Patents by Inventor Akane OHBO

Akane OHBO 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: 20190360344
    Abstract: Provided is a fan blade including an airfoil body composed of a composite material of thermoplastic resin or thermosetting resin and reinforcement fibers; a sheath made of metal that covers at least a part of a leading edge part of the airfoil body; and a guard made of metal that covers at least a part of a trailing edge part of the airfoil body, wherein a rear end part of the sheath and a front end part of the guard overlap in a thickness direction of the airfoil body on each plane of a pressure side and a suction side of the airfoil body, and the front end part of the guard is interposed between the rear end part of the sheath and the airfoil body in the overlapped section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akane OHBO, Hiroyuki YAGI
  • Patent number: 10378378
    Abstract: A shield member is disposed over a gap between platform portions of adjacent turbine rotor blades, made from a ceramic matrix composite, and configured to shield the gap between the platform portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiaki Watanabe, Akane Ohbo, Hiroyuki Yagi, Tomotake Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Takemoto
  • Publication number: 20170284221
    Abstract: A shield member is disposed over a gap between platform portions of adjacent turbine rotor blades, made from a ceramic matrix composite, and configured to shield the gap between the platform portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiaki WATANABE, Akane OHBO, Hiroyuki YAGI, Tomotake OGAWA, Tsuyoshi TAKEMOTO