Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Shoda

Katsuhiko Shoda 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).

  • Publication number: 20060138781
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator including a nacelle having reduced size and weight is provided. The wind turbine generator includes a nacelle disposed on a tower. The nacelle includes a main shaft that is connected to a rotor head equipped with blades and that integrally rotates with the rotor head, a gearbox that increases the rotational speed of the main shaft and that outputs the resulting rotational speed, and a generator driven by the output from the gearbox. In the wind turbine generator, a drivetrain extending from the main shaft to the generator via the gearbox is disposed in the rotor head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Hisao Miyake, Masaaki Shibata, Yasuyoshi Tozaki, Katsuhiko Shoda