Patents by Inventor Masaya Katani

Masaya Katani 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).

  • Publication number: 20040187574
    Abstract: An angular velocity sensor, which is able to reduce the variations of driving resonance frequency of the vibrator and to improve the reliability of the sensitivity of detection signal with respect to the angular velocity applied, is provided. The angular velocity sensor comprises an vibrator, and a tuning-fork as the vibrator is formed of a silicone substrate with crystal orientation (100) as its main face, and a side face nearly perpendicular to the driving direction (X direction) of the arm of the tuning-fork corresponds to a crystal orientation where elastic modulus is less dependent on azimuth angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Michihiko Hayashi, Hirfumi Tajika, Masaya Katani