Patents by Inventor Makio Asai

Makio Asai 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: 4761546
    Abstract: An optical displacement measuring system utilizing a triangulation is so arranged that light receiving means receives light reflected back from an object to be measured and generates a pair of output signals having mutually opposite values and responsive to a position of a light spot on the light receiving means. An operational means performs addition and subtraction over the pair of positional output signals and to obtain a ratio between the both added and subtracted output signals for generating a measured distance signal, and a linearity correcting means provides a mathematical correction number to one of the pair of positional output signals to correct any nonlinearity of the measured distance signal, for providing the linearity to the measured distance signal with a simple arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoo Ikari, Yuji Takada, Shintaro Yamamoto, Katsuhiro Teramae, Makio Asai