Patents by Inventor Osamu Ohnishi

Osamu Ohnishi 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: 4933590
    Abstract: This invention provides an ultrasonic motor using a bolt-tightened Langevin type torsional vibrator as a stator. The stator produces a vibrational energy to be converted into a rotational energy for a rotor contacted with the stator. The rotor is provided between a piezoelectric actuator and the torsional vibrator so that the contact state between the rotor and the torsional vibrator is controlled either one of loose contact and tight contact therebetween. According to the present invention, since the piezoelectric actuator is slidingly combined to the rotor, the rotation energy is not applied to the piezoelectric actuator and thus the life time of the actuator becomes long.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Inoue, Osamu Ohnishi, Osamu Myohga, Sadayuki Takahashi, Tadao Uchikawa