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).
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Patent number: 9475587Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru Nishimura, Hideo Yamakoshi, Yuji Asahara, Atsuhiro Iyomasa, Takeyasu Tarumi, Noritomo Takata, Jun Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Rikukawa, Tomonori Okumura, Kengo Nomiya, Tooru Hashigami
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Patent number: 9090355Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., THE SOCIETY OF JAPANESE AEROSPACE COMPANIESInventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Koichi Nakamura, Tooru Hashigami
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Patent number: 9071050Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., OTOWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Kamihara, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Hiroki Makimura, Koki Higashide, Masaki Kitaoka, Naotatsu Ishimaru
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Publication number: 20140209736Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru Nishimura, Hideo Yamakoshi, Yuji Asahara, Atsuhiro Iyomasa, Takeyasu Tarumi, Noritomo Takata, Jun Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Rikukawa, Tomonori Okumura, Kengo Nomiya, Tooru Hashigami
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Patent number: 8678320Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Kazuyuki Oguri
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Patent number: 8550403Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., The Society of Japanese Aerospace CompaniesInventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Kazuyuki Oguri, Koichi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20130057996Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Inventors: Nobuyuki Kamihara, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Hiroki Makimura, Koki Higashide, Masaki Kitaoka, Naotatsu Ishimaru
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Publication number: 20120012710Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Koichi Nakamura, Tooru Hashigami
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Publication number: 20110297790Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Kazuyuki Oguri, Koichi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20110284694Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Kamino, Tooru Hashigami, Kazuyuki Oguri