Patents by Inventor Makotao Yano

Makotao Yano 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: 4474183
    Abstract: A gas sensor with its photosensitivity allayed in which a hydrogen ion sensitive FET transducer having the structure of a gate-insulated field effect transistor and an Ag-AgCl reference electrode are housed inside a flexible tube in such a way that the gate part of said FET transducer and the reference electrode are located at the front end opening of the tube or an opening provided in the side wall of the tube; while the lead wires connected to the FET transducer and the reference electrode are extended along the tube, this tube is closed by filling an electrical insulation resin at least in the space of the part inside the tube wall housing the parts connecting the lead wires to the aforementioned FET transducer and to the reference electrode; further, a hydrophilic polymer containing an electrolyte is put around at least the gate part of said FET and part of the reference electrode, to envelop both of them; and whole of the surface of the aforementioned hydrophilic polymer and that of at least the part of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makotao Yano, Michihiro Nakamura