Patents by Inventor Tomokazu Ikeno

Tomokazu Ikeno 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: 11726104
    Abstract: A flow velocity sensor includes a substrate, a resistor, and a signal processing section. The substrate has first and second substrate surfaces outwardly opposite to each other. The first substrate surface is exposed to a fluid. The resistor is mounted on the second substrate surface. The resistor has a heat generating portion facing the second substrate surface. The signal processing section is configured to receive a signal from the resister. The signal from the resistor represents heat dissipation of the resistor. A fluid velocity is detected based on the signal from the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ikeno
  • Publication number: 20220043020
    Abstract: A flow velocity sensor includes a substrate, a resistor, and a signal processing section. The substrate has first and second substrate surfaces outwardly opposite to each other. The first substrate surface is exposed to a fluid. The resistor is mounted on the second substrate surface. The resistor has a heat generating portion facing the second substrate surface. The signal processing section is configured to receive a signal from the resister. The signal from the resistor represents heat dissipation of the resistor. A fluid velocity is detected based on the signal from the resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Tomokazu IKENO
  • Publication number: 20220026460
    Abstract: The visibility of light is improved. A flow rate sensor device includes a substrate, sensor elements electrically connected to the substrate, light emitting elements positioned in a rear part of the sensor elements and disposed on a surface of the substrate, and light-transmissive cases internally accommodating the light emitting elements between the light-transmissive cases and the substrate. The light-transmissive cases have light diffusion members projecting from ceiling sections toward the light emitting elements, the light diffusion members have light incident surfaces facing the light emitting elements and wall surfaces connecting the light incident surfaces and the ceiling sections, and at least a part of the wall surfaces has a tilting surface having a dimension between the opposing wall surfaces, the dimension gradually increasing from a side close to the light incident surface toward the ceiling section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoji KOBAYASHI, Tomokazu IKENO, Yasuyuki KATASE
  • Patent number: 10866130
    Abstract: To provide a flow sensor having improved responsiveness compared to the prior art, the flow sensor of the present invention includes an insulation board, a flow-rate detection resistance element, and a temperature compensation resistance element. Each of the flow-rate detection resistance element and the temperature compensation resistance element is arranged on the insulation board such that a terminal temperature of the temperature compensation resistance element approaches a terminal temperature of the flow-rate detection resistance element. Accordingly, responsiveness can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ikeno
  • Patent number: 10634977
    Abstract: To provide an image display device configured to more faithfully display a projection image on a region where a physical quantity change has occurred. An image display device of the present invention includes a flow rate sensor and a screen on which an image from a projector is projected, and a control is performed such that the image is projected on the screen so as to include a position of the flow rate sensor that has detected the physical quantity change, and the image changes corresponding to a measured value change of the flow rate sensor. Preferably, a plurality of the physical quantity detection units are disposed, and the control is performed such that the image changes corresponding to the measured value changes in the respective physical quantity detection units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ikeno
  • Publication number: 20190234773
    Abstract: To provide an image display device configured to more faithfully display a projection image on a region where a physical quantity change has occurred. An image display device of the present invention includes a flow rate sensor and a screen on which an image from a projector is projected, and a control is performed such that the image is projected on the screen so as to include a position of the flow rate sensor that has detected the physical quantity change, and the image changes corresponding to a measured value change of the flow rate sensor. Preferably, a plurality of the physical quantity detection units are disposed, and the control is performed such that the image changes corresponding to the measured value changes in the respective physical quantity detection units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu IKENO
  • Publication number: 20190170556
    Abstract: To provide a flow sensor having improved responsiveness compared to the prior art, the flow sensor of the present invention includes an insulation board, a flow-rate detection resistance element, and a temperature compensation resistance element. Each of the flow-rate detection resistance element and the temperature compensation resistance element is arranged on the insulation board such that a terminal temperature of the temperature compensation resistance element approaches a terminal temperature of the flow-rate detection resistance element. Accordingly, responsiveness can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu IKENO
  • Publication number: 20180283919
    Abstract: Provided is a flow sensor capable of suppressing deterioration in responsiveness and sensitivity to a flow of fluid even if chip resistors that are disposed on an insulating substrate are used as a heating resistor and a temperature compensating resistor. A flow sensor includes a signal processing part that processes signals from a heating resistor and a temperature compensating resistor. The heating resistor is a chip resistor disposed on a front surface of an insulating substrate made of resin, and the temperature compensating resistor is a back surface of the insulating substrate. The temperature compensating resistor is disposed on a heat radiation path of the heating resistor via the insulating substrate. The insulating substrate has reduced opportunities of contact between the temperature compensating resistor and wind than opportunities of contact between the heating resistor and the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu IKENO
  • Patent number: 6304118
    Abstract: In a synchronous circuit constructed with a sequence circuit, for reproduce a clock signal synchronized with a synchronizing signal of such as television signal, an influence of variation of a d.c. component superposed on an edge of the synchronizing signal is reduced by obtaining phase errors at a falling edge and a rising edge of the synchronizing signal, arithmetically operating the phase errors and feeding back a result of the operation of the phase errors to a PLL. An influence of pseudo synchronizing signal is restricted by updating a phase error signal or holding a previous value according to the result of count of operation clocks during the synchronizing signal period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ikeno, Hirofumi Sakurai