Patents by Inventor Makoto SHIMOIDE

Makoto SHIMOIDE 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).

  • Gas sensor
    Patent number: 9689834
    Abstract: A gas sensor including a plate-shaped detecting element is disclosed, wherein the detecting element has a pair of principle surfaces and a pair of side surfaces adjacent to the pair of principle surfaces, in a radical direction thereof, wherein a first chamfered portion is provided between at least one first principal surface of the pair of principal surfaces and the rear end surface of the detecting element, and wherein the angle between a first axis ridgeline portion formed by the first principal surface and a first side surface that is one of the pair of side surfaces and extending in the direction of the axis, and a first width ridgeline formed by the first principal surface and the first chamfered portion and extending in a width direction is larger than 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun Sakuma, Shigeki Mori, Masaki Mizutani, Yuichi Yamada, Shohei Yoshiyasu, Hirotaka Tsukamatsu, Makoto Shimoide
  • Gas sensor
    Patent number: 9176093
    Abstract: A gas sensor element having a chamfered portion. The chamfered portion has a leading end chamfered portion formed in a leading end portion of the gas sensor element, a rear end chamfered portion formed in a rear end portion of the gas sensor element, and an intermediate chamfered portion linking the leading end chamfered portion and rear end chamfered portion. The chamfer angle of the rear end chamfered portion is formed so as to be larger than the chamfer angle of the leading end chamfered portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun Sakuma, Masaki Mizutani, Makoto Shimoide
  • GAS SENSOR
    Publication number: 20130233708
    Abstract: A gas sensor element having a chamfered portion. The chamfered portion has a leading end chamfered portion formed in a leading end portion of the gas sensor element, a rear end chamfered portion formed in a rear end portion of the gas sensor element, and an intermediate chamfered portion linking the leading end chamfered portion and rear end chamfered portion. The chamfer angle of the rear end chamfered portion is formed so as to be larger than the chamfer angle of the leading end chamfered portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun SAKUMA, Masaki MIZUTANI, Makoto SHIMOIDE