Patents by Inventor Masafuni Kimata

Masafuni Kimata 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).

  • Micro vacuum gauge
    Patent number: 8258509
    Abstract: A micro vacuum gauge includes a substrate, a floating structure that is held above the substrate by a supporting structure extending from the substrate in a state where the floating structure is thermally isolated from the substrate, a heat generator that is arranged in the floating structure to generate heat, and a temperature sensor that is arranged in the floating structure to measure a difference in temperature between the substrate and the floating structure. A second member having a lower emissivity than a first member surrounding the heat generator and the temperature sensor is formed at least on a surface of the floating structure by being joined to the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: The Ritsumeikan Trust
    Inventor: Masafuni Kimata