Patents by Inventor Kenzo Tachibana

Kenzo Tachibana 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 controlling width and thickness of strip
    Patent number: 4555921
    Abstract: Width and thickness of a hot-rolled and descaled strip are controlled by performing, in a line in which the strip runs, a rough control step for reducing correction of the width and the thickness of the strip in only the longitudinal ends thereof and a fine control step for reducing correction of the width and the thickness of the strip over the entire length thereof, respectively at least one time, so that the desired width and thickness of the strip are obtained in the last reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Matsuda, Kenzo Tachibana, Tsutomu Ueno