Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Hiyama

Kiyoshi Hiyama 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: 20070048571
    Abstract: The present invention is to offer a fuel cell system that efficiently removes the moisture contained in the anode offgas with the aid of a gas-liquid separator, which is installed in the circulation line of fuel gas, by sensing the pressure of the anode offgas led into the gas-liquid separator and that of the dry gas for absorbing the contained moisture and controlling the pressures within a suitable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Hironori Sasaki, Kenji Yamaga, Kiyoshi Hiyama
  • Patent number: 6890673
    Abstract: For the stabilization of the reaction, especially, for maintaining reaction temperature, the feedback control by the feedback unit is performed for to the supply of air (, oxygen, or oxidizing agent), whereas other materials are supplied by the open-loop control according to the instruction of the flow selection unit which indicates a preset value depending on the required hydrogen production volume. In addition, the continuous flow setting unit capable of changing the flow continuously is employed for the supply system of the air, whereas the flow control of the other materials is performed by use of the discrete flow setting units each of which provides the discretized flow by use of the on-off combination of two or more on-off valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Higashiyama, Masahiro Komachiya, Kiyoshi Hiyama, Tomoichi Kamo, Noriyuki Imada, Tetsurou Okano, Hiroyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20040180247
    Abstract: For the stabilization of the reaction, especially, for maintaining reaction temperature, the feedback control by the feedback unit is performed for to the supply of air (, oxygen, or oxidizing agent), whereas other materials are supplied by the open-loop control according to the instruction of the flow selection unit which indicates a preset value depending on the required hydrogen production volume. In addition, the continuous flow setting unit capable of changing the flow continuously is employed for the supply system of the air, whereas the flow control of the other materials is performed by use of the discrete flow setting units each of which provides the discretized flow by use of the on-off combination of two or more on-off valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Higashiyama, Masahiro Komachiya, Kiyoshi Hiyama, Tomoichi Kamo, Noriyuki Imada, Tetsurou Okano, Hiroyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20030008187
    Abstract: For the stabilization of the reaction, especially, for maintaining reaction temperature, the feedback control by the feedback unit is performed for to the supply of air (, oxygen, or oxidizing agent), whereas other materials are supplied by the open-loop control according to the instruction of the flow selection unit which indicates a preset value depending on the required hydrogen production volume. In addition, the continuous flow setting unit capable of changing the flow continuously is employed for the supply system of the air, whereas the flow control of the other materials is performed by use of the discrete flow setting units each of which provides the discretized flow by use of the on-off combination of two or more on-off valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Higashiyama, Masahiro Komachiya, Kiyoshi Hiyama, Tomoichi Kamo, Noriyuki Imada, Tetsurou Okano, Hiroyuki Kaku
  • Patent number: 4581067
    Abstract: A high-strength austenitic steel having a fully austenite structure and consisting essentially of 0.02 to 0.15 wt % of C, not greater than 1.5 wt % of Si, not greater than 2.5 wt % of Mn, 8 to 20 wt % of Ni, 13 to 25 wt % of Cr, 0.02 to 0.25 wt % of Al, not greater than 0.1 wt % of N, at least one of 0.001 to 0.01 wt % of B, 0.02 to 0.5 wt % of Nb, 0.01 to 0.2 wt % of Ti and 0.02 to 0.6 wt % of V and the balance substantialy Fe, with the weight ratio (Al/N) ranging between 1 and 4.5. This steel is suitable for use as the material of, for example, inner casing of steam turbine, valve body incorporated in the steam turbine, rotor shaft, and chemical equipment such as reaction pipe and vessel for styrene monomer producing facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Iijima, Norio Yamada, Seishin Kirihara, Masao Shiga, Masayuki Sukekawa, Takatoshi Yoshioka, Kiyoshi Hiyama