Patents by Inventor Kazunobu Imamoto

Kazunobu Imamoto 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: 7109702
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection includes: magnetizing a target by a first magnetostatic field (S2); shutting off the magnetostatic field (S3); measuring, at measurement points, the transient change of a differential magnetic flux density of a first residual magnetic field of the target (S4); obtaining a first time constant by the main time constant of the transient change at each measurement point (S5); magnetizing the target by a second magnetostatic field (S2); shutting off the second field (S3); measuring, at the measurement points, the transient change of a differential magnetic flux density of a second residual magnetic field of the target (S4); obtaining a second time constant by the main time constant of the transient change for each measurement point (S5); and obtaining information about the internal structure of the target by the distribution differences between the first and the second time constants at the measurement points (S7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignees: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Magnegraph Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Imamoto, Takashi Kimura
  • Patent number: 7084623
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection device (X1) includes an exciting pole (10) having a magnetic flux exciting surface (11) for exciting a magnetic flux to form a magnetic field in an inspection target, a recovering pole (30) having a magnetic flux recovering surface (31) for recovering the magnetic flux excited from the magnetic flux exciting surface (11), and a coil array (50) having a plurality of loop coils though which the magnetic flux excited from the magnetic flux exciting surface (11) passes prior to reaching the inspection target, the coil array being offset toward the recovering pole (30) with respect to the magnetic flux exciting surface (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignees: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Magnegraph Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Imamoto, Takashi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20050122099
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection includes: magnetizing a target by a first magnetostatic field (S2); shutting off the magnetostatic field (S3); measuring, at measurement points, the transient change of a differential magnetic flux density of a first residual magnetic field of the target (S4); obtaining a first time constant by the main time constant of the transient change at each measurement point (S5); magnetizing the target by a second magnetostatic field (S2); shutting off the second field (S3); measuring, at the measurement points, the transient change of a differential magnetic flux density of a second residual magnetic field of the target (S4); obtaining a second time constant by the main time constant of the transient change for each measurement point (S5); and obtaining information about the internal structure of the target by the distribution differences between the first and the second time constants at the measurement points (S7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Kazunobu Imamoto, Takashi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20040232383
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an isosorbide derivative having at least one polymerizable group, characterized in that the isosorbide derivative further comprises at least one photo-convertible group for adjusting the helical twisting power of the isosorbide derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Kazunobu Imamoto, Takashi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20040232909
    Abstract: A non-destructive inspection device (X1) includes an exciting pole (10) having a magnetic flux exciting surface (11) for exciting a magnetic flux to form a magnetic field in an inspection target, a recovering pole (30) having a magnetic flux recovering surface (31) for recovering the magnetic flux excited from the magnetic flux exciting surface (11), and a coil array (50) having a plurality of loop coils though which the magnetic flux excited from the magnetic flux exciting surface (11) passes prior to reaching the inspection target, the coil array being offset toward the recovering pole (30) with respect to the magnetic flux exciting surface (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Kazunobu Imamoto, Takashi Kimura