Patents by Inventor Ayako Isikawa

Ayako Isikawa 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: 6201396
    Abstract: A terrestrial change prediction apparatus including an indicator having a fixing member made of a nonmagnetic material and a plurality of magnetic bodies each having an N-pole end and an S-pole end and fixedly secured to the fixing member with the same magnetic polarity ends facing to each other so that a magnetic repulsive force is produced therebetween. The indicator is rotatably supported such that the magnetic bodies normally orient in a substantially constant direction. Before a terrestrial change such as an earthquake occurs, the indicator displaces. By measuring the displacement of the indicator, an occurrence of a terrestrial change can be predected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Inventors: Tomoo Matsuo, Ayako Isikawa, Akira Isikawa