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Iizuka, Kanagawa

Akihiro Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080199799Electrostatic image developer, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus - An electrostatic image developer contains a toner and a carrier having a resin coating layer formed on the surface of a core material containing a ferrite component, wherein a ratio R1/R2 is from 0.88 to 0.92 where R1 is the resistance value (Ω) of the developer having a toner concentration of 2 mass % in a state formed into a magnetic brush, at an applied voltage of 1008-21-2008
20090061333CARRIER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND DEVELOPER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, METHOD OF FORMING AN IMAGE, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A carrier for developing an electrostatic latent image includes carrier particles, and the carrier particles include magnetic particles and a coating layer coating the surfaces of the magnetic particles. The BET specific surface area of the magnetic particles is 0.1300 m03-05-2009
20090109448ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING CARRIER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charge image developing carrier includes: a magnetic particle; and a resin coating layer that covers a surface of the magnetic particle with a resin, the resin coating layer containing an acid having a cyclic diterpene structure and either of carbon black or nigrosine dispersed therein.04-30-2009
20090111042ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charge image developer includes a toner containing an external additive and a carrier comprising a resin-coated layer formed on a surface of a core material. The average shape factor SF1 of the toner is from 125 to 135, the number of particles having shape factor SF1 of less than 125 is from 5% to 30% by number with respect to the total number of toner particles, the number of particles having shape factor SF1 of greater than 135 is from 5% to 30% by number with respect to the total number of toner particles, the scratch line width in a scratch strength test of the resin used in the resin-coated layer is from 80 μm to 200 μm, and the scratch depth is from 60 μm to 150 μm.04-30-2009
20100330492CARRIER FOR ELECTROSTATIC DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPER FOR ELECTROSTATIC DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE FOR ELECTROSTATIC DEVELOPMENT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides a carrier for electrostatic development, including ferrite particles and a coating layer including a resin having a cycloalkyl group, the ferrite particles including strontium in an amount of from about 0.1% by weight to about 1.0% by weight and having a BET specific surface area of from about 0.13 m12-30-2010
20110020747ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARRIER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An electrophotographic carrier includes a magnetic core material and a resin layer that coats the magnetic core material, the resin layer comprising a resistance control agent and a polymer including a repeating unit derived from an alicyclic group-containing methacrylic ester, the resin layer including a monomer as a base material of the repeating unit in the polymer in an amount of from about 0.5% by weight to about 3.0% by weight relative to the total amount of the resin layer.01-27-2011
20110045399ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING CARRIER, ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic image developing carrier includes a ferrite particle and a resin layer that coats the ferrite particle, wherein a magnesium element content of the ferrite particle is from about 3.0% by weight to about 20.0% by weight; wherein a manganese element content of the ferrite particle is from about 0.2% by weight to about 0.8% by weight; and wherein a content of toluene is more than about 100 ppm and not more than about 2,000 ppm.02-24-2011
20110236814CARRIER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, DEVELOPER FOR ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A carrier for developing an electrostatic charge image, including a core, and a coating layer including a resin and inorganic oxide particles that exhibit electroconductivity, by which the core is coated, wherein the inorganic oxide particles have, when they are aggregated, an aggregation size of or when they are not aggregated, a primary particle size of, from 230 nm to 970 nm.09-29-2011

Patent applications by Akihiro Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Akira Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090064665Method of controlling exhaust gas purification system, and exhaust gas prufication system03-12-2009

Hideki Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090180469IP COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An IP communication apparatus employed in a telephone voice/moving picture recording system is comprised of: an IP packet transmitting/receiving I/F for transmitting/receiving an IP packet; an IP address acquiring unit of acquiring an IP address corresponding to a transmission source of the IP packet; a signal judging unit for performing a signal judging operation by employing data contained in an IP packet; a recording unit for recording the data in relation to the IP address based upon a judgement result made by the signal judging unit; and a recording control unit for controlling the recording unit.07-16-2009

