This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.. Active years: 1994.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1994
Title: Kiyokazu Hosoya and Control Rod Handling Technology.
Introduction
Kiyokazu Hosoya is an inventor associated with Hitachi, Ltd. His patent work includes technology for handling control rods in a reactor vessel, with the supplied information listing 1 patent.
Latest Patents
Hosoya’s listed patent, “Apparatus and a Method for Handling a Control Rod,” describes equipment and a method for exchanging a control rod connected to its drive mechanism by a bayonet coupling. The apparatus includes a fixing part supported on the upper grid plate, a control-rod grasping instrument, and a separate mechanism for handling and positioning a fuel support piece. It also provides for vertical movement and rotation of the handling components.
Career Highlights
Hosoya’s listed invention addresses the coordinated handling of control rods and fuel support pieces during reactor maintenance or fuel-exchange operations. The patent identifies Hitachi, Ltd. as his company affiliation.
Collaborations
The supplied information names Toshihiro Kodama and Takahiro Konno as Hosoya’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or describe a direct collaboration.
Conclusion
Kiyokazu Hosoya’s listed patent reflects engineering work on reactor control-rod exchange, combining gripping, positioning, vertical movement, and rotation in a single handling system.
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