Patents by Inventor Masahito TSUKANO

Masahito TSUKANO 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).

  • MAGNET HOLDING DEVICE, MAGNETIZATION DEVICE, AND MAGNETIZING METHOD
    Publication number: 20230317339
    Abstract: A magnetization device and the like appropriate for various magnetization requirements are more easily provided. Provided is a magnet holding device that is capable of holding a magnet. The magnet holding device includes a ring-shaped portion that is openable/closable and an open/close mechanism allowed to keep the ring-shaped portion in a closed state. The magnet is arrangeable in the ring-shaped portion, and the number of the magnets to be arranged is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shoma TAKEDA, Shoichi SHIOSAKI, Fumitake TERAO, Masahito TSUKANO
  • Detection apparatus, detection method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
    Patent number: 11455060
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a cover, touch sensors that output a detection signal based on contact on the cover, and a controller that acquires the detection signal. The controller detects contact on the cover based on the detection signal and judges whether input of a predetermined pattern is provided based on time variable data of the detection signal outputted by each touch sensor from when the contact on the cover starts until the contact on the cover ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Masahito Tsukano
  • DETECTION APPARATUS, DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210141510
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a cover, touch sensors that output a detection signal based on contact on the cover, and a controller that acquires the detection signal. The controller detects contact on the cover based on the detection signal and judges whether input of a predetermined pattern is provided based on time variable data of the detection signal outputted by each touch sensor from when the contact on the cover starts until the contact on the cover ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahito TSUKANO