Patents by Inventor Hiroki Seike

Hiroki Seike 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: 11286851
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine configured to combust, by means of a combustor, a compressed air obtained through compression by a compressor, and drive a turbine with use of high-temperature and high-pressure combustion gas generated by the combustion, the gas turbine engine including: a plurality of air passages through which different portions in the gas turbine engine communicate with one another; and a switching device configured to switch air flow paths between the plurality of air passages, wherein the plurality of air passages are each formed by an air pipe disposed outside a compressor casing, and the switching device is mounted to an outer surface of the compressor casing via a heat insulation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakayama, Akihisa Oka, Hiroki Seike
  • Patent number: 11053856
    Abstract: A starting device for driving a compressor-side rotary shaft of a two-shaft type gas turbine engine at a time of starting the gas turbine engine includes: a starter motor serving as a drive source for the compressor-side rotary shaft; a speed increaser configured to increase a speed of rotation of the starter motor; and a clutch mechanism configured to disconnectably connect the starter motor and the compressor-side rotary shaft with each other, the clutch mechanism being provided between the compressor-side rotary shaft and the speed increaser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakayama, Akihisa Oka, Hiroki Seike
  • Publication number: 20200032714
    Abstract: A starting device for driving a compressor-side rotary shaft of a two-shaft type gas turbine engine at a time of starting the gas turbine engine includes: a starter motor serving as a drive source for the compressor-side rotary shaft; a speed increaser configured to increase a speed of rotation of the starter motor; and a clutch mechanism configured to disconnectably connect the starter motor and the compressor-side rotary shaft with each other, the clutch mechanism being provided between the compressor-side rotary shaft and the speed increaser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKAYAMA, Akihisa OKA, Hiroki SEIKE
  • Publication number: 20190292991
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine configured to combust, by means of a combustor, a compressed air obtained through compression by a compressor, and drive a turbine with use of high-temperature and high-pressure combustion gas generated by the combustion, the gas turbine engine including: a plurality of air passages through which different portions in the gas turbine engine communicate with one another; and a switching device configured to switch air flow paths between the plurality of air passages, wherein the plurality of air passages are each formed by an air pipe disposed outside a compressor casing, and the switching device is mounted to an outer surface of the compressor casing via a heat insulation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKAYAMA, Akihisa Oka, Hiroki Seike