Patents by Inventor Tetsuya YADOGUCHI

Tetsuya YADOGUCHI 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).

  • Ultrasonic flaw detecting apparatus and ultrasonic flaw detecting method
    Patent number: 9157896
    Abstract: An ultrasonic flaw detecting apparatus including: a transducer including a piezoelectric element array for transmitting ultrasonic waves to and receiving echo signals from a test object; an element driving unit for scanning the piezoelectric element array at a predetermined cycle and generating the ultrasonic waves; a synthesizing unit for synthesizing an internal image of the test object based on the echo signals received by the piezoelectric element array; and a signal replacing unit for replacing the received echo signal with an echo signal in which a bottom echo of the test object is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshino Ito, Hirokazu Karasawa, Yoshio Ueda, Tsuyoshi Hieda, Tetsuya Yadoguchi, Tetsuo Kawakami, Kouichi Kokubo, Hideo Isobe, Kazuyuki Haruna, Masamitsu Niki
  • Defect classification apparatus
    Patent number: 8977580
    Abstract: The present invention has its objective to provide a defect classification apparatus which suppresses over-fitting and accurately classify the defect type of a defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Anayama, Tetsuya Yadoguchi, Toshiyuki Suzuma, Eiji Honda, Takahiro Okada, Shinya Yoshikawa, Tamotsu Nishimine
  • DEFECT CLASSIFICATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130173508
    Abstract: The present invention has its objective to provide a defect classification apparatus which suppresses over-fitting and accurately classify the defect type of a defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Anayama, Tetsuya Yadoguchi, Toshiyuki Suzuma, Eiji Honda, Takahiro Okada, Shinya Yoshikawa, Tamotsu Nishimine
  • ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTING APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20110232386
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, An ultrasonic flaw detecting apparatus comprising: a transducer in which a piezoelectric element array for transmitting ultrasonic waves to and receiving echo signals from a test object; an element driving unit for scanning the piezoelectric element array at a predetermined cycle and causing the ultrasonic waves; a synthesizing unit for synthesizing an internal image of the test object based on the echo signals received by the piezoelectric element array; and a signal replacing unit for replacing the received echo signal with an echo signal in which a bottom echo of the test object is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshino ITO, Hirokazu KARASAWA, Yoshio UEDA, Tsuyoshi HIEDA, Tetsuya YADOGUCHI, Tetsuo KAWAKAMI, Kouichi KOKUBO, Hideo ISOBE, Kazuyuki HARUNA, Masamitsu NIKI