Patents by Inventor Masao Hosokawa

Masao Hosokawa 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: 8432244
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution transformer having a body of the transformer, the body consisting of a coil and an iron core; a tank containing the body of the transformer and an insulation substance which fills an inner space of the tank; and an upper lid of the tank. The tank and/or the upper lid is made of a ferritic stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp.
    Inventors: Masao Hosokawa, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Kazuyuki Fukui, Kouji Yamashita, Izumi Muto, Eiichiro Ishimaru, Hiroshige Inoue
  • Publication number: 20120146754
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution transformer having a body of the transformer, the body consisting of a coil and an iron core; a tank containing the body of the transformer and an insulation substance which fills an inner space of the tank; and an upper lid of the tank. The tank and/or the upper lid is made of a ferritic stainless steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Masao HOSOKAWA, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Kazuyuki Fukui, Kouji Yamashita, Izumi Muto, Eiichiro Ishimaru, Hiroshige Inoue
  • Patent number: 8198973
    Abstract: The iron core characteristics of an amorphous iron core transformer degrade significantly when machining from material into a transformer. This phenomenon is suppressed to improve the iron core characteristics of the finished transformer products. In the present invention, an insulating thin film is formed in at least one side of an amorphous ribbon, and is formed in at least one for each plurality of amorphous ribbons of iron core material. Moreover, in the surface of the amorphous ribbon that is the iron core material of the amorphous iron core transformer, silane or the like is vapor deposited to form an insulating thin film, the insulating thin film being formed in the thickness of approximately 1 ?m. With such structure, an increase in eddy current loss occurring when machining from the material into a transformer is suppressed to reduce no-load loss of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Katsutoshi Inagaki, Masao Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 8143985
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution transformer having a body of the transformer, the body consisting of a coil and an iron core; a tank containing the body of the transformer and an insulation substance which fills an inner space of the tank; and an upper lid of the tank. The tank and/or the upper lid is made of a ferritic stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp.
    Inventors: Masao Hosokawa, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Kazuyuki Fukui, Kouji Yamashita, Izumi Muto, Eiichiro Ishimaru, Hiroshige Inoue
  • Publication number: 20110043313
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution transformer having a body of the transformer, the body consisting of a coil and an iron core; a tank containing the body of the transformer and an insulation substance which fills an inner space of the tank; and an upper lid of the tank. The tank and/or the upper lid is made of a ferritic stainless steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Masao Hosokawa, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Kazuyuki Fukui, Kouji Yamashita, Izumi Muto, Eiichiro Ishimaru, Hiroshige Inoue
  • Patent number: 7843298
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution transformer having a body of the transformer, the body consisting of a coil and an iron core; a tank containing the body of the transformer and an insulation substance which fills an inner space of the tank; and an upper lid of the tank. The tank and/or the upper lid is made of a ferritic stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp.
    Inventors: Masao Hosokawa, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Kazuyuki Fukui, Kouji Yamashita, Izumi Muto, Eiichiro Ishimaru, Hiroshige Inoue
  • Patent number: 7471183
    Abstract: There is provided a joint structure of a wound iron core in which iron core characteristics can be enhanced by improving the distribution of magnetic flux within an iron core. A wound iron core is formed to provide a joining structure or a butt joining structure and a lap joining structure disposed in an appropriate arrangement in which the a margin of overlapping is more increased as being closer to an outer periphery from an inner periphery of the iron core, taking a distribution of magnetic flux density within the iron core into consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamashita, Youji Matsuda, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Hosokawa, Kazuyuki Fukui, Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Tooru Honma, Hiroyuki Endou, Makoto Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20080068121
    Abstract: The iron core characteristics of an amorphous iron core transformer degrade significantly when machining from material into a transformer. This phenomenon is suppressed to improve the iron core characteristics of the finished transformer products. In the present invention, an insulating thin film is formed in at least one side of an amorphous ribbon, and is formed in at least one for each plurality of amorphous ribbons of iron core material. Moreover, in the surface of the amorphous ribbon that is the iron core material of the amorphous iron core transformer, silane or the like is vapor deposited to form an insulating thin film, the insulating thin film being formed in the thickness of approximately 1 ?m. With such structure, an increase in eddy current loss occurring when machining from the material into a transformer is suppressed to reduce no-load loss of the transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Katsutoshi Inagaki, Masao Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20080036565
