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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2010
Applicants:

Tatsuo Nakagawa, Kodaira, JP;

Akihiko Hyodo, Hachioji, JP;

Hideaki Kurata, Kokubunji, JP;

Shigeru Oho, Soka, JP;

Inventors:

Tatsuo Nakagawa, Kodaira, JP;

Akihiko Hyodo, Hachioji, JP;

Hideaki Kurata, Kokubunji, JP;

Shigeru Oho, Soka, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/08 (2006.01); G01F 23/284 (2006.01); G01S 13/75 (2006.01); G01S 13/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/08 (2013.01); G01F 23/284 (2013.01); G01F 23/2845 (2013.01); G01S 13/04 (2013.01); G01S 13/751 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a measurement device that can accurately measure size, position, the presence of an object, and the like by means of a simple and low-cost method. Specifically, disclosed is a measurement device that is provided with: a transmitter that transmits radio waves; a vibrating surface that vibrates mechanically; a receiver that receives radio waves; and a controller that transmits radio waves from the transmitter, and on the basis of the signal of the radio waves reflected by the vibrating surface and received by the receiver, outputs information about a measured object on the pathway between the transmitter and the receiver with the vibrating surface therebetween.


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