Patents by Inventor Kaname NISHIMURA

Kaname NISHIMURA 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: 11592004
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical axis wind power generation device including a wind turbine of a vertical axis type including a support column, a main shaft disposed on an upper portion of the support column so as to be rotatable, a plurality of blades coupled to the main shaft through arms; a power generator; and a container having a standard dimension for freight transport. The wind turbine is accommodatable in a folded or disassembled state in the container together with the power generator. The container is provided with a support-column fixing part configured to fix the support column of the wind turbine to the container. The container may include an inclining mount inside the container, the inclining mount being configured to accommodate a folded body of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Karasawa, Tomohisa Okuno, Mitsuru Akagawa, Kaname Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20220018114
    Abstract: Provided is a portable facility (1) including: a power generation unit (3) and a function unit (5), wherein the power generation unit (3) includes a transportable first housing (H1) and at least one power generation device attached to the first housing (H1), the first housing including a top wall (15), a bottom wall (17), and a surrounding wall (19), the at least one power generation device being one or more of a wind power generation device (7), a solar power generation device (9), and a hydraulic power generation device, and the function unit (5) includes a transportable second housing (H2) and an electric apparatus (11) disposed inside the second housing (H2) and configured to be powered by the power generation unit (3) to operate, the second housing including a top wall (15), a bottom wall (17), and a surrounding wall (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru AKAGAWA, Ryosuke KARASAWA, Tomohisa OKUNO, Kaname NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210222676
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical axis wind power generation device including a wind turbine of a vertical axis type including a support column, a main shaft disposed on an upper portion of the support column so as to be rotatable, a plurality of blades coupled to the main shaft through arms; a power generator; and a container having a standard dimension for freight transport. The wind turbine is accommodatable in a folded or disassembled state in the container together with the power generator. The container is provided with a support-column fixing part configured to fix the support column of the wind turbine to the container. The container may include an inclining mount inside the container, the inclining mount being configured to accommodate a folded body of the wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke KARASAWA, Tomohisa OKUNO, Mitsuru AKAGAWA, Kaname NISHIMURA