Patents by Inventor Masahiro HATO

Masahiro HATO 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).

  • Publication number: 20230273017
    Abstract: Provided is a thickness measurement device, including: an ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit ultrasonic waves to a measurement object; an ultrasonic receiver configured to receive the ultrasonic waves reflected by the measurement object; a first extraction unit configured to extract a first reflected wave reflected by a first surface in the measurement object; a second extraction unit configured to extract a plurality of candidates for a second reflected wave reflected by a second surface in the measurement object; a matching degree calculation unit configured to calculate a matching degree between the first reflected wave and each of the plurality of candidates, for the each of the plurality of candidates; a candidate determination unit configured to determine, from the plurality of candidates, a candidate having the largest matching degree as the second reflected wave; and a thickness calculation unit configured to calculate a thickness of the measurement object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi OHMORI, Masahiro HATO, Tomohiko SHIOTA
  • Publication number: 20220381741
    Abstract: A damage evaluation device includes: a phased array probe that irradiates an ultrasonic signal from a surface of an inspection metal toward an inside of the inspection metal and detects a reflection signal reflected in a predetermined region inside the inspection metal; and an arithmetic processor. The arithmetic processor sets planes parallel to each other in an inspection region, calculates pixel data by quantifying the reflection signal from segments set in each of the planes; calculates a scattering degree of the pixel data, and evaluates damage of the inspection metal based on the scattering degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuki NAGAI, Masahiro HATO, Hiroaki HATANAKA