Patents by Inventor Kimio HATANO

Kimio HATANO 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).

  • Mixed-flow turbine wheel
    Patent number: 11619134
    Abstract: A mixed-flow turbine wheel includes: a plurality of rotor blades disposed on a circumferential surface of the hub at intervals in a circumferential direction and configured such that each of the plurality of rotor blades has a leading edge which includes, in a meridional view, an oblique edge portion where a distance between the leading edge and an axis of the rotational shaft decreases from a tip side toward a hub side, and a sensor detection surface having a flat shape and being applied with a marking which is detectable by an optical sensor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Wakashima, Makoto Ozaki, Kimio Hatano, Bumpei Hashimoto, Hiroshi Saito, Takuya Rikimaru
  • MIXED-FLOW TURBINE WHEEL
    Publication number: 20200378260
    Abstract: A mixed-flow turbine wheel includes: a plurality of rotor blades disposed on a circumferential surface of the hub at intervals in a circumferential direction and configured such that each of the plurality of rotor blades has a leading edge which includes, in a meridional view, an oblique edge portion where a distance between the leading edge and an axis of the rotational shaft decreases from a tip side toward a hub side, and a sensor detection surface having a flat shape and being applied with a marking which is detectable by an optical sensor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji WAKASHIMA, Makoto OZAKI, Kimio HATANO, Bumpei HASHIMOTO, Hiroshi SAITO, Takuya RIKIMARU