Patents by Inventor Kazufumi Takeuchi

Kazufumi Takeuchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240096505
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2) includes: an obtaining unit (211) that obtains an infection information relating to an infected person that catches an infection disease; and an identifying unit (213) that identifies, as a contact person that possibly contacts the infected person, at least one target person staying in a stay area in which the infected person stays in at least a part of a time period during which the infected person stays in the stay area from a plurality of target persons based on the infection information and a history information (221) that is generated based on a plurality of target person images (IMG) that indicate the plurality of target persons, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazufumi Ikeda, Mamoru Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20240096158
    Abstract: An information processing system (SYS) includes: a plurality of gate apparatuses (1) that are respectively placed at a plurality of lanes (L) through each of which a target person (P) can pass; a thermal camera (3) that is configured to generate a body temperature information (IMG_T) indicating a body temperature of the target person by capturing an image of the target person included in an imaging range (TRG) thereof, the imaging range including at least a part of each of the plurality of lanes; and an information processing apparatus (4) that obtains the body temperature information from the thermal camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazufumi Ikeda, Mamoru TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 9929415
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a first combustor, a second combustor, a first heating gas return channel, a second heating gas return channel and a gas supplier. The fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte cell with an anode and a cathode. The first combustor supplies a heating gas to the cathode. The second combustor supplies a heating gas to the anode. The first heating gas return channel is arranged to mix at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas from the first combustor. The second heating gas return channel is arranged to mix at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas from the second combustor. The gas supplier is connected to the first heating gas return channel for supplying the exhaust gas from the cathode to mix with the heating gas of the first combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Takeuchi, Tatsuya Yaguchi
  • Patent number: 9406949
    Abstract: A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell, a first combustor, a first heating gas return channel and a gas supplier. The fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte cell with an anode and a cathode. The fuel cell generates power by reacting a hydrogen-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas. The first combustor selectively supplies a heating gas to the cathode of the fuel cell. The first heating gas return channel mixes at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas of the first combustor such that a mixed heating gas of the exhaust gas and the heating gas is supplied to the cathode. The gas supplier connected to the first heating gas return channel for supplying the exhaust gas from the cathode to mix with the heating gas of the first combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Takeuchi, Tatsuya Yaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150221961
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a first combustor, a second combustor, a first heating gas return channel, a second heating gas return channel and a gas supplier. The fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte cell with an anode and a cathode. The first combustor supplies a heating gas to the cathode. The second combustor supplies a heating gas to the anode. The first heating gas return channel is arranged to mix at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas from the first combustor. The second heating gas return channel is arranged to mix at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas from the second combustor. The gas supplier is connected to the first heating gas return channel for supplying the exhaust gas from the cathode to mix with the heating gas of the first combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Kazufumi TAKEUCHI, Tatsuya YAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8815461
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell system includes a reformer to produce a hydrogen-rich reformed gas from fuel, oxygen and water, and a stack structure including a stack of fuel cell units each receiving supply of the reformed gas and air, and producing electricity. The fuel cell system further includes a reformed gas cooler to cool the reformed gas supplied from the reformer to the stack structure, and a temperature control section to control operation of the reformed gas cooler in accordance with an operating condition such as a request output of the stack structure. The reformed gas cooler includes a device such as a heat exchanger for cooling the reformed gas with a coolant such as air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Takeuchi, Hiromichi Miwa, Masaharu Hatano, Keiko Kushibiki, Tatsuya Yaguchi
  • Patent number: 8530103
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a power generation stack (1) composed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells (10); and a hydrocarbon-oxidizing device (2) disposed on an upstream side of the power generation stack (1) in a fuel supply passage (8). The hydrocarbon-oxidizing device (2) directly and electrochemically oxidizes hydrocarbons with a carbon number of 2 or more, which are contained in fuel gas, or decomposes the hydrocarbons and electrochemically oxidizes carbon obtained by decomposing the hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Song, Masaharu Hatano, Keiko Kushibiki, Kazufumi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8497042
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell system comprising a reformer and a fuel cell body to which a fuel gas reformed through the reformer and air are supplied and in which the supplied fuel gas and air are separated from each other and caused to flow and contact on respective electrodes to perform electric power generation. A moisture quantity adjustment device is configured to adjustably separate a portion of moisture included in the fuel gas supplied from the reformer in order for the moisture included in the fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell body in an appropriate quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Takeuchi, Hiromichi Miwa, Masaharu Hatano, Keiko Kushibiki, Dong Song
  • Publication number: 20120064422
    Abstract: A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell, a first combustor, a first heating gas return channel and a gas supplier. The fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte cell with an anode and a cathode. The fuel cell generates power by reacting a hydrogen-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas. The first combustor selectively supplies a heating gas to the cathode of the fuel cell. The first heating gas return channel mixes at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas of the first combustor such that a mixed heating gas of the exhaust gas and the heating gas is supplied to the cathode. The gas supplier connected to the first heating gas return channel for supplying the exhaust gas from the cathode to mix with the heating gas of the first combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Takeuchi, Tatsuya Yaguchi
  • Publication number: 20110045366
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell system comprising a reformer and a fuel cell body to which a fuel gas reformed through the reformer and air are supplied and in which the supplied fuel gas and air are separated from each other and caused to flow and contact on respective electrodes to perform electric power generation. A moisture quantity adjustment device is configured to adjustably separate a portion of moisture included in the fuel gas supplied from the reformer in order for the moisture included in the fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell body in an appropriate quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Takeuchi, Hiromichi Miwa, Masaharu Hatano, Keiko Kushibiki, Dong Song
  • Publication number: 20100279184
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell system includes a reformer to produce a hydrogen-rich reformed gas from fuel, oxygen and water, and a stack structure including a stack of fuel cell units each receiving supply of the reformed gas and air, and producing electricity. The fuel cell system further includes a reformed gas cooler to cool the reformed gas supplied from the reformer to the stack structure, and a temperature control section to control operation of the reformed gas cooler in accordance with an operating condition such as a request output of the stack structure. The reformed gas cooler includes a device such as a heat exchanger for cooling the reformed gas with a coolant such as air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Kazufumi Takeuchi, Hiromichi Miwa, Masaharu Hatano, Keiko Kushibiki, Tatsuya Yaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100119888
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a power generation stack (1) composed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells (10); and a hydrocarbon-oxidizing device (2) disposed on an upstream side of the power generation stack (1) in a fuel supply passage (8). The hydrocarbon-oxidizing device (2) directly and electrochemically oxidizes hydrocarbons with a carbon number of 2 or more, which are contained in fuel gas, or decomposes the hydrocarbons and electrochemically oxidizes carbon obtained by decomposing the hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Dong Song, Masaharu Hatano, Keiko Kushibiki, Kazufumi Takeuchi