Patents by Inventor Makoto SONEHARA

Makoto SONEHARA 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: 11892479
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor element 1 includes a light emitter 10 emitting a first linearly polarized light, a first optical element 20 emitting a first linearly polarized wave and the second linearly polarized wave in response to a first linearly polarized light incident, and emitting a second linearly polarized light in response to a third linearly polarized wave and the a linearly polarized wave incident, at least one pair of magnetic field sensor elements 50 capable of disposing in a predetermined magnetic field across the measured conductor, having a light transmissive, changing the phase of transmitted light in accordance with the magnetic field, and fixing a relative position therebetween, an optical path 30 including a first optical path propagating the first linearly polarized wave and the fourth linearly polarized wave, and a second optical path propagating the second linearly polarized wave and the third linearly polarized wave, and connected to the first optical element and the magnetic field sensor e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mitsunori Miyamoto, Toshiya Kubo, Toshiroh Sato, Makoto Sonehara
  • Patent number: 11747408
    Abstract: An interference type optical magnetic field sensor device 1 has a light emitter 10 emitting first linearly polarized light, a first optical element 30 emitting a first linearly polarized wave and a second linearly polarized wave orthogonal to the first linearly polarized wave with respect to incident the first linearly polarized light, and emitting a second linearly polarized light with respect to incident third linearly polarized wave and a forth linearly polarized wave orthogonal to the third linearly polarized wave, a magnetic field sensor element 50 disposed at least a portion thereof within a predetermined magnetic field an optical path unit 40 connected to the first optical element and the magnetic field sensor element, and having a first optical path propagating the first linearly polarized wave and the forth linearly polarized wave, and a second optical path propagating the second linearly polarized wave and the third linearly polarized wave, a detection signal generator 60 outputting a detection sign
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., SIMSHU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mitsunori Miyamoto, Toshiya Kubo, Toshiroh Sato, Yuta Fujishiro, Makoto Sonehara
  • Publication number: 20220268818
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor element 1 includes a light emitter 10 emitting a first linearly polarized light, a first optical element 20 emitting a first linearly polarized wave and the second linearly polarized wave in response to a first linearly polarized light incident, and emitting a second linearly polarized light in response to a third linearly polarized wave and the a linearly polarized wave incident, at least one pair of magnetic field sensor elements 50 capable of disposing in a predetermined magnetic field across the measured conductor, having a light transmissive, changing the phase of transmitted light in accordance with the magnetic field, and fixing a relative position therebetween, an optical path 30 including a first optical path propagating the first linearly polarized wave and the fourth linearly polarized wave, and a second optical path propagating the second linearly polarized wave and the third linearly polarized wave, and connected to the first optical element and the magnetic field sensor e
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsunori MIYAMOTO, Toshiya KUBO, Toshiroh SATO, Makoto SONEHARA
  • Publication number: 20220146600
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor element 30 has a first polarization maintaining fiber 31 separating the linearly polarized light into a first linearly polarized wave propagated along the first slow axis and a second linearly polarized wave propagated along the first phase advance axis faster than the first linearly polarized wave, and propagating the first linearly polarized wave and the second linearly polarized wave, a second polarization maintaining fiber 32 having a second slow axis and a second phase advance axis, and connected to the first polarization maintaining fiber so that the second phase advance axis and the second slow axis are inclined 45 degrees with respect to the first phase advance axis and the first slow axis, a Faraday rotator 33 optically connected to the second polarization maintaining fiber, and shifting a phase of circularly polarized light emitted from the second polarization maintaining fiber in response to magnetic field at which the magnetic field sensor element is disposed, and a mirror
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsunori MIYAMOTO, Toshiya KUBO, Toshiroh SATO, Yuta FUJISHIRO, Makoto SONEHARA
  • Publication number: 20220107370
    Abstract: An interference type optical magnetic field sensor device 1 has a light emitter 10 emitting first linearly polarized light, a first optical element 30 emitting a first linearly polarized wave and a second linearly polarized wave orthogonal to the first linearly polarized wave with respect to incident the first linearly polarized light, and emitting a second linearly polarized light with respect to incident third linearly polarized wave and a forth linearly polarized wave orthogonal to the third linearly polarized wave, a magnetic field sensor element 50 disposed at least a portion thereof within a predetermined magnetic field an optical path unit 40 connected to the first optical element and the magnetic field sensor element, and having a first optical path propagating the first linearly polarized wave and the forth linearly polarized wave, and a second optical path propagating the second linearly polarized wave and the third linearly polarized wave, a detection signal generator 60 outputting a detection sign
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsunori MIYAMOTO, Toshiya KUBO, Toshiroh SATO, Yuta FUJISHIRO, Makoto SONEHARA