure and blood vessel pulse are integrated and applied to an apparatus. With the components of the blood pressure monitor, such as an inflatable cuff an air pump and a variable flow valve, with a unique sequential pressure control of reduction and regulation of pressure, not only can blood pressure parameters but also pulse signals under various pressures be measured to provide a complete analysis of blood artery/vessel conditions.

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Hong-Dun Lin