Patents by Inventor Joji Tsuzuki

Joji Tsuzuki 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: 8495839
    Abstract: An installation structure of a solar cell module comprising: a solar cell module including a solar panel, an eaves-side frame in a long shape holding an edge on an eaves side, a ridge-side frame in a long shape holding an edge on a ridge side opposite to the edge on the eaves side, and a lateral frame in a long shape holding edges of the solar panel different from the above edges; and a fixing member fixed to a predetermined structural member in a roof at a position on a ridge side further than the ridge-side frame and configured to prevent the ridge-side frame from moving towards the ridge side of the roof and in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the solar panel, the eaves-side frame of another solar cell module being positioned above the ridge-side frame and supported by the fixing member from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Yanegijutsukenkyujo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joji Tsuzuki, Shuichi Kobayashi, Kenji Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8245460
    Abstract: A supporting clasp which supports a securing member for securing a roof-installed object to be installed on a roof includes a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape which is secured onto a roof material through a base member, plate-form installing pieces which extend to the upper side from two sides of the bottom portion, which are opposed to each other, and which enable the securing member to be installed on upper edges of the installing pieces, and plate-form holding pieces which extend to the upper side from two sides of the bottom portion, which are substantially perpendicular to the two sides from which the installing pieces extend, so as to be higher than the installing pieces, are coupled to the installing pieces in a continuous manner at lower positions with respect to the upper edges of the installing pieces, and are capable of holding the securing member in a state where upper portions of the holding pieces with respect to the installing pieces nip the securing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Yanegijutsukenkyujo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Yamanaka, Joji Tsuzuki, Shuichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8181402
    Abstract: A building-integrated photovoltaic power unit comprising: a solar cell module including a solar panel, a functional member, and a frame body including a first frame formed with an installation part extending outward and holding the functional member and the opposing edges of the solar panel facing each other; a processed rafter including a supporting member, the processed rafters including processed rafters configured as a structure of a roof, each having a width to allow installation parts of different solar cell modules facing each other to be installed thereon in a state where supporting members are successively installed stepwise in a longitudinal direction; and a cap member fixed to the processed rafter including a ceiling part covering upper surfaces of the first frames of the solar cell modules installed such that the respective installation parts face each other on an upper surface of the processed rafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Yanegijutsukenkyujo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joji Tsuzuki, Shuichi Kobayashi, Kenji Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20110297808
    Abstract: A supporting clasp which supports a securing member for securing a roof-installed object to be installed on a roof includes a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape which is secured onto a roof material through a base member, plate-form installing pieces which extend to the upper side from two sides of the bottom portion, which are opposed to each other, and which enable the securing member to be installed on upper edges of the installing pieces, and plate-form holding pieces which extend to the upper side from two sides of the bottom portion, which are substantially perpendicular to the two sides from which the installing pieces extend, so as to be higher than the installing pieces, are coupled to the installing pieces in a continuous manner at lower positions with respect to the upper edges of the installing pieces, and are capable of holding the securing member in a state where upper portions of the holding pieces with respect to the installing pieces nip the securing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: YANEGIJUTSUKENKYUJO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Yamanaka, Joji Tsuzuki, Shuichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20110239546
    Abstract: An installation structure of a solar cell module comprising: a solar cell module including a solar panel, an eaves-side frame in a long shape holding an edge on an eaves side, a ridge-side frame in a long shape holding an edge on a ridge side opposite to the edge on the eaves side, and a lateral frame in a long shape holding edges of the solar panel different from the above edges; and a fixing member fixed to a predetermined structural member in a roof at a position on a ridge side further than the ridge-side frame and configured to prevent the ridge-side frame from moving towards the ridge side of the roof and in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the solar panel, the eaves-side frame of another solar cell module being positioned above the ridge-side frame and supported by the fixing member from outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: YANEGIJUTSUKENKYUJO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joji Tsuzuki, Shuichi Kobayashi, Kenji Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20110239554
    Abstract: A building-integrated photovoltaic power unit comprising: a solar cell module including a solar panel, a functional member, and a frame body including a first frame formed with an installation part extending outward and holding the functional member and the opposing edges of the solar panel facing each other; a processed rafter including a supporting member, the processed rafters including processed rafters configured as a structure of a roof, each having a width to allow installation parts of different solar cell modules facing each other to be installed thereon in a state where supporting members are successively installed stepwise in a longitudinal direction; and a cap member fixed to the processed rafter including a ceiling part covering upper surfaces of the first frames of the solar cell modules installed such that the respective installation parts face each other on an upper surface of the processed rafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: YANEGIJUTSUKENKYUJO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joji Tsuzuki, Shuichi Kobayashi, Kenji Yamauchi