Patents by Inventor Utako TANAKA

Utako TANAKA 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).

  • Gyroscope and angle measurement method
    Patent number: 11466987
    Abstract: The present invention reduces measurement time. A gyroscope of the present invention includes a planar ion trap part, a microwave irradiation part, a laser irradiation part and a measurement part. The planar ion trap part includes two rf electrodes and two DC electrode rows, and forms ion traps that trap one ion on a substrate, a normal direction of the surface of the planar ion trap part corresponds to a z direction. The rf electrodes are disposed in the x direction on the substrate at a predetermined interval. The DC electrode rows are disposed in the x direction on the substrate so as to sandwich the two rf electrodes. The DC electrode rows each include at least five DC electrodes in the x direction. The trapped ions are spaced so as not to interfere with each other. The microwave irradiation part irradiates the ions with ?/2 microwave pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, OSAKA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio Kozuma, Ryotaro Inoue, Takashi Mukaiyama, Utako Tanaka, Seiichi Morimoto, Kazunori Yoshioka, Atsushi Tanaka, Yuichiro Kamino
  • GYROSCOPE AND ANGLE MEASUREMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20200300630
    Abstract: The present invention reduces measurement time. A gyroscope of the present invention includes a planar ion trap part, a microwave irradiation part, a laser irradiation part and a measurement part. The planar ion trap part includes two rf electrodes and two DC electrode rows, and forms ion traps that trap one ion on a substrate, a normal direction of the surface of the planar ion trap part corresponds to a z direction. The rf electrodes are disposed in the x direction on the substrate at a predetermined interval. The DC electrode rows are disposed in the x direction on the substrate so as to sandwich the two rf electrodes. The DC electrode rows each include at least five DC electrodes in the x direction. The trapped ions are spaced so as not to interfere with each other. The microwave irradiation part irradiates the ions with ?/2 microwave pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicants: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, OSAKA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio KOZUMA, Ryotaro INOUE, Takashi MUKAIYAMA, Utako TANAKA, Seiichi MORIMOTO, Kazunori YOSHIOKA, Atsushi TANAKA, Yuichiro KAMINO