Patents by Inventor Yoshihide Haruzono

Yoshihide Haruzono 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).

  • Substance Wettability Assessment Method and Assessment Device
    Publication number: 20190178771
    Abstract: A new method capable of evaluating wettability of a surface of a material is provided. The method includes the following: applying a gas jet to a surface of a material that is covered with a liquid so as to squeeze the liquid; imaging a surface of a liquid film formed on the surface of the material after squeezing the liquid; and evaluating wettability of the material based on the presence or absence of interference fringes on the surface of the liquid film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: Riken, Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yuki Nakanishi, Junko Takahara, Akane Awazu, Yo Tanaka, Yoshihide Haruzono, Hiromitsu Nasu