Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki KATASE

Yasuyuki KATASE 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: 20240077347
    Abstract: An object is to provide a sensor device capable of highly accurately detecting a flow rate at 360 degrees in a radial direction with respect to a first sensor element including a resistive element for flow rate detection. A sensor device according to the present invention includes a substrate, a first sensor element including a resistive element for flow rate detection, and a second sensor element including a resistive element for temperature compensation. Each of the first sensor element and the second sensor element is supported to be separated from a surface of the substrate via a pair of lead wires, and the first sensor element is disposed at a higher position than the second sensor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KATASE, Toshiya YASUE
  • Patent number: 11920966
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a flow rate sensor device having improved sensor responsiveness compared with the prior art. The present invention is a flow rate sensor device including a sensor element that detects a flow rate; a unit body including a sensor unit in which the sensor element is mounted, and a case accommodating the unit body, wherein the sensor unit is supported away from a bottom surface of the case. In this way, the sensor unit is supported to float upward from the bottom surface of the case, and a space is provided between the sensor unit and the bottom surface. Therefore, heat caused in the sensor unit can be separated from outside, and good sensor responsiveness can be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Katase, Yoji Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240011811
    Abstract: A sensor device according to the present invention includes a substrate including a heat generation portion, a casing including an accommodation portion accommodating the substrate, and a sensor element including a temperature-sensitive resistor and being supported by the substrate, in which the accommodation portion is divided into a plurality of accommodation spaces on a side closer to the sensor element. The accommodation portion is divided into a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space via division plates, and the first accommodation space is formed on a side closer to the sensor element than the second accommodation space, and widely as compared with the second accommodation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KATASE, Miki YAZAWA
  • Patent number: 11525720
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sensor unit that can detect a wide range of physical quantity changes with a higher degree of freedom than in the conventional art and is capable of reporting detection information, and a multiple-type sensor using the sensor unit. A flow sensor in the present invention includes a board, a sensor that is arranged on the board and detects a physical quantity change, a plurality of external connection terminals that are electrically connected to the sensor, and a reporting part that reports detection information of the sensor to the outside. In the present invention, a wide range of physical quantity changes can be detected with a higher degree of freedom. Connecting a plurality of sensor units enables use for various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Katase
  • Patent number: 11402249
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a flow rate sensor device having improved sensor responsiveness compared with the prior art. The present invention is a flow rate sensor device including a sensor element that detects a flow rate, wherein a sensor unit on which the sensor element is mounted and a drive substrate including a drive control circuit are connected through a connection portion narrower than a width of the drive substrate. Thus, a heat source in the drive substrate and a heat source in the sensor unit can be separated by the connection portion that is thin in width, and the thermal influence from the drive substrate to the sensor unit can be suppressed. Therefore, good sensor responsiveness can be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Katase
  • Publication number: 20220026460
    Abstract: The visibility of light is improved. A flow rate sensor device includes a substrate, sensor elements electrically connected to the substrate, light emitting elements positioned in a rear part of the sensor elements and disposed on a surface of the substrate, and light-transmissive cases internally accommodating the light emitting elements between the light-transmissive cases and the substrate. The light-transmissive cases have light diffusion members projecting from ceiling sections toward the light emitting elements, the light diffusion members have light incident surfaces facing the light emitting elements and wall surfaces connecting the light incident surfaces and the ceiling sections, and at least a part of the wall surfaces has a tilting surface having a dimension between the opposing wall surfaces, the dimension gradually increasing from a side close to the light incident surface toward the ceiling section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoji KOBAYASHI, Tomokazu IKENO, Yasuyuki KATASE
  • Publication number: 20220018696
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a flow rate sensor device having improved sensor responsiveness compared with the prior art. The present invention is a flow rate sensor device (1) including a sensor element (3, 4) that detects a flow rate, wherein a sensor unit (10) on which the sensor element (3, 4) is mounted and a drive substrate (11) including a drive control circuit are connected through a connection portion (12) narrower than a width of the drive substrate (11). Thus, a heat source in the drive substrate (11) and a heat source in the sensor unit (10) can be separated by the connection portion (12) that is thin in width, and the thermal influence from the drive substrate (11) to the sensor unit (10) can be suppressed. Therefore, good sensor responsiveness can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki KATASE
  • Publication number: 20220011145
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a flow rate sensor device having improved sensor responsiveness compared with the prior art. The present invention is a flow rate sensor device including a sensor element that detects a flow rate; a unit body including a sensor unit in which the sensor element is mounted, and a case accommodating the unit body, wherein the sensor unit is supported away from a bottom surface of the case. In this way, the sensor unit is supported to float upward from the bottom surface of the case, and a space is provided between the sensor unit and the bottom surface. Therefore, heat caused in the sensor unit can be separated from outside, and good sensor responsiveness can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KATASE, Yoji KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10986424
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sensor unit that can suppress deterioration in communication quality as compared with in the conventional art even when a number of sensor units are connected in sequence, and multiple-type sensor using the sensor unit. A sensor unit in the present invention includes a sensor, and a microcontroller that is electrically connected with the sensor and processes a detection signal of the sensor, wherein the microcontroller includes a host communication control unit that communicates with a host device and a client communication control unit that communicates with a client device. According to the present invention, the deterioration in communication quality can be suppressed as compared with in the conventional art, even when a number of sensor units are connected in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Katase
  • Publication number: 20200355531
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sensor unit that can detect a wide range of physical quantity changes with a higher degree of freedom than in the conventional art and is capable of reporting detection information, and a multiple-type sensor using the sensor unit. A flow sensor in the present invention includes a board, a sensor that is arranged on the board and detects a physical quantity change, a plurality of external connection terminals that are electrically connected to the sensor, and a reporting part that reports detection information of the sensor to the outside. In the present invention, a wide range of physical quantity changes can be detected with a higher degree of freedom. Connecting a plurality of sensor units enables use for various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki KATASE
  • Publication number: 20200267457
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sensor unit that can suppress deterioration in communication quality as compared with in the conventional art even when a number of sensor units are connected in sequence, and multiple-type sensor using the sensor unit. A sensor unit in the present invention includes a sensor, and a microcontroller that is electrically connected with the sensor and processes a detection signal of the sensor, wherein the microcontroller includes a host communication control unit that communicates with a host device and a client communication control unit that communicates with a client device. According to the present invention, the deterioration in communication quality can be suppressed as compared with in the conventional art, even when a number of sensor units are connected in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki KATASE