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US 12,642,461 · App. 17/975,612 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Detecting device and measuring apparatus

Inventor: Takashi Tajiri (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
A61B5/14552A61B5/0205A61B5/024A61B5/681A61B2562/04
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Patent No.
US 12,642,461
App. No.
17/975,612
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The detecting device according to the present disclosure includes a light-emitting portion emitting light, a light-receiving portion receiving the light emitted from the light-emitting portion and exiting from a living body, a holding member holding the light-emitting portion and the light-receiving portion, a sealing member sealing the light-emitting portion and the light-receiving portion, a cover member covering the holding member sealed by the sealing member, and a light transmissive member interposed between the sealing member and the cover member, wherein n1≤n2≤n3, where n1 is a refractive index of the sealing member, n2 is a refractive index of the light transmissive member, and n3 is a refractive index of the cover member.

Claims (16)

1 . A detecting device comprising:

a light-emitting diode configured to emit a light toward a living body;

a photodiode configured to receive the light emitted from the light-emitting diode and exiting from the living body;

a housing that holds the light-emitting diode and the photodiode;

a transparent material that covers the light-emitting diode and the photodiode;

a cover that covers the housing and the transparent material; and

a light transmissive layer that is interposed between the transparent material and the cover, wherein

n1≤n2≤n3

where n1 is a refractive index of the transparent material, n2 is a refractive index of the light transmissive layer, and n3 is a refractive index of the cover,

the housing includes a wall protruding through the transparent material toward the cover,

the cover includes a recessed portion, the wall is inserted into the recessed portion, and

the light transmissive layer is disposed between the wall and the recessed portion.

2 . The detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a convex portion protruding toward the living body.

3 . A measuring apparatus comprising:

the detecting device according to claim 1 ; and

an information analysis portion configured to determine biological information from a detection signal indicating a detection result from the detecting device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2022
From: TAJIRI, TAKASHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-177279 · Oct 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230132704A1 · May 4, 2023
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