Patents by Inventor Hiroki Ogura

Hiroki Ogura 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).

  • Hydrogen generation apparatus and fuel cell system
    Patent number: 9461322
    Abstract: A hydrogen generation apparatus includes: a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material; a hydrodesulfurizer configured to remove a sulfur compound from the raw material; a recycle passage through which the hydrogen-containing gas is supplied to the hydrodesulfurizer; a condenser provided on the recycle passage or on a gas passage upstream from the recycle passage; a drain passage through which water condensed in the condenser is drained; a heating medium passage through which a heating medium that recovers heat from the condenser flows; a delivery device configured to cause the heating medium to flow through the heating medium passage; and a controller configured to cause the delivery device to operate when the hydrogen-containing gas is not flowing through the recycle passage at at least one of start-up and stopping of the hydrogen generation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio Tamura, Koichi Kusumura, Akinari Nakamura, Hiroki Ogura
  • HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150171447
    Abstract: A hydrogen generation apparatus includes: a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material; a hydrodesulfurizer configured to remove a sulfur compound from the raw material; a recycle passage through which the hydrogen-containing gas is supplied to the hydrodesulfurizer; a condenser provided on the recycle passage or on a gas passage upstream from the recycle passage; a drain passage through which water condensed in the condenser is drained; a heating medium passage through which a heating medium that recovers heat from the condenser flows; a delivery device configured to cause the heating medium to flow through the heating medium passage; and a controller configured to cause the delivery device to operate when the hydrogen-containing gas is not flowing through the recycle passage at at least one of start-up and stopping of the hydrogen generation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: PANANSONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio Tamura, Koichi Kusumura, Akinari Nakamura, Hiroki Ogura