Patents by Inventor Hideaki Katsu

Hideaki Katsu 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: 11874172
    Abstract: A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer includes a main interferometer, a control interferometer, an infrared detector, a control light detector, a waveplate, and a support member. The waveplate is disposed on an optical path of a control light beam and between a fixed mirror or a moving mirror and a beam splitter. The support member supports the waveplate. An outer perimeter of the waveplate includes a supported region supported by the support member and a released region spaced apart from the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Katsu, Hiromasa Maruno
  • Patent number: 11768154
    Abstract: A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer includes a main interfersometer, a control interferometer, an infrared detector, a control light detector, and a beam splitter block. The beam splitter block is disposed between a beam splitter and the control light detector. The control light detector has an optical axis inclined with respect to an optical axis of a control interference light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Katsu, Takashi Muramatsu, Hiromasa Maruno, Naoji Moriya
  • Publication number: 20220276096
    Abstract: A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer includes a main interferometer, a control interferometer, an infrared detector, a control light detector, a waveplate, and a support member. The waveplate is disposed on an optical path of a control light beam and between a fixed mirror or a moving mirror and a beam splitter. The support member supports the waveplate. An outer perimeter of the waveplate includes a supported region supported by the support member and a released region spaced apart from the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hideaki KATSU, Hiromasa MARUNO
  • Publication number: 20220260485
    Abstract: A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer includes a main interfersometer, a control interferometer, an infrared detector, a control light detector, and a beam splitter block. The beam splitter block is disposed between a beam splitter and the control light detector. The control light detector has an optical axis inclined with respect to an optical axis of a control interference light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Hideaki KATSU, Takashi MURAMATSU, Hiromasa MARUNO, Naoji MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20210033528
    Abstract: A gas absorption spectroscopic device is provided with a laser light source with a variable wavenumber 113, a photodetector 114 for detecting intensity of laser light emitted from the laser light source with a variable wavenumber and passed through a measurement target gas, and a laser driver 112 for supplying a driving current to the laser light source with a variable wavenumber 113 to repeatedly sweep the laser light at a predetermined wavenumber range. The gas absorption spectroscopic device is further provided with a pressure-related value acquisition means 117 for acquiring a pressure-related value which is a value of the pressure of the measurement target gas or a value varying in synchronism with the pressure, and a control means 131 for controlling the laser driver 112 to vary a wavenumber range for performing the sweep depending on the pressure-related value are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hideaki KATSU, Takashi MURAMATSU,, Naoki MATSUDA, Naoji MORIYA
  • Publication number: 20200400504
    Abstract: Provided is a fixed mirror unit capable of adjusting the inclination of a reflection surface and moving the reflection surface in a direction intersecting with the reflection surface with a simple configuration, an interferometer equipped with the fixed mirror unit, and a Fourier transform spectrophotometer. The fixed mirror unit 8 is provided with a plurality of actuators 83 for axially displacing the mirror 87. By displacing the mirror 87 by different amounts of displacements with the plurality of actuators 83, the angle of the reflection surface 87A can be adjusted, while by displacing the mirror 87 by the same amount of displacement with the plurality of actuators 83, the reflection surface 87A can be moved while keeping the angle of the reflection surface 87A constant. As a result, with a simple configuration, the angle of the reflection surface 87A can be adjusted and the reflection surface 87A can be moved along the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hiromasa MARUNO, Naoji MORIYA, Toyoyuki HASHIMOTO, Takashi MURAMATSU, Hideaki KATSU
  • Publication number: 20200400503
    Abstract: Provided is a fixed mirror unit capable of adjusting the inclination of a reflection surface and moving the reflection surface in a direction intersecting with the reflection surface with a simple configuration, an interferometer equipped with the fixed mirror unit, and a Fourier transform spectrophotometer. The fixed mirror unit 8 is provided with a plurality of actuators 83 for axially displacing the mirror 87. By displacing the mirror 87 by different amounts of displacements with the plurality of actuators 83, the angle of the reflection surface 87A can be adjusted, while by displacing the mirror 87 by the same amount of displacement with the plurality of actuators 83, the reflection surface 87A can be moved while keeping the angle of the reflection surface 87A constant. As a result, with a simple configuration, the angle of the reflection surface 87A can be adjusted and the reflection surface 87A can be moved along the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hiromasa MARUNO, Naoji MORIYA, Toyoyuki HASHIMOTO, Takashi MURAMATSU, Hideaki KATSU
  • Publication number: 20190186993
    Abstract: In the voice coil motor and the interference spectrophotometer according to the invention, the angular deviation between the movable and fixed mirrors can always be suppressed to one second or less. The voice coil motor is provided with: a static unit 71 including a yoke 73 having a cylindrical part 73a fixed to the static unit 71 and a magnet 74 disposed in the cylindrical part 73a fixed to the static unit 71; a movable unit 72 including a circular coil 72b fixed thereto, the circular coil 72b disposed between the cylindrical part 73a of the yoke 73 and the magnet 74; and a power supply line 72c for connecting the coil 72b to a power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hiromasa MARUNO, Naoji MORIYA, Toyoyuki HASHIMOTO, Takashi MURAMATSU, Hideaki KATSU
  • Patent number: 10288561
    Abstract: A gas analyzer is provided, capable of measuring specific gas amount information within a measurement target gas in which pressure varies greatly. The gas analyzer includes a calculation member for calculating specific gas amount information of the nth cycle, a gas pressure change amount calculation unit for calculating an amount of gas pressure change at each time, and a correction signal creation member for generating a time changing, corrected light intensity at each wavelength ?, by performing a fitting process using the time-changing intensity over a long time period in a time zone in which the amount of gas pressure change is small but using the time-changing intensity over a short time period in a time zone in which the amount of gas pressure change is large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Shimadzu Co.
    Inventors: Rui Kato, Hideaki Katsu, Fumiaki Otera