Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki SHINODA

Yoshiaki SHINODA 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).

  • Corner reflector
    Patent number: 9160078
    Abstract: A corner reflector includes: annular hollow balloons having flexibility and airtightness, and when gas is supplied therein, the annular hollow balloons expand with pressure of the gas to be an annular shape; and a radio wave reflection film having an outer edge part that is attached to the annular hollow balloons so that expansion of the annular hollow balloons makes the radio wave reflection film unfold over a plane of the annular shape. The three of the annular hollow balloons are provided so as to be mutually orthogonal after expansion. Binding members are attached to outer faces of the annular hollow balloons, the binding members being for preventing expansion of the annular hollow balloons beyond their limit volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: IHI AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Yahagi, Ryo Kaneko, Yoshiaki Shinoda, Mitsuhiko Terashima
  • Corner reflector
    Patent number: 9147940
    Abstract: A corner reflector includes: a radio wave reflection film having three reflection faces that are mutually orthogonal, and an unfolding device which unfolds the radio wave reflection film three-dimensionally. The corner reflector further includes: a canopy that unfolds concurrently with unfolding of the radio wave reflection film, and the canopy is connected to the unfolding device so as to partially overlie the radio wave reflection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: IHI AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Yahagi, Ryo Kaneko, Yoshiaki Shinoda, Mitsuhiko Terashima
  • CORNER REFLECTOR
    Publication number: 20140125507
    Abstract: A corner reflector includes: annular hollow balloons having flexibility and airtightness, and when gas is supplied therein, the annular hollow balloons expand with pressure of the gas to be an annular shape; and a radio wave reflection film having an outer edge part that is attached to the annular hollow balloons so that expansion of the annular hollow balloons makes the radio wave reflection film unfold over a plane of the annular shape. The three of the annular hollow balloons are provided so as to be mutually orthogonal after expansion. Binding members are attached to outer faces of the annular hollow balloons, the binding members being for preventing expansion of the annular hollow balloons beyond their limit volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun YAHAGI, Ryo KANEKO, Yoshiaki SHINODA, Mitsuhiko TERASHIMA
  • CORNER REFLECTOR
    Publication number: 20140118178
    Abstract: A corner reflector includes: a radio wave reflection film having three reflection faces that are mutually orthogonal, and an unfolding device which unfolds the radio wave reflection film three-dimensionally. The corner reflector further includes: a canopy that unfolds concurrently with unfolding of the radio wave reflection film, and the canopy is connected to the unfolding device so as to partially overlie the radio wave reflection film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun YAHAGI, Ryo KANEKO, Yoshiaki SHINODA, Mitsuhiko TERASHIMA