Patents by Inventor Junzo Yamaguchi

Junzo Yamaguchi 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: 11656111
    Abstract: A flowmeter is configured to measure a flow rate of a gas flowing through a main passage. The flowmeter includes a housing and a flow rate detector. The housing is made of a resin and includes a bypass passage branched off from the main passage. The flow rate detector is disposed in the bypass passage and transmits detection signals in accordance with the flow rate of the gas flowing through the main passage. The housing includes a non-insulation portion including graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Mashita, Junzo Yamaguchi, Shinichi Kamiya, Akihumi Kurita
  • Patent number: 11448543
    Abstract: A physical quantity measurement device measures a physical quantity of a fluid. A detection unit has a physical quantity detector that detects a physical quantity of the fluid in a measurement flow channel. A housing accommodates at least a part of the detection unit and forms the measurement flow channel. The housing includes a housing attachment that is attached to a predetermined attaching target, and a position holder holding a position of the detection unit by contacting the detection unit. The housing includes an inward part positioned inward of the attaching target and an outward part positioned outward of the attaching target. The position holder is provided inward of the housing attachment in an alignment direction along which the inward part and the outward part are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junzo Yamaguchi, Noboru Kitahara, Hiroshi Tagawa, Masaki Inoue, Hiroyuki Akuzawa
  • Patent number: 11346696
    Abstract: A sensor SA has a flow sensor that measures a flow rate of intake air in a measurement flow path. The flow sensor has a film-shaped sensor film portion overlapped on a substrate front surface of a sensor substrate. The sensor film portion has a heat generating resistor that heats the sensor film portion and a temperature measuring resistor that measures a temperature of the sensor film portion. The heat generating resistor and the temperature measuring resistor are arranged in a depth direction Z along the substrate front surface of the sensor substrate. A length dimension LM1 of an upstream temperature measuring resistor is equal to or larger than a length dimension LM2 of a downstream temperature measuring resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junzo Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11169012
    Abstract: A physical quantity measuring device detects a physical quantity of gas flowing in a flow passage. The physical quantity measuring device includes a sensor element that outputs a detection signal according to the physical quantity, a case that is provided to the flow passage and houses the sensor element, and a protrusion that protrudes from a passage wall surface facing the flow passage. The case includes a measurement chamber that houses the sensor element and an inflow port that is configured to cause a part of gas flowing in the flow passage to flow into the measurement chamber therethrough. The protrusion is configured to guide gas flowing along the passage wall surface toward the inflow port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Mashita, Junzo Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11143643
    Abstract: A humidity measurement device is configured to measure a humidity of a gas. The humidity measurement device includes: a second-order calculation part to calculate a second-order differential value by performing second-order differentiation by time on a humidity signal output from a humidity detection part; and an adherence determination part to determine whether a liquid has adhered to the humidity detection part based on the second-order differential value obtained by the second-order calculation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junzo Yamaguchi, Teruaki Kaifu
  • Publication number: 20210262844
    Abstract: A sensor SA has a flow sensor that measures a flow rate of intake air in a measurement flow path. The flow sensor has a film-shaped sensor film portion overlapped on a substrate front surface of a sensor substrate. The sensor film portion has a heat generating resistor that heats the sensor film portion and a temperature measuring resistor that measures a temperature of the sensor film portion. The heat generating resistor and the temperature measuring resistor are arranged in a depth direction Z along the substrate front surface of the sensor substrate. A length dimension LM1 of an upstream temperature measuring resistor is equal to or larger than a length dimension LM2 of a downstream temperature measuring resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Junzo YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210190555
    Abstract: A sensor body contains a sensor element in a body recess opened at a body opening. A sensor substrate has a mounting surface on which a circuit element for processing a detection signal is mounted and holds the sensor body on the mounting surface. A sensor cover has a cover window penetrating between an intake passage and the body opening and covers the sensor body. A sensor filter is interposed between the sensor body and the sensor cover. A potting resin body is cured on the mounting surface so as to seal the circuit element. The sensor cover is embedded in the potting resin body on the outer peripheral side of the sensor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Takuma TSUCHIYA, Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Takashi ENOMOTO, Hiroyuki AKUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210164820
