# US 12,109,051 B2 · Cover > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,051 B2 - Document ID: US12109051B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/318,178 - Filed: 2021-05-12 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-04 - Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Toru Shimuta - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109051B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/4277: {saliva secretion} - A61B 50/30: Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40) - A61B 5/0537: Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content - A61B 5/4875: {Hydration status, fluid retention of the body} - A61B 5/682: {Mouth, e.g., oral cavity; tongue; Lips; Teeth} - G01D 11/24: Housings {; Casings for instruments} - A61B 5/053: Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body - A61B 2050/3014: {waterproof} - A61B 2050/314: {Flexible bags or pouches} - A61B 2562/0214: Capacitive electrodes - A61B 2562/247: Hygienic covers, i.e. for covering the sensor or apparatus during use - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G01D: MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A cover for use with a measuring device body that includes a sensor portion having a distal end with a sensor having a measurement surface and a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a grip connected to the proximal end of the sensor portion. The cover includes a cover member configured to cover the measurement surface of the sensor, and a support member at least on a side of the sensor portion opposite to the measurement surface, and the support member is connected to the cover member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cover for use with a measuring device body that includes a sensor portion having a distal end with sensor having a measurement surface and a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a grip connected to the proximal end of the sensor portion, the cover comprising: a cover member configured to cover the measurement surface of the sensor; and a support member at least on a side of the sensor portion opposite to the measurement surface, the support member being connected to the cover member, wherein the cover member has a distal end corresponding to the distal end of the sensor portion and an opening end opposite the distal end, and the support member extends from the distal end of the cover member to the opening end of the cover member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, wherein the support member has a thickness greater than that of the cover member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, wherein the support member is made of a same material as that of the cover member and the support member has a thickness two or more and twenty or less times greater than that of the cover member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, wherein the support member is made of a material having a flexural modulus of elasticity greater than that of a material of the cover member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is a flat bag without gussets and has a first cover sheet and a second cover sheet that are connected to each other at respective edge portions, and the support member is connected to the second cover sheet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, wherein the support member has a width that decreases from a first end portion of the support member near the distal end of the cover member toward a second end portion of the support member near the opening end of the cover member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover member has a width that increases from the distal end to the opening end thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, the cover further comprising: a retention member disposed on a side of the cover member opposite to a side on which the support member is disposed such that the retention member does not overlap a distal end portion of the cover member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is a flat bag without gussets. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is made of a resin material having hydrophobic properties. ### Claim 11 A cover for use with a measuring device body that includes a sensor portion having a distal end with sensor having a measurement surface and a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a grip connected to the proximal end of the sensor portion, the cover comprising: a cover member configured to cover the measurement surface of the sensor; and a support member at least on a side of the sensor portion opposite to the measurement surface, the support member being connected to the cover member, wherein the grip includes a fixation portion, the support member has a protruding portion that protrudes past the opening end of the cover member, and the protruding portion has an engagement portion configured to engage the fixation portion of the grip. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cover according to claim 11, wherein the engagement portion is a through-hole. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The cover according to claim 11, wherein the engagement portion is one or more slits, and the fixation portion includes corresponding locking portions to the one or more slits that protrude in a direction opposite to the distal end of the sensor portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The cover according to claim 11, wherein the support member has a width that decreases from a first end portion of the support member near the distal end of the cover member toward a second end portion of the support member near the opening end of the cover member. ### Claim 15 A cover for use with a measuring device body that includes a sensor portion having a distal end with sensor having a measurement surface and a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a grip connected to the proximal end of the sensor portion, the cover comprising: a cover member configured to cover the measurement surface of the sensor; and a support member at least on a side of the sensor portion opposite to the measurement surface, the support member being connected to the cover member, wherein the cover member has a width that increases from the distal end to the opening end thereof.