Patents by Inventor Akane AWAZU

Akane AWAZU 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).

  • Operation device of work vehicle
    Patent number: 10640950
    Abstract: An operation device includes a hold portion having a base end and a leading end, and an operation portion attached to the leading end of the hold portion. The operation portion includes a finger rest extending substantially along a direction in which the hold portion extends from the base end to the leading end, and first to third operation switches disposed with the finger rest interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kure, Hiroki Yamamoto, Akane Awazu
  • Substance Wettability Assessment Method and Assessment Device
    Publication number: 20190178771
    Abstract: A new method capable of evaluating wettability of a surface of a material is provided. The method includes the following: applying a gas jet to a surface of a material that is covered with a liquid so as to squeeze the liquid; imaging a surface of a liquid film formed on the surface of the material after squeezing the liquid; and evaluating wettability of the material based on the presence or absence of interference fringes on the surface of the liquid film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: Riken, Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yuki Nakanishi, Junko Takahara, Akane Awazu, Yo Tanaka, Yoshihide Haruzono, Hiromitsu Nasu
  • OPERATION DEVICE OF WORK VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180067513
    Abstract: An operation device includes a hold portion having a base end and a leading end, and an operation portion attached to the leading end of the hold portion. The operation portion includes a finger rest extending substantially along a direction in which the hold portion extends from the base end to the leading end, and first to third operation switches disposed with the finger rest interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuki KURE, Hiroki YAMAMOTO, Akane AWAZU