Patents by Inventor Kunio Shinbo

Kunio Shinbo 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).

  • Strain sensor of little residual strain and method for fabricating it
    Patent number: 6736014
    Abstract: For the metal substrate of a strain sensor, a Mo-containing two-phase stainless steel SUS329 is used. When an insulating layer, electrodes and a resistor are formed on the metal substrate by baking their materials, the alpha phase in the stainless steel of the metal substrate changes to a sigma phase through the baking heat, and, as a result, the range of strain applicable to the sensor within the elastic region of the substrate is broadened and the residual strain of the substrate is reduced. The strain sensor has a broad strain-detectable range and is readily restored to its starting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Kunio Shinbo
  • Strain sensor of little residual strain and method for fabricating it
    Publication number: 20030066355
    Abstract: For the metal substrate of a strain sensor, a Mo-containing two-phase stainless steel SUS329 is used. When an insulating layer, electrodes and a resistor are formed on the metal substrate by baking their materials, the alpha phase in the stainless steel of the metal substrate changes to a sigma phase through the baking heat, and, as a result, the range of strain applicable to the sensor within the elastic region of the substrate is broadened and the residual strain of the substrate is reduced. The strain sensor has a broad strain-detectable range and is readily restored to its starting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kunio Shinbo