Patents by Inventor Edward M. Yoshida

Edward M. Yoshida 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: 6029101
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a process control system user interface. The user interface is useful for coupling a bioreactor to a process control system for controlling the environmental conditions of a cell culture within the bioreactor. The user interface includes one or more process control option selections, which, upon selection by the user, configure the process control system to a preset control algorithm profile in the process control system. The user interface presents the process control option selection to the user through a menu. The user interface further includes a selection for establishing one or more process control setpoints and a response control algorithm profile selectable by the user for controlling the system's approach to the setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: SCIUS Corporation
    Inventors: Edward M. Yoshida, Mihai V. Margarint
  • Patent number: 4290617
    Abstract: A quick-change drill chuck adapted for positioning ball elements within a groove circumferentially disposed about the central axis of the adapter portion of the tool. Three ball elements when pressed radially into the groove prevent longitudinal movement of the adapter, the ball elements being forced toward the adapter portion of the tool by a ramp portion formed as an integral part of the inner circumferential surface of the chuck collar member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Edward M. Yoshida