Patents by Inventor Kotaro Yokoyama

Kotaro Yokoyama 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).

  • System and method for measuring the speed of fluid flow of varying direction
    Patent number: 5415049
    Abstract: An object of spherical shape is disposed in such a way that it changes the peed of any flow of two-dimensionally varying direction to the same extent. The dynamic pressure on the object, relative to the ambient, is so measured that there exists a unique and theoretically determined relation between the pressure and the speed of approaching flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Director General of Hokuriku National Agricultural Experiment Station
    Inventors: Shinichi Takami, Hiroyuki Ohno, Thomas Wiesinger, Kotaro Yokoyama