    Abstract: A flowmeter is configured to measure a flow rate of a gas flowing through a main passage. The flowmeter includes a housing and a flow rate detector. The housing is made of a resin and includes a bypass passage branched off from the main passage. The flow rate detector is disposed in the bypass passage and transmits detection signals in accordance with the flow rate of the gas flowing through the main passage. The housing includes a non-insulation portion including graphite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime MASHITA, Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Shinichi KAMIYA, Akihumi KURITA
  • Patent number: 10962391
    Abstract: A sensor body contains a sensor element in a body recess opened at a body opening. A sensor substrate has a mounting surface on which a circuit element for processing a detection signal is mounted and holds the sensor body on the mounting surface. A sensor cover has a cover window penetrating between an intake passage and the body opening and covers the sensor body. A sensor filter is interposed between the sensor body and the sensor cover. A potting resin body is cured on the mounting surface so as to seal the circuit element. The sensor cover is embedded in the potting resin body on the outer peripheral side of the sensor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuma Tsuchiya, Junzo Yamaguchi, Takashi Enomoto, Hiroyuki Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20200340839
    Abstract: A processing unit processes a signal output from a sensor unit that outputs a signal corresponding to an intake air amount that is an amount of intake air flowing through an intake flow path of an internal combustion engine. The processing unit has an advance processing section and a smoothing processing section. The advance processing section performs an advance process on the signal output from the sensor unit to compensate for a response delay. The smoothing processing section performs a smoothing process on the signal processed by the advance processing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Noboru KlTAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200319003
    Abstract: A physical quantity measurement device includes a measurement channel through which the fluid flows to be measured, a physical quantity detector that detects a physical quantity of a fluid in the measurement channel, a housing forming the measurement channel, and a measurement outlet provided in the housing as a downstream end of the measurement channel. An outer peripheral surface of the housing includes an outer peripheral flat surface that extends in an arrangement direction along which an upstream end and a downstream end of the housing are arranged, and an outer peripheral inclined surface inclined with respect to the outer peripheral flat surface and provided between the upstream end and the outer peripheral flat surface in the arrangement direction. The measurement outlet is positioned upstream of the downstream end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Noboru KITAHARA, Hiroshi TAGAWA, Masaki INOUE, Kengo ITO, Teruaki KAIFU
  • Publication number: 20200158547
    Abstract: A physical quantity measurement device measures a physical quantity of a fluid. A detection unit has a physical quantity detector that detects a physical quantity of the fluid in a measurement flow channel. A housing accommodates at least a part of the detection unit and forms the measurement flow channel. The housing includes a housing attachment that is attached to a predetermined attaching target, and a position holder holding a position of the detection unit by contacting the detection unit. The housing includes an inward part positioned inward of the attaching target and an outward part positioned outward of the attaching target. The position holder is provided inward of the housing attachment in an alignment direction along which the inward part and the outward part are aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Noboru KITAHARA, Hiroshi TAGAWA, Masaki INOUE, Hiroyuki AKUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200158550
    Abstract: An air flow meter includes an inward part that is positioned inward of an intake pipe and an outward part that is positioned not inward but outward of the intake pipe. The air flow meter further includes a first detector provided in the inward part, and a second detector provided at a position closer to the outward part than the first detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Noboru KITAHARA, Hiroshi TAGAWA, Masaki INOUE, Hajime MASHITA, Takashi ENOMOTO
  • Patent number: 10627360
    Abstract: A sensor body has a body recess portion, in which a sensor element is housed and the body recess portion opens at a body opening portion. A sensor cover has a cover window which communicates between the intake passage and the body opening portion, and the sensor cover covers the sensor body. A sensor filter is provided with a sensor peripheral portion which extends along a virtual surface. In a projection view with respect to the virtual plane the body opening portion and the cover window are positioned within a filtering area which is defined as an inner side of a contour of the filter peripheral portion, such that the filter peripheral portion contacts the sensor body and the sensor cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Akuzawa, Takashi Enomoto, Junzo Yamaguchi, Takuma Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20200033172