Hiroshi Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110041975TIRE TUBE - An object of the invention is to provide a tire tube which has excellent air impermeability and such excellent durability that the occurrence of cracks in the tube main body is prevented in a contact surface between the tube main body and an inner circumferential surface of the tire. The tire tube of the invention includes a tube main body having a multilayer structure in which at least one rubber layer and at least one thermoplastic resin layer made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin are laminated together. In at least a region where the tube main body is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the tire tread part, the rubber layer is placed as the outermost layer of the multilayer structure, and the thermoplastic resin layer is placed inside the outermost layer.02-24-2011
20120063557Phase adjustment circuit, receiving apparatus and communication system - A phase adjustment circuit includes: a serial-to-parallel conversion section configured to convert serial data including a synchronization pattern inserted into a predetermined position into parallel data in response to a clock; a synchronization-pattern-position detection section configured to detect the position of the synchronization pattern in the parallel data generated by the serial-to-parallel conversion section; and an adjustment section configured to adjust the phases of the parallel data and the clock to conform to a position detected by the synchronization-pattern-position detection section as the position of the synchronization pattern in accordance with information on the position of the synchronization pattern.03-15-2012

Katsumi Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080233878Radio System and Radio Communication Device - There are provided a radio system and a radio communication device capable of removing a phase noise superimposed on a reception signal and a phase noise generated in the system of a reception radio unit. In this system, a radio transmission device (09-25-2008
20080233879Radio System, Radio Transmitter, and Radio Receiver - A radio system having an improved phase noise characteristic and a thereby improved communication quality, a radio transmitter, and a radio receiver. In the radio system, a radio transmitter (09-25-2008

Ken Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080222204Data Processing Apparatus, Data Processing Method, and Computer Program - A data processing apparatus includes an input section configured to receive data to be encoded, a first pseudo-random-number generating section configured to generate a first pseudo-random number, a second pseudo-random-number generating section configured to a second pseudo-random number, an address determining section configured to determine matrix address candidate values on the basis of a bit string of the second pseudo-random number generated by the second pseudo-random-number generating section, a matrix generating section configured to generate a matrix in which pixel values based on constituent bit values of the first pseudo-random number generated by the first pseudo-random-number generating section are set at matrix positions designated on the basis of the matrix address candidate values, and an encoding section configured to generate encoded data by executing exclusive OR operations between corresponding positional data in the matrix generated by the matrix generating section and the received data.09-11-2008
20080232713Image Matching Method, Image Matching Apparatus, and Program - To provide an image matching method, an image matching apparatus, and a program able to perform a matching images at a high accuracy. A Hough transform unit 09-25-2008
20090169116COMPARISON METHOD, COMPARISON SYSTEM, COMPUTER, AND PROGRAM - A comparison apparatus 07-02-2009
20100040265REGISTRATION DEVICE, VERIFICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM - A registration device, verification device, authentication method and authentication program that can improve the accuracy of authentication are proposed. A predetermined process is performed for an image signal obtained as a result of taking a picture of a image-capturing target which is given as an object for biometrics authentication and which is a predetermined part of a living body; a characteristic part of the image-capturing target is extracted from the image signal; the Hough transform is carried out by characteristic extraction means for the extracted characteristic part; a plurality of characteristic parameter points are extracted from a parameter point obtained as a result of the Hough transform under a predetermined extraction condition; and a determination is made as to whether the plurality of characteristic parameter points are those to be registered or to be compared with the registered one according to an angle component of the plurality of the characteristic parameter points.02-18-2010
20100158342Image matching method, program, and image matching system - An image matching method capable of matching images with a high precision and a program and an image matching system for the same, providing a conversion unit for performing image processing based on a registered image and a match image for converting points in each image to patterns of curves based on a distance from a reference position to the closest point on a straight line passing through each point in the image from the reference position and an angle formed by a straight line passing through the reference position and the closest point and an x-axis as a reference axis including the reference position, converting linear components in the images to patterns of a plurality of overlapped curves, and generating converted images, a correlation value generation unit for performing correlation processing based on the converted images and generating a correlation value, and a matching unit for performing the matching based on a signal indicating the correlation value generated by the correlation value generation unit.06-24-2010

Patent applications by Ken Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Kenichi Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100268963INTER-BUS COMMUNICATION INTERFACE DEVICE AND DATA SECURITY DEVICE - There is provided an inter-bus communication interface device capable of efficiently performing transfer of data between a plurality of devices connected to different buses, respectively. When communication data is transmitted, a first device writes the communication data into a buffer, whereas when communication control information is transmitted, the first device writes the communication control information into a register. A control circuit passes the communication data stored in the buffer to a second device, and passes the communication control information stored in the register to a second device.10-21-2010

Kouya Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120060487WORKING MACHINE - In the working machine, first and second pilot flow paths are directly or indirectly connected to to a tank flow path (03-15-2012

