Patents by Inventor Mineyuki Hiramatsu

Mineyuki Hiramatsu 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).

  • Floating furnace
    Patent number: 5616295
    Abstract: In the furnace a plurality of floaters are arranged in series in a direction in which the metal strip is transferred. The strip is fed through the furnace, floated by these floaters. A test floater is installed along the strip transfer pathway. The height of the strip floated by the test floater is detected by a float sensor. The gas pressure of the test floater detected when the test floater floats the strip to an appropriate height is reflected on the gas pressures of the in-furnace floaters. As a result, the in-furnace floaters float the strip to the appropriate height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Daidotokushuko Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tawara, Mineyuki Hiramatsu, Jun Maeda