Patents by Inventor Tohsihiko Miyazaki

Tohsihiko Miyazaki 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).

  • Encoder having atomic or molecular structure reference scale
    Patent number: 5150035
    Abstract: An encoder has a reference scale having periodic structure of atoms or molecules in a predetermined direction, a probe disposed in opposed relationship with the reference scale, the probe being used to detect the structural variation information of the periodic structure of the reference scale, and relative displacement amount detecting means for detecting the amount of relative displacement of the reference scale and the probe along a predetermined direction from the structural variation information obtained by the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Nose, Toshimitsu Kawase, Tohsihiko Miyazaki, Takahiro Oguchi, Akihiko Yamano