Mariko Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100246299SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND REDUNDANCY METHOD - A semiconductor storage device includes a normal area that contains a plurality of memory cells and a redundancy area that contains a plurality of memory cells. The semiconductor storage device further includes a delaying unit that changes, between a first mode in which both the normal area and the redundancy area are used and a second mode in which only the normal area is used without use of the redundancy area, a timing for issuing a cell-array control signal for selecting a memory cell from among the memory cells used in a corresponding mode.09-30-2010

Masaki Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090013373Television Broadcast Receiving Device and Method of Receiving Television Broadcast - The invention is to allow answering of a call without interrupting a broadcast program having high real-time information even when the call comes in during viewing of the program. A communication transmitting/receiving portion 01-08-2009

Naomi Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090017545Method of Determining Metal by Colorimetry and Determination Reagent - The present invention is a method for calorimetrically determining a metal in a sample using a chelating coloring agent, characterized by coexistence of a masking agent for iron, copper or nickel. Also, the present invention is a reagent for calorimetrically determining a metal in a sample using a chelating coloring agent, characterized by inclusion of a masking agent for iron, copper and/or nickel. Further, the present invention is a masking agent for iron, copper and/or nickel and a method for reducing positive errors due to iron, copper or nickel contained in a sample.01-15-2009

Osamu Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080217553FOCUSING METHOD OF CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM AND ASTIGMATISM ADJUSTING METHOD OF CHARGED PARTICLE - A focusing method of a charged particle beam includes measuring a first set value to focus a beam on a position of a reference plane by using a lens coil, acquiring a first factor to change a set value of an electrostatic lens depending on a distance and a second factor to change a set value of the coil depending on a distance, measuring a level distribution of a target plane, correcting the first set value by using the second factor to correct a focal point position of the beam in the coil from the position of the reference plane to an intermediate level position of the level distribution of the target plane, and correcting a second set value of the lens depending on a level position of the target plane by using the first factor to correct a focal point position of the beam by the lens.09-11-2008
20090314950LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND FOCUSING METHOD FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - A lithography apparatus includes a unit irradiating a charged particle beam; first and second aperture plate members configured to shape the beam; first and second coils configured to be arranged between the unit and the first aperture plate member, to temporarily deflect the beam, to change a direction of the beam after the temporarily deflecting, and to deflect the beam to a position where the beam passes through the first aperture plate member by the changing; a lens configured to be arranged between the first and second aperture plate members and to control a focal position of the beam having passed through the first aperture plate member; and a unit configured to calculate a difference between positions of the beam on the second aperture plate member obtained by different sets of amounts of deflection at a same focal position when a combination of one of focal positions of the beam controlled by the lens and one of sets of amounts of deflection of the beam obtained by the first and second coils is changed.12-24-2009
20100001203METHOD OF ACQUIRING OFFSET DEFLECTION AMOUNT FOR SHAPED BEAM AND LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A method of acquiring an offset deflection amount for a shaped beam, includes forming reference images of first and second figures which can be shaped by first and second aperture plates placed on a lithography apparatus; forming, using design data of a mark, a reference image of the mark; forming a first convolution reference image obtained by a convolution calculation of the reference image of the mark and the reference image of the first figure and a second convolution reference image obtained by a convolution calculation of the reference image of the mark and the reference image of the second figure; respectively scanning over the mark with charged particle beams having shaped into the first and second figures by using the first and second aperture plates to acquire optical images of the first and second figures; forming a first convolution synthesis image obtained by a convolution calculation of the first convolution reference image and the optical image of the first figure and a second convolution synthesis image obtained by a convolution calculation of the second convolution reference image and the optical image of the second figure; calculating center-of-gravity positions of the first and second convolution synthesis images; and calculating an offset deflection amount for the charged particle beam having shaped into the second figure to match reference positions of the first and second figures based on the center-of-gravity positions of the first and second convolution synthesis images to output a result calculated.01-07-2010

Patent applications by Osamu Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Shinji Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100223550APPRATUS, PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A USER IN UNDERSTANDING CONTENT - An assisting apparatus, method and computer program that assists a user in understanding content. The assisting apparatus includes a history storing unit that stores a history of assistance settings set up by the user for each of a plurality of pieces of content already accessed by the user, a retrieval unit that, when the user accesses content, retrieves the history of assistance settings stored in the history storing unit in association with the accessed content, and a setting-up unit that sets up one of assisting functions that assists the user in understanding the accessed content, on the basis of the history of assistance settings retrieved by the retrieval unit.09-02-2010

