Patents by Inventor Hidenori Oba

Hidenori Oba 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).

  • Patent number: 11291966
    Abstract: A mixer is adapted to include: a flow path forming member formed with an internal flow path; and an insertion member inserted into the internal flow path, in which: the inner circumferential surface forming the internal flow path in the flow path forming member or the outer circumferential surface of the insertion member is formed with a first groove and a second groove merging with the first groove and branching from the first groove, and the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface are fitted to each other; and the first groove and the second groove are formed as a mixing flow path for, between the flow path forming member and the insertion member, branching and merging fluid flowing from one side of the internal flow path and guiding the fluid to the other side of the internal flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Terasaka, Hidenori Oba
  • Publication number: 20190184350
    Abstract: A mixer is adapted to include: a flow path forming member formed with an internal flow path; and an insertion member inserted into the internal flow path, in which: the inner circumferential surface forming the internal flow path in the flow path forming member or the outer circumferential surface of the insertion member is formed with a first groove and a second groove merging with the first groove and branching from the first groove, and the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface are fitted to each other; and the first groove and the second groove are formed as a mixing flow path for, between the flow path forming member and the insertion member, branching and merging fluid flowing from one side of the internal flow path and guiding the fluid to the other side of the internal flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Masanori Terasaka, Hidenori Oba
  • Patent number: 8661919
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve response property and accuracy of temperature control of a liquid sample, and is provided with a vaporization tank that retains the liquid sample, one or more heaters that are provided in the vaporization tank and respectively have heating parts that come into contact with the liquid sample to heat the liquid sample, a temperature detection part that is provided in contact with an outer surface including the heating part of any of the heaters and detects a temperature of the outer surface, and a control part that receives a temperature detection signal from the temperature detection part to control electric power supplied to the heaters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Oba, Tadayuki Nagano
  • Publication number: 20120011943
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve response property and accuracy of temperature control of a liquid sample, and is provided with a vaporization tank that retains the liquid sample, one or more heaters that are provided in the vaporization tank and respectively have heating parts that come into contact with the liquid sample to heat the liquid sample, a temperature detection part that is provided in contact with an outer surface including the heating part of any of the heaters and detects a temperature of the outer surface, and a control part that receives a temperature detection signal from the temperature detection part to control electric power supplied to the heaters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Oba, Tadayuki Nagano