Patents by Inventor Shinichi Kaibuki

Shinichi Kaibuki 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).

  • Liquid flow measurement apparatus and method utilizing a bubble in a passage
    Patent number: 7878051
    Abstract: A liquid measurement apparatus is configured to measure an amount of liquid flowing from a measured object. The apparatus includes a passage member having a measurement passage being connected to the measured object at one end. The measurement passage is filled with liquid. The apparatus further includes a closed vessel, which is connected to an other end of the measurement passage and filled with saturated vapor of the liquid. The apparatus further includes an analyzer. The liquid filled in the measurement passage contains a bubble, which is movable in accordance with change in amount of the liquid in the measurement passage. The analyzer is configured to calculate a travel distance of the bubble and configured to measure the amount of the liquid flowing from the measured object based on the calculated travel distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Tani, Makoto Yamaguchi, Shinichi Kaibuki, Tetsuji Kudoh
  • LIQUID MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LIQUID
    Publication number: 20090013767
    Abstract: A liquid measurement apparatus is configured to measure an amount of liquid flowing from a measured object. The apparatus includes a passage member having a measurement passage being connected to the measured object at one end. The measurement passage is filled with liquid. The apparatus further includes a closed vessel, which is connected to an other end of the measurement passage and filled with saturated vapor of the liquid. The apparatus further includes an analyzer. The liquid filled in the measurement passage contains a bubble, which is movable in accordance with change in amount of the liquid in the measurement passage. The analyzer is configured to calculate a travel distance of the bubble and configured to measure the amount of the liquid flowing from the measured object based on the calculated travel distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki TANI, Makoto YAMAGUCHI, Shinichi KAIBUKI, Tetsuji KUDOH