Patents by Inventor Shigero Masamori

Shigero Masamori 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).

  • Apparatus for inspecting a profile of a rod
    Patent number: 5001841
    Abstract: An apparatus which inspects a profile of each rod of a bundle of rods assembled in a cluster includes a holding device for holding a rod, a profile detection sensor for detecting the profile of the rod, a reference position setting device for setting a reference position of the rod, a position detection device for detecting an inspection position of the rod with respect to the reference position and a signal processing and display device for processing and displaying signals from the profile detection sensor and the position detection device. Particularly, the profile detection sensor includes a cylindrical shell into which the rod is inserted, a single or a plurality of strain gauge type sensors disposed in the shell and brought into contact with an external surface of the rod to detect the profile of the rod, a drive motor and a mechanism thereof for rotating the shell about the rod and a drive motor and a mechanism thereof for slidably moving the shell in the longitudinal direction of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo, K.K.
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takigawa, Shigeo Iida, Kazuo Murakami, Shigero Masamori, Kazuharu Yabushita