Patents by Inventor Shuichi Hiruoka

Shuichi Hiruoka 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: 4472973
    Abstract: An ultrasonic flaw detecting apparatus of electronically scanning type comprises a plurality of ultrasonic vibrator elements disposed in an arcuate array, wherein groups of N vibrator elements arrayed in the circumferential direction of an object under test are sequentially changed over to one another on one-by-one base to thereby scan an object under test with ultrasonic beams. By controlling phases of pulse signals applied to the individual vibrator elements, a region of focus of the ultrasonic beams is set at a predetermined depth of the object under test. For reception, only the echoes reflected from a predetermined focal range are selectively extracted by providing corresponding window or gate means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Sugai, Yasuaki Sato, Hirotoshi Kino, Shuichi Hiruoka