Testuya Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080210947Solid-state imaging device - A solid-state imaging device having an arrangement in which well contact is achieved for each pixel is provided. In the solid-state imaging device, a well contact part is formed in an activation region of a photoelectric conversion portion. The well contact part fixes a well in which the photoelectric conversion portion and transistors of the pixel are provided at a predetermined potential.09-04-2008

Tetsuya Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110007194SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device and an electronic device that includes the solid-state imaging device prevents shifting of a photoelectric conversion region due to long-wavelength light passing to subsurface portions of the solid-state imagine device. The device include a photo diode having an upper layer of a first conductivity type formed over a second layer having an accumulation region of a second conductivity type. The upper layer is a light-receiving portion of the photodiode. A multi-stage element isolation layer is included and has a plurality of layers of the first conductivity type, such that a first lateral side of a first stage of the multi-stage layer abuts the accumulation portion, and a second stage of the multi-stage layer is separated by a width W from the accumulation region of an intermediate portion of a second conductivity type.01-13-2011
20120057042Solid-state image pickup device and signal processing method therefor - Solid-state image pickup device and processing method, with A/D conversion on pixel signals read from a pixel array part that effectively achieves reductions in power consumption, size and price while retaining a high-quality image output. The device includes a pixel array part, a CDS (correlated double sampling) circuit, and an A/D converter. A pixel signal read via a signal line is subjected to noise elimination processing in the CDS circuit, and is then inputted into the A/D converter. The A/D converter includes a ΔΣ modulator and a digital filter to perform highly accurate A/D conversion. The A/D converter can also be provided at the front stage of the CDS circuit.03-08-2012

