Patents by Inventor Noriyasu KOBAYASHI

Noriyasu KOBAYASHI 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: 11598750
    Abstract: An eddy current flaw detection device according to an embodiment includes: a first exciter/detector that is supplied with alternating current and can induce eddy current in a tested object by generating a magnetic field change in the tested object; a second exciter/detector disposed opposite side of the first exciter/detector sandwiching the tested object therebetween. The second exciter/detector can detect a change in a reactive magnetic field generated by the eddy current. The first and second exciter/detectors each may have a coil including a helical coil wire, and the coil wire of the first exciter/detector may be thicker than the coil wire of the second exciter/detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kobayashi, Jun Semboshi, Megumi Akimoto, Masaru Ukai
  • Publication number: 20210172908
    Abstract: An eddy current flaw detection device according to an embodiment includes: a first exciter/detector that is supplied with alternating current and can induce eddy current in a tested object by generating a magnetic field change in the tested object; a second exciter/detector disposed opposite side of the first exciter/detector sandwiching the tested object therebetween. The second exciter/detector can detect a change in a reactive magnetic field generated by the eddy current. The first and second exciter/detectors each may have a coil including a helical coil wire, and the coil wire of the first exciter/detector may be thicker than the coil wire of the second exciter/detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyasu KOBAYASHI, Jun SEMBOSHI, Megumi AKIMOTO, Masaru UKAI
  • Patent number: 10317367
    Abstract: An eddy-current flaw detector includes a trace data calculator configured to calculate each coordinate with respect to flaw detection points on which an inspection probe is used upon performing an eddy-current testing based on an inputted condition of eddy-current flaw detection and surface shape data of an inspection-object surface measured by a profilometer, and to calculate a normal vector of each flaw detection point; a gap evaluation calculator configured to acquire an evaluation result on a gap between the inspection-object surface and the inspection probe for each flaw detection point; a flaw detection data collector configured to acquire flaw detection data of an inspection object for each flaw detection point; a flaw detection data analyzer configured to evaluate presence/absence of a flaw in the inspection-object surface based on the flaw detection data of the inspection object and the evaluation result on the gap for each flaw detection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kobayashi, Souichi Ueno, Naotaka Suganuma, Tatsuya Oodake, Takeshi Maehara, Takashi Kasuya, Hiroya Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10056796
    Abstract: A joined component comprises a first heated body, a second heated body, a brazing material, a first heated portion and a second heated portion. The first body comprises an insertion opening and an inserted portion coupled with the insertion opening. The second body comprises an insertion portion inserted into the inserted portion through the insertion opening. The first heated portion is provided at a first position including at least a part of the inserted portion and at least a part of the insertion portion. The second heated portion is provided at a second position separate from the insertion portion where a ratio “L/D” satisfies being 0.4 or more and 0.8 or less, where “L” is a length from the insertion opening to the second portion and “D” is an outer diameter of the second heated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kobayashi, Souichi Ueno, Tomoaki Takahashi, Daisuke Iwashita
  • Patent number: 10050497
    Abstract: A method comprises: a step of disposing a coil end connection portion of a first stator coil end and a solid connection at mutually adjacent positions after the solid connection and the cooling water pipe are brazed together; a step of disposing a heating coil around the solid connection and the first stator coil end in such a way as to bypass the cooling water pipe connection portion; and a step of supplying the heating coil with alternating current, so that the solid connection and the first stator coil end are induce-heated and then connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Souichi Ueno, Noriyasu Kobayashi, Daisuke Iwashita, Masahiro Yamada, Tomoaki Takahashi, Naosuke Ote
  • Patent number: 10001458
    Abstract: There is provided an eddy current flaw detection technique capable of, even when inspecting an object having a narrow portion with a small curvature radius, recognizing detection sensitivity change due to change of attitude of a probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kobayashi, Souichi Ueno, Hiroya Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20170336361
    Abstract: An eddy-current flaw detector includes a trace data calculator configured to calculate each coordinate with respect to flaw detection points on which an inspection probe is used upon performing an eddy-current testing based on an inputted condition of eddy-current flaw detection and surface shape data of an inspection-object surface measured by a profilometer, and to calculate a normal vector of each flaw detection point; a gap evaluation calculator configured to acquire an evaluation result on a gap between the inspection-object surface and the inspection probe for each flaw detection point; a flaw detection data collector configured to acquire flaw detection data of an inspection object for each flaw detection point; a flaw detection data analyzer configured to evaluate presence/absence of a flaw in the inspection-object surface based on the flaw detection data of the inspection object and the evaluation result on the gap for each flaw detection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Noriyasu KOBAYASHI, Souichi UENO, Naotaka SUGANUMA, Tatsuya OODAKE, Takeshi MAEHARA, Takashi KASUYA, Hiroya ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170264154
    Abstract: A joined component comprises a first heated body, a second heated body, a brazing material, a first heated portion and a second heated portion. The first body comprises an insertion opening and an inserted portion coupled with the insertion opening. The second body comprises an insertion portion inserted into the inserted portion through the insertion opening. The first heated portion is provided at a first position including at least a part of the inserted portion and at least a part of the insertion portion. The second heated portion is provided at a second position separate from the insertion portion where a ratio “L/D” satisfies being 0.4 or more and 0.8 or less, where “L” is a length from the insertion opening to the second portion and “D” is an outer diameter of the second heated body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Noriyasu KOBAYASHI, Souichi UENO, Tomoaki TAKAHASHI, Daisuke IWASHITA
  • Publication number: 20170054349
    Abstract: A method comprises: a step of disposing a coil end connection portion of a first stator coil end and a solid connection at mutually adjacent positions after the solid connection and the cooling water pipe are brazed together; a step of disposing a heating coil around the solid connection and the first stator coil end in such a way as to bypass the cooling water pipe connection portion; and a step of supplying the heating coil with alternating current, so that the solid connection and the first stator coil end are induce-heated and then connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Souichi UENO, Noriyasu KOBAYASHI, Daisuke IWASHITA, Masahiro YAMADA, Tomoaki TAKAHASHI, Naosuke OTE
  • Publication number: 20160123928
    Abstract: There is provided an eddy current flaw detection technique capable of, even when inspecting an object having a narrow portion with a small curvature radius, recognizing detection sensitivity change due to change of attitude of a probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Noriyasu KOBAYASHI, Souichi UENO, Hiroya ICHIKAWA