Patents by Inventor Keiichiro Fujimoto

Keiichiro Fujimoto 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: 11794891
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a propulsion unit and a fuselage unit. The propulsion unit includes a rotary shaft extending in a first direction and thrust producing mechanisms provided at both ends of the rotary shaft and produces a propulsion force for flying in air. The fuselage unit is suspended from the propulsion unit below the rotary shaft, has a center of gravity at a position below the rotary shaft, is configured to freely rotate around the rotary shaft, and is capable of storing an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Eiji Shima, Seiji Tsutsumi, Keiichiro Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20220048617
    Abstract: [Objective] To provide, as to an aerial vehicle equipped with a multicopter mechanism, an aerial vehicle having both a vertical take-off and landing function and a horizontal cruise function and having an excellent cruising performance. [Solving Means] In order to accomplish the above-mentioned objective, an aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a propulsion unit and a fuselage unit. The propulsion unit includes a rotary shaft extending in a first direction and thrust producing mechanisms provided at both ends of the rotary shaft and produces a propulsion force for flying in air. The fuselage unit is suspended from the propulsion unit below the rotary shaft, has a center of gravity at a position below the rotary shaft, is configured to be freely rotate around the rotary shaft, and is capable of storing an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Eiji SHIMA, Seiji TSUTSUMI, Keiichiro FUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10214436
    Abstract: A wastewater treatment device for decomposing solid matter using aerobic microorganisms in a bacteria bed, includes a decomposition tank that accommodates the solid matter obtained by crushing food waste and the bacteria bed, a water supply capable of supplying water to the decomposition tank, and a stirrer for stirring the solid matter and the bacteria bed in the decomposition tank. The bacteria bed includes a carrier made of a synthetic resin having a plurality of pores and microorganisms carried in the plurality of the pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ogawa, Keiichiro Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20160152499
    Abstract: A wastewater treatment device for decomposing solid matter using aerobic microorganisms in a bacteria bed, includes a decomposition tank that accommodates the solid matter obtained by crushing food waste and the bacteria bed, a water supply capable of supplying water to the decomposition tank, and a stirrer for stirring the solid matter and the bacteria bed in the decomposition tank. The bacteria bed includes a carrier made of a synthetic resin that uses a mineral having a plurality of pores as a raw material and microorganisms carried in the plurality of the pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi OGAWA, Masashi TOYOOKA, Keiichiro Fujimoto