Patents by Inventor Makoto Noro

Makoto Noro 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: 11592347
    Abstract: A resonant pressure sensor with improved linearity includes a substrate including a substrate-fixed portion fixed to a housing-fixed portion and a substrate-separated portion separated from the housing-fixed portion in a first direction; a first resonator disposed in the substrate-separated portion to detect a change of a resonance frequency based on a strain caused by static pressure applied by a pressure-receiving fluid interposed in a gap between the housing-fixed portion and the substrate; a first electrode extending along a second direction to output an excitation signal to the first resonator; a second electrode that extends along the second direction and from which the first resonator outputs a signal having the resonance frequency; and a processor that measures the static pressure based on the detected change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeto Iwai, Atsushi Yumoto, Makoto Noro, Takashi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220349766
    Abstract: A resonant pressure sensor includes: a housing; a housing-fixed portion that is fixed to the housing; a substrate that comprises: a substrate-fixed portion that is fixed to the housing-fixed portion; and a substrate-separated portion that is separated from the housing-fixed portion in a first direction and extends from the substrate-fixed portion; a first resonator that is disposed in the substrate-separated portion and that detects a change of a resonance frequency based on a strain in the substrate caused by static pressure applied by a pressure-receiving fluid; a first electrode that extends along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and that outputs an excitation signal to the first resonator to excite the first resonator; and a second electrode that extends along the second direction and from which the first resonator outputs a signal having the resonance frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeto Iwai, Atsushi Yumoto, Makoto Noro, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11428594
    Abstract: A resonant pressure sensor has high linearity and includes: a housing; and a pressure sensing unit that detects a static pressure based on a change value of a resonance frequency and includes: a housing-fixed portion; a substrate that includes a substrate-fixed portion and a substrate-separated portion; the pressure-receiving fluid that is interposed in a gap between the housing-fixed portion and the substrate and envelops the substrate; and a first resonator that is disposed in the substrate-separated portion and detects the change value of the resonance frequency based on a strain in the substrate caused by the static pressure applied by the pressure-receiving fluid, wherein the first resonator is made of a semiconductor material including an impurity, a concentration of the impurity is 1×1020 (cm?3) or higher, and an atomic radius of the impurity is smaller than an atomic radius of the semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeto Iwai, Atsushi Yumoto, Makoto Noro, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11211916
    Abstract: A resonant transducer includes a resonant beam which is formed on a semiconductor substrate, a support beam of which one end is connected to a part of the resonant beam at a predetermined angle, a first electrode which is connected to the resonant beam via the support beam, a second electrode which is disposed adjacent to a center of one side surface of the resonant beam, and a conductor which is disposed between the support beam and the second electrode, the conductor being connected to the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yoshida, Yusaku Yoshida, Makoto Noro, Atsushi Yumoto, Shuhei Yoshita
  • Publication number: 20210215560
    Abstract: An resonant pressure sensor, includes: a housing; a housing-fixed portion that is fixed to the housing; a substrate that includes a substrate-fixed portion that is fixed to the housing-fixed portion and a substrate-separated portion that is separated from the housing-fixed portion and extends from the substrate-fixed portion; a first resonator that is disposed in the substrate-separated portion and that detects a change of a resonance frequency based on a strain in the substrate caused by static pressure applied by the pressure-receiving fluid; and a processor. A pressure-receiving fluid is interposed in a gap between the housing-fixed portion and the substrate and envelops the substrate. The processor measures the static pressure based on the detected change of the resonance frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeto Iwai, Atsushi Yumoto, Makoto Noro, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10955434
    Abstract: A resonant sensor device includes a base and a detection substrate. The detection substrate includes a movable portion configured to move in a first direction, a supporter includes one or more supporting portions which extend in a direction along an intersecting plane intersecting the first direction, an intermediate fixing portion which is connected to the movable portion via the supporter, a connection portion which connects a mounting portion fixed to the base to the intermediate fixing portion in a second direction that is one direction along the intersecting plane, and a resonator at least partially embedded in the one or more supporting portions. The maximum dimension of the connection portion in a third direction orthogonal to the second direction in the intersecting plane is smaller than a maximum dimension of the supporter in the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto Iwai, Makoto Noro
  • Publication number: 20200166538
