Patents by Inventor Katsuhito Sakai

Katsuhito Sakai 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: 5335553
    Abstract: A fluidic gas meter including a flow path structure provided with a fluidic element, a cut-off valve, a pressure switch, a flow sensor, a piezoelectric film sensor, an electronic circuit unit, and a wiring board serving as a mother board and having a function of lead wires. Each of the cut-off valve, the pressure switch, the flow sensor and the piezoelectric film sensor are fixed to the flow path structure. The electronic circuit unit is made up of a counter board and a control circuit board. The counter board is mounted with an electronic circuit for counting up flow-rate signals from the flow sensor and the piezoelectric film sensor and a liquid crystal display device for displaying the amount of gas consumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignees: Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd., Aichi Tokei Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ueki, Katsuhito Sakai, Koichi Kanda, Hideo Kamiya
  • Patent number: 5298886
    Abstract: In a fluidic flowmeter for measuring the flowrate higher than the preset flowrate by use of a fluidic element and for measuring the flowrate lower than the present flowrate by use of a flow sensor inserted into the nozzle portion, the present invention relates to the fluidic flowmeter that has an abnormality judging circuit for judging an abnormality and issuing a warning signal and also zero point and gain correcting circuits when operating the flowrate on the basis for the signal being output from the flow sensor in the case that the flowrate signal higher than the preset flowrate is to be input only from the flow sensor side and in the case that the flowrate signal higher than the preset flowrate is to be input only from the flow sensor side and in the event that the flowrate signal lower than the preset flowrate is to be input only from the fluidic element side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Tokyo Gas Company Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Ueki, Katsuhito Sakai, Takeshi Abe
  • Patent number: 5218872
    Abstract: A fluidic flowmeter is located downstream of a valve. A wire gauze or net having small meshes is located on the upstream side of a nozzle forming the inlet to the fluidic element to stabilize flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignees: Tokyo Gas Company Limited, Aichi Tokei Denki Co., Ltd., Kimmon Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Hattori, Takashi Ueki, Katsuhito Sakai, Toshiki Ishikawa, Yukihiro Niimi, Hideyuki Ochi
  • Patent number: 5157974
    Abstract: The flowrate of fluid to be measured, that flows into the nozzle of a fluidic oscillator is stabilized by fitting flow adjusting plates on the upstream side of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Tokyo Gas Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tatsuo Hattori, Takashi Ueki, Katsuhito Sakai, Toshiki Ishikawa, Yukihiro Niimi