Patents by Inventor Haruhiko KAKUTANI

Haruhiko KAKUTANI 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: 11738972
    Abstract: A suspension body for an elevator includes a core having a belt-like shape, and a covering layer. The core includes a load bearing layer. The load bearing layer is formed of an impregnation resin and a plurality of high-strength fibers. The covering layer covers at least a part of an outer periphery of the core. The plurality of high-strength fibers include a plurality of kinds of high-strength fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Hida, Michihito Matsumoto, Haruhiko Kakutani, Rikio Kondo, Shinya Naito, Naoya Tanaka, Masaya Sera
  • Patent number: 11618999
    Abstract: Provided is a rope including a load supporting member and a covering member covering an outer periphery of the load supporting member. The load supporting member includes: an impregnation material and reinforcement fiber bodies, which continuously extend in a longitudinal direction of the rope, are embedded in the impregnation material, and are configured to support a load acting in the longitudinal direction. The reinforcement fiber bodies include corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies which have, at least in part, a corrugated shape in a section parallel to the longitudinal direction. The corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies have such a length that a total length thereof given when the corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies are straightened is equal to or larger than 1.1 times a total length of the load supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya Sera, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Haruhiko Kakutani
  • Patent number: 11370640
    Abstract: A suspension body for an elevator includes a core having a belt-like shape, and a covering layer covering at least a part of an outer periphery of the core. The core includes a load bearing layer. The load bearing layer is formed of an impregnation resin and a plurality of high-strength fibers. Further, the load bearing layer is divided into a plurality of segment layers arranged apart from each other in a thickness direction of the core. An intermediate layer made of a material different from that for the load bearing layer is interposed between the segment layers adjacent to each other in the thickness direction of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Hida, Michihito Matsumoto, Haruhiko Kakutani, Rikio Kondo, Shinya Naito, Naoya Tanaka, Masaya Sera
  • Publication number: 20210198081
    Abstract: A suspension body for an elevator includes a core having a belt-like shape, and a covering layer. The core includes a load bearing layer. The load bearing layer is formed of an impregnation resin and a plurality of high-strength fibers. The covering layer covers at least a part of an outer periphery of the core. The plurality of high-strength fibers include a plurality of kinds of high-strength fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko HIDA, Michihito MATSUMOTO, Haruhiko KAKUTANI, Rikio KONDO, Shinya NAITO, Naoya TANAKA, Masaya SERA
  • Publication number: 20200122971
    Abstract: A suspension body for an elevator includes a core having a belt-like shape, and a covering layer covering at least a part of an outer periphery of the core. The core includes a load bearing layer. The load bearing layer is formed of an impregnation resin and a plurality of high-strength fibers. Further, the load bearing layer is divided into a plurality of segment layers arranged apart from each other in a thickness direction of the core. An intermediate layer made of a material different from that for the load bearing layer is interposed between the segment layers adjacent to each other in the thickness direction of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko HIDA, Michihito MATSUMOTO, Haruhiko KAKUTANI, Rikio KONDO, Shinya NAITO, Naoya TANAKA, Masaya SERA
  • Publication number: 20190315596
    Abstract: Provided is a rope including a load supporting member and a covering member covering an outer periphery of the load supporting member. The load supporting member includes: an impregnation material and reinforcement fiber bodies, which continuously extend in a longitudinal direction of the rope, are embedded in the impregnation material, and are configured to support a load acting in the longitudinal direction. The reinforcement fiber bodies include corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies which have, at least in part, a corrugated shape in a section parallel to the longitudinal direction. The corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies have such a length that a total length thereof given when the corrugated reinforcement fiber bodies are straightened is equal to or larger than 1.1 times a total length of the load supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya SERA, Hiroyuki NAKAGAWA, Haruhiko KAKUTANI
  • Patent number: 10443608
    Abstract: The impeller includes a blade formed either entirely or partially from fiber reinforced plastic, a boss member that supports the blade, a plate that presses a root portion of the blade against the boss member; and a fastening portion that fastens the boss member to the plate, wherein the root portion of the blade has an undercut shape, the boss member has an excavated portion, the excavated portion is shaped identically to all or a part of the undercut shape or shaped such that a gap is formed between the excavated shape and all or a part of the undercut shape, and the root portion of the blade is fastened by a fastening force via the boss portion and the plate in a condition where a clearance is provided between the boss member and the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Kosuke Umemura, Sohei Samejima, Kenichi Sakoda, Haruhiko Kakutani, Ichiya Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20160290138
    Abstract: The impeller includes a blade formed either entirely or partially from fiber reinforced plastic, a boss member that supports the blade, a plate that presses a root portion of the blade against the boss member; and a fastening portion that fastens the boss member to the plate, wherein the root portion of the blade has an undercut shape, the boss member has an excavated portion, the excavated portion is shaped identically to all or a part of the undercut shape or shaped such that a gap is formed between the excavated shape and all or a part of the undercut shape, and the root portion of the blade is fastened by a fastening force via the boss portion and the plate in a condition where a clearance is provided between the boss member and the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Kosuke UMEMURA, Sohei SAMEJIMA, Kenichi SAKODA, Haruhiko KAKUTANI, lchiya TAKAHASHI