Patents by Inventor Sin-ichi Itoh

Sin-ichi Itoh 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: 5754617
    Abstract: X-ray CT inspection equipment for inspecting the contents of a container includes an inspection building having a container inlet port for receiving a container, serving as an item to be inspected at an inspection position inside of the building, and a container outlet port for allowing the container to exit the building after an inspection; a X-ray CT inspection apparatus provided at the inspection position in the inspection building; and a rail member for transporting the container to said inspection position where the X-ray inspection apparatus is located by transporting and the container from the container inlet port into the inspection building and, after the container has been inspected, transporting the container to the outside of the building through the container outlet port. Therefore, through only X-ray CT inspection of the container itself, a condition (relative density, structure) or freight accommodated in the container can be accurately imaged and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Sin-ichi Itoh