Patents by Inventor Minoru NAGAWATARI

Minoru NAGAWATARI 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).

  • Publication number: 20220291030
    Abstract: An airflow measurement system includes a plurality of communication modules and an information processing apparatus. The communication module includes an airflow sensor, and a body portion including a communication unit configured to acquire data output from the airflow sensor and transmit the data to outside by wireless communication. The information processing apparatus includes a data collection unit configured to collect the data output from the airflow sensor of the plurality of communication modules, and an output unit configured to output the collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Minoru NAGAWATARI
  • Patent number: 11402253
    Abstract: A fluid sensing apparatus includes a fluid sensor configured to detect a temperature distribution on a detection surface caused by heating, and output a signal value corresponding to a flow of a fluid; a falling time counting unit configured to count a falling time of the signal value after stopping the heating; and a failure determining unit configured to perform failure determination based on the falling time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru Nagawatari, Satoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190391000
    Abstract: A fluid sensing apparatus includes a fluid sensor configured to detect a temperature distribution on a detection surface caused by heating, and output a signal value corresponding to a flow of a fluid; a falling time counting unit configured to count a falling time of the signal value after stopping the heating; and a failure determining unit configured to perform failure determination based on the falling time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Minoru NAGAWATARI, Satoshi SUZUKI