Patent applications by Tetsuya Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Toshihiro Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100327366SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A first adjusting metal, capable of varying the threshold voltage of a first-conductivity-type transistor of a complementary transistor, is added to the first-conductivity-type transistor and a second-conductivity-type transistor at the same time, and a diffusion suppressive element, capable of suppressing diffusion of the first adjusting metal, is added from above a metal gate electrode of the second-conductivity-type transistor.12-30-2010
20120028455Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a p-type field effect transistor and an n-type field effect transistor includes the steps of: forming an interface insulating layer and a high-permittivity layer on a substrate in the stated order; forming a pattern of a sacrifice layer on the high-permittivity layer; forming a metal-containing film containing metal elements therein on the high-permittivity layer in a first region where the sacrifice layer is formed and a second region where no sacrifice layer is formed; introducing the metal elements into an interface between the interface insulating layer and the high-permittivity layer in the second region by conducting a heat treatment; and removing the sacrifice layer by wet etching, wherein in the removing step, the sacrifice layer is etched easily more than the high-permittivity layer. With this configuration, the semiconductor device excellent in reliability is obtained.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Toshihiro Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Yoichi Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100188116IMPEDANCE ADJUSTING CIRCUIT - An impedance adjusting circuit that includes an external terminal to which an external resistor is connected, a first transistor array of a first conductivity type that is connected in parallel between the external terminal and a first power supply terminal and changes a voltage of the external terminal by adjusting an impedance in response to a first control signal, a second transistor array of a second conductivity type that is connected in parallel between the external terminal and a second power supply terminal and changes the voltage of the external terminal by adjusting the impedance in response to a second control signal, and a control circuit that specifies the first control signal according to a comparison result between the voltage of the external terminal and a reference voltage and specifies the second control signal in a different period from a period to specify the first control signal.07-29-2010
20110057720SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention including first and second transmitter-receivers that execute transmission and reception of data through a signal line. The first transmitter-receiver includes a first termination circuit that includes a first resistor and a first switch, the first resistor being provided between a first power supply terminal and the signal line, the first switch controlling a current flowing through the first resistor to be turned on and off, and a control circuit that outputs a first control signal to the first termination circuit so that the first switch is turned on when the first transmitter-receiver receives data, the first switch is turned off when the first transmitter-receiver transmits the data, and the first switch is continuously on during a first predetermined period after receiving the data when the first transmitter-receiver further receives another data after receiving the data.03-10-2011
20110057721SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention including a data transmitting circuit and a data receiving circuit that receives data transmitted from the data transmitting circuit. The data transmitting circuit includes a data output circuit that outputs the data or sets an output to a high impedance state, and a control circuit that outputs a control signal to the data output circuit so that the data output circuit outputs the data when the data transmitting circuit transmits the data, and the data output circuit keeps outputting data last output in the previous data transmission, during a predetermined period after the previous data transmission when the data transmitting circuit further transmits another data after transmitting the data.03-10-2011
20110057722SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention including a data transmitting circuit that transmits data in parallel through a plurality of signal lines and a data receiving circuit that receives the data. The data transmitting circuit includes a plurality of data output circuits that output the data in a data transmission mode or set an output to a high impedance state in a HiZ mode, a plurality of data selection circuits that select one of the data and fixed data and output the selected data to the data output circuits, and a control circuit that controls the data output circuits to output the fixed data during a period between a time when a mode is switched from the HiZ mode to the data transmission mode and a time when the data output circuits start to output the data.03-10-2011
20110255354SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention including a data transmitting circuit that transmits data in parallel through a plurality of signal lines and a data receiving circuit that receives the data. The data transmitting circuit includes a plurality of data output circuits that output the data in a data transmission mode or set an output to a high impedance state in a HiZ mode, a plurality of data selection circuits that select one of the data and fixed data and output the selected data to the data output circuits, and a control circuit that controls the data output circuits to output the fixed data during a period between a time when a mode is switched from the HiZ mode to the data transmission mode and a time when the data output circuits start to output the data.10-20-2011
20120026812MEMORY WITH TERMINATION CIRCUIT - Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention including first and second transmitter-receivers that execute transmission and reception of data through a signal line. The first transmitter-receiver includes a first termination circuit that includes a first resistor and a first switch, the first resistor being provided between a first power supply terminal and the signal line, the first switch controlling a current flowing through the first resistor to be turned on and off, and a control circuit that outputs a first control signal to the first termination circuit so that the first switch is turned on when the first transmitter-receiver receives data, the first switch is turned off when the first transmitter-receiver transmits the data, and the first switch is continuously on during a first predetermined period after receiving the data when the first transmitter-receiver further receives another data after receiving the data.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Yoichi Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Yoshikazu Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110154138FAILURE ANALYSIS METHOD, FAILURE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, electrical test results of a semiconductor memory arrayed in a logical address order are stored in a first memory secured in a main memory, a plurality of second memory areas in each of which loading and storing of each data in a unit size is performed is secured in the main memory, FBMs in which pass/fail information is arrayed in a physical address order are generated based on different parts of the electrical test results stored in the first memory area, respectively, the FBMs generated from the different parts of the electrical test results are stored in the second memory areas, respectively, and the FBMs stored in the second memory areas, respectively, are output.06-23-2011

Yukinori Iizuka, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090151457Ultrasonic Testing System and Ultrasonic Testing Technique for Pipe Member - Disclosed are an ultrasonic testing system and an ultrasonic testing technique for a pipe member capable of detecting minute flaws of several hundreds of microns or less located at positions in the wall thickness inside portion of a welded portion of a seam-welded pipe and the like without omission and further easily setting optimum conditions when the size of the pipe is changed. A transmitting beam, which is focused to the welded portion at an oblique angle, is transmitted using a part of the group of transducer elements of a linear array probe as a group of transducer elements for transmission, a receiving beam, which is focused at the focusing position of the transmitting beam at an oblique angle, is formed using the transducer elements of a portion different from the above group of transducer elements for transmission as a group of transducer elements for reception, and a flaw echo is received from the welded portion.06-18-2009
20100163206Method and apparatus for detecting a crater end of a continuously cast product - A method for detecting a crater end of a continuously cast product, including installing an ultrasonic shear wave sensor for transmitting an ultrasonic shear wave to the continuously cast product and receiving the transmitted ultrasonic shear wave in a continuous casting machine, detecting based on variations of an ultrasonic signal received by the ultrasonic shear wave sensor that the crater end of the cast product is matched with the installed position of the ultrasonic shear wave sensor, calibrating a physical property value used in a calculation based on a heat condition equation such that the crater end computed based on the heat condition equation using casting conditions at that time is matched with the installed position of the ultrasonic shear wave sensor, and after the calibration, determining the crater end by the calculation based on the heat condition equation under respective casting conditions by using the calibrated physical property value.07-01-2010

Patent applications by Yukinori Iizuka, Kanagawa JP