Patents by Inventor Kouji Ibata

Kouji Ibata 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).

  • Ultrasonic wave sensor and method for attaching ultrasonic wave sensor
    Patent number: 8794071
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor of the present invention is attached to the back face of a bumper 4, and provided with a matching member 3 that is in intimate contact with the ultrasonic wave transmitting surface of the ultrasonic sensor and the opposing face of the bumper 4 and that has an acoustic impedance smaller than each of the impedances of the sensor and the bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Tomonori Kimura, Kouji Ibata, Yukio Nishimoto
  • ULTRASONIC WAVE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING ULTRASONIC WAVE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20120180569
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor of the present invention is attached to the back face of a bumper 4, and provided with a matching member 3 that is in intimate contact with the ultrasonic wave transmitting surface of the ultrasonic sensor and the opposing face of the bumper 4 and that has an acoustic impedance smaller than each of the impedances of the sensor and the bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Tomonori Kimura, Kouji Ibata, Yukio Nishimoto