Patents by Inventor Shigeharu Masuma

Shigeharu Masuma 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: 4071958
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a device for automatically inspecting the acceptability of the inner diameter and bending of pipes of the type in which a cylindrical gage is inserted and forced to pass through the pipe to be inspected under the driving force of, for instance, compressed air. The pipe through which the gage passes from one end thereof to the other end is accepted, but the pipe in which the gage is stopped is rejected together with the gage. A pipe to be inspected is located by positioning first and/or second pipe positioning means into a predetermined pipe inspection position, and then firmly clamped by pipe clamping means. A cylindrical gage with a predetermined outer diameter and length is brought to the firing position by gage positioning means, inserted into one end of the pipe and forced to pass through the pipe under the compressed force admitted into the pipe behind the gage through gage firing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1978
    Assignees: Aichi Steel Works, Limited, Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Morita, Seiichi Asano, Shigeharu Masuma