Patents by Inventor Masanori Sumhara

Masanori Sumhara 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: 5461273
    Abstract: A method for controlling a moving velocity of an ultrasonic motor comprising a vibration body for causing ultrasonic vibration in response to two AC driving voltage signals having a common frequency, a common amplitude and phases different from each other; and a moving body in contact with the vibration body and moved by the ultrasonic vibration. The method includes step A of detecting a velocity of the moving body; step B comparing the velocity detected in step A with a predetermined velocity; and step C for adjusting the frequency of the two AC driving voltage signals and the amplitude of or the phase difference between the two AC driving voltage signals, based on the comparison result to allow the velocity of the moving body to be closer to the predetermined velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kawasaki, Masanori Sumhara, Tetsuro Ohtsuchi, Takahiro Nishikura, Takashi Nojima