Patents by Inventor Kaori Sakuma

Kaori Sakuma 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).

  • Testing method and testing system
    Patent number: 11150182
    Abstract: A method for testing an analysis apparatus that analyzes a first fluid flowing through a pipe using light that has passed through a probe attached to and disposed inside the pipe such that a portion of a light path passes outside a housing of the probe. The method includes: after a second fluid that absorbs less of the light than the first fluid has been introduced into the pipe, introducing a third fluid having predetermined absorption characteristics into the housing of the probe; and analyzing the absorption characteristics of the third fluid using the light that has passed through the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Hidaka, Gen Matsuno, Shigeru Takezawa, Hideko Tanaka, Kaori Sakuma, Akihiro Murata, Toshiki Ohara
  • TESTING METHOD AND TESTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200256792
    Abstract: A method for testing an analysis apparatus that analyzes a first fluid flowing through a pipe using light that has passed through a probe attached to and disposed inside the pipe such that a portion of a light path passes outside a housing of the probe. The method includes: after a second fluid that absorbs less of the light than the first fluid has been introduced into the pipe, introducing a third fluid having predetermined absorption characteristics into the housing of the probe; and analyzing the absorption characteristics of the third fluid using the light that has passed through the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Hidaka, Gen Matsuno, Shigeru Takezawa, Hideko Tanaka, Kaori Sakuma, Akihiro Murata, Toshiki Ohara