Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Oda

Yasuhiko Oda 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: 10788345
    Abstract: A thermal flowmeter includes a casing, a ferrule, a measuring tube penetrating through the ferrule, a sensor for flow rate detection, a joint shaft movably supported by end portions of the casing, one end portion of the joint shaft being connected to the measuring tube and the ferrule with a through hole of the joint shaft and a hollow portion of the measuring tube communicating with each other, the other end portion of the joint shaft sticking out of the casing, and a screw thread-fitted to each of the end portions of the casing, and including a pressing portion pressing the joint shaft into an inside of the casing. A seal structure includes a first tapered surface formed on the ferrule and a second tapered surface formed on the joint shaft and fitting the first tapered surface, and is provided between the ferrule and the joint shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio Yamazaki, Yasuhiko Oda
  • Publication number: 20190033108
    Abstract: A thermal flowmeter includes a casing, a ferrule, a measuring tube penetrating through the ferrule, a sensor for flow rate detection, a joint shaft movably supported by end portions of the casing, one end portion of the joint shaft being connected to the measuring tube and the ferrule with a through hole of the joint shaft and a hollow portion of the measuring tube communicating with each other, the other end portion of the joint shaft sticking out of the casing, and a screw thread-fitted to each of the end portions of the casing, and including a pressing portion pressing the joint shaft into an inside of the casing. A seal structure includes a first tapered surface formed on the ferrule and a second tapered surface formed on the joint shaft and fitting the first tapered surface, and is provided between the ferrule and the joint shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiko ODA
  • Patent number: D658701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Iinuma, Hiroshi Yamamizu, Yasuhiko Oda, Keiichiro Aou
  • Patent number: D669523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kuniharu Wakata, Yasuhiko Oda, Keiichiro Aou, Yoshito Fujii