Patents by Inventor Asahi Mochizuki

Asahi Mochizuki 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).

  • System for detecting flat portion of peripheral surface of vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 4696446
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system for detecting a flat portion of a peripheral surface of a vehicle wheel disposed in rolling engagement with a track rail. A detecting device is provided for detecting one of acceleration representative of vibration of the wheel, stress developing in a support member connected to the wheel, and a noise produced by the rolling of the wheel on the rail to produce a first detection signal in response to a predetermined angular movement of the wheel. A device is provided for determining whether the first detection signal is above a predetermined reference level to produce a second detection signal in synchronism with the rotation of the wheel and indicative of a wheel flat portion of above a predetermined length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignees: Shinko Electric Co. Ltd., Japanese National Railways
    Inventors: Asahi Mochizuki, Kira Ozawa, Shinichiro Fujita, Kuniaki Yamada