Patents by Inventor Tomoki SHIOTANI

Tomoki SHIOTANI 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).

  • Publication number: 20170336364
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a structure evaluation system includes a plurality of AE sensors, a signal processor, a position locator, a velocity calculator, and an evaluator. The AE sensors detect an elastic wave generated from a structure. The signal processor extracts an AE signal including information on the elastic wave by performing signal processing on the elastic wave detected by the AE sensor. The position locator derives a wave source distribution indicating a distribution of sources of the elastic waves generated in the structure on the basis of the AE signals. The velocity calculator derives a propagation velocity of the elastic wave generated in the structure on the basis of the AE signal. The evaluator evaluates the soundness of the structure on the basis of the wave source distributions and the propagation velocity of the elastic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Kazuo WATABE, Hidefumi TAKAMINE, Tomoki SHIOTANI
  • Publication number: 20170336365
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a structure evaluation system includes a plurality of sensors, a position locator, a velocity calculator, and an evaluator. The sensors detect an elastic wave generated from a structure. The position locator derives a wave source distribution of the elastic waves generated from the structure, on the basis of the elastic waves. The velocity calculator derives a propagation velocity of the elastic wave generated from the structure, on the basis of the elastic waves. The evaluator evaluates the soundness of the structure on the basis of the wave source distribution and the propagation velocity of the elastic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Kazuo WATABE, Hidefumi TAKAMINE, Tomoki SHIOTANI
  • Publication number: 20170269204
    Abstract: A structure evaluation apparatus has an acquisitor and an evaluator. The acquisitor acquires a distribution that represents a distribution of strength of a reflected wave obtained by an electromagnetic radar scan to a reinforced concrete which comprises concrete and a material other than concrete. The evaluator calculates similarity, with reference to a reference region including the material in the distribution, of other regions including the material than the reference region in the distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Hidefumi TAKAMINE, Kazuo WATABE, Tomoki SHIOTANI