Patents by Inventor Kazuaki KOTANI

Kazuaki KOTANI 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: 11584508
    Abstract: According to one implementation, a rotating device includes at least one ring, at least one motor and a power transmission mechanism. The least one ring rotates in a circumference direction. The at least one ring includes no hub for housing a motor inside the at least one ring. The at least one motor generates power for rotating the at least one ring. The power transmission mechanism transmits the power to the at least one ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushige Sato, Kentaro Yoshida, Kazuaki Kotani, Iwao Murata
  • Patent number: 11502577
    Abstract: A rotary wing driving apparatus includes a motor, a rotary wing, and an electromagnetic brake. The rotary wing is attached to a shaft of the motor. The electromagnetic brake is attached to the shaft of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kotani
  • Patent number: 11492130
    Abstract: A redundant propulsion device includes a propeller and electric motors. The electric motors are configured to drive the propeller. The electric motors are disposed with respect to a propeller shaft of the propeller so that, around the propeller shaft, at least one of the electric motors is disposed at each of the locations in the longitudinal direction of the propeller shaft. The electric motors are disposed at positions such that an output shaft of each of the electric motors does not overlap an output shaft of any other one of the electric motors as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the propeller shaft from the propeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Hirabayashi, Kazuaki Kotani, Kazushige Sato
  • Publication number: 20220212806
    Abstract: According to one implementation, a propulsion system includes a rotor, a motor and an anti-icing mechanism. The rotor has blades. The motor rotates the rotor. The anti-icing mechanism deices the blades using heat generated by driving of the motor. Further, according to one implementation, an aircraft includes the above-mentioned propulsion system. Further, according to one implementation, an anti-icing method of a rotor having blades includes deicing the blades using heat generated by driving of a motor for rotating the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuaki KOTANI
  • Publication number: 20210039796
    Abstract: A redundant propulsion device includes a propeller and electric motors. The electric motors are configured to drive the propeller. The electric motors are disposed with respect to a propeller shaft of the propeller so that, around the propeller shaft, at least one of the electric motors is disposed at each of the locations in the longitudinal direction of the propeller shaft. The electric motors are disposed at positions such that an output shaft of each of the electric motors does not overlap an output shaft of any other one of the electric motors as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the propeller shaft from the propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Daisuke HIRABAYASHI, Kazuaki KOTANI, Kazushige SATO
  • Patent number: 10883466
    Abstract: A high altitude air start equipment for an aircraft reciprocating engine includes: a compressor configured to suck and compress air, and supply the compressed air to the aircraft reciprocating engine; and a motor configured to supply the compressed air to the reciprocating engine to restart the reciprocating engine or to restore output by outputting rotational power to the compressor when the reciprocating engine stops or malfunctions during flight of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuaki Kotani
  • Patent number: 10801399
    Abstract: There is provided a supercharging system for an aircraft reciprocating engine, comprising: a plurality of compressors for supplying compressed air to the aircraft reciprocating engine; at least one turbine for obtaining rotational power for at least one of the plurality of compressors, and a plurality of motors for respectively providing rotational power to the plurality of compressors. An object of the present invention is to reduce turbo lag in a reciprocating engine for an aircraft in which multiple-stage supercharging is performed by the turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Kotani, Nobuyuki Nakazato, Iwao Murata
  • Publication number: 20200290726
    Abstract: According to one implementation, a rotating device includes at least one ring, at least one motor and a power transmission mechanism. The least one ring rotates in a circumference direction. The at least one ring includes no hub for housing a motor inside the at least one ring. The at least one motor generates power for rotating the at least one ring. The power transmission mechanism transmits the power to the at least one ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushige SATO, Kentaro YOSHIDA, Kazuaki KOTANI, Iwao MURATA
  • Publication number: 20200220428
    Abstract: A rotary wing driving apparatus includes a motor, a rotary wing, and an electromagnetic brake. The rotary wing is attached to a shaft of the motor. The electromagnetic brake is attached to the shaft of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Kazuaki KOTANI
  • Publication number: 20190271263
    Abstract: There is provided a supercharging system for an aircraft reciprocating engine, comprising: a plurality of compressors for supplying compressed air to the aircraft reciprocating engine; at least one turbine for obtaining rotational power for at least one of the plurality of compressors, and a plurality of motors for respectively providing rotational power to the plurality of compressors. An object of the present invention is to reduce turbo lag in a reciprocating engine for an aircraft in which multiple-stage supercharging is performed by the turbocharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki KOTANI, Nobuyuki NAKAZATO, Iwao MURATA
  • Publication number: 20190234365
    Abstract: A high altitude air start equipment for an aircraft reciprocating engine includes: a compressor configured to suck and compress air, and supply the compressed air to the aircraft reciprocating engine; and a motor configured to supply the compressed air to the reciprocating engine to restart the reciprocating engine or to restore output by outputting rotational power to the compressor when the reciprocating engine stops or malfunctions during flight of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuaki KOTANI