Patents by Inventor Koji Yanagino

Koji Yanagino 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).

  • Method and apparatus for hot-rolling metal strip using near-infrared camera
    Patent number: 9387527
    Abstract: A hot-rolling line, a method for photographing the entire width of a hot-rolled metal strip, a method for recording the photographic result of the entire width, a method for appropriately performing quality assurance, and a method for producing a hot-rolled metal strip using them, provide proper quality assurance for delivering a product to a customer. A hot-rolling line includes a near-infrared camera arranged to photograph an entire width of a hot-rolled metal strip on an entry side of a coiler of the hot-rolling line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo Nishiura, Takayuki Murata, Koji Yanagino, Kazuhiro Nitta, Hiroshi Sawada
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HOT-ROLLING METAL STRIP USING NEAR-INFRARED CAMERA
    Publication number: 20100095722
    Abstract: A hot-rolling line, a method for photographing the entire width of a hot-rolled metal strip, a method for recording the photographic result of the entire width, a method for appropriately performing quality assurance, and a method for producing a hot-rolled metal strip using them, provide proper quality assurance for delivering a product to a customer. A hot-rolling line includes a near-infrared camera arranged to photograph an entire width of a hot-rolled metal strip on an entry side of a coiler of the hot-rolling line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Nishiura, Takayuki Murata, Koji Yanagino, Kazuhiro Nitta, Hiroshi Sawada