Patents by Inventor Yasuaki HIROE

Yasuaki HIROE 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: 20150355002
    Abstract: A clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter includes: a first ultrasonic transducer that injects a first ultrasonic signal at an angle in excess of a critical angle into a pipe wherein a fluid flows; a second ultrasonic transducer, provided in a position able to receive the first ultrasonic signal, which injects a second ultrasonic signal at the same angle as the aforementioned angle, relative to the pipe; and a flow rate calculating portion that calculates either one of or both of a flow speed and a flow rate of the fluid within the pipe based on a first time for the first ultrasonic signal to pass through the interior of the pipe to arrive at the second ultrasonic transducer and a second time for the second ultrasonic signal to pass through the interior of the pipe to arrive at the first ultrasonic transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Azbil Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi SASAKI, Yasuaki HIROE