Patents by Inventor Yuhji Kimura

Yuhji Kimura 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).

  • Force sensing apparatus
    Patent number: 4911023
    Abstract: A force sensing apparatus comprising:a plate-like strain producing body;a central portion disposed integrally at a center of the body and having higher rigidity than the body;a peripheral portion disposed integrally along a periphery of the body and having higher rigidity than the body; anda plurality of sensing elements formed on a surface of the body and having an electric resistance variable in accordance with a deformation thereof in order to simultaneously sense mutually orthogonal X, Y and Z axial components of an external force applied to the body via the central portion or the peripheral portion, the sensing elements being on the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohji Izumi, Hirotoshi Eguti, Eiichi Ohta, Yuhji Kimura, Yutaka Ebi
  • Force sensing apparatus
    Patent number: 4836034
    Abstract: A force sensing apparatus comprising:a plate-like strain producing body;a central portion disposed integrally at a center of the body and having higher rigidity than the body;a peripheral portion disposed integrally along a periphery of the body and having higher rigidity than the body; anda plurality of sensing elements formed on a surface of the body and having an electric resistance variable in accordance with a deformation thereof in order to simultaneously sense mutually orthogonal X, Y and Z axial components of an external force applied to the body via the central portion or the peripheral portion, the sensing elements being on the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohji Izumi, Hirotoshi Eguti, Eiichi Ohta, Yuhji Kimura, Yutaka Ebi