Patents by Inventor Yuto INOSE

Yuto INOSE 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: 11609215
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a gas sensor element for detecting the concentration of a specific gas in a gas under measurement, a tubular housing having an opening, a sealing member closing the opening, and a heat dissipating member having a rear end located at the same position or forward of the rear end of the housing. The heat dissipating member reduces heat transferred from the forward end side of the gas sensor to the sealing member and includes a connection portion connected to the housing, and a main portion extending rearward from the connection portion such that a gap is formed between the main portion and the housing. The main portion has heat dissipating openings for establishing communication between the gap and a space on the outer circumferential side of the heat dissipating member. The heat dissipating openings are formed on the rear end side of the main portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Matsuyama, Masahiro Asai, Masashi Nomura, Yuto Inose, Takehiro Oba
  • Publication number: 20230074136
    Abstract: A gas sensor (200) including a sensor element (10) having electrode pads (11a-12b); a separator (166); and a plurality of metal terminals (21a, 21b, 22a, 22b) each having a body portion (21a1) and a front end portion (21a2), and being insulated from each other by the separator. The separator has an element storage portion (168) penetrating in the axial-line direction or recessed toward a rear side from a front facing surface of the separator, the element storage portion has a first storage space (168a) at a front side thereof and a second storage space (168b) at a rear side thereof, the second storage space has a rotation restriction wall (168w) configured such that a relative rotation allowable angle 2? between the sensor element and the separator is smaller than in the first storage space, and the rear end side of the sensor element is stored in the second storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke MATSUYAMA, Kunihiko YONEZU, Masashi NOMURA, Yuto INOSE, Masana OKAI
  • Patent number: 11531002
    Abstract: A gas sensor (100) extending in an axial direction AX including: a gas sensor element (120) which detects the concentration of a specific gas in a gas under measurement; a tubular metallic shell (110) having a polygonal tool engagement portion (110B) surrounding the gas sensor element (120); a tubular outer tube (103) which extends rearward from the metallic shell (110), surrounds the gas sensor element (120), and has an opening (103E) at a rear end thereof; a sealing member (191) which seals the opening (103E); and a tubular heat dissipating member (104) which surrounds the outer tube (103) and reduces the amount of heat transferred from the forward end side of the gas sensor (100) through the outer tube (103) to the sealing member (191). The maximum diameter D1 of the heat dissipating member (104) is equal to or less than the opposite side dimension D2 of the tool engagement portion (110B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Matsuyama, Masahiro Asai, Masashi Nomura, Yuto Inose
  • Publication number: 20210132016
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes a gas sensor element for detecting the concentration of a specific gas in a gas under measurement, a tubular housing having an opening, a sealing member closing the opening, and a heat dissipating member having a rear end located at the same position or forward of the rear end of the housing. The heat dissipating member reduces heat transferred from the forward end side of the gas sensor to the sealing member and includes a connection portion connected to the housing, and a main portion extending rearward from the connection portion such that a gap is formed between the main portion and the housing. The main portion has heat dissipating openings for establishing communication between the gap and a space on the outer circumferential side of the heat dissipating member. The heat dissipating openings are formed on the rear end side of the main portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke MATSUYAMA, Masahiro ASAI, Masashi NOMURA, Yuto INOSE, Takehiro Oba
  • Publication number: 20200292485
    Abstract: A gas sensor (100) extending in an axial direction AX including: a gas sensor element (120) which detects the concentration of a specific gas in a gas under measurement; a tubular metallic shell (110) having a polygonal tool engagement portion (110B) surrounding the gas sensor element (120); a tubular outer tube (103) which extends rearward from the metallic shell (110), surrounds the gas sensor element (120), and has an opening (103E) at a rear end thereof; a sealing member (191) which seals the opening (103E); and a tubular heat dissipating member (104) which surrounds the outer tube (103) and reduces the amount of heat transferred from the forward end side of the gas sensor (100) through the outer tube (103) to the sealing member (191). The maximum diameter D1 of the heat dissipating member (104) is equal to or less than the opposite side dimension D2 of the tool engagement portion (110B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke MATSUYAMA, Masahiro ASAI, Masashi NOMURA, Yuto INOSE