Patents by Inventor Nozomu YOSHIHIRO

Nozomu YOSHIHIRO 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: 10632526
    Abstract: The primary object of the present invention is to provide a mold for continuous casting including a temperature detection unit which can detect the temperature of a copper plate of the mold with high precision, and can be easily inserted into and pulled out of the copper plate. The present invention includes: a main body; and a temperature detection unit which is inserted in an insertion hole in the main body, and detects temperature inside the mold. The temperature detection unit includes: an FBG sensor inserted in a protection tube which can be deformed in a radial direction; and a support member which supports the FBG sensor along the longitudinal direction. At a temperature detection point, the protection tube in which the FBG sensor is inserted is held between a stretched member in the support member and an inner surface of the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuro Honda, Nozomu Yoshihiro, Shinichi Fukunaga, Takeshi Okawa
  • Publication number: 20180050387
    Abstract: The primary object of the present invention is to provide a mold for continuous casting including a temperature detection unit which can detect the temperature of a copper plate of the mold with high precision, and can be easily inserted into and pulled out of the copper plate. The present invention includes: a main body; and a temperature detection unit which is inserted in an insertion hole in the main body, and detects temperature inside the mold. The temperature detection unit includes: an FBG sensor inserted in a protection tube which can be deformed in a radial direction; and a support member which supports the FBG sensor along the longitudinal direction. At a temperature detection point, the protection tube in which the FBG sensor is inserted is held between a stretched member in the support member and an inner surface of the insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuro HONDA, Nozomu YOSHIHIRO, Shinichi FUKUNAGA, Takeshi OKAWA