Patents by Inventor Akihiro Niiya

Akihiro Niiya 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).

  • Patent number: 5571970
    Abstract: A pressure sensor based on electrostatic capacity method is disclosed, which comprises the main body of a pressure sensing element having one end surface as a pressured face and the other end surface as a back, for detecting the pressure of a measurement fluid acting on the pressured face, a seal member, a measure pattern on the back, and a one-chip IC. For size reduction, an input-output policy is provided near the main body of the pressure sensing element, and it effects input and output with respect to the pressure sensing element main body while preventing external disturbances and improving the accuracy of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nagano Keiki Seisakusho, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Mutoh, Akihiro Niiya, Shigemitsu Ogawa, Fujito Tanaka, Munenori Tsuchiya, Daiji Uehara, Kenji Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 5561247
    Abstract: A pressure sensor of electrostatic capacitance type is disclosed, which detects the pressure of a measurement fluid acting on a pressured surface of an elastic diaphragm from a change in the electrostatic capacitance between opposed electrodes provided on opposed surface of a ceramic base and the elastic diaphragm. The base side electrode comprises a plurality of division electrode one enclosing the next inner one. Of these division electrodes the outermost one is grounded or held at a predetermined voltage, or it is covered by overcoat glass, and thus it is imparted with a function of stabilizing the measurement value. In an electrode hole for leading an electrode to the outside, a path is formed for leading atmospheric air or like fluid providing for the reference pressure for pressure measurement into the space defined between the base and elastic diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nagano Keiki Seisakusho, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Mutoh, Akihiro Niiya, Shigemitsu Ogawa, Fujito Tanaka, Munenori Tsuchiya, Daiji Uehara, Kenji Nagasawa