Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Ueki
Tsutomu Ueki 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).
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Publication number: 20240341014Abstract: Coils (230, 330) are respectively arranged on a front side and a rear side of a planned conveyance plane (CP). Main cores (211, 311), edge cores (212, 213, 312, 313), and bridge cores (220a, 220b, 320a, 330b) are arranged with respect to the coils (230, 330). The bridge cores (220a, 220b, 320a, 330b) are arranged on a back side of the main cores (211, 311) and the edge cores (212, 213, 312, 313). The main cores (211, 311) and the edge cores (212, 213, 312, 313) can be magnetically coupled by using the bridge cores (220a, 220b, 320a, 320b).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji UMETSU, Tsutomu UEKI
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Publication number: 20240334558Abstract: Coils (220, 320) are respectively arranged on a front side and a rear side of a planned conveyance plane (CP). Non-edge cores (211, 311) and edge cores (212-213, 312-313) are arranged with respect to the coils (220, 320). The non-edge cores (211, 311) are so-called T-shaped cores, and arranged at center regions in an x-axis direction. Two edge cores (212-213, 312-313) are so-called E-shaped cores, and arranged on both sides in the x-axis direction of the non-edge cores (211, 311), respectively. An interval between upstream-side leg portions (2122, 3122) and downstream-side leg portions (2123, 3123) provided to the edge cores (212, 313) and the planned conveyance plane (CP), is shorter than an interval between parts of the non-edge cores (211, 311) except for center leg portions (2111, 3111) thereof and the planned conveyance plane (CP).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji UMETSU, Tsutomu UEKI
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Patent number: 10880958Abstract: A first coil 110 and a second coil 120 are faced each other across a conductor plate S so that the first coil (110) and the second coil (120) become substantially the same in position in a Y-axis direction. The conductor plate S is inductively heated by applying alternating currents at a frequency at which a depth of penetration of the current becomes equal to or less than half a plate thickness of the conductor plate S to the first coil (110) and the second coil (120) in opposite directions.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Umetsu, Tsutomu Ueki
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Patent number: 10327287Abstract: The transverse flux induction heating device is allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in the direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the conductive sheet; and a non-conductive 10 soft magnetic material which is attached to the shielding plate, wherein the shielding plate is interposed between the core and the non-conductive soft magnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Umetsu, Tsutomu Ueki, Yasuhiro Mayumi, Toshiya Takechi
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Patent number: 10292210Abstract: The transverse flux induction heating device is allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in the direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the conductive sheet; and a non-conductive soft magnetic material which is attached to the shielding plate, wherein the shielding plate is interposed between the core and the non-conductive soft magnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Umetsu, Tsutomu Ueki, Yasuhiro Mayumi, Toshiya Takechi
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Publication number: 20190029080Abstract: A first coil 110 and a second coil 120 are faced each other across a conductor plate S so that the first coil (110) and the second coil (120) become substantially the same in position in a Y-axis direction. The conductor plate S is inductively heated by applying alternating currents at a frequency at which a depth of penetration of the current becomes equal to or less than half a plate thickness of the conductor plate S to the first coil (110) and the second coil (120) in opposite directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji UMETSU, Tsutomu UEKI
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Publication number: 20180359817Abstract: The transverse flux induction heating device is allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in the direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the conductive sheet; and a non-conductive 10 soft magnetic material which is attached to the shielding plate, wherein the shielding plate is interposed between the core and the non-conductive soft magnetic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji UMETSU, Tsutomu UEKI, Yasuhiro MAYUMI, Toshiya TAKECHI
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Patent number: 10085306Abstract: The transverse flux induction heating device allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; and a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conductive sheet, wherein the shielding plate has a protruded portion, and the side surface of the protruded portion represents a closed loop when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the coil face.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Umetsu, Tsutomu Ueki, Yasuhiro Mayumi, Toshiya Takechi
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Publication number: 20170127482Abstract: The transverse flux induction heating device allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; and a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conductive sheet, wherein the shielding plate has a protruded portion, and the side surface of the protruded portion represents a closed loop when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the coil face.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji UMETSU, Tsutomu UEKI, Yasuhiro MAYUMI, Toshiya TAKECHI
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Patent number: 9578693Abstract: The transverse flux induction heating device allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; and a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conductive sheet, wherein the shielding plate has a protruded portion, and the side surface of the protruded portion represents a closed loop when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the coil face.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Umetsu, Tsutomu Ueki, Yasuhiro Mayumi, Toshiya Takechi
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Publication number: 20120312805Abstract: The transverse flux induction heating device allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; and a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conductive sheet, wherein the shielding plate has a protruded portion, and the side surface of the protruded portion represents a closed loop when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the coil face.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Kenji Umetsu, Tsutomu Ueki, Yasuhiro Mayumi, Toshiya Takechi
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Publication number: 20120305548Abstract: The transverse flux induction heating device is allows an alternating magnetic field to intersect the sheet face of a conductive sheet which is conveyed in one direction, thereby inductively heating the conductive sheet. The transverse flux induction heating device includes a heating coil disposed such that a coil face faces the sheet face of the conductive sheet; a core around which the heating coil is coiled; a shielding plate formed of a conductor and disposed between the core and a side end portion in the direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the conductive sheet; and a non-conductive soft magnetic material which is attached to the shielding plate, wherein the shielding plate is interposed between the core and the non-conductive soft magnetic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Umetsu, Tsutomu Ueki, Yasuhiro Mayumi, Toshiya Takechi