Patents by Inventor Nobuyoshi Hamura

Nobuyoshi Hamura 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: 5709585
    Abstract: A method for removing burrs in a continuous rolling process including the steps of joining the rear end of a preceding billet with the front end of a succeeding billet using a flash butt welding method while both billets are moving, and grinding a burr on the welded part of the joined portion using a plurality of grinders while the billets are moving and while rotating the grinders and moving the grinders synchronously with the travelling speed of the billets. A grinding machine for continuously rolling a round billet includes a travelling body shuttling along the direction of movement of the round billet, a turret ring rotatably supported by the travelling body, and a plurality of grinding devices arranged in a movable manner within a radius of the turret ring, wherein the grinding devices include grinders which are set at a tilted angle relative to the center axis of the rotatable turret ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Giichi Matsuo, Nobuyoshi Hamura, Susumu Okawa, Hidenori Anai, Akira Sakai, Soichi Aoyama, Koji Okushima, Yuki Sugawara, Bunnosuke Ushioda, Yuji Watanabe