Patents by Inventor Yumi Senbokuya

Yumi Senbokuya 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).

  • Inflatable structure, array antenna with inflatable structure, and deployment method for inflatable structure
    Patent number: 6791510
    Abstract: In an inflatable structure provided with an array antenna or the like, a membrane of a multi-layer inflatable structure is provided with an airtight layer for forming an airtight space inside and a rigidizing layer provided outside the airtight layer, and the rigidizing layer is composed of a triaxial woven fabrics of reinforcing fibers, to thereby achieve a light mass and a high level of precision, and enable adaptation to a demand for increased size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignees: Sakase Adtech Co., Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Watanabe, Hiroaki Tsunoda, Yumi Senbokuya
  • Inflatable structure, array antenna having inflatable structures,and inflatable structure unfolding method
    Publication number: 20030016186
    Abstract: In an inflatable structure provided with an array antenna or the like, a membrane of a multi-layer inflatable structure is provided with an airtight layer for forming an airtight space inside and a rigidizing layer provided outside the airtight layer, and the rigidizing layer is composed of a triaxial woven fabrics of reinforcing fibers, to thereby achieve a light mass and a high level of precision, and enable adaptation to a demand for increased size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Akihito Watanabe, Hiroaki Tsunoda, Yumi Senbokuya