    Abstract: There is provided a joint structure of a wound iron core in which iron core characteristics can be enhanced by improving the distribution of magnetic flux within an iron core. A wound iron core is formed to provide a joining structure or a butt joining structure and a lap joining structure disposed in an appropriate arrangement in which the a margin of overlapping is more increased as being closer to an outer periphery from an inner periphery of the iron core, taking a distribution of magnetic flux density within the iron core into consideration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamashita, Youji Matsuda, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Hosokawa, Kazuyuki Fukui, Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Tooru Honma, Hiroyuki Endou, Makoto Shinohara
  • Patent number: 7292127
    Abstract: There is provided a joint structure of a wound iron core in which iron core characteristics can be enhanced by improving the distribution of magnetic flux within an iron core. A wound iron core is formed to provide a joining structure or a butt joining structure and a lap joining structure disposed in an appropriate arrangement in which the a margin of overlapping is more increased as being closer to an outer periphery from an inner periphery of the iron core, taking a distribution of magnetic flux density within the iron core into consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamashita, Youji Matsuda, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Hosokawa, Kazuyuki Fukui, Hidemasu Yamaguchi, Tooru Honma, Hiroyuki Endou, Makoto Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20060151191
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power distribution transformer having a body of the transformer, the body consisting of a coil and an iron core; a tank containing the body of the transformer and an insulation substance which fills an inner space of the tank; and an upper lid of the tank. The tank and/or the upper lid is made of a ferritic stainless steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Masao Hosokawa, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Kazuyuki Fukui, Kouji Yamashita, Izumi Muto, Eiichiro Ishimaru, Hiroshige Inoue
  • Publication number: 20050280491
    Abstract: There is provided a joint structure of a wound iron core in which iron core characteristics can be enhanced by improving the distribution of magnetic flux within an iron core. A wound iron core is formed to provide a joining structure or a butt joining structure and a lap joining structure disposed in an appropriate arrangement in which the a margin of overlapping is more increased as being closer to an outer periphery from an inner periphery of the iron core, taking a distribution of magnetic flux density within the iron core into consideration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Yamashita, Youji Matsuda, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Hosokawa, Kazuyuki Fukui, Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Tooru Honma, Hiroyuki Endou, Makoto Shinohara
  • Patent number: 4562322
    Abstract: A SF.sub.6 gas insulating electric apparatus usable as a circuit breaker, etc., containing a SF.sub.6 gas insulator and a resin insulator, both of which insulators are present in an atmosphere to be exposed to arcs, characterized by making at least the surface portion to be exposed to arcs of the resin insulator from a polymer containing nitrogen atoms or a polyolefin resin, and if necessary together with an inorganic filler powder, is excellent in both surface and inner arc resistance and can maintain breaking performance for a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoo Yamaguchi, Isamu Sone, Kunio Hirasawa, Yoshio Yoshioka, Akio Nishikawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Mikio Sato, Masao Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 4549132
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of testing and verifying a performance for insulation to ground of a disconnecting switch when breaking a charging current. This disconnecting switch has a movable electrode and a fixed electrode which are arranged in a tank so as to face each other. One of these electrodes is connected to an electrostatic capacity load and the other is connected to a power supply. This test method comprises the steps of: applying a voltage from the power supply through the disconnecting switch to the load to cause the voltage to be trapped in the load; and applying a voltage of the polarity opposite to that of the trapped charged voltage from the power supply to the disconnecting switch to cause the discharge between those electrodes, thereby verifying the performance for insulation to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1985
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokio Yamagiwa, Toshio Ishikawa, Jun Ozawa, Kaoru Endo, Masao Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 4009458
    Abstract: In a puffer type gas circuit breaker comprising at least a pair of main movable and fixed contacts, a puffer device and a pair of preinsertion resistor contacts inserted electrically in parallel with the main movable and fixed contacts, the preinsertion resistor contacts are closed prior to the closing of the main movable and fixed contacts, and are separated a short time after the main movable and fixed contacts have been closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1977
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tuneo Kishi, Hiroshi Itoh, Masaoki Tamura, Seizo Nakano, Masao Hosokawa