Patents by Inventor Shigeya Aoyama

Shigeya Aoyama 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: 11300552
    Abstract: A measurement system is disclosed that includes features for detecting the presence of nitric oxide from a gas sample, such as exhaled breath. The measurement system includes an assembly that introduces one or more reducing gases into a reactor-sensor assembly to help stabilize the sensor signal response and improve the performance of the assembly over time. Suitable reducing gases include hydrogen gas (H2), carbon dioxide (CO), benzaldehyde, bisphenol A, and other similar compounds. The reducing gas may be introduced directly from one or more surrounding gases or through tubing or inline piping. The reducing gas may be generated from the liquid or solid forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: CAIRE Diagnostics Inc., NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Tatsunori Ito, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Masahiro Takakura, Shigeya Aoyama, Ryan R. Leard, David Anvar, Solomon Ssenyange
  • Publication number: 20210239636
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a wiring board having an opening, a sensor element disposed within the opening and having a detection section and a heater section, and a plurality of electricity conducting members each of which has a first end portion joined to the wiring board and a second end portion joined to the sensor element and which establish electrical connection between the wiring board and the sensor element. The plurality of electricity conducting members fixedly suspend the sensor element within the opening. At least one of the electricity conducting members is a particular electricity conducting member having a plate-like shape, and the particular electricity conducting member includes at least one bent portion between the second end portion joined to the sensor element and the first end portion joined to the wiring board, the bent portion being bent in a thickness direction of the particular electricity conducting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi UEYAMA, Takahiro YOKOYAMA, Hiromasa ITO, Shinichi NAKAGAWA, Shigeya AOYAMA, Kazuto MORITA
  • Publication number: 20190265180
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gas sensor including: a wiring board; a sensor element mounted on the wiring board and electrically connected to the wiring board by conductive members; a casing installing the sensor element and formed with inlet and outlet ports; and a pretreatment unit configured to perform pretreatment on a measurement gas and feed the measurement gas to the inlet port. The inlet and outlet ports are located outward and upward of the sensor element. A protrusion is provided protruding toward the inside of the casing so as to narrow a flow path from the inlet port to the outlet port. A height from the sensor element to a distal end of the protrusion is lower than heights from the sensor element to the inlet and outlet ports. The protrusion is disposed more inside than respective top portions of the conductive members without being in contact with the conductive members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi INOUE, Masatoshi UEKI, Takafumi SHICHIDA, Kenji NISHIO, Shigeya AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180275116
    Abstract: A gas sensor including an adjustment unit having a conversion element for converting a gas component contained in exhaled breath introduced into a first chamber to a particular component, a sensor unit having a second chamber and including a detection element, a ceramic wiring board electrically connected to the detection element, and a single heater for heating the conversion element and the detection element. The ceramic wiring board has an opening, and a ceramic thin plate is stacked on the ceramic wiring board to cover the opening. The ceramic thin plate partially constitutes the adjustment unit and the sensor unit and separates the first chamber and the second chamber from each other. The adjustment unit, the sensor unit, and the heater are integrated in such a manner that the adjustment unit and the sensor unit are thermally coupled through the ceramic thin plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., SPIROSURE, INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki KUMAZAKI, Masatoshi UEKI, Takafumi SHICHIDA, Kenji NISHIO, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Shigeya AOYAMA, Solomon SSENYANGE, Ryan LEARD
  • Publication number: 20180252690
    Abstract: A measurement system is disclosed that includes features for detecting the presence of nitric oxide from a gas sample, such as exhaled breath. The measurement system includes an assembly that introduces one or more reducing gases into a reactor-sensor assembly to help stabilize the sensor signal response and improve the performance of the assembly over time. Suitable reducing gases include hydrogen gas (H2), carbon dioxide (CO), benzaldehyde, bisphenol A, and other similar compounds. The reducing gas may be introduced directly from one or more surrounding gases or through tubing or inline piping. The reducing gas may be generated from the liquid or solid forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicants: Spirosure, Inc., NGK Spark Plug Co. , Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Yokoyama, Tatsunori Ito, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Masahiro Takakura, Shigeya Aoyama, Ryan R. Leard, David Anvar, Solomon Ssenyange
  • Patent number: 7522887
    Abstract: A wireless signal switching circuit for switching a plurality of wireless transmitter signals or a plurality of wireless receiver signals with low loss in a dual mode compatible mobile phone (cellular phone) or other mobile wireless communication apparatus having for example a triple band GSM system as a first communication system and for example a UMTS system as a second communication system is provided. A wireless signal switching circuit 1 has a signal route switch 20 of a F2 or F3 transmission and reception system, a signal route switching circuit 30 of an F1 or UMTS transmission and reception system having a diplexer 31, and a 90 degree phase rotation circuit 40. The relationship of frequencies is F1?F2<F3. The 90 degree phase rotation circuit 40 has the characteristic that the phase of a signal of F2 or F3is rotated by 90 degrees when a switch element 44 is set to a closed state, and a high frequency of UMTS is attenuated when the switch element 44 is set to an opening state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nagano, Akira Suhara, Kazuhiro Yamada, Shigeya Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20070213015
    Abstract: A wireless signal switching circuit for switching a plurality of wireless transmitter signals or a plurality of wireless receiver signals with low loss in a dual mode compatible mobile phone (cellular phone) or other mobile wireless communication apparatus having for example a triple band GSM system as a first communication system and for example a UMTS system as a second communication system is provided. A wireless signal switching circuit 1 has a signal route switch 20 of a F2 or F3 transmission and reception system, a signal route switching circuit 30 of an F1 or UMTS transmission and reception system having a diplexer 31, and a 90 degree phase rotation circuit 40. Note that the relationship of frequencies is F1?F2<F3. The 90 degree phase rotation circuit 40 has the characteristic that the phase of a signal of F2 or F3 is rotated by 90 degrees when a switch element 44 is set to a closed state, and a high frequency of UMTS is attenuated when the switch element 44 is set to an opening state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nagano, Akira Suhara, Kazuhiro Yamada, Shigeya Aoyama
  • Patent number: 7102574
    Abstract: An antenna device comprising: a substrate; a radiation portion including a dielectric block arranged on one principal face of said substrate and a first conductor layer formed in a stereoscopic shape on a surface of said dielectric block; and a grounding conductor including a second conductor layer provided on other principal face of said substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Otaka, Shigeya Aoyama, Noriyasu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20050030230
    Abstract: An antenna device comprising: a substrate; a radiation portion including a dielectric block arranged on one principal face of said substrate and a first conductor layer formed in a stereoscopic shape on a surface of said dielectric block; and a grounding conductor including a second conductor layer provided on other principal face of said substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Naoki Otaka, Shigeya Aoyama, Noriyasu Sugimoto