Patents by Inventor Takanobu Otani

Takanobu Otani 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: 11060610
    Abstract: A multistage shaft sealing apparatus includes a first sealing unit, a second sealing unit, and a third sealing unit provided, in a sequential order from a side of the apparatus closer to inside of the apparatus, in a fluid leakage passage formed between the rotating shaft or the rotating member and a housing located to surround the rotating shaft or the rotating member. The first sealing unit includes a first runner and a first sealing ring which form a non-contact-type sealing surface; the second sealing unit includes a second runner and a second sealing ring which form a contact-type sealing surface; the third sealing unit includes a third runner and a third sealing ring which form a contact-type sealing surface, and a purge water supply passage supplying purge water to the third sealing unit and a purge water discharge passage discharging the purge water supplied to the third sealing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanobu Otani, Hiroshi Kuzumi, Hiroyuki Tokumasu, Toshihiko Matsuo, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Hitoshi Ito, Yasushi Takayama, Tomoki Hanada
  • Publication number: 20190301607
    Abstract: A multistage shaft sealing apparatus includes a first sealing unit, a second sealing unit, and a third sealing unit provided, in a sequential order from a side of the apparatus closer to inside of the apparatus, in a fluid leakage passage formed between the rotating shaft or the rotating member and a housing located to surround the rotating shaft or the rotating member. The first sealing unit includes a first runner and a first sealing ring which form a non-contact-type sealing surface; the second sealing unit includes a second runner and a second sealing ring which form a contact-type sealing surface; the third sealing unit includes a third runner and a third sealing ring which form a contact-type sealing surface, and a purge water supply passage supplying purge water to the third sealing unit and a purge water discharge passage discharging the purge water supplied to the third sealing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanobu Otani, Hiroshi Kuzumi, Hiroyuki Tokumasu, Toshihiko Matsuo, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Hitoshi Ito, Yasushi Takayama, Tomoki Hanada
  • Patent number: 10311984
    Abstract: The shaft sealing structure includes a seal ring that has abutment portions formed by dividing the seal ring along the axial direction and that is provided around a main shaft in a ring-like manner; a support member that is provided in the seal ring along the circumferential direction of the main shaft; and a thermoswitch that is connected to the support member between the abutment portions and that presses the support member toward the center of the main shaft when the temperature rises to a temperature higher than that during normal operation, in which the seal ring is fixed at a position separated from the main shaft during the normal operation and is moved by the support member toward the center of the main shaft when the temperature rises to a temperature higher than that during the normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentarou Saeki, Hidekazu Uehara, Akihiko Umeda, Masaru Sakai, Hiroshi Kuzumi, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Toshihiko Matsuo, Takanobu Otani, Hiroomi Sakuma, Hitoshi Ito, Yasushi Takayama, Tomoki Hanada, Yuji Harada
  • Publication number: 20150221400
    Abstract: The shaft sealing structure includes a seal ring that has abutment portions formed by dividing the seal ring along the axial direction and that is provided around a main shaft in a ring-like manner; a support member that is provided in the seal ring along the circumferential direction of the main shaft; and a thermoswitch that is connected to the support member between the abutment portions and that presses the support member toward the center of the main shaft when the temperature rises to a temperature higher than that during normal operation, in which the seal ring is fixed at a position separated from the main shaft during the normal operation and is moved by the support member toward the center of the main shaft when the temperature rises to a temperature higher than that during the normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentarou Saeki, Hidekazu Uehara, Akihiko Umeda, Masaru Sakai, Hiroshi Kuzumi, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Toshihiko Matsuo, Takanobu Otani, Hiroomi Sakuma, Hitoshi Ito, Yasushi Takayama, Tomoki Hanada, Yuji Harada
  • Patent number: 7107291
    Abstract: A data access method in an information system including a plurality of data utilization systems connected to a network N1, and a plurality of data provision systems connected to a network, wherein a data utilization system transmits a request for utilizing data in a data provision system to another data utilization system P2 through the network N1, the data utilization system, upon receipt of the data utilization request, transmits a processing execution request corresponding to the data utilization request to the data provision system through the network N2, the data provision system, upon receipt of the execution request, executes processing corresponding to this execution request and transmits necessary data to the data provision system through the network, and the data provision system receives the data and stores the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norifumi Nishikawa, Shoichi Minami, Takanobu Otani, Yasuharu Namba, Hirotaka Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20050154770
    Abstract: A data access method in an information system including a plurality of data utilization systems connected to a network N1, and a plurality of data provision systems connected to a network, wherein a data utilization system transmits a request for utilizing data in a data provision system to another data utilization system P2 through the network N1, the data utilization system, upon receipt of the data utilization request, transmits a processing execution request corresponding to the data utilization request to the data provision system through the network N2, the data provision system, upon receipt of the execution request, executes processing corresponding to this execution request and transmits necessary data to the data provision system through the network, and the data provision system receives the data and stores the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norifumi Nishikawa, Shoichi Minami, Takanobu Otani, Yasuharu Namba, Hirotaka Mizuno
  • Patent number: 6850957
    Abstract: A data access method in an information system including a plurality of data utilization systems connected to a network N1, and a plurality of data provision systems connected to a network, wherein a data utilization system transmits a request for utilizing data in a data provision system to another data utilization system P2 through the network N1, the data utilization system, upon receipt of the data utilization request, transmits a processing execution request corresponding to the data utilization request to the data provision system through the network N2, the data provision system, upon receipt of the execution request, executes processing corresponding to this execution request and transmits necessary data to the data provision system through the network, and the data provision system receives the data and stores the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norifumi Nishikawa, Shoichi Minami, Takanobu Otani, Yasuharu Namba, Hirotaka Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20040093395
    Abstract: A data access method in an information system including a plurality of data utilization systems connected to a network N1, and a plurality of data provision systems connected to a network, wherein a data utilization system transmits a request for utilizing data in a data provision system to another data utilization system P2 through the network N1, the data utilization system, upon receipt of the data utilization request, transmits a processing execution request corresponding to the data utilization request to the data provision system through the network N2, the data provision system, upon receipt of the execution request, executes processing corresponding to this execution request and transmits necessary data to the data provision system through the network, and the data provision system receives the data and stores the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norifumi Nishikawa, Shoichi Minami, Takanobu Otani, Yasuharu Namba, Hirotaka Mizuno