Patents by Inventor Ryosaku Wakabayashi

Ryosaku Wakabayashi 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).

  • Centering method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5727327
    Abstract: A centering apparatus and method is provided which automatically measuring the radius or radius deviation of a large cylindrical bore, and shorten the time required for centering. The inspection apparatus is supported on a rise and fall base which is horizontally supported on a top portion of the large cylindrical bore in such a manner that it is allowed to vertically move in parallel with a fine wire which is hung perpendicularly from the center of the top portion. The inspection apparatus having a non-contact type two-dimensional position sensor for detecting the relative position of the fine wire to the cent-er of the inspection apparatus. The inspection apparatus is positioned at an arbitrary height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Fujikoshi
    Inventors: Ryosaku Wakabayashi, Yoshihiro Takase, Kazuo Okazaki, Yoshifumi Fujii