Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Ohmae

Hirokazu Ohmae 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).

  • Surface condition monitoring apparatus
    Patent number: 10365206
    Abstract: Provided is a surface condition monitoring apparatus including: a transparent member; a transmission unit including a transmitter that transmits electromagnetic waves from one side of the transparent member toward the other side; and a reception unit including a receiver that detects the electromagnetic waves that enter the one side of the transparent member from the other side, the transmission unit and the reception unit being arranged such that the receiver detects scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the transmitter, that enter the one side from the other side, the transmission unit being configured to be capable of transmitting a plurality of electromagnetic waves having different wavelengths, and the reception unit being configured to detect intensities of the scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves at different positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, SENTENCIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kanda, Kazutaka Tateyama, Yasuhiro Harada, Hirokazu Ohmae, Toshiko Miyake
  • SURFACE CONDITION MONITORING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190086323
    Abstract: Provided is a surface condition monitoring apparatus including: a transparent member; a transmission unit including a transmitter that transmits electromagnetic waves from one side of the transparent member toward the other side; and a reception unit including a receiver that detects the electromagnetic waves that enter the one side of the transparent member from the other side, the transmission unit and the reception unit being arranged such that the receiver detects scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the transmitter, that enter the one side from the other side, the transmission unit being configured to be capable of transmitting a plurality of electromagnetic waves having different wavelengths, and the reception unit being configured to detect intensities of the scattered waves of the electromagnetic waves at different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicants: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, Sentencia Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kanda, Kazutaka Tateyama, Yasuhiro Harada, Hirokazu Ohmae, Toshiko Miyake