Patents by Inventor Kiyoho MATSUSHIMA

Kiyoho MATSUSHIMA 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).

  • Pressure tight large-scaled membrane structure
    Patent number: 8590830
    Abstract: A pressure tight large-scaled membrane structure includes a bag body having a plurality of gores attached to each other along an attachment line, and a plurality of first ropes attached over a predetermined range of the bag body in such a manner as to be orthogonal to the attachment line of the gores, whereby a cylindrical shaped portion is formed. The cylindrical shaped portion has a substantially circular cross-sectional area that is a maximum substantially circular cross-section of the bag body and the plurality of first ropes each having approximately the same length as a circumference of the substantially circular-cross section having a maximum area with respect to the bag body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Fujikura Parachute Company, Ltd
    Inventors: Naoki Izutsu, Kiyoho Matsushima
  • PRESSURE TIGHT LARGE-SCALED MEMBRANE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20100012772
    Abstract: A pressure tight large-scaled membrane structure comprising a bag body having a plurality of gores attached to each other along an attachment line, and a plurality of first ropes attached over a predetermined range of the bag body in such a manner as to be orthogonal to the attachment line of the gores, whereby a cylindrical shaped portion is formed. The cylindrical shaped portion has a substantially circular cross-sectional area that is a maximum substantially circular cross-section of the bag body and the plurality of first ropes each having approximately the same length as a circumference of the substantially circular-cross section having a maximum area with respect to the bag body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, FUJIKURA PARACHUTE COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki IZUTSU, Kiyoho MATSUSHIMA