Patents by Inventor Aki SUDO

Aki SUDO 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).

  • Pressure detection device, internal combustion engine equipped with the same, and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 10724917
    Abstract: A pressure detection device includes: a cylindrical body made of a conductor; a pressure receiver made of a conductor, the pressure receiver being mounted to one end side of the body and receiving pressure from the outside; a signal generator arranged inside the body, the signal generator being electrically connected to the pressure receiver and generating a signal corresponding to the pressure received by the pressure receiver; and a cover made of an insulator with a lower thermal conductivity than thermal conductivities of the body and the pressure receiver, the cover continuously covering an outer surface of the pressure receiver and a portion of an outer surface of the body, the portion being located at a side closer to the pressure receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Satoh, Kazuo Takahashi, Aki Sudo, Keisuke Sasaki, Masakatsu Nagai
  • PRESSURE DETECTION DEVICE, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180087993
    Abstract: A pressure detection device includes: a cylindrical body made of a conductor; a pressure receiver made of a conductor, the pressure receiver being mounted to one end side of the body and receiving pressure from the outside; a signal generator arranged inside the body, the signal generator being electrically connected to the pressure receiver and generating a signal corresponding to the pressure received by the pressure receiver; and a cover made of an insulator with a lower thermal conductivity than thermal conductivities of the body and the pressure receiver, the cover continuously covering an outer surface of the pressure receiver and a portion of an outer surface of the body, the portion being located at a side closer to the pressure receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicants: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke SATOH, Kazuo TAKAHASHI, Aki SUDO, Keisuke SASAKI, Masakatsu NAGAI