Patents by Inventor Seiichi Kawanami

Seiichi Kawanami 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: 10845341
    Abstract: A method includes: an arrangement step of arranging a phased array probe including a plurality of oscillators each of which is capable of emitting ultrasonic waves on an end surface of the rotor disc, in a parallel state in which the plurality of oscillators are arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotor disc; a first transmission step of emitting ultrasonic waves from the plurality of oscillators in the parallel state, while a timing of emitting the ultrasonic waves from each of the oscillators is controlled in a first emission pattern, and receiving reflection waves of the ultrasonic waves; and a second transmission step of emitting ultrasonic waves from the plurality of oscillators in the parallel state, while the timing of emitting the ultrasonic waves from each of the oscillators is controlled in a second emission pattern different from the first emission pattern, and receiving reflection waves of the ultrasonic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikiyasu Urata, Seiichi Kawanami, Kiyotaka Aoki, Yoshikazu Yamada, Daisuke Takemura, Atsushi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10261055
    Abstract: A probe provided with a transceiving surface longer in a length direction than in a width direction thereof, and an array of ultrasonic elements provided on the transceiving surface, the probe being for emitting ultrasonic waves to a surface to be inspected of an object to be inspected that faces the transceiving surface, while moving in the width direction, the ultrasonic elements being shaped so as to have the same length in the length direction and in the width direction, and the certain of ultrasonic elements being aligned in the length direction and in the width direction and emitting ultrasonic waves a large number of times throughout the length direction in predetermined emission units of one or more ultrasonic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takemoto, Mitsuyoshi Uematsu, Seiichi Kawanami
  • Publication number: 20170254785
    Abstract: A method includes: an arrangement step of arranging a phased array probe including a plurality of oscillators each of which is capable of emitting ultrasonic waves on an end surface of the rotor disc, in a parallel state in which the plurality of oscillators are arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotor disc; a first transmission step of emitting ultrasonic waves from the plurality of oscillators in the parallel state, while a timing of emitting the ultrasonic waves from each of the oscillators is controlled in a first emission pattern, and receiving reflection waves of the ultrasonic waves; and a second transmission step of emitting ultrasonic waves from the plurality of oscillators in the parallel state, while the timing of emitting the ultrasonic waves from each of the oscillators is controlled in a second emission pattern different from the first emission pattern, and receiving reflection waves of the ultrasonic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikiyasu URATA, Seiichi KAWANAMI, Kiyotaka AOKI, Yoshikazu YAMADA, Daisuke TAKEMURA, Atsushi NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20160238567
    Abstract: A probe provided with a transceiving surface longer in a length direction than in a width direction thereof, and an array of ultrasonic elements provided on the transceiving surface, the probe being for emitting ultrasonic waves to a surface to be inspected of an object to be inspected that faces the transceiving surface, while moving in the width direction, the ultrasonic elements being shaped so as to have the same length in the length direction and in the width direction, and the certain of ultrasonic elements being aligned in the length direction and in the width direction and emitting ultrasonic waves a large number of times throughout the length direction in predetermined emission units of one or more ultrasonic elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKEMOTO, Mitsuyoshi UEMATSU, Seiichi KAWANAMI
  • Publication number: 20110314918
    Abstract: A pipe inner surface inspection apparatus that can accurately inspect the inlet portion of a pipe is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi Kawanami, Masayoshi Nakai, Masaya Takatsugu, Masaharu Michihashi
  • Patent number: 6310476
    Abstract: This invention prevents the failure of detection for horizontal and oblique lift-offs in a probe for an eddy current flaw detection test. A plurality of probes are provided, and each probe includes four detection coils. Two adjacent eddy current flaw detecting probes commonly own (share) one of the four coils. The detection coils are connected to a bridge circuit for picking up a flaw signal. The detection coils are adjusted so that interlinkage magnetic fluxes generated inside the detection coils by the eddy current become equal. An excitation coil for inducing the eddy current in a test piece by AC driving can be disposed over the detection coils. The center of the excitation coil is positioned on the center axes of the detection coils. An oscillator for applying an AC current to this excitation coil is connected to the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Kawanami, Masaaki Kurokawa, Takeo Kamimura
  • Patent number: 5144499
    Abstract: Provided are optical shaped articles for CRT, such as projection lens and filter used for the CRT's of projection TV's, which comprise a transparent synthetic resin containing a red dyestuff or a combination of a green organic pigment and a yellow dyestuff and having specified spectral transmittance characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Kawanami, Tatsuo Sugiyama, Yoshiro Suzuki, Yasutaro Ito, Yuji Annaka