Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Yahiro

Kazuhiro Yahiro 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 measuring cross sectional dimensions of sectional steel
    Patent number: 5745237
    Abstract: Cross sectional dimensions of an intermediate product of sectional steel are measured in the course of rolling, by simultaneously, horizontally reciprocating, in the direction transverse to a conveyance line of the sectional steel, two laser range finders which are disposed vertically opposite to each other. The method and apparatus are capable of determining, precisely and automatically, a sectional shape of the H-beam in an on-line manner, thereby improving product quality and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yahiro, Takayuki Yoshioka, Kazushi Baba