Patents by Inventor Yasushi Yonemura

Yasushi Yonemura 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: 6895681
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring an inner diameter of a pipeline is incorporated into a passage pig for checking passableness through the pipeline or a cleaning pig for cleaning within the pipeline, the passage pig and the cleaning pig including at least one seal cup sealably sliding along an interior surface of the pipeline. The apparatus includes a travel distance measuring unit for measuring a travel distance of the passage pig or the cleaning pig within the pipeline, a swing angle detector for detecting a swing angle of a pig body during the travel distance measurement, a displacement detector for individually detecting a radial displacement of the peripheral portion of the seal cup at a number of points along an entire circumference during the travel distance measurement, a computing unit for computing an output from each of said means, and a recording means for recording an output from the computing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Yonemura, Kiichi Suyama, Ryuji Sakasai
  • Publication number: 20040111910
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring an inner diameter of a pipeline according to the present invention is incorporated into a passage pig for checking passableness through the pipeline or a cleaning pig (60) for cleaning within the pipeline while running through the pipeline, the passage pig and the cleaning pig including at least one seal cup (60B to 60D) sealably sliding along an interior surface of the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Yasushi Yonemura, Kiichi Suyama, Ryuji Sakasai