Patents by Inventor Muneaki Sonobe

Muneaki Sonobe 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).

  • Unit for varying a temperature of a test piece and testing instrument incorporating same
    Patent number: 7115838
    Abstract: A disc-type unit 10 adjusts temperature of a control face 14 by means of a heater 12 and coolant, with a hollow plate 11 to which the heater 12 is secured, a cavity 13 formed in the hollow plate 11 and a piping 20 for supplying the coolant to the cavity 13, the piping 20 opening in the cavity 13, and the coolant being jetted to a portion to which the heater 12 is secured or a portion in proximity thereto and which shows high temperature rise when energizing the heater 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Espec Corp.
    Inventors: Hironobu Kurara, Muneaki Sonobe, Shinichi Enomoto
  • Unit for varying a temperature of a test piece and testing instrument incorporating same
    Publication number: 20050040155
    Abstract: A disc-type unit 10 adjusts temperature of a control face 14 by means of a heater 12 and coolant, with a hollow plate 11 to which the heater 12 is secured, a cavity 13 formed in the hollow plate 11 and a piping 20 for supplying the coolant to the cavity 13, the piping 20 opening in the cavity 13, and the coolant being jetted to a portion to which the heater 12 is secured or a portion in proximity thereto and which shows high temperature rise when energizing the heater 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Hironobu Kurara, Muneaki Sonobe, Shinichi Enomoto