Hideyuki Nikaido
26Patents
5h-index
69Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 21, 1986 → Apr 19, 2001
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6262402A | Method and apparatus for joining metal pieces using induction heating | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US5493885A | Method and apparatus for controlling rolling process in hot strip finish rolling mill | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US5951903A | Method and apparatus for joining metal pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US5634360A | Guiding apparatus for roughing mill | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US5592846A | Endless hot rolling method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US5720196A | Hot-rolling method of steel piece joint during continuous hot-rolling | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US4852383A | Press apparatus for reducing widths of hot slabs | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6184508A | Apparatus for joining metal pieces using induction heating | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6248984A | Method and apparatus for joining metal pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5957368A | Method of continuously hot rolling steel pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US6449996B1 | Method of hot-rolling metal pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US5531089A | Sheet crown control method and rolling equipment line for endless rolling | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US4848127A | Method of reducing slab in widthwise direction | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US6152352A | Continuous hot rolling method of metal blocks, as well as a metal block joining apparatus, a table roller for conveying the metal blocks, a poor joined portion removing apparatus and a metal block cooling apparatus which are used to carry out said method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US6084222A | Induction heating apparatus for joining sheet bars | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US6185971A | Hot rolled material take-up equipment and take-up method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US6164525A | Continuous hot rolling method of metal blocks, as well as a metal block joining apparatus, a table roller for conveying the metal blocks, a poor joined portion removing apparatus and a metal block cooling apparatus which are used to carry out said method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US6373017B1 | Continuous hot rolling mill with metal block conveying apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US4760728A | Method for reducing widths of hot slabs | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US6218649A | Method and apparatus for joining metal pieces using induction heating | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US6192564A | Surface cutting apparatus for hot-rolled steel products | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
| US6195859A | Surface cutting apparatus for hot-rolled steel products | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
| US6252211A | Method of joining metal pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
| US5753894A | Hot rolling method for continuously joining metal blocks and an apparatus for the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
| US6037575A | Method and apparatus for removing a defect in joined metal blocks | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.