Patents by Inventor Atsukuni Waragai

Atsukuni Waragai 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: 6966191
    Abstract: In a device for supplying secondary air in a gas turbine engine provided with an inner shaft (8) supporting a low pressure compressor and a low pressure turbine and a hollow outer shaft (7) coaxially nested with the inner shaft and supporting a high pressure compressor and a high pressure turbine, a seal air introduction passage (41, 45, 48) for introducing a part of high pressure air drawn from the high pressure compressor into a seal section provided in each of the bearing boxes is provided with a high pressure air introduction turbine (62) attached to the outer shaft in a rotationally fast manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Fukutani, Atsukuni Waragai, Etsuo Noda
  • Publication number: 20050132706
    Abstract: In a device for supplying secondary air in a gas turbine engine provided with an inner shaft (8) supporting a low pressure compressor and a low pressure turbine and a hollow outer shaft (7) coaxially nested with the inner shaft and supporting a high pressure compressor and a high pressure turbine, a seal air introduction passage (41, 45, 48) for introducing a part of high pressure air drawn from the high pressure compressor into a seal section provided in each of the bearing boxes is provided with a high pressure air introduction turbine (62) attached to the outer shaft in a rotationally fast manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Masayuki Fukutani, Atsukuni Waragai, Etsuo Noda
  • Patent number: 6905307
    Abstract: The stator vane is provided with a leading edge which is cut into a different depth in dependence on a span-wise position so that a blade inlet angle may vary along a span-wise direction according to a prescribed pattern. By thus optimizing the depth of the cut along the leading edge of the stator vane, the leading edge blade inlet angle can be optimized along the entire length of the stator vane even if the stator vane consists of a two-dimensional aerofoil, and the vane is provided with a substantially conformal cross section in parts which are not affected by the cut in the leading edge. Thereby, the efficiency of the turbine can be optimized while minimizing the cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawarada, Tsuneharu Kushida, Kenji Kawamoto, Hakaru Takamatsu, Atsukuni Waragai
  • Publication number: 20030031564
    Abstract: The stator vane of the present invention is provided with a leading edge which is cut into a different depth in dependence on a span-wise position so that a blade inlet angle may vary along a span-wise direction according to a prescribed pattern. By thus optimizing the depth of the cut along the leading edge of the stator vane, the leading edge blade inlet angle can be optimized along the entire length of the stator vane even if the stator vane consists of a two-dimensional aerofoil, and the vane is provided with a substantially conformal cross section in parts which are not affected by the cut in the leading edge. Thereby, the efficiency of the turbine can be optimized while minimizing the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawarada, Tsuneharu Kushida, Kenji Kawamoto, Hakaru Takamatsu, Atsukuni Waragai