    Abstract: A physical quantity measuring device detects a physical quantity of gas flowing in a flow passage. The physical quantity measuring device includes a sensor element that outputs a detection signal according to the physical quantity, a case that is provided to the flow passage and houses the sensor element, and a protrusion that protrudes from a passage wall surface facing the flow passage. The case includes a measurement chamber that houses the sensor element and an inflow port that is configured to cause a part of gas flowing in the flow passage to flow into the measurement chamber therethrough. The protrusion is configured to guide gas flowing along the passage wall surface toward the inflow port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hajime MASHITA, Junzo YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10429223
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air flow rate measuring device disposed in an intake air passage. The air flow rate measuring device measures a flow rate of the intake air flowing through the intake air passage. The air flow rate measuring device includes a casing, a flow rate sensor, and a sensor module. The casing defines a bypass passage to take in a portion of the intake air. The flow rate sensor is disposed in the bypass passage. The flow rate sensor generates an output signal according to a flow rate of the intake air. The sensor module protrudes from an outer wall of the casing. The sensor module includes a multi-sensor unit that has a relative humidity sensor and a temperature sensor. The relative humidity sensor is exposed to an inside of the intake air passage to detect a relative humidity of the intake air flowing through the intake air passage. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the intake air flowing through the intake air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Ban, Junzo Yamaguchi, Keisuke Itakura
  • Publication number: 20190277820
    Abstract: A humidity measurement device is configured to measure a humidity of a gas. The humidity measurement device includes: a second-order calculation part to calculate a second-order differential value by performing second-order differentiation by time on a humidity signal output from a humidity detection part; and an adherence determination part to determine whether a liquid has adhered to the humidity detection part based on the second-order differential value obtained by the second-order calculation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Teruaki KAIFU
  • Publication number: 20190170551
    Abstract: A sensor body contains a sensor element in a body recess opened at a body opening. A sensor substrate has a mounting surface on which a circuit element for processing a detection signal is mounted and holds the sensor body on the mounting surface. A sensor cover has a cover window penetrating between an intake passage and the body opening and covers the sensor body. A sensor filter is interposed between the sensor body and the sensor cover. A potting resin body is cured on the mounting surface so as to seal the circuit element. The sensor cover is embedded in the potting resin body on the outer peripheral side of the sensor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Takuma TSUCHIYA, Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Takashi ENOMOTO, Hiroyuki AKUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180274964
    Abstract: The physical quantity sensor subassembly has a preformed part, a wiring member, and an outer resin portion. The preformed part includes a physical quantity sensing element configured to detect a physical quantity other than a flow rate of the gas to be measured, a wiring terminal electrically connected to the physical quantity sensing element, a concave portion in which the gas to be measured is introduced, and an inner resin portion is molded around the physical quantity sensing element and the wiring terminal to be integral with the physical quantity sensing element and the wiring terminal. A sensing surface is exposed at the concave portion. The wiring member is electrically connected to the wiring terminal of the preformed part. An outer resin portion includes an opening hole portion communicating with the concave portion, and is molded around the preformed part, the wiring member, and an electrically connected portion between the preformed part and the wiring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Junzo YAMAGUCHI, Hironao YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10024701
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flow rate measuring device including a first chip, a second chip, and a holding body. The first chip and the second chip are disposed in an intake passage of an internal combustion engine. The first and second chips detect at least one of a flow rate of an intake air and a parameter other than the flow rate. The holding body holds the second chip and protrudes into an inside of the intake passage. The second chip is exposed inside of the intake passage in a state where the second chip is covered by a filter. The holding body includes a resin portion that forms a surface of the holding body. The portion of the filter is inserted into the resin portion. The recessed portion is recessed from a surface of the resin portion. A portion of a first surface of the filter defines a bottom of the recessed portion. The second chip is positioned on a side of a second surface of the filter that is opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junzo Yamaguchi, Hironao Yamaguchi