Patents by Inventor Tooru Hashigami

Tooru Hashigami 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: 9475587
    Abstract: To provide a jig for forming a sealant layer which enables to quickly and accurately form a sealant layer having a required film thickness. The jig includes: a sealant cup 13 that overlays a sealant 28 around a collar 26; a cup holder 12 that determines a position of the sealant cup 13 with respect to a fastener member 24; and a dummy cup 11 that determines a position of the cup holder 12 with respect to the fastener member 24. The cup holder 12 is determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24 by being guided along the dummy cup 11 determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24. The sealant cup 13 is guided along a guide of the cup holder 12 so as to overlay the sealant 28 around the collar 26 after removing the dummy cup 11 from the cup holder 12 determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru Nishimura, Hideo Yamakoshi, Yuji Asahara, Atsuhiro Iyomasa, Takeyasu Tarumi, Noritomo Takata, Jun Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Rikukawa, Tomonori Okumura, Kengo Nomiya, Tooru Hashigami
  • Patent number: 9090355
    Abstract: A composite tank that can suppress electrification, corrosion and strength degradation, a wing comprising the composite tank, and a method for manufacturing the composite tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., THE SOCIETY OF JAPANESE AEROSPACE COMPANIES
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Koichi Nakamura, Tooru Hashigami
  • Patent number: 9071050
    Abstract: Even when a large-current, high-voltage load is applied, damage is prevented. A current generating device (1) supplies a current simulating a current flowing when lightning occurs to a test piece (9) subjected to a lightning resistance test using power supplied from a power supply device (2). The current generating device (1) includes electric double-layer capacitors that store and discharge power supplied from the power supply device (2), a semiconductor switch (3) that switches between supplying and not supplying the power stored in the electric double-layer capacitors to the test piece (9), and a protection unit (4) that is connected between the semiconductor switch (3) and the test piece (9) and that cuts the connection between the semiconductor switch (3) and the test piece (9) when a current larger than a predetermined value flows through the semiconductor switch (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., OTOWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kamihara, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Hiroki Makimura, Koki Higashide, Masaki Kitaoka, Naotatsu Ishimaru
  • Publication number: 20140209736
    Abstract: To provide a jig for forming a sealant layer which enables to quickly and accurately form a sealant layer having a required film thickness. The jig includes: a sealant cup 13 that overlays a sealant 28 around a collar 26; a cup holder 12 that determines a position of the sealant cup 13 with respect to a fastener member 24; and a dummy cup 11 that determines a position of the cup holder 12 with respect to the fastener member 24. The cup holder 12 is determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24 by being guided along the dummy cup 11 determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24. The sealant cup 13 is guided along a guide of the cup holder 12 so as to overlay the sealant 28 around the collar 26 after removing the dummy cup 11 from the cup holder 12 determined in position with respect to the fastener member 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru Nishimura, Hideo Yamakoshi, Yuji Asahara, Atsuhiro Iyomasa, Takeyasu Tarumi, Noritomo Takata, Jun Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Rikukawa, Tomonori Okumura, Kengo Nomiya, Tooru Hashigami
  • Patent number: 8678320
    Abstract: An aircraft fuel tank that is capable of suppressing the occurrence of sparks on a pipe caused by a lightning current through the pipe during a lightning strike, and also suppressing static electricity charging of a pipe caused by flow electrification generated by the fuel. An aircraft fuel tank (1) in which a storage section is formed using a conductive upper skin (5), a conductive lower skin (7) and conductive spars (9), the tank comprising: pipes inside the tank, such as a refuel pipe (17), an engine feed pipe (19) and an inert gas pipe (21), which are disposed inside the storage section and are earthed (27) at a plurality of locations, and pipe outer surface layers (31) having semiconductor properties that are formed in an integrated manner on the outer surfaces of the pipes inside the tank such as the replenishing pipe (17), the supply pipe (19) and the gas pipe (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Kazuyuki Oguri
  • Patent number: 8550403
    Abstract: An aircraft fuel tank capable of suppressing electrostatic charging caused, for example, by flow electrification with the fuel. The aircraft fuel tank comprises an upper skin (5) and a lower skin (7) that exhibit conductivity and form a portion of a container for storing fuel, an internal structure (19) formed from a metal, and an inner surface layer (15) which has semiconductor properties or insulating properties and is formed in an integral manner on the inner surfaces of the upper skin (5) and the lower skin (7) in a location where the internal structure (19) contacts the upper skin (5) and the lower skin (7), and in the surrounding portion thereof, wherein the inner surface layer (15) is formed, at least in the surrounding portion, from a material having semiconductor properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Kazuyuki Oguri, Koichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20130057996
    Abstract: Even when a large-current, high-voltage load is applied, damage is prevented. A current generating device (1) supplies a current simulating a current flowing when lightning occurs to a test piece (9) subjected to a lightning resistance test using power supplied from a power supply device (2). The current generating device (1) includes electric double-layer capacitors that store and discharge power supplied from the power supply device (2), a semiconductor switch (3) that switches between supplying and not supplying the power stored in the electric double-layer capacitors to the test piece (9), and a protection unit (4) that is connected between the semiconductor switch (3) and the test piece (9) and that cuts the connection between the semiconductor switch (3) and the test piece (9) when a current larger than a predetermined value flows through the semiconductor switch (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kamihara, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Hiroki Makimura, Koki Higashide, Masaki Kitaoka, Naotatsu Ishimaru
  • Publication number: 20120012710
    Abstract: A composite tank that can suppress electrification, corrosion and strength degradation, a wing comprising the composite tank, and a method for manufacturing the composite tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Koichi Nakamura, Tooru Hashigami
  • Publication number: 20110297790
    Abstract: An aircraft fuel tank capable of suppressing electrostatic charging caused, for example, by flow electrification with the fuel. The aircraft fuel tank comprises an upper skin (5) and a lower skin (7) that exhibit conductivity and form a portion of a container for storing fuel, an internal structure (19) formed from a metal, and an inner surface layer (15) which has semiconductor properties or insulating properties and is formed in an integral manner on the inner surfaces of the upper skin (5) and the lower skin (7) in a location where the internal structure (19) contacts the upper skin (5) and the lower skin (7), and in the surrounding portion thereof, wherein the inner surface layer (15) is formed, at least in the surrounding portion, from a material having semiconductor properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Kazuyuki Oguri, Koichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20110284694
    Abstract: An aircraft fuel tank that is capable of suppressing the occurrence of sparks on a pipe caused by a lightning current through the pipe during a lightning strike, and also suppressing static electricity charging of a pipe caused by flow electrification generated by the fuel. An aircraft fuel tank (1) in which a storage section is formed using a conductive upper skin (5), a conductive lower skin (7) and conductive spars (9), the tank comprising: pipes inside the tank, such as a refuel pipe (17), an engine feed pipe (19) and an inert gas pipe (21), which are disposed inside the storage section and are earthed (27) at a plurality of locations, and pipe outer surface layers (31) having semiconductor properties that are formed in an integrated manner on the outer surfaces of the pipes inside the tank such as the replenishing pipe (17), the supply pipe (19) and the gas pipe (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Kazuyuki Oguri