    Abstract: A resonant sensor device includes a base and a detection substrate. The detection substrate includes a movable portion configured to move in a first direction, a supporter includes one or more supporting portions which extend in a direction along an intersecting plane intersecting the first direction, an intermediate fixing portion which is connected to the movable portion via the supporter, a connection portion which connects a mounting portion fixed to the base to the intermediate fixing portion in a second direction that is one direction along the intersecting plane, and a resonator at least partially embedded in the one or more supporting portions. The maximum dimension of the connection portion in a third direction orthogonal to the second direction in the intersecting plane is smaller than a maximum dimension of the supporter in the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeto IWAI, Makoto NORO
  • Publication number: 20180145656
    Abstract: A resonant transducer includes a resonant beam which is formed on a semiconductor substrate, a support beam of which one end is connected to a part of the resonant beam at a predetermined angle, a first electrode which is connected to the resonant beam via the support beam, a second electrode which is disposed adjacent to a center of one side surface of the resonant beam, and a conductor which is disposed between the support beam and the second electrode, the conductor being connected to the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi YOSHIDA, Yusaku YOSHIDA, Makoto NORO, Atsushi YUMOTO, Shuhei YOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20090115565
    Abstract: A liquid metal relay includes passages formed by bonding a first substrate and a second substrate together, a liquid chamber formed in a middle of the passages, a plurality of electrodes arranged in the liquid chamber, a first gas chamber and a second gas chamber arranged to communicate with both ends of the passages, a gas sealed into the first gas chamber and the second gas chamber, and a heating section for heating the gas, a liquid metal sealed in the liquid chamber, and through electrodes led to an outside of the first substrate from the plurality of electrodes and the heating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya WATANABE, Makoto NORO, Yoshitaka SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20050077160
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a highly reliable relay with a longer service life, no moving parts and no insufficient contact, being composed of a fluid path formed on an insulating member, a cell or cells formed at one end or both ends of this fluid path, a plurality of electrodes arranged along the above mentioned fluid path, a gas enclosed in the cell or cells expanding by heating and contracting by cooling, heating or cooling means located in the above cell or cells, and conductive fluid enclosed in the above fluid path; by designing so that at least the above two electrodes are arranged with one end of them in contact with conductive fluid metal enclosed in the above fluid path and one end of them contacts or does not contact with conductive fluid moving in the above fluid path due to the above gas expansion or contraction based on turning ON or OFF of the above heating or cooling means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Watanabe, Makoto Noro, Purevdagva Nayanbuu
  • Patent number: 6590710
    Abstract: A Fabry-Perot filter device for selectively transmitting three wavelength bands of infrared radiation, including a reference light band, wherein the filter device comprises a fixed mirror formed on a substrate; a movable mirror arranged opposite to the fixed mirror with a gap formed therebetween so that the movable mirror is displaced with respect to the fixed mirror by applying an external force; a fixed electrode formed on the fixed mirror; and a movable electrode formed on the movable mirror and arranged opposite to the fixed electrode wherein the movable electrode is displaced by applying a potential difference across the fixed and movable electrodes so that the width of the gap is varied in at least three steps, whereby at least three wavelength bands of infrared radiation are selectively transmitted through the filter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hitosh Hara, Naoki Kishi, Makoto Noro, Hideto Iwaoka, Kentaro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030116711
    Abstract: A Fabry-Perot filter device for selectively transmitting three wavelength bands of infrared radiation, including a reference light band, wherein the filter device comprises a fixed mirror formed on a substrate; a movable mirror arranged opposite to the fixed mirror with a gap formed therebetween so that the movable mirror is displaced with respect to the fixed mirror by applying an external force; a fixed electrode formed on the fixed mirror; and a movable electrode formed on the movable mirror and arranged opposite to the fixed electrode wherein the movable electrode is displaced by applying a potential difference across the fixed and movable electrodes so that the width of the gap is varied in at least three steps, whereby at least three wavelength bands of infrared radiation are selectively transmitted through the filter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, a Japan corporation
    Inventors: Hitosh Hara, Naoki Kishi, Makoto Noro, Hideto Iwaoka, Kentaro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20010015810
    Abstract: A Fabry-Perot filter device for selectively transmitting three wavelength bands of infrared radiation, including a reference light band, wherein the filter device comprises a fixed mirror formed on a substrate; a movable mirror arranged opposite to the fixed mirror with a gap formed therebetween so that the movable mirror is displaced with respect to the fixed mirror by applying an external force; a fixed electrode formed on the fixed mirror; and a movable electrode formed on the movable mirror and arranged opposite to the fixed electrode wherein the movable electrode is displaced by applying a potential difference across the fixed and movable electrodes so that the width of the gap is varied in at least three steps, whereby at least three wavelength bands of infrared radiation are selectively transmitted through the filter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Hitosh Hara, Naoki Kishi, Makoto Noro, Hideto Iwaoka, Kentaro Suzuki