Patents by Inventor Yoozoo Oouchi

Yoozoo Oouchi 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).

  • Apparatus for inspecting pipes in a plant
    Patent number: 4255762
    Abstract: Apparatus for inspecting pipes in a plant, comprising an elongate inspection head portion which is provided with an optical system for receiving an inspection image by approaching an inner surface of a pipe being an object to-be-inspected; at least one proximity sensor which is disposed in the inspection head portion in order to detect a relative distance between the inspection head portion and the proximate object; a positioning mechanism which consists of a plurality of driving shafts for advancing or retreating, rotating, and revolving the inspection head portion; a control device which is capable of programmed operation and which drives and controls the positioning mechanism in a predetermined operation sequence programmed in advance; a data storage device which stores positional data of the respective driving shafts of the positioning mechanism; and an image processor which is disposed at a position remote from the inspection head portion and which reconstructs the inspection image from video signals; th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1981
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Takeyasu, Kanji Kato, Tatsuo Goto, Yoozoo Oouchi, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Yoshitoshi Ito, Katsumi Takami