Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Kubota

Toshihiko Kubota 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: 9541526
    Abstract: The device has a processor (20) that applies a magnetic field to a measurement subject (2) and after the magnetic field is discontinued, uses an induced electromotive force detector (17) to measure the magnetic fluxes emitted from multiple locations, calculates time constants of transient change of the plurality of magnetic fluxes, and detects the internal structure of the measurement subject (2) from the distribution of the time constants. The processor (20) prompts the induced electromotive force detector (17) to make first measurements at predetermined locations, prompts the induced electromotive force detector (17) to make second measurements at locations rotated by a predetermined angle from the predetermined locations, and based on the internal structure detected by the first measurements and the internal structure detected by the second measurements, estimates the center location of the nugget and/or the diameter of the nugget which has been formed inside the measurement subject (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Kouatsu Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kubota, Osamu Kawanabe, Takashi Kimura, Atsushi Okuda
  • Publication number: 20140049254
    Abstract: The device has a processor (20) that applies a magnetic field to a measurement subject (2) and after the magnetic field is discontinued, uses an induced electromotive force detector (17) to measure the magnetic fluxes emitted from multiple locations, calculates time constants of transient change of the plurality of magnetic fluxes, and detects the internal structure of the measurement subject (2) from the distribution of the time constants. The processor (20) prompts the induced electromotive force detector (17) to make first measurements at predetermined locations, prompts the induced electromotive force detector (17) to make second measurements at locations rotated by a predetermined angle from the predetermined locations, and based on the internal structure detected by the first measurements and the internal structure detected by the second measurements, estimates the center location of the nugget and/or the diameter of the nugget which has been formed inside the measurement subject (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicants: NIPPON KOUATSU ELECTRIC CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kubota, Osamu Kawanabe, Takashi Kimura, Atsushi Okuda
  • Patent number: 5377465
    Abstract: An extra super multi-story building having one piece of extra super multi-story of about 200 story construction, two pieces of extra super multi-stories of about 150 story construction and one piece of extra super multi-story of about 100 story construction. Each extra super multi-story includes two through four pieces of tower-like super multi-stories of about 50 story construction and of about 50 m in diameter (floor area: about 200 m.sup.2 /story). A sky lobby is provided about every 50 stories connecting the extra super multi-stories. Four shuttle elevators lead from the ground to the sky lobbies, and a sightseeing tower and high-rise garden (sky dome) are provided at the rooftop of the extra super multi-story building. Main facilities such as offices, hotels and residences are arranged in each extra multi-story.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Kajima Corporation
    Inventors: Takuji Kobori, Shigeru Ban, Toshihiko Kubota, Osamu Nohira, Norihide Koshika, Koji Kondo, Sadaaki Masuda, Yoshinori Kitamura, Hideo Tanaka, Hiroomi Sato, A. Scott Howe